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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Philadelphia Man Admits Bludgeoning His Brother Dead At Atlantic City Hotel-Casino
A 39 year-old man from Philadelphia has admitted to bludgeoning his younger brother to death last year at Harrah’s Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, authorities said. John A. Villante pleaded guilty on Thursday in an open plea to first-degree aggravated manslaughter, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. Villante faces 10 to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 26 before Presiding Superior Court Judge Bernard E. DeLury. On May 28, 2019, at about 3:10 p.m., Harrah’s Hotel security was contacted in reference to a medical emergency in a room on the 11th floor of t…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
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Anything
? Newark Woman Beaten To Death In Elizabeth, $10K Reward Offered
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest or indictment in the investigation of a Newark woman beaten to death over the weekend, authorities in Union County said. The body of Nohora Cely Agudelo, 32, was found near the railroad tracks at East Broad and North Broad street early Sunday morning, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. An autopsy revealed the cause was blunt-force trauma and the manner a homicide, Ruotolo said. Anyone with information about Agudelo’s death is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Christopher Scuorzo a…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
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? Authorities Seek Info After Man Found Slain In Jersey Shore Home
Authorities in Atlantic County are seeking the public's help after a man was found slain in his home. Somers Hickman, 67, was found dead in his Chapman Avenue home after police were summoned by neighbors for a welfare check Monday around 10 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced said. An autopsy conducted Tuesday found Hickman died of blunt force trauma, the prosecutor said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7800 or visit the website of the prosecutor's office and fill out the form anonymousl…
Fairfield, CT
News
Father Of Missing CT 1-Year-Old Girl Named Suspect, Appears In Court
The father of a missing 1-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in Connecticut made a court appearance on a separate weapons charge this week. Police have named Jose Morales as a suspect in both the investigation involving the disappearance of Vanessa Morales and the homicide of her mother, Christine Holloway, earlier this month in Ansonia, though he has not been charged in either case. New Haven resident Morales made a court appearance this week after being arrested for illegally possessing stun guns when police searched his home as part of their search for 1-year-old Vanessa. Morales …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Killed In Bayonne Car Trunk
Authorities have identified a homicide victim found whose body was found in a car trunk in Bayonne as a 34-year-old livery driver from Jersey City. Michael Rumberger has suffered blunt force trauma, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police discovered his body in the trunk of a Lincoln Town Car around 11 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after receiving a report of possible criminal activity near 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Police Department are investigating. Anyone with inform…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Slain In Bayonne Car Trunk
Authorities have identified a homicide victim found whose body was found in a car trunk in Bayonne as a 34-year-old livery driver from Jersey City. Michael Rumberger suffered blunt force trauma, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police discovered his body in the trunk of a Lincoln Town Car around 11 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after receiving a report of possible criminal activity near 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Police Department are investigating. Anyone with information that cou…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Info In Fatal Daylight Attack Of 63-Year-Old Irvington Man
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Thursday released surveillance video images of three people (see attached photos) being sought in connection with the murder of an Irvington man March 13. Samuel V. Gbotoe, 63, was walking down Isabella Avenue near University Place in Irvington when he was attacked by a group of men and women. Gbotoe, a security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport, died June 8 from blunt-force trauma injuries suffered in the attack. Surveillance video was located which depicts the victim being assaulted by several suspects who were last seen running…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection With Death Of Toddler Son In Westchester
The 35-year-old father of a toddler who was found beaten and unresponsive in a Westchester apartment last year has admitted to his role in the death of his 2-year-old son. Mount Vernon resident Lloyd Scott pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and is expected to be sentenced to 21 years in prison followed by five years post-release supervision when he is sentenced in December. Scott was arrested in May last year following an investigation into his dead son, who was found unresponsive in their Esplanade Gardens apartment by his mother, who rushed him to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Girl Killed At Area School By Heavy Piece Of Furniture
An 8-year-old girl was killed when a large cabinet at her school fell on top of her, according to New York State Police. Ruchy Friedich was found dead around 2:37 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, when state police responded to a medical emergency in Orange County at the Kiryas Joel Union Free School at 7 Isreal Zupnick Drive, said Trooper Steven Nevel. A preliminary investigation revealed that the child was in a classroom with two of her teachers when she climbed on to a chair to retrieve an item from a large cabinet that was affixed to the rear wall, Nevel said. The cabinet fell off of the wa…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Jersey City Killing Caught In Georgia
A Jersey City man was pulled over in Smyrna, Georgia, Thursday afternoon for speeding and was placed under arrest when authorities there discovered he was wanted in connection with a fatal beating last year, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said. Elnardo Chandler, 29, is in custody in Georgia and awaiting extradition to New Jersey. On July 5, police were called to Lexington Avenue in Jersey City, where fighting had been reported. Glen Mackie Jr., 29, was found unconscious on the sidewalk near 21 Lexington Ave. He had suffered a head injury. Mackie was pronounced dead at Jersey City …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspect In Killing Of Jersey City Grandfather Caught In NYC
A 51-year-old East Orange man wanted for murder in Jersey City is in custody, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement Thursday. Members of the prosecutor's Homicide Unit and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Joseph Summers in New York City. Summers had been charged with the April 5 murder of Gregory Harvey. Harvey, a 60-year-old grandfather, was found dead inside his Wilkinson Avenue home. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, the prosecutor's office said. In addition to murder, Summers has also been charged with weapo…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Smash, Smash, Suh-Mash: 'Kai The Hitchhiker' Found Guilty Of Clark Murder
A hitchhiker who briefly became an online celebrity after giving a profanity-laced interview several years ago has been found guilty of killing a 73-year-old attorney in his Clark home, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, 30, was convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of Joseph Galfy Jr. six years ago. Police discovered Galfy's body beside his bed after responding to his Starlight Drive home May 13, 2013. Surveillance footage, cell phone data and other evidence quickly pointed to McGillvary as the suspect. He was arr…
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