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NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say
NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say The owner of three restaurants in Trenton has been arrested for multiple sexual assaults including a job applicant, authorities said. Gerald Araya, 44, of Ewing, was arrested in Trenton on Wednesday, June 19, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, Lawrence Township Police Chief Christopher Longo and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson.  He is charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of first-degree kidnapping, two counts o…
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on New York Avenue in Trenton at approximately 5 p.m., the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. He'd initially gone into a Phillips Avenue home, where members of a SWAT team had staged. Gordon was lodged at the Mercer County Jail. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into a Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, t…
NJ Ride-Share Driver Charged In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical NJ Ride-Share Driver Charged In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical
NJ Ride-Share Driver Charged In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical A 38-year-old ride share driver from New Jersey has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian critical in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Jacques Mamy, of Trenton, NJ, surrendered to authorities in Bucks County in connection with the Saturday, June 10 crash on Route 1in Bensalem, PA, Bensalem police said. Police are trying to track down the pictured vehicle.Bensalem Police Department After hitting 42-year-old Jason Jacobs in front of the Lincoln Motel, Mamy got out of his Hyundai Sonata, looked at Jacobs lying in the roadway, then got back in the car and drove away, police…
Final Defendant In Trenton Police Car Firebombing Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen Final Defendant In Trenton Police Car Firebombing Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen
Final Defendant In Trenton Police Car Firebombing Gets 27 Months In Fed Pen UPDATE: A Trenton man who threw a makeshift Molotov cocktail into a city police vehicle following a protest was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. Kadeem A. Dockery, 31, is the last of four defendants sentenced in U.S. District Court in connection with the May 31, 2020 protest in Trenton. Video captured by surveillance cameras and personal cellphones helped authorities identify Dockery, who was arrested a little over two months later, and Killian F Melecio, 22, of Columbus, NJ. Rather than face trial, Dockery took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in May 2021 to attemptin…
FEDS: Getaway Minivan Driver Gets 12 Years, No Parole, For Armed Robbery Spree In NJ, PA FEDS: Getaway Minivan Driver Gets 12 Years, No Parole, For Armed Robbery Spree In NJ, PA
Feds: Getaway Minivan Driver Gets 12 Years, No Parole, For Armed Robbery Spree In NJ, PA UPDATE: The man who drove the getaway car -- actually a minivan -- in an armed robbery spree in New Jersey and Pennsylvania must spend the next 12 years in federal prison. Omar Feliciano-Estremera, 45, was the wheelman for a fellow Trentonian Gabriel Lopez, who authorities said fired a gun during one of the holdups. The pair committed the robberies at mostly convenience stores in Mercer and Union counties in New Jersey and in Bucks County, PA in May and June of 2019, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Lopez "entered the businesses, brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the sto…
Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect
Thousands In Cocaine Thrown Off 8th Floor Of Apartment In NJ Bust Involving PA Shooting Suspect Thousands of dollars' worth of cocaine and guns were thrown from the eighth floor of a New Jersey apartment before it was recovered from the streets below during a drug investigation, leading to a slew of charges for two of the residents involved, including a PA shooting suspect using an alias, authorities said. A month-long investigation into the distribution of cocaine led detectives to the 600 block of West State Street in Trenton, where surveillance officers saw Jose Borges-Navarro open an eighth-floor window and throw two duffle bags out around 7:15 p.m. on Monday, June 13, Mercer Coun…
2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash 2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash
2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash A second slingshot motorcyclist died after a Trenton crash that sent one victim into a nearby canal, authorities said. Michael James, 42, and his passenger, Kevin Kelly, 41, were in the three-wheeled motorcycle when it crashed on Passaic Street around 12 a.m. Tuesday, Trenton police said. Kelly was ejected into the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which runs parallel to the roadway, authorities said. He was pronounced dead. James was found lying in the street and rushed to a local hospital. He later died. The cause remains under investigation by the Trenton Police Department.
Grand Jury: Trenton PD Had To Shoot To Stop Man Pointing Gun Grand Jury: Trenton PD Had To Shoot To Stop Man Pointing Gun
Grand Jury: Trenton PD Had To Shoot To Stop Man Pointing Gun Trenton police were justified in shooting a man who pointed an airsoft gun at them, a grand jury has found. Two separate 911 calls of a suicidal man threatening to harm himself came in to police on March 14, 2019, state Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The responding officers were joined by two others who’d been called to the same North Olden Avenue more than four hours earlier, he said. “If you come in here, I’ll shoot you,” Jason Williams, 42, told the officers, Bruck said. “Concerned for Mr. Williams’ safety, officers opened the door to check on him,” the attorney general…
Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County
Trio Arrested With 11 Guns, Ammo, Methamphetamine In Mercer County Three people have been arrested and 11 guns seized after a multi-agency investigation of drug dealing in Mercer County, authorities said. In addition to recovering guns, authorities seized high-capacity rifle magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and about $1,000 in methamphetamine, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  At about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the New Jersey State Police TEAMS Unit, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton Township Police Division, the Trenton Police Departme…