Jennifer's Law Passes Senate With Near-Unanimous Support
After more than two years of working with domestic violence survivors, Connecticut State Senator Alex Kasser was celebrating the near-unanimous support of the passage of Senate Bill 1091 aka Jennifer's Law.
The law is named after Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, who disappeared in 2019 and whose late husband was charged with her brutal murder, and Jennifer Magnano, of Terryville, Connecticut, who was shot dead by her husband in 2007.
Dulos has never been found.
The bill, which passed Tuesday, May 18, in a 35-1 vote, would expand the definition of domestic violence to includ…
Teen Admits To Stabbing Two Rockland Men On Jersey Shore, Prosecutor Says
A teenager has admitted to stabbing two Hudson Valley men on the Jersey Shore during a fight last year, authorities said.
Juwan Roman, age 18, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 13 to two counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Roman's name was made public this week after he waived his right to juvenile status in Family Court.
Roman was 17 during the 2020 assault, but he voluntarily agreed to be prosecuted as an adult, the prosecutor said.
On Sept. 7, 2020, at about 3:30 p.m., Point Pleasant…
Newark Teen Pleads Guilty To Jersey Shore Stabbings, Prosecutor Says
A teenager from Newark has admitted to stabbing two Rockland County men on the Jersey Shore during a fight last year, authorities said.
Juwan Roman, 18, pleaded guilty on Thursday to two counts of aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Roman's name was made public this week after he waived his right to juvenile status in Family Court.
Roman was 17 during the 2020 assault, but he voluntarily agreed to be prosecuted as an adult, the prosecutor said.
On Sept. 7, 2020, at about 3:30 p.m., Point Pleasant police r…
Teenagers Arrested In Asbury Park Shootings
Two teenagers from Monmouth County have been arrested in connection with several shootings in Asbury Park, authorities said.
Mark Carey, 19, and a 17-year-old juvenile, both of Neptune, have been charged with two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first- degree attempted murder, and multiple weapons charges, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Their arrests stem from separate shootings in March, Gramiccioni said.
On March 22, at 6:17 p.m. Asbury Park police responded to a report of shots fired at Lincol…
14-Year-Old Forcibly Restrained, Touched Victim In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A 14-year-old boy entered a home and then forcibly restrained and touched a victim in Northern Westchester, state police said.
An investigation revealed the boy forcibly entered the victim’s residence on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Cortlandt, state police said.
He then proceeded to forcibly restrain and touch the victim for the purpose of sexual gratification, according to police.
The boy, whose name was not released due to status as a minor, was charged with:
second-degree burglary, a Class C felony,
forcible touching,
unlawful imprisonment, both class A misdemeano…
Rockland County Sheriff's Office Warrant Sweep Nets Six Arrests
Six people were arrested during an early-morning warrants sweep by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office.
The sweep took around 6 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at more than 30 different addresses in Rockland, Westchester and Orange counties, as well as the Bronx, said Chief William Barbera of the Rockland County Sheriff's Office.
The six were arrested on charges ranging from Family Court offenses to Justice Court misdemeanor charges, to Rockland County Court felonies, Barbera said.
Those arrested included:
Leon Wilfong, 37, of Spring Valley, Family Court charge.
Tristan Weans, 36, Pomona, …
