Cocaine Bust: Woman, 27, Caught With Several Grams In LaGrange Traffic Stop, Police Say
A 27-year-old woman is facing felony drug charges after being pulled over in Dutchess County, police said.
The arrest happened on Sunday, March 30, when a trooper stopped a 2024 Toyota traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in LaGrange for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 1.
The driver, Angelica M. Vivo, age 27, of the Bronx, was found with around 9.2 grams of cocaine during the stop, according to police.
Vivo was arrested and charged with:
Fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance;
Seventh-degree criminal p…
Car Crashes Into Gravestones: Wall Township PD
Multiple gravestones were struck following a car crash at St. Catharine’s Cemetery in Wall on Sunday, March 30, authorities said.
At 7:17 p.m., officers responded to 1100 West Chicago Blvd, the entrance to St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Wall Township police said.
A vehicle traveling northbound on Village Road crossed West Chicago Boulevard and entered the cemetery grounds, police said. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a curb, cemetery sign and multiple gravestones before coming to a stop, police said.
The driver of a vehicle, a 40-year-old Wall Township man, declined further medical treatme…
Girl, 16, Caught With Loaded Gun During Traffic Stop In Watervliet, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in the Capital Region ended with a 16-year-old girl in handcuffs on weapons charges.
Watervliet Police stopped a vehicle at around 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23. During the investigation, the officer determined that the 16-year-old girl driving did not have a valid driver’s license.
The officer then discovered a loaded, illegally-possessed 22 caliber handgun protruding from the waistband of a 16-year-old girl in the passenger’s seat, police said.
The passenger, a resident of Troy, was arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a felony. …
Loaded AK-47 Recovered After Piscataway Man Arrested: South Plainfield PD
A loaded AK-47 was seized after a 23-year-old Piscataway man was arrested on Monday, March 24, for numerous traffic violations in South Plainfield, authorities said.
On Friday, March 21, Kairi Watford fled from law enforcement after he was observed driving 65 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone, disregarding officer signals, crossing a double yellow line and illegally passing two vehicles, including a school bus, South Plainfield police said.
On Monday, his vehicle was spotted on New Durham Avenue but he fled from officers again, police said. Officers tracked the vehicle to a residen…
Husband Of DUI Lumberton Mayor Asks For 'Compassion' After St. Patrick's Day Arrest: Reports
The mayor of a South Jersey town has been charged with DUI, endangering a child, reckless driving, and more, as first reported by 6abc.
The outlet said that Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton, admitted she had been drinking after officers tracked a vehicle unable to stay in its lane to her house on Monday, March 17, the outlet said.
The NJ Courts website shows LaPlaca has been charged with operating under the influence of liquor or drugs, driving with an expired license, possessing an open container of alcohol or unsealed cannabis in a motor vehicle, failing to maintain traffic in ma…
