Meth, Cocaine, Guns: Frenchtown Man Arrested After Traffic Stop
A 55-year-old Alexandria man was arrested and charged with firearms and narcotics offenses following an arrest during a traffic stop, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1.
On Monday, July 14, Scott Hopkins’ vehicle was pulled over, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
During the stop, Hopkins was in possession of cocaine, Robeson said. Search warrants were subsequently issued for Hopkins, his vehicle, and his residence, Robeson said.
A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of methamphetamine, a Ruff Ryders Bag containing eleven 12-gauge shotgun shells, and one Smith and Wess…
US Marshals Arrest Man Wanted In NJ Domestic Violence Spree: Prosecutor
A Newark man has been charged in two separate domestic violence incidents involving the same woman just two days apart, authorities said.
Derek Walker, 34, is facing charges that include aggravated assault and multiple firearms offenses, following a joint investigation by police in Linden, Elizabeth, and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Prosecutor William A. Daniel
The first incident happened on the evening of Friday, May 2, when Linden police responded to reports of “a woman screaming for help on the upper floor of a hotel,” the prosecutor’s office said.
An ensuing inves…
Kidnapping Victim Held At Gunpoint, Forced To Drive While Lancaster County Man Shot: Sentenced
A Manor Township man who kidnapped another man at gunpoint, forcing him to drive around while firing shots out of the vehicle, has been sentenced to up to 20 years in state prison, Lancaster County prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 6.
Aga L. Thapaliya, 40, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 to kidnapping, robbery, unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, and multiple firearms offenses, including illegally carrying a firearm, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Thapaliya called the victim on Feb. 14, 2024, asking for a ride to his residence on the 2700 block of Vall…
Suspects ID'd For Shooting Man In Face, Killing In Norristown: Montco DA
Marquan “Trey” Banks, 25, of Brookhaven, has been arrested for the first-degree murder of 37-year-old Jermaine Pierce in Norristown, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief James Angelucci announced on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
The shooting occurred on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7:34 p.m. on the 500 block of Noble Street, as Daily Voice reported at the time. Pierce was found unresponsive with a fatal gunshot wound to the face, and an autopsy confirmed the manner of death was homicide. Detectives recovered four fired shell casings and two live rounds…
Anne Arundel Man Nabbed For Lexington Park Shooting After Victim Walks Into Rescue Squad
An Anne Arundel County man has been arrested days after a Lexington Park shooting sent a 36-year-old victim stumbling into a rescue squad for help, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.
Eugene Terrill Harris, 32, was taken into custody without incident at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, at a home in the 46000 block of Valley Court in Lexington Park, officials said.
The shooting, reported on Saturday, Nov. 9, began in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road, where the victim was shot before making his way to the Lexington Park Rescue Squad at approximately 5:40 a.m., authoriti…
Road Rage: NY Driver Charged In Shooting On Route 78, Prosecutor Says
A pickup truck driver from New York has been charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses following a road-rage shooting on Route 78 in Hunterdon County earlier this month, authorities said.
Collen M. Brown, 25, of Jamaica, NY, was driving a pickup truck eastbound alongside a tractor-trailer when he fired a 9 mm handgun at its engine compartment around 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said.
The tractor-trailer became disabled, pulled over, and the driver contacted police as Brown continued eastbound, the prosecutor said. He was identi…
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Atlantic City Pair Admits Assault, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor
An Atlantic City man and a teenager admitted to assault and firearms offenses, authorities said.
Kareem Rex, 28, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Monday, July 31, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Rex’s co-defendant, K.L., age 16, also of Atlantic City, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced as an adult on Tuesday, Aug. 1, on charges of aggravated assault and pointing a firearm at another person.
K.L. was sentenced to a term of three years of incarceration, subject to the No Early Release Act and the Graves Act. He too will h…
Delco-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Targeted In Police Sting: DA
Over six kilograms of drugs were seized and three men were arrested following an undercover police operation in Delaware County early this month, said District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
Edward Brown, 30, Joel Auchter, 25, and Marin Woodburn, 31, are each charged with corrupt organizations, conspiracy, drug possession, and firearms offenses after police executed multiple search warrants in and around Delaware County on Thursday, May 11, the DA's Office wrote in a statement.
Investigators say they conducted physical surveillance and wiretaps on the three suspects and learned tha…
Ecstasy, Loaded Gun Seized In Early Morning Delco Raid: Police
A quantity of drugs and a loaded firearm were discovered early Thursday morning when police in Delaware County served an arrest warrant at a Media home.
Thurman J. Fortune, 30, was taken into custody by the Central Delco Tactical Response Team on the 600 block of Vernon Street around 6 a.m. on April 27, Nether Providence police said in a release.
He was wanted on charges of assault, terroristic threats, strangulation, reckless endangerment, and harassment, stemming from an alleged incident in June 2020, according to court filings.
Police did not detail the accusations aga…
