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Criminal Trespassing

Apartment Super Trespasses In Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Denville PD Apartment Super Trespasses In Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Denville PD
Apartment Super Trespasses In Tenant's Home, Caught Due To Careless Mistake: Denville PD A 29-year-old Denville apartment complex superintendent was arrested and charged on Friday, May 3, with trespassing in one of his tenant's homes, authorities said. A resident of the Pinefield Manor Apartment Complex told officers that upon returning to her apartment she noticed a suspicious item in her house, and suspected someone may have unlawfully entered, Denville police said in a release.  Following an investigation, police determined Gerardo Monroy-Cardemas unlawfully entered her apartment and dropped an item prior to exiting, officers said. Monroy-Cardemas was charged with crim…
Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bensalem: Cops Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bensalem: Cops
Philly Burglar Targeting Asian-American Business Owners Arrested In Bensalem: Cops A Philadelphia man was arrested in connection with the ransacking of a Bensalem home last fall, and may be connected to other crimes targeting Asian-American business owners, township police said in a release.  Frederick Gray is charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and criminal mischief, said Bensalem police.  Authorities believe Gray and others targeted a home on Village Greene Boulevard last Sept. 30, forced open the basement door, and made off in a white van. The residents were not home during the burglary but the thieves and their vehicle were caught on the home's…
Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration
Hackensack Rapper Charged With Punching Security Guard At Teaneck Purim Celebration A trespasser punched a security guard during a Purim celebration at a Jewish high school in Teaneck before he was subdued and turned over to police, authorities said. Nakieme Murphy – a 29-year-old aspiring rapper from Hackensack who goes by the name “Kieme Lynx” – entered Hiechal HaTorah High School on Sterling Place just after midnight Sunday, March 24, said Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr. Murphy refused to leave and was being escorted to an exit when he punched the officer, the chief said. Security staff and event attendees subdued Murphy and held him for police. They charged M…
Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say
Montco Burglar Caught With Fake License Plate Taped To Car, Police Say A would-be car burglar was caught prowling at an Upper Merion apartment complex last Tuesday, March 12, township police said in a release.  Authorities were called to Indigo, 301 Village Drive in King of Prussia, around 4 a.m. Witnesses reported seeing a man in a ski mask dressed in black in the parking area, police said.  Officers said they found the man on the third floor of the parking garage with the ski mask now lowered around his neck. He said he "had gotten into a domestic with his wife" and was looking for a parking space, but police found a fake license plate taped over t…
PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA
PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA Well, this was awkward, a 36-year-old Camp Hill man high on drugs burglarized "Excitement Video"  — and sped off with a car full of sex toys — when he got his car stuck in someone's yard, the authorities explained.   Andrew Angle was found in this unusual situation when the Lower Allen Township police came to investigate "suspicious activity" in the 2200 block of Orchard Road on Jan. 26 at around 8:33 a.m. as the police stated in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Nearly a year later, Angle has been convicted on all charges connected with the case.  The l…
Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say
Suspect Crashed Into Two Cars During Allentown Police Chase, Authorities Say A police pursuit in Allentown on Wednesday, March 13 ended in two accidents and an arrest, city police said in a release.  Johnathan Pacheco, 32, is charged with multiple offenses including criminal trespassing, fleeing police, and assault, authorities said.  Officers were called to the 800 block of Greenleaf Street around 10:30 a.m. for a suspicious vehicle, authorities said. Pacheco fled when they arrived and police gave chase, according to the release.  Authorities said Pacheco crashed into a police vehicle and then struck a bystander's car. He was arrested after fleeing …
Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities
Man Shot After Breaking Into Reading Home, Attacking Residents: Authorities A trespasser who forced his way inside a Reading home Thursday night, March 7, is now recovering from a gunshot wound, according to city police.  Timothy Harris, 37, went inside a house on the 100 block of South 5th Street, an RPD spokesperson told Daily Voice.  When confronted by residents, police said Harris attacked two of them before he was shot in the leg. He fled the scene but was picked up by police a short time later, authorities said.  Harris was treated at Reading Hospital and then charged with criminal trespassing, assault, and related counts, according to police.…
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus police detectives identified and arrested an Irvington resident who they said stole a brand new BMW during a burglary and forced a uniformed officer to terminate a pursuit out of safety concerns. Kasieum Frye, 21, and an accomplice broke into an Oakwood Drive home and snatched the key fob for the 2024 X6 shortly before 4:30 a.m. late last September, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A neighbor alerted police, who found sliding glass doors to the kitchen pried open, the chief said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Officer Matthew Mulick pursued the SUV on Farview Avenue until high spe…
New Charges Filed Against One-Time Chesco Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante New Charges Filed Against One-Time Chesco Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante
New Charges Filed Against One-Time Chesco Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has charged former fugitive Danelo Cavalcante with a host of new offenses related to his two-week manhunt over the summer, according to officials.  The 34-year-old is now faced with an additional 20 charges related to the gun, van, and personal items he allegedly stole while evading state police in September, said the AG's Office.  Cavalcante had been convicted of killing his girlfriend in front of her children when he escaped by scaling a wall at the Chester County jail on Aug. 31.  State, local, and federal authorities canvas…
Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD
Would-Be Burglars Caught Hiding In HVAC Unit On Roof: Upper Merion PD A pair of attempted burglars were found hiding in a roof HVAC unit after a 90-minute search at an industrial building in Upper Merion, township police said.  It happened at the old Philadelphia Inquirer printing plant at 800 River Road on Monday, Oct. 16, authorities said.  A witness saw a man on the roof just before 10 a.m. and called police, but the man spotted the witness fled across the roof, according to the department.  Arriving police said they found signs of a break-in as well as tools and equipment "commonly used (...) to steal copper." Canine units and a drone wer…
Reward Offered Accused Burglar Wanted For Multiple Felonies In West Chester Reward Offered Accused Burglar Wanted For Multiple Felonies In West Chester
Reward Offered Accused Burglar Wanted For Multiple Felonies In West Chester A man accused of multiple felony break-ins is sought by police in West Chester. Francis Timothy Bango is charged with burglary, attempted burglary, criminal trespassing, loitering and prowling, and related offenses, according to state police and public court records.  The 23-year-old allegedly committed the offenses on Aug. 21, 2022, according to court documents. The West Chester resident is described as being 6-foot-2-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes, the police detailed in the release.  A cash reward of an unnamed amount is available for inform…
Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities
Teen Sexually Assaulted Rahway Woman: Authorities Elijah Finis, an 18-year-old Woodbridge teenager was charged Tuesday, August 15 with sexually assaulting a Rahway woman on Thursday, August 10, authorities said. At 11 a.m., Rahway police responded to the 2000 block of Elizabeth Avenue and met with a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by Finis, who entered her residence unlawfully, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas G. Breiner said. Finis was charged with sexual assault in the second degree and criminal trespassing in the fourth degree, Daniel and Breiner said.. He is awaiting…
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood
Man Stabbed, Blood-Covered Suspect Seized In Englewood A homeless drenched in blood and holding a knife was captured by Englewood police after he stabbed a fellow squatter in a vacant building, authorities said. The 44-year-old victim was expected to survive cuts to his hands, elbow, shoulder and foot, as well as an injury to the bridge of the nose, following the attack shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. The victim staggered out of the long-unoccupied building at 215 West Englewood Avenue near Lafayette Place and collapsed on the sidewalk, witnesses told responding officers, the lieutenant said. He was …
Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police
Chesco Burglar 'Lunged' At Homeowner With Knife: Police A Chester County resident returned to their home to find a knife-wielding stranger loitering inside, according to authorities.  Oxford Borough police were called to a home on the 300 block of South Fifth Street for a burglary in progress just before midnight on Tuesday, May 16, the department wrote in a release.  They arrived to find 21-year-old Nicole M. Parsons of Nottingham standing on the porch, police said.  The homeowner told police he found Parsons in the home when he arrived. When he confronted her, the homeowner said the 21-year-old "lunged at him with a knife."&nbs…
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police
Escaped Prisoner Who Assaulted Officer Found By Pennsylvania State Police UPDATE: Escaped prisoner, Bruce William Miller II, has been recaptured, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release published later the same day that he escaped. Additional information was not released.  ORIGINAL: A prisoner has escaped less than 12 days after he led State police in Venango County are looking for an escaped prisoner. Bruce William Miller II, 43, of Franklin City, was arrested and taken to Venango County Jail on May 6, 2023 after he was caught fleeing from police who were attempting to arrest him on outstanding warrants from Mercer County with full …
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says
Distraction Burglars Fool Montvale Resident, 87, But Joke's On Them, Chief Says An 87-year-old Montvale homeowner was kept distracted by a burglar whose partner slipped in and swiped a lock box from the victim's home. The joke was on them, however: There weren't any valuables in it, authorities said. Dino Pizzo, 47, was arrested at his Edison home on Saturday, April 29, after Montvale Police Detective Sgt. Andrew Fedick identified him as the stealthy intruder, Police Chief Douglas McDowell said. Pizzo's partner went to the victim's home on a dead-end street on the east side of town shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday with a story about doing tree work and a question abou…
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car
Madison PD Corporal Hurt Trying To Detain Bank Fraud Suspect Who Clung To Side Of Getaway Car A Madison Police Corporal was hurt while attempting to detain a 46-year-old bank fraud suspect who fled by clinging to the side of a vehicle and later arrested on Monday, April 3, authorities said. Officers responded to the fraud report at Citizens Bank at 134 Main St. around 4 p.m., Madison Communication Director Michael Pellessier said in a Tuesday release. Christopher Barrington White was found inside and fled through the front door, where Police Department Corporal Aquino was hurt during a detention attempt, the release said. White, of Brooklyn, then allegedly fled the scene by clingin…
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say
Bensalem Burglar Broke Into 9-Year-Old's Bed, Police Say A Bensalem man is in police custody after authorities say he was found in a child's bed in the middle of the night.  Paddy Purcell, 32, was arrested early Sunday, March 12 and charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, and indecent assault of a child under 13, Bensalem Township police said in a statement.  The department was called to the 300 block of Thunder Circle at about 1 a.m. Sunday for a reported burglary in progress, authorities said. On the scene, police were told that the 9-year-old victim woke up to find a strange man with an Irish accent wearing only underwear in her…
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged
Philly Mosque Vandal Arrested, Charged Philadelphia police say they caught the man responsible for vandalizing a mosque in West Oak Lane over the weekend.  Johnathan Boone, 47, of Germantown section, was charged with criminal mischief, institutional vandalism, and criminal trespassing, city police said in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 28.  The incident occurred at Masjidullah, 7401 Limekiln Pike, just before midnight on Friday, Feb. 24, Daily Voice has reported. Mosque leaders posted photos to Facebook on Saturday, Feb. 25 showing crudely painted messages and images on the house of worship's doors and walls. A despicable act o…
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say
Poconos Man Stole Drugs From His Impounded Car, Police Say A Monroe County man faces criminal trespassing charges for allegedly trying to sneak into a police impound lot and remove marijuana from his confiscated car, authorities say.  Leroy Litus, 23, of Tobyhanna, was pulled over by Pocono Township police for a traffic stop around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, the department said.  Officers claimed they could smell marijuana and asked for permission to search Litus' car, which he declined. Police seized the vehicle and impounded it while they worked to obtain a search warrant, authorities said.  A few hours later, at about 5 a.m., off…
‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail ‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail
‘Stalker’s Christmas’: Accused Restraining Order Violator Spends Valentine's Day In Bergen Jail The approach of Valentine’s Day this year brought a repeat stalker all the way from Queens to Franklin Lakes – and then to jail, authorities reported. Chiawei Chuang, 41, of Flushing had previously been charged with stalking the same person when she allegedly showed up again late Monday, Feb. 13, on a small street in the northwest Bergen County town where the victim lives. Police were called shortly before 10 p.m. and arrested Chuang, who criminal records list as a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia. She remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday while awaiting a first a…
'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say 'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say
'Partially Dressed' Burglar Raided Bucks Tailor Shop, Cops Say An accused burglar was caught with his pants down at a Bucks County tailor shop early on Sunday, Jan. 15, authorities say.  Central Bucks police were called Ventresca's Tailoring at 145 West State Street in Doylestown when a security alarm was tripped at about 1:30 a.m., the department said in a statement.  On arrival, officers said they found 23-year-old Jean Carlos Ortega-Garrido "partially undressed" with merchandise strewn across the store. Ortega-Garrido's own clothes were found in a dressing room, they added.  Investigators believe the 23-year-old forced entry through …
Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured
Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured A violent fugitive being sought by state authorities forced some schools in northwest Bergen County to shelter in place during a manhunt that ended in his capture early Tuesday, authorities said. Ex-con Justinian Rocco, 26, of Allendale was seized by Waldwick police shortly after 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3 after colleagues from Saddle River, Midland Park and Wyckoff -- along with a K-9 unit --  converged on the area to assist, they said. Rocco had absconded from a state facility last Thursday, Dec. 29, after spending time behind bars for a variety of convictions. Then came a call early Tuesday …
Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge
Out-Of-State Driver Tases Owner Of Little Ferry Impound Lot, Police Charge An out-of-state driver zapped the owner of a Little Ferry impound lot with a stun gun when he couldn't get his car back, authorities charged. Leon Henry, 29, of Wilmington, NC, had been stopped and issued summonses early Monday, Dec. 12, for, among other offenses, having fictitious plates and driving an unregistered vehicle, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. The license plate on the 2018 Dodge Challenger had a blacked-out frame over it, Walters said. Officer Joseph Convery also immediately spotted a long knife on the passenger seat after stopping Henry on westbound Route 46, th…
'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say 'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say
'Suspicious Person' With Backpack Found Hiding Outside Home In Westport, Police Say A 51-year-old "suspicious" man was arrested when he was found hiding outside a Fairfield County home after he allegedly entered the basement. The incident took place in Westport on Saturday, Oct. 22. According to Lt. Dave Wolf, of the Westport Police, officers responded to an address in Westport on a report of a suspicious person.   The resident told officers she saw a person walking in her yard and that this individual may have gone into the home’s basement, Wolf said. Officers checked the basement but did not locate anyone. However, a man identified as Northern Westchester Co…
Out-Of-State Teen Jailed In Paramus Child Sex Case Also Recorded Assaults: Prosecutor Out-Of-State Teen Jailed In Paramus Child Sex Case Also Recorded Assaults: Prosecutor
Out-Of-State Teen Jailed In Paramus Child Sex Case Also Recorded Assaults: Prosecutor An out-of-state man who was charged with sexually assaulting an underage Paramus teen earlier this year is now accused of recording it, authorities said. Elijah Hutchens, 19, of Huntsville, Alabama has been awaiting trial on several counts of sexual assault, as well as criminal sexual contact, child endangerment through sexual conduct and having an unsecured gun within the under-16-year-old child’s reach. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his detectives added charges of manufacturing and possessing child pornography against Hutchens on Tuesday, Sept. 20, after Paramus police learne…
18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say 18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say
18-Year-Old Displays BB Gun After Driver Refuses To Give Ride In Uniondale, Police Say An 18-year-old man is facing a weapons charge after police said he displayed a BB gun to a driver who refused to give him a ride on Long Island. Jahmire Roy, of Hempstead, was arrested following an incident that happened in Uniondale at about 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to a disturbance at the intersection of Newport Road and Braxton Street and found that a man had approached a 66-year-old woman's vehicle and requested a ride, police said. When the woman refused, the man displayed what appeared to be a handgun, police said. …
Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools
Young Firebug Charged With Arson At Two Bergen Schools A middle school student set arson fires three weeks apart in River Edge and Oradell, authorities charged. The first began in a garbage receptacle at the Roosevelt Elementary School on Summit Avenue in River Edge shortly after 9:30 p.m. on June 20 and was out by the time firefighters arrived, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. The second was much more damaging. It caused fire and heavy smoke damage after it was ignited in several spots in the field house at River Dell High School in Oradell just after 5:30 p.m. July 11, the prosecutor said. Members of Musella’s arson unit i…
Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye In Oceanside Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye In Oceanside
Man Charged After Attacking Employees, Punching Officer In Eye In Oceanside A man has been charged with allegedly attacking a police officer and punching him in the eye during an arrest attempt on Long Island. The incident took place in Oceanside around 3:10 a.m., Friday, June 17. According to detectives, Julian Lynch, age 28, of Brooklyn, entered a 7-11 located at 475 Merrick Road. Once inside, he initiated a verbal altercation with a 36-year-old employee and walked around the counter, and hit the victim multiple times with a closed fist in the eye, causing him to hit his head on the counter and fall to the ground. Lynch left the scene prior t…
Car Break-In Suspects Nabbed By Jersey Shore Police Car Break-In Suspects Nabbed By Jersey Shore Police
Car Break-In Suspects Nabbed By Jersey Shore Police Three suspects in car break-ins have been arrested on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. On Friday June 10, at 3:28 a.m, Jackson Police Officer Travis Ceppaluni responded to a residence on Round Hill Road when a resident reported being alerted by his Ring security camera of an unknown person in his driveway near his vehicles.  At approximately 4:30 a.m. when checking Overlook Drive, Police Officer Christopher Brown observed a subject run into the woods from a Ford Explorer which was parked in a driveway with the door left open. In the street near this residence was a 2005 Buick with…
Armed Intruder Stands Over Sleeping East Lansdowne Resident Before Fleeing: Police Armed Intruder Stands Over Sleeping East Lansdowne Resident Before Fleeing: Police
Armed Intruder Stands Over Sleeping East Lansdowne Resident Before Fleeing: Police An armed intruder was arrested after breaking into a home, and standing over a resident as she slept in her bed, authorities in Delaware County said. Quinn Sivels, 41, of Philadelphia, was later identified as the suspect who broke into the Pembroke Avenue home in East Lansdowne armed with a gun around 2:30 a.m. on  Friday, June 3, local police said. The pair fought over the gun, and the man eventually fled her home on foot, East Lansdowne police said. A few minutes later, officers captured the suspect near the home, they said. The handgun described by the victim was also recovere…