crime

Olcay "OJ" Darkanat, was indicted on theft charges, but police had not yet arrested him. Using Narrowing Construction and Eagle Eye Home Remodeling, he ripped off residents in at least three counties.

A female reported being raped while at an Easton Avenue house party in New Brunswick on February 19.

Todd Merinuk, of West Deptford, was arrested after emerging to meet a rideshare vehicle that he had booked for a teen's pickup, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

The 55-year-old from East Orange faces a 21 sentence after a Morris County crime spree in April 2022, which started at a Walmart in Flanders.

The victim, who has a mental health condition, lost the home she had grown up in and inherited from her parents to Obadiah Salters, prosecutors said.

The 29-year-old Urbina was convicted by a Morris County jury in March. The toddler's mother, Krystal Straw, was sentenced to 18 years but could be up for parole in five.

Laquan McCall was sentenced to an extended term, after being convicted of punching and killing Oscar Melara. Christopher Elliott later admitted to being an accomplice.

Craig Williams, of Hopewell Township, was charged in the killings of Brenda L. Williams and Billy C. Williams Jr. The married couple was found at their Tipton Drive house Monday morning.

Leiner Miranda Lopez has been a fugitive since February when Cesar Santana was arrested. Both men are accused of killing the Jersey City mother, burying her in Kearny.

Emanuel Rivera, 38, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from incidents in 2014, 2015 and 2019, in which he made sexual advances on women during his work shifts as a Vernon police officer.