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Early Morning DWI Stop In Bergen County Leads To Loaded Glock, Illegal 16-Round Magazine: PD Early Morning DWI Stop In Bergen County Leads To Loaded Glock, Illegal 16-Round Magazine: PD
Early Morning DWI Stop In Bergen County Leads To Loaded Glock, Illegal 16-Round Magazine: PD A routine early morning traffic stop in Bergen County over the weekend led to the recovery of a loaded handgun and an illegal high-capacity magazine, authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 15, at approximately 2:24 a.m., North Arlington police officers conducting radar enforcement on Belleville Turnpike observed a white 2016 Dodge Challenger traveling eastbound at 56 mph in a posted 30 mph zone, North Arlington Police Lt. David Hudak said. Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop shortly thereafter. During the investigation, the driver, Tanajah Harris, a 25-year-old Newark resident, was dete…
Just A Leaf? GWB Stops Uncover $46K In Toll Debt For NJ Drivers Just A Leaf? GWB Stops Uncover $46K In Toll Debt For NJ Drivers
Just A Leaf? GWB Stops Uncover $46K In Toll Debt For NJ Drivers Three New Jersey drivers stopped by Port Authority Police on the George Washington Bridge this month for obscured license plates were ultimately found to owe tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid tolls and fees, authorities said. Each stop began as what appeared to be a minor violation involving everyday objects, including leaves, partially covering license plates, but investigators said the encounters revealed extensive toll evasion histories, Port Authority Police said.  In one case, the driver told officers that his children placed the leaf on his plate, police said. On Saturday, J…
'Help! Being Kidnapped'! Sign Shutting Down NY Highway, Prompting Police Response Was Hoax 'Help! Being Kidnapped'! Sign Shutting Down NY Highway, Prompting Police Response Was Hoax
'Help! Being Kidnapped'! Sign Shutting Down NY Highway, Prompting Police Response Was Hoax A handwritten sign claiming a passenger was being kidnapped that shut down a New York highway turned out to be a big joke – but police aren’t laughing. Troopers in Saratoga County received a call around 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, reporting a vehicle traveling southbound on the Northway with a passenger holding a handwritten sign reading, “HELP!! BEING KIDNAPPED!” according to New York State Police. The report prompted a significant law enforcement response as authorities searched for the vehicle. A car matching the description was located in Malta, where troopers conducted a traffic stop tha…
US Marshals Tackle Fugitive Dad Inside Atlantic City Casino US Marshals Tackle Fugitive Dad Inside Atlantic City Casino
US Marshals Tackle Fugitive Dad Inside Atlantic City Casino A Pennsylvania dad who tore through crowded streets during a high-speed chase in 2024 later escaped from his work-release program after his conviction and was captured at an Atlantic City casino on a felony escape warrant, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Jeremy Joseph Ott, 30, of Doylestown, sped away from Central Bucks Regional Police after officers tried to stop him for reckless driving on Oakland Avenue in Doylestown Borough on Friday, July 19, 2024, according to a police release published on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Ott was already known to them for driving on a suspended license …
PA Child Sex Assault And NJ Drug Fugitives Caught By US Marshals In NY Traffic Stop PA Child Sex Assault And NJ Drug Fugitives Caught By US Marshals In NY Traffic Stop
PA Child Sex Assault And NJ Drug Fugitives Caught By US Marshals In NY Traffic Stop A Pennsylvania man wanted on more than a dozen child-sex-assault charges and a New Jersey man wanted on felony drug charges were arrested together after a traffic stop in New York, the sheriff’s office announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Christopher Desousa, 49, of Tobyhanna, PA, was wanted out of Pennsylvania on an extensive list of felony and misdemeanor offenses — including Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Child, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Corruption of Minors, and Indecent Assault of a Child Under 13, according to court records. The Pennsylvania ca…
Sword, Machete, Airsoft Gun Gets Jersey City Man Arrested: Fairfield PD Sword, Machete, Airsoft Gun Gets Jersey City Man Arrested: Fairfield PD
Sword, Machete, Airsoft Gun Gets Jersey City Man Arrested: Fairfield PD A 22-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged after multiple weapons were found in his position following a traffic stop in Fairfield Monday, Sept. 1, authorities said. At 8:13 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Route 46 East, Fairfield police said. While speaking with the driver, Bojian Zhang, officers observed a machete on the floor of the vehicle, police said. Officers took possession of the machete, police said. During an investigation, Zhang admitted to having an air soft gun in the vehicle glove box, police said. The air soft gun was identical to a Glock 17 handgun, p…
Actor Nicholas Braun, Cousin Greg On Succession, Accused Of Driving Under Influence Actor Nicholas Braun, Cousin Greg On Succession, Accused Of Driving Under Influence
Actor Nicholas Braun, Cousin Greg On Succession, Accused Of Driving Under Influence Nicholas Braun, best known as Cousin Greg on HBO’s Succession, was charged in New England on suspicion of driving under the influence after a late-night traffic stop over Labor Day weekend, authorities said. TMZ first reported that police in Moultonborough, New Hampshire pulled Braun over Friday night, Aug. 29, and booked him into the Carroll County lockup for about an hour before releasing him on his own recognizance. No bail was set. There is no mugshot because the station’s camera wasn’t working, the TMZ report states. Braun, age 37, was arrested on suspicion of DUI Impairment and O…
Extremely Nervous Trio Stopped On Route 17 Found With Loaded Handguns: Cops Extremely Nervous Trio Stopped On Route 17 Found With Loaded Handguns: Cops
Extremely Nervous Trio Stopped On Route 17 Found With Loaded Handguns: Cops A traffic stop in Paramus led to the arrest of three Paterson men after officers found two loaded handguns with high-capacity magazines, authorities said. Around 2:26 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga stopped a 2014 Ford Escape traveling south on Route 17 at a high rate of speed, Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said in a release. While approaching the vehicle, Mordaga saw two passengers not wearing seat belts. The driver, James Dixon, 20, was “visibly shaking while retrieving his motor vehicle documents and nervously stuttering in response to questions,” Scott s…
Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Gets Man Arrested In Cranford: Police Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Gets Man Arrested In Cranford: Police
Loaded Handgun, Heroin, Crack Cocaine Gets Man Arrested In Cranford: Police A 41-year-old Keansburg man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and multiple controlled substances during a traffic stop on Cranford on Saturday, Aug. 16. At 12:46 a.m., officers observed a black 2015 Honda for an equipment violation in the area of North Avenue and the Garden State Parkway, Cranford police said. During the traffic stop, officers recovered a loaded Canik 9mm semi-automatic handgun containing hollow-nose bullets, over 200 folds of CDS heroin, over 60 packages of CDS crack-cocaine, prescription pills, and multiple pressed pills s…
WATCH: Bryan Kohberger Pulled Over In Traffic Stop Before Idaho Student Murders WATCH: Bryan Kohberger Pulled Over In Traffic Stop Before Idaho Student Murders
Watch: Bryan Kohberger Pulled Over In Traffic Stop Before Idaho Student Murders The Latah County Sheriff’s Office has released video showing Bryan Kohberger being stopped in his now-infamous white Hyundai Elantra just three months before the savage stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. A Routine Stop, With Chilling Context Deputy Darren Duke pulled over Kohberger around 11:38 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, after clocking him driving 42 mph in a 35 mph zone. The bodycam shows Kohberger, then a Washington State University criminology student, calmly handing over his license and insurance. “You realize this is 35?” the deputy asks. Kohberger replies matter…
Five People Armed With Loaded Firearms: Cranford PD Five People Armed With Loaded Firearms: Cranford PD
Five People Armed With Loaded Firearms: Cranford PD Four men and one juvenile were in possession of loaded firearms discovering during a traffic stop in Cranford on Saturday, June 28, authorities said. At 2:24 a.m., officers stopped a 2011 Kia Optima on North Avenue near the Garden State Parkway for several motor vehicle violations, Cranford police said. During the investigation, two occupants fled on foot, police said. The three remaining occupants, Chryshon Winbush, a 21-year-old Newark resident, Samir Walker, an 18-year-old Irvington resident and a 17-year-old Camden County juvenile were taken into custody after officers located two loade…
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later
Missing Child Found Alive 1,000 Miles Home Year Later A child who vanished from Georgia more than a year ago has been safely found in Connecticut after a traffic stop unraveled a disturbing case of custody interference, authorities said.  The child’s mother, who did not have legal custody, fled with the child during a scheduled visit on October 23, 2023, violating a court order from Cobb County, Georgia, according to the US Marshals Service. Authorities say she refused to return the child even after the court demanded it, instead claiming she was a sovereign citizen who “did not recognize the decision of the court," the marshals said…
Oops? ‘High-Risk Stop’ On Virginia Mom With 3 Kids Was A Mistake, Police Say Oops? ‘High-Risk Stop’ On Virginia Mom With 3 Kids Was A Mistake, Police Say
Oops? ‘High-Risk Stop’ On Virginia Mom With 3 Kids Was A Mistake, Police Say A Virginia police department is apologizing after a local woman and her three children were mistakenly pulled over this week in Lynchburg when her car was incorrectly flagged as stolen, officials said. The high-risk traffic stop happened on Monday, June 23, after Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) officers ran a license plate displayed inside the rear window of the woman's vehicle. According to the department, the national database incorrectly indicated the vehicle was reported stolen, with the plates linked to a theft case out of Texas. “In accordance with department policy and out of an a…
Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned
Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned The wife of a man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses—killing two and critically injuring the others— was found with thousands of dollars in cash, a firearm, ammunition, and multiple passports in the truck of her car, according to reports. KSTP in Minnesota reported that Jenny Boelter, the wife of suspect Vance Boelter, was pulled over during a traffic stop in Onamia, Minnesota, roughly 100 miles from their home, on Saturday, June 14.  Police detained her for questioning along with three relatives who were also in the vehicle, the Minnesota Star Tribune report…
Masked Men With Guns, Hunting Knife Arrested, 3 Others — Also In Masks — Let Go: Cops Masked Men With Guns, Hunting Knife Arrested, 3 Others — Also In Masks — Let Go: Cops
Masked Men With Guns, Hunting Knife Arrested, 3 Others — Also In Masks — Let Go: Cops Two men dressed in black and wearing face coverings were arrested after police found two handguns and a hunting knife during a traffic stop in West New York, authorities said. Detectives Chris Ortiz and Rich Dominguez were patrolling the area of 60th Street and Madison Street when they saw a black 4-door Acura commit multiple traffic violations on May 28, the West New York Police Department said. As the officers approached the car, they noticed all five people inside were dressed in black with hoods and black face coverings, police said. Officer Frank Escobar responded to assist and spotte…
No Charges For NJ Trooper In Fatal Pursuit: AG No Charges For NJ Trooper In Fatal Pursuit: AG
No Charges For NJ Trooper In Fatal Pursuit: AG A state trooper involved in a pursuit that led to the death of a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran will not face charges, authorities announced on Thursday, May 22, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at 10:19 a.m., New Jersey State Trooper Christopher Bird began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a 33-year-old Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said…
Jersey City Motorcyclist Fled Cops In Morris County: Police Jersey City Motorcyclist Fled Cops In Morris County: Police
Jersey City Motorcyclist Fled Cops In Morris County: Police A 35-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged after he fled police during a traffic stop in Morris County on Saturday, May 10, authorities said. Officers attempted to stop a motorcycle on Schooley's Mountain Road after observing the motorcyclist driving aggressively, violating traffic laws and committing multiple other infractions, Washington Township police said.  The motorcyclist failed to comply and refused to pull over, later crossing the double yellow line, illegally passing several vehicles in an attempt to evade the officer, police said. Police discontinued the stop, ci…
Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Route 46 Traffic Stop: Cops Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Route 46 Traffic Stop: Cops
Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Route 46 Traffic Stop: Cops A Newark man was arrested after Clifton police say they found a loaded ghost gun, high-capacity magazine, hollow point bullets, and weed packaged for sale during a traffic stop just after midnight. The stop happened around 12:38 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, near Route 46 West and Route 21 South, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson. Officers Benjamin Bressel and Samantha Beazley pulled over a 2019 Honda Accord for multiple traffic violations. The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Newark, was accompanied by Carnell Goodwin, 20, of Newark, who was seated in the back seat. Police sa…
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
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…
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: NJ Man Busted In I-87 Drug Bust In NY, Police Say Crack Cocaine, Xanax: NJ Man Busted In I-87 Drug Bust In NY, Police Say
Crack Cocaine, Xanax: NJ Man Busted In I-87 Drug Bust In NY, Police Say A New Jersey man was arrested in the Hudson Valley after a traffic stop turned up a stash of illegal drugs, including crack cocaine and Xanax, police said.  The stop happened in Orange County on Friday, April 18, just before 10 p.m. on Interstate 87 in Tuxedo. There, A state trooper pulled over a 2020 Honda Civic for vehicle and traffic violations, New York State Police said on Monday, April 21.  Police said the driver, 30-year-old Javon M. Alleyne of Irvington, New Jersey, was found with about 45 grams of crack cocaine, 6 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of Xanax, and multiple Suboxone…
Man With Phony License Plates Busted In Wallington: Police Man With Phony License Plates Busted In Wallington: Police
Man With Phony License Plates Busted In Wallington: Police A man was arrested in Wallington on Friday, April 11, while driving a car with a stolen license plate and giving police false information, authorities said. At 10:30 a.m., a license plate reader alerted officers to a blue Hyundai Santa Cruz traveling east on Wallington Avenue, displaying a stolen license plate registered out of New York, Wallington police said. During a traffic stop, the driver, Daniel Gatson, presented a driver’s license belong to an individual who had an active warrant in Virginia, police said. Gatson was charged with receiving stolen property, exhibiting a false governm…
ROAD RAGE: Man Points Loaded Ghost Gun At Another Motorist In Edgewater, Cops Say ROAD RAGE: Man Points Loaded Ghost Gun At Another Motorist In Edgewater, Cops Say
Road Rage: Man Points Loaded Ghost Gun At Another Motorist In Edgewater, Cops Say A late-night road rage incident in Edgewater led to the discovery of a loaded ghost gun, drugs, and a string of serious charges for a Union City man, police said. On Thursday, March 27, around 12:55 a.m., a driver contacted the Edgewater Police Department saying he had been brake-checked and threatened with a gun by a man in a white SUV while traveling north on River Road, according to a press release from the department. The victim told police the SUV passed him on the opposite side of the road and began braking aggressively in front of him. When the SUV pulled over, the victim said the dr…
Newark Men Arrested For Home Invasion, Previously Arrested In Union County: Police Newark Men Arrested For Home Invasion, Previously Arrested In Union County: Police
Newark Men Arrested For Home Invasion, Previously Arrested In Union County: Police Two men who were arrested in Union County earlier this month were arrested again following a home invasion in Wall Township in January, authorities said. On Monday, Jan. 20, three masked men forcibly entered a home on Baileys Corner Road through a rear window, Wall Township police said. The homeowner said the suspects stole car keys from a counter inside the home but were unable to remove the vehicle from the property, police said. The suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored vehicle heading west on Allaire Road, toward Route 34, police said. Yasir Twitty, 21, and Nymir Marks, 19 were ar…
Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD
Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Two Newark men were arrested and charged after a gun was found in a traffic stop in Berkeley Heights on Saturday, March 1, authorities said. That evening, a black Ford Escape was pulled over inside the Connell Corporate Park due to multiple motor vehicle violations, police said. The driver, Yasir Twitty, a Newark resident, was operating the vehicle without a valid driver’s license and had an outstanding criminal warrant issued by the Township of Edison In addition to Twitty, a passenger in the vehicle, Nymir Marks of Newark, was found to have multiple criminal warrants issued by t…
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED) UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED)
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (Updated) Students and staff at the University of Virginia have been advised to shelter in place as police search for a wanted suspect with a reported criminal past. At around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, an alert was issued by UVA Police amid a search for a suspect later identified as Nyheem Hill in the Alderman area. UVA Emergency Alert: Police looking for suspect, area of Alderman Rd, Blk male 6'4 wearing a grey hoodie. Avoid area, shelter in place. If seen call 911. — UVA Police Division (@UVAPolice) February 25, 2025 According to police, Hill fled from a traffic stop, has a known criminal his…
Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police
Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police A Camden County police officer is in critical condition after he was stabbed by a 38-year-old Sicklerville man on Sunday, Feb. 23, authorities said. The officer, was stabbed while conducting a business check in the area of Broadway and Chestnut Street in Camden, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in critical, but stable condition, authorities said. Richard Dennis was apprehended soon after in the area of South 7th Street and Kaighn Avenue, authorities said. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated …
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese One of two Virginia Beach officers killed during a routine traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 21, has been identified as a South Jersey native. Officer Christopher Reese, 30, and Officer Cameron Girvin, 25, were riding double-assigned to a midnight shift traffic car when they attempted to stop a Hyundai with an expired plate at 11:27 p.m., Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference Saturday. The driver, later identified as John McCoy III — whom Neudigate vowed to only name once — refused to yield, leading officers to a dead-end street, where the vehicle finally came…
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor $32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged after he was found transporting $32,000 in heroin, which authorities said was seized from him along the NJ Turnpike in Mercer County. Officers began surveilling Edwin Vargas after receiving information he was transporting large quantity of narcotics into Hamilton Township near the Woodrow Wilson Service Area, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m., law enforcement conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Kia Telluride driven by Vargas on the New Jersey Turnpike, Marbrey said. Vargas was detained…
NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (VIDEO) NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (VIDEO)
NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (Video) Bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 41-year-old Old Bridge woman who police say was more than twice the legal limit when they stopped her last month in Red Bank. The footage showing the Dec. 20, 2024 arrest of Dana Colonna in Red Bank has been published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The video shows Red Bank Officer Christopher Fuentes initiating the stop near Volcafe on Bridge Ave., in which Colonna tells him that she was driving a brand-new Volvo and was fighting with her boyfriend. Colonna admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening after visiting Gabriella’s Italian …
High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Along Route 17 Ends In Route 3 Crash: Cops High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Along Route 17 Ends In Route 3 Crash: Cops
High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Along Route 17 Ends In Route 3 Crash: Cops Three men were arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, after a stolen Audi Q5 led Paramus police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Route 3, authorities said. Paramus police received an alert around 3:16 a.m. about a stolen white Audi traveling southbound on Route 17 at high speed, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Officer Jaime Takahashi spotted the vehicle near A&S Drive and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over, the chief said. The chase continued southbound on Route 17 before the vehicle exited onto Route 3 eastbound, where it lost con…
'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (VIDEO) 'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (VIDEO)
'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (Video) The New Jersey State PBA President is calling for the resignation of a councilman in Gloucester County following the release of bodycam footage of a recent traffic stop. The footage shared by NJ Advance Media shows the traffic stop involving Paulsboro Councilman Theodore Holloway at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Penn Line Road and Wes Adams Street in the borough. Holloway immediately becomes agitated when the officer pulls him over. "You can't be serious!" Holloway yells. Holloway threatened the officer, saying he would talk to Police Chief Gary Kille about the stop…