East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police
East Windsor Man Started Fire In Church Parking Lot, Remains At Large: Highstown Police A 21-year-old East Windsor Township man is on the lam after being charged with setting multiple fires in Hightstown, authorities said. On Sunday evening, March 30, officers responded to fires at Mill Rill Run East, Rocky Brook Park and the parking lot of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Hightstown police said. The fires were extinguished and an investigation determined they were set intentionally by Pedro Mendoza-Jaramillo,  police said. Mendoza-Jaramillo is charged with aggravated arson, criminal trespass and criminal mischief, police said. An arrest warrant has been issued though he has no…
Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops
Prostitute, DUI Driver Caught Having Sex In Porsche Blocking Police Barracks In Hartford: Cops There are bad places to get frisky — and then there’s right outside a state police barracks. A man and woman were arrested after Connecticut State Police said they found the pair engaged in "lewd behavior" and in possession of drugs in a car that was blocking their barracks in Hartford.  Willie Ferrell, 34, of Bloomfield, and 48-year-old Diandra Lysik of Hartford, a known prostitute, were arrested just after midnight on Tuesday, May 6, authorities said. A state trooper in Hartford spotted the duo in a Porsche SUV blocking the gate to a restricted area at the Hartford barracks and…
Trio Busted After Locking Themselves in South Windsor Shed During Escape Attempt: Police Trio Busted After Locking Themselves in South Windsor Shed During Escape Attempt: Police
Trio Busted After Locking Themselves in South Windsor Shed During Escape Attempt: Police Two men were arrested after their accomplice accidentally locked them in a shed while he left to call an Uber during a police pursuit, authorities said. Jovanie Candelaria, Teyvaun Williams-Santiago, and Zachary Hardy — all 18 and from Massachusetts — were arrested Thursday, May 1, in South Windsor following a chase on Route 5, officials said. South Windsor police responded around 3 a.m. to reports of a stolen vehicle speeding along the highway. When officers attempted to pull the car over, the driver accelerated, prompting a pursuit. \ Officers used spike strips, which blew out the car's …
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say
Serial Flasher Strikes Again, Columbia Borough Police Say A Columbia man with a disturbing history of indecent exposure is accused of trespassing onto private property and flashing himself in broad daylight, police announced on Wednesday, April 24. Quentin Everet Chambers, 29, allegedly entered a property in the 500 block of Cherry Street around 1:23 p.m. on Monday, April 15, and exposed himself, according to Columbia Borough Police. This is not Chambers’ first time facing such allegations. Records show Chambers has a pattern of indecent behavior in public spaces—he’s previously faced two separate Indecent Exposure charges in 2021 and 2022 in Lan…
Chainsaw Attack At Carlisle Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit Chainsaw Attack At Carlisle Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit
Chainsaw Attack At Carlisle Construction Plant Sparks Terror Among Workers: Affidavit A fired worker armed with a chainsaw stormed back into a Cumberland County construction company, destroyed equipment tied to flammable materials, and caused a panic among staff, Carlisle police announced on Wednesday, April 16. Richard Lee Sauder, 46, returned to Carlisle Construction Materials’ Plant 6 on the 1200 block of Ritner Highway around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 14—just hours after he was terminated over safety concerns, according to the affidavit. Armed with a chainsaw, Sauder entered the enclosed lot and hacked through three hoses used to unload flammable liquid materials from …
Man Caught Fondling Himself In Woman’s Backyard In South Hempstead: Police Man Caught Fondling Himself In Woman’s Backyard In South Hempstead: Police
Man Caught Fondling Himself In Woman’s Backyard In South Hempstead: Police A Long Island man is accused of trespassing into a woman’s backyard and pleasuring himself in plain sight, police announced on Wednesday, April 16. Elvis Maldonado, 43, of Dietz Street in Hempstead, was arrested after a disturbing incident that happened in South Hempstead at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 14, according to Nassau County detectives. Maldonado was allegedly seen by a 32-year-old woman exposing himself and touching his genitals in her backyard, authorities said. Following an investigation, officers located Maldonado and arrested him without incident. He is charged with Public Lewdne…
Residential Burglary: Man Accused Of Entering Home, Stealing Package In Haverstraw, Police Say Residential Burglary: Man Accused Of Entering Home, Stealing Package In Haverstraw, Police Say
Residential Burglary: Man Accused Of Entering Home, Stealing Package In Haverstraw, Police Say A 43-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a Rockland County home and taking a package, police announced.   Carlos Sepulveda was taken into custody on Monday, March 31, in connection with a residential burglary in West Haverstraw, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Tuesday, April 1.  Authorities say Sepulveda allegedly entered a residence and stole a package. He was identified as the suspect after an image from surveillance video of the incident circulated, police added.  He now faces multiple charges, including:  Second-degree b…
NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: North Caldwell PD NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: North Caldwell PD
NJ Burglars Armed With High Capacity Magazine Ram Cop Car In Speeding BMW: North Caldwell PD Four armed burglars were arrested on Monday, Feb. 10, after a break-in led to a pursuit in North Caldwell, authorities said. At 3:39 a.m., while responding to a home on Robin Hill Road for a break-in, officers saw a white BMW X3 speeding down the street, North Caldwell police said.  The vehicle crossed a lawn and sideswiped a North Caldwell Police patrol vehicle before continuing on and crashing into a residence on Park Avenue, police said.  Four suspects—two adults, Samir Y. Jordan, 20 and Quamine Y. McDonald, 18, both from Newark, along with two juveniles—fled the scene on …
Man Found Living In Bathroom, Busted With Stolen Phone: Manheim Twp Police Man Found Living In Bathroom, Busted With Stolen Phone: Manheim Twp Police
Man Found Living In Bathroom, Busted With Stolen Phone: Manheim Twp Police A Lancaster man accused of repeatedly using a building’s bathroom as a living space was caught trespassing—and later found with a stolen phone, authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 7. Gerald A. Brown, 66, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 26, after Manheim Township police responded to reports of trespassing at a property on the 900 block of North Queen Street, according to a release. A witness told officers that six individuals had been illegally using the bathroom as a makeshift residence for months, police said. Upon arrival, officers encountered four people trying to leave the premises, in…
Trespasser Who Offered Child Candy Arrested In Norwalk: Cops Trespasser Who Offered Child Candy Arrested In Norwalk: Cops
Trespasser Who Offered Child Candy Arrested In Norwalk: Cops A 29-year-old Norwalk man was arrested after trespassing on private property and approaching a child, offering them candy, authorities said. Norwalk Police responded to a suspicious person call in the area of Woodward Avenue around 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, Sergeant Ryan Evarts said. Officers were told that a man had entered private property and asked a child if they wanted candy and if they wished to listen to music. When the child declined, the man reportedly stood there watching them enter their home, police said. Based on a description given at the scene, officers searched the are…
Girl's Accused Mall Abductor Has Lengthy Criminal History Across Bergen County, Records Show Girl's Accused Mall Abductor Has Lengthy Criminal History Across Bergen County, Records Show
Girl's Accused Mall Abductor Has Lengthy Criminal History Across Bergen County, Records Show A 23-year-old Bergen County man accused of abducting a teen girl and sexually assaulting her at the Willowbrook Mall has a crime-riddled past stretching back several years. Denys Ludisaca has five pages worth of offenses on the NJ Courts website dating back to 2019, when he was first arrested for criminal trespass and drug offenses. In February 2020, he was charged with receiving stolen property in Bergenfield. Days later in Teaneck, Ludisaca was intoxicated when he was involved in a hit-and-run crash, charges indicate. He racked up dozens of additional traffic offenses that year. He w…
Man's Suspicious Entry Into Putnam Hospital Triggers Months-Long Probe: Sheriff Man's Suspicious Entry Into Putnam Hospital Triggers Months-Long Probe: Sheriff
Man's Suspicious Entry Into Putnam Hospital Triggers Months-Long Probe: Sheriff A New Jersey man has been apprehended months after a suspicious incident at a Hudson Valley hospital, authorities announced. The suspect, 59-year-old Edward Alexander of Newark, was charged with third-degree criminal trespass following an incident at Putnam Hospital in Carmel, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  According to the Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred on Oct. 25, 2024, when hospital security alerted investigators to a man who entered the building by following an employee through a secured card access door.  Security footage s…