Middletown, NJ
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Monmouth Man, 34, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Monmouth Man, 34, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Monmouth Man, 34, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
Monmouth Man, 34, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing A Monmouth County man was charged with attempted murder after stabbing his roommate during a fight, authorities said. Police arrested Jairo Lopes-Dossantos, 34, of Eatontown after responding to 911 call Sunday night on Malibu Drive, a spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. The 39-year-old victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township with a single stab wound that wasn't considered life-threatening, spokesman Charles Webster said. Lopes-Dossantos was taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freeho…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
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Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School
Eatontown Teen Charged With Social Media Threat To Ocean Township High School A former Ocean Township High School student made "threatening statements" involving Ocean Township High School on a social media website, said authorities who arrested him. Eric Barragan, 18, of Eatontown was identified by police and taken into custody in connection with Tuesday's alleged threat, which they deemed "not credible at this time." Barragan was released on a summons pending a court hearing on a charge of making a false public alarm.

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by Jon Craig
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies
Police, Prosecutors Unite To Probe Pair Charged In Bergen Gunpoint Robberies UPDATE: Two men charged with the gunpoint robberies of an Edgewater massage parlor and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel are suspected in a statewide crime spree investigated by nearly 20 law enforcement agencies, authorities confirmed Monday. One of the two, Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, is a U.S. Army reservist from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this past weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice reported Friday. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Mindingall, who was consider…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape
National Guardsman Charged In Edgewater, Rutherford Robberies, Suspected In Hudson Rape One of two men charged with the gunpoint robbery of an Edgewater spa and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel is a National Guardsman from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice has learned. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, who was considered armed and dangerous.  Three guns were recovered from his vehicle, as well as masks that were used in other crimes, a senior law enforcement official said Friday. Mindingall is cha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa
Two Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Edgewater Spa UPDATE: One of two men charged with the gunpoint robbery of an Edgewater spa and a private escort at a Rutherford hotel is a U.S. Army reservist from Monmouth County who was preparing to report this weekend when he was captured Thursday in Asbury Park, Daily Voice has learned. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team went to Monmouth County to assist with arresting Dajan Divine Mindingall, 27, of Eatontown, who was considered armed and dangerous. Three guns were recovered from his vehicle, as well as masks that were used in other crimes, a senior law enforcement official said Friday. Mindingall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
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Georgia Man Nabbed In 'Frighteningly Good Scam' Targeting Eatontown Business, Prosecutor Says Georgia Man Nabbed In 'Frighteningly Good Scam' Targeting Eatontown Business, Prosecutor Says Georgia Man Nabbed In 'Frighteningly Good Scam' Targeting Eatontown Business, Prosecutor Says
Georgia Man Nabbed In 'Frighteningly Good Scam' Targeting Eatontown Business, Prosecutor Says A bogus business email was used in a what authorities are calling a "frighteningly good scam" to steal more than $90,000 from an Eatontown-based company. A 27-year-old from Lawrenceville, Georgia was charged with theft, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Investigators from the Eatontown Police Department and the county Prosecutor’s Office charged Darryl Moss with one count of second-degree theft by unlawful taking.  A joint investigation by the two law enforcement agencies began in May 2019, after Eatontown police received a complaint of a "busine…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
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Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
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Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester
Toys 'R' Us Will Shut Down 182 Stores, Including One In Westchester Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said.  Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…

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by Joe Lombardi