Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor
Bank Robber Nabbed During Getaway Taxi Ride: Prosecutor An accused bank robber picked the wrong getaway car, authorities said. A 46-year-old man from Middlesex County allegedly robbed a bank in Somerset County and then used the same taxi cab to flee. Police located the cab in North Brunswick and arrested Ivan M. Baerga Jr. of South Brunswick, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. The bank was robbed on Thursday, Feb. 9 on Roiute 27 in Franklin Township, McDonald said. The robber passed a note demanding $5,000 cash and left with an unspecified amount of money, he said. No injuries were reported. Baerga was charged with robb…
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More
NJ Celebrity Hairstylist Charged With Trafficking Child Porn, Worked On 'Mrs. Maisel,' More A Bergen County hairstylist to the stars is charged with trafficking more than 450 child sex abuse images, authorities said. Daniel Koye, 40, of Rutherford, was seized by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Jan. 28 in Atlanta after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office obtained a warrant for his arrest, they said. He's been held since then in the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, GA pending extradition to New Jersey, records show. Authorities began looking for Koye following a warranted search at his Ettrick Terrace apartme…
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police
NJ Native Bites Multiple Officers Over $6 Theft At PA Walmart: Police A $6 shoplifting incident at a Pennsylvania Walmart that sent five police officers on a foot chase— two were bitten by the suspect, according to a police release on Tuesday, January 10. Rygo Alexander Kingsley, 23, currently of Lancaster, PA, and native to North Brunswick, NJ, was acting "suspicious" at the Walmart located at 2030 Fruitville Pike on Nov. 29, 2022, authorities say. Manheim Township police were called to the store as part of the "on-going investigation against him for retail theft," as stated in the release by the department. The person who called the police knew Kingsley an…
Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say
Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say A 94-year-old man from Connecticut lost $164,000 in thefts from his checking account, authorities said. The alleged thieves included a pair from New Jersey, according to Old Saybrook Police. Ashlee Crawford, age 33, of Plainfield, NJ, and Shannon Outlaw II, age 27, of North Brunswick, NJ,were charged with larceny and forgery, police said . Crawford also was charged with a second count of forgery. The Middlesex County man, who resides in Old Saybrook, reported the theft to police in February after $164,284 disappeared from his checking account, police said. Crawford was observed on vi…
NJ Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account: Police NJ Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account: Police
NJ Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account: Police A 94-year-old man from Connecticut lost $164,000 in thefts from his checking account, authorities said. The alleged thieves included a pair from Middlesex County, according to Old Saybrook, CT, police. Ashlee Crawford, 33, of Plainfield, and Shannon Outlaw II, 27, of North Brunswick, were charged with larceny and forgery, police said in a press statement. Crawford also was charged with a second count of forgery. The Old Saybrook man reported the theft to police in February after $164,284 disappeared from his checking account, police said. Crawford was observed on video surveillance f…
NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds
NJ Predator Got Nudes From Girls By Posing As Trainer, Online Dater, Career Consultant: Feds A New Jersey man posed online as a man seeking romance, a woman offering career help and a personal trainer to persuade female teens to send him nude photos and videos, federal authorities charged. Sunil Vaid, 50, of North Brunswick "used multiple fraudulent online personas on a social media platform and several email accounts to target female victims under the age of 18," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. "At different times, he posed as a male who was interested in a romantic relationship and could help them start their modeling careers, a female who could help their …
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor 18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor
18 Nabbed In Massive Hunterdon County Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Suboxone Bust: Prosecutor Eighteen people were arrested and charged as part of a several-month investigation into the distribution of meth, heroin, cocaine, and suboxone in Hunterdon County, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 19. The investigation was launched by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office with assistance from the Clinton Township Police Department Investigative Division after numerous complaints were received regarding narcotic activity along Route 22 in Clinton Township, Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. The following suspects were arrested and charged as part of the investigation, Robeson said: L…
Tractor-Trailer Flips In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash Tractor-Trailer Flips In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash
Tractor-Trailer Flips In Route 1 Central Jersey Crash A tractor-trailer overturned causing the partial closure of Route 1 in Central Jersey, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16 at Milltown Road and North Main Street in North Brunswick, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Two right lanes of three northbound lanes were closed, the DOT said.  There were no immediate reports of injuries. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats
Man Claiming To Have Handgun During Sussex County Fight Charged With Terroristic Threats A man who claimed to have a handgun during a fight in Sussex County was charged with making terroristic threats and other offenses, authorities said. Officers responding to the dispute report at Tomahawk Lake found that Arturo E. Rivera had gotten into a physical altercation with several others and claimed to have a handgun on Saturday, July 9, Byram Township Police said in a release on Thursday, July 21. Rivera, of North Brunswick, then went into the trunk of his vehicle and shouted several times that he was getting a gun, police said. However, no firearm was found during a follow-up sear…
1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Central Jersey Crash 1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Central Jersey Crash
1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Central Jersey Crash One person was killed and three others hurt in a Central Jersey crash, authorities said.  The crash occurred at about 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 on Route 130 near Washington Place, North Brunswick police said. The name of the person killed had not been released. The vehicle flipped and the occupants were trapped, initial reports said.  The others' injuries were not considered life-threatening, 
GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar GOTCHA! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar
Gotcha! Manhunt Nets Two After Paramus Resident Confronts Home Burglar A burglar who was confronted by a Paramus homeowner after entering an occupied residence Friday morning was captured by police a short time later, authorities confirmed. Alqadir Ward, 26, of East Orange was nabbed by Paramus and Washington Township police as he tried to hide in bushes along the Garden State Parkway shortly after 8 a.m., Paramus Police Capt. Frank Scott said. A DPW worker and police employee pointed the officers toward Ward after spotting him in the area of Georgian Drive during an extensive manhunt, Scott said. Also arrested was a woman who the captain said was with h…
Firefighters Battle Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING) Firefighters Battle Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey (DEVELOPING)
Firefighters Battle Fatal Blaze In Central Jersey (Developing) A person was killed in a house fire in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out at about 9:35 p.m. on Monday, May 16 on Pelham Road in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from a single-story wood-framed house.  Three fire companies battled the blaze, which was their second house fire of the day, South Brunswick police said. The first two-alarm fire destroyed a group home on Riva Avenue in Monmouth Junction. All residents made it safely out of the home and no serious injuries were repor…