A New Jersey State Trooper reportedly admitted to pulling women over and asking them out on dates. According to WNBC, Marquice Prather, 37, pleaded guilty Monday to invasion of privacy, tampering with physical evidence, and falsifying or tampering with records. The trooper would pull over female motorists to ask them out then modify records to …
Authorities arrested a New Jersey couple after their 2-year-old daughter was airlifted to a hospital for brain bleeding, burns and bone fractures — injuries one doctor said came from abuse equivalent to “torture.” Police on Friday detained Yolanda Torres, 33, and Jose Velez, 52, of Galloway, New Jersey, the Star-Ledger reports. Authorities believe that Torres …
More than three years after being pronounced brain dead, a California judge ruled Tuesday that Jahi McMath may technically still be alive, as reported by NJ.com. The Associated Press reports that Alameda County Judge Stephen Pulido’s ruling would allow a jury to award more money in McMath’s malpractice lawsuit. The girl’s family accused the Children’s Hospital in Oakland …
A Hainesport, New Jersey, woman accused of throwing a girl onto the tracks of an oncoming train is set to stand trial. According to the Courier-Post, Autumn Matacchiera, 20, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder charges stemming from the January 27 incident. Burlington police said Matacchiera threw the 5-year-old onto the tracks after a NJ Transit bus driver …
Update: Authorities have identified the body found in a plastic bag as Lillian Duran, 43, of Trenton. Though an autopsy was performed Tuesday, a cause of death has not been revealed. Toxicology reports are also pending. Original Story: Police in Trenton, New Jersey, have launched an investigation after officers discovered a woman’s body in a trash bag …
A grand jury will be utilized to determine if there is enough evidence to formally charge a teen accused of stabbing a Keansburg, New Jersey, girl to death. Andreas Erazo, 18, is facing murder and weapons charges for the stabbing death of Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith, 11. Though a brief court hearing occurred Monday, the Asbury Park Press noted …
A New Jersey wife is accused of shooting her husband inside their luxurious mansion on Thursday, after only a month of marriage. NJ.com reports that Arshad Zarak, 52, and his wife Asma Hussain, 42, were both found dead in their mansion on 4 Paddington Court in Holmdel. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccion said that both were found in …
Tensions reached a high Friday when the man accused of senselessly murdering an 11-year-old girl appeared in a New Jersey court for the first time. Crime Online previously reported that the body of Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith, 11, was recovered behind the Keansburg apartment complex where she lived Thursday. The grisly discovery came hours after the …
Investigators recovered the body of a Keansburg, New Jersey, girl behind her apartment building just hours after she was reported missing, according to NJ.com. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday afternoon that the body of Abbiegail “Abbie” Smith was found behind the Hancock Arms Apartments, where Smith lived with her mother. The 11-year-old was last seen in the …
Grandparents raising their three grandchildren after they lost their mother to Lupus won the second-tier prize in the March lottery, officials announced on Tuesday. ABC reports that Rande and Jackie, of Long Branch, won $1 million from the March 31 Mega Millions drawing, after their ticket matched up all five white balls drawn. “This will be …
The parents of a 4-year-old boy are suing two New Jersey daycare workers who reportedly made children participate in a Fight Club inspired incident on at least one occasion in 2015. NJ Advance Media reports that in 2015, Erica Kenny (pictured left), 22, and Chanese White (pictured right), 28, were charged with fourth-degree child abuse after reportedly …
A woman was taped hurling a barrage of racist insults at a family and cashier in a New Brunswick, New Jersey, Sears. Simoni Lovano, 27, told NJ.com that he recorded the woman making disparaging remarks to a Latino family and Indian cashier. Lovano claimed that the unidentified woman was upset because the line was long and …
