Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud
Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud An 18-year-old man is the sixth person to be arrested for an August shooting and beating that police believe arose from a long-standing feud. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Vernon Police arrested Trenton Merrill, 18, 157 Union St., Vernon, on the charges of attempted murder, operating a drug factory, and several other felonies, police said. Merrill is the suspected shooter, police said. He’s being held on a $1.6 million bond.  A few days earlier, on Sept. 22, Vernon Police arrested five people connected to the same incident - an Aug. 27, daytime-shooting on Prospect Street, downtown Rockville. …
Seaside Heights Ex-Convict Faces 30 Years In Prison For Fatal Stabbing During Xanax Theft Seaside Heights Ex-Convict Faces 30 Years In Prison For Fatal Stabbing During Xanax Theft
Seaside Heights Ex-Convict Faces 30 Years In Prison For Fatal Stabbing During Xanax Theft An ex-convict from Ocean County faces another 30 years in state prison for killing a man during a drug deal, authorities said. John T. Mullen, Jr., 51, of Seaside Heights pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Wednesday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Mullen tried to steal Xanax from a 33-year-old Manchester man during a failed drug deal, authorities said.  Thomas J. Applegate was found dead shortly before 6 p.m. last Oct. 20 near the entrance to Surf & Stream Campground in Manchester Township, Billhimer said.  Mullen entered his guilty plea before …
Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit
Former Would-Be Bank Robber Busted With Heroin After Leading Police On North Jersey Pursuit A Warren County man once accused of trying to rob a Wildwood bank was found with heroin and other drug paraphernalia after leading police on a pursuit across Warren and Hunterdon counties, authorities said. Police observed a vehicle being driven by Brandon Ivens, 32, of Port Murray on Route 46 in Hackettstown on Saturday, May 30 around 1:20 p.m., authorities said in a release. Ivens had an active no-bail warrant out of Mansfield Township and a wanted person warrant from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office for a fraud offense. In 2018, he was arrested for attempting to rob a Wildwood bank.…
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband A woman charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence in the case of a missing Fairfield County mother of five has spoken for the first time just days before the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. Michelle Troconis, the former girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, who killed himself earlier this year after being charged with the murder of his wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, issued a statement in Spanish about the disappearance. Jennifer Farber DulosNew Canaan Police Department While first saying she doesn't know what happened to the missing mom, she also …
Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed For Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for leaving the scene of a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month. Daniel Gianotti, 22, of Elmont, was arrested on Tuesday, March 10, for the crash that occurred on Sat., Feb. 22, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police.  According to detectives, a 41-year-old woman was attempting to cross the Hempstead Turnpike to Evans Avenue, when she was was struck by a gray 2012 Honda Civic that was making a left turn from Hempstead Turnpike onto Evans Avenue.  The driver, later identified as Gianotti, allegedly fled the scene without attemp…
Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter
Two Charged In Hit-Run Of Bridgeport Firefighter Two people have been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in June 2019 that left a Bridgeport firefighter seriously injured. Adrian Cauthen, 33, and Frances Marino, 33, both of Bridgeport, were arrested Thursday, Jan. 23, were charged in connection with hitting the off-duty fireman who was crossing Stratford Avenue when he was hit and left in the roadway, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. According to Gilleran, Erique McCalla, 46, was crossing Stratford Avenue around 11:18 p.m., June 28, 2019, when he was struck by a vehicle.  The vehicle turned northbound onto Ea…
Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case
Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos has arrested by state police and will be charged with her murder. Dulos' ex-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and an attorney who had represented Dulos, Kent Mahwinney, have both reportedly been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. According to New Canaan Police, Fotis Dulos was picked up at his Farmington home by state police on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7. He is being currently being held at Troop G in Bridgeport where he was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to…
Two Busted For Reporting Truck Theft And Allegedly Torching Vehicle, Monroe Police Say Two Busted For Reporting Truck Theft And Allegedly Torching Vehicle, Monroe Police Say
Two Busted For Reporting Truck Theft And Allegedly Torching Vehicle, Monroe Police Say Two men were arrested on arson charges following an investigation into an event that took place in October regarding the theft of a vehicle.  Matthew Bittner, 38, of Monroe, and Joseph Bogdanyi, 32, Seymour,  were arrested Monday, Dec. 23, by Monroe Police following an investigation into the reported theft and arson of a vehicle. According to Monroe Police, on Oct. 23, the department received a report of a vehicle on fire in the driveway of 35 Corporate Drive in Monroe.  When officers arrived, they found a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe fully engulfed in flames, said Monroe …
Couple Charged For Roles In Daytime Street Stabbing In Westchester, DA Says Couple Charged For Roles In Daytime Street Stabbing In Westchester, DA Says
Couple Charged For Roles In Daytime Street Stabbing In Westchester, DA Says A man and woman are facing charges for their roles in a stabbing on a Westchester street over the summer, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Yonkers resident Jose Pabellon, 34, and Bronx resident Valentina Longhi, 25, have been indicted and arraigned on charges that date back to an incident in Yonkers in July that left a man in need of emergency surgery following a stabbing and beating. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that at approximately 2 p.m. on July 31, Pabellon got into an argument with a stranger on Morris Street in Yonkers. At the time of the …
Northern Westchester Man, 20, Admits To Role In 2018 Fatal Shooting Northern Westchester Man, 20, Admits To Role In 2018 Fatal Shooting
Northern Westchester Man, 20, Admits To Role In 2018 Fatal Shooting A Northern Westchester man admitted to his role in the fatal soothing of a man last summer. Peekskill resident Demetrius Bogan, 20, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing 22-year-old Khalil Lyons in Peekskill in July, 2018, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. Bogan admitted to his role in the fatal shooting that killed Lyons, a Bronx resident, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Park Street in Peekskill on July 13 last year. Shrub Oak resident Sean Deleon was allegedly also involved, and a third suspect, Yaro Gaddy Waller, was also charged with hindering the…
Missing Mom Case: Gag Order Issued, Family Believes She Is Dead, Husband Pleads Not Guilty Missing Mom Case: Gag Order Issued, Family Believes She Is Dead, Husband Pleads Not Guilty
Missing Mom Case: Gag Order Issued, Family Believes She Is Dead, Husband Pleads Not Guilty The estranged husband of Fairfield County missing mom Jennifer Farber Dulos pleaded not guilty to a second charge of tampering with evidence. During the hearing in Stamford Superior Court on Thursday, Sept. 12,  the judge also issued a gag order in the case saying comments by attorneys and other parties could affect the outcome of a trial.  Shortly after, the New Canaan Police Department issued a statement regarding the order which takes effect on Thursday, stating: "No information will be provided from this date forward regarding this case until the order is lifted or additional arrests a…
Hawthorne PD: OD’d Driver Of Truck Parked On Sidewalk Claimed Toilet Water Was Urine Sample Hawthorne PD: OD’d Driver Of Truck Parked On Sidewalk Claimed Toilet Water Was Urine Sample
Hawthorne PD: OD’d Driver Of Truck Parked On Sidewalk Claimed Toilet Water Was Urine Sample A passed-out Greenwood Lake driver whose truck partially blocked a gas station entrance later scooped water from a toilet and claimed it was his urine sample, Hawthorne police charged. Officers responding to a call of an erratic driver found Patrick DiCola, 50, out cold behind the wheel of a 1987 Chevy Blazer parked on the sidewalk and partially in the station entrance, Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. The motor was still running, he said. “It took several attempts for officers to awake the driver,” who, Hoogmoed said, “kept falling asleep mid-conversation.” DiCola said he’d taken he…