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South Jersey Man In Police Standoff Charged With Killing Another Man With Baseball Bat South Jersey Man In Police Standoff Charged With Killing Another Man With Baseball Bat
South Jersey Man In Police Standoff Charged With Killing Another Man With Baseball Bat The man who barricaded himself inside a Beverly City residence last week has been charged with killing a man in the home prior to the ensuing standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. Larry Brown, 27, was charged Tuesday, June 21 with murder and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Beverly City Public Safety Director Rich Wolbert. Brown was served with the warrant at the Prosecutor’s Office. He has been held in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly on charges stemming from the June 14 incident at the Bentley Avenue residen…

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by Jon Craig
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Trenton Man Found Guilty In Brutal Slaying Of 20-Year-Old Trying To Buy PS4 For Brother Trenton Man Found Guilty In Brutal Slaying Of 20-Year-Old Trying To Buy PS4 For Brother
Trenton Man Found Guilty In Brutal Slaying Of 20-Year-Old Trying To Buy PS4 For Brother A Trenton man was found guilty of murder, kidnapping, and other charges in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old who was trying to buy a PlayStation4 for his younger brother, authorities announced. Akmal Alvaranga, 34, was convicted of murder, felony murder, kidnapping, robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a handgun on Thursday, June 16 following a three-week trial, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Officers responding to a report of an unconscious man near the canal at Sixth Avenue and Assunpink Boulevard in Hamilton found the vict…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged In South Jersey Standoff: Prosecutor Man Charged In South Jersey Standoff: Prosecutor
Man Charged In South Jersey Standoff: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from Burlington Township has been charged with kidnapping and weapons offenses in connection with a standoff with police and SWAT teams, authorities said. No charges have been filed in connection with the earlier murder of a 34-year-old man from Highland Park, Middlesex County, at the same home in Beverly. An autopsy determined the victim had been bludgeoned to death, according to Burlington County Acting Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Beverly City Public Safety Director Rich Wolbert. The situation came to the attention of Beverly police at approximately 1:15 a.m.…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son
Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son UPDATE: A New Jersey man who admitted killing his former girlfriend, kidnapping their young son and fleeing to Tennessee last summer was sentenced to a plea-bargained 30 years in state prison, authorities said. Tyler Rios, 28, must serve 25½ years before he’ll be eligible for parole under the deal brokered with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office for killing 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar, taking his son with him as he drove her body to Tennessee in the trunk of her car and dumping the corpse in a field there on July 8, 2021. That means he’d still be in his early 50s when he’s eventually releas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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REVENGE MURDER: Convict In NJ Woman's Burning Death Gets Life In Prison REVENGE MURDER: Convict In NJ Woman's Burning Death Gets Life In Prison
Revenge Murder: Convict In NJ Woman's Burning Death Gets Life In Prison A New Hampshire man convicted of murder in the gruesome Massachusetts death of a New Jersey native has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, WCVB reports. Julian Squires, 48, from Manchester, was found guilty on charges of murder and kidnapping for his role in the Nov. 3, 2015 killing of Ashley Bortner, 29, of Paulsboro, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office previously said. Bortner was found gagged by clothing with her hands and feet tied behind her back, with burns over more than 70 percent of her body on railroad tracks. She had apparently been staying with …

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine
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Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities
Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities An intruder climbed in through a Clifton child’s bedroom window, then raped and choked the trapped youngster, authorities said. Andres Vasquez, 24, of Belleville was captured on Friday after Clifton detectives interviewed the victim and witnesses following last Tuesday’s attack, they said. Vasquez, who has a criminal history, remains held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with first-degree aggravated assault and kidnapping, as well as sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, criminal contact, burglary and child endangerment. Passaic County Prosecutor Cameli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY
Guilty: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, torched a used car dealership in Paterson and crashed a stolen SUV into police cars on either side of the George Washington Bridge rolled the dice and lost. After originally pleading guilty to several charges, Luis Figueroa, 41, withdrew his plea and took his chances with federal jurors in Newark. They ended up convicting him following a two-week trial. So now, instead of the 26-year deal that he originally accepted from the government, Figueroa could be sentenced to nearly 50 years in federal prison. The rampage had an “…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report
NJ Woman Charged With Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Child: Report A 25-year-old woman from South Jersey has been charged with kidnapping following the abduction of a 4-year-old child Monday, May 9, NJ Advance Media reports. Daishaliz Velez Fernandez, who has no known connection to the child, was being held in a Delaware jail after allegedly taking the child from Harvest Point Apartments in Salem, the outlet says citing authorities. Police found Velez Fernandez in New Castle, Delaware, with the child unharmed around 4:30 p.m. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
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Accused Police Imposters From Jersey Shore Charged In Botched Bergen County Kidnapping Accused Police Imposters From Jersey Shore Charged In Botched Bergen County Kidnapping
Accused Police Imposters From Jersey Shore Charged In Botched Bergen County Kidnapping It took over a year and a half, but relentless detective work aided by modern tech produced the arrests of two accused police imposters from the Jersey Shore who authorities said tried to abduct an East Rutherford man from outside his home. Anthony Naso of Seaside Heights, Nicholas Polimeni of Toms River and an unidentified accomplice were all wearing bogus police badges when they rushed the victim on Sept. 11, 2020, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim told police he'd just returned to his Lincoln Place home shortly before 10 p.m. when the trio “grabbed him on his stairca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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KIDNAPPING: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand KIDNAPPING: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand
Kidnapping: Fourth NYC Suspect Charged In Abduction Of Fort Lee Man, $680,000 Ransom Demand UPDATE: A previously-unidentified fourth New York City man accused of kidnapping a Fort Lee resident was charged by federal authorities. Gabriel Anthony, 34, of Queens, was ordered detained by a federal judge in Newark, joining co-defendants Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both also of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island. All four are charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Ferrelli and Anthony were wearing masks when they snatched the victim from his home on Catherine Street near William Street the night of April 5, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD 4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD
4 Teens Kidnapped, Robbed Man At Gunpoint In Philly Area: PD Four teenagers have been charged with the kidnapping and gunpoint robbery of a man in the Philadelphia region, authorities said. The victim traveled to Sellersville to meet a friend, who was accompanied by another woman and two men on Saturday, April 2 around 9:25 a.m., Perkasie police said. The victim's arms were bound with duct tape and he was then driven in his own vehicle against his will to areas that included Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to police. He told police the suspects had a knife and a handgun. When they arrived to the King of Prussia area, the victim was able …

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by Nicole Acosta
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KIDNAPPING: Abducted Fort Lee Man Rescued By NYPD, Feds Seize Trio In $680,000 Ransom Demand KIDNAPPING: Abducted Fort Lee Man Rescued By NYPD, Feds Seize Trio In $680,000 Ransom Demand
Kidnapping: Abducted Fort Lee Man Rescued By Nypd, Feds Seize Trio In $680,000 Ransom Demand Federal authorities have charged three New York City men with kidnapping a Fort Lee resident and holding him for ransom. A judge ordered Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island detained following a brief hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday, April 7. The kidnapper sent the victim’s wife a photograph showing the victim with his hands bound and his eyes and mouth duct-taped while demanding $680,000 following the Tuesday night abduction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. New York City police officers resc…

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by Jerry DeMarco