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Plainfield, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Raid Seizes Machine Gun, Assault Weapons In Plainfield: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Willingboro man was arrested and charged after illegal firearms, including a machine gun, were seized from a residence in Plainfield, authorities announced Friday, July 25. A six-month investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies revealed Anthony Rogers sold nearly two dozen illegal firearms, including three assault weapons and one machine gun, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Rogers was arrested Tuesday, July 22, during a traffic stop. His passenger, Quaran Hannibal Edwards, a 34-year-old Plainfield resid…
Linden, NJ
Police & Fire
22 Grams Of Heroin, 6 Handguns, 24 Arrests: Prosecutor Announces Massive Linden Drug Bust
A drug raid in Union County on Thursday, May 29, resulted in the arrest of 24 people and the seizure of illegal drugs, firearms and money, authorities said. Numerous police departments and SWAT teams participated in the raid, which involved 14 search warrants throughout North Jersey, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. The raids were part of a comprehensive investigation by the Union County Intelligence and Narcotics Division and the Linden Police Department Narcotics Bureau targeting a drug distribution networ…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Attempted To Murder 18-Year-Old Learns Fate: Union County Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to seven years in state prison on Friday, April 4, after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the assault of an 18-year-old last year, authorities said. On Friday, June 14, Elizabeth police responded to an apartment on Fulton Street and found an 18-year-old woman suffering from numerous severe injuries, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Nelson Lata-Sanchez was arrested at the scene, authorities said. The woman was transported to a nearby hosp…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
$1.5 Million Theft: Elizabeth Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says
A 25-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday, April 4 after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.5 million from a senior citizen, authorities said. Elijah Ray pleaded guilty to theft by deception on Wednesday, Feb. 26, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Between January 2022 and August 2022, Ray targeted an elderly family friend through a prolonged deceptive scheme, Daniel said. Through a series of fabricated documents, impersonation of commercial driving school representatives and fraudulent statements, Ray defrauded the victim on at least…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Men Face Murder Charges For Elizabeth Homicide: Prosecutor
Two men were recently charged with fatally shooting an Elizabeth man last year, authorities said. Stevens Charles-Pierre, a 27-year-old Linden resident, and Brunel Thimothee, a 20-year-old Philadelphia resident, face first degree murder charges in the July 2024 shooting death of Jose Aranzamendi, a 47-year-old Elizabeth resident, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. On Sunday, July 7, Elizabeth police responded to the 400 block of Westminster Avenue and found two men shot, authorities sai…
Piscataway, NJ
Police & Fire
Piscataway Woman Charged In Fatal Hit, Run That Killed Mother Of Three: Prosecutor
A 62-year-old Piscataway woman was arrested and charged on Thursday, March 20 for fatally hitting a pedestrian with her car last August and leaving the scene, authorities said. On Friday, Aug. 30, Plainfield police responded the the 400 block of East Front Street and found Jennifer Harris, 65, fatally struck by a vehicle, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation determined Shernice Benbow was the driver and she was apprehended and faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Duo Stole $256K From Acquaintance: Union County Prosecutor
Two people were arrested and charged in Union City on Tuesday, March 4, with stealing $256,000, authorities said. Crystal Williams, 42 and Damien Hall, 37, from Elizabeth and Newark, face a 30-count indictment including theft, conspiracy to commit theft, criminal impersonation and forgery, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Between 2022 and 2024, Williams and Hall engaged in a series of deceptive practices against an acquaintance to obtain over $250,000, Daniel said.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Old Bridge Woman Gets 18 Years For Fatal Elizabeth Shooting: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Old Bridge woman was sentenced to 18 years on prison on Friday, Dec. 6, for her role in a fatal shooting in Elizabeth in 2019, authorities said. Cheryle Lugo had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in October, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. On Oct. 25, 2019, Jamile Robbins, a 19-year-old Elizabeth resident was found with a gunshot wound at the Oakwood Plaza Apartments, authorities said. He was subsequently transported to a local area hospital where …
Union, NJ
Police & Fire
Luxury Union County Car Trafficking Ring Dismantled, Four Arrests Made, Prosecutor Says
Four teenagers were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12 and charged for their participation in an auto theft trafficking network in North Jersey, authorities said. Two juveniles, a 16-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old Jersey City resident would use stolen Kias, Hondas and Hyundais to look for high-end luxury vehicles like BMWs and Mercedes, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. After identifying target vehicles, they would go to target homes and search for keys/key fobs, Daniel said. Once they got the vehicles, they would contact Tikeem Shearin, 18, and Carlos Espi…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Going 114 MPH Sentenced For Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed Amazon Worker
A 47-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, July 19, for a deadly 2021 crash on the Garden State Parkway where he was driving intoxicated at 114 mph, authorities said. On Feb. 15, 2021, Rolando Godwin was driving a Range Rover when he struck a Lexus SUV driven by Christopher Meikle, a 46-year-old East Orange resident, causing his car to be engulfed in flames on the Garden State Parkway in Clark, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Following the crash, Godwin requested he be transported away from the scene, indicating he was prepared to offer an unsp…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Two Girls For Better Part Of Decade
A 62-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Wednesday, March 29, after being convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls in March, authorities said. Ahmed Andre assaulted the girls over the course of eight years, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. An investigation began after a referral from the Elizabeth Public School District, Daniel said. Andre began sexually assaulting the girls beginning from when they were nine and 10 years old, Daniel said. Andre was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, four counts of sexual assault, two counts of aggravated…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Gets 20+ For Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 23 years in state prison on Thursday, May 16, for fatally shooting a man in 2022, authorities said. At 4 p.m. on March 11, Plainfield police responded to Johnston Avenue and East 2nd Street and found Eric Williams, a 50-year-old Plainfield resident hit with multiple gunshot wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James Abney said. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Haneef Welch was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter, autho…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Gets 40 Years For Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday, May 15, for strangling his 19-year-old girlfriend to death in 2020, authorities said. On July 6, 2020, Plainfield police conducted a welfare check and found the body of 19-year-old Brenda Montoya-Cruz, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said. Bryan Gonzales-Martinez was convicted of first-degree murder last June, authorities said. He must serve 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, authorities said.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Rapist Told 15-Year-Old They Can Do It Again If She's 'Not A Snitch,' Police Papers Say
Disturbing details have come to light in the case of a 41-year-old man arrested for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl this month in North Jersey. According to the affidavit for probable cause obtained by Daily Voice, Solomon Blay was in a white SUV when he approached his victim, who was walking home from school. Blay called the girl over to his vehicle, asked her age, and if she wanted a ride home, police papers said. She agreed, but instead of taking the girl home, Blay took her to his home, a basement of a home on Brighton Street in Union, the affidavit says. ** WARNING: The followi…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Gets 11 Years For Killing 22-Year-Old Woman In Fatal Hit, Run Crash: Prosecutors
A 32-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 11 years in state prison on Thursday, Feb. 8, for fatally striking a woman in the city and fleeing the scene in Aug. 2020, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2020, Elizabeth police responded to the Oakwood Apartment Complex on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Upon arrival, found, Janaya Bailey, 22, who was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. A…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Gets Eight Years For Killing 31-Year-Old Hillside Man: Prosecutors
A 33-year-old Newark man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday, Jan. 26 after being convicted of fatally shooting a 31-year-old Hillside man in 2021, authorities said. On July 22, 2021 at 10 p.m., Hillside police responded to the 1400 block of North Broad Street and found Steven Zimmerman suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Hillside Police Department Officer in Charge. Lashonda Burgess-Mason said. Zimmerman was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Darrius Easterling was later captured at Newark Liberty Internation…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
College Student Gets 10 Years For Stabbing Mom Dead In Rahway Home
A 26-year-old Rahway woman was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 26 after being found guilty of fatally stabbing her mother on in Feb. 2020 authorities said. Malika Jones was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated manslaughter, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. On Feb. 16, 2020 the Rahway Police Department responded to 100 East Albert Street and found Inell Jones, 58, fatally stabbed at the scene, authorities said. Malika was immediately taken into custody, authorities said. Jones was a former Barnard student…
Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
Joint Funeral Set For Union Family Slain In Murder-Suicide
A joint funeral service has been set for the Alarcon family, the Union family who authorities say were slain in a murder-suicide at the hands of their matriarch, the Union Funeral Home announced. A funeral mass for Andrea Alarcon, 41, Ruben Alarcon, 51, and their two children, Scarlett, 9, and Emma, 6, will be on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 10:15 a.m. at St. Michael's Church in Union. A private burial will follow. Andrea is believed to have shot her husband and the girls in their home at 1329 Lincrest Terrace in Union, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Then, she turned the gun on herse…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Union Murder-Suicide Update: Police ID Slain Family Of Four
Authorities have released new information in a murder-suicide that left a family of four dead in Union this week. Andrea Alarcon, 42, is believed to have fatally shot her husband, Ruben Alarcon, 51, and their two juvenile daughters in their home at 1329 Lincrest Terrace in Union, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Then, she turned the gun on herself, police said. ALSO SEE: Joint Funeral Set For Family Killed In Union Murder-Suicide According to NBC New York, the harrowing discovery was made by sheriff's officers serving an eviction notice. The home had bee…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Men Indicted For Fatal Elizabeth Triple Shooting: Prosecutors
Two men were indicted by a grand jury for their role in a triple shooting that killed one person in Elizabeth in June, authorities said. Walter Daniels, a 33-year-old Newark resident and Devon Gray, a 31-year-old Elizabeth resident were charged with the fatal shooting of Guerley Edouard, a 28-year-old Roselle resident, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. At 8:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26, Elizabeth police responded to the 600 block of Salem Avenue after receiving reports of multiple people shot, autho…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Gets 15 Years For Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors
A 50-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 15 years in state prison on Friday, Dec. 8 for fatally stabbing a man in Oct. 2021, prosecutors said. Alexis Mondesi pled guilty in October to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres, a 21-year-old Elizabeth man, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. On Oct. 10, 2021, at 3 a.m., Elizabeth police responded to the 300 block of Center Street and found Vasquez-Torres suffering from a fatal stab wound, and an investigati…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Woman's Killer Captured: Cops
Gerard Manning has been captured. The 30-year-old man wanted in the killing of Victoria Myers on Thanksgiving morning in Elizabeth has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Myers was found dead on Mravlag Manor Thursday morning, Nov. 23, officials said. Manning was on the lam ever since, and was arrested Friday, Nov. 24, Daniel said. He was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree possession of a weapon, and more. Victoria Myers was found dead on Mravlag Manor. Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Roselle Man Faces Additional Charges In Murder Of Sister-In-Law, Niece: Prosecutors
A 44-year-old Roselle man has now been indicted by a grand jury on 11 counts after he was arrested for killing his sister-in-law and niece back in April, prosecutors. In addition to two counts of first degree murder, Every Morrison has also been charged with multiple weapons offenses, credit card theft, receiving stolen property and hindering prosecution in the deaths of Keisha Morrison, his 45-year-old sister-in-law and Kelsey Morrison, his 9-year-old niece, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. On April 18, Roselle Police Officers were called to a home on the 200 block of West 7th …
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Westfield Man Indicted After 14-Hour SWAT Standoff: Prosecutors
A 41-year-old Westfield man has been indicted on 14 counts after a 14-hour standoff with police in July, prosecutors announced Around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, police responded to a 9-1-1 call from his residence at The Boulevard for a dispute, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. When officers arrived, they were met at the front door by Michael Ward, who was brandishing a large kitchen knife, Daniel said. Ward refused to drop the knife and retreated back into his residence, Daniel said. The other members soon exited the residence and Ward barricaded himself …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Gets Nine Years For Stabbing Woman: Prosecutors
A 36-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to nine years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 22 for stabbing a woman last year, authorities said. On Jan. 25, 2022, Juan Abreu-Perez stabbed a woman inside her apartment on South 5th Street, causing her serious bodily injury, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Abreu-Perez was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated assault in August, Daniel said.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Plainfield Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors
Maurice Pierce, 23-year-old Plainfield man was arrested on Monday, Sept. 25 and charged with murder in the shooting death of Jameer Outsey, a former college football player, back in August, authorities said. On Sunday, Aug. 12, Elizabeth police responded to North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue and found Outsey, a Bridgewater resident, suffering from a gunshot wound, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Pierce …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Gets 60 Years For 2011 Plainfield Stabbing: Prosecutors
Anthony James, a 62-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 60 years in state prison for a 2011 fatal stabbing, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In Sept. 2011, Plainfield police responded to James' home on the 300 block of East 7th St. and found the body of 48-year-old Audrey Tanksley, Daniel said. James had called 911, Daniel said. James was sentenced after being convicted of first degree murder and two weapons charges, Daniel said.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Torso Found In Elizabeth River Identified As 34-Year-Old Man: Prosecutors
The body parts recovered from the Elizabeth River last month have been identified as those of a 34-year-old Elizabeth resident, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 13. Woldy Ventura-Cruz's death was determined to be a homicide, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Ventura-Cruz's torso was originally found in the Elizabeth River at the Arthur Kill on Tuesday, May 16. The investigations remains ongoing and anyone with information about Ventura-Cruz or his death is asked to cont…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Amazon Driver's Killer Gets 25 Years Behind Bars: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Amazon driver in 2021. Quahif Lane's sentence for aggravated manslaughter was handed down on Friday, May 26, by Union County Superior Court Judge Stacy Boretz, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In September 2021, Plainfield Police responded to the 200 block of Garfield Ave and found Jamar Harris, a 36-year-old Newark resident, suffering from a gunshot wound, Daniel said. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, Daniel said.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Convicted Of Murder For 2021 Shooting: Prosecutors
A 25-year-old Elizabeth man could spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of murder in a 2021 shooting, authorities said. A jury found Michael Rogers guilty of first degree murder and other charges on Thursday, May 18, for his involvement in the shooting death of Antwoine Thompson, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In April 2021, police responded to Second and Bond Streets where they found Thompson suffering from six gunshot wounds, Daniel said. Thompson was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Daniel said. Rogers will…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
North Jersey Chiropractor Sexually Assaults Patient: Prosecutor
A Fanwood chiropractor is facing prison time for sexually assaulting a patient, authorities said. Grant Babbitt, 70, is charged with fourth degree criminal sexual contact on a 30-year-old female patient that occurred in his office on Martine Avenue, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel announced Thursday, April 27, Daniel said. Babbitt was charged on Tuesday, April 25 and was released pending his next court appearance in Union County Superior Court on May 25, Daniel said. Anyone with further information about Babbitt is being urged to contact Fanwood Police Detective Sergeant Philli…
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