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US Marshals Capture NJ Train Station Murder Suspect In PA, Prosecutor Says
A 44-year-old Plainfield man was arrested in Pennsylvania on Friday, May 10 and charged with a fatal stabbing at a train station in July 2023, authorities said.
At 2 p.m. on July 6, 2023, police responded to the Plainfield train station and found Juquin Smith, 45, suffering from stab wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Smith was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Aswad Spruiel was arrested in Northumberland County, PA., by US Marshals, authorities said. He is in custody in …
78 Years For Plainfield Pair Convicted In Shooting That Left 1 Paralyzed, 1 Dead: Prosecutor
Two Plainfield men were sentenced to 78 years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 12 after being convicted of first degree murder for killing a woman and paralyzing another in a 2021 double shooting, authorities said.
Jaahad Ingram, 23 and Zaire Wallace, 30, were sentenced in Union County Superior Court and must serve 85 percent of their sentence before being eligible for parole, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said.
The pair were found guilty in October for the shooting, which killed Jennifer Vorn, a 24-year-old King of Prussia, PA residen…
Plainfield Pair Convicted In Drive-By Double Shooting: Prosecutors
Two Plainfield men were convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 31, of first degree murder for killing a woman and paralyzing another in a 2021 double shooting, authorities said.
Jaahad Ingram, 23 and Zaire Wallace, 30, were found guilty for the shooting, which killed Jennifer Vorn, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania resident and left another victim permanently paralyzed, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said.
Ingram and Wallace followed the two victims before getting out of their black Buick SUV at Rock Avenue and West Front Street with handguns, firi…
Whoops: Speeding CT Driver Slams Into Police Department Sign, Cops Say
An alleged speeding Connecticut driver who was accused of being high on alcohol or drugs slammed into a police department's sign, destroying it.
The incident took place in Windham County around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 in Plainfield.
When notified by police dispatchers of a crash in front of the department officers walked outside to find a silver Honda Accord against the department's entrance sign, the department said.
The driver, Mason Heath, age 30, of Central Village, the historic district of Plainfield, was on the scene, police said.
An investigation was conducted which revealed tha…
1 Dead In Large CT Apartment Fire, Police Say
One person was killed in a large, early morning apartment fire in Connecticut.
The blaze broke out in Windham County around 12:40 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 17 in Moosup.
Members of the Plainfield Police responded to the area of Moosup Gardens Apartments on Gorman Street for a report of a structure fire involving multiple apartment units, police officials said.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that there was potential entrapment of residents within the affected apartments of Building 5, police said.
The Moosup Fire Department, with the assistance of Plainfield, Atwood Hose, Cent…
CT Man Accused Of Having Sexual Contact With 13-Year-Old
A Connecticut man wanted for allegedly having sexual conduct with a 13-year-old girl has been captured.
Windham County resident Eduardo Acevedo, age 33, of Moosup, was captured on Friday, June 10, with the help of the Lincoln, Rhode Island Police on a warrant from the Plainfield Police Department.
Through an investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had inappropriate sexual contact with a 13-year-old female, said Chief Mario Arriaga, of the Plainfield Police.
During the investigation, it was determined that Acevedo had fled the state in an attempt to elude law enforcemen…
CT Woman Busted With Drugs After Being Stopped For Driving Without Headlights, Police Say
Police busted a Connecticut woman for alleged possession of drugs and other charges after being stopped for driving without headlights.
New London County resident Joyce Pendleton, age 37, of Quaker Hill, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 17, by Plainfield Police Department in Windham County, around 3:20 a.m., police said.
When the officer conducted the traffic stop, three occupants and Pendleton, exited the vehicle and attempted to run away, police said.
While attempting to get away from the police one of the officers saw Pendleton throw items into the yard of a …
Busted: 31 Nabbed, 14 Pounds Of Coke, Firearms Seized In Massive Drug Distribution Scheme
Thirty-one people were arrested following a months-long New Jersey drug distribution scheme that netted 14.3 pounds of cocaine, two firearms and more than $193,000 in cash, authorities announced.
An investigation into “Operation Triple Tragedy” involved law enforcement agencies from Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties and the U.S. Postal Service.
Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said the following arrests were made on June 4:
Arrests made in “Operation Triple Tragedy”Somerset County Prosecutor's Office
Joselin Castillo, aka “Tragedy," 30, Grandview Avenue Edison
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