Hamilton Township, NJ
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SEEN HER? Trenton Police Seek Public's Help Finding 15-Year-Old 'Runaway' SEEN HER? Trenton Police Seek Public's Help Finding 15-Year-Old 'Runaway' SEEN HER? Trenton Police Seek Public's Help Finding 15-Year-Old 'Runaway'
Seen HER? Trenton Police Seek Public's Help Finding 15-Year-Old 'Runaway' Trenton Police Director Sheilah A. Coley is asking for the public’s help in locating a "runaway" who has been missing for about a month.  Marlin Selene Licona was last seen by her mother on March 24, 2021, at her home on Bayard Street in Trenton, police said. Licona is described as a 15-year-old girl who is 5’3” tall, weighing 112 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what clothing she was wearing when she left her home.  She is known to frequent the area of Second Street in Trenton, but has not been seen since she was reported missing, according to Cole…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Trenton Police Called To Multiple Shooting Trenton Police Called To Multiple Shooting Trenton Police Called To Multiple Shooting
Trenton Police Called To Multiple Shooting An unidentified man was shot multiple times on Thursday evening in Trenton, authorities said. Gunfire rang out at 6:54 p.m. on Laclede Avenue. EMS crews rushed the man to a local medical center, where he was listed in serious  condition, police said. The victim was hit in his back while he was in front of 21 Laclede Ave., according to Detective Captain Peter Weremijenko. He is expected to survive, the captain said. A possible suspect was seen fleeing on foot towards West State Street. He was wearing a tan shirt and blue jeans.  No one had been arrested. Anyone with information…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges
Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges An armed robber from Trenton thought he’d found an easy victim in a would-be gun buyer – only it turned out to be an undercover agent who shot him instead, authorities said. Members of a federally-led task force were investigating gun trafficking and other crimes when Jabree Johnson, 28, got into the undercover agent’s car at the Krauszer’s on Greenwood Avenue in Hamilton Township on March 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Johnson handed over a semi-automatic handgun that the agent inspected before returning it and asking to see others, Honig said Friday. At that point, Johns…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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UPDATE: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents UPDATE: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents UPDATE: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents
Update: Trenton Suspect Charged In 'Officer-Involved' Shooting With Federal Agents A 26-year-old man from Trenton has been charged with attempted murder and robbery of a federal agent, authorities said.  According to the affidavit of probable cause, at about 9 p.m. on Monday, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were engaged in an undercover operation in Hamilton Township. During the operation, two undercover agents were at Krauszer’s Food Store on Greenwood Avenue. During the operation, a black suspect wearing a black mask approached the undercover vehicle after one of the agents exi…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen
Convicted Murderer From Trenton Who Sold Gun, Extended Mag Gets 4 Years In Fed Pen A convicted murderer from Trenton is headed to federal prison for four years for selling an illegal semi-automatic rifle and an extended magazine to a buyer who turned out to be a State Police cooperator. Edwin Gaines, 59, must serve all of the plea-bargained term approved Wednesday by a U.S. District Court judge in Trenton because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan also sentenced Gaines to three years of supervised release under the terms of the deal. The former Jersey City ex-con was among dozens of gun- and drug-running gang members nab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Franklin Township, NJ
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NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers
NJ Police Crash 'Speakeasy-Like' Nightclub, Eject 32 Partiers Trenton police cleared a duplex home of 32 guests and arrested two adults on cocaine charges on Saturday, authorities said. Most of those partying on the 100 block of Elm Street were teenagers and young adults, police said.  The home had been converted into an overnight club, police said, with music blasting, lights flashing and a disco ball spinning. Luis Santos-Bautista, 28, was charged with multiple counts of cocaine distribution, endangering the welfare of a child and maintaining a nuisance, police said. About 200 grams of cocaine in 152 baggies was recovered by police as well as …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton
Reign Of Terror: Feds Charge Ex-Con, 22, In Series Of Armed Carjackings, Robberies In Trenton A 22-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison could face significantly more federal time if convicted of a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua Perez, 22, was taken into custody after pointing a gun at officers during a raid of his home, authorities said Thursday. Investigators had identified Perez as one of three armed robbers responsible for a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than night of a local gas station, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachel A. Honig said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web'
Reports: Trenton Man Blackmailed Girlfriend's Teen Sister Into Sex For 'Dark Web' A judge ordered a 24-year-old Trenton man held without bail for blackmailing his girlfriend's then-13-year-old sister into having sex with him on camera, according to several reports and police records. Bryan Cruz convinced the girl to have sex with him several times between September 2018 and June 2019, by telling her if she didn't, then a picture of her holding a bag of marijuana would be leaked by the "dark web," the New York Post reports citing a probable cause affidavit. An investigation was launched last month after the teen told police she got a text message in 2018 telling her …

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street 4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street 4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street
4-Year-Old Girl Shot On Trenton Street A 4-year-old girl was shot while standing next to her mother on a quiet tree-lined street in Trenton, authorities said. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Spring Street about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Trenton police said. The girl was struck in the hand, suffering a non-life threatening injury, police said. No one was arrested. The shooting remains under investigation.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Ex-Convict Accused Of Killing Trenton Girlfriend In Fight Over Cellphone Ex-Convict Accused Of Killing Trenton Girlfriend In Fight Over Cellphone Ex-Convict Accused Of Killing Trenton Girlfriend In Fight Over Cellphone
Ex-Convict Accused Of Killing Trenton Girlfriend In Fight Over Cellphone A Mercer County man fatally stabbed his 32-year-old girlfriend the day after his release from a Pennsylvania jail, authorities said. They were fighting over his lost cellphone, according to NJ Advance Media, citing court papers. Irvin Hayes, 33, was arrested by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force on murder and weapons charges in the Aug. 25 death of Shamira Williams, 32, of Trenton.  Trenton police were called to Williams' home the day after Hayes' release from Montgomery County Jail in Pennsylvania, according to NJ.com. Police found Williams with multiple stab wounds. 

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting
US Marshals Capture Trenton Fugitive, 29, Charged In Fatal Shooting U.S. Marshals have arrested a 29-year-old fugitive in Maryland in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton. Arthur Ford of Home Avenue in Trenton was charged with murder and weapons offenses on Tuesday evening, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Ford was taken into custody in Pocomoke, Maryland, at a family member’s home by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, Onofri said. Rahkeem Ortiz, 29, of Blackwood in Camden County died of multiple gunshot wounds on Aug. 17 in a Trenton parking lot, according to Onofri. Ortiz was pronounced dead a short time…

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by Jon Craig
Hamilton Township, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect SEEN HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect SEEN HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect
Seen HIM? Trenton Police Search For Sex Assault Suspect Police are seeking the public's help locating a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in a Trenton alley as she walked to work, authorities said. Security camera images were released on Tuesday of a suspect in a July 23 attack along South Broad Street near Chestnut Avenue, Trenton police said. The victim was walking to work when a man forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her, police said. The suspect was described as heavyset, possibly in his 30s with dark hair. Anyone with information about the attack or suspect is urged to call Detective Sgt. Lisette Rios of Trento…

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