Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth Prosecutor: Man, 21, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth
Prosecutor: Man, 21, Fatally Shot In Elizabeth A 21-year-old man was killed in a Thursday night shooting in Elizabeth, authorities said. Trevon A. Palin was found seriously injured on the 1000 block of Anna Street and later pronounced dead at the scene, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said Friday in a joint release with Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Police Director Earl Graves. Additional details were not released. The ongoing investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force with assistance from the Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and the Un…

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by Valerie Musson
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Union Man, 33, Nabbed Moments After Trying To Abduct Female Pedestrian, 19 Prosecutor: Union Man, 33, Nabbed Moments After Trying To Abduct Female Pedestrian, 19
Prosecutor: Union Man, 33, Nabbed Moments After Trying To Abduct Female Pedestrian, 19 A 33-year-old Union Township man was in custody after trying to kidnap a 19-year-old female pedestrian over the weekend in Summit, authorities said. The woman was walking on Fernwood Road near Whittredge Road and she was approached by an individual -- later identified as Shervon James -- driving a white four-door sedan around 4 p.m. Saturday, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said. “An immediate and thorough response by police officers and detectives ensured the swift apprehension of the suspect,” Bartolotti said.  “E…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck
Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck A 25-year-old Union County man had been drinking when he sped through a pair of red lights at more than 70 miles an hour, killing a 39-year-old Central Jersey man last year, authorities said. Mike A. Ramos, 25, of Plainfield was charged with a single count of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the May 5, 2020 crash, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Wednesday. Ramos had consumed alcohol, ran two red lights and was traveling at speeds of more than 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile an hour zone when …

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Charged With Murder In Brutal Apartment Beating Death Of Woman, 22 Elizabeth Man Charged With Murder In Brutal Apartment Beating Death Of Woman, 22
Elizabeth Man Charged With Murder In Brutal Apartment Beating Death Of Woman, 22 A 21-year-old man was jailed this week on accusations he beat a 22-year-old woman to death in his Downtown Elizabeth apartment building last month, authorities said. Andrew Burr, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and two related weapons offenses in connection in the early January death of Shaquin Ingram, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves announced Friday. Police responding to an apartment on the 10 block of Jacques Street to perform a welfare check around 1 a.m., on Jan 5. found Ingram wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County 'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County
'Suspicious Death': Human Remains Found In Union County Authorities in Union County are investigating last week's discovery of human remains. Plainfield police responded to reports of the remains found near the 800 block of West Front Street in Plainfield around 10 a.m. Dec. 24, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Tuesday. Ruotolo said only that the incident is considered a suspicious death and is under investigation. The victim remains unidentified. The Union County Homicide Task Force, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Plainfield Police Division…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HER? Authorities Seek ID Of Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth KNOW HER? Authorities Seek ID Of Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth
Know HER? Authorities Seek ID Of Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth Authorities are seeking more information relating to a woman's found over the summer in Elizabeth. The woman’s body was found on the afternoon of June 11 along railroad tracks off of the 300 block of Port Avenue, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said alongside law enforcement. Forensic examination determined that the woman was a Black and/or Hispanic female, 25 to 35 years of age with a slender build. She was approximately 5 feet and 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 125 to 140 pounds, authorities said. She had closely cropped hair, may have worn a wig or other head c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in Elizabeth, authorities said. Jermaine Brockington was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m., Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The incident occurred on the 100 block of Third Street, around 12:20 p.m., reports say. A suspect was in custody as of 12:50 p.m., local officials confirmed. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff’s Office Cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Roselle Driver Filed Bogus $23K Insurance Claim Hours After Drunken Crash Prosecutor: Roselle Driver Filed Bogus $23K Insurance Claim Hours After Drunken Crash
Prosecutor: Roselle Driver Filed Bogus $23K Insurance Claim Hours After Drunken Crash A Roselle man was busted filing a bogus insurance claim on his luxury car after he drunkenly crashed it earlier this year, authorities said Friday. Brian Bullock, 31, was charged with second-degree insurance fraud, second- and third-degree falsifying government documents, and third-degree tampering with public records or information in connection with the June 20 crash, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes announced. Roselle police officers responded to Spruce Street near East 10th Avenue around 12:40 a.m. on June 20, where Bullock had drun…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault
Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault A Middlesex County man told took a woman to a secluded area and told her he was "going to do what he wanted" before sexually assaulting her last year, authorities said Monday. Tyrone R. Johnson, 33, of Woodbridge, took the woman to a secluded area on East Elizabeth Avenue in Linden on Dec. 17, 2019, where he began pulling off her clothing as she pleaded for him to stop, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. The victim told police about the incident, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment for fractures around her eye socket, and b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl A fugitive wanted in a 2018 Union County sexual assault of a child was found in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Jose A. Donis, 53, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday evening in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Donis had been renting a room in the Plainfield building in which the victim lived when he sexually assaulted her from early June 2018 to late September of 2018, Ruotolo and Burgess said last month. A warrant was issued for Doni…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Sex Offender Accused Of Strangling, Sexually Assaulting Elizabeth Woman In Her Home Trenton Sex Offender Accused Of Strangling, Sexually Assaulting Elizabeth Woman In Her Home
Trenton Sex Offender Accused Of Strangling, Sexually Assaulting Elizabeth Woman In Her Home A Trenton man formerly registered as sex offender was accused of sexually assaulting and strangling an Elizabeth woman in her home, authorities said Monday. Sylvester Meyers, 37, was arrested last Thursday in Middlesex County in connection with the Aug. 31 incident, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves jointly announced. He was charged with second-degree sexual assault and third-degree aggravated assault by strangulation. Meyers was registered online as a sex offender in 2004, records show. Union Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Charged With Murder Attempt In Double-Shooting, Reward Offered In Fatal Incident Plainfield Man Charged With Murder Attempt In Double-Shooting, Reward Offered In Fatal Incident
Plainfield Man Charged With Murder Attempt In Double-Shooting, Reward Offered In Fatal Incident A Plainfield man who shot and seriously injured two victims in late August has been charged with attempted murder as authorities still search for leads in a fatal shooting that occurred earlier the same night. Pernell O. White, 33, shot two men ages 26 and 37 near New and West 4th Streets shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Friday. The victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for emergency treatment. White was charged with two counts of …

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by Valerie Musson