Freehold Man Charged With Coughing On Worried Wegmans Worker, Saying He Has Coronavirus
A Freehold man who got too close to a Wegmans employee coughed on her when she expressed concern and told her he had the coronavirus, leading to criminal charges, authorities said.
The worker expressed a genuine concern that George Falcone, 50, was standing too close to her and an open display of prepared foods at the Wegmans on Route 9 in Manalapan, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.
She asked him to step back as she covered the food, but Falcone got closer, leaned over and purposely coughed, Grewal said.
Then he “laughed and said he was infected with the coronavirus,” …
Essex County Duo With Warrants Found With Drugs After Shoplifting Incident, Police Say
A man and woman from Essex County are facing numerous charges after they were caught shoplifting and were later found with drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
Hanover Police responded to a shoplifting incident at Wegmans on Sylvan Way on Feb. 18, Hanover police said.
The accused shoplifters fled in a blue Volkswagen with Pennsylvania plates prior to police arrival but were apprehended a short time later on Route 202 in Morris Plains, authorities said.
When speaking with the driver, identified as Yusef Dunbar, 47, of East Orange, and the passenger, Filoreta Bruncaj, 40, of West Caldwell, …
