Woman's Cries Lead Police To Kidnapper With Restraining Order In Hackensack: Cops Woman's Cries Lead Police To Kidnapper With Restraining Order In Hackensack: Cops
Woman's Cries Lead Police To Kidnapper With Restraining Order In Hackensack: Cops A 38-year-old Hackensack man is accused of chasing down the mother of his children, assaulting her and forcibly dragging her back to an apartment before police intervened, authorities said. Hackensack police responded to a Kansas Street apartment at 5:57 p.m. Sunday, June 21, after a 911 caller reported a physical altercation in progress, according to a press release from Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt. When officers arrived, Francisco J. Dionicio was sweating profusely and told them there was no fight, that he was home alone and demanded they leave the property, DeWitt said. As Dionici…
Man Wanted In Rahway Climbs Through Woman's Bedroom Window, Gets Held Until Cops Arrive Man Wanted In Rahway Climbs Through Woman's Bedroom Window, Gets Held Until Cops Arrive
Man Wanted In Rahway Climbs Through Woman's Bedroom Window, Gets Held Until Cops Arrive A 41-year-old Forked River man was arrested after police say he climbed through a woman's bedroom window in Hackensack and was held by residents until officers arrived. Quran Hall entered an apartment through a bedroom window in the 200 block of Central Avenue just after 11 p.m. Monday, June 22, according to the Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista. The resident called 911 to report an unknown person inside the apartment, police said. After entering through the window, Hall was confronted by people inside the home and remained on the floor until patrol officers arrived, the chief said.&n…
Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge
Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge A Danbury woman accused of leaving her newborn son in a dumpster to die nearly a decade ago is now facing a murder charge with special circumstances, prosecutors said. Dominique Harrison, 28, of Danbury, was arrested last week, but authorities did not provide details about the alleged crime until her arraignment Monday, officials said. The charges stem from an investigation into the 2018 discovery of human remains in Stamford, Danbury police said. It's unclear why she was not arrested until now.  At Monday's arraignment, Assistant State's Attorney Mary-Caitlin Harding said Harrison ad…
NJ Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Morris County Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Morris County Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Morris County Prosecutor A 34-year-old East Rutherford man was sentenced to five years in prison following a crash that killed a woman in Roxbury, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Alexander Serrano pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide in April, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said. At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, officers responded to a crash on Howard Boulevard at the Ledgewood Road/Mount Arlington Road intersection after a 2003 Chevy Express van crashed into a tree, authorities said. Serrano, the dri…
BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff
BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff A 19-year-old Newark driver was arrested after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and driving recklessly on Route 21, authorities said. A Passaic County Sheriff's detective assigned to a traffic enforcement detail spotted a dark-colored BMW traveling south on Route 21 in Passaic on June 13, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The vehicle was weaving through traffic, making unsafe lane changes, and traveling at a high rate of speed, nearly striking several motorists, according to the sheriff. The incident occurred along a heavily traveled stretch of roadway during a period when…
'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary 'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary
'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary A Connecticut father who died after a fall during a Madison Square Garden concert is being remembered as a devoted family man whose life centered on the people and community he loved. Hundreds are now rallying around his family following his death.  Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, suffered injuries "indicative of falling from an elevated condition" inside the iconic Manhattan arena during a Goose concert, according to New York police. Officers said the incident happened around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, June 20.  Kueker was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. The NYPD is inves…
NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor
NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Mantua resident pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor, authorities announced. Michael Brown, the husband of cheerleading coach Valerie Brown, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a minor on Wednesday, June 17, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Jones said. As part of his plea deal, he is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison, Johns said. As part of his guilty plea,  Brown admitted to having sexual intercourse with a victim between the ages of 13 and 16 on multiple occasions at his Mantua home, Johns said. Valerie Brown was a coach and…
2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor 2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor
2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor Two women were killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing a Newark street Saturday night, authorities said. Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, of Elizabeth, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 61, of Newark, were struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Park Avenue and North 7th Street at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Newark police responded to reports that the women had been hit while they were in the crosswalk, Stephens and Miranda said. The …
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret What began as a routine parking maneuver ended with a Tesla plowing through a grass median, striking multiple vehicles, and crashing into a support pillar outside a Hershey outlet store, police said. The crash happened at the Tanger Outlets in Derry Township around 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Derry Township police Sharada Naganur, of Princeton, New Jersey, was parked or attempting to park her 2026 Tesla when the vehicle suddenly jumped a curb and turned sharply right, police said. The Tesla traveled down a grass median toward the row of stores, striking a small tree and thr…
Newark Construction Worker Stole Copper Wire From Site: Mt Olive PD Newark Construction Worker Stole Copper Wire From Site: Mt Olive PD
Newark Construction Worker Stole Copper Wire From Site: Mt Olive PD A 38-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with stealing wire from a construction site at the Mount Olive Township Senior Center, authorities announced Friday, June 19. At 9:48 a.m., on Tuesday, June 9, officers responded to the senior center at 204 Flanders Drakestown Road in Budd Lake for a report of a theft and was met by an electrical contractor who said he was missing copper wire from the construction site, Mount Olive police said. An investigation determined Water Urgileszuniga, a worker at the site, was in possession of the copper wire, which was found in his vehicle, pol…
Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Central Jersey man was found with child pornography following a tip from a nearby law enforcement agency, authorities said. Michael Shaw, who lives in the Keyport section of Old Bridge, was arrested Friday, June 12 at his home after an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Monday, June 22. The investigation began after a referral from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and was led by Detective Ken McGarry of t…
North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor
North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor A 61-year-old North Bergen man was shot and killed Sunday night, June 21, and the person of interest in the case was later found dead after barricading himself inside a Wayne home, authorities said. Officers responded to reports of shots fired on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. At the scene, police found Manuel Colon, 61, of North Bergen, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, Mello said. Colon was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause and manner of death remai…