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UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED) UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED)
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (Updated) Students and staff at the University of Virginia have been advised to shelter in place as police search for a wanted suspect with a reported criminal past. At around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, an alert was issued by UVA Police amid a search for a suspect later identified as Nyheem Hill in the Alderman area. UVA Emergency Alert: Police looking for suspect, area of Alderman Rd, Blk male 6'4 wearing a grey hoodie. Avoid area, shelter in place. If seen call 911. — UVA Police Division (@UVAPolice) February 25, 2025 According to police, Hill fled from a traffic stop, has a known criminal his…
Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police
Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police A Camden County police officer is in critical condition after he was stabbed by a 38-year-old Sicklerville man on Sunday, Feb. 23, authorities said. The officer, was stabbed while conducting a business check in the area of Broadway and Chestnut Street in Camden, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in critical, but stable condition, authorities said. Richard Dennis was apprehended soon after in the area of South 7th Street and Kaighn Avenue, authorities said. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated …
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is NJ Native: Remembering Christopher Reese One of two Virginia Beach officers killed during a routine traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 21, has been identified as a South Jersey native. Officer Christopher Reese, 30, and Officer Cameron Girvin, 25, were riding double-assigned to a midnight shift traffic car when they attempted to stop a Hyundai with an expired plate at 11:27 p.m., Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference Saturday. The driver, later identified as John McCoy III — whom Neudigate vowed to only name once — refused to yield, leading officers to a dead-end street, where the vehicle finally came…
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor $32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor
$32K Worth Of Heroin Seized In NJ Turnpike Drug Raid, Man Charged: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged after he was found transporting $32,000 in heroin, which authorities said was seized from him along the NJ Turnpike in Mercer County. Officers began surveilling Edwin Vargas after receiving information he was transporting large quantity of narcotics into Hamilton Township near the Woodrow Wilson Service Area, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m., law enforcement conducted a motor vehicle stop on a Kia Telluride driven by Vargas on the New Jersey Turnpike, Marbrey said. Vargas was detained…
NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (VIDEO) NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (VIDEO)
NJ Driver With Glass Of Wine In Brand-New Volvo Was More 2X Legal Limit, Police Say (Video) Bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 41-year-old Old Bridge woman who police say was more than twice the legal limit when they stopped her last month in Red Bank. The footage showing the Dec. 20, 2024 arrest of Dana Colonna in Red Bank has been published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The video shows Red Bank Officer Christopher Fuentes initiating the stop near Volcafe on Bridge Ave., in which Colonna tells him that she was driving a brand-new Volvo and was fighting with her boyfriend. Colonna admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening after visiting Gabriella’s Italian …
High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Ends In Crash, Arrested Of Jersey City Pair: Cops High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Ends In Crash, Arrested Of Jersey City Pair: Cops
High-Speed Pursuit Of Stolen Audi Ends In Crash, Arrested Of Jersey City Pair: Cops Three men were arrested early Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, after a stolen Audi Q5 led Paramus police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Route 3, authorities said. Paramus police received an alert around 3:16 a.m. about a stolen white Audi traveling southbound on Route 17 at high speed, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Officer Jaime Takahashi spotted the vehicle near A&S Drive and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over, the chief said. The chase continued southbound on Route 17 before the vehicle exited onto Route 3 eastbound, where it lost con…
'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (VIDEO) 'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (VIDEO)
'You Know Who I Am': South Jersey Councilman Flips Out On Cop During Traffic Stop (Video) The New Jersey State PBA President is calling for the resignation of a councilman in Gloucester County following the release of bodycam footage of a recent traffic stop. The footage shared by NJ Advance Media shows the traffic stop involving Paulsboro Councilman Theodore Holloway at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Penn Line Road and Wes Adams Street in the borough. Holloway immediately becomes agitated when the officer pulls him over. "You can't be serious!" Holloway yells. Holloway threatened the officer, saying he would talk to Police Chief Gary Kille about the stop…
Bayonne Man Struck Police With Motorcycle: Authorities Bayonne Man Struck Police With Motorcycle: Authorities
Bayonne Man Struck Police With Motorcycle: Authorities A 32-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 8 with striking an officer with his motorcycle last month. On Friday, Dec. 20 at 1:36 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Kennedy Blvd. and 31st Street when they saw a motorcycle with a fictitious New Jersey registration, Bayonne police said. When the driver, Pierre Arteaga, became aware of an officer was pulling him over, he fled at a high rate of speed, police said. He was spotted on West 17th Street by officers, police said. As they attempted to apprehend him, Arteaga drove onto the sidewalk and struc…
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD A 42-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Guttenberg, authorities said. Officers conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle's driver, later identified as Olinsser Vera, engage in what appeared to be drug transaction, Guttenberg police said. Officers believed the driver was engaged in criminal activity and requested the Bayonne Police Department's K9 unit, police said. The narcotics K9 conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle, during which the K-9 indicated to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, police sa…
Man Wanted By US Marshals Captured During Traffic Stop In Morris County: Police Man Wanted By US Marshals Captured During Traffic Stop In Morris County: Police
Man Wanted By US Marshals Captured During Traffic Stop In Morris County: Police A 33-year-old man wanted by the U.S. Marshals was arrested following a traffic stop in Morris County, police said. Marcus Olivera-Leon, of Elizabeth, was stopped in an unregistered vehicle for having a brake light out on Augusta Street and Legion Place in Denville around 9:40 p.m. on Aug. 23, local police said. Olivera-Leon, had active warrants for his arrest, and had been wanted by the United States Marshals, according to police. Police said only that he was wanted for violating probation. Olivera-Leon was arrested and transported back to police headquarters. He was committed to the count…
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say A man who had been wanted out of New Jersey on child abuse charges was arrested in a New York traffic stop last week, when authorities found him with police uniforms and handcuffs, they said. Joseph Zuziela, 43, of Branchburg, NJ, was stopped in Oceanside, NY on Thursday night, Aug. 8. Somerset County Prosecutor's Fugitive Task Force Unit Nassau County Police said officers stopped Zuziela’s vehicle at around 11:45 p.m. near Merrick and Oceanside roads. Inside, they reportedly found a trove of law enforcement paraphernalia, including police uniforms, handcuffs, a gold badge, brass knu…
Two Arrested After Driving With Stolen License Plate: Secaucus PD Two Arrested After Driving With Stolen License Plate: Secaucus PD
Two Arrested After Driving With Stolen License Plate: Secaucus PD Two Paterson residents were arrested on Wednesday, July 24, after police spotted them driving a car with a stolen license plate in Secaucus, authorities said. At 9:33 p.m., officers located the vehicle in the area of Meadowlands Parkway and 10th Street, Secaucus police said. A traffic stop was initiated and police arrested Erykah Harmon, 26, and charged her with receiving stolen property, police said. Harmon also had an outstanding warrant out of Newark, police said. Christopher Stamp, 34, was also arrested and charged with hindering apprehension for providing officers with false informatio…
NYPD Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette NYPD Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette
Nypd Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette The father of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was arrested with a loaded gun in a New York City traffic stop this week, police said. Police stopped Alibay Barkley, 55, of Whitehall, PA, in a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette with an obstructed license plates that didn't match the car, at East 140 St. and Third Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, the NYPD said. An investigation found that Barkley had a loaded gun and that the car was unregistered, police said. According to 6abc, Barkley told police the pink gun shared to X by the NYPD was his wife's gun that they keep for safet…