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Brazen Fair Lawn Home Invaders Tie Up Resident, Trigger Massive Manhunt Brazen Fair Lawn Home Invaders Tie Up Resident, Trigger Massive Manhunt
Brazen Fair Lawn Home Invaders Tie Up Resident, Trigger Massive Manhunt SEE ANYTHING? Armed Intruders tied up a Fair Lawn resident during a brazen home invasion Thursday morning, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed that his detectives and borough police are investigating the push-in robbery, which sent a 28th Street resident to the hospital with minor injuries around 9:30 a.m. Nov. 17. Two other residents were home at the time, the prosecutor said. Musella didn't address an initial report that the bandits posed as investigators from the state Division of Criminal Justice. What was taken wasn't immediately determined. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Killed, Two Wounded In Home Invasion Triple Shooting In Trenton: Prosecutor One Killed, Two Wounded In Home Invasion Triple Shooting In Trenton: Prosecutor
One Killed, Two Wounded In Home Invasion Triple Shooting In Trenton: Prosecutor One man was killed and two others wounded in what investigators say was a home invasion in Trenton Wednesday evening. Officers responding to the shooting near the 200 block of Hewitt Street found a man with a gunshot wound to the hand around 7:15 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. He was taken to Capital Health Medical Center for treatment. An on-scene investigation found that two more gunshot victims had arrived at St. Francis Medical Center: one man was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, while a third victim, Jomar Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, was shot mult…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say
Delaware Fugitive Who Stabbed Woman In Chest Captured In Lakewood Bus Terminal, Feds Say U.S. Marshals and New Jersey State Police captured a fugitive wanted in Delaware in connection with a violent home invasion. Douglas Matthews was arrested after he was observed sitting in the Lakewood Bus Terminal on First Avenue in Lakewood at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The arrest was made by investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force (NYNJ-RFTF), working with embedded personnel from the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit. Matthews, 49, was wanted by authorities in New Castle, DE, since July for a home invasion in which a woman…

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by Jon Craig
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Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion
Seven Charged In Armed Saddle Brook Home Invasion A virtual mountain of evidence uncovered by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives and Saddle Brook police produced the arrests of two ex-cons and five other suspects following what authorities said was a gunpoint home invasion this past summer. At least two victims had weapons pointed at them as the bandits forced their way in and took $12,500 in cash, $3,000 worth of jewelry, a wallet with multiple credit and debit cards and cellphone around 12:30 a.m. June 28, investigators said. Bergen County prosecutor's detectives who worked the case found a lot to go on. They and their Saddle Brook co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Camden Woman Charged In Fatal Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor Camden Woman Charged In Fatal Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden Woman Charged In Fatal Home Invasion Shooting: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Camden woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Pennsauken woman during a home invasion robbery, authorities said. Iyonna Flowers, 28, of Camden, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force on Sept. 28, 2022, and charged with felony murder in the death of 62-year-old Darlene Randall in Pennsauken, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Acting Police Chief Philip Olivo. On Jan. 9, Pennsauken Police officers responded to the 3700 block of Herbert Avenue at 1:52 a.m. for a home invasion. Police found the victim suffering fro…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Indicted In Home Invasion Shooting Death Of South Jersey Mom Man Indicted In Home Invasion Shooting Death Of South Jersey Mom
Man Indicted In Home Invasion Shooting Death Of South Jersey Mom A South Jersey man has been indicted in the shooting death of a teenage mother during a home invasion, NJ Advance Media reported. Aaliyah Eubanks, 19, of Bridgeton, was killed overnight on May 16, 2021, as three intruders entered her Burlington Manor apartment, the outlet said, citing police. In May, Donavan E. Watts, 36, of Millville, was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, police said. Police were searching for additional suspects, according to the report. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media.

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by Jon Craig
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RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack RAMPAGE: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack
Rampage: Accused Home Invader Charged With Stabbing Two Men In Hackensack A Hackensack man who was captured after a home invasion stabbed two men hours earlier, authorities charged. The victims flagged down a Hackensack police officer after being stabbed near the corner of Beech Street and Overlook Avenue on July 25, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Detective John Papanikolaou ultimately identified the assailant as Thomas Samuels, 20, he said. “A search warrant was conducted on a vehicle, video surveillance was obtained, and additional evidence was recovered during the investigation process,” Antista said. Later that night, police in South Hackensack captu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report
Utility Company Trickster Cons 93-Year-Old South Jersey Homeowner: Report A man saying he worked for PSE&G utility company duped a 93-year-old man before stealing from him, 6 ABC Action News reported. The imposter, who said he was there to inspect a gas leak, was wearing plain clothes, the report says. The elderly homeowner let him go inside, where he rummaged through drawers upstairs, making off with money and jewelry, Cinnaminson Township Police Chief Richard Calabrese told the outlet. A PSE&G representative confirmed that while all of its utility workers wear company uniforms and drive marked vehicles, it's advisable to request to see the worker's ide…

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by Jon Craig
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WATCH: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan WATCH: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan
Watch: Paramus Residents Home As Brazen Bandit Enters, Takes Keys, Flees With Hi-End Sedan A brazen thief entered a Paramus home at night while the owners were upstairs, took the keys to their BMW and drove off with it, authorities said. It was at least the third time in the past several months in Paramus that a brazen burglar has gone into someone's home to snatch keys to high-end vehicles, said Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg, who released home security video of the theft from various angles. An undetermined number of bandits pulled up to the Bruce Drive home off Oradell Avenue in a white SUV around 10:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, Ehrenberg said Wednesday. One of them got out, fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Five Arrested In Home Invasion Assault On Jersey Shore Family During An Eviction: Police Five Arrested In Home Invasion Assault On Jersey Shore Family During An Eviction: Police
Five Arrested In Home Invasion Assault On Jersey Shore Family During An Eviction: Police Five men were arrested on multiple charges for in a home invasion assault on a Jersey Shore family during an eviction, authorities said. On Wednesday May 25 at 6:09 p.m., multiple Jackson police officers responded to a residence on Olena Drive on the report that multiple suspects had forced entry into a victim’s home and assaulted his family. Officers encountered a female resident pointing out five males standing inside the house and shouting to the officers that they had broken into the house and assaulted the family. The five male suspects were detained and taken into custody as the offic…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Home Invader Who Hopped In Shower With Victim Sought By Police In Somerset County Home Invader Who Hopped In Shower With Victim Sought By Police In Somerset County
Home Invader Who Hopped In Shower With Victim Sought By Police In Somerset County A home invader who got naked and jumped into a woman's shower—while she was in it— is being sought by the police in Somerset County. The Hillsborough Township police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a sexual offense in the area of Andria Avenue at approximately 10:18 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Hillsborough Township, according to a release by the police. Upon arrival, police met with the woman who told them that a man she did not know entered the shower naked and grabbed her from behind, groping her, according to the release. She was able to fight off the man, who fled “possibly thro…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Fugitive, Buddy Bound Elderly Victim In Gunpoint Elizabeth Home Invasion: Prosecutor One man was in custody and another at large in connection with an Elizabeth home invasion in which they bound the elderly resident and held her at gunpoint last month, authorities said Friday, April 1. The elderly victim had been restrained by Herby Desir, 34, of Rahway, and Emmanuel Rivera, 33, of Carteret, in the home on Summit and Colonia roads, but had been freed by a neighbor who found her and cut her loose, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves. The pair held the victim at gunpoint during the robbery, from which Desir and Rivera fled and made off with the…

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by Cecilia Levine