They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges
They Pulled Guns On Kids In Edgewater, Officials Say: Now Four Are Facing Charges Four men have been charged including one who remains at large following a year-long investigation into an armed robbery in Edgewater, authorities said. The investigation stems from a robbery that occurred on Thursday, June 13, 2024, around 7:50 p.m., at a commercial parking lot on River Road, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, Aug. 1.  Five victims, including two juveniles, had just parked when two masked men with firearms approached them, Musella said. The suspects demanded the keys to the victim’s vehicle, patted down some of the victims, and threatened …
Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA
Knife-Wielding Man Who Sparked Lancaster Standoff Waives Hearing: DA A man who pulled a knife on someone and then barricaded himself inside a Lancaster home, triggering a standoff, waived his preliminary hearing, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 22. Harry James Thomas Jr., 41, is charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor terroristic threats, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and misdemeanor evading arrest, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Thomas threatened to kill a man while swinging a steak knife at him in the 600 block of North Plum Street just before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, police explained. The victim call…
Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away
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…
Raritan Man With Homicide Conviction Threatened Kids Getting Off Bus: Police Raritan Man With Homicide Conviction Threatened Kids Getting Off Bus: Police
Raritan Man With Homicide Conviction Threatened Kids Getting Off Bus: Police A 39-year-old Raritan man was arrested and charged with threatening students as they came off a school bus, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. On Tuesday, May 13, Jeremy Booker confronted the students as they were coming off the bus stemming from an incident with his daughter, Raritan Borough police said. Booker threatened several of the students and tried to strike one, police said. The incident was recorded on surveillance, police said. The incident violated the terms of Booker's parole for a homicide conviction, police said.  He is charged with terroristic threats, harassment…
Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police
Man Breaks Into Woman’s Home, Attacks Her In Ephrata: Police A man forced his way into a woman’s home and attacked her during a terrifying Sunday afternoon break-in in Ephrata, police announced in a release on Wednesday, July 2. Anthony V. Pfund, 36, was found inside the residence in the 900 block of Rettew Mill Road with the adult female victim when Ephrata Borough police officers arrived around 1:52 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, investigators said. Officers say Pfund removed a window screen, opened the window, and climbed inside. Once in the home, he allegedly assaulted the woman, prompting a 911 call reporting a burglary in progress. Pfund was a…
Man Tries Running Over Neighbor; Stabs Him With 6-Inch Knife: Lancaster DA Man Tries Running Over Neighbor; Stabs Him With 6-Inch Knife: Lancaster DA
Man Tries Running Over Neighbor; Stabs Him With 6-Inch Knife: Lancaster DA A Lancaster man tried to mow down his neighbor with a truck before stabbing him in the arm with a 6-inch knife during a wild chase, police in Manheim Township announced on Tuesday, July 1. Alfredo Santiago-Tirado, 37, is facing charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person after the terrifying ordeal outside a home on the 900 block of North Queen Street, according to authorities. It started around 9 a.m. on Friday, May 31, when Santiago-Tirado's neighbor accused him of breaking into their apartment, police said. Santiago-Tirado said “no,” hopp…
Man Followed Teen With Dollar In His Mouth Then Pulled Knife At Wayne Outback Steakhouse: Cops Man Followed Teen With Dollar In His Mouth Then Pulled Knife At Wayne Outback Steakhouse: Cops
Man Followed Teen With Dollar In His Mouth Then Pulled Knife At Wayne Outback Steakhouse: Cops A Wayne man was arrested after he threatened to kill an Outback Steakhouse manager with a knife, moments after harassing a teenage worker inside the restaurant, local police said. Khalil W. Bakho, 60, was taken into custody Friday, June 27, around 8:35 p.m. in the parking lot of T-Bowl, Wayne Police said in a release issued Tuesday, July 1. According to police, the trouble began inside the Outback Steakhouse when Bakho allegedly followed a juvenile female employee around with “a dollar bill in his mouth.” Several workers intervened, and a manager escorted Bakho out. That’s when things esca…
'Explode The Place:' Ex-Bar Employee Charged In Edgewater Bomb Threat Hoax, Police Say 'Explode The Place:' Ex-Bar Employee Charged In Edgewater Bomb Threat Hoax, Police Say
'Explode The Place:' Ex-Bar Employee Charged In Edgewater Bomb Threat Hoax, Police Say A former employee of a Bergen County bar is facing serious charges after allegedly phoning in two false bomb threats, authorities said. Esteban Perez, of Cliffside Park, was charged with two counts of terroristic threats and two counts of false public alarm after a police investigation linked him to anonymous bomb threats made on Thursday, Feb. 6, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said in a release. At 1:17 p.m., Edgewater police responded to a 911 call reporting that a man had locked himself inside a local bar and was threatening to blow it up. The caller said he ran from the bar in fea…
Road Rage: Man Flashed Firearm In Route 42 Deptford Incident, Cops Say Road Rage: Man Flashed Firearm In Route 42 Deptford Incident, Cops Say
Road Rage: Man Flashed Firearm In Route 42 Deptford Incident, Cops Say A 33-year-old Blackwood man was arrested and charged after he brandished a firearm on Route 42 in Gloucester County on Monday, June 23, authorities said. Troopers responded to Route 42 in Deptford Township after a person reported the driver of a Chrysler 300 brandished a firearm at them, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers located the vehicle and arrested Khalif Kemp, police said. Kemp was charged with possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful transportation of a firearm, unlawful carrying of a handgun in public, unlawful and unjustified display of a handgun,…
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor A 66-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on Friday, June 20, authorities said. Francisco Ruiz sexually assaulted the 10-year-old girl at his apartment in Union City last month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ruiz threatened to harm the girl if she reported the crimes, Suarez said. The two are family acquaintances, Suarez said. Ruiz was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force at a res…
Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police
Clifton Man With Violent Past Threatens, Stalks Bergen Town's Rec Director: Police A Clifton man with a violent criminal history was arrested after allegedly threatening a Bergen County recreation director, police said. Ibrahem O. Elgebaly, 30, was taken into custody by Clifton police on Monday, June 16, on an active warrant out of East Rutherford, according to ERPD Capt. Jeff Yannacone. Elgebaly is accused of sending threatening messages via Facebook, email, and phone to the East Rutherford Recreation Director, Yannacone said. He was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and stalking, and was taken to the Bergen County Jail, where he remains held. According to …
Butcher Knife Chase In Lititz Leads To Drug Bust: Police Butcher Knife Chase In Lititz Leads To Drug Bust: Police
Butcher Knife Chase In Lititz Leads To Drug Bust: Police A man chased another person through a Lititz neighborhood while waving a butcher knife and threatening to kill him, police said in a release on Wednesday, June 18. Miguel Angel Rivera Jr., 49, of Lititz, was arrested after the violent outburst on the first block of Wentling Lane in Warwick Township around 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police. Investigators said Rivera brandished a butcher knife, threatened to kill the victim, and actively searched the area for him after he fled. Witnesses confirmed the attack, police said. Rivera was taken …