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'Dawson's Creek' Star, NJ Native Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock: Reports
Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records.
Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported.
According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2.
Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad.
Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
NJ Dad Beaten Dead With Metal Baseball Bat While Defending Teen Daughter On Easter: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old Millville man and his 17-year-old son were charged on Monday, April 21, after killing a father and assaulting his teen daughter over the weekend, authorities said.
On Saturday, April 19, Gus Serbeck's daughter was assaulted by the 17-year-old, referred to as J.H. at the teen's Leamings Mill residence in Millville, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said.
The next day, Serbeck and his daughter went to their house to confront Eric Hannah about the assault, Webb-McRae said. J.H. and Serbeck met at the front door and began physically fighting, Webb-McRae said.
J.H. …
Newark Bloods Leader Ordered Shootings, Ran Open-Air Drug Market, 26 Charged: AG
The leader of the Queen Street Blood Gang and 25 other people have been arrested for their roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark, authorities said.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, April 22.
Rabiyah Sorey, the leader of the gang is charged with racketeering, conspiracy, weapons offenses, assaults and drug offenses, Platkin said. Other members charged in the conspiracy acted as supervisors, advisors, distributors of controlled dangerous substances and enfo…
Spit, Screams, Bites, Smeared Food: NJ Woman Charged After Wild Scene, Police Say
A 19-year-old Guttenberg woman was arrested and charged with assaulting several first responders in a chaotic scene on the early morning of Monday, April 21, authorities said.
At 4:52 a.m., officers responded to Jackson Street for a report of a fight and heard yelling from inside an apartment, Guttenberg police said. The apartment was in disarray with food spilled and smeared on the walls, police said.
Martha Martillo was screaming at people inside the apartment because she wanted her cell phone and sweater back, eventually having to be restrained in handcuffs to prevent more violence, poli…
US Issues Urgent Travel Warnings Covering 2 Countries: What To Know
The US State Department is warning Americans against traveling to part of one country and has issued a do not travel warning for one of its neighboring nations.
A Level 3 Reconsider Travel Advisory covers these parts of eastern Colombia:
Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), and Norte de Santander departments in Colombia;
The Colombia-Venezuela border region.
"Violent crime, like murder, assault, and robbery, is common in many areas in Colombia," the advisory says. "In some places, organized crime is rampant. This includes extortion, robbery, and kidnapping."
A Level 4 Do No…
