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Man Stabbed Woman With Scissors, Shot By Police In Old Bridge: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Central Jersey man has been arrested for stabbing a woman with scissors at a hotel, authorities said.
Old Bridge police shot the suspect after the stabbing incident at the Hampton Inn at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, authorities said.
Christopher Serrano, 42, of Manalapan, is accused of stabbing a 55-year-old woman at the hotel at 300 Spring Valley Road, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Serrano is currently at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital being treated for his injuries, Ciccone said on Monday, March 4.
The female victim was taken t…
Newark Man Convicted Of Murder After Shooting 31-Year-Old Victim Eight Times: Prosecutors
A 31-year-old Newark man was convicted of first degree murder on Friday, Jan. 26 for a drive-by shooting in 2019, authorities said.
On May 13, 2019, Kenneth Thomas, a 31-year-old Newark resident was gunned down by Ryan Mwangi eight times while sitting in his car, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens said.
Mwangi fled the scene in a stolen BMW, but was eventually apprehended, Stephens said.
Mwangi was also convicted of multiple weapons offenses and faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in Mar…
Camden Fugitive Arrested By US Marshals In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
U.S. Marshals have arrested a 21-year-old fugitive from Camden in connection with a fatal shooting, authorities said.
Isaac Santiago was charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 27, 2023, death of Esterlin Torres, 35, of Pennsauken, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
He also was charged with weapons offenses.
Santiago was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Camden by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division, they said.
On Dec. 27, 2023, at about 6 p.m., Ca…
Camden County Teens Charged With Drug Dealing, Weapons Offenses: Winslow PD
A pair of teenagers from Camden County was charged with drug dealing and weapons offenses after a traffic stop, authorities said.
The stop occurred Wednesday, Jan. 3 at about 1:40 p.m. at Sicklerville Road and Chews Landing Road in Sicklerville, according to Winslow Township police.
The driver, Christopher Saint-Pierre, 19, of Sicklerville, was charged with drug dealing after marijuana bagged for sale was found in his car, police said.
A passenger, Brandon Osborne, 18, of Sicklerville, had an active warrant for a weapons offense and was found with a loaded handgun stolen out of Philadelphi…
Woman, 25, Shot Dead In Millville: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Vineland woman was shot and killed, authorities said.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, Shanelle Stewart of Vineland was found dead inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of Wheaton Avenue, Millville having succumbed to her injuries, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
Alex Blocker, 34, of Bridgeton, was arrested by members of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and Millville Police Department. Blocker has been charged with murder and weapons offenses, the prosecutor said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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