$190K Theft: NJ Man Busted En Route To Denmark Over Canceled Painting, Prosecutor Says $190K Theft: NJ Man Busted En Route To Denmark Over Canceled Painting, Prosecutor Says
$190K Theft: NJ Man Busted En Route To Denmark Over Canceled Painting, Prosecutor Says A 38-year-old Willingboro man was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on theft charges over a canceled painting, authorities announced Friday, June 5. Andrew Foster was arrested on Thursday, May 28, before he could board a flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. An investigation into Foster began after prosecutors were contacted by an attorney representing an art buyer who claimed his client was the victim of theft that occurred after a negotiated artwork transaction was terminated, Bradshaw said. Foster's company, Genesis 8 Holdi…
SUV Flips Into Midland Park Mayor's Garden After Missing Home By Feet SUV Flips Into Midland Park Mayor's Garden After Missing Home By Feet
SUV Flips Into Midland Park Mayor's Garden After Missing Home By Feet An SUV rolled into Midland Park Mayor Harry Shortway's front yard in a violent rollover crash Friday morning, June 5, sending two people to the hospital, according to incident photographer Boyd A. Loving. A black Honda Pilot involved in the collision rolled over after striking a curb and narrowly missed Shortway's home at Erie and Franklin avenues, before coming to rest in a garden bed on the mayor's property, according to Loving. Photos from the scene show Shortway, a retired Ridgewood police officer and Marine, surveying the aftermath outside his home. The SUV became impaled on a lig…
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 173: Pattenburg Fire Company Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 173: Pattenburg Fire Company
Tractor Trailer Overturns On Route 173: Pattenburg Fire Company A tractor trailer overturned in Pattenburg on Thursday, June 4, authorities said. At 12:50 p.m., firefighters responded to Bloomsbury Boro for a tractor trailer on its side at Route 173, Pattenburg Volunteer Fire Company said. Once on location, firefighters  found a full load of shelled corn covering both ramps, along with an active diesel fuel leak, fire officials said. Crews quickly contained the fuel on the roadway and secured the shut off valves on the diesel and hydraulic tanks, firefighters said. The Washington Collision Center uprighted the tractor trailer and cleaned the s…
Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG
Convicted Killer Fired Multiple Gunshots At SWAT Team: New Jersey AG Additional details have been released in the police involved shooting that left a 52-year-old Atlantic City man dead. On Tuesday, June 2, the Atlantic City Police Department's SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant at a residence on the 100 block of North Florida Avenue, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Officers notice the front door was open, but then it promptly closed, authorities said. Officers announced themselves at the door and then used a mechanical device to breach the door, authorities said. As police opened the door, Donald Gardner, who spent 30 years…
Child Dead In Perth Amboy House Fire, 2 Burn Victims Airlifted Child Dead In Perth Amboy House Fire, 2 Burn Victims Airlifted
Child Dead In Perth Amboy House Fire, 2 Burn Victims Airlifted A child was killed and two people were airlifted to a regional burn center after a house fire in Perth Amboy early Friday morning, June 5, officials said. Police received a 911 call reporting a residential fire on Chauncey Street at approximately 2:45 a.m., according to a joint statement from Mayor Helmin J. Caba and the City of Perth Amboy. First responders arrived within minutes and immediately began assisting occupants from the residence, the statement said. Two people suffering from burn injuries were transported by medical helicopter to a regional burn center for treatment, acc…
Did 'Jersey Slide' Cause Deadly Routes 1&9 Wreck? Dashcam Footage May Show It Did 'Jersey Slide' Cause Deadly Routes 1&9 Wreck? Dashcam Footage May Show It
Did 'Jersey Slide' Cause Deadly Routes 1&9 Wreck? Dashcam Footage May Show It Wild dashcam footage captured the moment a vehicle overturned on Routes 1&9 in Newark, ejecting and killing a woman Friday morning, June 5. Dashcam footage captured by Mark Minetto appears to show a black SUV swerving into the woman's lane moments before the crash. After reviewing the video, Minetto said it appeared the woman braked and struck a guardrail after the SUV had moved into her path. Police and firefighters responded to the express lanes of Route 1&9 North at approximately 8:35 a.m., according to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. The vehicle overturned af…
Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials
Man Hunted Across NJ For Aunt's Murder Nabbed By US Marshals: Officials A 27-year-old Woodstown man was apprehended by US Marshals after murdering his aunt, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. On Saturday, May 30, Woodstown police responded to Lee Street for a wellness check and discovered Jacqueline Martin, 59, dead from multiple gunshot wounds, the Salem County Prosecutor's Office said. An investigation determined Leroy Martin, Jr., who lived with his aunt, had been involved in a domestic dispute before the shooting and fled the residence, authorities said. The victim's vehicle was recovered the next day in Camden while Martin Jr. evaded capture by moving…
Pink Suitcase Carrying 61 Stolen Items Found On Bronx Men At Bergen Town Center: Cops Pink Suitcase Carrying 61 Stolen Items Found On Bronx Men At Bergen Town Center: Cops
Pink Suitcase Carrying 61 Stolen Items Found On Bronx Men At Bergen Town Center: Cops Two Bronx men were arrested after Paramus police recovered more than 60 allegedly stolen items hidden inside a pink suitcase following a reported shoplifting at Bergen Town Center, authorities said. Members of the Paramus Police Department Crime Suppression Unit and patrol officers responded to a report of a shoplifting in progress at Marshalls in Bergen Town Center on Thursday, June 4, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. Store loss prevention personnel, assisted by Officer Cassandra Gomez and Officer Nicholas Bucci, located the suspects in the mall parking lot with merchandise conce…
NJ Nurse Spotted With Gas Canister Before Fires At Workplace, His Apartment: Prosecutor NJ Nurse Spotted With Gas Canister Before Fires At Workplace, His Apartment: Prosecutor
NJ Nurse Spotted With Gas Canister Before Fires At Workplace, His Apartment: Prosecutor A Gloucester Township nurse is accused of setting multiple fires Thursday, June 4, including at his apartment, vehicle, and workplace, where employees and patients were inside, authorities said. Taquan N. Ayers, 25, was arrested and charged in connection arson for fires in Gloucester Township and Winslow Township,  Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Ayers worked as a licensed practical nurse at Oaks Integrated Care, MacAulay said. At 11:52 a.m., officers and firefighters responded to Cherrywood Apartments on Little Gloucester Road in Gloucester Township for a fire at Ayers' …
Child Porn Found On Pickleball Pro In Bergen County, Prosecutor Finds Child Porn Found On Pickleball Pro In Bergen County, Prosecutor Finds
Child Porn Found On Pickleball Pro In Bergen County, Prosecutor Finds A 25-year-old Bergen County pickle ball coach has been arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. On Thursday, June 4, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the Hasbrouck Heights home of Mario H. Kaldas, during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.  The investigation revealed Kaldas used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit pubescent and prepubescent children, Musella sai…
Undercover Bergen County Smoke Shop Drug Bust Nets Mushrooms, Pot: Cops Undercover Bergen County Smoke Shop Drug Bust Nets Mushrooms, Pot: Cops
Undercover Bergen County Smoke Shop Drug Bust Nets Mushrooms, Pot: Cops An investigation into drug sales at a Bergen County smoke shop led to the seizure of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, and THC products, along with the arrest of a Passaic County man, authorities announced. The Elmwood Park Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Task Force conducted a joint investigation into reports of illegal narcotics being sold at Lava Smoke Shop, located at 103 Broadway, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. After several undercover purchases of illegal narcotics and substances, law enforcement officers carried out enforcement actions that r…
Trio Arrested At Garden State Plaza Linked To Willowbrook Theft: Cops Trio Arrested At Garden State Plaza Linked To Willowbrook Theft: Cops
Trio Arrested At Garden State Plaza Linked To Willowbrook Theft: Cops Three out-of-state suspects were arrested at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus after police recovered more than $3,100 worth of allegedly stolen merchandise during an organized retail theft investigation, authorities said. Members of the Paramus Police Department Crime Suppression Unit were investigating an organized retail theft group believed to be responsible for multiple shoplifting incidents throughout northern New Jersey on Tuesday, June 2, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. The investigation began after retail loss prevention personnel reported three suspects allege…