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Burlington County Man Nabbed After Burglarizing Mercer County Home Of Nearly $20K: Police Burlington County Man Nabbed After Burglarizing Mercer County Home Of Nearly $20K: Police
Burlington County Man Nabbed After Burglarizing Mercer County Home Of Nearly $20K: Police A Burlington County man was arrested in Georgia after making off with nearly $20,000 during a home burglary in Mercer County, authorities said. Officers responding to a burglary report at a home in the Penns Neck development in West Windsor around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29 found that the home had been broken in through a window and burglarized of nearly $20,000 in jewelry and other valuables, local police said in a release on Wednesday, Sept. 7. A follow-up investigation found that Bobby David N. Jackson, of Lumberton, had committed the burglary and was found with a vehicle that had …

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by Valerie Musson
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Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods
Fugitive Wanted In Motel Assault Caught In South Jersey Woods A fugitive in an alleged assault at a South Jersey motel was arrested with the assistance of K-9 dogs and a New Jersey State Police helicopter, NJ Advance Media reported. Joseph McDonnell, 44, of Franklin Township, surrendered to local police in a wooded area, the outlet said. He was charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence strangulation, simple assault and theft, and held in Salem County Correctional Facility. Officers responding to an assault at the Liberty Bell Motel on Route 40 around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 met with a woman with a visible injury “on and around her nec…

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by Jon Craig
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Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park
Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Two ex-cons who'd only just been released from prison carjacked a Hackensack driver outside a Rochelle Park supermarket, authorities charged. Anthony Aguilar, 24, of Garfield and Elijah Battle, 25, of Paterson were wearing masks when they accosted the driver and took his Audi in the parking lot of the D-Mart Indian-Asian Farmers Market on Rochelle Avenue around 8 p.m. June 16, they said Friday. The robbers abandoned the vehicle a couple of blocks away and fled in a red Toyota Rav 4 that had been reported stolen out of Paterson, investigators said. The victim sustained minor injuries. Mea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor
Longtime NJ Police Communication Officer Stole, Resold More Than $250K In Equipment: Prosecutor A 21-year New Jersey police department communications officer was charged after allegedly stealing more than $250,000 worth of equipment and shipping it countrywide for personal gain. Eric Coran, 41, of Medford, was charged with second-degree official misconduct, multiple counts of theft, criminal computer activity and impersonation, and second-degree money laundering, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release on Friday, August 12. Coran, a communications officer for the Robbinsville Township Police Department since 2002, was terminated as the charges were issue…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Accused Of Stealing ACME Markets Cash Register Arrested: Police Man Accused Of Stealing ACME Markets Cash Register Arrested: Police
Man Accused Of Stealing Acme Markets Cash Register Arrested: Police A Delaware man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a cash register from ACME Markets, authorities said. On July 15, Brigantine police asked for the public's help identifying a vehicle allegedly used by a suspect in the theft. On Wednesday, Aug. 3, Logan J. Dunn of Camden-Wyoming, Delaware was arrested and charged with theft of movable property, police said. Charges brought against Dunn allege that on July 13, he entered an outdoor point of sale area at ACME Markets and stole a cash register containing currency.  Dunn was released on a summons pending a first appearance …

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Woman Pours Gasoline On Man After Arranging To Buy Sneakers From Him Via SnapChat: Police NJ Woman Pours Gasoline On Man After Arranging To Buy Sneakers From Him Via SnapChat: Police
NJ Woman Pours Gasoline On Man After Arranging To Buy Sneakers From Him Via SnapChat: Police A 27-year-old woman of Manchester was arrested after offering to buy clothes from a man and then dousing him with gasoline and robbing him, authorities said.  An unidentified man, 18,, had arranged via SnapChat to meet a woman outside a Dollar General Store on Route 37 in Manchester to sell sneakers and other clothing, police said. When the man arrived at the store on Thursday, July 28, a woman poured a water bottle filled with gasoline on him, held a butane torch near him and ordered him to surrender his possessions, police said. She was later identified as Eboni Hester of Manchester…

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by Jon Craig
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HEARTLESS: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More HEARTLESS: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More
Heartless: Grandson-In-Trouble Scammers ‘Settle’ For $4G From Senior Who Couldn’t Afford More Phone scammers who told a Fair Lawn senior that her grandson was in trouble settled for half the $8,000 that he supposedly needed for bail money after she told them she didn’t have it, authorities said. The callers were in for a surprise, though: The would-be victim notified police, who were waiting when the Bronx pair showed up to collect. The passenger got out after both pulled up to the woman's Plymouth Drive home, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. That’s when police moved in, he said. Elvin Guzman, 32, was seized, charged with theft and released under New Jersey’s bail reform law of 2017. the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus
Photos: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus A stolen luxury SUV that rolled as a good Samaritan chased it had been stolen moments earlier by two teens who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program
Current, Former Wildwood Mayors, Commissioner Charged With Scamming Health Benefits Program The city of Wildwood’s former and current mayor and a city commissioner broke the law – committing “breaches of the public trust” -- by collecting health benefits that they didn’t earn, state authorities said Friday. Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron, former Mayor Ernest V. Troiano Jr., and current City Commissioner Steven E. Mikulski were charged criminally for fraudulently participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP), Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. In order to be eligible for the benefits, they needed to be full-time employees “whose hours of work are…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN THEM? Suspects Accused Of Stealing Tropicana Casino Table Signs SEEN THEM? Suspects Accused Of Stealing Tropicana Casino Table Signs
Seen Them? Suspects Accused Of Stealing Tropicana Casino Table Signs New Jersey state police seek the public's help identifying suspects wanted for alleged thefts at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. On Saturday, June 4, at approximately 3 a.m., the suspects were captured on video surveillance removing numerous “Table Minimum” signs from closed gaming tables, State Police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the State Police Casino Operations Unit at 609-441-7464. Anonymous tips are welcome.

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by Jon Craig
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Liquor Store Burglar Nabbed In South Jersey: Police Liquor Store Burglar Nabbed In South Jersey: Police
Liquor Store Burglar Nabbed In South Jersey: Police A "smash and grab" liquor store burglar was arrested within hours of the break-in, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 31, at 12:27 a.m., Evesham police responded to an activated burglar alarm at Kings Grant Liquor, 137 Merchants Way in Evesham, police said. Simultaneously, an alert witness called 9-1-1 to report a suspicious vehicle and two suspicious men near the liquor store, police said. The witness was able to obtain the license plate of the vehicle and gave that information to arriving officers. The investigation determined that two men had forced entry to the …

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by Jon Craig
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NO BULL: Jersey Shore Trucker Stole $27K Worth Of Red Bull, Prosecutor Says NO BULL: Jersey Shore Trucker Stole $27K Worth Of Red Bull, Prosecutor Says
NO Bull: Jersey Shore Trucker Stole $27K Worth Of Red Bull, Prosecutor Says A local truck driver has been charged with the theft of wholesale quantities of Red Bull valued at more than $27,000, authorities said.  Christopher L. Hammond, 36, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township was charged with theft by unlawful taking, forgery and false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation involving members of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Wall Township Police Department revealed that the theft took place at a Wall-based beverage distribution center in June and July of 2021, Linskey said. As pa…

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by Jon Craig