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River Edge Gunpoint Carjackers Charged Nearly 2½ Years Later River Edge Gunpoint Carjackers Charged Nearly 2½ Years Later
River Edge Gunpoint Carjackers Charged Nearly 2½ Years Later A New York City man has been charged in connection with a violent River Edge carjacking that left a victim beaten with a gun and robbed of his vehicle nearly 2½ years ago, authorities said. Jaden Noboa, 20, of New York City, and two former juveniles from New York City have been identified as the suspects in the Dec. 23, 2023 armed carjacking in a parking lot on Grand Avenue, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. River Edge police responded to the scene after three male suspects approached a vehicle, physically removed the victim from the driver's seat at gunpoint, and demanded…
Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Flemington: Prosecutor Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Flemington: Prosecutor
Cocaine Drug Bust Results In 4 Arrested In Flemington: Prosecutor Four Flemington residents were arrested and charged following an investigation into the distribution of controlled dangerous substances in Hunterdon County, authorities announced Wednesday, April 29. Delmy Idalgo-Centeno, 33, Noella Jackeline Gomez-Lopez, 25, Fernando Munoz-Perez, 23 and Alfredo Ozuna-Jimenez, 34, face numerous drug charges including unlawful possession and engaging in narcotics sales, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Flemington Borough Police Chief Jerry Rotollo said. The four were arrested following an investigation that identified they were part…
Guns, Cocaine, Ecstasy Gets Vineland Man Arrested: Police Guns, Cocaine, Ecstasy Gets Vineland Man Arrested: Police
Guns, Cocaine, Ecstasy Gets Vineland Man Arrested: Police A 45-year-old Vineland man was arrested and charged with numerous drugs and weapons offenses, authorities announced Thursday, April 8. On Tuesday, March 31, following a months-long investigation, a search warrant was executed on the 400 block of West Park Avenue, resulting in Jerry Sims being arrested and hit with numerous drug charges, Vineland police said. Sims is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute possession of MDMA and possession of a handgun along with numerous other drugs and weapons charges, police said.
SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Somerset: Prosecutor SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Somerset: Prosecutor
SWAT Team Arrests Barricaded Fugitive In Somerset: Prosecutor A 34-year-old fugitive was apprehended with the assistance of a SWAT team in Central Jersey, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 20. On Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7:50 p.m., members of the Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force Street Crimes Unit established covert surveillance of a residence on Lenox Place where Kenneth James, who was previously been convicted of drugs and weapons charges was known to live, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Detectives spotted Roman standing outside the home and tried to place him under arrest, McDonald said alongside Somerset County P…
Hollow Point Bullets, Defaced Gun, Ecstasy: Two Arrested In Lakewood, Police Say Hollow Point Bullets, Defaced Gun, Ecstasy: Two Arrested In Lakewood, Police Say
Hollow Point Bullets, Defaced Gun, Ecstasy: Two Arrested In Lakewood, Police Say Two people were arrested on drugs and weapons charges following a month-long investigation in Lakewood, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 19. A search warrant was executed at the residence of Kharii Pringle, a 42-year-old Lakewood resident, Lakewood police said. During the search, Jeffrey Keys, a 41-year-old Toms River resident was taken into custody on outstanding warrants, police said. During the search, detectives located and seized a defaced firearm, police said. Pringle was found to be in possession of a high-capacity magazine, hollow point ammunition, and a quantity of suspected Ec…
Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning Cohoes Street Into Horror Scene Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning Cohoes Street Into Horror Scene
Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Convicted After Turning Cohoes Street Into Horror Scene A man who terrified an Upstate New York neighborhood while donning a clown mask and wielding a chainsaw has been convicted on menacing and weapons charges. Craig Wolcott, 35, was found guilty by an Albany County jury Thursday, Dec. 4, following two hours of deliberation. The charges stem from an incident on Lancaster Street in Cohoes on Thursday, May 1, where residents reported seeing Wolcott walking through the neighborhood in a clown mask while lifting a running chainsaw, as Daily Voice previously reported. A resident confronted him after spotting him looking into parked vehicles, Cohoe…
'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says 'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says
'Lie Face Down:' Teaneck Couple Carjacked In Driveway, 4 Charged Months Later, Prosecutor Says Four Bronx residents have been charged in a harrowing carjacking targeting a Teaneck couple in their driveway over the summer, authorities said. The victims had just returned home from New York City around 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, when a white Acura TLX pulled up and blocked their Palisade Avenue driveway, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Two masked suspects with handguns ordered the victims to lie face down. Cash and jewelry were taken from them, and one suspect fled in the victims’ SUV while the Acura also drove off, authorities said. Detectives later determined the Acura was usi…
More Than 40 Weapons Seized From Lindenhurst Probationer’s Home: Police More Than 40 Weapons Seized From Lindenhurst Probationer’s Home: Police
More Than 40 Weapons Seized From Lindenhurst Probationer’s Home: Police A probation search of a Long Island home turned up more than 40 weapons, leading to the arrest of a 60-year-old man on a long list of gun charges, Suffolk County Police announced on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Probation officers were conducting a search at 202 E. Granada Ave. when they spotted brass knuckles and an expandable baton at probationer Albert Tusa’s home at about 9:15 a.m., police said. First Squad detectives were called in, and a further search of the residence uncovered eight handguns, 17 long guns, 16 switchblades, and two high-capacity magazines, according to the release. Tusa, 6…
Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: EPPD Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: EPPD
Suicidal Man Survives 50-Foot Fall From Route 46 Bridge, Charged After Gun Found In Car: Eppd A 22-year-old suicidal man was slapped with weapons charges after police say he survived a 50-foot fall from a Route 46 bridge early Friday morning, Nov. 14. Elmwood Park police officers were tipped off to an abandoned vehicle on the Route 46 East overpass with the driver’s side door open and no occupants inside at approximately 2:30 a.m., Chief Michael Foligno said. Developing reports indicate the incident happened at the River Drive overpass. When officers arrived, they found the unoccupied vehicle and began searching the area. A short time later, officers heard a grunting sound…
Lindenwold Man Charged In Deadly Assault: Prosecutor Lindenwold Man Charged In Deadly Assault: Prosecutor
Lindenwold Man Charged In Deadly Assault: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Lindenwold man is facing murder charges after the victim of an assault died months later, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 6. At 4:58 a.m. on Friday, June 13, officers responded to Pinewood Estates on East Gibbsoboro Road and found Alvaro Reyes-Rizo, 42, suffering from a head injury, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy Jr. said. Surveillance footage showed Wilmer Velasquez-Orellans striking Reyes-Rizo in the head with a club-like weapon during a physical altercation, authorities said and he was taken…
$23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say $23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say
$23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say A 34-year-old Hamilton Township man was arrested and charged after $23,000 worth of heroin and two handguns were seized, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 31. Following an investigation by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, a search warrant was obtained for David Maddox and his Klockner Road apartment in Hamilton,  Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Monday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m., Maddox was detained following a traffic stop and law enforcement executed the warrant on his apartment, Marbrey said. A K-9, Indy, helped identify the presence of drugs in the home and…
MURDER: Bloodied Suspect Charged In New Milford Stabbing, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Bloodied Suspect Charged In New Milford Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Bloodied Suspect Charged In New Milford Stabbing, Prosecutor Says A 25-year-old man who police found with blood on his hands has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old victim at a Bergen County home Thursday morning, Sept. 25, authorities said. Justin J. Wilhelm, of Landing, called 9-1-1 just before 3 a.m., from a home on River Road in New Milford, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. When police arrived at 650 River Road, they found Wilhelm on the front steps with suspected blood on both of his hands, Musella said. Officers entered the home and discovered 24-year-old Mateo Ocho-Gonzalez dead on the second floor, the p…
Hampton Man Charged In Knife-Point Carjacking, Wild Chase Across Hunterdon: Prosecutor Hampton Man Charged In Knife-Point Carjacking, Wild Chase Across Hunterdon: Prosecutor
Hampton Man Charged In Knife-Point Carjacking, Wild Chase Across Hunterdon: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man is accused of carjacking an SUV at knifepoint and leading police on a multi-town chase that ended in a crash Monday, Sept. 15 in Hunterdon County, authorities said. Police identified the suspect as Jarrett C. Burd, 26, who allegedly threatened the owner of a gray 2022 Toyota 4Runner at the Citgo Gas Station on Frenchtown Road in Milford Borough around 3:22 p.m., Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. The stolen SUV was later spotted driving erratically through Frenchtown and into Kingwood Township, sparking a multi-agency pursuit, Robeson said. New Jersey State…
Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say
Guns, Stash Of Crack Cocaine, Mushrooms, Seized From LaGrange Home, Police Say A Dutchess County man is behind bars after investigators seized an arsenal of weapons and a large stash of narcotics during a raid at his home, police said. Cody T. Gilmore, 30, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at a private home on New Hackensack Road (Route 376) in the Town of LaGrange on Wednesday, Aug. 20, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 22. Inside, troopers said they recovered  Seven firearms; 82.8 grams of cocaine; 119.6 grams of crack cocaine; 21.4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms; 2.8 grams of assorted pills; Digital scales and $405 in…
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police
Drunk Man With Sword, Nail Gun Sparks Fight At Huntingdon Valley Bar: Police A 44-year-old man returned to a Huntingdon Valley bar with a sword-like weapon and a nail gun after being kicked out earlier in the night, Lower Moreland Township police announced on Monday, Aug. 4. Igor Rustamovi Dzhumaev, of unknown residence, was charged after the disturbance at a business on the 2800 block of Philmont Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 11:03 p.m., according to police. Dzhumaev was initially asked to leave the premises with another man due to intoxication and argumentative behavior, officers explained. The pair departed in an SUV, but later that evening, Dzhumaev allegedly re…
Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say
Handgun, Hollow Point Bullets, Ecstasy: Philly Man Arrested On Route 70, Lakehurst Police Say A 34-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged after he was found with weapons and drugs in a traffic stop in Lakehurst on Friday, July 25, authorities said. At 3 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Nissan SUV for a maintenance of lamps violation on Route 70, Lakehurst police said. An on-scene investigation led to the discovery of a Ruger 40mm handgun with a 30 round high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow point ammunition, police said. Officers found 50 ecstasy pills in the vehicle, police said.  Siheed Woods is charged with possession of a controll…
Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help
Violent Armed Robbery At Wethersfield Motel Leaves Clerk Injured; Police Seek Public's Help A violent weekend robbery at a Connecticut Motel 6 left a clerk injured and shaken. Authorities are urgently seeking the public's help in identifying two armed men involved in the crime. Police were called to the 1341 Silas Deane Highway motel in Wethersfield around 10:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 27.  The clerk told police that two masked men burst into the motel with a gun, leaped over the counter, assaulted them, and robbed them at gunpoint of their phone, watch, and cash, before running away, Wethersfield police relayed.  They assaulted the clerk during the robbery, but the victim…
Over 70 Grams Of Cocaine, $5.5K Found In Man's Sleepy Hollow Apartment: Police Over 70 Grams Of Cocaine, $5.5K Found In Man's Sleepy Hollow Apartment: Police
Over 70 Grams Of Cocaine, $5.5K Found In Man's Sleepy Hollow Apartment: Police A Westchester man is facing felony drug and weapons charges after police raided his apartment and uncovered cocaine, a loaded handgun, and thousands in cash, authorities said. Luis Lopez, age 46, was arrested Thursday, July 10, after members of the Westchester County Police Narcotics Unit and Sleepy Hollow Police Department executed a search warrant at his residence at 86 Beekman Ave. in Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County Police said on Saturday, July 11.  Inside the apartment, officers seized 73 grams of cocaine, a loaded handgun, and $5,500 in cash, according to the department.  …
Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say
Drugs, Weapons: Bronx Man Busted After Pursuit, Fairfield Police Say A 43-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged on Sunday, June 1, after he possessed drugs and weapons in Fairfield, police said. At 10:20 a.m., officers responded to the Ramada by Wyndham Hotel at 38 Two Bridges Rd. for a report of a fight in progress, Fairfield police said. Upon arrival, police spoke to a man who said he had been in an altercation with another man, later identified as Christopher Martinez, a 43-year-old resident of The Bronx, officers said. Martinez was located inside the hotel and refused officers commands to stop and speak with them, police said. As Martinez walked aw…
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC
Heroin, Cocaine, Baseball Bat With Barb Wire: Two Vineland Residents Busted In AC Two Vineland residents were arrested and charged on Sunday, May 18, after a traffic stop in Atlantic City uncovered drugs and weapons, authorities said. At 7:45 p.m., a license plate reader was triggered In Atlantic City indicating the registered owner of a vehicle had active warrants for his arrest, Atlantic City police said. A traffic stop was conducted and Clarence Shambry, a 44-year-old Vineland resident, was taken into custody for the warrants, police said. Shambry was in possession of 650 individual bags of heroin, police said. During a search of the vehicle, officers located more th…
Former Mahwah EMS Volunteer Threatened To Kill Gov. Murphy, Arrested In FL: Officials Former Mahwah EMS Volunteer Threatened To Kill Gov. Murphy, Arrested In FL: Officials
Former Mahwah EMS Volunteer Threatened To Kill Gov. Murphy, Arrested In FL: Officials A Bergen County man who police accuse of threatening to kill Governor Phil Murphy was arrested in Florida, where authorities say he had a motorcycle, an SUV, and an RV — and a history of social media posts showing weapons. Russ Semeran, 53, who allegedly has ties to Allendale and Mahwah, was taken into custody on Sunday, May 18, by the U.S. Marshals Task Force, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. “Semeran was wanted by the New Jersey State Police Counter Terrorism Bureau out of New Jersey for terroristic threats where he threatened to kill Governor Phil Murphy,” the sheriff’s o…
Outlaw Biker Sporting ‘1%’ Patch Nabbed On Southern State With Loaded Gun, Nunchucks: PD Outlaw Biker Sporting ‘1%’ Patch Nabbed On Southern State With Loaded Gun, Nunchucks: PD
Outlaw Biker Sporting ‘1%’ Patch Nabbed On Southern State With Loaded Gun, Nunchucks: PD A routine early-morning patrol on the Southern State Parkway took a dangerous turn when troopers encountered an armed outlaw biker, police said. The incident happened around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, on the westbound side near Exit 18 in West Hempstead, when troopers spotted a disabled motorcycle on the shoulder and stopped to assist. Instead, they found Aaron Morgan, 45, of Queens, standing next to the bike in a Twister MC leather vest, prominently displaying patches associated with the notorious outlaw motorcycle gang, police said. One of those patches was the infamous “1%” diamond—a s…
2 Teens Charged In New Windsor Car Theft Spree: Guns, Ammo, Stolen Goods Found, Cops Say 2 Teens Charged In New Windsor Car Theft Spree: Guns, Ammo, Stolen Goods Found, Cops Say
2 Teens Charged In New Windsor Car Theft Spree: Guns, Ammo, Stolen Goods Found, Cops Say Three people—including two teens—are facing charges after a search warrant led police to a stash of stolen property and weapons linked to car break-ins in Orange County, authorities said. The arrests followed an investigation by the New Windsor Police Department, which began on Monday, May 5 after a series of overnight thefts from vehicles in a neighborhood on the town’s west side, the department announced on Wednesday, May 7.  On Wednesday, with help from City of Newburgh Police, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence on Bush Avenue in Newburgh, police said.  Ins…
Milford Man Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Police Find Weapons, Grenade Inside Home: Cops Milford Man Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Police Find Weapons, Grenade Inside Home: Cops
Milford Man Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Police Find Weapons, Grenade Inside Home: Cops A man who threatened to shoot officers during a welfare check is now facing serious charges after a tense standoff that lasted a day and a half. Daniel Rodak, of Milford, is charged with threatening, interfering with an officer, and breach of peace, police said.  Police were called to Rodak's Pullman Drive home in Milford for a welfare check around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, April 28, but the routine visit unraveled quickly. Rodak reportedly shouted multiple threats to shoot the officers as they tried to speak with him. Out of caution, police backed away and set up a perimeter. They tried …
‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ ‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ
‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ A Maryland man known as the "Garri Master" — or Master of Mutilation — is facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding a brutal conspiracy to fund violent attacks, kidnappings, and mutilations in Cameroon, federal prosecutors announced. Eric Tano Tataw, 38, of Gaithersburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland after what authorities described as a vicious, years-long plot to support violent separatist fighters known as the Amba Boys. According to the indictment, Tataw — a Cameroonian national living in Maryland — called for attacks on Cameroonian civilians, municipal offic…
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops
Assault Case Uncovers Machetes, 17 Lbs Of Pot, Nearly 900+ Xanax Pills In Fair Lawn: Cops A two-week investigation into an assault led Fair Lawn detectives to a major drug bust that turned up 17 pounds of marijuana, more than 900 Xanax pills, and two machetes, police said. The search happened on Friday, April 11, around 7:30 p.m., when Detective Anthony Lugo and the Fair Lawn Police Detective Bureau executed a search warrant at a residence on Pellington Drive, according to Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. Inside the home, police found two machetes and what they described as “numerous indicators of drug distribution and manufacturing.” A second search warrant followed, and that’s when polic…
Meth, Cocaine, AR-15: Jackson Man Learns Fate After Four Arrests, Prosecutor Says Meth, Cocaine, AR-15: Jackson Man Learns Fate After Four Arrests, Prosecutor Says
Meth, Cocaine, AR-15: Jackson Man Learns Fate After Four Arrests, Prosecutor Says A 51-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, April 4 after pleading guilty to various drugs and weapons charges, authorities said. Shawn Garrettson pleaded guilty in February to the weapons and drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In December 2019, multiple jurisdictions executed a search warrant on Garrettson’s Jackson residence, Billhimer said. Detectives seized methamphetamine, marijuana, a sawed-off shotgun and large capacity ammunition magazines, Billhimer said.. Garretson was taken into custody and subsequently released, Billhime…
Teen Opened Fire, Then Got Caught With Guns, Drugs In Glen Burnie, Police Say Teen Opened Fire, Then Got Caught With Guns, Drugs In Glen Burnie, Police Say
Teen Opened Fire, Then Got Caught With Guns, Drugs In Glen Burnie, Police Say A 17-year-old high school student will be charged as an adult after he was linked to a random shooting in Glen Burnie — then disappeared before officers arrived, officials say. The shooting was called in at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, March 17, when witnesses reported that a man in all black left an apartment complex in the area of Crain Highway and Crain Court Circle and began firing at a group of people, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Three people fled across Crain Highway toward Thelma Avenue, police said.  Officers didn’t find the victims, but they lo…
Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say
Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say Seven people were recently arrested and charged with running a heroin mill in Burlington County, authorities said. Authorities investigated a large scale narcotics operation in Pemberton late last year, finding that William Anderson, a 60-year-old Brown Mills man, was trafficking substantial quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, with David Furter, a 61-year-old Palmyra resident serving as a key supplier of bulk methamphetamine, New York State Police said.  Law enforcement saw Furter place a red bag into a mailbox at 1495 Junction Rd, police said. They conducted a mot…
Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Waterbury, Police Say Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Waterbury, Police Say
Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Waterbury, Police Say Two men including an ex-convict were arrested following a major drug investigation that turned up heroin, crack coaine, a significant amount of cash, weapons, and more in Connecticut, police said. Specialized Waterbury officers were patrolling Oak and Howard streets around noon on Feb. 4, when they spotted Riyadh Easley, 33, of Waterbury operating a 2008 Honda Ridgeline, Lt. Ryan Bessette said. At the time, Easley had an active arrest warrant. During further investigation, officers saw Easley exit his vehicle and get into the passenger seat of an unregistered Infiniti QX60. Offic…
Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police
Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police A 41-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged on Saturday, Jan 18, after he charged at police with a weapon that looked liked a pitchfork, authorities said. Officers responded to Princeton Avenue to check on a man, later identified as George Jacob, after he cut a component to the air conditioner compressor which caused freon to spray out, Gloucester City police said. Jacob was believed to be in mental distress, police said. When officers encountered Jacob, he was carrying an American Flag and two other poles, police said One of the poles was a 5-foot tri-point stake t…