Relatives of a 3-year-old boy killed this week by his neighbor’s dogs say the dog’s owner “laughed it off” when the family pleaded with them to do something about the animals. The toddler was identified as Aziz Ahmed. His mother was critically injured in the attack and remains hospitalized, CBS New York reports. Family members …
A 3-year-old boy was attacked and killed Tuesday by his neighbor’s dogs, and his mother was seriously injured. Authorities in Carteret, New Jersey, have not released the names of the victims, but said the incident took place Tuesday afternoon when the dogs apparently jumped their fence and ran into the victims’ back yard. The toddler …
A New Jersey woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly filming herself sexually assaulting a 6-year-old while a younger child watched. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that police arrested Mourissa McCarthy, 18, the same day they responded to a Clifton home amid reports of a 6-year-old being sexually abused. Detectives subsequently recovered …
A New Jersey corrections officer has been charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend and her best friend after they returned from a Valentine’s Day weekend trip to Cancun, NJ.com reports. Court documents say that John Menendez, 23, confessed to killing Anna Shpilberg and Luiza Shinkarevskaya, both 40, after picking them up at Newark Liberty International …
A former elementary school teacher in New Jersey was arrested on Sunday amid allegations he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old student and showed her pornography. The Monmouth County prosecutor said in a statement that Gustavo Barrientos, 53, was working as an elementary school teacher when he assaulted the victim on multiple instances. Authorities have not disclosed …
Singer Bruce Springsteen was arrested last fall for suspicion of driving while intoxicated and other related charges, according to reports. TMZ reported that on November 14, Springsteen, 71, was cited for DWI, reckless driving, and consuming alcohol in a closed area at the Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook. Additional details were not made …
The teen was released without bond days after last year’s slaying
New Jersey prosecutors have charged a soldier and a teen boy with murder and kidnapping in the death of Fort Drum soldier Cpl Hayden Harris, whose body was found shot to death in a remote area in the northern part of the state on December 19, WWNY reported. Cpl Hayden Harris, 20, reportedly left the …
A New Jersey teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen while she lived with him and his wife. NJ.com reported that Harry Wyatt, 53, was released from jail Tuesday after pleading not guilty to sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child. The now-17-year-old victim and Wyatt reportedly …
Three people, including a 17-year-old, were charged last week in New Jersey for allegedly starving twin 2-month-old girls — killing one of them. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the infant died on July 8, 2019, shortly after officers found her unresponsive at an apartment in Clementon. The deceased infant’s twin …
A five-year police veteran in New Jersey is facing charges this week after he allegedly sexted an 18-year-old woman he had just arrested. Neptune City Police Officer Damien Broschart, 29, has been charged with fourth degree cyber harassment and third degree hindering apprehension of oneself over the incident, which took place earlier this month, the …
