Asbury Park Man Broke Into Elementary School, Stole Scooter: Deal PD
A 39-year-old Asbury Park man was arrested and charged with breaking into Deal Elementary School, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 29.
On Monday, Aug. 11, officers responded to the elementary school after a man, later identified as Kyle Costello, entered the building through a window the day before and stole an electric scooter from the hallway before he exited the building, Deal police said.
Officers recovered the scooter and identified Costello as the suspect, taking him into custody a day later, police said.
Costello is charged with burglary, theft, trespassing and narcotics offenses,…
Meth, Cocaine, Guns: Frenchtown Man Arrested After Traffic Stop
A 55-year-old Alexandria man was arrested and charged with firearms and narcotics offenses following an arrest during a traffic stop, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1.
On Monday, July 14, Scott Hopkins’ vehicle was pulled over, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
During the stop, Hopkins was in possession of cocaine, Robeson said. Search warrants were subsequently issued for Hopkins, his vehicle, and his residence, Robeson said.
A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of methamphetamine, a Ruff Ryders Bag containing eleven 12-gauge shotgun shells, and one Smith and Wess…
Cocaine Worth $70K Seized In Mercer County Bust: Prosecutor
A multi-agency investigation in Mercer County led to the seizure of 700 grams of cocaine and the arrest of two men from Trenton and Bucks County, PA, authorities said.
The cocaine was worth $70,000 on the street, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
At about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force (MCNTF), with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police, found Dayron Vaughn, 48, of Bristol, PA, driving a motorcycle …
Man Wanted For Raping Ex-Girlfriend, Kidnapping Another Nabbed In Western Mass
A wanted fugitive accused of heinous crimes against two of his former girlfriends has finally been arrested in Hampden County.
Neftali Marcial, age 24, was arrested at a home in Springfield Tuesday, April 26, after nearly three months on the run, Massachusetts State Police said.
He’s accused of assaulting and raping an ex-girlfriend in February of this year, and locking another former girlfriend in his basement and abusing her for nearly two weeks, police said.
Since then, state and local police had been on the hunt for Marcial, checking several different addresses of interest with no…
Felon From Bridgeport On Supervised Release Had Heroin, Handgun, Police Say
A convicted felon from Fairfield County is facing new weapons and drug charges after he was busted with an illegal semi-automatic pistol and heroin while on supervised release from federal prison.
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a six-count indictment charging Lynwood Cogdell, 32, of Bridgeport, with firearms and narcotics offenses,” U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Cogdell has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
On May 1, 2015, Cogdell pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. On March 15, 2016, he was sentenced to 36 mont…
