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Burlington
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Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said. Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said. Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…

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by Jon Craig
Burlington
News
This NJ Town Has Special Parking Lot For Meeting 'Internet Weirdos' This NJ Town Has Special Parking Lot For Meeting 'Internet Weirdos'
This NJ Town Has Special Parking Lot For Meeting 'Internet Weirdos' Whether you're picking up an item you bought on Facebook Marketplace or heading out for a bike ride with someone you connected with online, officials in one New Jersey town have created a safe place for you to do so. Surveillance cameras are running 24/7 and police officers are just a shout away at this parking lot in Mansfield Township. "Don’t meet internet weirdos in some shady parking lot," Mansfield Township police said. "Instead, come to MTPD’s parking lot at 100 Port Murray Road Port Murray, NJ and make your exchanges here." The lot was apparently donated by OfferUp, according to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
News
NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup
NJ Car Thief Admits Selling Stolen Vehicles On Craigslist, Offerup A Belleville man told a federal judge on Thursday that he advertised vehicles for sale on Craigslist and Offerup, then went out and stole them. Eric Morgan, 34, said he photographed particular vehicles and attached a GPS tracker to develop the owner’s “pattern-of-life,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. “The target vehicle was then listed for sale on an internet-based marketplace,” Honig said. “Potential purchasers of the target vehicles responded to listings and scheduled in-person meetings to purchase the vehicles. “Shortly before the scheduled meeting times, the targeted vehic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains
Police & Fire
New Victim Trying To Sell Xbox Series X Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester New Victim Trying To Sell Xbox Series X Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester
New Victim Trying To Sell Xbox Series X Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester For the second time in a week, a man who used an online app in an attempt to sell a next-generation video game system was robbed at gunpoint in a Westchester city. New Rochelle Police officers responded to a stretch of Seventh Street near Feeney Park shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, where there was a report of an armed robbery that had just taken place. New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that a man who had arranged a meet to sell an Xbox Series X was approached by his would-be buyer, who was brandishing a handgun. The meet was arranged on the “OfferUp” app, similar to an…

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by Zak Failla
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow
Police & Fire
Man Attempting To Sell PS5 Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester Man Attempting To Sell PS5 Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester
Man Attempting To Sell PS5 Through Online App Robbed At Gunpoint In Westchester A 27-year-old man who used an online app to sell a Playstation 5 was pistol-whipped and robbed at gunpoint by his would-be buyer, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a stretch of Washington Avenue near Montefiore Hospital shortly before 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, where there was a report of a gunpoint robbery. New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that the victim reported that a suspect had brandished a handgun, possibly a 9mm, and stole the highly-coveted video game system from him, which was released last week and is in short supply. During …

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Duo Nabbed After Victim Finds Stolen Bicycle Being Sold On Online App, Police Say Long Island Duo Nabbed After Victim Finds Stolen Bicycle Being Sold On Online App, Police Say
Long Island Duo Nabbed After Victim Finds Stolen Bicycle Being Sold On Online App, Police Say Two Long Island men were arrested after a victim found a stolen bicycle for sale on an online app, said police. The owner of a BMX bicycle that was stolen from a home in Lindenhurst on Sunday, Oct. 18 reportedly found his stolen property listed for sale on the OfferUp app (formerly known as LetGo) later that day, said Suffolk County Police.  Suffolk County detectives arranged to purchase the bicycle for $400, and determined that the bicycle in question belonged to the victim when meeting the sellers elsewhere in Lindenhurst at approximately 12:30 p.m on Monday, Oct. 19. Room…

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by Christina Coulter
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Ring In NJ, NY Used GPS To Track Vehicles Before Stealing, Reselling Them Online Feds: Ring In NJ, NY Used GPS To Track Vehicles Before Stealing, Reselling Them Online
Feds: Ring In NJ, NY Used GPS To Track Vehicles Before Stealing, Reselling Them Online FBI agents arrested the ringleader of a Newark-based, multi-state ring whose members attached GPS devices to vehicles to determine where and when it was easiest to steal them, authorities said. Members of the ring run by Warren Guerrier, 43, of Newark “scouted out vehicles at apartment complexes, hotels, or shopping centers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. They then photographed desired vehicles – mostly older Honda or Acura models -- and attached GPS trackers so they map out where the owners went with them, he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood
Police & Fire
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest
Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest A teenager tricked into coming to Englewood for what he thought was a meeting with a woman he’d connected with on Instagram instead had his valuables stolen at gunpoint by a trio of robbers. Xavier Medina, 18, lured the 17-year-old victim from North Bergen to the area of Lake Street and Broad Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 8, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The victim went there “with the prospect of meeting a female,” Torell said. Instead, he was accosted by three robbers, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest while the others took his backpack, iPhone and AirPods, the cap…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood
Police & Fire
Englewood PD: Robber Uses 'Letgo' App To Rob Victims Englewood PD: Robber Uses 'Letgo' App To Rob Victims
Englewood PD: Robber Uses 'Letgo' App To Rob Victims Englewood detectives charged a local man with robbing a Hackensack couple who came to town to sell an iPhone through the “Letgo” buy/sell app. Sincere Degroat, 19, was carrying an iPhone stolen during one of the robberies when Detective Sgt. Chris Kedersha and Detective Chris Quirk nabbed him in Mackay. The iPhone was stolen from a Hackensack couple on Jan. 5 after the woman, 21, listed it for sale on “Letgo” and agreed to a meeting in Englewood, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. DeGroat snatched the phone from her, “indicated he had a gun and said he would shoot them both,” Tore…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Motorcycles Up For Sale In Fairfield County Stolen, Police Say Motorcycles Up For Sale In Fairfield County Stolen, Police Say
Motorcycles Up For Sale In Fairfield County Stolen, Police Say Two Fairfield County motorcycle owners had their bikes ripped off by a man posing a potential buyer in two separate incidents on Wednesday. According to Trumbull Police Lt. Keith Golding, a New Haven resident, and an Orange resident reported to police that their motorcycles were stolen after bringing them to Trumbull to sell. Both sellers placed ads on OfferUp each looking to sell their off-road type motorcycles. They were each contacted by a man who claimed he was interested in purchasing the vehicles. They each agreed to set up a meet at two separate addresses, one on Wilson Avenue and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
Edgewater PD: Repeat Thief Swipes Goods From 3rd App Victim In Weeks Edgewater PD: Repeat Thief Swipes Goods From 3rd App Victim In Weeks
Edgewater PD: Repeat Thief Swipes Goods From 3rd App Victim In Weeks EDGEWATER, N.J. – Released three times after snatching items from sellers he met on the LetGo and OfferUp apps, an Edgewater man did it again, police said. This time, 19-year-old Joshua Emmanuel offered to buy a gold necklace the seller offered on LetGo – then snatched it from the victim’s hand and ran, Police Chief Donald Martin said. It was the third time since January that Emmanuel lured sellers to town only to steal their merchandise, Emmanuel said. He was arrested after a similar incident in Englewood last April and spent nearly seven months in the Bergen County Jail. The last two ti…

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by Jerry DeMarco