NEWARK, N.J. – Two men today admitted extorting thousands of dollars in corrupt payments in connection with arranging approvals to provide landfill materials for a Hudson County Improvement Authority (\”HCIA\”) project, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Gerard Pica, 65, of Middletown, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares to Count Four of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. James Castaldo, 60, of Beachwood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before Judge Linares to Count One of the indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. 

According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

WALDWICK – A former borough police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $321,000 by collecting a state disability pension while working full-time as a cop in Georgia, according to Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman. John Robert Marion, 44, of Valdosta, Ga., pleaded to one count of third-degree theft by deception before a superior…

PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard rescued two people Friday from a sinking vessel in Great Egg Harbor east of Somers Point, New Jersey.

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders received a call from 911 dispatchers at approximately 11:30 a.m. that a 16-foot recreational boat was taking on water with two people aboard.

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, was diverted from a training flight and arrived on scene approximately 20 minutes after the 911 call.

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno photo via NJ.gov In an exclusive interview with MoreMonmouthMusings, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno said that she is pleased that the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that documents associated with the investigation into her hiring of a retired detective when she was the Monmouth County Sheriff will be…

WOODBURY NJ (November 12, 2015)–Officers of the U.S. Marshal’s Service-Camden Division, and the Fugitive Investigations Unit of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, arrested Louisiana work release escapee Michael J. Massaro, age 38) at a Williamstown NJ residence.

Massaro was taken into custody without incident at a Greenbriar Dr. address on 11/9 after officers surrounded the residence and made contact with the occupants. He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, turned over to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department and placed in the Salem County Jail without bail pending an extradition hearing to determine whether he will return to Louisiana voluntarily.

PHILADELPHIA — A 26-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police was tapped to take the top job at the department Wednesday, according to published reports. Mayor-elect Jim Kenney named Richard Ross to take over as Police Commissioner for Charles Ramsey, who announced his retirement last month. Ross has been First Deputy Commissioner since 2008, overseeing the daily…

Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Voorhees Police Chief Louis Bordi reported two men have been charged for allegedly assaulting several people at a Halloween party in Voorhees.

Emirullah Sayin, 22, of Delran, and Mithat Ceylan, 22, of Delran, each face two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, two counts of third-degree aggravated assault and one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.

Twenty bulls taken in one-week season; harvest totals 85 elk.

More than 73 percent of the hunters participating Pennsylvania’s 2015 elk hunt have taken home a trophy.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced 85 elk were taken by hunters during the regular one-week elk season that ended Nov. 7. And for those licensed to hunt antlered elk, also known as bulls, the success rate was 95 percent.

Harlan C. \”Bud\” Blackiston, Sr.
Age 71 Gloucester City

Family requests memorial donations in Holy Redeemer Hospice: 150 East Ninth Avenue, Runnemede, NJ 08078 or St. Jude’s Hospital for Children: c/o McCann-Healey Funeral Home providing envelopes.

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