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Michael Johnson

Haledon-Prospect Park, NJ
Police & Fire
'Seconds Count:' Haledon Police Chief, Prospect Park Mayor Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest 'Seconds Count:' Haledon Police Chief, Prospect Park Mayor Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest
'Seconds Count:' Haledon Police Chief, Prospect Park Mayor Save Crash Victim In Cardiac Arrest Haledon Police Chief Angelo J. Daniele was on his way home from work when he saw a car that had crashed against a guardrail in February. Moments later, he was fighting to save a man’s life. Daniele, a 29-year veteran, was honored with a Life-Saving Citation from Mayor Michael Johnson and the Haledon Municipal Council on Thursday, March 13, for his quick-thinking actions that helped revive a driver in cardiac arrest. At the ceremony, where the victim was sitting in the audience, Daniele recalled the moment his ordinary day turned into a life-or-death rescue. Chief Angelo Daniele of Hale…

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by Cecilia Levine
Central Islip, NY
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MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students
MS-13 Leader Admits To 7 Brutal Murders, Including Brentwood High School Students An MS-13 leader formally confessed to his role in seven murders and other violent crimes that devastated Long Island. Jairo Saenz, 28, also known as “Funny,” pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang’s Brentwood/Central Islip Sailors clique, admitted to taking part in a reign of terror that included the murders of 14-year-old Nisa Mickens and 15-year-old Kayla Cuevas in September 2016, prosecutors said. The Brentwood High School students were brutally attacked with a machete and baseball bats af…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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MS-13 Member Gets Decades For 'Barbaric' Machete Killings Of Long Island Men, Other Crimes MS-13 Member Gets Decades For 'Barbaric' Machete Killings Of Long Island Men, Other Crimes
MS-13 Member Gets Decades For 'Barbaric' Machete Killings Of Long Island Men, Other Crimes A member of the notorious MS-13 gang will spend decades in prison for his role in brutally killing two Long Island men and other crimes. Jonathan Hernandez, age 26, of Brentwood, was sentenced to over 43 years in prison in Central Islip federal court on Wednesday, Jan. 31. It followed his guilty plea to racketeering charges in May 2022 stemming from his participation in the January 2016 murder of Michael Johnson and the killing of Oscar Acosta three months later. According to prosecutors, Hernandez is a member of the Sailors clique of MS-13 and wanted to increase his status in the gang. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
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'Blight On Community' Long Island Motel That Housed Alleged Sex, Drug Trafficking Ring Sold 'Blight On Community' Long Island Motel That Housed Alleged Sex, Drug Trafficking Ring Sold
'Blight On Community' Long Island Motel That Housed Alleged Sex, Drug Trafficking Ring Sold Nearly a year after the owner and several employees of a Long Island motel were charged in an alleged sex and drug trafficking operation, the property has a new owner. The Sayville Motor Lodge, located in Sayville on Sunrise Highway, was sold to another company, the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District announced Tuesday, Oct. 3. US District Judge Joanna Seybert approved the sale for $2 million, with the payment from the state’s proceeds going to prior lenders on the property. The remaining proceeds will be forfeited to the government, which will seek to have the funds given to vic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Essex County Sheriff's Officer Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Injured 8: Prosecutor DUI Essex County Sheriff's Officer Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Injured 8: Prosecutor
DUI Essex County Sheriff's Officer Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Injured 8: Prosecutor An Essex County Sheriff's Officer has been charged in a 2022 wrong-way crash that left eight people injured, during which he had been under the influence, authorities in Hudson County said. Michael Johnson, 36, was under the influence when he drove a Jeep Cherokee east in the westbound lanes of the Route 280 entrance ramp near Harrison Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Johnson, of Irvington, struck a Chevy Traverse and a Nissan Rogue, leaving eight people injured, Suarez said. He was not on duty at the time of the crash. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Dorchester, MA
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Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA
Boston Man Caught Carrying Over 30 Grams Of Cocaine Placed On $25K Bail: DA A Dorchester man was placed on $25,000 bail after he was charged with trafficking over 30 grams of cocaine and 10 grams of heroin, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Michael Johnson was arrested while driving with a suspended license at South Bay Mall around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, Boston Police report. Officers seized 37 grams of crack cocaine, 10 grams of heroin, three oxycodone pills and $234 in cash.  Johnson appeared in South Boston District Court on charges of trafficking cocaine 36-100 grams, possession with intent to distribute and opera…

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by David Cifarelli
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44 Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44
Support Surges For Family After Death Of Devoted Dad, Phillipsburg Public Works Employee, 44 Support is on the rise for the family of devoted father and Phillipsburg Public Works employee Kevin Johnson, who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the age of 44. Born in Hackettstown, Kevin had been employed with the Department of Public Works with the Town of Phillipsburg, his obituary says. Kevin was known for his love of youth sports and had spent time as a coach with Steele Hill and Firthtown, according to his memorial. He also loved the Philadelphia Eagles. Above all, Kevin was a dedicated family man who embraced his role as a loving father to his wife, Sta…

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by Valerie Musson
Brentwood, NY
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Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy
Suffolk County MS-13 Member Admits To Two Murders, Attempted Murder, Drug Conspiracy An MS-13 street gang member on Long Island will face life in prison after admitting to his role in two murders, and attempted murder to further a drug conspiracy, federal prosecutors announced. Brentwood resident Jonathan Hernandez, age 24, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. Specifically, US Attorney Breon Peace said that Hernandez admitted to his participation in the Jan. 28, 2016 murder of Michael Johnson, the April 29, 2016 murder of Oscar Acosta, and attempted …

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun
Upland Police Traffic Stop Finds DelCo Man With Unregistered Handgun A man was found with an unregistered handgun during a police traffic stop in Upland, Delaware County, authorities said. Officers found a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber handgun when they stopped Michael Johnson, 29, of Linwood in the area of the 1400 block of Kerlin Street on Sunday, Upland Borough police said. A check of Johnson's records showed he did not have a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon, police said. Johnson was arrested on weapons offenses and arraigned before MDJ Christopher Mattox. He was subsequently remanded to George W Hill Correctional Facility afte…

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by Nicole Acosta
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Westchester Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Westchester A 46-year-old man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for setting fire to a Westchester home earlier this year. White Plains resident Michael Johnson, who had been accused of starting a fire that destroyed a vacant two-family Smith Street home in Port Chester in January, was sentenced this week to one year in jail for arson. Johnson pleaded guilty to arson in July. The fire took crews several hours to knock down the flames on Tuesday, Jan. 29, which was complicated when a first-floor roof collapsed, though there were no injuries reported. The property is now owned by Nen’s Ba…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Westchester House Fire Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Westchester House Fire
Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Westchester House Fire A man has been charged with arson for his alleged involvement in a house fire that took dozens of firefighters in Westchester hours to extinguish. Michael Johnson 45, of White Plains, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 30, and charged with arson for allegedly starting the raging fire in the vacant home on Smith Street in Port Chester, that took place around 5 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, according to the Port Chester Police. "Detective's worked vigorously all yesterday to charge Johnson with this incident after he was located by Patrol Officers," the Port Chester Police Department said on Faceboo…

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by Kathy Reakes