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NJ Resident Admits To Shooting Man In Arms: Prosecutor
A 49-year-old Toms River resident has pleaded guilty to a shooting that injured a man in Lakewood, authorities announced.
Million Brown-Bey pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons offense on Thursday, Oct. 22, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Brown-Bey faces 10 years in prison, Billhimer said.
On Sunday, Jan. 7, Lakewood police responded to shots fired at the West Gate Shopping Complex, after Brown-Bey approached the victim's vehicle at a residence on Hillside Avenue fired at least one round, striking him, Billhimer said. Soo…
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said.
Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said.
While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Girl Through Extortion: Monmouth County Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Passaic County man was arrested and charged with luring an 11-year-old girl out of her home in Asbury Park by threatening to distribute explicit photos of her and then sexually assaulting her, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Adolfo Cruz-Garcia, a Haledon resident, met the girl on social media on Friday, Oct. 2 and even though he knew her age, he solicited photos of her in a state of undress and offered her money in exchange for the performance of sexual acts, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said,
Several hours later, Cruz-Garcia arrived at the vi…