Thieves Raided Employee Lockers, Luxury Racks At Westfield's Garden State Plaza, Cops Say
Two out-of-state suspects were arrested after police say they slipped into employee areas at multiple Garden State Plaza stores and tried to steal thousands in luxury merchandise before fleeing the mall.
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Paramus police responded to the Westfield Garden State Plaza after mall security alerted the Paramus Anti-Crime Unit to a shoplifting incident at Loft, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
Richard Paul Williams, age 44 of Washington, SC, was seen entering the rear employee stock area and opening employee lockers, the chief…
DUI Driver Charged In East Rutherford Turnpike Crash That Seriously Injured Passenger: Njsp
A 26-year-old DUI driver has been arrested in a violent New Jersey Turnpike crash that injured three passengers, according to New Jersey State Police.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 at 6:46 a.m., troopers to the Interchange 19W exit ramp to North Connection Road in East Rutherford for a motor vehicle crash, Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said. The driver, Carlos F. Mejia-Padilla, of East Orange, lost control of a Toyota minivan, traveled along the left metal guardrail, and struck a concrete overhead bridge support pillar, Postorino said.
A 28-year-old male passenger from Dover sustained serious…
Judge Frees Pair Charged With Helping Bridgeton Murder Suspect Flee, Officials Say
A Bridgeton father described by loved ones as a die-hard Eagles fan and the neighborhood “security guard” was shot and killed last month, and three men are now facing charges in connection with the case, authorities announced.
Bridgeton police were dispatched to 39 Nichols St. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at approximately 8:51 p.m. for a gunshot victim identified as Jamille Wright, 42 of Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae and Bridgeton Police Chief James Battavio said.
Wright was transported for medical treatment, but while paramedics were rendering aid, Wright died, …
Fugitive Caught Overseas After Hit-Run That Killed Patron Leaving Elizabeth Bar: Prosecutor
A Newark man who investigators say fled the country after a deadly 2022 hit-and-run in Elizabeth has been captured overseas and returned to the United States, Union County officials said.
Trevon Smith, age 27, was arrested on Dec. 1, in the Dominican Republic for his connection to the crash on Oct. 8, 2022, that left Adi Taipe-Castillo dead, Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said.
Taipe-Castillo, 30 of Roselle, was struck and killed by a Jeep speeding toward Newark as he was leaving Nugen…
Jackson Family Calls For Arrest Of Man Who Reported Rutgers Student Missing
The last person to see 22-year-old Rutgers University student Mortimer Wortman before he vanished was also the one who reported him missing, the college student’s family said.
That man, Adam Zalouk, contacted police on Friday, Nov. 21 or Saturday, Nov. 22, while facing criminal charges from an earlier knife-related incident involving Wortman in Point Pleasant, relatives said.
Wortman’s older brother, Ivan Marks of Newark, told Daily Voice that the family did not know Mortimer was missing until police arrived at their home in Jackson to begin a search on Saturday, Nov. 22.
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