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Trenton Police Department
Trenton, NJ
News
Trenton Police Sergeant Exposed Himself To Female Officers In Dept. Gym, Lawsuit Claims
A Trenton police sergeant was accused of exposing himself in front of two female officers in the department's gym several times, according to a sexual harassment lawsuit. The two officers filed a civil suit on Friday, Aug. 9 against Sgt. Noel Santiago, accusing him of sexual harassment and other forms of creating a hostile workplace. The officers also claimed the police department didn't properly respond to their allegations against Santiago, who had a supervisory role over them. Daily Voice reached out to the Trenton Police Department to comment on the suit. The department hadn't…
Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Men Arrested For Paintball Shooting Spree In Trenton, Police Say
Two men were accused of a series of paintball shootings across Trenton, authorities said. Jamal Crusoe, 24, and Jesse Jones, 20, were arrested in the case, the Trenton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 19. Their arrests came after a three-month investigation into the paintball shootings in the city in June. Police received several reports of men hit by paintballs shot from a moving vehicle. In separate incidents, two men were walking on a sidewalk when they were hit and a third was struck while sitting on a porch. Each victim suffered bruises and scrapes. …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Bystanders Stop Sex Offender From Raping Teen Girl In Trenton Neighborhood, Police Say
A sex offender was accused of trying to rape a teen girl in a Trenton neighborhood one day after he was released from prison, authorities said. Malik Bright, 24, of Trenton, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Trenton Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the report of an attempted sexual assault near the corner of Louise Lane and Marion Street in the city's Stuyvesant/Prospect neighborhood at around 9:37 a.m. Investigators said Bright followed the 17-year-old girl from a bus stop for several blocks. She knew Bright was following her and she tried…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
DWI Driver Strikes Trenton Pedestrian, Rams 3 Cars Before Flipping: Police
A suspected drunken driver plowed through three cars and struck a pedestrian in Trenton, authorities said. The chain reaction collision occurred at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at 1120 S. Broad St., Trenton police said. Diogenes Martinez Ramirez, 46, of Trenton, was later charged with driving while intoxicated, assault by auto, reckless driving and other moving violations, police said. As Trenton Police Officer Michael Cruse and Officer Maria Herrera-Corcuera approached Liberty Street on South Broad Street they observed a 2020 Toyota Rav4 recklessly heading into their lane from the onco…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
E-Scooter Rider Remains Critical After July Fourth Crash In Trenton (
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A teenager remains in critical condition after a July Fourth crash on an electric scooter in Trenton, authorities said. "He is still intubated and critical," Detective Lieutenant Lisette Rios, a Trenton police spokeswoman, said on Monday morning, July 8. The driver of the car that collided with the scooter was not found at fault, Rios said. At approximately 9:50 p.m. on July 4, Trenton police received a call about a collision with injuries at the intersection of Division Street and S. Clinton Avenue, they said. "Patrol Bureau officers responded to the scene and observed an olde…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
NJ Restaurant Owner Preyed On Job Applicant, Sexually Assaulted Others, Authorities Say
The owner of three restaurants in Trenton has been arrested for multiple sexual assaults including a job applicant, authorities said. Gerald Araya, 44, of Ewing, was arrested in Trenton on Wednesday, June 19, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri, Lawrence Township Police Chief Christopher Longo and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson. He is charged with five counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of first-degree kidnapping, two counts o…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Deadly Double-Shooting Investigated In Trenton
A deadly double-shooting is under investigation in Trenton, authorities said. Jonathan Applegate, of Trenton, was killed in the shooting on Tuesday, June 11, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. His age was not released. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the shooting. At approximately 5:10 p.m., Trenton patrol units responded to Stuyvesant Avenue and Hoffman Avenue on a shot spotter activation. While on scene, officers learned that two gunshot victims had arrived at Capital Health Regional Medic…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 26, Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Crash, Police Seek Tips
Trenton police seek the public's help in locating a Toyota that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash with a pedestrian. On Saturday, June 1, at approximately 4:30 a.m. Trenton Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a person down on the street in the 800 block of S. Clinton Ave. ALSO SEE: Mom Of Woman Killed In Trenton Hit-Run Lost 3 Kids In 5-Year Span The victim sustained multiple fractures and other serious injuries and died of cardiac arrest, Trenton police said. The victim was identified as 26-year-old Shydasia Merrick of Trenton. The vehicle has been ident…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 25-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison is headed to federal prison for 16 more for a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua M. Perez was one of three armed robbers who commited a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than second night of a local gas station, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other robbers emerging from a sedan, pointing handguns at occupants of another vehicle, Sellinger said. They then fled with money and cellphones in the victims…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Of 7-11 Burglars Arrested: Trenton PD
Two Trenton men have been arrested in connection with a burglary last month at a 7-11 store, authorities said. Martin Luther Melvin, 55, and Venta Hayes Jr., 37, were charged in the theft, a Trenton police spokeswoman said on Thursday, May 2. On April 24, at approximately 5 a.m., Trenton Police Patrol officers responded to the 7-11 at 828 N. Olden Ave. on a reported commercial burglary. Thousands of dollars in merchandise, including cigarettes, cigars, New Jersey Lottery tickets, and candy were reported stolen, police said. Surveillance footage revealed an individual, later ide…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Double-Shooting, Crash Leave Pair Dead In Trenton Church Parking Lot: Prosecutor
Two men from Mercer County were killed in a pair of shootings and a car crash in a Trenton church parking lot on Wednesday night, May 1, authorities said. Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton, and Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton, died after the double shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J Onofri. The heavily damaged car's airbags deployed, the said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating, Onofri said on Thursday, May 2. No arrests had been made, he said. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Trenton police …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Man, 29, Killed In Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash ID'd: Police
Trenton police have identified the pedestrian killed by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday, April 27. Kenneth Paillant, 29, of Trenton, was killed in the crash, police said on Wednesday, April 30. The crash occurred at 3:10 a.m. on the 200 block of North Clinton Ave., police said. Trenton Police Detective Mark Kieffer was flagged down in the Trenton Police headquarters parking lot by concerned citizens. These citizens indicated a male was injured in the street in front of 268 N. Clinton Ave after being struck by a vehicle that fled, police said. Kieffer requested an ambulance…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Animal Shelter Taken Over By City Police Department
Trenton Animal Shelter will now be overseen by the city's police department. The reorganization is part of an executive order meant to strengthen management and ease overcrowding. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora's executive order also creates a new five-member animal welfare advisory board. Trenton Police Lt. Alexis Durlacher will call the shots as the shelter’s new chief. Durlacher has had past animal control experience, the mayor said. Animal welfare, adoption services, pet ownership education and humane animal control enforcement will be among the priorities, the mayor said. "The welfare …
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on New York Avenue in Trenton at approximately 5 p.m., the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. He'd initially gone into a Phillips Avenue home, where members of a SWAT team had staged. Gordon was lodged at the Mercer County Jail. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into a Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, t…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Trenton Police Officers Suspended For Altering Payroll System In Their Favor
Seven Trenton police officers were suspended for altering the department’s payroll system for their own benefit. The officers included a lieutenant and three captains, according to the Trenton Police Department’s annual “major discipline” report, which is posted to the department’s website. The reports are mandated by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Suspensions ranged from 51 to 111 days, according to the report. No one was demoted. Each was found to have violated the infraction of "conduct unbecoming a public employee." The report uses the same description of their…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Stabbing Investigated In Burlington County Occurred In Trenton
A stabbing initially investigated in Burlington County actually happened in Trenton, authorities said. On Sunday, Feb. 4, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Willingboro Police were dispatched to a residence on Rose Street for a report of a stabbing victim. Officers located the male victim inside the residence and immediately began life-saving measures. The victim was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden for medical treatment. During the investigation, it was learned that the initial incident occurred in Trenton, police said. The investigation was turned over to Trenton Police D…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Know
HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Trenton Murder VIctim
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department seek the public’s help with identifying a September Trenton murder victim. At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Sept. 28, Trenton police were detailed to the 500 block of Chestnut Avenue on the Swan Street side of an abandoned parking lot where they discovered an unresponsive Hispanic male with several large cuts to his head and face. He was found next to an abandoned delivery truck that was parked in the lot and pronounced dead at the scene. Following an autopsy conducted by the Middlesex Regional Med…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead On Trenton Sidewalk
Authorities are investigating after a man was shot and killed on a Trenton sidewalk Friday morning, Nov. 24. It happened on the first block of Oliver Avenue around 6:30 p.m. The victim, who was not identified, was taken to Capital Heath Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a shooting homicide. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Elijah Phillips at (609) 414-2006 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
$40K In Heroin Seized In Mercer County Bust: Prosecutor
Heroin worth $40,000 was seized as part of a major drug bust in Mercer County, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 16, members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Ewing, Hamilton and Trenton police, initiated surveillance in the parking lot of the River’s Edge Apartments on Country Lane in Ewing Township based on information received during an investigation. At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers observed the target of the investigation, Onasis Santos-Estevez, arrive in a red Mitsubishi Outlander. The driver and …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches
The Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton are under federal investigation for a pattern of excessive force and unlawful stops and searches, authorities said. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in Washington and U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger made the announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The investigation seeks to determine if there are systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law by Trenton police, they said. The probe will include a comprehensive review of TPD policies, training and s…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
H-Block Gang Member Found Guilty Of Double-Murder After Trenton Social Media Diss: Prosecutor
A Trenton man was found guilty by a jury in a double fatal shooting that stemmed from a gang being dissed on Facebook, authorities said. Tyzir Hamilton, 22, was convicted on all counts of the indictment on Thursday, Sept. 21, including two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. On Aug. 9, 2020, at approximately 7:30 a.m., patrol officers with the Trenton Police Department responded to Centre Street for a shooting. Police found the first victim, William Irizarry, 18, lying on the street.…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Ride-Share Driver Charged In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical
A 38-year-old ride share driver from New Jersey has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian critical in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Jacques Mamy, of Trenton, NJ, surrendered to authorities in Bucks County in connection with the Saturday, June 10 crash on Route 1in Bensalem, PA, Bensalem police said. Police are trying to track down the pictured vehicle.Bensalem Police Department After hitting 42-year-old Jason Jacobs in front of the Lincoln Motel, Mamy got out of his Hyundai Sonata, looked at Jacobs lying in the roadway, then got back in the car and drove away, police…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
'Screaming Followed By Gunshots' Heard In Murder Of Trenton Woman Killed By BF: Police
Prosecutors have released harrowing details in the murder of a 32-year-old Trenton woman who police say was killed by her 29-year-old boyfriend. Precious Saunders was found having suffered multiple gunshot wounds at 301 Hills Place around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 in Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. She was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead around 11:05 p.m., Onofri said. Meanwhile, an investigation revealed that earlier in the day, Saunders was the victim of an assault at the same location, and a complaint-warrant had been issued for her boy…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Man Fatally Shot In Head, Two Others Wounded: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Trenton man was fatally shot in the back of the head and two others were wounded, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the shooting that occurred Sunday night in the city, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. At approximately 8:10 p.m., the Mercer County Homicide Task Force responded to Donnelly Homes, on Willow Avenue, on a report of shots fired. Police located one victim, Shaquan Brown. He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. H…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Man, 20, Shot Dead: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Trenton man died after being shot multiple times, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the shooting that occurred early Friday, June 9in the city, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Markell Biggs was killed in the shooting, he said. At 12:03 a.m., Trenton police responded to Aspen Alley and Evans Avenue in response to a Shot Spotter activation. Police found Biggs suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, Onofri said. He was transported to Capital He…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
4 People Shot, 1 Killed In Trenton: Prosecutor
Four people were shot and one killed during a shooting in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating the shooting that occurred on the 200 block of Hamilton Avenue on Wednesday, April 21. At 10:28 p.m., Trenton police were dispatched on a report of multiple people shot. Police found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds and learned a fourth victim was transported by personal vehicle to the hospital. One victim, Ralph Conquest, 43, of Lawrence, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Detective Found Justified In Shooting NJ Man Now Paralyzed For Life
A Mercer County Grand Jury found that police use of force was justified in the February 2022 shooting of a 29-year-old Trenton man that left him paralyzed, authorities announced. Jajuan Henderson had been accused of ramming a police car and other vehicles in an alleged attempt to flee from police on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, before Trenton Det. Michael Gettler opened fire, according to a release from the Union County Prosecutor's Office. The UCPO handled the investigation due to a conflict between Trenton police and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. The incident unfolded on Centre Str…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
4 Hurt In Mercer County Drive-By Shooting
Four people including a 15-year-old boy were seriously hurt during a drive-by shooting in Trenton, authorities said. Police were called to 45 North Stockton St. at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 on a report of shots fired. Three adult men and the teenager all were shot in the lower extremities, Trenton police said. They suffered non-life-threatening wounds and were listed in stable condition on Wednesday, March 22, said Lt. Nathan B. Bolognini, a Trenton police spokesman. The suspects allegedly shot from a vehicle and fled, he said. Numerous shell casings were recovered at the…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton last fall, and a man who was with him at the time was charged on a weapons offense, authorities said. Killed in the shooting was Chron Jenks, 34, of Ewing, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trayvon Stokes, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple weapons offenses. Stokes was taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Trenton. A subsequent warranted search was made at Stokes' residence by members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer&nb…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman, 34, Shot Dead In Trenton
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in the city, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. At 9:06 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, Trenton police responded to a ShotSpotter activation and Trenton Communications received calls for a female shot near Prospect Street and W. Hanover Avenue. Patrol officers arrived and located a black female with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at 9:19 a.m. The victim has been identified as 34-year-old Stephanie Vil, of Burlington. No arr…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Schools
Trenton Police Search For Student Who Brought Loaded Gun To High School
Trenton police are on the lookout for a 19-year-old student who brought a gun to school and fled after scuffling with a security officer, authorities said. At approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.8, police were told a student was in possession of a firearm while attending school at 400 Chambers Street, Trenton Central High School. The fugitive was identified as Breion Crayton. School officials immediately instituted a shelter-in-place to isolate and locate Crayton. Trenton Police said School Resource Officer Detective Munn located Crayton and a struggle ensued. Crayton was able to bre…
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