Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Dominican National Nabbed At Newark Airport With 6½ Pounds Of Cocaine Sewn Into Vest Feds: Dominican National Nabbed At Newark Airport With 6½ Pounds Of Cocaine Sewn Into Vest
Feds: Dominican National Nabbed At Newark Airport With 6½ Pounds Of Cocaine Sewn Into Vest A Dominican national got off a flight at Newark Airport with 6½ pounds of cocaine sewn into his vest, said federal authorities who seized him moments later. Jose Manuel Jimenez Jimenez, 46, arrived from Santo Domingo on Friday and was busted by officers during a screening, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. He was scheduled for a detention hearing in court Monday afternoon and was expected to remain in federal custody. Carpenito credited the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, New Jersey Division and officers of Customs and Border Protection. As…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines IMAGES: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines
Images: 'Big One' Consumes Marcal Plant, Ignites Nearby Buildings, Power Lines UPDATE: They feared it would happen sooner or later. Now it has -- in a way far worse than could have been imagined. Wind-whipped flames consumed the Marcal Plant in Elmwood Park Wednesday night in what quickly became the kind of fire many have long feared. The fire raged for several hours after breaking out in a warehouse around the start of the evening rush along nearby Route 80. Dozens of companies raced to help. Hundreds of smoke eaters jumped in. 500 people lost their jobs. And just when it seemed things couldn't get worse, another threat emerged.  Flames consumed the entire pl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
News
LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown
LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's travel airports. Federal officials temporarily were forced to restrict flights on Friday, Jan. 25 in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers as the shutdown reaches its 35th day. “We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been …

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in federal prison for bringing a gun into Newark Airport earlier this year. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is Laron L. James -- must serve just about all of the sentence: There's no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler also sentenced him to one year of supervised release. Santana, who took a plea deal from the government earlier this year, had a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County that prohibited him from carrying a firearm. SEE: Passaic County Rapp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Admits Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana admitted in federal court on Thursday that he brought a gun into Newark Airport earlier this year. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is Laron L. James -- is likely looking at federal prison time because of a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County, which prohibits him from carrying a firearm. He remained free on house arrest with an ankle bracelet monitor pending sentencing, thanks to a $500,000 bond that his mother secured with her Englewood home. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler scheduled sentencing for Dec. 12 in Newark federal court…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Brother Of Giants Player Fled To NY After Killing Family Friend Prosecutor: Brother Of Giants Player Fled To NY After Killing Family Friend
Prosecutor: Brother Of Giants Player Fled To NY After Killing Family Friend UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing UPDATE: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing
Update: Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Family Friend's Killing UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend
Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There UPDATE: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There
Update: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners
Wayne Police Nab Pint-Sized Jewelry Store Robbers -- With Help From Owners A Wayne jewelry store owner and his son helped police catch a pair of armed robbers -- one of whom pointed a shotgun at them and another who sprayed both with Mace, authorities said. They held a female robber until she was taken into custody by police, who later caught her alleged accomplice as he was about to board a plane at Newark Airport. With police headquarters barely 1,000 feet up the block, Lt. Robert Simpson reached Massola Jewelers on Preakness Avenue within seconds of the 11:15 a.m. call Tuesday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Simpson arrested 5-foot, 115-pound Emily Lopa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom A federal judge on Friday allowed Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana to perform at the first five dates of the upcoming “Diplomats’ Dipset Forever Tour” – with some severe restrictions. Santana, who left a bag with a gun inside it at Newark Airport three months ago, cannot travel by plane, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer ordered. He must drive to the first five shows, which stretch from New Hampshire to North Carolina -- a total of more than 3,000 miles roundtrip from his Totowa home. Not only that: The rapper – whose real name is LaRon James – must be accompanied by his mother, c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers A Customs and Border Protection officer from Lyndhurst admitted beating and terrorizing fellow employees at Newark Airport, federal authorities said Tuesday. Another CBP worker from Hawthorne and a co-worker were indicted Tuesday on similar charges, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Tito Catota, 38, admitted Monday that he and his two co-defendants -- Parmenio I. Perez, 40, of Hawthorne and Michael A. Papagni, 32, of Staten Island – “assaulted, impeded, intimidated, and interfered” with two CBP officers while on the job. The trio, "who were members of a unit responsible for identify…

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by Jerry DeMarco