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Police & Fire
Gruesome Indictment Details Killing, Dismemberment Of NJ Victim
Four people from Ocean County were indicted for dismembering the body of a Toms River man killed in his home, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 29-year-old Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehension, desecration of human remains, and eight weapons charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Danielle Bolstad, 42, of Barnegat; Jared Krysiak, 34, of Brick Township; and Jarred Palumbo, 36, of Manchester, were also indicted for hindering apprehension and…
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim, 41, Found Lying Face Down In Paterson Dies
A man was killed in a Paterson shooting overnight, authorities said. A 41-year-old man was found lying face-down with gunshot wounds by officers responding to a ShotSpotter activation at Auburn and Ellison streets around 2:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. The victim was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line a…
Police & Fire
NJ Mom Killed By Ex-BF In Murder-Suicide Days After 21st Birthday, Family Says
A young Vineland mother was killed by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide, according to her family. A GoFundMe page said Mary Rodriguez died just days after celebrating her 21st birthday. She was the mother of a two-year-old boy. The GoFundMe had raised more than $12,500 from at least 199 donations as of Wednesday, Aug. 28. "Mary was filled with hopes and dreams, embarking on a transformative journey to build a secure future for herself and her little one," wrote Marianette Mercado, Rodriguez's stepmother and the fundraiser's organizer. "Her vibrant spirit touched the lives of m…
Police & Fire
Update
: Couple Charged In Cold-Blooded Killing Of Twahee Howard, 44
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Paterson couple have been charged in connection with what authorities said was the premeditated cold-blooded shooting death of a 44-year-old city man earlier this month. Mathew X. Amaro, 27, shot Twahee Howard in the area of Chadwick and Weiss streets shortly before 9 p.m. June 2, authorities said. Howard, 44, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center of multiple gunshot wounds a short time later. Amaro is charged with murder, conspiracy, and drug and weapons offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge…
Police & Fire
Triple
Murder
: Shooting Leaves 3 Dead In Central Jersey
Three people were found dead in a New Jersey condominium on Monday, Nov. 27, authorities said. UPDATE: Cops ID South Plainfield Triple Murder Victims, Accused Shooter Police responding to reports of shots fired around 9 a.m. found two males and a woman in the Traditions condo complex on Coppola Drive in South Plainfield, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Peter Papa. All victims had suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead. Their names had not been released pending notification of next of kin. A suspect was being questione…
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MD Murder Suspect Captured In New Jersey: Police
A man implicated in a Maryland murder was captured in New Jersey and being held pending extradition, authorities said. Capitol Heights resident Milton Alarcon-Ruiz, 21, is the third person to be implicated in the fatal shooting of Hyattsville's Mynor Galvez Juarez, 29, on Friday, June 16, police in Prince George's County, MD said. Police did not say where in the Garden State Alarcon-Ruiz was being held. Alarcon-Ruiz was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and related charges for his role in the killing. Otoniel Morales, 34, and Edwin Roque Alarcon, 19, both of Se…
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Harrowing Details Released In Quadruple Maryland Murder-Suicide
Maryland State Police have released harrowing details in the quadruple murder-suicide involving two young Pennsylvania girls, their father and his alleged accomplice. The manhunt for Robert Vicosa, 41, Tia Bynam, 35, and Vicosa's daughters, Giana, 7, and Aaminah, 6, came to a tragic end on Thursday around 2:30 p.m., MSP said in a news release. Authorities had been searching for Vicosa for several days, after he drugged and sexually assaulted his ex-wife with Bynam's help, and then fled the York County home with the two girls. Pennsylvania State Police told MSP a car matching the suspect ve…
Police & Fire
Second Arrest Made In Double Jersey City Shooting That Killed Man
A second arrest has been made in a deadly shooting last April in Jersey City. City resident Naseem Rourk, 20, is facing several murder charges in connection with the April 13 shooting death of 21-year-old Rodney Wallace, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 16-year-old was also recently charged in the incident, which happened inside of a store at 245 Old Bergen Road around 11 p.m. Wallace was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body around 11 p.m. April 13. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. A second victim, a 22-y…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Woman Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City's Emmanuel Garcia
A 21-year-old Jersey City woman was arrested in the shooting death of 23-year-old Emmanuel Garcia as the result of a recent traffic stop, authorities announced Friday. Shianne Payne-Nanton was arrested on charges of murder, attempted murder and various weapons offenses in connection with the May 3 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Emmanuel GarciaGoFundMe photo Payne-Nanton was apprehended and arrested by HCPO Homicide Unit detectives following a motor vehicle stop at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, Suarez said. Garcia was found with multiple gunshot wo…
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Prosecutor: '16 Shots Fired' Before Asbury Park Police Arrived; Victim Critically Hurt
At least 16 shots were fired in Asbury Park late Wednesday, leaving an unidentified man critically injured, authorities said. Police officers arriving at 1331 Sewall Ave. about 10:17 p.m. on Wednesday found a man with five gunshot wounds, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. The initial investigation has found that at least 16 shots were fired in the area, according to Gramiccioni. The prosecutor issued a statement on Thursday afternoon to dispel rumors that police were involved in the shooting. "Rumors being circulated on social media falsel…
Police & Fire
Victim Shot Out Of Area, Possibly Paterson, Turns Up At Hackensack ER
Authorities were trying to determine where a 26-year-old New York City ex-con who turned up at Hackensack University Medical Center with a gunshot wound was struck in Paterson or if it was somewhere else. Two vehicles -- an Acura sedan and Cadillac Escalade -- pulled up to the hospital around 2 a.m. and dropped off the Queens victim and a woman, Hackensack Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. The victim had a gunshot wound in his left thigh, DeWitt said. Neither knew where the shooting occurred but said it was in Paterson, the captain said. After the vehicles left both of them, the sedan slam…
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