Middlesex Man Nabbed In Burlington County ShopRite Thefts
Social media tips lead to the arrest of a Middlesex man accused of shoplifting from a Burlington County grocery store.
State Police on Sept. 9 asked for the public's help in identifying a man who stole items from the Hainesport ShopRite.
Several tips subsequently identified Jamal Boone, 46, as a suspect, police said.
Troopers located Boone last Saturday, and arrested him without incident at a home in Mount Holly, State Police said.
He was charged with shoplifting, eluding, obstruction of administrative law, obstructing highways and other public passage, terroristic threats, crim…
Update: Driver In Fatal Bayonne Hit-Run Arrested
A man accused of leaving the scene after hitting a pedestrian who was then run over by an NJ Transit bus and killed has been arrested, authorities said.
James Nichols, 50, of Bayonne, was behind the wheel of a dark-colored vehicle when he struck John Hagans, who was trying to cross Avenue C at 25th Street around 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Nichols then fled the scene, leaving Hagans, 50, of Jersey City, lying in the street, Suarez said. Moments later, Hagans was struck by an NJ Transit bus, and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Nichols wa…
Police Bust Newark Couple With 10 Stolen Motorcycles, Jet Ski, $14.7K
A search warrant of a Newark couple's home turned up 12 stolen vehicles including a jet ski, 10 motorcycles and sedan, and nearly $14.700 in cash, authorities said.
Jose Ventura, 34, and Carmen Y. Martinez, 31, were charged Thursday with receiving stolen property after a nearly two-month investigation, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Search warrants executed at a home on the 700 block of South 11th Street turned up $14,741.00 in cash; three motorcycles stolen out of Jersey City, Hoboken and New York City; seven motorcycles with defaced vehicle identification…
