Garfield Man Tried To Cash Phony Checks At TD Bank: Fairfield PD
Four North Jersey men have been arrested and charged following two separate fraud cases at a TD Bank in Fairfield, authorities announced, Thursday, July 24.
On Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. officers responded to the bank at 436 Hollywood Ave. after an employee recognized Jaydin Colon, a 20-year-old Garfield resident, who had previously cashed a fraudulent check in the past at the branch, Fairfield police said.
Colon was trying to cash a $1,616.04 fraudulent arrest and he was placed under arrest, police said.
While officers were apprehending Colon, they saw a vehicle parked illegally in a nearb…
Retired WNY Detective, Dispatcher, Corrections Officer Arrested In Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Three people who work in law enforcement were among seven people arrested following an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in Hudson County, authorities announced Monday, July 21.
An investigation led to the seizure of over four kilograms of suspected cocaine, two handguns, seven vehicles and more than $70,000 in cash after search warrants were executed at multiple locations in North Bergen, West New York and Union City, on Thursday, July 17, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Thomas Mannion, 60, a retired West New York police detective, is charged with conspira…
Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away
The fourth and final detainee who escaped from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Jersey last month was captured Thursday, July 17, in Los Angeles, more than 2,700 miles away, the FBI said.
Andres Felipe Pineda-Mogollon, 25, a Colombian national, escaped from Delaney Hall in Newark following a riot on June 12, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
The FBI did not release further details about Pineda-Mogollon's escape.
The three other detainees were identified as:
Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, a Honduran national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2021, was arreste…
Teen Arrested For 2024 Atlantic City Homicide: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old Atlantic City resident was arrested on Tuesday, July 15 and charged with a murder that occurred last year, authorities said.
On Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Atlantic City police responded to the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue and located two men with gunshot wounds, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. They were shot at while standing in front of a Boost Mobile store, authorities said.
One of the victims, Jaiden Perez, a 19-year-old Atlantic City resident, succumbed to his injuries a month later. The other victim was treated and released, authorities said.
N.D., who was …
$10K From Closter Lululemon Snatched, 4 Nabbed At GWB After Wild Getaway: Police
Four suspects were arrested after more than $10,000 worth of merchandise was stolen in a grab-and-go shoplifting at a Lululemon store in Bergen County this weekend, police said.
Officers responded to Closter Plaza at 79 Vervalen St. around 4:31 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, for a shoplifting in progress, according to Closter Police Chief James Buccola.
While en route, patrol was told that two men, one wearing a white T-shirt and orange shorts, and another in dark clothing, were using ski masks and stuffing items into large laundry bags, according to the report. Before officers arrived, the sus…
FBI Helps Bust Bogus Contractors Who Stole Half-a-million Dollars From Clifton: Cops
Two bogus contractors accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from the City of Clifton have been arrested and extradited to New Jersey, following a multi-year investigation by local police and the FBI, authorities said.
Robert J. Richard, 73, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and William A. McInteer, 58, of Brumley, Missouri, posed as a legitimate city vendor and diverted $592,757.43 into a third-party bank account that had no ties to the vendor or the city, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said.
The investigation began in September 2022, when Clifton city officials discovered a large fraudule…
Two Men Charged In Fatal Trenton Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutor
Two Trenton men were arrested and charged after a drive-by shooting in Trenton killed one person and injured three others,
At 8:52 p.m., Trenton police responded to the 100 block of Passaic Street and found four shooting victims, three men and a 16-year-old girl, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steven Wilson said. The victims were standing outside on Passaic Street when shots were fired at them from a vehicle that pulled up, stopped, and then fled the scene, authorities said.
Koran Hunter, 24, was later pronounced dead, authorities said.
Trevor Ma…
