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Juvenile Safety

Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative'
Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' As the weather gets warmer, New Jersey's largest city is taking action to keep kids safe. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Fritz Fragé announced the city is launching an overnight for kids ages 17 and below, calling it a "Juvenile Safety Initiative." Under the initiative, unaccompanied minors, ages 17 and below, who are more than 100 yards from their residence between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the following day will be given a verbal warning and will be escorted to his or her residence and released to the care of his or her parent or guardian, Baraka and Fragé said. A second…

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by Sam Barron
Greenwich
Police & Fire
Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI Following Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI Following Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI Following Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was charged with allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence after she was stopped for fleeing the scene of a crash. Traci Dawn Clark, age 48, of Greenwich, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 30 after she failed to maintain her lane and collided with another vehicle causing damage, said Capt. John Slusarz of the Greenwich Police. After Clark left the scene of the crash, the other driver involved followed her and called police to provide her location, allowing police to locate her and make a motor vehicle stop, Slusarz added. Slusarz said an investigation during th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Warren Prosecutor Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Warren Prosecutor
Raid Finds Fentanyl, Meth Hidden In 3-Year-Old Child's Toys: Warren Prosecutor The raid of a New Jersey home found explosives along with a large quantity of fentanyl, meth and more — hidden in a three-year-old child's toys, officials said. Craig S. Jones and Alicia F. Trembler are facing a slew of drug charges after New Jersey State Police uncovered the drugs and materials for packaging, marketing, and selling, during a raid of their Prospect Street home in Phillipsburg on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Here's what authorities found, Pfeiffer said: Findings from the drug raid. Warren County Prosecutor's Office While being proce…

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by Cecilia Levine
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic
Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic Five adults and four youngsters packed into a single vehicle all escaped injury when shots were fired at them in Passaic, authorities said. Hours after a city police officer stopped a gunman across town, a call came in of shots fired at Fourth and South streets. Responding officers found the vehicle near the corner of Monroe Street and Central Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. There were nine occupants, they said: a 21-year-old man from Asbury Park; a 20-year-old man f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Police Seek Public's Help In Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore Police Seek Public's Help In Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore
Police Seek Public's Help In Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash On Jersey Shore Authorities seek the public's help in finding the driver who may have been involved in a crash with a pedestrian last week. The hit-and-run crash occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in Manalapan, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. A joint investigation by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and the Manalapan Police Department began at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27, when Manalapan police responded to 341 Union Hill Road near the intersection of Kristin Court for …

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by Jon Craig
Arlington
Police & Fire
Suspect Wanted In Connection To Unarmed Kidnapping, Stolen Vehicle in DC Suspect Wanted In Connection To Unarmed Kidnapping, Stolen Vehicle in DC
Suspect Wanted In Connection To Unarmed Kidnapping, Stolen Vehicle in DC Police are seeking a man who drove a vehicle that did not belong to him with an unknown juvenile inside, D.C. Police said. At around 6:30 p.m. August 4, the suspect stole a car from the Unit Block of Thomas Circle and subsequently, kidnapped a young girl who had been inside the vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police said they located the juvenile, who was unharmed, a short time later and the vehicle was also recovered. Anyone with information about this incident should contact police at 202-727-9099.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police
Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police A Spotsylvania man faces several charges after sheriff's deputies say he shot into a car of teenagers who pulled up in front of his house after they got lost on the way to a party.  Brent David Alford, 49, told deputies that he was suspicious when the car pulled into the driveway of his Grace Hill home around 9:30 p.m. on June 18, the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office said. He grabbed his handgun and went out to investigate.  The teens — 15, 16, and 17-year-old siblings — were looking for a party in the area and pulled into Alford's driveway to turn around, the Sheriff's Office said. …

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by Josh Lanier
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
VIRAL ATTACK: Coach Assaults Cliffside Park Police Officer At Basketball Court VIRAL ATTACK: Coach Assaults Cliffside Park Police Officer At Basketball Court
Viral Attack: Coach Assaults Cliffside Park Police Officer At Basketball Court Several children were among a shocked crowd of people who witnessed a local basketball coach attack a Cliffside Park special police officer in broad daylight. Borough resident Calvin Ramsey, 42, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer following the incident outside School #6 on Oakdene Avenue on Thursday, May 5. He was released pending a court hearing under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. Cellphone images of the incident quickly went viral, including one that shows Ramsey on top of the beleaguered officer as he tries to radio for help. “When I see him, I’m gonna f*ck him…

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by Jerry DeMarco
South Passaic
News
HIGH-ANGLE RESCUE: Six Kids At Wayne Trampoline Park Hoisted Up Shaft After Elevator Stalls HIGH-ANGLE RESCUE: Six Kids At Wayne Trampoline Park Hoisted Up Shaft After Elevator Stalls
High-angle Rescue: Six Kids At Wayne Trampoline Park Hoisted Up Shaft After Elevator Stalls HEROES: Six youngsters who found themselves trapped between floors when an elevator jammed at a trampoline park in Wayne had to be hoisted up the shaft one at a time by firefighters. The elevator car "was stuck near the ground floor and the doors wouldn't open" for the youngsters, ages 10 to 14, who'd gone to the Rockin' Jump around 5 p.m. Friday, April 15, Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. "A technician was called and attempted to operate the elevator from a control panel without success," Daly said. The kids had been stranded nearly an hour when the Wayne Fire Department's Special Re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
Police & Fire
Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks
Police Search For Suspects In Series Of Long Island Paintball Attacks Police on Long Island are asking the public for help in locating a group of suspects responsible for a series of paintball attacks. The first incident took place on Tuesday, Nov. 10 around midnight when the Riverhead Police Department received a report of paintballs being shot at vehicles and a residence in the Deer Run area of Wading River, and then on Thursday, Nov. 11, around 10 a.m. a similar report was made of paintballs being shot at a residence in the Rabbit Run area of Riverhead, said the Riverhead Police. The attacks, allegedly carried out by four or five black males in their …

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by Kathy Reakes
Atlantic
News
Atlantic City SWAT Arrests Trio, Recovers Loaded Machine Gun Atlantic City SWAT Arrests Trio, Recovers Loaded Machine Gun
Atlantic City SWAT Arrests Trio, Recovers Loaded Machine Gun A warranted raid on a home in Atlantic City led to three arrests and the recovery of multiple weapons including a loaded machine gun, authorities said. Atlantic City SWAT and Special Investigations detectives made the court-ordered search on Friday on the 1500 block of Mediterranean Avenue, police said. Three suspects were arrested as they left the home, according to police: Robert Caro-Green, Lenardo Caro, and Adaliz Feliciano. Police said they found three juveniles sitting on a couch in the living room of the home being search. A detective reportedly found a loaded handgun und…

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by Jon Craig
Cumberland
News
Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania
Dad Wanted In Drug Deal Sparks SWAT Standoff in Pennsylvania A father of four and wanted criminal attempted to deliver drugs to juveniles and ended up in a standoff on Tuesday, according to police in Cumberland County. Lower Allen Township police were called to a report of a wanted person in an apartment in the 2100 Block of Cedar Run Drive around 3:30 p.m. Upon arrival it became clear that the man was there to deliver drugs to one or more juveniles who were also reportedly in the residence. The suspect was later identified as JC Bodkins, 35, of Mechanicsburg. Bodkins was wanted for numerous traffic offenses as well as possession with intent to del…

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by Jillian Pikora
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County
Police Asking Public For Help IDing Hit-Run Driver In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are asking the public for help identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that injured a juvenile bike rider. The crash took place on Friday, June 11 around 8:45 p.m.m when a juvenile was riding a bicycle on Taylor Avenue in Norwalk and was struck by a motorist that fled the scene, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Norwalk Police Department is asking for our community’s help in locating the suspect, she said. When the crash occurred, the victim was riding a bicycle, traveling north on Taylor Ave., and proceeded through the green traffic light. A vehicle…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Sexually Enticing Juveniles In Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Allegedly Sexually Enticing Juveniles In Fairfield County
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Sexually Enticing Juveniles In Fairfield County A 26-year-old man was busted for allegedly sexually enticing juveniles using social media to meet and engage in sexual activity. Jose A. Narvaez, also known as “Macho,” of Bridgeport, was arrested after the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit received a tip in July that an unidentified adult male was sexually enticing juveniles, said the Connecticut State Police. After executing a search warrant, court orders, and interviews a suspect was identified as being Narvaez, state police said. Narvaez was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 10, and is being held on a $250,000 bond. He …

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by Kathy Reakes
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Teen Shot In Paterson Teen Shot In Paterson
Teen Shot In Paterson A 15-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder late Saturday in Paterson, authorities said. The juvenile, whose injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, was brought to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment after being struck in the area of 11th Avenue and East 28th Street around 11 p.m. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes asked that anyone who might have seen something or who has information that could help the investigations contact her office’s tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or call the Paterson Police Ceasefire Unit: (973) 321…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley
Neighbors
Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No'
Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Washington Township Police Officer Heather Castronova has a unique perspective on the proposal for a smoke shop in her suburban town of fewer than 9,000 residents. "I am a Washington Township police officer, juvenile officer, community policing officer, resident, mother and the creator of the Washington Township Moms Facebook group. I’m blessed and fortunate to hold a unique position in our community. This town is my home and the people in it are my family. People in town know how involved I am in all aspects of my community.  "Therefore, I was approached by a large group of conce…

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by Heather Castronova