Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim In NJ, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim In NJ, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Juvenile Victim In NJ, Police Say A 41-year-old Union man has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a minor, authorities announced.  Solomon Blay was arrested on Wednesday, May 8 in Newark and charged with one count first-degree kidnapping by unlawful confinement, one count first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count second-degree sexual assault, one count third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. The arrest stemmed from a referral to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victi…
28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says 28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says
28-Year-Old Woman Killed In Union County, Prosecutor Says Police are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old woman in Union County last week. Kerline Joseph Charles was found dead at the crime scene on the 300 block of Greenbriar Drive in Union, late Friday, May 10, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. No further details were provided. The incident is being probed as a homicide and anyone with information about this matter is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Filipe Afonso at 908-965-3807, Detective Jennifer Smith at 908-759-8254 or Union Police Department’s Detective Adedeji Akere at 908-851-5030 and Detective Earl Biddy at 90…
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre 'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre
'You Will All Die': FBI Seizes NJ Man Who Threatened White Massacre FBI agents in New Jersey seized a discharged U.S. Marine who they said publicly threatened to massacre as many white people as he could. "I want to erase them," Joshua Cobb, 23, posted on social media, according to U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. "All of them really, but in this case as many as I possibly can." Interviewed by law enforcement, Cobb admitted writing the posts and even identified what he'd considered potential targets, including a Jersey Strong gym and an Aldi grocery store in Robbinsville, the U.S. attorney said on Monday, May 13. He "also discussed hi…
Elizabeth Woman Busted In $27K Theft Ring In VA, Cops Say Elizabeth Woman Busted In $27K Theft Ring In VA, Cops Say
Elizabeth Woman Busted In $27K Theft Ring In VA, Cops Say Three people have been arrested in a four-month stealing spree at a Fairfax County mall — none of whom area from the area, police said. Oscar William Laverde Laverde, 56, of New York, and Sindia Noguera, 43, of New Jersey, are both in custody, while Claudia Suarez, 45, of New York, remains at large, county police said. Online records show Noguera is from Elizabeth, NJ. The trio are accused of swiping $27,000 in merchandise from stores at the  Fair Oaks Mall and along the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road in Tysons, according to police. On Feb. 24, $3,900 in merch was stol…
Bloomfield Police Cruisers Wrecked In Pursuit Into Newark, Cops Say Bloomfield Police Cruisers Wrecked In Pursuit Into Newark, Cops Say
Bloomfield Police Cruisers Wrecked In Pursuit Into Newark, Cops Say A Bloomfield police pursuit led to two car crashes involving their own vehicles in Newark on the early morning of Monday, May 13. At 1:30 a.m., officers engaged in a pursuit of a stolen vehicle, Bloomfield police said. The black BMW X5 eluded officers through Bloomfield and then into Newark, police said. Bloomfield police were involved in two separate crashes in Newark, injuring three officers and one civilian, police said. The injuries were minor, police said. The suspect vehicle continued to flee after the Bloomfield Units were involved in the crash, police said. The incident remain…
US Marshals Capture NJ Train Station Murder Suspect In PA, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Capture NJ Train Station Murder Suspect In PA, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Capture NJ Train Station Murder Suspect In PA, Prosecutor Says A 44-year-old Plainfield man was arrested in Pennsylvania on Friday, May 10 and charged with a fatal stabbing at a train station in July 2023, authorities said. At 2 p.m. on July 6, 2023, police responded to the Plainfield train station and found Juquin Smith, 45, suffering from stab wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Smith was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Aswad Spruiel was arrested in Northumberland County, PA., by US Marshals, authorities said. He is in custody in …
JACKPOT! Newark Lotto Player Splits $1.8 Million Prize JACKPOT! Newark Lotto Player Splits $1.8 Million Prize
Jackpot! Newark Lotto Player Splits $1.8 Million Prize It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Newark. Their ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Saturday, May 11, splitting the $1.8 million jackpot with a ticket sold in Monmouth County, winning $900,420. The ticket was sold at AJ Seabra Supermarket on Lafayette Street. The winning numbers were 13, 18, 24, 29 and 35. The XTRA number was 03.
Lyndhurst Officer Intercepts Stolen SUV Headed Through Town Lyndhurst Officer Intercepts Stolen SUV Headed Through Town
Lyndhurst Officer Intercepts Stolen SUV Headed Through Town A Lyndhurst police officer nabbed a Newark woman driving a stolen car through town, authorities said. It was around 10 a.m. May 7 when Officer Michael Scalese spotted the 1999 Honda CRV -- reported stolen out of Jersey City that same day -- heading east on Kingsland Avenue over Ridge Road, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.  An alert about the stolen vehicle had gone out just moments earlier, the lieutenant said. Elizabeth Machado Dearias, 35, was arrested, charged with receiving stolen property and released pending court action, Auteri said. Two females she was with were release…
Probe Of Bergen Girl's Beating Uncovers 5-Year String Of Sex Assaults On Another: Prosecutor Probe Of Bergen Girl's Beating Uncovers 5-Year String Of Sex Assaults On Another: Prosecutor
Probe Of Bergen Girl's Beating Uncovers 5-Year String Of Sex Assaults On Another: Prosecutor Detectives who arrested a man for beating a 7-year-old child in Rochelle Park with a belt discovered that he'd sexually abused another youngster over a five-year period beginning when she was 8, authorities said. The New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency pointed them toward Milton Guallpa-Guaman, a 45-year-old Ecuadorian national, following the alleged April beating, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Special Victims Unit detectives were investigating the accusations when they also learned of "a disclosure made by an additional juvenile alleging sexual assau…
Missing NYC Man Identified From Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods: Prosecutors Missing NYC Man Identified From Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods: Prosecutors
Missing NYC Man Identified From Human Remains Found In South Jersey Woods: Prosecutors A New York City man missing for more than a decade has been identified from human remains found in Atlantic County, authorities said. Kevin Morris was recently identified from the remains discovered in Galloway Township on Monday, June 7, 2021, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, May 13. He was reported missing at 32 years old in Staten Island in October 2011.  The skeletal remains were found in the woods at 187 South Pomona Avenue. The address is for the Pomona Gunning Club and is about a mile from the campus of Stockton University. Accordin…
BUSTED: Reputed Trinitarios Members Living In Fort Lee Charged In Major Drug Ring Takedown BUSTED: Reputed Trinitarios Members Living In Fort Lee Charged In Major Drug Ring Takedown
Busted: Reputed Trinitarios Members Living In Fort Lee Charged In Major Drug Ring Takedown A trio of Trinitarios street gang members who shared an apartment in Fort Lee slung fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin on both sides of the Hudson River before being busted last week, federal authorities charged. Ernesto Adon Martinez, 38, Luis Arismedy Gomez Torres, 28, and Deury Luis Gomez Torres, 25, drove back and forth "on a near-daily basis" between Fort Lee and an apartment just off Dyckman Street in the Fort George section of Manhattan where drugs were packaged and stashed, they said.The Trinitarios emerged in New York City in the 1990s as protection against rival gangs such as th…
NJ State Trooper Who Died During Training Leaves Behind Wife, Daughter (SERVICE DETAILS) NJ State Trooper Who Died During Training Leaves Behind Wife, Daughter (SERVICE DETAILS)
NJ State Trooper Who Died During Training Leaves Behind Wife, Daughter (Service Details) Arrangements have been finalized for New Jersey State Police Trooper II Marcellus E. Bethea, who died during training last week. Bethea, 33, had been training to join the TEAMS Unit, an emergency response unit "prepared to handle extra ordinary police emergencies," the NJSP website says. He died on Sunday, May 5. Gov. Phil Murphy said he died at headquarters in Ewing. It was not immediately clear how. According to his obituary, Bethea was born in Edison and grew up in Columbus, having graduated from Northern Burlington Regional High School in 2009 and Rowan Un…