NJ Man Armed With Replica Glock Gun Assaulted Police Officers: Prosecutor NJ Man Armed With Replica Glock Gun Assaulted Police Officers: Prosecutor
NJ Man Armed With Replica Glock Gun Assaulted Police Officers: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged on Friday, Aug. 15 after he assaulted a police officer in Somerville, authorities said. Police were originally searching for Derick Lewis over allegations he threatened a woman's child,  Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., Manville Chief of Police Craig Jeremiah, Somerville Chief of Police Dennis Manning, and Somerset County Sheriff Darrin Russo said. Lewis was also wanted on a warrant out of Asbury Park for robbery and was believed to have a sc…
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On Lancaster Street, Police Say Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On Lancaster Street, Police Say
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On Lancaster Street, Police Say A Maryland man is accused of firing two rounds at a woman as she sat in her car in Lancaster, police announced. David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, allegedly approached the victim shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 29, as she sat in the driver’s seat of her vehicle in the first block of Caroline Street, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Porter is accused of firing a gun twice into the car, with both rounds striking the driver’s side of the vehicle, investigators said. The woman was not injured. Porter was charged with felony attempted criminal homicide, fe…
Trio Wanted In Millville Murder: Prosecutor Trio Wanted In Millville Murder: Prosecutor
Trio Wanted In Millville Murder: Prosecutor Three men have been charged and are at large in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old in Millville, authorities said. On Friday, Aug. 15, at approximately 6:53 p.m., Millville police responded to the area of High and Oak Streets for a report of a male with a gunshot wound to the head, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The victim, identified as Thomas Smith III was transported to a nearby hospital but was soon pronounced dead,  Webb-McRae said. Investigators identified three men in the shooting: Jequise R. Forrest, 19, of Green St., Millville; Alonzo E…
Bridgeton Man Pointed Gun At Woman In LA Fitness Parking Lot: Police Bridgeton Man Pointed Gun At Woman In LA Fitness Parking Lot: Police
Bridgeton Man Pointed Gun At Woman In LA Fitness Parking Lot: Police A 26-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged after he pulled out a firearm during a dispute at an LA Fitness parking lot in Washington Township, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 15. On Friday, Aug. 1 at 8:06 p.m., an off-duty New Jersey State Trooper reported seeing a man, later identified as Jacob Vanaman, and a woman arguing near parked cars, Washington Township police said. The trooper then observed the man pull a handgun and point it at the woman, Washington Township police said. When officers arrived, all parties had left the scene, police said. The woman reported the inciden…
Toddler Dies From Assault PA Dad ‘Never Should Have Gotten Out For 1st Kid He Beat' Family Says Toddler Dies From Assault PA Dad ‘Never Should Have Gotten Out For 1st Kid He Beat' Family Says
Toddler Dies From Assault PA Dad ‘Never Should Have Gotten Out For 1st Kid He Beat' Family Says A father is accused of violently assaulting his 2-year-old son, who was later found dead in Bradford, the McKean County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Aug. 15. Tyler Lee Prescott, 32, who has no permanent address, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child for injuries allegedly inflicted on his son between July 17 and Aug. 14, according to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer and court records. EMS and police were called to a home on the 60 block of Sherman Street early Thursday, Aug. 14, for an unresponsive chil…
Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police
Pleasantville Teen Made Threats With Stolen Firearm At Dollar General: Police A 19-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested and charged after he made threats while brandishing a firearm on Wednesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 11 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as Javont Bell-Lowe making threats at the Dollar General at 600 South New Road, Pleasantville police said. Bell-Lowe fled the scene prior to officers arrival, police said. When officers spotted him, he fled on foot and discarded a firearm that was recovered by law enforcement, police said. Bell-Lowe was apprehended soon after, police said. The firearm, which was later de…
Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA
Woman Forced To Drink Rubbing Alcohol During Horrific Sexual Assault: Lancaster DA A Lancaster man accused of violently sexually assaulting a woman in his home will head to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, August 11.  Jose Antonio Pitre, 29, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Adam Witkonis on Tuesday, July 29, according to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas docket. Prosecutors said Pitre attacked the victim before sexually assaulting her in the basement of his Saint Joseph Street home the afternoon of Wednesday, June 25. The victim told investigators Pitre repeat…
2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police 2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police
2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police Another juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Phillipsburg, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 4:17 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 100 block of Henderson Street after its ShotSpotter device detected gunshots, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Police spotted several discharged cartridge cases and bullet holes in a parked vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. A 17-year-old was arrested Friday and faces numerous charges, authorities said. The other 17-year-old is charged with c…
17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor 17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor A 17-year-old was arrested and charged after several gunshots were fired in Phillipsburg, authorities announced Friday., Aug. 8. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 4:17 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 100 block of Henderson Street after its ShotSpotter device detected gunshots, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Police spotted several discharged cartridge cases and bullet holes in a parked vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. Video footage identified a 17-year-old as the perpetrator, authorities said. The juvenile was charged with conspiracy to c…
Harrisburg ‘Tent City’ Shooting Hospitalizes Man; Weapon Tied To July Incident Seized: Police Harrisburg ‘Tent City’ Shooting Hospitalizes Man; Weapon Tied To July Incident Seized: Police
Harrisburg ‘Tent City’ Shooting Hospitalizes Man; Weapon Tied To July Incident Seized: Police A Harrisburg man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured another man in the city’s “Tent City” encampment, police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. Joshian Pacheco Ferrer, 34, was taken into custody following an arrest and search warrant at tents in the encampment on South Front Street near the Interstate 83 bridge, according to Harrisburg Police. The arrest stems from a July 3 incident when officers responded to a report of shots fired in the encampment. Upon arrival, police found a man with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and lower extremities. He was taken to a local hospit…
Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Jersey City man was arrested by Hudson County Regional S.W.A.T. on Friday, Aug. 8 and charged with sexually assaulting a woman last month, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., on Saturday, July 26, a woman said Richard Murphy physically and sexually assaulted her as she entered a residence on Sussex Street, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries, Mello said. Murphy is charged with aggravated sexual assault, burglary and aggravated assault, Mello said.
Man, Woman Brandished Fake Guns At National Night Out: EHT Police Man, Woman Brandished Fake Guns At National Night Out: EHT Police
Man, Woman Brandished Fake Guns At National Night Out: EHT Police Two people were arrested after they brandished fake firearms at Egg Harbor Township's annual National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. While people were leaving the event, an officer was flagged down by a witness who saw a person in a gray Ford Mustang brandishing a gun, Egg Harbor Township police said. Another witness told police had been pointing a firearm at a group of people, police said. The Egg Harbor Township motorcycle unit navigated through traffic to locate the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop near the Swift-Slaybaugh complex, police said. The occupants, …