Drug Raid Turns Up Crack Cocaine In Essex County: Sheriff Drug Raid Turns Up Crack Cocaine In Essex County: Sheriff
Drug Raid Turns Up Crack Cocaine In Essex County: Sheriff Five men are behind bars and a large quantity of crack sits in an Essex County evidence locker after police raided a Newark home early Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities say.  Deputies executed a search warrant at a home on North 9th Street just before 11:30 a.m., said Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura in a statement. During the search, investigators say they found "over 400 vials" of crack cocaine and "around 200 decks" of heroin on the property.  Five suspects were arrested in connection with the bust, the sheriff said ā€” 44-year-old Kareem W. Koon of East Orange, 44-year-old Jamar Horne ofā€¦
East Orange Man Picked Up What Montclair Driver Was Putting Down: His Keys, Police Say East Orange Man Picked Up What Montclair Driver Was Putting Down: His Keys, Police Say
East Orange Man Picked Up What Montclair Driver Was Putting Down: His Keys, Police Say An East Orange man with sticky fingers faces felony charges, say Montclair police.  A driver walked into a CVS on Claremont Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 3 and set his keys down to use the MoneyGram machine, the department said in a release. When he went to leave the store, the victim found his keys had been stolen from right beside him, and his car was missing from the parking lot.  Patrolling officers searched the area and found the driver's 2008 Toyota Yaris near Pine Street and Glenridge Avenue and pulled it over.  The man inside, 19-year-old Khalil Holland of East Orange, wasā€¦
NJ Football Player Who Went Viral On Vine Inks Crispy Deal With Popeyes NJ Football Player Who Went Viral On Vine Inks Crispy Deal With Popeyes
NJ Football Player Who Went Viral On Vine Inks Crispy Deal With Popeyes The North Jersey football player who went viral a decade ago at a Popeyes restaurant has secured a NIL deal with the fast food chain, which comes with a billboard in his home state. Collin Dieunerst, 19, of East Orange, recently reached out to the chicken chain on social media saying, "I just want to talk business." FROM MEMES TO DREAMS #KINGKILLERWHALEšŸ‹ https://t.co/vRO82eLwGK ā€” Dieunerst Collin (@CollinDieunerst) January 12, 2023 While the athlete became one of the first and most recognizable memes a decade ago, he has also made a name for himself on the football field. In 2021,Ā Dieā€¦
WINNERS: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $197K WINNERS: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $197K
Winners: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Players Split $197K Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $196,704 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Monday, Jan. 9.  Each ticket is worth $65,568.  The winning numbers were: 03, 06, 10, 17, and 23 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: Krauszers Food Store, 16-15 River Road, Fairlawn; Essex County: Fresh Deli Market, 480 Park Ave., East Orange; and, Union County: Ronā€™s Deli, 567 4th Ave., Elizabeth.
GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile GOTCHA! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile
Gotcha! Accused $76,000 Gunpoint Bank Robber Captured By Marshals In Passaic Fits The Profile An ex-con captured by federal Marshals in Passaic after authorities said he robbed a South Jersey bank of $76,000 at gunpoint during Christmas week fit the profile, investigators said. William Ray, 43, of East Orange, is, in fact, being eyed in at least one other bank holdup, as well, just weeks earlier and barely seven miles away. It was shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Dec. 22 that a robber identified as Ray held employees at gunpoint at the Investors Bank on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. After trying and failing to lock them in the vault, he fled with the cash, authorities said. It was a fairly ā€¦
Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities
Intervening Neighbor, 2 Cops Stabbed By East Orange Man In Newark Assault: Authorities An East Orange man who'd assaulted a woman in a Newark apartment has been charged with stabbing his intervening neighbor and responding officers, authorities said. Michael D. Cherry assaulted a woman inside an apartment o the 600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities in Newark said. The altercation spilled into the hallway where Cherry stabbed a neighbor, two responding officers and apparently injured a third officer, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. FragĆ© said. One officer was stabbed in the leā€¦
East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor
East Orange Man Robbed Cherry Hill Bank Of $76K At Gunpoint: Prosecutor An East Orange man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of the Investors Bank in Cherry Hill, authorities said. The robbery occurred on Dec. 22, 2022, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, and the fugitive was arrested Thursday, Jan. 5 in Passaic.  William Ray, 42 of East Orange, is accused of entering the Investors Bank at 1951 Route 70 in Cherry Hill and holding the employees at gunpoint. Ray then allegedly attempted to lock the employees in a vault before fleeing with more than $76,000 in cash, MacAulay said. On Dec. 30, 2022, detectives ofā€¦
Man Steals Range Rover With Dog Inside As Woman Pumps Gas On Long Island Man Steals Range Rover With Dog Inside As Woman Pumps Gas On Long Island
Man Steals Range Rover With Dog Inside As Woman Pumps Gas On Long Island Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a 2020 white Range Rover as the owner stood on the passenger side pumping gas on Long Island. The incident took place in Mineola around 2:45 p.m., Monday, Jan. 2, at the BP gas station located at 91 West Jericho Turnpike. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 60-year-old woman was standing outside her vehicle at the gas pumps, on the passenger side when a man walked up, entered the driver's side door, and drove away onto the Jericho Turnpike. Inside the vehicle was a handbag that contained assorted credit cards and the ā€¦
Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton
Tap Tap Trap: Female Food Delivery Driver Escapes Knifepoint Robbery Attempt In Clifton The tap-tap-tap that a female food delivery driver heard on her car window after being sent to a bogus address in Clifton was made by a teen with a knife who was looking to rob her, authorities said. The driver was already apprehensive when she couldnā€™t find the exact address, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Thatā€™s because it was bogus, the lieutenant said. Suddenly, he said, the driver spotted a female standing in a nearby driveway trying to coax her out of her car. ā€œWhen the victim refused, the female approached and attempted to forcefully gain access into the passengeā€¦
GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall GOTCHA! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall
Gotcha! Wayne Police Not Fooled By Bogus Bomb Threat At Willowbrook Mall The driver of a stolen car stopped by Wayne police called in a bomb threat at the Macyā€™s in the Willowbrook Mall in the hopes of distracting them, authorities charged. Capt. Michael McNiff wasnā€™t fooled. While units responded to the 911 call at the mall, McNiff reminded officers on the road that it could be a diversionary tactic, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Sure enough, the call was traced to Shaquanda White, 30, of East Orange, who was driving a Honda Accord that had just been stopped by Officer Chris Savitsky outside the Yard House restaurant at Willowbrook, the captain said. The seā€¦
Single East Orange Mom Dies After Weekend Hit-Run Crash In Irvington Single East Orange Mom Dies After Weekend Hit-Run Crash In Irvington
Single East Orange Mom Dies After Weekend Hit-Run Crash In Irvington A single mom from East Orange died four days after being struck with another woman by a hit-and-run vehicle in Irvington, as reported by RLS Media. Shauntice Paynes, 26, and the other victim were found on the ground after having been struck at Springfield and Clinton avenues around 2:05 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, the outlet said citing police.Ā  R.I.P to my beautiful first born daughter Shauntice paynes! šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ•ŠļøšŸ•Šļøit is so hard to take this in! I just cnt grasp the fact you are gone and taken away from me! Lord please help me through this hard time!!!!! Posted by Shonda Solomon onĀ Wednesday, Deā€¦
7Ā½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals 7Ā½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals
7Ā½ Years Without Parole Awaits Twice-Armed NJ Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal Marshals UPDATE: An Essex County ex-con who rolled the dice and went to trial on drug and weapons charges is now headed to federal prison for more than 7Ā½ years without parole as a result. Teriek Edwards, 44, of Newark, had already been charged by East Orange police with having heroin, cocaine, Oxycodone and other drugs, as well as a loaded 9mm handgun, during a previous arrest when U.S. Marshals seized him on a warrant in August 2018. Once again, he was packing a loaded 9, federal authorities said. Edwards went to trial rather than take a deal from the government. Jurors in U.S. District Court inā€¦