Newark Teen Stole $3K In Merch From CVS: Denville PD
A 19-year-old Newark resident was arrested and charged with stealing more than $3,000 in merchandise from CVS in Denville, authorities announced Friday, April 10.
At 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, officers responded to the CVS at 276 E. Main St. and observed Alexander Velcu, and another juvenile fleeing on foot, police said. Both individuals were quickly apprehended by responding officers, police said.
An investigation determined that the suspects had stolen merchandise valued at over $3,000, police said.
Velcu was charged with shoplifting, resisting arrest, employing juvenile in the c…
728 Marijuana Plants Found In Buena Vista Home, Chinese Man Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor
A man from China pleaded guilty after authorities uncovered a large indoor marijuana growing operation inside a South Jersey home.
Hui Chen, 49, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 31, to first-degree maintaining a CDS production facility and second-degree conspiracy to distribute CDS, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Chen admitted to maintaining a home at 147 Fursin Ave. in Buena for the purpose of indoor marijuana cultivation, officials said. On Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, police executed a search warrant at the home and seized 728 marijuana plants, authorities said.
As part …
$5.5K CVS Beauty Products Stolen In Wilton, NY Man Charged: Police
Thousands of dollars in beauty products were stolen from a Connecticut CVS, leading to charges against a New York man, police announced on Monday, March 30.
Fernando Fernandez, 45, of the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, NY, was charged following the theft at a CVS Pharmacy on Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton, according to Wilton police.
The incident happened on Monday, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p.m., when more than $5,500 worth of merchandise was taken from the store, authorities said.
Fernandez was served with an arrest warrant at Stamford Superior Court on Sunday, March 23, while he was already in…
Woman Paralyzed In Norristown Shooting; Accused Killer Among 5 Charged: DA
A man previously charged in the killing of 19-year-old Hamid Boyd is now accused in a separate shooting that left a young woman paralyzed, prosecutors announced on Thursday, March 5.
Ziyker Washington, 20, and Benjamin Lee, 18, both of Norristown, were arrested for the Jan. 4 shooting that seriously injured 21-year-old Jayla Dinolfi and wounded another man, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Michael Trail.
Three others — Dayvir Hardcastle, 24, of Norristown, and Derek Moore, 27, and Ramel Dwayne Waddell Jr., 24, both of Philadelphia …
Women Busted On Prostitution Charges At Enfield Massage Parlor; Second Raid For Spa In 2 Years
An Enfield spa is back in the spotlight after police arrested two New York women on prostitution charges, marking the second time the business has faced similar allegations in recent years.
Xiang Chun Huang, 57, of Flushing, New York, was charged with permitting prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution, police said. Soon Kim, 55, also of Flushing, was charged with prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution
Enfield police arrested the duo at Oasis Wellness Spa at 25 N. Main Street on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Police received a tip from a citizen about the alleged prosti…
