Toms River Woman Admits To Robbing Woman With Knife, Having Cocaine: Prosecutors
A Toms River woman admitted to robbing another woman with a knife, having cocaine, and spitting in the faces of officers, authorities said.
Olivia Paige, 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Apr. 22 to robbery, possession of cocaine, and aggravated assault. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the guilty pleas in a news release on Wednesday, Apr. 24.
Brick Township police responded to a shoplifting report at a convenience store on Maple Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Officers determined Paige took items from the store without paying for them.
Police arrested Paige af…
Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD
A Paterson woman was arrested and charged with shoplifting after she took clothing and a sex toy from Essex Adult Emporium on Friday, March 8, authorities said.
At 2:10 p.m., Rose Torres-Rice entered the store, selected several pieces of item and the toy and placed them counter, Fairfield police said.
She then asked to use the dressing room, but as she was being escorted there, she returned the counter, took the items and left the store, police said. Torres-Rice took $225.24 worth of items from the store.
Torres-Rice, who was wearing a red-hood sweatshirt, was spotted at the Red Roof…
Sibling Thievery: Brothers Captured Same Day, Charged With Separate Crimes, Haledon Police Say
A thief tried to outrun Haledon police while pushing a shopping cart packed with nearly $2,800 worth of hot merchandise on the very same day that they arrested his older brother for stealing a car, authorities said.
Borough resident Ahmad Elfki, 20, was still in the Walgreens on Belmont Avenue when Officer Kris Duci, Corporal April Latona and Detective Lt. Tim Lindberg arrived, they said.
Elfki (above, left), who was previously banned from the store, bolted out an emergency fire exit, triggering an alarm, Deputy Police Chief George Guzman Jr. said.
He hustled toward Morrissee Avenue with “…
