“Kai, the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” (pictured left), who briefly gained fame on the Internet after intervening in an attack on a Fresno, CA utility worker, will soon be transported to Union County to face charges related to the Murder of 73-year old Joseph Galfy, Jr., a local and well-respected land use attorney. “Kai,” whose real name… Continue Reading
Homeless Man Charged With Robbery Following Pizza Hut Incident
Carlos Rosario Martinez, a 40-year old homeless man, was arrested yesterday after he attacked a patron at the Pizza Hut on Monroe Street in Passaic and stole his wallet. According to reports, Martinez approached a patron and began repeatedly punching him in the face. He stole the man’s wallet after the assault and fled on… Continue Reading
Jury Convicts Fairfield Woman of Mother’s Murder
After only a day and a half of deliberations, a jury sitting in the Essex County Superior Court convicted Tina Lunney, a 45-year old Fairfield woman (pictured left), of murdering her mother, Marie Zoppi, who was 81. Specifically, it was alleged by the State throughout the trial that Lunney had strangled her mother with a… Continue Reading
Charges Filed in Shooting Death of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy
This case was the subject of blog article that I wrote this past Sunday, May 19th, entitled, “Hudson County Investigators Seek Witnesses in Case of 12-Year Old Jersey City Boy Shot and Killed,” which discussed the ongoing efforts of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office to identify those responsible for the Friday night shooting death of… Continue Reading
Bergen County Arrests Two Men on Child Pornography Charges
In a statement released by the Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli yesterday, authorities indicated that they had arrested two Bergen County men on child pornography-related charges after separate investigations revealed that they both possessed child pornography obtained from a website. The imagery allegedly portrays pre-pubescent children engaged in sexual acts. Walter Urbanowycz, 60, of Maywood,… Continue Reading
