Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Rapper Juelz Santana Indicted Federally For Gun In Newark Airport Bag Rapper Juelz Santana Indicted Federally For Gun In Newark Airport Bag
Rapper Juelz Santana Indicted Federally For Gun In Newark Airport Bag A federal grand jury has indicted Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana on charges of bringing a bag with a gun inside into Newark Airport earlier this year. A May 10 arraignment in U.S. District Court was set for Santana, whose real name is Laron L. James, 36, of Totowa. He remained free on house arrest with an ankle bracelet monitor, thanks to a $500,000 bond that his mother secured last month with her Englewood home. The indictment returned Monday charges her son with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of carrying a weapon on an aircraft.  Santana lef…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport
Port Authority PD: Serial-Scamming Gambling Addict Nabbed At Newark Airport An online poker celebrity from Pittsburgh was busted by Port Authority police who they said conned unwitting victims at Newark Airport to give him hundreds of dollars by claiming to be a stranded traveler. A "serial scammer" whose criminal exploits have been publicized on YouTube and Deadspin, Michael H. Borovetz bought a refundable ticket to get past security at Terminal B, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. He then approached a 55-year-old Princeton man, told him his flight had been cancelled and said he needed $200 for a hotel room, Pentangelo said. "He told the vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Business
PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal
Photos: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal Flying out of Newark Airport is about to get easier -- and more beautiful. Grimshaw Architects announced it will begin the $1.4 billion construction project on Terminal One in April. Terminal One will be a one million-square-foot LEED silver flexible, 33-gate common-use terminal building. It will be two stories and T-shaped, with a central head house and a single concourse. Plans also include a weather-protected, climate-controlled, above-grade pedestrian bridge, with moving walkways for passenger convenience linking the terminal and the parking garage -- also providing a current and futur…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag
Port Authority PD: Traveler Caught With Pistol, Ammo In Carry-On Bag TSA agents at Newark Airport found a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pennsylvania man who was immediately taken into custody, Port Authority police said. Adam Scott, 52, of Barto, PA also had five hollow-point bullets in his bag along with the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber pistol as it passed through the X-ray screener Saturday afternoon, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. "There was no interruption to airport operations," Pentangelo said. Scott was charged with illegal possession of the handgun and the ammunition. The TSA has details on how to properly travel wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained
Judge Orders Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Remain Detained A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered that Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana remain in custody for leaving a bag with a gun inside it at Newark Airport earlier this month. ****** UPDATE: A federal grand jury has indicted Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana on charges of bringing a bag with a gun inside into Newark Airport earlier this year. https://southpassaic.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/rapper-juelz-santana-indicted-federally-for-gun-in-newark-airport-bag/736537/ ****** U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark 3rd wasn't satisfied with the bond package presented by the lawyer for S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
Traveling Child With Measles May Have Affected Others At Newark Airport Traveling Child With Measles May Have Affected Others At Newark Airport
Traveling Child With Measles May Have Affected Others At Newark Airport Anyone who was at Newark Airport on Monday could have been exposed to measles, state health officials said Wednesday. A young child from Brussels who was infected with the disease arrived at Terminal B, left for Memphis from Terminal C and might have been in other parts of the airport between 12:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m on Monday, they said. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the child's flights will be notified by their local health department, officials said. Those who've been exposed are at risk if they haven't been vaccinated or had measles before. "Measles is …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders
Update: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana turned himself in to Port Authority police before dawn Monday after fleeing Newark Airport Friday night when a gun and drugs were found in his bag. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is LaRon James -- later entered a not-guilty plea before a state Superior Court judge in Newark who scheduled him for a detention hearing on Monday, March 19. Charged with drug and weapons offenses, he could face prison time because of a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County, which prohibits Santana from carrying a firearm. A judge in Hackensack gave Santana tw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders
Update: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana turned himself in to Port Authority police before dawn Monday after fleeing Newark Airport Friday night when a gun and drugs were found in his bag. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is LaRon James -- entered a not-guilty plea before a state Superior Court judge in Newark who scheduled him for a detention hearing on Monday, March 19. Charged with drug and weapons offenses, he could face prison time because of a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County, which prohibits Santana from carrying a firearm. A judge in Hackensack gave Santana two year…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders UPDATE: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders
Update: Rapper Who Left Gun In Bag At Newark Airport Surrenders Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana turned himself in to Port Authority police before dawn Monday after fleeing Newark Airport Friday night when a gun and drugs were found in his bag. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is LaRon James -- entered a not-guilty plea before a state Superior Court judge in Newark who scheduled him for a detention hearing on Monday, March 19. Charged with drug and weapons offenses, he could face prison time because of a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County, which prohibits Santana from carrying a firearm. A judge in Hackensack gave Santana two year…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Newark Airport Heart Attack Victim HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Newark Airport Heart Attack Victim
Heroes: Port Authority Police Revive Newark Airport Heart Attack Victim NEWARK, N.J. -- A Passaic County man traveling alone suddenly suffered a medical episode at Newark Airport and was revived by Port Authority police. Officers Jennifer Morrone and Matthew Vecchione found the 58-year-old Totowa victim face down and unconscious in Terminal A around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said.The officer began CPR and administered a defibrillator shock that restored his heartbeat, he said. The victim was taken Newark Beth Israel Hospital.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
2nd Time In Month: Newark Airport Passenger Caught With Loaded Carry-On Gun 2nd Time In Month: Newark Airport Passenger Caught With Loaded Carry-On Gun
2nd Time In Month: Newark Airport Passenger Caught With Loaded Carry-On Gun TSA agents at Newark Airport stopped an X-ray conveyor belt and summoned Port Authority police after spotting a loaded gun -- their second in a month. James Bressman, 42, of Philadelphia was arrested after the .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, loaded with seven bullets, was spotted in his carry-on luggage, along with two magazines for the weapon, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Police charged Bressman with illegal weapons possession. On Feb. 1, TSA agents stopped another firearm, a .38-caliber handgun, as it went through a screener. An arrest was made in that case, as well.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane
Newark: Passenger Deploys Emergency Exit Chute, Says He Got On Wrong Plane A passenger who said he'd boarded the wrong plane at Newark Airport opened an emergency door and deployed an exit slide, said police who arrested him Sunday night. United Airlines Flight 1640 flight bound for Tampa was still at the Terminal C gate when 25-year-old Troy Fattun of Minnesota became disorderly around 10 p.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The incident held up the flight for nearly five hours, with passengers having to get off and then later reboard, he said. Charges were pending, Pentangelo said.

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by Jerry DeMarco