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Parolee Steals $500K SWAT Truck From NJ Transit Lot: Report
A stolen car is one thing. A stolen armored SWAT vehicle is another.
A 39-year-old Maplewood man is accused of breaking into an NJ Transit facility, swiping a $500,000 BearCat, then taking it on an early-morning joyride before abandoning it in Irvington on Tuesday, July 14, according to NJ.com and jail/court records.
Christopher Bruton-Frazier allegedly caused nearly $13,000 in damage after crashing the 2018 Lenco BearCat into a K-9 kennel, a police truck, and a garage door while trying to drive it out of the agency's Ferry Street facility around 4 a.m., NJ.com reported, citing a criminal a…
Woman In $1M Fraud Case, Boyfriend Charged In New $90K NJ Scam: Prosecutor
A woman already facing charges in a $1 million property management fraud scheme has now been accused of carrying out another scam involving nearly $91,000 from a Texas property owner, authorities said.
The investigation into Martinia A. Heath, 44, of Newark, was launched after a Texas property owner contacted the Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecutions Unit, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said.
Between September 2024 and April 2026, Heath arranged to manage renovations on the victim's Newark property, and during that time, the victim transferred approximat…
Two Children Killed In Ocean County Boat Crash: Njsp
A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were killed in a boat crash in Bayville Sunday, July 19, authorities said.
At 9:09 p.m., Tidewater Custom 280, a 30-foot vessel, struck an Intercoastal Waterway channel marker, causing the two kids to be ejected into the water, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said.
Two other occupants located the kids in the water, Marchan said. They were transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, Marchan said.
The crash remains under investigation, police said.
