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Kidnapping: Abducted Fort Lee Man Rescued By Nypd, Feds Seize Trio In $680,000 Ransom Demand
Federal authorities have charged three New York City men with kidnapping a Fort Lee resident and holding him for ransom.
A judge ordered Albert Ferrelli, 50, and Chiahao Lee, 30, both of Queens, and Fa Deng, 42, of Staten Island detained following a brief hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday, April 7.
The kidnapper sent the victim’s wife a photograph showing the victim with his hands bound and his eyes and mouth duct-taped while demanding $680,000 following the Tuesday night abduction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
New York City police officers resc…
Man Grabs Paramedic By Throat After Refusing To Put On Mask At Jefferson Bucks Hospital: Police
A man assaulted a paramedic who asked him to put on a mask at a hospital in Bucks County, authorities said.
Jeffrey Choi, 42, is accused of grabbing the paramedic by their throat after refusing to put on a mask at Jefferson Bucks Hospital in Langhorne on Monday, Feb. 21, Fall Township police said.
Another medic and hospital staff had to secure him before police arrived, they said.
Choi, of Fort Lee, NJ, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct, records show.
He was remanded to Bucks County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $100,000 bail. His preliminary hearing …
Police: Paramus Woman, New BF Break Into Ex's Fort Lee Condo, Brutally Stab Dog
A Paramus woman who’d threatened to kill a former lover broke into his Fort Lee condo with her new boyfriend and stabbed the man's dog, authorities said.
The owner told police he fled the Cumbermeade Road condominium after the couple called and threatened to shoot him just after midnight Tuesday, Capt. Edward Young said.
Officers who found the front door ajar were later shown Ring video by the victim showing Leena Radwan, 34, and Joseph Valenti, 32, of Kearny breaking in and stabbing his German Shepherd, Young said.
Rushed to a local animal hospital with a deep gash that bled profusely, th…
Punk Godmother Patti Smith, Alex Hamilton, Ron Jaworski Among NJ Hall Of Fame Inductees
Patti Smith didn’t know what to expect when she popped in the cassette that Bruce Springsteen had given her.
Soon after, the godmother of punk poetry wrote a simple love song, punctuated by a big Boss arena-rock chorus.
“Because the Night” became a late ‘70s anthem of sorts, one that introduced many listeners to Patricia Lee Smith – who, like Springsteen, lived in the Garden State.
Smith, 74, will be among two dozen new inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday.
Among those joining Smith -- the former Pitman resident and Deptford High School graduate -- will be he…
