Raritan Man Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit: Police
A 21-year-old Raritan man was arrested and charged after a vehicle pursuit, authorities announced Thursday, March 26.
At 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, officers observed a 2011 Honda Accord fail to signal a turn in the area of Stonebridge Apartment Complex on Route 202 North, Raritan police said.
The officer attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop but the driver, Ahmad Wallace, failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated, police said. During the pursuit, officers learned the vehicle had been involved in prior eluding incidents in New Providence and Watchung, police said. Walla…
License Plate Reader Helps Nab Stabbing Suspect In Atlantic City: Police
A 35-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged with stabbing a man after a fight on Saturday, April 5, authorities said.
At 8:48 a.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Fairmount Avenue and found the stabbing victim, transporting him to a nearby hospital, for non-life-threatening injuries, Atlantic City police said.
Officers were able to obtain video of the assault, the suspect, and the vehicle he fled in, police said. Officers used an automated license plate reader system and learned the vehicle had Atlantic City on Route 30, police said.
An officer positioned himself on R…
New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged DWI/drugs after ignoring an officer's signal to stop and driving into a construction zone.
The incident occurred in New Canaan at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at a construction site on Silvermine Road.
According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer conducting traffic control at a construction site signaled John Anderson, age 46, of Wilton, to stop his SUV as he approached the zone.
Instead of stopping, DeFelice said Anderson kept traveling west on Silvermine Road, approaching the construction site before stopping,…
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say
The man seen hurling dogs over the fence of the Atlantic County Animal Shelter has been arrested, police said,
Jahlil McNeal, 23, of Atlantic City, was identified by city police as the man captured in disturbing footage throwing dogs over the fence at the county animal shelter and leaving.
McNeal has been charged with four counts of cruelty to animals, failure to provide care to animals, two counts theft of services, and witness tampering.
McNeal first abandoned an animal at the shelter after hours on July 15, police said. ACPD's Humane Law Enforcement Officer, Matthew Schmidt, initia…
Prosecutor: 1,400 Wax Folds Of Heroin, ~$16,700, Firearm Seized In Jersey Shore Drug Bust
Four New Jersey residents were arrested for distributing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine following an investigation involving nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies, authorities said Thursday.
Kevin Collins, 37, and Daysha Kelly, 35, operated out of a Pine Beach home, while Elex Hyman, 49, and Jamie Steen, 38, used a Lakewood home, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
All four acted together to carry out the distribution scheme, Billhimer said.
Detectives on Aug. 10 set up surveillance on the Pine Beach home, and saw Collins and Kelly get on public transportation to go to …
