Police: Burglar Who Stole TVs, Sneakers, Cash From Hillside Home Busted With Pain Pills
A Newark man who broke into a Hillside home and stole valuables was found a week later with prescription pills, authorities said.
Marquill D. Wiggins of Newark, 25, broke into a Maple Avenue home through an open basement window and stole two TVs, several boxes of sneakers and crash, before fleeing around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Hillside police chief Vincent Ricciardi said.
Hillside detectives identified Wiggins as a suspect the suspect vehicle after days of gathering evidence.
Detectives saw the vehicle and stopped it on Sept. 30, Ricciardi said.
The driver, Wiggins, was arrested a…
Authorities: Accused NJ Armed Robber Among Pair Who Used Drugs To Force Woman Into Prostitution
Two men including one arrested for an armed robbery have been charged with using drugs to force a woman into prostitution for more than month in North Jersey, authorities said.
William Wilson, 47, of Belvidere, NJ and Jeremiah Forde, 39, of Budd Lake, forced the adult female into acts of prostitution out of a Hanover hotel, then collected the proceeds, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker, Hanover Police Chief Mark Roddy said.
The pair used drugs to manipulate the victim, who was afraid to leave the hotel due to fear of being physic…
Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams
A North Jersey hypnotist was arrested after authorities said he subjected clients to a prostate exam during appointments.
Robert Bruckner, who owns and operates Major Mindset Hypnosis Counseling in Fairfield, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of child and practicing medicine without a license, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
An investigation into Buckner, 55, of Randolph, was launched after clients told police they'd visited him for hypnotherapy services, but during the session, "he had subjected them to what was…
Bodega Owners Charged With Aggravated Arson In Fire That Damaged Jersey City Grocery Store
A pair of Jersey City bodega owners were charged with setting fire to their shop in June of last year, authorities said.
Amado Gonzalez-Abreu, age 38, and Francisca Duran-Tejada, age 47, were arrested at the Jersey City Fire Department Headquarters on Marin Boulevard Wednesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Members of the Jersey City Fire Department were responding to a fire alarm at 9 Linden Ave., in Jersey City when they noticed smoke coming from the first floor store at 343 Princeton Ave., around 6:20 a.m. June 9, 2019, Suarez said.
Smoke billowed from the three-story, wo…
