Lodi Man, 38, Threatens Women With Knife Outside Saddle Brook Smoke Shop: Cops
A 38-year-old man was arrested on accusations that he threatened two women with a knife outside a Bergen County smoke shop, authorities said.
On Saturday, Aug. 30, Saddle Brook police responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls for a fight in progress at It’s Lit Smoke Shop at 446 Market Street, according to Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr.
An investigation by responding officers led to the arrest of Nicholas R. Luna, of Lodi, who allegedly brandished a knife and threatened the two female victims outside the business, Zotollo said.
Luna was charged with second-degree aggravated assault,…
5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials
Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds.
A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
Driver Followed, Beaten, Hair Ripped Out In Secaucus Road Rage Attack: Police
A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with a violent road rage assault that left another driver bloodied and missing portions of his hair, authorities said.
Christian Estupinan, 28, of Secaucus, was taken into custody at Secaucus Police Headquarters on Paterson Plank Road on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for aggravated assault, Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, Aug. 6, near the intersection of Plaza Center and the Route 3 East service road. The victim told police another vehicle cut him off before pulling into the parking lot behind Bagel Buffet. Whe…
Fugitives Wanted For Murder Captured In Harrisburg, Await Extradition In Georgia Homicide Case
Two fugitives accused of killing a father of four in Georgia have been captured in Harrisburg and are now being held in Dauphin County Prison, authorities announced.
Jayden Myquele Hooks, 21, and Malik Iverson Drake, 23, were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and booked into the Dauphin County Prison on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2025, according to inmate records.
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Both men are charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the March 21, 2024 killing of Curtis Coleman in Cobb County, Georgia, authorities confirme…
Paterson Pair Arrested In Shooting That Wounded Victim, 37: Prosecutor
Two Paterson residents have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 37-year-old man wounded last weekend, authorities said.
Hasan Whitaker, 39, was taken into custody on Aug. 26, and Dnashia Franco, 26, was arrested the following day, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday, Aug. 28. Both face multiple charges stemming from the Saturday, Aug. 24 shooting near Putman Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard, Paterson.
At about 5:49 a.m. that day, officers found the victim suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds, prosecutors said. He was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s …
NJ Man Swung Ax At SWAT Team, Assaulted Two Officers: Middle Twp Police
A 34-year-old Middle Township man was arrested and charged after a barricaded incident led to him swinging an ax at two SWAT Team members, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 27.
On Friday, Aug. 22 at 6:22 p.m., officers responded to a residence on West Shellbay Avenue following a reports of an ax wielding man, later identified as Stewart Allay, acting aggressively and erratically toward family members, Middle Township police said.
Upon arrival, Allay had entered a two-story shed on the property with the weapon, police said. Officers established a secure perimeter and attempted initi…
Wanted Burglary Suspect Known As ‘Macho’ Caught After Chase In Prospect Park: Cops
A man wanted in two cities for burglary and other offenses was caught after a bicycle and foot chase in Prospect Park, police said.
On Monday, Aug. 25, Officer Maruri, who was on routine patrol, saw a man wearing a lime green shirt, shorts, and a white hat riding a bicycle on Eastmain Street, according to a statement from the Prospect Park Police Department.
Maruri recognized the man as Francisco Sanchez, also known as “Macho,” who was wanted by the Prospect Park Police Department for burglary, theft, possession of burglary tools, and resisting arrest by flight for an incident on June…
