Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey
Man With Warrants Resists Arrest In South Jersey A 46-year-old Philadelphia man with warrants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey resisted arrest, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 9:24 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers made a motor vehicle stop on Route 42 Northbound. A passenger, later identified as James Jordan, was not wearing a seat belt and provided officers with a false name, police said. When questioned, Jordan allegedly became uncooperative with officers and began to tell officers that he was going to run into highway traffic, they said. Jordan was advised that he was being detained and pulled away from the officer’s…

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by Jon Craig
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Man Helped Driver Hide After Fleeing Fatal Crash: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Helped Driver Hide After Fleeing Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Helped Driver Hide After Fleeing Fatal Crash: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with hindering the apprehension of another man who fled after a fatal crash, authorities said. Emmanuel Rodriguez-Galindo also was charged with obstruction of justice on Thursday, July 27, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer On Saturday, July 22, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Lakewood police responded to James Street for a serious motor vehicle crash. Police found that a 2007 Honda Civic struck a utility pole. Officers also discovered that the driver of the vehicle had fled the scene of the crash, Billhiimer…

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History
Ex-Con Charged In Shooting Of NJ State Police Detective In Paterson Has Deadly History One of two defendants publicly identified for the first time in the shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Paterson earlier this year once deliberately gunned down a 16-year-old boy, records show. Tajshmer Johnson and Queenasia McFarlane, both 30, were named in a state grand jury indictment returned Tuesday, July 25, that charges Jocquise Timmons, 28, with the NJSP shooting in early March. Authorities said Timmons stepped out from behind a parked vehicle and opened fire on two State Police detectives -- wounding one of them -- near the corner of East 26th Street and 9th Avenue.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bogota Police Nab Wanted Ex-Con With Help From Bergen SWAT Bogota Police Nab Wanted Ex-Con With Help From Bergen SWAT
Bogota Police Nab Wanted Ex-Con With Help From Bergen SWAT State rules prohibiting pursuits were still in effect when an ex-con wanted by Bogota police got away from them not once but twice. They still got the last laugh. Officers first stopped Andre Young, 30, in a rental vehicle this past March, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. He sped off, though, leaving them frustrated. A prohibition on pursuits that was enacted by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office in December 2020 amid concerns over public safety was still in effect, and Bogota police weren’t about to break the rules. It happened again in April when Young was spotted driving his girlfri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor Fugitive Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor
Fugitive Arrested In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Cape May County man was arrested on charges related to a fatal shooting in  Atlantic City, authorities said. Phillip Hayes, of Woodbine, was arrested in Atlantic City on Friday, May 19 by Atlantic City police, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Hayes had an outstanding warrant in connection to the August 28, 2022 homicide of Malika McLaughlin in Atlantic City, the prosecutor said. Hayes had been a fugitive since the warrant was issued on Oct. 5, 2022. Hayes, and his four codefendants, Lester Robinson, Quamel Shaffer, Monica Gonzalez, an…

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe
Murder Suspect Aided In Philly Jailbreak, Police Believe While one of the escaped inmates from Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center remains on the run, police have arrested a second suspected accomplice in connection with the breakout.  Jose Flores-Huerta, 35, was charged with criminal conspiracy and felony escape after city police issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday, May 12, the department said.  Flores-Huerta was being held in the same city jail that he's accused of helping Nasir Grant and Ameen Hurst escape from on May 7, according to police.  State court records show Flores-Huerta is charged with murder in an unrelated case fro…

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by Mac Bullock
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Morristown Man Convicted In Hotel Beating Death Of GF's 3-Year-Old Son: Prosecutor Morristown Man Convicted In Hotel Beating Death Of GF's 3-Year-Old Son: Prosecutor
Morristown Man Convicted In Hotel Beating Death Of GF's 3-Year-Old Son: Prosecutor A Morris County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a 29-year-old man who beat his girlfriend's 3-year-old son dead at a hotel in 2021, authorities announced. Edwin Urbina was convicted of first-degree murder with an aggravating factor, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, hindering apprehension, and tampering with evidence, following a seven-day trial, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Sentencing has been scheduled before Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Taylor, on March 16. Urbina will remain held until then. The boy arrived at Morristown Medical Ce…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Texas Man Fled To Puerto Rico After Atlantic City Shooting Texas Man Fled To Puerto Rico After Atlantic City Shooting
Texas Man Fled To Puerto Rico After Atlantic City Shooting A 27-year-old fugitive from Katy, Texas, has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for an Atlantic City shooting, authorities said. Frank Torres-Lopez was sentenced Friday, Feb. 24 for the Aug. 1, 2021 shooting of victim "J.F." outside the Los Compadres Bar. Torres-Lopez fled to Puerto Rico, dyed his hair orange, and obtained a fake Puerto Rican identification with a false alias, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. He was ultimately apprehended by U.S. Marshals in October 2021. In December 2022, Torres-Lopez pleaded guilty to aggr…

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by Jon Craig
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
Allendale Officer Pretended To Be In Crash So Real Driver Could Get Away: Prosecutor Allendale Officer Pretended To Be In Crash So Real Driver Could Get Away: Prosecutor
Allendale Officer Pretended To Be In Crash So Real Driver Could Get Away: Prosecutor An Allendale police officer from Mahwah has been charged with hindering apprehension after he took responsibility as the driver in an accident so that the real driver could leave, authorities said. Victor T. Bartoloma, 35, told the Ridgewood officer arriving at the scene that he was the one who'd been in the crash on Jan. 15, but he really had brought his personal vehicle to the scene so that the individual initially in the accident could drive off, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Surveillance cameras showed that Bartoloma was not the driver and was not present at the time …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
News
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit
Driver Bails, Captured In Neighboring Town After River Edge Police Pursuit An unlicensed motorist who crashed his friend's car while fleeing River Edge police was nabbed at the Burger King in New Milford after he took off on foot, authorities said. Officer Michael Varrechia was on patrol when he saw the driver of the Cadillac sedan cross the double-yellow line to pass another vehicle on Continental Avenue, Police Chief Michael Walker said. Varrechia pulled the Caddy over on Kinderkamack Road and was walking toward it when the driver hit the gas, the chief said. The driver -- identified as Lashawn Ray of North Bergen -- hastily made a quick right onto Carol Lane, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Five Indicted In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor Five Indicted In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor
Five Indicted In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting: Prosecutor Five men were charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Atlantic City, authorities said. Phillip Hayes, 35, Lester Robinson, 29, and Monica Gonzalez, 27, all from Atlantic City, and Quamel Schaffer, 30, and Quataisa Harrington, 23, both from Millville, were indicted on Tuesday, Dec. 6,, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. These charges stemmed from an investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department of the fatal shooting of Malikah McLaughlin in Atlantic City in August. Hayes, Robin…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Man Charged With Prostituting Teenage Girl: Prosecutor Man Charged With Prostituting Teenage Girl: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Prostituting Teenage Girl: Prosecutor A Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with promoting the prostitution of a teenager at a Tinton Falls motel, along with numerous other crimes, authorities said. Jerome L. Harbour, 41, is charged with first-degree promoting prostitution of a child, criminal sexual contact, child endangerment, hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, and drug offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, members of the Tinton Falls Police Department received information that a 17-year-old girl may be in crisis some…

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by Jon Craig