iCrimes Cracked, Kind Of: 2 Charged, 2 At Large In $15K Willowbrook Apple Store Heist Ring
Two Bergen County women have been arrested in connection with a pair of Apple Store thefts at Willowbrook Mall that netted more than $15,000 in stolen iPhones and were later linked to similar crimes across New Jersey.
Angelina Miclescu, 18, and Irina Bacelan, 23, both of Harrington Park stole multiple iPhones from the Apple Store at the Wayne mall on Jan. 2 and Jan. 11, following an investigation by detectives Tom Cydzik and Michael McLaughlin, Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly said.
While coordinating with other law enforcement agencies, detectives learned that Miclescu and Bacelan…
Longtime SEPTA Employee Caught With Condoms After Bensalem Bus Trip To Meet 13-Year-Old: Police
A longtime SEPTA employee’s bus trip to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl ended in his arrest in Bensalem, police announced on Friday, Sept. 12
Eric Karch, 53, of Jenkintown, began chatting with who he believed was a 13-year-old middle school student on a dating app on Saturday, Sept. 6, according to Bensalem Township Police.
Karch quickly turned the conversation sexual, telling the girl to sleep naked, photograph herself, and send him pictures, investigators said. He allegedly sent her a photo of his penis and described sex acts he wanted her to perform while calling him “daddy.” …
Walmart Manager, Worker Arrested After Assault On Disabled Shopper In Naugatuck: Police
A shopping trip at a Connecticut Walmart turned violent when a fight broke out between two employees and customers, landing the workers in handcuffs, authorities said.
Shelly Alam, 45, and her manager, Robert Mclaughlin, 39, both of Waterbury, face multiple charges in connection with the Wednesday, Aug. 27, incident, according to Naugatuck police.
Officers were called to the Walmart on New Haven Road in Naugatuck around 7 p.m. after receiving reports of a fight inside the store. Police said two customers — one of whom was disabled and using a motorized scooter — were shopping for clot…
Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There
A stolen BMW led police on a chase through Stamford on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, causing a violent multi-vehicle crash that sent four people to the hospital, including a Connecticut state trooper, officials said.
The pursuit began in New York after the vehicle was connected to the robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer, Stamford police said. Troopers, city officers, and a Westchester County Aviation Unit helicopter followed the SUV across the state line. A Connecticut State Police trooper later spotted the BMW coming off I-95 onto Canal Street in Stamford — driving the wrong way, authoritie…
Routine Norwalk Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Police
Police arrested a man with a known history of drug crimes following a routine traffic stop on Monday, April 1, authorities said.
Trey Daniel Greene, 31, of Bridgeport, faces multiple felonies following the stop at the Stuart Avenue and Connecticut Avenue intersection in Norwalk, police said.
Officers pulled over a vehicle Greene was in and found 8.25 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of crack, 12 grams of fentanyl, and 14 folds of heroin, Norwalk police said.
He was being held on a $100,000 bond, police said.
Lusby 911 Caller Arrested, Pal Charged With Assault: Cops
A belligerent Maryland man who repeatedly called 911 to report an assault ended up in handcuffs himself after police say he became belligerent and threatening.
Michael Cook Oswald, 52, of Lusby, was arrested after multiple calls to 911 late last month, claiming he had been assaulted and making concerning statements about potential violence, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the 10200 block of Tickle Lane and spoke with Oswald, who appeared intoxicated and accused Khalaia Myasha Brown, 24, of assaulting him. Brown, however, denied the claim an…
6 Women Busted In Waterbury Prostitution Sting As Part Of
Police in Connecticut arrested six women on charges of prostitution as part of a community clean-up sting, authorities said.
Waterbury Police arrested the women on Monday, Sept. 23, in the Willow Street and Hillside Avenue areas of the New Haven County town.
Those arrested include:
Rosemary Sutherland, age 33
Amy Steele, age 40
Tina Conway, age 35
Julianna Nunes, age 43
Crystal Watson, age 41
Michelle Clabaugh, age 36
The sting was part of a "quality-of-life" bust meant to address issues within communities, police said.
The women were released on a promise to …
Drive-By Shooting: 6 Charged With Killing 2, Wounding 5 Others In Lynn
Police arrested six people in connection with a drive-by shooting in Lynn last year that killed two people and wounded five more, authorities said.
Abraham Diaz, 25, of Lynn, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, of Revere, were killed in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 2, 2023, in Lynn.
Investigators said that people were at the 189 Essex Street home celebrating a friend going to college when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m.
“The double homicide that occurred last year was incredibly tragic,” Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said. “While nothing will replace the loss of Abraham Diaz …
Gunman, Drug Dealers Arrested In I-395 Rush Hour Traffic Stop In Arlington: Police (Video)
Four people were arrested following a motor vehicle stop in rush hour traffic on I-395 in Arlington following a dispute, police said.
Trouble unfolded just before 5:40 p.m. on May 2, when police were called to 24th Street S. at S. Kenmore Street on reports of a person with a gun, county police said.
There, police learned a female victim and male suspect, later identified as Alphonso Page III, 34, of Alexandria, police said. Page and the female, who knew each other, were outside a residential building when they began arguing. Page lifted his shirt exposing what appeared t…
Update: Resident, 80, Hospitalized, Son Arrested In Destructive Rochelle Park Blaze
An 80-year-old woman was hospitalized and her ex-con son arrested as firefighters doused a smoky Tuesday morning blaze that ravaged their Rochelle Park home.
Carmine Covino, 55, was taken into custody after he interfered with responders trying to take his mother, Concetta, to Hackensack University Medical Center after she suffered smoke inhalation, Rochelle Park Police Lt. Edward Kukalski said.
Covino, a registered sex offender with a lengthy rap sheet, "ignored several warnings" before officers were left no choice, the lieutenant said.
Witnesses said Covino -- who Kukalski said sustained…
