TGI Fridays Stabbing: Cops ID Man Slain In Linden, Hunt For Killer Beings TGI Fridays Stabbing: Cops ID Man Slain In Linden, Hunt For Killer Beings
TGI Fridays Stabbing: Cops ID Man Slain In Linden, Hunt For Killer Beings Authorities have identified the man who was killed outside a TGI Fridays restaurant in Linden Sunday night, Nov. 9. Erik Kuns, 35, of Keyport, was found suffering a stab wound by police responding to the restaurant at 400 S. Park Avenue around 10 p.m.on reports of a fight, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Kuns was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force and Linden Police Department are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Homic…
5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’ 5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’
5 Philadelphia Police Officers Fired, 4 Former Members Charged In ‘Guns Down, Gloves Up’ Five active-duty Philadelphia police officers have been fired following criminal charges related to their involvement in a city-funded youth boxing program, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 7. The charges stem from an Internal Affairs and District Attorney’s Office investigation into the “Guns Down, Gloves Up” initiative — a boxing program designed to deter youth violence but allegedly exploited for double compensation. According to police, the officers received payment from the program while also being paid by the City as active-duty officers, sometimes during scheduled working hours. P…
Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend
Beaten, Trapped, And Terrified: Pasadena Man Jailed For Brutal Assault On Girlfriend A 66-year-old Maryland man will spend years in prison after violently assaulting his then-girlfriend and holding her captive, authorities announced. Pasadena resident Robert Wallace Grim has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend in August, according to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said that shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 4, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to a home in the 7700 block of Queens Park Road in Pasadena to probe a previous ass…
Two Men Shot, Killed At Bordentown 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Two Men Shot, Killed At Bordentown 7-Eleven: Prosecutor
Two Men Shot, Killed At Bordentown 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Two people were shot and killed at a 7-Eleven in Burlington County Wednesday, Nov. 5, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., Bordentown police responded to the 7-Eleven/Valero Gas Station at 247 Route 130 after a man who had been shot in the parking lot walked inside and requested assistance, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Bordentown Township Police Department Officer-in-Charge Lt. Frank Nucera III sai. The man, 22, collapsed outside and died, authorities said. A second shooting victim, a 21-year-old man, died after being taken to a Trenton hospital, authorities said. Susp…
Shots-Fired Call In Glen Burnie Leads To Seizure Of Ghost Gun, Meth, Coke, And Pills: Police Shots-Fired Call In Glen Burnie Leads To Seizure Of Ghost Gun, Meth, Coke, And Pills: Police
Shots-Fired Call In Glen Burnie Leads To Seizure Of Ghost Gun, Meth, Coke, And Pills: Police A shots-fired call at a Maryland apartment complex led to a major bust that turned up a “ghost gun,” ammo, and a stash of suspected cocaine, meth, and pills, according to police. Officers were called around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, to the 7800 block of Burton Drive in Glen Burnie, where they found evidence of gunfire inside one of the apartments, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department.  Investigators from the Northern District Detective Unit secured the scene and obtained a search warrant that uncovered a cache of drugs, ammunition, and packaging materials. Police …
Trump’s Disapproval Rating Grows, But Democrats Are Seen As ‘Out Of Touch’: New Poll Trump’s Disapproval Rating Grows, But Democrats Are Seen As ‘Out Of Touch’: New Poll
Trump’s Disapproval Rating Grows, But Democrats Are Seen As ‘Out Of Touch’: New Poll President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating is rising. But Democrats face their own trust gap, and control of Congress still looks like a dead heat. A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted Friday, Oct. 24 through Tuesday, Oct. 28 finds 41 percent approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance, while 59 percent disapprove — the highest disapproval in this series since January 2021. The national online survey included 2,725 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points The broad dissatisfaction with Trump has not yielded a clear Democratic edge…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death A former local TV news anchor is accused of stabbing her mother to death and has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities said. Police were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 to a “reported cutting” at a home in Wichita, Kansas.  Responding officers found a woman outside who was later identified as Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47. Inside, they found her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds,” according to a department statement. Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later Friday morning, police said. The …
Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds
Sherrill Holds Razor-Thin Lead Against Ciattarelli, Nation’s Most Accurate Pollster Finds New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race is shaping up to be one of the closest in recent history, with Democrat Mikie Sherrill holding a razor-thin lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, according to a brand-new poll out this week. The survey of 1,639 likely voters found Sherrill with 50.2 percent support and Ciattarelli close behind at 49.3 percent — a difference well within the poll’s two-point margin of error, according to AtlasIntel’s 2025 New Jersey Gubernatorial Election Poll conducted Oct. 25 to 30. The poll shows a near-even split among voters as the two candidates vie to replace term-lim…
$18K In Wine, Cash Stolen From Middlesex Restaurant, Suspect Apprehended: Police $18K In Wine, Cash Stolen From Middlesex Restaurant, Suspect Apprehended: Police
$18K In Wine, Cash Stolen From Middlesex Restaurant, Suspect Apprehended: Police A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with stealing $18,000 worth of wine and cash from a restaurant in Middlesex, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 30. At 4:20 a.m., on Wednesday, July 23, officers responded to Tim Kerwin's Tavern at 353 Bound Brook Rd. after Dashawn Durant gained entry to the restaurant through a kitchen window, Middlesex Borough police said. Durant appeared to be startled when an audible alarm activated, police said. Durant then fled the scene without taking any property, police said. At 8:14 a.m. later that morning, officers responded to Vincenzo's …
New Canaan Man, 20, Charged After Admitting He Killed His Mother, Police Say New Canaan Man, 20, Charged After Admitting He Killed His Mother, Police Say
New Canaan Man, 20, Charged After Admitting He Killed His Mother, Police Say A quiet New Canaan neighborhood turned into a crime scene overnight after a young man allegedly confessed to killing his mother. Police say the suspect, 20-year-old Sebastian Van Stockum, called 911 from a home on Gerdes Road around 10:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and told dispatchers he had killed his mother. Officers responding to the area of South Avenue and Gerdes Road initially heard a man yelling from the woods, according to New Canaan Police. When they arrived, they found a woman unresponsive inside the residence. Police and emergency crews attempted lifesaving measures, but the victim …
Woodbridge Predator Held Teen at Gunpoint After Giving Her Ride, Police Say Woodbridge Predator Held Teen at Gunpoint After Giving Her Ride, Police Say
Woodbridge Predator Held Teen at Gunpoint After Giving Her Ride, Police Say A Virginia man who terrorized a teen girl who accepted a ride from a stranger is behind bars after holding her at gunpoint and exposing himself, police say. Woodbridge resident Asim Shafiq, 24, was arrested for abduction with intent to defile after preying on a girl last week who managed to escape his clutches. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, a girl under the age of 15 was approached by Shafiq in the 13300 block of Minnieville Road in Woodbridge as she was walking in the area and accepted a ride from Shafiq.  P…
Caught On Camera: Playland Plundered By Pack of Pirates, 200 Plushies Pillaged, Police Say Caught On Camera: Playland Plundered By Pack of Pirates, 200 Plushies Pillaged, Police Say
Caught On Camera: Playland Plundered By Pack of Pirates, 200 Plushies Pillaged, Police Say Westchester County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three people who they say broke into Playland amusement park overnight, vandalized property, and made off with hundreds of stuffed animals.  According to the department, the trio arrived on the Rye Playland beach in a small boat just before midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 23, then climbed a fence to enter the amusement area.  Once inside, police said the intruders caused significant damage and theft, including vandalizing an electrical room and ripping out fiber optic cables for the park’s phone and int…