Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured UPDATE: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured
Update: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured A prisoner in custody at Newark Airport slipped away Tuesday afternoon but was quickly recaptured, authorities said. "The PAPD responded and assisted in the apprehension of the prisoner," authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. "The incident resulted in minimal operation impact to Newark Liberty International Airport." The U.S. Customs and Border Protection prisoner apparently asked to use a restroom at Terminal C around 11:30 a.m., went in unsupervised and escaped through a ventilation system, an airport source told Daily Voice. The Essex County Sheriff's K-9 Unit was among the respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21 Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21
Wilton Teens Charged With Forging 12 Driver's Licenses For People Under 21 Two Wilton teens were nabbed for allegedly having ordered 12 forged driver's licenses for people under the age of 21 from overseas. Willem Jeffrey Vanpelt, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old were arrested on a warrant on Monday, Dec. 30, by Wilton Police following an investigation started by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The two were connected after Customs officers stapped the shipment when it arrived in the country and they found the forged ID's addressed to Vanpelt, Kluk said. Vanpelt was charged with 12 counts of conspiracy and 12 counts of forgery…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says
Drug Ring Sold Thc-laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets In Rockland, Bergen, Prosecutor Says Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said sold THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids on the black market in Rockland and Bergen counties, on Staten Island and at the Jersey Shore. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” can…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold THC-Laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen
Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold Thc-laced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said flooded the black market in North Jersey, the Shore and Rockland County with THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” candy packages; 6,250 “Ba…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic County 'Cash Jet' Pilot Gets 13 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Coke Kilos In, $7.5M Out Passaic County 'Cash Jet' Pilot Gets 13 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Coke Kilos In, $7.5M Out
Passaic County 'Cash Jet' Pilot Gets 13 Years In Fed Pen For Smuggling Coke Kilos In, $7.5M Out A private "cash jet" pilot from Ringwood must spend the next 13 years in federal prison for bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into New Jersey and New York, then laundering more than $7.5 million in proceeds back to Guyana. Khamraj Lall, 52, of Ringwood was convicted by a federal jury in Trenton last October of using the proceeds of a "cocaine empire” to buy jets, homes and cars, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. “He also paid more than $2 million in cash stuffed in suitcases to a Florida contractor to build an airplane hangar in Guyana,” Carpenito said. The Guyanese-born Lall -- who …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
News
Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison
Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison A convicted felon in Connecticut is heading back behind bars after being sentenced for distributing synthetic drugs. Michael Young, 48, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after admitting to importing, manufacturing and distributing synthetic cannabinoids. In August last year, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified a suspicious package that was shipped from a California business that marketed and sold herbal products for smoking to Young’s Bridgeport residence. A search of the package revealed a leafy plant-like su…

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by Zak Failla
Harrison, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Cites 'Inhumane Behavior,' But Denies Threatening Border Control Agents Ocasio-Cortez Cites 'Inhumane Behavior,' But Denies Threatening Border Control Agents
Ocasio-Cortez Cites 'Inhumane Behavior,' But Denies Threatening Border Control Agents U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied she threatened Customs and Border Protection officers on a visit to migrant detention centers in El Paso, Texas. The New York congresswoman, a 2007 graduate of Yorktown High School, was accused of screaming and yelling at border patrol agents after allegedly catching them discussing setting up a GoFundMe fundraising page for an officer who photoshopped her face on an illicit image. AOC reportedly shouted at federal law enforcement agents "in a threatening manner," and refused to complete a tour of the facility, according to news reports. "She comes…

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR
Accused Gunman In Cold-Case Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Arriving At Newark Airport From DR A gunman who shot and killed a Paterson man on a city street four years ago before fleeing to the Dominican Republic was captured after he got off a flight at Newark Airport, authorities said. Ubaldo Nunez, 27, was quickly seized by members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the gate on Sunday, they said. Nunez gunned down 31-year-old Francisco Maldonado on East 19th Street in March 2015 and then fled the country, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Maldonado, also known as Jose R. Cabrera, underwent lengthy …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In 2017 Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Trying To Re-Enter US From DR Fugitive Wanted In 2017 Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Trying To Re-Enter US From DR
Fugitive Wanted In 2017 Paterson Street Slaying Nabbed Trying To Re-Enter US From DR Federal agents were waiting at an Atlanta airport when a fugitive accused of gunning down a man on a Paterson street nearly two years ago tried to slip back into the country from the Dominican Republic, authorities said Tuesday. Elisaul Marte, 29, was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after getting off a plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, they said. He was being held pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of murder and weapons possession in the slaying of 28 year-old Ramon Mosquea, whose was found slumped over the hood of his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
News
Synthetic Drug Distributor In Fairfield County Pleads Guilty Synthetic Drug Distributor In Fairfield County Pleads Guilty
Synthetic Drug Distributor In Fairfield County Pleads Guilty A drug distributor from Fairfield County is facing 20 years in prison for importing and distributing synthetic drugs and PCP in Connecticut. Bridgeport resident Michael Young, 48, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport district court to one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances for his role in a near two-year scheme. In August last year, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified a suspicious package destined for Young’s Bridgeport residence, U.S. Attorney John Durham said. The package had been shipped from a California business that marketed and sold herbal produ…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say
Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say A 53-year-old area man attempting to fly out of the country now is behind bars after authorities say he threatened to blow up a government building in New York. In January, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were forwarded a letter from Domick Volino threatening to blow up an unidentified New York State government building.  With the assistance of Amtrak Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Volino, a Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested on …

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by Joe Lombardi
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds Snatch Garfield Lawyer Charged With Swiping $100,000 From Client Feds Snatch Garfield Lawyer Charged With Swiping $100,000 From Client
Feds Snatch Garfield Lawyer Charged With Swiping $100,000 From Client A Garfield lawyer who authorities said pocketed $100,000 from a client was seized by federal agents at JFK Airport as he got off a flight from Colombia, authorities said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. Alfredo Ramos, 38, was extradited to New Jersey, booked into the Bergen County Jail on Friday and then ordered released by a judge the next day on charges of misapplication of entrusted property, records show. The self-employed, 6-foot, 300-pound Ramos “received the funds into his attorney trust account but, instead of forwarding them to the client, used them for his own purposes, Acting Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco