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Drunk, Speeding West Windsor Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutor
A West Windsor teen has been accused of driving drunk and more than twice the speed limit in a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said.
Rehan Jahangir, 18, was given four charges in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 crash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilto said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, died after the wreck on Lanwin Boulevard.
West Windsor police responded to the scene near Providence Drive at around 3:49 a.m. Officers found a 2024 Tesla Model Y that crashed into a tree, causing significant damag…
Bloods Leader, Passaic County Man Busted with 28 Lbs Of Coke, 500 Lbs Of Pot At Teterboro: FBI
A high-ranking member of the Bloods with longstanding mob ties and a Passaic County man with a criminal history of his own were seized when they tried to fly to London out of Teterboro Airport with 28 pounds of cocaine and 500 pounds of pot on a private jet, federal authorities said.
Leonardo Petrosillo, 45, of West Milford, and Edwin Spears, 49, of Newark brought three companions -- Spears’s girlfriend, an exotic dancer from Maryland and a friend of hers -- as a front for a dozen drug-stuffed bags of luggage, they said.
The plane was to fly it all to John Lennon Airport in London, accordin…
Paramus Mall Shoplifting Becomes Robbery When Female Employee Is Thrown To Floor
A shoplifter threw an employee at the Nieman Marcus store in Paramus to the floor after she caught him stealing more than $1,000 worth of clothing, authorities said.
Jimmy Sattan, 31, of Jersey City was chased down and captured by Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga in the Garden State Plaza parking lot moments after the 8 p.m. robbery on June 5, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said.
Sattan was leaving the store with $1,148 worth of hidden Fendi sweat pants, sweatshirts and jeans when the employee tried stopping him, the chief said.
Mordaga, who was on patrol outside the store, saw Satt…
Jersey Shore Man Found With Rifle, Silencer, Bogus Federal Agent Badges Takes Plea
A Jersey Shore man who was caught with a handful of phony federal agent IDs in his own name admitted also having a homemade rifle and a silencer.
Jeffrey Backlund, 57, of Waretown, took a deal from the government rather than face trial, pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 27, to illegally possessing all of them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Backlund was arrested after a warranted search prompted by a domestic disturbance in September 2020 turned up “a number of firearms and imitation federal identification badges,” Sellinger said.
“They found one short-barreled, AR-style, .223 …
Seven-Time Fairfield County Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say
A Fairfield County man wanted by several police departments for a number of crimes including taking police on a high-speed pursuit was allegedly busted with 58 bags of pure fentanyl.
Sylvester Edward, aka "GUMZY," age 31, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, April 1, by Norwalk Police after taking officers on a high-speed pursuit and just hours after bonding out of jail on drug charges, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
Edward was first arrested on March 30, when he found to be in possession of 58 bags of pure fentanyl, several bags of crack cocaine, and marijuana, Gulino sa…
Westchester Man Charged For Stealing Used Cooking Oil Arrested Again In Fairfield County
A 26-year-old Westchester man who was arrested last year for stealing used cooking oil from an area business has been arrested again for using a fake name at the time he was apprehended in Fairfield County.
Jonathan Garces, age 26, of Yonkers, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 22, on a warrant by Westport Police following an investigation into the first incident, said Lieutenant David Wolf.
According to Wolf, on Wednesday, May 6, around 5:18 a.m., Westport Police Officers responded to 50 Church Lane on a report of a suspicious vehicle.
The car was stopped a short distance …
