Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Two officers died in the line of duty over the past year in New Jersey
The two New Jersey law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty over the past year were remembered Tuesday as courageous men who served their state proudly. Millville Police Patrolman Christopher Reeves, killed July 8, 2012 when his patrol car was rammed by a driver fleeing authorities, and New Jersey State Police Detective Sgt. James G. Hoopes, who died of a heart attack during training, were added to the list of the 467 New Jersey officers who have died in the line of duty since 1854. The annual memorial service, held at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, includes a ceremonial roll call of fallen officers and a 21 gun salute. The West Windsor-Plainsboro north and south high school choirs performed renditions of "The Battle …
Fugee broke a court agreement ordering him to stop working with kids, Bergen prosecutor says.
Former Wyckoff pastor Michael Fugee was arrested and charged Monday with multiple counts of contempt of a court order, after allegedly violating a 2007 agreement with prosecutors to discontinue work with children following accusations of sexual misconduct. The cleric has been living at St. Antoninus Parish on South Orange Avenue in Newark. He resigned his position at St. Mary's in Colts Neck in May. Fugee, 52, confessed in 2001 to two acts of sexual misconduct with a Wyckoff teenager, once during a visit to the teen’s home and again during an overnight church retreat to Virginia. The confession was later recanted, and a 2003 conviction was overturned on judicial error in 2007. Prosecutors opted not to retry Fugee, and instead reached an …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The 5th Annual Marlboro Township Memorial Day Parade is set for May 19 at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Police Unity Tour is a a four-day bike ride that starts in New Jersey and ends in Washington DC at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which honors officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
Nothing stopped the Marlboro Police Unity Tour from riding into Washington D.C. to honor their fallen brothers. This year, weather tried to hault the crew, but on Monday Marlboro Police and officers from hundreds of police departments in America rode into D.C. to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. The Police Unity Tour is a a four-day bike ride that starts in New Jersey and ends in Washington DC at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which honors officers who have been killed in the line of duty. Over the years, the tour has raised over $15 million dollars, some of which supports families of fallen officers. The "Unity Tour," as the ride into Washington has become known, started in 1997 as a way to raise money for …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Jessica Zaccardi, 24, was arrested in Marlboro in 2011 on shoplifting charges.
Marlboro Police arrested an Old Bridge woman again last week, for allegedly cashing stolen checks. Jassica Zaccardi, 24 was arrested in 2011 for allegedly shoplifting and supplying police with a false identity. Zaccardi and Wayne Hinlickey, 27 of Old Bridge were both charged with shoplifting after police discovered them at Lowes in Morganville with alleged stolen power drills and other tools in 2011. Marlboro Township Police said when patrol pulled up in 2011, Zaccardi and Hinlickey were allegedly standing next to the stolen items outside of Starbucks, which shares a parking lot with Lowes. Police arrested Zaccardi last week after she allegedly stole business checks and cashed one in the amount of $457.52. According to state records, …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
A strange week in Monmouth County crime stories
This was not your typical week in crime in Monmouth County. From the indictment of a top school administrator to the arrest of a music teacher, this week’s crime stories ran the gamut. Here are the top Patch-reported crime stories from around Monmouth County: Police: Manalapan Guitar Teacher Spanked Student for Sexual Gratification A Musician’s Workshop guitar teacher has been charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child after investigators discovered he was spanking a music student for his own sexual gratification, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. The alleged assault of the student, who was under 13, took place some time in the past few months. Family Enters Guilty Pleas …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Branstrom's personal effects were found on the train tracks near an unidentified body that was struck by a train, according to the Times of Trenton.
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Friday, May 10
The body of a man struck by a high-speed passenger train Friday morning may be of missing East Windsor teen Riley Branstrom, according to the Times of Trenton. Branstrom, 18, went missing on Monday when he was last seen near Hightstown High School at around 2:30 p.m. His phone was tracked to Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Freehold and his truck was located in the parking lot of Princeton Junction parking lot Thursday afternoon. According to the Times, police started searching the surrounding area of the Princeton Junction train station Friday morning and one of the police dogs located the body. Some of Branstrom’s personal effects were found near the train tracks, the Times reported. However, the body has not yet been positively …
Musician's Workshop teacher Frank Diliberto, Jr allegedly sexually assaulted a student.
A Musician’s Workshop guitar teacher has been charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child after investigators discovered he was spanking a music student for his own sexual gratification, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Friday. The alleged assault of the student, who was under 13, took place some time in the past few months. Manalapan resident Frank Diliberto, Jr., 60, was arrested Thursday evening, police said. He is currently being held in Monmouth County Correctional Institute on $200,000 bail with no option to post 10 percent of the bond. Bail was set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge David F. Bauman, P.J.C. Bauman ordered Diliberto to have no contact with the victim …
Riley Branstrom was last seen on Monday and his cell phone signal was tracked to Freehold, according to his sister.
UPDATE: East Windsor police have reported that Branstrom's truck was located by West Windsor Police in the parking lot of the Princeton Junction parking lot on Thursday, May 9 at 3 p.m. Branstrom has not yet been located and the investigation is ongoing. -------------------------------- Riley Branstrom a member of the Hightstown High School class of 2012 was reported missing on Monday night. Branstrom's sister Rachel said the 18-year-old was last heard from on Monday night and police were able to track his phone to an area near Monmouth Battlefield Park in Freehold. Recent attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful as it is believed his phone has been turned off. Since his disappearance both the Freehold and East Windsor Police …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone in federal court Wednesday.
A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson in Trenton federal court to his involvement in a plot to burglarize the Union Hill-Supremo Pharmacy in Englishtown, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced Wednesday. James Zarbailov, 22, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone. The pharmacy, located within Marlboro Township, was burglarized shortly before 4 a.m. on June 17, 2012 by Zarbailov and fellow conspirators. According to court documents, they filled 17 garbage bags and two cardboard boxes with merchandise from the pharmacy, including approximately 1,988 dosage units of methylphenidate, 500 dosage units of hydromorphone, 300 dosage units of Opana…
Charles Schwartz
11:27 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
He was NOT a "St. Mary's priest -- he was a Newark priest assising at St. Mary's. more ›