Stolen Handgun, Oxycodone Recovered Following Linden Traffic Stops, 2 Arrested: Police Stolen Handgun, Oxycodone Recovered Following Linden Traffic Stops, 2 Arrested: Police
Stolen Handgun, Oxycodone Recovered Following Linden Traffic Stops, 2 Arrested: Police Two men were arrested and charged with illegally possessing handguns in Linden following two traffic stops, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 13. Jeffrey Reyes, a 29-year-old Elizabeth man was stopped at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 12:40 a.m. on the 400 block of N. Wood Avenue after an officer observed him talking on his cell phone without a hands-free device, Linden police said. A subsequent investigation led to the recovery of an illegal handgun, police said. At 4:15 p.m. that same day, officers stopped Michael Cidieudfort, a 42-year-old Newark resident, as he was driving north…
Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In Yonkers, Police Say Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In Yonkers, Police Say
Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In Yonkers, Police Say A suspect was arrested and charged with murder just hours after a deadly shooting in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, on the sidewalk near 30 Cliff St. in Yonkers, according to an announcement by the Yonkers Police Department from Monday night.  Officers arrived to find 41-year-old James Hardy of Yonkers with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Hardy and the suspect. During the argument, the suspect allegedly…
Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison
Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison A 28-year-old Hempstead man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing a good Samaritan during an armed robbery and carrying out a string of violent holdups across Nassau County. Deshawn Martin was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 152 consecutive years, in Nassau County Court on Thursday, July 31. It followed his conviction for a January 2022 murder and six armed robberies. Martin shot and killed 49-year-old Santos Valeriano Argueta during an attempted robbery at Antojitos Express in Hempstead, prosecutors said. Argueta had tried to intervene after Martin pist…
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities
Paterson Bus Rider Refused To Pay, Then Beat Up Drivers, Smashed Windows: Authorities A Paterson man who refused to pay his bus fare multiple times is accused of physically attacking drivers and smashing windows with rocks and bottles, authorities in Passaic County said. Juan C. Hichez, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, near Madison and Park avenues in Paterson, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. Hichez is accused of assaulting drivers and damaging jitney buses in a series of incidents dating back to January. In one case, police say he threw a rock at a bus door, shattering the glass. In another, he allegedly struck a driver in the head "multiple times" after refu…
Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops
Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops A Parsippany man was arrested after crashing a stolen motorcycle and running from police in Middletown, authorities said. Michael Crupi, 48, was taken into custody Monday, July 21, following a crash involving two cars and a motorcycle near State Route 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road, according to Middletown Township Police Chief R. Craig Weber. Police said the motorcyclist fled the scene before officers arrived. Ptl. Salvatore Albanese later spotted the motorcycle near Wilson Avenue and State Route 36. When the officer approached, Crupi ran, according to police. Ptl. Albanese and Detective Li…
South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor
South Toms River Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor A 38-year-old South Toms River man was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges after authorities say he killed his wife by strangling her with a belt, officials announced Wednesday, July 23. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, officers from the South Toms River Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious female at a home on Hummel Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer said. Responding officers arrived to find Cheyanne Juarez lying on the floor, unconscious, with blood on her face and a belt around her neck, Billhimer said. Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene,…
Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA
Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Hartsdale Home: DA A married couple from Westchester and their nanny have been indicted in a disturbing kidnapping and assault case involving a teenager employed at a business owned by one of the suspects, prosecutors announced. Wayne Barnes, 44, and Jasmine Barnes, 42, of Hartsdale, along with their 19-year-old nanny, Lizbeth Cerrato-Sanchez of Yonkers, were arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 10, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Monday, July 21.  Prosecutors say the victim, a 19-year-old woman from Queens, worked for Wayne Barnes at his Bronx tattoo parlor, Sons of In…
US Marshals Arrest Clifton Man In Paterson Shooting For Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Arrest Clifton Man In Paterson Shooting For Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Arrest Clifton Man In Paterson Shooting For Attempted Murder, Prosecutor Says A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a July 9 shooting that left a 55-year-old man hospitalized with gunshot wounds, authorities said. Keime Porter, of Paterson, was taken into custody around 6 a.m. Saturday, July 19, by the United States Marshals Service, New Jersey State Police, and the Paterson Police Department, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Sunday, July 20. He was arrested without incident in the area of Gregory Avenue and Burgess Place in Clifton, officials said. Porter is facing several charges, including first-degree attempted murder, secon…
Nurse Attacked Inside Nassau University Medical Center Bathroom, Police Say Nurse Attacked Inside Nassau University Medical Center Bathroom, Police Say
Nurse Attacked Inside Nassau University Medical Center Bathroom, Police Say A nurse checking on a suspicious bathroom visitor at a Long Island hospital was suddenly attacked with a sharp object by a man now facing multiple charges, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, inside Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. A 53-year-old nurse went to check on a man who had been using a hallway bathroom for an unusually long time, police said. When she opened the door, she allegedly found the suspect—identified as 40-year-old Raul Guzman Campos of Hempstead—damaging the bathroom’s ceiling tiles with a sharp object. Campos…
New Brunswick Woman Tries To Stab Cop, Firefighter During Welfare Check, Authorities Say New Brunswick Woman Tries To Stab Cop, Firefighter During Welfare Check, Authorities Say
New Brunswick Woman Tries To Stab Cop, Firefighter During Welfare Check, Authorities Say A woman in New Brunswick tried to stab a police officer and firefighter before barricading herself inside her home during a welfare check, authorities said. Officers were called to Harvey Street around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10, after a report of a resident in crisis, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo. When police arrived, the woman was “uncooperative and attempted to stab” a responding New Brunswick Police officer and firefighter, officials said. She then barricaded herself inside the home. The Middlesex County Special…
Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman with a knife, authorities announced Tuesday, July 8. On Monday, July 7, at 5:11 a.m., Lopatcong Township police responded to the 1000 block of Birch Lane and an investigation revealed Wayne Turpin assaulted with a woman with a knife, causing serious injuries, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Turpin was arrested at the scene and transported to the Lopatcong Township Police Department for processing, authorities said. The victim, who was known to the suspect, was transported to St. Lukes Warre…
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say
Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say A 56-year-old Andover man was arrested after police say he was caught with multiple weapons and suspected drugs during a late-night stop at Wawa in Wayne. The arrest happened on Sunday, June 22, around 11:45 p.m., when Wayne Police Officer Michael Sweeney spotted a 2007 Honda Pilot with a headlight out and a smashed windshield driving on Route 23 North, a release from Capt. Dan Daly says. The vehicle was stopped in the Wawa parking lot, where Officer Gerard Parent arrived to assist. While speaking with the driver, Sweeney noticed what he believed to be “a crack pipe with burn marks on it a…