MISSING: Investigators looking for Dulce Alavez believe her disappearance was crime of opportunity
AMBER Alert
The little girl, who turned 6 in April, has been missing since September 16.
Technology and Crime
August 14, 2020
Online predator trades sickening sexual pics with 13-year-old boy, pays $20K for hitman to kill the victim: Feds
The suspect reportedly paid $20,000 for the hit on a website that ended up being a scam
Harassment
August 7, 2020
[SEE IT] ‘Shut your mouth and ring up my stuff’: Costco shopper ARRESTED after FOUL-MOUTHED RANT to cashier
A New Jersey man who was reportedly filmed verbally abusing and threatening a Costco cashier late last month was arrested on Wednesday. William Commauf, 48, was charged with terroristic threats, harassment, and disorderly conduct for a July 29 incident that occurred at a Costco in Manahawkin. A video posted to TikTok apparently showed Commauf cursing …
Police
July 23, 2020
Starbucks barista bragged about SPITTING in cops’ drinks, police say
A Starbucks employee in New Jersey was arrested Monday for allegedly spitting in police officers’ drinks. Kevin Trejo, 21 was charged subjecting a law enforcement officer to bodily fluid, purposely tampering with a law enforcement officer’s drink, and creating a hazardous environment. Park Ridge police Chief Joseph Madden told NJ.com that Trejo was “arrogant enough …
Juveniles
June 24, 2020
Family members found dead in backyard pool accidentally drowned, says medical examiner
‘Electricity did not play a part in the death of these three victims,’ investigators say
Court
May 27, 2020
Judge who told rape victim to ‘close your legs’ is permanently removed from bench
A New Jersey judge who in 2016 suggested that a rape victim should have tried to stop her attacker by closing her legs was officially removed from the bench Tuesday. The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of John Russo Jr.’s permanent barring as judge in the state. The seven-justice committee determined that Russo, …
Murder
May 20, 2020
Fugitive beats wife to death with wine chiller, flees before cops arrive: Officials
A New Jersey woman is reportedly on the run after allegedly fatally beating her wife with a wine chiller. Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus, 48, was formally charged with murdering Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus, 32. Ocean County prosecutors and Brick Township police said in a statement that Rebecca Gavilanez-Alectus was found dead Sunday in a bedroom in the couple’s home. Authorities …
Murder
April 29, 2020
Pregnant New Jersey chef beaten to death in apparent murder-suicide
The owners of a trendy Jersey City restaurant were found dead Sunday in what appears to be a murder-suicide, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday. Garima Kothari, the 35-year-old chef of Nukkad in the waterfront Paulus Hook neighborhood, was found dead early Sunday morning in her home. The medical examiner ruled that she …
Coronavirus
April 11, 2020
Coronavirus scammer orders pizza for hospitals and police but never pays: Cops
More than a dozen pizzerias in New Jersey have been hit by a scammer who places large orders of pizza for law enforcement or hospitals dealing with the coronavirus pandemic but never pays or even shows up to pick up the order, MyCentralJersey reported. South Brunswick police believe Sudeep Khetani, 34 — who once lived …
Sex Crimes
April 1, 2020
Hired caretaker breaks severely disabled girl’s femur while sexually assaulting her, prosecutors say
A New Jersey man was recently arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old while he was employed as her caretaker. Burlington County prosecutors said Edmondo DiPaolo’s arrest came after the victim’s family found an injury to the girl’s leg. KYW-TV reported that she has a degenerative brain disorder, is nonverbal and immobile, receives food and …
AMBER Alert
March 15, 2020
FOUND: AMBER ALERT cancelled after 3 children found safe [officials]
Update: 8:10 p.m. New Jersey officials cancelled an AMBER Alert Sunday evening after finding three children who were reportedly abducted earlier in the day, NBC Philadelphia reported. Although they did not say where the children were found, police said all three were safe and in good condition. They did not say if Travis Russell, the …
Homicide
February 20, 2020
Bus driver drags passenger down the street by his arm. When he breaks free, she runs him over, killing him: Docs
A bus driver in New Jersey who allegedly fatally mowed down a passenger after dragging him down a street with his arm trapped in the bus door was arrested on Tuesday while trying to flee the country. NJ Transit employee Fayola Howard, 34, was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a December 31 incident …