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Bloods Leader, Passaic County Man Busted with 28 Lbs Of Coke, 500 Lbs Of Pot At Teterboro: FBI
A high-ranking member of the Bloods with longstanding mob ties and a Passaic County man with a criminal history of his own were seized when they tried to fly to London out of Teterboro Airport with 28 pounds of cocaine and 500 pounds of pot on a private jet, federal authorities said.
Leonardo Petrosillo, 45, of West Milford, and Edwin Spears, 49, of Newark brought three companions -- Spears’s girlfriend, an exotic dancer from Maryland and a friend of hers -- as a front for a dozen drug-stuffed bags of luggage, they said.
The plane was to fly it all to John Lennon Airport in London, accordin…
Former Newark Cop Gets Five Years For Vehicular Homicide, Attempted Coverup
Louis Santiago, a 26-year-old Bloomfield resident and former Newark police officer, was sentenced to five years in prison for fatally striking a pedestrian while driving drunk and then driving home with the victim's body in his car, authorities said.
Santiago had previously pled guilty to reckless vehicular homicide, desecrating human remains and driving under the influence in the death of Damian Dymka, a 29-year-old Garfield resident, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.
On Nov. 1, 2021, at 3 a.m., Santiago, who was off duty and intoxicated, was traveling nort…
Rutgers Nursing Student Killed In Parkway Crash Mourned As Dedicated Athlete With Bright Future
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 19-year-old Rutgers University nursing student killed in a weekend crash.
Jessica "Jessy" Molina-Colmenares, of Egg Harbor Township, is being remembered as a gentle, intelligent, and caring young woman, having just finished her first year as a nursing student at Rutgers University her obituary says.
Jessica, who had dreams of becoming a traveling nurse, was riding in a Honda Civic that veered off the Garden State Parkway and overturned at about 6:30 p.m. in Stafford Township on Saturday, July 15, Daily Voice reported.
Her brother-in-law, Tyle…
Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore
The search for Corey McFadden has come to a tragic end.
The body of the missing 33-year-old postal worker, who was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, was recovered approximately a mile off the Sandy Hook coast after being spotted by a fisherman on Monday, May 22, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said.
McFadden, of Lower Township, was a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said.
His car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway, Wall Township police previously said. The vehicle was unoccupied on…
Missing Cape May Postal Worker's Car Found Along Garden State Parkway
Police in two towns seek the public's help with a missing person investigation.
Corey McFadden, 33, of Lower Township was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, after not showing up for work, Lower Township police said.
McFadden is a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said.
Wall Township police, meanwhile, said McFadden's car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway.
The vehicle was unoccupied on the shoulder of the Parkway northbound near milepost 96.4 at approximately 11:15 a.m., Wall police said.
W…
Virginia Woman Used Fentanyl Before Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old woman from Virginia has admitted driving under the influence during a fatal crash in Ocean County, authorities said.
Michelle Roselli, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 26, to vehicular homicide, assault by auto and DUI, they said.
The January 2020 crash on the Garden State Parkway resulted in the death of Tri Nguyen, 66, of Berkeley Township, as well as serious injuries to Thuy Duong, 51, also of Berkeley Township.
On Feb. 22, 2020, Nguyen succumbed to his injuries. Duong remains in a Rehabilitation Facility r…
Body Of Missing Man With Pearl River Ties Found At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop: Sources
The body of a missing Rockland County native was found at a Garden State Parkway rest stop in Montvale, New Jersey, just south of the state border, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, responders said.
No foul play was suspected in the death of Brian Lenihan, they said.
Lenihan, age 43, who most recently lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, was reported last seen on Friday, Nov. 18 in New Jersey. He reportedly still had ties to the Pearl River/Orangetown area.
His body was found at the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale around noon Tuesday, sources told Daily Voice.
New Jersey State Police are inv…
Motorists Seriously Hurt In Pair Of Garden State Parkway Crashes: Njsp
Two motorists were seriously hurt in a pair of crashes on the Garden State Parkway in Central Jersey, authorities said.
The first crash occurred at 12:53 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 south at milepost 125.2 in Sayreville. Preliminary investigation indicates that a Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling southbound in the express lanes when it went off the road to the right, then struck the guardrail and concrete support beam, according to Sgt. Alejandro Goez, a New Jersey State Police spokesman.
As a result, the driver, Philip Gardner, 52, of Akron, OH was entrapped and sustained serious injurie…