UPDATE: Ex-Con Charged In Horrific SUV Crash That Killed One, Injured Others In Paterson UPDATE: Ex-Con Charged In Horrific SUV Crash That Killed One, Injured Others In Paterson
Update: Ex-Con Charged In Horrific SUV Crash That Killed One, Injured Others In Paterson A Florida ex-con with a massive criminal record was driving an SUV that killed one pedestrian and injured several others in a horrific crash in downtown Paterson, authorities revealed. Harold Rasbin, 31, already had grand theft auto convictions on his record – as well as a string of arrests for burglary, resisting arrest and assault dating back to when he was 15 – when a police officer responding to a call of an attempted break-in spotted him shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Rasbin took off on foot, hopped into a Honda that had been left running on Oliver Street and sped off…
Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say
Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say A Western Mass juvenile was arrested after he allegedly rammed a police cruiser after being caught in a stolen vehicle.  The Hampden County juvenile was captured around noon, Monday, Feb. 21, after the Holyoke Police responded to 306 Chestnut St., for the report of a stolen 2006 gray Subaru Baja. At approximately 12:10 p.m. a Holyoke officer spotted the earlier reported stolen vehicle and followed the Subaru from a safe distance as he waited for backup, said Capt. Matthew Moriarty, of the Holyoke Police Department. As a marked cruiser pulled in front of the Subaru the officer ini…
Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say
Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say A juvenile was arrested with a loaded handgun stolen out of Connecticut after being stopped by officers in Western Massachusetts. The 17-year-old teen boy was stopped around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, when members of the Springfield Police Department in Hampden County spotted him remove the firearm from his sweatshirt pocket and then put it back in. The teen was with a group that had gathered on Main Street. When detained, police recovered the gun from the teen; the others were released, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.  The name of the teen was with…
NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square
NJ Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square A cancer nurse from New Jersey died after a day and a half of fighting for her life, after being knocked down by muggers in Times Square. Maria Ambrocio, 58 -- who worked at Bayonne Medical Center -- was walking through Times Square with friends after a trip to the  Philippines Consulate and lunch around 1:30 p.m., the New York Post reports. Meanwhile, Jermaine Foster grabbed a cell phone out of a 29-year-old woman's hands on West 41st Street and Broadway, then shoved Ambrocio to the ground while he fled, police said. Ambrocio was rushed to Bellevue with head trauma, and was pronounced dea…
Authorities: Fleeing Thief Crashes Vehicle Into Bus In Teaneck, Captured By Bogota PD Authorities: Fleeing Thief Crashes Vehicle Into Bus In Teaneck, Captured By Bogota PD
Authorities: Fleeing Thief Crashes Vehicle Into Bus In Teaneck, Captured By Bogota PD A thief who crashed his car into a bus while fleeing Teaneck police was captured by their colleagues from Bogota, authorities said. Jamaal Bertrand had just walked past officers responding to a fraud attempt at a township T-Mobile store late Wednesday afternoon when an employee pointed him out, Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. Bertrand, 34, of Williamstown, bolted as they approached -- but was later spotted Officer Melissa Terpstra as she drove by on Cedar Lane, Faggello said. Bertrand, who’d removed his sweatshirt in an attempt to elude police, “ducked behind a bush after seeing Of…
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Attempting To Entice Minor To Have Sex, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to entice a juvenile to engage in sexual activity. Rashad Tao Salaam, age 41, of Bridgeport, was apprehended on Friday, Aug. 13, by Greenwich Police following a weeklong investigation, authorities said. The department was made aware that an adult who was sending inappropriate text messages to a 13-year-old child, said Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella. During the course of the investigation, detectives from the  Special Victims Section posed as the juvenile victim.  The suspect, aware that the origi…
West Brandywine House Explosion Wasn't Criminal, But Still Under Investigation, Police Say West Brandywine House Explosion Wasn't Criminal, But Still Under Investigation, Police Say
West Brandywine House Explosion Wasn't Criminal, But Still Under Investigation, Police Say In an effort to put an end to rumors, police in Chester County said Thursday that a home explosion in West Brandywine Township last week was not caused by illegal activity. Two adults and four children were hurt in the July 21 explosion and fire at the Hibernia Road home, police said. One adult and two children were airlifted from the scene with burn injuries, authorities said. Two children and one adult remain hospitalized as of July 22. "There are continued rumors being circulated regarding the matter that the property owner was involved in criminal activity, including running a meth la…
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Two Sussex County ex-cons have been accused of relocating human remains found in a Hopatcong home to a doghouse underneath a deck, authorities said. Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 25, of Andover Township (who you may remember from his involvement in a $1 million meth lab raid), and Matthew R. Thomas, 27, of Newton had found the body of an individual who died of a medical emergency in a Hopatcong home, Andover Township police said. Instead of notifying officials, the pair loaded the victim into the trunk of his or her own vehicle, then hired a towing company to move the car to a street near West L…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect In Bethlehem Shooting SEEN HIM? Police Seek ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect In Bethlehem Shooting
Seen HIM? Police Seek ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect In Bethlehem Shooting Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a man accused of firing a gun at a vehicle in Bethlehem. Dassan Othaniel Pickard, pictured above, is accused of firing a gun several times at an unoccupied vehicle on the 1400 block of Elliott Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Friday, police said in a release. Pickard fled the scene before police arrived, according to witness statements. No injuries were reported, and the vehicle was the intended target of the shooting, police said. A warrant has been issued for Pickard’s arrest with charges for person not to possess, use, manufacture, contr…
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke
Police Bust Massive Drug Operation In North Jersey Hotel Room Netting 6 Arrests, Heroin, Coke Two women in the process of dumping cocaine into a hotel room sink drain were interrupted by police who found MDMA, heroin, suboxone and other drug paraphernalia, Secaucus police said. Police were conducting a "park and walk" in the Harmon Meadow area of Secaucus when someone notified them of possible nefarious activity inside one of the rooms on Feb. 16, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. After a week-long investigation, police went into the hotel room whree Ana Roman and Tracy Eayres were in the process of dumping cocaine into a sink drain, Miller said. A search of the room turned…
Wallington Police Chief Gets In On Action Again, Helps Nab Wanted Garfield Ex-Con Wallington Police Chief Gets In On Action Again, Helps Nab Wanted Garfield Ex-Con
Wallington Police Chief Gets In On Action Again, Helps Nab Wanted Garfield Ex-Con Never one to be confined to a desk, Wallington Police Chief Carmello Imbruglia once again assisted his officers in capturing a wanted offender. The alert went out after ex-con Adam Jaworski of Garfield snatched two bottles of Johnnie Walker black from a local liquor store and fled on a bicycle during Monday’s snowstorm, Capt. Shawn Kudlacik said. Imbruglia stopped Jaworski – who was wearing an orange winter hat and black jacket and face mask – across the street from police headquarters after hearing a description from Officer Szymon Popek, Kudlacik said. Jaworski, 28, suddenly bolted but w…
SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For 8 North Jersey Men In Newark Shootings SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For 8 North Jersey Men In Newark Shootings
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For 8 North Jersey Men In Newark Shootings Newark police issued warrants for the arrests of eight men wanted in separate shooting incidents. The following individuals are wanted on various charges, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Jeromy Lockett, 31, of Newark, wanted on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and conspiracy.  Ronald Robinson, 54, of Bloomfield Jerrell Darvin, 28, of Irvington Terrance Gadson, 28, of Phillipsburg Alrahim Claiborne, 27, of Newark, and Travis Rogers are each being sought for separate incidents on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon an…