A Washington Township, New Jersey, man is accused of faking a brain tumor to solicit online donations. The Pascack Valley Daily Voice reported that Hillsdale Police charged Joseph O’Connell, 29, with theft by deception for allegedly receiving donations for a cancerous brain tumor that he never had. Police caught wind of the deplorable scheme earlier this month after …
David Creato Jr., the New Jersey man whose relationship with a teenage girl reportedly led him to kill his own 3-year-old son, will face a decade behind bars for the 2015 crime. On Oct. 13, 2015, Creato called police to report his son, Brendan, missing. About three hours later, the boy’s dead body was found …
A Mount Holly, New Jersey, woman has reportedly admitted to luring a 17-year-old girl to a motel, drugging her, and forcing her to work as a prostitute for 10 days. NJ.com reported that Adria Regn, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree conspiracy to facilitate human trafficking. Regn, along with her boyfriend, Christopher White, 19, are accused of …
A man who won one of New Jersey’s largest Powerball jackpots allegedly sexually assaulted a young girl for at least three years. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes accused Pedro Quezada, 49, of sexually assaulting a girl between the ages of 11 and 13 when he lived in Passaic. NJ.com reports that Quezada is charged with …
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 …
