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Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of NJ Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of NJ Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash
Seven Youths Nabbed In Series Of NJ Car Thefts, Multi-County Pursuit, Crash A Clifton police officer dove into a moving car after the teenager who stole it bailed out during one in a series of incidents involving out-of-town car thieves -- one of whom is only 14. Six of them were captured following a pursuit and crash involving another stolen vehicle and a Clifton police car later that day, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Officers interrupted the theft of a 2017 Mazda on Chittendon Road around 3 a.m. Monday, Bracken said. The thief hopped out of the car while it was still moving, forcing an officer to dive in to keep it from damaging nearby property, he said. The teen a…

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NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam
NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam A Union County woman admitted in federal court that she was shredding bogus credit and debit cards -- obtained by a man who fraudulently collected $400,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the state of New York -- when investigators came busting in. Detectives armed with a search warrant found Latoyia McCollum, 46, of Hillside in the kitchen of an undisclosed location "placing what appeared to be a credit/debit card into the shredder" while face-timing on a cellphone in October 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. McCollum told them she was on the phone with Maurice Mills…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate
NJ Correctional Officer Charged With Raping Female Inmate A correctional officer from Jersey City was arrested Wednesday and charged with raping an inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, 28, was charged with sexual assault and official misconduct in connection with the Sept. 16 incident at the troubled Union Township state prison, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a joint release. The charges were filed during an investigation by Bruck’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Neighbor Busts Woman Wanted Out Of Philly Burglarizing Montclair Home, Police Say Neighbor Busts Woman Wanted Out Of Philly Burglarizing Montclair Home, Police Say
Neighbor Busts Woman Wanted Out Of Philly Burglarizing Montclair Home, Police Say Montclair police interrupted a woman with arrest warrants in Philadelphia and Union, NJ during a burglary Sunday, authorities said. A woman later identified as Emilia Vargas, 35, of Newark, was spotted by a Highpoint Terrace homeowner near his neighbor's house, which he knew was vacant, Montclair Police Sgt. Terence Turner said. Responding officers saw an open rear door to the home and found Vargas inside, Turner said. She was placed under arrest and charged with criminal trespass. She was also found to have outstanding warrants from Philadelphia, PA and Union Township, NJ.

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Confessed NJ ID Thief Admits Stealing $450,000 In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits From NY State Confessed NJ ID Thief Admits Stealing $450,000 In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits From NY State
Confessed NJ ID Thief Admits Stealing $450,000 In Pandemic Unemployment Benefits From NY State A Union County man admitted Monday that he stole $450,000 in pandemic unemployment insurance benefits from New York State by using other people's identities. Maurice Mills, 29, of Union Township took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty to wire fraud during a video conference with a federal judge in Newark. Mills admitted that he submitted the bogus applications last year for the benefits, funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, "using the names of other individuals," Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. U.S. Di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Report: CA Man, 44, Faces Murder Charges In Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting Report: CA Man, 44, Faces Murder Charges In Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting
Report: CA Man, 44, Faces Murder Charges In Hunterdon County Truck Stop Shooting A Florida man was fatally shot at a Hunterdon County truck stop over the weekend, resulting in murder charges for the suspect, state police said. Ricardo De Castro, 43, of Deerfield Beach, FL, was shot at the Pilot Travel Center in Union Township shortly before 12:40 p.m. Saturday, NJ.com reports citing state police. The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and later pronounced dead, police said. Meanwhile, David Rodriguez, 44, of Rialto, CA, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder following the incident, the outlet reports. Rodriguez was being held at the …

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by Valerie Musson