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Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor
Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Hunterdon County: Prosecutor Four Flemington residents were arrested and charged following an investigation into the distribution of controlled dangerous substances in Hunterdon County, authorities announced Wednesday, April 29. Delmy Idalgo-Centeno, 33, Noella Jackeline Gomez-Lopez, 25, Fernando Munoz-Perez, 23 and Alfredo Ozuna-Jimenez, 34, face numerous drug charges including unlawful possession and engaging in narcotics sales, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Flemington Borough Police Chief Jerry Rotollo said. The four were arrested following an investigation that identified they were part…
SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Central Jersey: Prosecutor SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A 34-year-old fugitive was apprehended with the assistance of a SWAT team in Central Jersey, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 20. On Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7:50 p.m., members of the Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force Street Crimes Unit established covert surveillance of a residence on Lenox Place where Kenneth James, who was previously been convicted of drugs and weapons charges was known to live, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Detectives spotted Roman standing outside the home and tried to place him under arrest, McDonald said alongside Somerset County P…
Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning NY Street Into Horror Scene Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning NY Street Into Horror Scene
Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning NY Street Into Horror Scene A man who terrified an Upstate New York neighborhood while donning a clown mask and wielding a chainsaw has been convicted on menacing and weapons charges. Craig Wolcott, 35, was found guilty by an Albany County jury Thursday, Dec. 4, following two hours of deliberation. The charges stem from an incident on Lancaster Street in Cohoes on Thursday, May 1, where residents reported seeing Wolcott walking through the neighborhood in a clown mask while lifting a running chainsaw, as Daily Voice previously reported. A resident confronted him after spotting him looking into parked vehicles, Cohoe…
'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says 'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says
'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says Four Bronx residents have been charged in a harrowing carjacking targeting a Teaneck couple in their driveway over the summer, authorities said. The victims had just returned home from New York City around 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, when a white Acura TLX pulled up and blocked their Palisade Avenue driveway, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Two masked suspects with handguns ordered the victims to lie face down. Cash and jewelry were taken from them, and one suspect fled in the victims’ SUV while the Acura also drove off, authorities said. Detectives later determined the Acura was usi…
Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: Cops Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: Cops
Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: Cops A 22-year-old suicidal man was slapped with weapons charges after police say he survived a 50-foot fall from a Route 46 bridge early Friday morning, Nov. 14. Elmwood Park police officers were tipped off to an abandoned vehicle on the Route 46 East overpass with the driver’s side door open and no occupants inside at approximately 2:30 a.m., Chief Michael Foligno said. Developing reports indicate the incident happened at the River Drive overpass. When officers arrived, they found the unoccupied vehicle and began searching the area. A short time later, officers heard a grunting sound…
MURDER: Bloodied Suspect Charged In Bergen County Stabbing, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Bloodied Suspect Charged In Bergen County Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Bloodied Suspect Charged In Bergen County Stabbing, Prosecutor Says A 25-year-old man who police found with blood on his hands has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old victim at a Bergen County home Thursday morning, Sept. 25, authorities said. Justin J. Wilhelm, of Landing, called 9-1-1 just before 3 a.m., from a home on River Road in New Milford, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. When police arrived at 650 River Road, they found Wilhelm on the front steps with suspected blood on both of his hands, Musella said. Officers entered the home and discovered 24-year-old Mateo Ocho-Gonzalez dead on the second floor, the p…
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…
NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Gov. Murphy Captured Riding Motorcycle In FL: Sheriff NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Gov. Murphy Captured Riding Motorcycle In FL: Sheriff
NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Gov. Murphy Captured Riding Motorcycle In FL: Sheriff A Bergen County man who police accuse of threatening to kill Governor Phil Murphy was arrested in Florida, where authorities say he had a motorcycle, an SUV, and an RV — and a history of social media posts showing weapons. Russ Semeran, 53, who allegedly has ties to Allendale and Mahwah, was taken into custody on Sunday, May 18, by the U.S. Marshals Task Force, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. “Semeran was wanted by the New Jersey State Police Counter Terrorism Bureau out of New Jersey for terroristic threats where he threatened to kill Governor Phil Murphy,” the sheriff’s o…
‘Master Of Mutilation’ Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ ‘Master Of Mutilation’ Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ
‘Master Of Mutilation’ Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ A Maryland man known as the "Garri Master" — or Master of Mutilation — is facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding a brutal conspiracy to fund violent attacks, kidnappings, and mutilations in Cameroon, federal prosecutors announced. Eric Tano Tataw, 38, of Gaithersburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland after what authorities described as a vicious, years-long plot to support violent separatist fighters known as the Amba Boys. According to the indictment, Tataw — a Cameroonian national living in Maryland — called for attacks on Cameroonian civilians, municipal offic…
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, 900+ Xanax Pills In Bergen County: Cops Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, 900+ Xanax Pills In Bergen County: Cops
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, 900+ Xanax Pills In Bergen County: Cops A two-week investigation into an assault led Fair Lawn detectives to a major drug bust that turned up 17 pounds of marijuana, more than 900 Xanax pills, and two machetes, police said. The search happened on Friday, April 11, around 7:30 p.m., when Detective Anthony Lugo and the Fair Lawn Police Detective Bureau executed a search warrant at a residence on Pellington Drive, according to Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. Inside the home, police found two machetes and what they described as “numerous indicators of drug distribution and manufacturing.” A second search warrant followed, and that’s when polic…
42-Year-Old Army Veteran ID'd As New Orleans Terror Attack Driver 42-Year-Old Army Veteran ID'd As New Orleans Terror Attack Driver
42-Year-Old Army Veteran ID'd As New Orleans Terror Attack Driver This story has been updated. An Army veteran has been identified as the man authorities say rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans early on New Year's Day morning, leaving 15 people dead and injuring approximately 35 others. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, age 42, who was killed in a shootout with police officers after the incident at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 on Bourbon Street, was a US citizen born in Texas, where he lived at the time of the incident, the FBI said. The Ford truck, rented through an auto sharing company, displayed an ISIS flag on the tr…
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police
Security Guard Robs Victim In Hackensack, Found With Brass Knuckles: Police A security guard from Hackensack has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning, Nov. 25, police said. Hudhaifa Johnson, 25, of Hackensack, implied he had a weapon before robbing a 24-year-old man from Monroe Township near Fair and Lodi Streets around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024, according to Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista. Johnson demanded the victim's jewelry and belongings before fleeing the scene on a moped. Later that evening, Patrol Officers Roselys Salas and Angelo Vicale located Johnson on Essex Street around 8 p.m. and …
Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg
Chainsaw-Wielding Man Shot By Police In Keansburg A man wielding a chainsaw was shot and critically wounded by police sent to his Keansburg home on a welfare check, authorities said. Borough officers who went to the Seabreeze Way home shortly after 1 p.m. on Memorial Day "encountered an adult male civilian who possessed numerous weapons and a running chainsaw," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "As the male approached officers with the running chainsaw, one officer deployed a [Taser] and another officer fired his service weapon, striking the individual," the attorney general said. on Friday, May 31. Unconfirmed reports wer…