West Trenton, N.J. - Everyone is eager to say goodbye
to 2021 and welcome the New Year on a positive note, so is the New Jersey
State Police, which is why we are aiming for zero traffic fatalities for
this New Year holiday period. However, we remind everyone to do their part
and make responsible decisions as we enter 2022.
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West Trenton, N.J. - Today, Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced that Detective Jacob Schor, of the Troop “A” Criminal Investigation Office, Field Operations Section, Operations Branch, is the recipient of the 2021 Trooper of the Year Award for his meticulous investigative skills solving an attempted homicide.
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Wall Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have charged Evelyn V. Alvino, 20, of Pinellas Park, FL, after an 18-month arson investigation of a fire that destroyed the Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center in Monmouth County in 2020.
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Upper Twp., N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have charged Mizael Alfonso, 47, Marie Frometa Rodriguez, 41, Manuel Barbosa Mendiluza, 58, and Ciro Perez Martinez, 29, all of Miami, FL, for allegedly stealing high-end Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from marine vessels across multiple states along the east coast.
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Bridgewater Twp., N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Russell T. Brown, 62, of Shallotte, N.C., after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist and led troopers on a motor vehicle pursuit that spanned multiple counties.
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Hamilton Twp., N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested 14 individuals and seized 6 guns including 2 ghost guns, high-capacity magazines, hollow-point ammunition, and drugs after an investigation led detectives to a party bus traveling through Mercer County.
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Pittsgrove Twp., N.J. - The New Jersey State Police is investigating a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus that resulted in two fatalities and one moderate injury on County Road 540 in Pittsgrove Township, Salem County.
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Brigantine, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police and Brigantine Police Department have charged Brian Lee Avis, 59, of Egg Harbor City, N.J., for the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl during a 1996 home invasion, after detectives used DNA evidence to solve the 25-year-old cold case.
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West Trenton, N.J. - In an effort to make our roads safer and reduce crashes attributed to driving while under the influence, the New Jersey State Police will set up a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, September 18, in the Belmar Borough, Monmouth County area.
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Trenton, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Malcolm Echols, 29, Abdul Patilla, 40, and Anthony Brown, 29, all of Trenton, N.J., and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $23,000 cash.
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Trenton, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Malcolm Echols, 29, Abdul Patilla, 40, and Anthony Brown, 29, all of Trenton, N.J., and seized $70,000 worth of drugs and $23,000 cash.
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Trenton, N.J. - Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced today that the Opioid Enforcement Task Force (OETF) has seized more than one million individual packaged doses of opioids since its inception in 2018 as a result of the latest takedown of a Trenton narcotics processing mill.
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West Trenton, N.J. - In an effort to make our roads safer and reduce crashes attributed to driving while under the influence, the New Jersey State Police will set up a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, August 21, in the Toms River Township, Ocean County area.
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Newark, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested 19 suspects and dismantled 3 drug mills producing heroin in Newark, N.J. during an eight-month investigation dubbed “Operation Falling Spires.”
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Vineland City, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Cary Speaks, 29, of Birdsboro, PA, for allegedly brandishing a handgun and shooting at another driver during a road rage incident in Vineland City, Cumberland County.”
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Newark, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a 2-day cooperative mobile deployment dubbed “Operation Summer in the City.”
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West Trenton, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police would like everyone to enjoy their holiday weekend as the State continues to open after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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West Trenton, N.J. - In an effort to make our roads safer and reduce crashes attributed to driving while under the influence, the New Jersey State Police will set up a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, June 26, in the Belmar Borough, Monmouth County area.
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Philadelphia, PA - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Tony Petrozzelli, 50, of Camden, N.J. who was wanted for allegedly committing a string of burglaries at multiple convenience stores in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties.
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Atlantic City, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Casey Ennis, 44, of Audubon, N.J. for allegedly using stolen identities to create and fund more than 1,800 online gambling accounts and for stealing identities to operate a fraudulent unemployment benefits scheme during a 17-month long identity theft investigation.
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Fairfield Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police is investigating a fatal shooting that killed a man and a woman and injured 12 others at a residential party in Cumberland County last night.
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West Trenton, N.J. - In an effort to make our roads safer and reduce crashes attributed to driving while under the influence, the New Jersey State Police will set up a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, May 1, in the Belmar Township, Monmouth County area.
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Newark, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a 3-day mobile deployment initiative that led to the arrest last week of 20 fugitives in Essex County, including individuals wanted for violent crimes.
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East Rutherford, N.J. - Colonel Patrick J. Callahan and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced today that the New Jersey State Police have arrested Davon Womack, 23, of Jersey City, N.J. for allegedly organizing the murder of two men in the parking lot of the Meadowlands Racetrack on October 25, 2020.
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Camden, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police, in conjunction with the Gloucester Township Police Department, have arrested Felix Cruz-Ventura, 42, Daniel Garcia, 41, and Jennifer Gonzales, 30, all of Camden, N.J., and Randy Mora, 35, of Gloucester Township, N.J., and dismantled a drug trafficking network as a result of a 17-month cooperative investigation dubbed “Operation Speed Bump.”
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Newark, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have dismantled a mobile heroin processing mill and arrested Marlon Lopez, 26, of Elizabeth, N.J. as a result of an investigation that led to the seizure of heroin stamped with brands that have been linked to four suspected fatal overdoses and 11 suspected non-fatal overdoses in New Jersey.
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Secaucus, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Khristian Haye, 20, and Jaden Thomas, 20, both of Plainfield, N.J. and seized a ghost gun, cash, and burglar tools after they fled a motor vehicle stop on the New Jersey Turnpike.
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Trenton, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Lawrence Priester, 39, of Morrisville, PA, Deniece Reeves, 26, of Browns Mills, N.J., Rosa Lind, 36, and Tyran Kelsey, 35, both of Trenton, N.J., for drug offenses and money laundering during an investigation that led to the seizure of $150,000 worth of narcotics and stamps linked to two fatal and one non-fatal overdose.
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Newark, N.J. - Today, Governor Philip D. Murphy, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan presented badges to New Jersey's newest state troopers during the graduation ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
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Paterson, N.J. - Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick J. Callahan today announced arrests of three people and the seizure of illegal drugs worth more than $135,000 in the takedown of two fentanyl pill pressing mills in Passaic County, which distributed fentanyl-based pills in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union Counties.
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Paterson, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police, Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Paterson Police Department, United States Marshals Service, and the New Jersey Department of Corrections conducted a 3-day mobile deployment initiative in the Passaic County area that resulted in the arrest of 18 fugitives and the seizure of drugs, guns, and ammunition.
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Lower Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Edward Hulme, 43, and Damian Leblanc, 39, both of Cape May, N.J., for allegedly committing three bank robberies and attempting to commit two bank robberies in Cape May County during a multi-agency investigation.
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Wall Township, N.J. - A New Jersey State Trooper performed life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 44-year-old man who collapsed and stopped breathing at a service area on the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township, N.J.
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Newark, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police and Division of Criminal Justice have charged nine suspects who were allegedly targeting high-end vehicles in New Jersey and New York that were to be shipped and sold overseas as a result of an 11-month investigation, which linked suspects to 22 stolen vehicles valued at more than $966,000 and resulted in the seizure of more than $133,000 worth of drugs.
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Woodbridge Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested 6 suspects and dismantled an alleged multi-county theft ring linked to more than 30 stolen vehicles, 2 motor vehicle pursuits, and various other crimes after a 13-month operation dubbed “Bust a Move.”
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Irvington Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police have arrested Kevin Brown, 48, and Tyesha St-Louis, 42, both of Irvington, N.J., for various drug and weapons offenses and seized heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone.
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West Trenton, N.J. - Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced today his priorities for the New Jersey State Police as the Division enters its one-hundredth year of service.
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