Speeding Driver Running 'Sophisticated, Extensive' Drug Operation Busted In Lyndhurst: Cops
A traffic stop in Lyndhurst led to the arrest of a Rutherford man and the discovery of a massive stash of illegal drugs and weapons, police said.
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, near Park Avenue and Rutherford Avenue, according to Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri.
Detective Michael Giangeruso and Officer Angel Batista pulled over a black Mini Cooper for speeding and a lane violation. The driver, Gavin J. Lebosquet, 47, of Rutherford, had an active arrest warrant out of Hackensack, police said.
While talking to Lebosquet, officers saw him acting su…
Road Rage Horror: Brutal Glass Attack Leads To Man's Arrest In Moreau, Police Say
A man is behind bars after a road rage incident ended in a violent assault with a glass object in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Rensselaer County resident Matthew Blanding, age 39, of Rensselaer, was arrested on Wednesday, April 30, following a warrant for assault and weapons charges connected to the assault, which happened in Saratoga County, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 5.
The events leading to the assault began on Hudson Street in South Glens Falls as a road rage confrontation between Blanding and a driver he did not know, police said.
Blandin…
Terroristic Threats, Weapons Charges Filed After Man Brings Gun To Hackensack Restaurant: Cops
A Hackensack man was arrested after police say he brought a gun into a restaurant and used it to threaten someone.
Officers Andres Lopez, Massimo Gallorini, Anzour Marza, and Anthony Mattalian responded to an Essex Street restaurant over reports of a man with a handgun on Sunday, May 4, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said.
Police found 40-year-old Joseph Frankowski with an unloaded Ruger handgun, Antista said.
Frankowski was arrested and charged with multiple weapons possession charges, terroristic threats, and certain persons not to possess weapons, police said.
It was not …
East Orange Killer Tried To Silence Witness With Rap Video, Prosecutor Says
A 31-year-old East Orange man was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of murdering a 23-year-old in Newark and then trying to intimidate a witness by posting a rap video calling him a snitch, authorities said.
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Isaiah Knight fatally shot Tyzier White five times at point-blank range, after he felt slighted during an interaction involving himself, his cousin and White, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Following the shooting, Knight and accomplices engaged in several attempts to intimidate one of the eyewitnesses by luring them to a location and for…
Newark Man Guilty Of Stabbing Victim 10 Times: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Friday, April 4 of stabbing a man in East Orange 10 times, authorities said.
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Dwayne Barbour waited for Daren Brooks, 31, with a knife at an address in East Orange and ambushed him upon arrival, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Brooks ran down the street to escape the attack and the defendant followed, stabbing him over 10 times, Stephens said.
Barbour was convicted of aggravated assault and weapons charges following a three week trial, Stephens said. He faces five to 10 years in prison, Stephens said…
Cocaine, Guns, Xanax, $22K: Secaucus Man Arrested, Police Say
A 30-year-old Secaucus man was arrested after his abandoned backpack was discovered to contain a loaded handgun and cocaine on Wednesday, April 9, authorities said.
At 1:11 p.m., an employee of the Xchange apartment complex alerted officers to the backpack, which contained a Ruger .45 caliber handgun with hollow point ammunition, 10 oz. of suspected cocaine and over one pound of marijuana, Secaucus police said.
Josaih Agbo was arrested near his place of residence later that evening, police said. During a search of Agbo's apartment, detectives seized two ounces of cocaine, four pounds of mar…
Verizon Salesman, Old Bridge Resident Guilty Of Stabbing Man In Neck: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was convicted on Wednesday, March 26, of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said.
Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said.
On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgardio lying in a pool of blood in the roadway…
Philly Man Stabbed Ex’s New BF To Death In Bridgeton, Caught Near Temple University:US Marshals
A Philadelphia man wanted for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Bridgeton was captured near Temple University, authorities announced on Thursday, March 20.
Kenneth Tripline, 36, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in the 1500 block of West Diamond Street after attempting to escape through a rear window, officials said.
Tripline allegedly kicked in a door and stabbed 28-year-old Elliot Q. Handy in the torso at a home on the 100 block of South Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, according to Bridgeton police. Handy, who lived at the residence, was rushed to Inspira Re…
