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July 20, 2024
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The Town Board adopted new regulations for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-highway motorcycles on Tuesday in response to a vehicular assault in a public park last summer. Under the new local law, it is illegal to operate an ATV or off-road motorcycle on any public property ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Fort Lauderdale woman was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot everyone” on a Broward County Transit bus that was driving through Coral Springs earlier this month, a police report said. On July 6, Renisha Thomas, 32, was on a Broward County Transit Bus when she ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 16-year-old girl told police she was raped by a 37-year-old Coral Springs man while in his car during a job break in Coconut Creek earlier this month, according to a police report. Coconut Creek police arrested Daniel Latorre on July 10, three days after the girl accused ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 37-year-old Coral Springs man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in his car during a break at his job in Coconut Creek, according to a police report. Coconut Creek police arrested Daniel Latorre on July 10, three days after the girl accused him of ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Two off-duty Jersey City Police Officers were arrested on Thursday and charged in connection with an incident during which they, and a third man armed with a baseball bat, reportedly entered a private Jersey City residence and threatened to harm multiple individuals. According ...
East Orange, NJ - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that the Division on Civil Rights issued Findings of Probable Cause in six cases alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ...
DENVILLE, NJ - The Denville Police Department says they arrested a man with an active court warrant out of Paterson, New Jersey. On July 14, Denville Police stopped a vehicle after noticing the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. 63-year-old Anthony Ward of Paterson was found to have a suspended ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A 21-year-old Yorktown man who purposely ran a stolen ATV into another resident last summer causing serious injuries has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault. On July 17, Kyle Frankkild pleaded guilty before state Supreme Court Justice Larry Schwartz. He was promised a ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - Members of the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Fugitive Warrant Squad, conducted a "high risk fugitive warrant sweep" on Tuesday, resulting in four arrests. Rockquan Richburg, 22, was arrested in Jersey City and charged with Armed Robbery while Carlton P Hocutt, 30, was ...
STAFFORD - William and Jennifer Schlette, a couple residing in West Nyack, New York and owners of "The Salty Chick" restaurant in Beach Haven West, were arrested on drug and money laundering charges. William Schlette faces multiple drug offenses, racketeering, money laundering, and deceptive ...
STAFFORD - William and Jennifer Schlette, a couple residing in West Nyack, New York and owners of "The Salty Chick" restaurant in Beach Haven West, were arrested on drug and money laundering charges. William Schlette faces multiple drug offenses, racketeering, money laundering, and deceptive ...
PATERSON, NJ - A Paterson man faces a lengthy prison sentence following his arrest in connection with the July 3 shooting that left two people with non-fatal gunshot wounds. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi, ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - Members of the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Fugitive Warrant Squad, conducted a "high risk fugitive warrant sweep" on Tuesday, resulting in four arrests. Rockquan Richburg, 22, was arrested in Jersey City and charged with Armed Robbery while Carlton P Hocutt, 30, was ...
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - Members of the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, Fugitive Warrant Squad, conducted a "high risk fugitive warrant sweep" on Tuesday, resulting in four arrests. Rockquan Richburg, 22, was arrested in Jersey City and charged with Armed Robbery while Carlton P Hocutt, 30, was ...
PATERSON, NJ - A 29-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged in connection with the July 5 shooting that left one man injured. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi, Jhon Garcia, was arrested on July 16 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A 41-year-old man from Coral Springs was recently arrested for allegedly beating another man whose wife he was having an affair with – a fight that landed both men in the hospital. According to a police report, the fight happened on July 4 when the suspect, Timothy Disharoon, ...
NEWARK, NJ - A 29-year-old Jersey City man has been sentenced to 94 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition in connection with an incident in which he shot another individual in the middle of a crowded street in Jersey City, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator, Bob Menendez, was convicted in a federal bribery case on Tuesday. Menendez was found guilty of 16 bribery, fraud and extortion charges that prosecutors say reflect his actions to sell his office to foreign nationals and local businessmen in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police have made an arrest in the killing of 28-year-old Kinolee Gardner – a homeless man found shot dead in front of a business on Wiles Road on July 2. Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 25-year-old Christian Isaiah Davis in Uniontown, Pa., which is ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police have made an arrest in the killing of 28-year-old Kinolee Gardner – a homeless man found shot dead in front of a business on Wiles Road on July 2. Police announced Tuesday the arrest of 25-year-old Christian Isaiah Davis in Uniontown, Pa., which is ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - An Elizabeth man was arrested Friday and faces manslaughter charges following a deadly assault that occurred last year, according to police and Union County prosecutors. Regis Pelegrino Motas is charged with one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter. He is being held at ...
TOMS RIVER - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer released the following information about recent, gruesome crimes in Oceen County. Billhimer announced that on July 13, 2024, Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, was charged with Hindering Apprehension, Desecration of Human ...
TOMS RIVER - Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer released the following information about recent, gruesome crimes in Oceen County. Billhimer announced that on July 13, 2024, Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, of Seaside Heights, was charged with Hindering Apprehension, Desecration of Human ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A Paterson man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Jersey City on Friday, May 10. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Makiyy Randolph, 21, is also charged with Felony Murder, Robbery, Conspiracy to ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - A Paterson man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Jersey City on Friday, May 10. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Makiyy Randolph, 21, is also charged with Felony Murder, Robbery, Conspiracy to ...
VERONA, NJ - Two men were arrested with outstanding warrants from the Verona Police Department for resisting arrest and eluding a police officer, according to police. 22-year-old Khurram Simpson of West Orange is accused of eluding Verona Police on three separate occasions dating back to late ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The N.J. Attorney General’s Office has released videos of the fatal Jan. 24th shooting of a 41-year-old Brooklyn man by federal and state law enforcement officers in the parking lot of a Route 1 motel here. The shooting victim, Shamar Leggette, was sought in connection with ...
PARAMUS, NJ - A 74-year-old man, who is a church pastor, was arrested on charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual contact, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The Paramus resident was charged with 21 counts of sexual offenses that included endangering the ...