Raid Of North Jersey Woman's Home Yields Over $100K In Bogus Luxury Items, Police Say
A Union County woman was arrested Wednesday for selling counterfeit merchandise from a Hillside home, authorities said.
Regina Gouveia, 45, has been under investigation since April, when police received complaints from residents in the Boston Avenue area, Det. Sgt. Natalie Ogonowski said.
In October, Hillside detectives were able to gather enough evidence to obtain a search warrant for the home.
They seized over $100,000 in luxury trademark counterfeit handbags, hats, jewelry, and other items during the search, Ogonowski said.
Gouveia is charged with second-degree Trademark Counterfeiting…
Four Nabbed In Newark Shooting
Four men have been charged in a Newark shooting that injured a city resident in the South Ward earlier this month.
The incident occurred on April 7 on the 200 block of Pomona Avenue around 10:55 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The following four men were arrested the following day on charges of aggravated assault, according to O'Hara:
Naim Jones, 18, of Edison;
Justen Couram, 19, Hillside;
Tayvaun Caparitia, 20, of Bronx, N.Y.;
Nasir Osorto, 19, of Newark.
"Our Major Crimes detectives worked diligently and quickly to find and apprehend these suspec…