Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor
Garfield Police Sergeant Told Officer To Lie In Probe: Prosecutor A police sergeant in Bergen County has been charged with witness tampering after prosecutors said he instructed another officer to provide false information during an internal investigation. Garfield Sgt. Anthony M. Pizzi, 30, was arrested Thursday, May 28, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Confidential Investigations Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The investigation began on April 16 after the prosecutor's office received information regarding alleged witness tampering connected to an administrative investigation being conducted by t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Tries Disarming Has Heights Cop As He's Tackled: Police 19-Year-Old Tries Disarming Has Heights Cop As He's Tackled: Police
19-Year-Old Tries Disarming Has Heights Cop As He's Tackled: Police A 19-year-old is accused of grabbing a police officer's firearm during a domestic dispute investigation in Bergen County, police said. Hasbrouck Heights officers responded to the rear of a business near Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue at approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 28, on a report of a possible domestic dispute, according to Capt. John Behr. Officers Johanna Sanchez, Alessandro Ciminata, and Detective Cosimo Marino investigated and determined that a male suspect, later identified as Gabriel Hernandez-Caldero, of Lodi, ripped a cellphone from the victim's hand during the dispute befo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Meriden, CT
Police & Fire
Meriden Woman Accused Of Helping Cover Up Intentional Deadly Hit-And-Run Meriden Woman Accused Of Helping Cover Up Intentional Deadly Hit-And-Run
Meriden Woman Accused Of Helping Cover Up Intentional Deadly Hit-And-Run A Connecticut woman is now facing charges months after a deadly hit-and-run that police say was no accident. Loumary Laclaustra, of Meriden, turned herself in months after investigators determined she allegedly played a role in the death of 26-year-old Wilfredo Rivera-Rivera, according to police. Multiple people called 911 on December 13 after seeing a car run over a man in the Broad Street and Twiss Avenue area of Meriden before speeding away.  Police and paramedics raced to the scene and rushed Rivera-Rivera to MidState Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries.&…

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by Josh Lanier
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
VIDEO: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion VIDEO: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion
Video: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion An adaptive athlete is going super viral after a traffic stop in which an officer accused her of texting while driving with her “right hand” — despite the fact that she does not have one. Katie, a Florida influencer who posts under the Instagram handle @slightlyoff.balance, shared body camera footage "as a little treat" from the stop involving an officer in Lake Worth on Tuesday, May 26, the day before her court date for the stop, she said. The officer introduces himself and explains Katie drove past him "holding your phone with your right hand." Katie then raises her right arm and respond…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
News
SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff
SWAT Officer Cleared After Gunman Threatened Hostage, Shot Cop During Chaotic Maryland Standoff A Baltimore SWAT officer who fired the shot that killed an armed hostage-taker during a chaotic Park Heights standoff that left one officer wounded and two women trapped inside a home, will not face charges, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday. Newly released investigative findings paint a far more terrifying picture of what unfolded inside the house on Park Heights Avenue on March 10. According to the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division, 33-year-old Jonathan Ingram barricaded himself inside the home with two women, threatened repeatedly to kill them…

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by Zak Failla
Jackson, NJ
Police & Fire
Jackson Spa Owner Ran Prostitution Ring Across 3 Counties: Cops Jackson Spa Owner Ran Prostitution Ring Across 3 Counties: Cops
Jackson Spa Owner Ran Prostitution Ring Across 3 Counties: Cops A Jackson woman is accused of operating a prostitution ring through unlicensed spas across Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties, authorities said Tuesday, May 26. Kelly Jahnke-Gonzalez, 44, was arrested May 12 following a months-long investigation led by the Sayreville Police Department Vice Unit in coordination with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and multiple law enforcement agencies, according to Sayreville police. The investigation centered around Joha's Spa locations in Brick, Millstone, Jackson, and Sayreville, NJ Advance Media reports citing charging documents.  The…

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by Cecilia Levine
Frederick, MD
News
Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA
Snapchat Predator Lured Frederick Middle School Girls To Park Before Teen Sex Assault: DA A 25-year-old man will spend years in prison after preying on young girls he met through social media at a Maryland park, authorities announced. Adam Christopher Jaikaran has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but five years suspended, in connection with the sexual assault of a young student in Frederick County. The investigation into Jaikaran began in November 2023, when a School Resource Officer with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office assigned to a middle school was alerted after a girl disclosed she had been sexually assaulted. Investigators later determined the 13-year-o…

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by Zak Failla
Lumberton-Hainesport, NJ
Police & Fire
Hainesport Man, 40, Stabs Aunt Dead In Lumberton Apartment: Prosecutor Hainesport Man, 40, Stabs Aunt Dead In Lumberton Apartment: Prosecutor
Hainesport Man, 40, Stabs Aunt Dead In Lumberton Apartment: Prosecutor A 40-year-old man has been charged with fatally stabbing his aunt inside her South Jersey apartment, authorities said. Jason Mutschler, of Hainesport, was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Lumberton Township Police Chief Anthony D. Nippins. The investigation began Friday afternoon after 60-year-old Vanessa Sturtevent was found dead inside her unit at the Sterling Glen Apartments on Eayrestown Road in Lumberton, Bradshaw and Nippins said. An autopsy perfor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Dover-Wharton, NJ
News
ICE Arrests Spark Heavy Police Presence In Dover ICE Arrests Spark Heavy Police Presence In Dover
ICE Arrests Spark Heavy Police Presence In Dover A federal immigration operation in Morris County led to the arrest of two individuals Saturday morning, May 23, according to local police. Residents reported significant law enforcement activity in the area of Park Avenue earlier in the day in Dover, local police said. Officers responded after receiving a call for an unknown problem and determined the activity involved federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to the department. Dover officers were not involved in the operation, police said. ICE agents were already concluding the operation and leaving the area when…

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by Cecilia Levine
Springfield, VA
Police & Fire
Former Officer Working At Virginia School Arrested Soliciting Minor In Springfield: Police Former Officer Working At Virginia School Arrested Soliciting Minor In Springfield: Police
Former Officer Working At Virginia School Arrested Soliciting Minor In Springfield: Police A former police officer in DC who was serving as a mental health associate for schools in Virginia is facing charges for soliciting a minor online. Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, was arrested in his Springfield home following a probe into a tip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding "disturbing online content" he posted about kids, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. During the investigation, officials say Lofzewski communicated with detectives posing as a minor on the Internet, engaged in inappropriate conversations, and solicited sexual e…

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by Zak Failla
Wyandanch, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police
Drunk Driver Nearly Mows Down Cops During Wyandanch Traffic Stop: Police A drunk driver on Long Island nearly slammed into two cops who had pulled over a different vehicle for a traffic violation, police said. The incident began after 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 when Suffolk County Police executed a traffic stop on Gordon Avenue in Wyandanch, the department shared Thursday, May 21 in social media posts. As two officers, one man and one woman, were speaking with the first driver, an out-of-control drunk driver sped into two parked vehicles and nearly struck the two officers, who jumped out of the way and avoided injuries, according to authorities. The driver was then…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Warrington-Jamison, PA
Police & Fire
150 Teens, Booze-Filled 'Guest List' Halloween Party Lands Warrington Parents Charges 150 Teens, Booze-Filled 'Guest List' Halloween Party Lands Warrington Parents Charges
150 Teens, Booze-Filled 'Guest List' Halloween Party Lands Warrington Parents Charges A Halloween house party packed with about 150 teenagers and alcohol ended with criminal charges for two Pennsylvania parents, police announced Wednesday, May 20. Michael Patrick Moore, 57, and Rachel Moore, 48, were charged following the massive underage drinking party at their Warrington home on the 300 block of Joelle Court, according to Warrington Township police. Officers responded to the neighborhood at approximately 9:08 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, for reports of a large underage drinking party, police said. When officers arrived, they found around 150 teens at the residence, many…

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by Jillian Pikora