Published 7:57pm  NEWARK, NJ - Today, Patrick T. Deck, 54, of Watchung, was sentenced today in Newark federal court to 34 Years in prison for producing and transporting sexually explicit videos of children, US Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Deck had previously pleaded guilty before US District Judge Esther Salas to two counts of transportation of child pornography. Salas imposed the sentence today.  Information Gathered from Case Documents and Court Statements
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Sentencing Fishman credited the following in leading to today’s sentencing:
The US Government is represented by:
Published 6:10pm  TRENTON, NJ - Two Atlantic City men and a Millville woman today admitted their roles in a criminal street gang that used threats, intimidation and violence to maintain control of the illegal drug trade in Atlantic City, US Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Defendants All three defendants entered their pleas today before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson in Trenton federal court. Franklin "Fat Boy" Simms, 31 US v Franklin Simms Court Papers He pleaded guilty to:
US v Rayshell Strong Court Papers He pleaded guilty to:
Latasha "Tasha" Cherry, 31 US v Latasha Cherry Court papers She pleaded guilty to:
Dirty Block Crime Fam All three defendants were members of a gang known as “Dirty Block,” also known as:
The group operated in a geographic area of Atlantic City that includes the public housing apartment complexes of Stanley Holmes Village and Schoolhouse Apartments. To date, 23 of the 34 defendants charged in this matter have been convicted, either through guilty pleas or following trial. The Facts Gathered from Case Documents and Court Statements
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Sentencing Sentencing for all three defendants is scheduled for Sept. 21, 2015. Investigative Team Fishman credited the following in leading to today’s sentencing:
For their contributions, Fishman also thanked:
Trial Representation The US Government is represented by:
Published 9:30am  Credit: Kathy Pigott ROSELAND, NJ - Early Monday morning, West Essex area police participated in a combined effort to catch a suspect wanted for stealing a car in Parsippany. It began around 1:15am when the NJ State Police announced that two cars had been stolen out of Parsippany; a car matching one of the descriptions was found crashed and abandoned in Roseland near the Route 280 / Eisenhower Parkway ramp. Roseland officers alerted the State Police that the car had been found and began a foot pursuit of a suspect who was believed to be dressed in dark clothing. As officers canvassed the wooded area, mutual aid was requested from police of the area towns including East Hanover, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and West Caldwell. Officers from West Caldwell were searching the streets and wooded areas of Passaic Avenue while the other towns centered on the backyards and woods near Cooper Avenue, Glen Avenue and all around Pitcairn Drive. By 1:52am, an Essex County Sheriff's Office canine unit had arrived to assist with the search. During this time period, Fairfield Police Officer Frank Tracey was patrolling the streets along Passaic Avenue. According to Fairfield Officer in Charge Anthony Manna, Tracey came across a gold colored Ford Explorer, coming out of the Stonegate condos. "Officer Tracey observed that the vehicle was occupied  After Tracey located the suspects at about 2:20am, officers from West Caldwell arrived to assist. The occupant of the backseat was arrested and turned out to be a teen, 17-years old, out of East Orange. The Parsippany Police responded to the scene to investigate further and by 2:50am, all units had cleared the scene.
by Carolyne Volpe Curley  The New Jersey State Police will be increasing their roving patrols this holiday weekend with well over 100 additional troopers statewide. From Friday to Sunday, motorists should be prepared for troopers watching for the following:
This holiday weekend, many people will be traveling long distances to vacation or visit friends and family. The State Police reminds everyone that if a driver plans on drinking an alcoholic beverage, they must make sure to have a designated driver. Similarly, if a driver will be traveling long distances, they should make sure to take a break from driving or take turns driving with a passenger. “This program is designed to reduce crashes and crash-related fatalities,”  NJ State Police assist passengers of a one car crash on Charlestown Road, in Union. Credit: NJ State Police When we think of serious car crashes, the highways, interstates
Published 9:08pm  Updated on Monday, July 14 LIVINGSTON, NJ - The 300 block of South Livingston Avenue (near Inglemoor Care Center) was shut down for about four hours on Tuesday, July 1, after a motor vehicle which was stopped for hazardous driving turned out to have toxic elements within it. According to Livingston Police Detective Sergeant Anthony Dippold, his police department received calls at about 5pm on July 1, alerting them to a 2006 Blue Honda Element driving north erratically on S. Livingston Avenue. When police pulled over the vehicle they noticed that the driver, Andrew Straub, 27, had hypodermic syringes on the center console.  311 S. Livingston Avenue, Livingston Credit: Google Maps Straub explained to the officer that he was in the process of transporting items from his old home in Plainfield to his new residence in Livingston. As the officers examined the vehicle, they also found labelled containers of what turned out to be sealed, separated from each other, alcohol-based chemicals. Soon after, three of the officers became ill from the fumes which were emanating from the containers. The police called in the Nutley Hazmat Team to identify the chemicals and the Honda was impounded at police headquarters. In addition, animal control was called in because live fish were also found in the car, which the driver stated were pets being moved to his new Livingston home. The items inside of Straub's vehicle caused police to be concerned enough to close down South Livingston Avenue. Nutley Hazmat arrived at the scene by 5:24pm and after a subsequent observation of the car, determined that the driver and the responding officers were contaminated with toxic elements and all were transferred by the Livingston First Aid Squad to St. Barnabas Hospital by 5:56pm. At the hospital, a staff member trained in contaminates met them outside and treated them. The Hazmat team continued to secure the area by 6:51pm. The Hazmat team, the Livingston Fire Department and officers from the the NJ State Police and the Essex County Sheriff's Office - along with an agent from the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - continued to work through the night and by 9:44pm the officers left the scene and declared the area to be safe. "For anything like this, Straub's house ended up being searched by law officials but no evidence for the reason he was transporting the chemicals was ever found. He was ultimately charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Although neighbors reported hearing a possible explosion during the arrest, to their knowledge police were unaware of any noise or any connection of a noise to the arrest. |
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