Wyckoff Man Steals $7.7M In Real Estate Scam With Florida Pal: Cops
A Bergen County man and his Florida accomplice are accused of helping launder more than $7.7 million stolen in a sophisticated fraud scheme targeting a Garden State real estate transaction, authorities said.
Jason S. McNeill, 49, of Wyckoff, and Ryan A. Telesford, 43, of Lake Worth, FL, were charged with money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit theft by deception, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Monday, June 1.
The investigation began in December 2025 after the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Offi…
Man Defrauded Victim Out Of $7K By Claiming To Be TD Bank Manager: Washington Twp PD
A 46-year-old Lake Hiawatha man was arrested and charged after he pretended to be a TD Bank manager to defraud a senior citizen out of $7,000, authorities in Washington Township announced Friday, April 17.
At 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20, the victim received a phone call from a number displaying TD Bank, Washington Township police said. The caller identified himself as “Jamie Anderson,” a TD Bank branch manager, and claimed there were fraudulent transactions on the victim’s account, including a pending wire transfer, police said.
The victim was instructed to immediately withdraw $7,000 from h…
Newark Teen Stole $3K In Merch From CVS: Denville PD
A 19-year-old Newark resident was arrested and charged with stealing more than $3,000 in merchandise from CVS in Denville, authorities announced Friday, April 10.
At 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, officers responded to the CVS at 276 E. Main St. and observed Alexander Velcu, and another juvenile fleeing on foot, police said. Both individuals were quickly apprehended by responding officers, police said.
An investigation determined that the suspects had stolen merchandise valued at over $3,000, police said.
Velcu was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, employing juvenile in the c…
728 Marijuana Plants Found In Buena Vista Home, Chinese Man Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor
A man from China pleaded guilty after authorities uncovered a large indoor marijuana growing operation inside a South Jersey home.
Hui Chen, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 31, to first-degree maintaining a CDS production facility and second-degree conspiracy to distribute CDS, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Chen admitted to maintaining a home at 147 Fursin Ave. in Buena for the purpose of indoor marijuana cultivation, officials said. On Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, police executed a search warrant at the home and seized 728 marijuana plants, authorities said.
As part …
$5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police
Thousands of dollars in beauty products were stolen from a Connecticut CVS, leading to charges against a New York man, police announced on Monday, March 30.
Fernando Fernandez, 45, of the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, NY, was charged following the theft at a CVS Pharmacy on Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton, according to Wilton police.
The incident happened on Monday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m., when more than $5,500 worth of merchandise was taken from the store, authorities said.
Fernandez was served with an arrest warrant at Stamford Superior Court on Sunday, March 23, while he was already in…
Woman Paralyzed In Norristown Shooting; Accused Killer Among 5 Charged: DA
A man previously charged in the killing of 19-year-old Hamid Boyd is now accused in a separate shooting that left a young woman paralyzed, prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 5.
Ziyker Washington, 20, and Benjamin Lee, 18, both of Norristown, were arrested for the Jan. 4 shooting that seriously injured 21-year-old Jayla Dinolfi and wounded another man, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Michael Trail.
Three others — Dayvir Hardcastle, 24, of Norristown, and Derek Moore, 27, and Ramel Dwayne Waddell Jr., 24, both of Philadelphia …
Women Busted On Prostitution Charges At Enfield Massage Parlor; Second Raid For Spa In 2 Years
An Enfield spa is back in the spotlight after police arrested two New York women on prostitution charges, marking the second time the business has faced similar allegations in recent years.
Xiang Chun Huang, 57, of Flushing, New York, was charged with permitting prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution, police said. Soon Kim, 55, also of Flushing, was charged with prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution
Enfield police arrested the duo at Oasis Wellness Spa at 25 N. Main Street on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Police received a tip from a citizen about the alleged prosti…
Ski-Masked Suspects Caught Inside Apartment During Burglary: West New York Police
Two men wearing ski masks were arrested inside a West New York apartment early New Year’s Day after police responded to a reported burglary in progress, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of 53rd Street early Thursday, Jan. 1, after receiving a call about a burglary in progress, the department said in a statement on social media.
When officers arrived, they found the apartment door open and damaged and could hear people inside, police said. Officers then entered the apartment and found Albert Carroll, 61, of the Bronx, New York, and Diego Bautista, 31, of New York C…
Gun Supplier To Food Truck 'Hot Lunch' Drug Ring In Orange County Learns Fate, DA Says
A Dutchess County man who supplied firearms to a major Orange County gun and drug trafficking ring will spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced.
Poughkeepsie man Andre Smith, 39, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Orange County Court after pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Smith’s conviction stems from Operation "Hot Lunch," a months-long, multi-agency investigation that dismantled an extensive firearms and narcotics trafficking network operating throughout Oran…
Loaded Ghost Gun Seized From Pair Following Mercedes-Benz Burglary In North Arlington: Cops
A ghost gun equipped with a high-capacity 30-round magazine was seized from two 18-year-olds in North Arlington following the burglary of a Mercedes-Benz last week, police said.
North Arlington police responded to reports of a motor vehicle burglary around 1:55 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, in the River Road area of the borough, according to authorities.
Two men later identified as Simon Torres, of Elizabeth, and Juan Florez, of Linden, illegally entered a parked Mercedes-Benz, removed several items, and fled the area on foot, North Arlington Police Lt. David Hudak said.
During…
$550K Fraud: Attorney, Two Others Arrested, Sparta Police Say
A 68-year-old Randolph attorneys and two New York residents were arrested and charged with stealing $550,000 from a person in Sparta, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 15.
In July, a person reported they had been the victim of fraud, Sparta police said.
An investigation determined the victim hired Gary Grant, who runs Grand Law Group/Grant Real Estate Equities to facilitate a real estate transaction, police said. During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Grant, along with two additional accomplices, Sarabjeet Madhan and Bandana S. Madhan of Woodbury, New York,…
Duo Charged After Deadly Bordentown 7-Eleven Shooting Kills Two: Prosecutor
Two men have been charged with fatally shooting two people outside a 7-Eleven last month, authorities announced Thursday, Dec. 4.
Justford Doe, a 23-year-old Philadelphia resident, and Giovanni Varanese, a 21-year-old Cherry Hill resident are charged with murder in the first degree, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and multiple weapons offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Bordentown Township Police Department Officer-in-Charge Lt. Frank Nucera III said.
At 11:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 5., police responded to the 7-Eleven/Valero gas station on Route 130 and …
Gun Robbery On 38th Birthday Leads To Deadly Shooting; Two Philly Men Sentenced: Bucks DA
Two Philadelphia men have been sentenced for the 2016 shooting death of Herbert Lyals during a robbery in Bristol Township, prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 14.
George Javon Clark, 34, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison by Senior Judge Thomas C. Branca after being convicted in July of third-degree murder, robbery, attempted theft, criminal use of a communication facility, and conspiracy, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
John Marquis Wilson, 45, pleaded guilty on Friday to third-degree murder, robbery, criminal use of a communication facility, and c…
Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing
All three defendants charged in a murder-for-hire plot that ended with a man gunned down in a Whitehall Township parking lot have now pleaded guilty and received state prison sentences, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Brenda Rodriguez Sentenced
Brenda Rodriguez, 52, of Palmerton, was sentenced to 2½ to 10 years in state prison for her role in the killing of her husband, Hector Garcia Gomez. She pleaded guilty in September to Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, a felony of the first degree, and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg.
Rodriguez…
Two Charged In Shooting That Killed Recent HS Grad At New Brunswick Park: Cops
Two people have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in New Brunswick, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 16.
Jalen Terrell-Ingram, 20, and a 17-year-old boy from New Brunswick are both facing charges in the Wednesday, Oct. 8, killing of Fernando Buezo Diaz at the Pine Street Park, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said.
An investigation found that a fight broke out, and during the altercation, Buezo Diaz was shot, officials said.
Investigators later identified Terrell-Ingram as being in possession of a …
