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Man Impersonated Closed Electrical Contractor To Scam South Jersey Homeowner, Police Say
A Mount Laurel man was accused of impersonating the owner of a closed electrical contractor, scamming a Medford Township resident out of thousands of dollars, authorities said. Vincent Squire, 61, was given eight charges, the Medford Township Police Department said in a news release. A Medford resident paid $4,675 to Squire to hire CB's Electrical Contracting, LLC in May to perform electrical work at their home. During the job, the homeowner reportedly discovered that Squire had failed to secure an electrical permit. The victim needed to hire another…
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NJ Fugitive Arrested After Domestic Spat In Lower Chichester: Police
A lovers' spat led police in Pennsylvania to a Delaware mom wanted as a fugitive from justice in New Jersey, authorities said Nov. 7. Officers took Tiffany Casapulla, 31, of New Castle, DE, into custody after responding to a domestic incident on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at approximately 5:18 p.m. on the 1100 block of Sterling Avenue in Linwood, PA, Lower Chichester police said. During their response, officers discovered Casapulla had outstanding arrest warrants from New Jersey. Once the domestic situation was secured, Casapulla was charged as a fugitive from justice under Title 42 Section 91…
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Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim
Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension an…
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Jersey Shore Officer Who Stalked Girl Inappropriately Messaged Second Teen, Prosecutors Say
A Manalapan police officer was indicted after he was accused of inappropriately contacting a second teen girl, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 47-year-old Kevin Ruditsky on 19 counts, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 24. Ruditsky is suspended without pay from his job as a patrolman for the Manalapan Township Police Department. Ruditsky was facing charges related to accusations of stalking a then-16-year-old girl in 2023. The indictment revealed new allegations against him from a second girl — who was 17 at the time — when…
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Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…
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Atlantic City License Plate Readers Help Catch Stolen Vehicle Driver, Wanted Man: Police
Atlantic City police were crediting automated license plate readers for helping arrest two men with a gun and a stolen vehicle, authorities said. Daniel Ringgold, 37, of Pennsauken, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 19, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Friday, Sept. 27. Investigators said Ringgold was driving a vehicle on Atlantic Avenue at around 5:15 p.m. when his license plate was read, triggering an alert. Ringgold had several active arrest warrants. Officers stopped the vehicle near the intersection of Vermont and Atlantic avenues. Ringgold tr…
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Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors
Atlantic City High School's principal was indicted after she was accused of covering up parental abuse claims by the daughter of the mayor and school superintendent, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 39-year-old Constance Days-Chapman of Atlantic City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She was previously charged on Thursday, Mar. 28. Investigators said a then-15-year-old told Days-Chapman in December 2023 that she suffered from "continuous headaches" because she was hit by her parents at home. According to prosecutors, Days-Chapman d…
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Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death
Philadelphia police have released the mugshots of the man accused of killing a New Jersey actress and the two brothers charged with hindering apprehension in the case. Gregg Page, 34, has been charged with murder in the Atlantic City slaying of 32-year-old Carley Elbert, an actress from Sewell, on Thursday, Aug. 1. Page also is also charged with attempted murder for shooting a 29-year-old Pleasantville woman, who survived, at the same time as Elbert, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said (scroll for mugshots). Ryan Schnenck, 30, and his brother, Ramir Schenck, 27, were charged…
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NJ Actress, 32, Killed In Double Shooting Overcame Rare Disease
Carley Elbert was no stranger to pain. The 32-year-old New Jersey actress spent years of her life battling a rare illness, Mast Cell Disease. Elbert shared her struggles with the hundreds of people who followed her journey, spreading awareness about the illness in a Facebook group called Hope For Carley. Her last post in the group was a TikTok video she made last November. In it, Elbert celebrates being a Mast Cell Disease survivor, bouncing along to music in her car. While Elbert survived years of pain and hospitalizations, her life ended tragically and suddenly this week, when the Atlan…
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4 Arrested In Trenton Shooting Of Bicyclist: Prosecutor
Four people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting of a bicyclist in Trenton last month, authorities said. Dajon Bethea, 26, of Trenton, Shyheim McMillon, 27, of Trenton, Jamir Black, 26, of Trenton, and Shatwan Liverman, 27, of Suffolk, Virginia, are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton. Additionally, Bethea and McMillon each face a charge of accomplice liability murder, she said. At approximately 1:35 p.m. on July 2, Trenton police responded to the 200 block of Euclid Avenue …
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Philly Man Shot Two Women In Head, Killing One Near Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors
A Philadelphia man was accused of shooting two women in the head, killing one of the victims, authorities said. Gregg Page, 34, was charged with murder, attempted murder, and several weapons offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 2. Two brothers from Philadelphia, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were charged with hindering apprehension in the case. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found two women near th…
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Jersey Shore Man Admits Shooting Atlantic City Victim: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to a shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Louis Stokes, of Barnegat, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and third-degree hindering apprehension on Thursday, July 25, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Shortly before midnight on Oct. 14, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to Sewell Avenue in Atlantic City where they located a gunshot victim. The victim had been shot once in the leg and …
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! Fugitive Who Helped Dismember Toms River Man Captured In Marlboro, Prosecutor Says
A 34-year-old man who had been wanted for his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man and for hindering the apprehension of a murder suspect has been captured after days on the run, authorities said. Jared Krysiak, of Brick Township, assisted Maxwell Johnston, 35, of Manchester Township, in dismembering 56-year-old Kerry Rollason on July 3, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Krysiak was captured in Marlboro on Tuesday, July 16, and transported to the Ocean County Jail on charges of hindering apprehension and desecration of human remains, Billhimer said. …
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Eight Women, Girls Arrested For Large Fight, Assaulting Atlantic City Officers: Police
Four women and four girls were arrested after a large fight in Atlantic City, authorities said. Atlantic City police responded to a large group fighting outside on the 400 block of North Delaware Avenue at around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, the department said in a news release on Monday, June 10. The group was a mix of adults and children, mostly females. Officers arrested three females during the fight. Investigators identified five additional females who police claim assaulted officers and interfered with arrests. The other five females were charged and arrested "at various loc…
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Wanted South Jersey Duo Had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Gun: Police
A South Jersey man and woman were accused of having crack cocaine and a loaded gun, authorities said. Christine Sanfelice, 32, of Camden, and Alex Crawford, 27, of Hammonton, were arrested on Tuesday, Apr. 23. The Brigantine Police Department announced their arrests in a news release on Wednesday, May 1. Officers responded to a report of a woman peeing behind a Wawa convenience store at around 10:21 a.m. A woman matching a caller's description denied the accusation, provided a name to police, and refused to answer questions. The woman was allowed to leave but one officer thought she gave a…
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NJ Killer With Manifesto, Step-By-Step Murder Plan Indicted By Grand Jury: Somerset Prosecutor
A Somerset County grand jury has indicted a 27-year-old man for the killing of a young woman in January. On Thursday, April 25, David C. Shroitman was indicted for the Jan. 30 murder of 27-year-old Mary Rose Fealey in Somerville, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald announced. Maryrose Fealey Maryrose Fealey Facebook Fealey, a Somerville resident, was found by Somerville police responding to a 911 call, outside a residential complex on North Bridge Street She had been returning home from a local business, the passenger door of her car wide open with her belongings spread …
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PA Fugitive Wanted Since 2018 Caught By Police On Jersey Shore
A fugitive wanted in the Philadelphia area for more than five years was caught in Atlantic County, authorities said. Nyieem Ruff, 44, of Philadelphia, was arrested on Saturday, Mar. 23, the Brigantine Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 2. An officer stopped Ruff in a vehicle he was driving without any lights on at around 2:51 a.m. Investigators said Ruff gave the officer a name and "other biographical information" instead of a driver's license. Dispatchers checked national databases and couldn't find any information or a license matching the identity he provided. A s…
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Atlantic City HS Principal Didn't Report Child Abuse Claim By Student: Prosecutors
The principal of Atlantic City High School was accused of failing to properly report a student's claim of being abused by their parents, authorities said. Constance Days-Chapman was charged via summons on Thursday, Mar. 28 with second-degree official misconduct, third-degree hindering apprehension of another, fourth-degree obstruction of justice, and disorderly persons failure to report child abuse. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the charges in a news release. Investigators said an ACHS student told a school staff member on Monday, Jan. 22 about physical and emotional abu…
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Trio Charged In Fatal Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
Three men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last fall in Trenton, authorities said. Leroy Tutt, 37, of Trenton, was killed in the November 2023 shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Jerrod Baldwin, 41, of Ewing, and Kellen Dingman, 41, of Ewing, are each charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, Onofri said.. Eric Bell, 44, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and third-degree hindering apprehension, he said. All three men were ta…
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20-Year-Old Admits To Shooting Man In Head On Atlantic City Boardwalk: Prosecutors
An Atlantic City man admitted to shooting another man on the boardwalk early in the morning, authorities said. Wesley Briscoe, 20, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree pointing a firearm, and fourth-degree hindering his own apprehension. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release on Friday, Feb. 23. A 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the Atlantic City Boardwalk at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Investigators said surveillance video and witnesses confirmed Briscoe was the shoo…
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Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of 27-Year-Old Woman At NJ Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
A 27-year-old Somerville man was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 4, and charged with fatally stabbing Maryrose Fealey last week, authorities said. David Shroitman was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence, and hindering apprehension, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Maryrose Fealey Facebook Fealey, a Somerville resident was found by Somerville police responding to a 911 call, outside a residential complex on North Bridge Street around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecuto…
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Man Indicted For Fatal Mass Shooting At Party In Cumberland County: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old man from Cumberland County has been indicted for first-degree murder in a shooting at a birthday party in 2021, authorities said. Arthur Armstead, of Fairfield Township, was additionally charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. A second man also was charged in the targeted attack that left three people dead and 11 people wounded. Armstead was indicted in connection to the deaths of Kevin Elliott and Brailyn Holmes and injuries to three people. Asia Hester also died from the shooting. At approximately 1…
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Cop Stalked Teen Girl, Sent Sexual Photos, Handcuffed Her On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A patrolman at the Jersey Shore has been arrested and charged with engaging in a pattern of illegal behavior with a teenage girl, authorities said. Kevin Ruditsky, 46, who works in Manalapan Township, is believed to have sent the 16-year-old girl sexually explicit photos and handcuffed her during a traffic stop, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the MCPO Professional Responsibility Unit was initiated earlier this month upon learning that Ruditsky had been sending inappropriate messages and photos to a 16-year-old girl, …
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Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey
A 46-year-old Philadelphia man with warrants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey resisted arrest, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 9:24 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers made a motor vehicle stop on Route 42 Northbound. A passenger, later identified as James Jordan, was not wearing a seat belt and provided officers with a false name, police said. When questioned, Jordan allegedly became uncooperative with officers and began to tell officers that he was going to run into highway traffic, they said. Jordan was advised that he was being detained and pulled away from the officer’s…
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Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History
One of two defendants publicly identified for the first time in the shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Paterson earlier this year once deliberately gunned down a 16-year-old boy, records show. Tajshmer Johnson and Queenasia McFarlane, both 30, were named in a state grand jury indictment returned Tuesday, July 25, that charges Jocquise Timmons, 28, with the NJSP shooting in early March. Authorities said Timmons stepped out from behind a parked vehicle and opened fire on two State Police detectives -- wounding one of them -- near the corner of East 26th Street and 9th Avenue.…
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Fugitive Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Cape May County man was arrested on charges related to a fatal shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Phillip Hayes, of Woodbine, was arrested in Atlantic City on Friday, May 19 by Atlantic City police, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Hayes had an outstanding warrant in connection to the August 28, 2022 homicide of Malika McLaughlin in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said. Hayes had been a fugitive since the warrant was issued on Oct. 5, 2022. Hayes, and his four codefendants, Lester Robinson, Quamel Shaffer, Monica Gonzalez, an…
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Texas Man Fled To Puerto Rico After Atlantic City Shooting
A 27-year-old fugitive from Katy, Texas, has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for an Atlantic City shooting, authorities said. Frank Torres-Lopez was sentenced Friday, Feb. 24 for the Aug. 1, 2021 shooting of victim "J.F." outside the Los Compadres Bar. Torres-Lopez fled to Puerto Rico, dyed his hair orange, and obtained a fake Puerto Rican identification with a false alias, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. He was ultimately apprehended by U.S. Marshals in October 2021. In December 2022, Torres-Lopez pleaded guilty to aggr…
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Five Indicted In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor
Five men were charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Phillip Hayes, 35, Lester Robinson, 29, and Monica Gonzalez, 27, all from Atlantic City, and Quamel Schaffer, 30, and Quataisa Harrington, 23, both from Millville, were indicted on Tuesday, Dec. 6,, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. These charges stemmed from an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department of the fatal shooting of Malikah McLaughlin in Atlantic City in August. Hayes, Robin…
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Maryland Shoplifting Ring Busted On Jersey Shore
Police in Ocean County said they broke up a shoplifting ring from Baltimore, MD, with the arrest of four suspects. Outlets in Jackson Township had been a target for professional shoplifting rings, police said. Identifying this problem, the agency set up daily proactive details consisting of plain clothes patrol officers and members of the SEU to be at the outlets in attempt to both prevent and apprehend these subjects. Due to efforts by multiple jurisdictions, and our detective bureau along with the help of Loss Prevention specialists, an out-of-state professional shoplifting group was id…
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Rifle-Wielding Man At Wawa Captured After SWAT Standoff In Somerset County: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old man who police say showed an AR-15-style rifle to a Wawa employee before crashing his car and leaving magazines behind was in custody after a SWAT standoff at his house hours later, according to authorities in Somerset County. Joshua A. Kinney apparently showed the weapon to workers at the Wawa on Route 26 in Montgomery Township, just before his family called police, concerned for his well-being around 3:!5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Two female customers told responding officers they heard gunshots as Kinney fled the parking …
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Man Busted With Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Mag After Throwing Crack Pipe Out Car: Trenton Police
A man was caught with a loaded handgun in Trenton after throwing a crack pipe out of his car, authorities said. Officers conducting preventative control near Hamilton and Hudson Street in Trenton saw Cornel Fanfair, 46, open the driver’s side door and toss a crack pipe out of a vehicle on Sunday, August 1, the department said in a release. Police then stopped Fanfair, of Mount Holly, and allegedly saw paraphernalia in the car. A K9 search of the vehicle turned up a loaded handgun with a high-capacity magazine in the trunk inside a backpack, authorities said. Fanfair was arrested and charg…
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