Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD
Maintenance Worker From Jersey City Stole Holiday Gifts, Hid Footage Of Thievery: Bayonne PD A 50-year-old Jersey City resident and maintenance worker at a Bayonne building turned out to be a real Grinch, police said. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Ricardo Perez was arrested after police say he stole holiday gifts from an apartment complex he worked at and attempted to hide the security footage of his larceny, Bayonne police said. On Saturday, Dec. 23, a woman reported two shopping bags containing holiday gifts and her paycheck and mail were removed from the lobby of her apartment complex, police said. The Bayonne Police Detective Bureau attempted to review video surveillance but had troub…
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says
Teen's Accused Killer Charged On 22nd Birthday, Philadelphia DA Says A Philadelphia man is charged with the 2021 murder of a 17-year-old boy.  James Adams is also accused of robbery and evidence tampering, said the District Attorney's Office on Jan. 8, Adams' 22nd birthday.  Authorities believe Adams shot Tyron Rozier in the back on West Sedgley Avenue near Reyburn Park late on July 4, 2021. City police found Rozier at the scene about an hour later and he died from his wounds, prosecutors said.  A tip to police, "digital and forensic techniques," and assistance from federal agencies helped identify Adams as a suspect, the DA's Office sai…
Driver Jailed In Fatal New Year's Crash On I-280 Shoulder Driver Jailed In Fatal New Year's Crash On I-280 Shoulder
Driver Jailed In Fatal New Year's Crash On I-280 Shoulder A New Jersey driver was arrested in a fatal crash on Route 280 New Year's Eve, authorities said. Valerian Kapanadze was charged with child endangerment, evidence tampering, and vehicular homicide in the Roseland crash that killed 56-year-old Luis Nicheporuck, of Randolph on Sunday, Dec. 31, New Jersey State Police said. It wasn't immediately clear why Kapanadze, of Hackettstown, was charged with child endangerment or evidence tampering. Nicheporuck was standing outside of a Chevrolet passenger car that was stopped on the right shoulder near milepost 4.4 when Kapanadze s…
Tennis Pro Gets 56 Years For Sex Crimes Against Student On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Tennis Pro Gets 56 Years For Sex Crimes Against Student On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Tennis Pro Gets 56 Years For Sex Crimes Against Student On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A former youth tennis instructor convicted at trial of numerous sexual crimes committed against a student has been sentenced to 56 ½ years in New Jersey State Prison, authorities said. Terry Y. Kuo, 32, of Colts Neck must serve a minimum of 85 percent of that term before the possibility of parole, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Kuo will be 72 by the time he becomes eligible for parole, after which he will be subject to parole supervision for life, Santiago said. The case stemmed from an investigation initiated after one of Kuo’s students al…
NJ College Student Shot In Head Walking On Track At Nashville Park, Gunman Charged: PD NJ College Student Shot In Head Walking On Track At Nashville Park, Gunman Charged: PD
NJ College Student Shot In Head Walking On Track At Nashville Park, Gunman Charged: PD An 18-year-old college student from New Jersey is in critical condition after being shot walking the track at a park in Nashville, TN, Tuesday, Nov. 7, authorities said. UPDATE: Jillian Ludwig has died, police in Nasvhille said Nov. 8. Original news story continues below: Shaquille Taylor, 29, has been charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering in the incident that left Jillian Ludwig "extremely critical," according to police in Nashville. According to police, Taylor was shooting at a car from a public housing complex across the street, when a bullet hit Ludwig in the head as…
Duo Fatally Shoots Man Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say Duo Fatally Shoots Man Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say
Duo Fatally Shoots Man Inside Capital Region Home, Police Say Two men are behind bars on murder charges after allegedly gunning down a man inside a home in the region. Multiple people called 911 shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, reporting gunshots at a Schenectady home on State Street near Grove Place, according to Schenectady Police. When officers arrived, they found a 42-year-old man on the second floor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Leroy Chisom, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Nearly 14 hours after the killing, at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, detectives identified two suspects in a neighboring…
Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor
Sussex County Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Burglary, Theft, Evidence Tampering: Prosecutor A Sussex County man was sentenced to six years behind bars for burglary, theft, evidence tampering, and other offenses, authorities announced. Richard J. Dobrowolski, 44, of Vernon, was sentenced to six years in state prison for burglary and theft based on an incident that occurred in Vernon on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Dobrowolski also received a three-year sentence for possession of drugs and tampering with evidence based on a Wednesday, March 17, 2021 incident, as well as a three-year sentence for theft based on incidents that occurr…
Hamilton Man, 24, Charged In Woman's Beating Death During Alleged Burglary: Prosecutor Hamilton Man, 24, Charged In Woman's Beating Death During Alleged Burglary: Prosecutor
Hamilton Man, 24, Charged In Woman's Beating Death During Alleged Burglary: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man from Hamilton has been charged in connection with a woman's beating death after neighbors reported a break-in, authorities said. Denzel Whitmore, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, second-degree burglary and fourth-degree tampering with evidence, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and West Windsor Police Chief Robert Garofalo. Elaine Murray, 71, of West Windsor was found dead in an upstairs bedroom, they said. She appeared to have visible signs of injuries to her face and she was bleeding from the ba…
Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail
Bucks Teacher Who Assaulted, Secretly Filmed Students Sentenced To Jail A former Bucks County teacher who was convicted of indecently assaulting two students and secretly recording another will spend the next several years in jail, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Fifty-eight-year-old Joseph Ohrt of Buckingham was sentenced to 2.5 to 5 years in state prison by Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley on Monday, June 12, the District Attorney's Office said.  Ohrt, the one-time choir director at Central Bucks West High School, was first charged last February, after police investigators said he'd used hidden cameras in his home to record a male stu…
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting
Philadelphia Mom Charged In Connection With 3-Year-Old's Shooting A Philadelphia mom has been charged in connection with the shooting that wounded her 3-year-old son.  Laylaah Muhammad, 23, was arrested late on Wednesday, May 3, on charges of conspiracy, child endangerment, evidence tampering, and more. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $1 million, state court filings show.  Police were called to the 31st Street and Grays Ferry Avenue fire station around 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, where a woman had arrived with a toddler who had been shot in the cheek, authorities said previously.  The child was rushed by ambulance to the Children's …
Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA
Man Who Shot Norristown Intruder Will Face Gun Charges: Montco DA A man accused of fatally shooting an intruder at a Norristown home late Monday night is now charged with weapons offenses, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Travis Cummings, a 20-year-old Haverford resident, is charged with illegal firearm possession, unlicensed carry, evidence tampering, and drug offenses, the DA's Office wrote.  Authorities say Cummings arrived at a woman's apartment on the 300 block of Monroe Street around 11:45 p.m. on May 1. Minutes later, an intruder forced his way through the door and confronted Cummings, "striking" and "g…
Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD
Dealer Tried To Flush Drugs Down Toilet During Raid: Bellmawr PD A man from Bellmawr has been arrested for the second time in seven months on multiple drug counts, authorities said. This is the second search warrant execution of Rockville Drive resident Marc Mingle, police said. A search yielded: 1.8 ounces of Methamphetamine 769 Acid blotters which equals out to 22,680 milligrams 28 packets of Suboxone 5 grams of Cocaine 125 Xanax pills 9 Oxycontin pills 10 Amphetamine pills 4.5 Diazepam pills 6 millileters of G.H.B. 1.6 ounces of PCP 6 MDMA chewables Mingle was charged Friday, Feb. 24 with 25 charges including possessing and distributing drugs, police…