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Knife-Point Carjacker Leads Wild Chase Across NJ: Prosecutor Knife-Point Carjacker Leads Wild Chase Across NJ: Prosecutor
Knife-Point Carjacker Leads Wild Chase Across NJ: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man is accused of carjacking an SUV at knifepoint and leading police on a multi-town chase that ended in a crash Monday, Sept. 15 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Police identified the suspect as Jarrett C. Burd, 26, who allegedly threatened the owner of a gray 2022 Toyota 4Runner at the Citgo Gas Station on Frenchtown Road in Milford Borough around 3:22 p.m., Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The stolen SUV was later spotted driving erratically through Frenchtown and into Kingwood Township, sparking a multi-agency pursuit, Robeson said. New Jersey State…
Paramus PD Recreates OJ Chase On Route 17 For Ford Bronco Contest Paramus PD Recreates OJ Chase On Route 17 For Ford Bronco Contest
Paramus PD Recreates OJ Chase On Route 17 For Ford Bronco Contest This is the most Bergen County Bronco chase ever. The Paramus Police Department dropped a six-minute spoof on Tuesday, Sept. 9, as its entry into the All-American Ford statewide competition, where police departments across New Jersey are vying for a fully equipped Ford Bronco.  The video with the most Instagram likes wins — and Paramus clearly went all in. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paramus Police Department (@paramuspolicedepartment) Filmed along Route 17, the parody kicks off with a fake carjacking, with "Real H…
Man Carjacks Vehicle With Toddler Inside: East Orange PD Man Carjacks Vehicle With Toddler Inside: East Orange PD
Man Carjacks Vehicle With Toddler Inside: East Orange PD A 53-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged after he carjacked a vehicle with a toddler inside in East Orange on Tuesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. At 10:19 p.m., a gray Porsche was stolen by Dwan Littlejohn, East Orange police said. The victim's 15-month-old child was in the vehicle when the car was stolen, police said. The suspect did not know the toddler was in the car, police said. Detectives spotted the stolen vehicle and apprehended Littlejohn at 26 Shepard Ave. in Newark, police said. The child was recovered from the vehicle unharmed, police said. Littlejohn is charged with k…
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why The US State Department has issued updated travel guidance for one of America’s closest neighbors, citing a mix of safety risks for visitors. The advisory that went live on Tuesday, Aug. 12 applies to Mexico, where officials say travelers should “exercise increased caution” because of threats that include terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.  It is classified as Level 2 on the agency’s four-tier alert system, which ranges from Level 1 (“exercise normal precautions”) to Level 4 (“do not travel”). According to the advisory, violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,…
Trump Promises To ‘Essentially Stop Violent Crime’ In Nation's Capital — Starting Monday Trump Promises To ‘Essentially Stop Violent Crime’ In Nation's Capital — Starting Monday
Trump Promises To ‘Essentially Stop Violent Crime’ In Nation's Capital — Starting Monday President Donald Trump says he can “essentially stop violent crime” in Washington, DC — and he claims it could start Monday. Amid growing tensions about the president deploying federal officers in the nation's capital, Trump made plans for an announcement to start the week that will help curtail a perceived string of crime.  "On Monday, a (press conference) will be held at the White House, which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, DC,” he posted on Truth Social. “It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World. It will soon be one of the safest!!!"…
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD
Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD A 22-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with stealing two BMWs in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7:57 a.m., officers responded to Colt Street for a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a driveway of a home overnight, Fairfield police said. Altamir Thornton and the juvenile entered the home through a window and stole cash and a key fob to a 2024 BMW X7M, police said. The vehicle, along with a BMW X5 were later spotted in Glen Avenue that day. The BMW X5 was stolen from Piscataway, police said. The two BM…
Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say
Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said. When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. “The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued. A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …
Right Place, Right Time: NJ Photographer Captures FBI Arrest By Chance Right Place, Right Time: NJ Photographer Captures FBI Arrest By Chance
Right Place, Right Time: NJ Photographer Captures FBI Arrest By Chance A 24-year-old man from Connecticut was captured on the Hutchinson River Parkway with help from the FBI following a carjacking investigation in the Bronx, police said. According to the NYPD, James Hendrickson, of 110 Forest St., in Manchester, CT, was charged on Monday, July 14, at 6:45 p.m. within the confines of the 41st Precinct, after he was located on the Hutchinson River Parkway that afternoon in Westchester. UNF News photographer Kyle Mazza, of Fair Lawn, NJ, was en route home from Massachusetts where he'd been photographing an assisted living facility fire that left nine people …
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before NJ Carjacking: Complaint Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before NJ Carjacking: Complaint
Lyft Driver Heard Sex Offender Loading Bullets Into Mag Before NJ Carjacking: Complaint Authorities have released new details in the police-involved shooting of a suspected carjacker whose violent rampage stretched across North Jersey. Emmanuel Etienne, 42, a registered sex offender from Bayonne, was identified Monday, June 16, by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella as the suspect behind the incident, which began in Kearny and ended in North Arlington on Saturday, June 14. According to the criminal complaint, the victim — a Lyft driver in a gray 2012 Honda Accord — picked up Etienne at an address in Bloomfield, with a destination of Jersey City. When the driver arrived, he …
Triple Killer Sentenced In NJ-To-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA Triple Killer Sentenced In NJ-To-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA
Triple Killer Sentenced In Nj-to-PA Shooting Rampage: Bucks DA A man who murdered three people in a deadly rampage that began in New Jersey and ended in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life without parole, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Andre Gordon Jr., 26, admitted to three counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in Bucks County Court, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. He was also sentenced to an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for a series of violent acts committed on Saturday, March 16. Gordon killed: Karen Gordon, 52, his stepmother and a U.S. …
BREAKING: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree BREAKING: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree
Breaking: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree Four suspects — including a 17-year-old boy and two men from a high-profile armed robbery last summer — have been charged in a string of overnight burglaries that victimized occupied homes across Bergen County, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday, May 6. Jason N. Amador, 18, of Newark; Rahiem A. Maldonado, 23, of Newark; Altamir L. Thornton, 22, of Newark; and a 17-year-old from Woodbridge were identified as the individuals behind a burglary spree that hit homes in Englewood, Cresskill, Paramus, and Tenafly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, Bergen County Prose…
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor Two U.S. military members — including a Philadelphia police officer — stopped a violent carjacking and rescued a woman being assaulted in New Jersey, authorities said. It happened around 8:37 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, when a car crashed into a wooded area off Jackson Road near Waverly Avenue in Waterford Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Waterford Township Police Chief Daniel Cormaney.  Police say the driver of the crashed car got out, ripped open the locked passenger door of a passing vehicle, and began strangling the woman inside after she refused t…
NY Man Crashes Van, Tries Carjacking, Hops In Police Cruiser During NJ Crime Spree NY Man Crashes Van, Tries Carjacking, Hops In Police Cruiser During NJ Crime Spree
NY Man Crashes Van, Tries Carjacking, Hops In Police Cruiser During NJ Crime Spree A New York man living in Atlantic City turned a Jersey Shore crime spree into chaos—smashing into an Audi, trying to yank a woman from her car, and climbing into a patrol cruiser before being dragged out by officers, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Wednesday, April 16. Andrew Williams, 45, pleaded guilty to eluding, burglary, and fraudulent use of a credit card after his wild day in Brick and Stafford townships on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Stolen Wallets, Crashed Van, Attempted Carjacking It all started when an off-duty Brick Township officer saw two men near a blaring…
US Marshals Track Down NJ Shooting Suspect Hiding In MA: Prosecutor US Marshals Track Down NJ Shooting Suspect Hiding In MA: Prosecutor
US Marshals Track Down NJ Shooting Suspect Hiding In MA: Prosecutor Two Paterson men have been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, and carjacking following a violent shooting that left two people hospitalized, officials said. Shaheem Clark, 20, and Jakahri Smith, 22, were both arrested in connection with a March 2024 shooting near 20th Avenue and East 33rd Street, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. The shooting happened just after 2:15 a.m. on March 18, 2024. Officers arrived to find two men, ages 27 and 43, suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds, police said. Both were rush…
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists A Washington DC will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for his role in a violent string of armed robberies with very specific targets in multiple states, federal authorities announced. William Hunter, 28, also known as “Ill Will,” was sentenced this week to 228 months (19 years) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release following a crime spree that saw him and others targeting South Asian jewelry stores in multiple states up and down the East Cost. The scheme - reportedly led by DC rapper Trevor Wright AKA "Taliban Glizzy -  landed the 15-member crew millions of do…
Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: PAPD Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: PAPD
Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine: Papd A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged after a two-car crash turned into an attempted carjacking on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1, authorities said. A car with two men, including Frederick Antonio Castillo, crashed into another car, the New York Daily News reported, citing a source with Port Authority police. Castillo and the other man ran over to the woman's car and tried to open the doors, but she locked them, the Daily News said. One of the men was brandishing a firearm as he demanded the woman open the doors, the Daily News said. After failing to get in the car, Castillo …
Trenton Man Sentenced To Life For Violent Carjacking Spree That Seriously Injured 2, Feds Say Trenton Man Sentenced To Life For Violent Carjacking Spree That Seriously Injured 2, Feds Say
Trenton Man Sentenced To Life For Violent Carjacking Spree That Seriously Injured 2, Feds Say A Trenton man will spend the rest of his life in prison nearly seven years after a violent carjacking spree that left two victims with life-altering injuries, authorities said. Cedrick Hodges, 41, received his life sentence in Trenton federal court, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. He was found guilty on five counts after a seven-day trial on Thursday, Oct. 24. Sellinger said Hodges "terrorized" Hamilton Township on the night of Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. "The sentence handed down today will ensure that this violent offender will …
15-Year-Old Carjacked, Ran Over Victim: Somerset County Prosecutor 15-Year-Old Carjacked, Ran Over Victim: Somerset County Prosecutor
15-Year-Old Carjacked, Ran Over Victim: Somerset County Prosecutor A 15-year-old has been arrested for a carjacking and assault that left a man with life-threatening injuries on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Bernards Township, authorities said. At 11:35 a.m., officers responded to o a gas station located in the area of Valley Road and found the teenager had tried to take possession of a vehicle after assaulting the driver, a Bernards Township man, who was putting air in his tires, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Bernards Township Police Chief Jon Bur…
Slain NJ Taxi Driver's Accused Killer Captured, Prosecutor Says Slain NJ Taxi Driver's Accused Killer Captured, Prosecutor Says
Slain NJ Taxi Driver's Accused Killer Captured, Prosecutor Says The man accused of gunning down a 42-year-old taxi driver last weekend in Monmouth County was arrested in Brooklyn, NY, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 20. Gaetano S. Scannavino, 25, of Brooklyn, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree carjacking, and two second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the Saturday, Sept. 14 death of Anthony Hill, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Hazlet police responded to the parking lot of 270 Route 36, a local motel, where they found Hill, of Eatontown, dead near a dump…
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds A Manchester Township man will spend decades in prison after a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that injured five Orthodox Jewish men, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23 to 40 years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to five counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and one count of carjacking on Thursday, Feb. 1. Marsh admitted to injuring five victims because they're Jewish, attempting to kill four …
Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops
Paterson Ex-Con Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping That Prompted Widespread Amber Alert: Cops A 33-year-old ex-con has been arrested in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a 34-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert overnight in Paterson, authorities announced Friday, June 28. Junior Nunez was identified by police as a suspect in the carjacking and kidnapping at Percy and Holsman streets around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Passaic County Prosecutor Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said. A warrant was issued for Nunez's arrest as an amber alert was issued overnight for the child…
Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings
Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 25-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison is headed to federal prison for 16 more for a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua M. Perez was one of three armed robbers who commited a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than second night of a local gas station, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other robbers emerging from a sedan, pointing handguns at occupants of another vehicle, Sellinger said. They then fled with money and cellphones in the victims…