Other Violations of Executive Orders, Including “Stay at Home” Order, and Ordinance
- Richard Luecke, 53, of Spotswood, N.J., Bruce Egbert, 59, of Spotswood, N.J., and Barry Korsak, 57, of Monroe, N.J., were each charged on May 16 by the Spotswood Police with violating the emergency orders for drinking inside the American Legion in Spotswood. The three men were previously warned by police, and Korsak was previously cited on May 3.
- Gutemberg De Cavalcante, 31, and Gaffar Poonawalla, 54, the manager and owner of Bob Smoke Shop on Ferry Street in Newark were charged with violating the emergency orders on May 17 when police observed numerous customers in the back of the store.
- David Fitha, 51, of Brooklyn, N.Y., owner of Payless Clothing Store on Springfield Avenue in Irvington, was charged twice by the Irvington Police on May 18 and 19 with violating the emergency orders by opening his business to customers.
- Jonathan Cozzino, 21, of Union City, N.J., was charged on May 19 by the Union City Police with violating the emergency orders. Cozzino was the manager on duty at the Dominos Pizzeria at 524 31st Street, where officers observed two employees who were not wearing face masks, one who was making pizza and another at the cash register. This location had been warned a number of times in the past month regarding similar conduct.
- Katherine Hermes, 53, of Peapack, N.J., was charged by the Bernardsville Police with violating the emergency orders on May 20 by opening her business, Country Home Store at 21 Olcott Square, to customers after previously having been warned by police about opening.
- Mario N. Albunia, 63, of Jersey City, N.J., was charged on May 21 by the Hoboken Police Department with violating the emergency orders by opening the restaurant he owns, Mario’s Pizza on Garden Street, for on-site dining. Police observed several patrons dining at tables both outside and inside of the restaurant. The patrons were seated less than 6 feet from one another and restaurant employees. Albunia was warned but refused to stop the violations.
Violation of the emergency orders is a disorderly persons offense carrying a sentence of up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. Such violations are charged by summons, without arrest.
Since the state of emergency was declared in New Jersey on March 9, at least 36 people have been charged with second-degree terroristic threats during an emergency for spitting, coughing, or otherwise threatening to deliberately expose officers, medical personnel, or others to COVID-19. Second-degree offenses carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000.
Third-degree charges carry a sentence of three to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000, while fourth-degree charges carry a sentence of up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The charges are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
If you are seeing a lack of compliance with the Governor’s emergency orders in your town, please contact your local police department or report here covid19.nj.gov/violation
The Attorney General’s Office and New Jersey State Police will continue to work with law enforcement throughout New Jersey to deter non-complaint behavior.
No one should take advantage of this pandemic to further their own biased agendas. COVID-19 is no excuse to promote anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and or other biased stereotypes. Please report bias crimes at 1-800-277-BIAS.
F Murphy and F any LEO for trying to enforce unconstitutional orders
People are dying and you’re worried about your constitutional right to drink in public or get a haircut
Erik Stemmle 100% . Constitutional rights supersede EVERY other concern there is. Without them there is no reason to live
Bill and if you die from coronavirus then it doesn’t matter if you have a reason to live
Erik Stemmle I ll take my shot with rights first. It’s 90+ % high risk people anyway. And of that there’s a half perfect death rate. Have a great day
The EOs put out aren’t unconstitutional. And there is SCOTUS precedence to prove it.
Bill you should probably know what your rights are and where they end then
https://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/commentary/constitutional-guide-emergency-powers
Wendy NiHuiginn we ll see in court with the thousands of lawsuits. And my interpretation of the bill of rights and amendments says they are
I also don’t seem to recall hearing any conservatives barking about “the Constitution” when Trump declared a national emergency over a caravan
Erik Stemmle the emergency powers invoked are unconstitutional. Not just each order. Uhg have a great day
Bill Bartus you should see the SCOTUS interpretation of State’s rights during a pandemic. Two sides to every story.
Erik Stemmle whos dying? I recovered from covid and i know four people with it right now and they are fine. Turn off the media they are brainwashing you.
Erik Stemmle what do I give a flying fuck about non citizens rights? Toughen up Jr
And I’m not prepared to listen to any arguments along the lines of “the virus kills people at high risk, but I’m not high risk so I don’t care”. That shows a complete lack of empathy and is frankly disgusting if you think about it. You’re literally saying you don’t care if thousands or hundreds of thousands of Americans die, as long as you survive.
Erik Stemmle yep
Bill they’re not unconstitutional and the article I just showed you proves that
Erik Stemmle what does trump have to do with this conversation? Unreal loser liberals can’t have a conversation without making it about trump. Liberals are obsessed with trump its unreal. All politicians are crooks regardless of what team they are on
Erik Stemmle the caravan didn’t cause the whole country to shut down
“Erik Stemmle whos dying? I recovered from covid and i know four people with it right now and they are fine. Turn off the media they are brainwashing you.”
This is who’s dying
And again, I’m not prepared to accept any arguments along the lines of “I’ll survive so who cares if others don’t” as being valid. I’m glad you recovered, and if you don’t care about the people that won’t then there’s no reason to listen to you. Sociopaths have nothing to offer anyone but themselves.
“Erik Stemmle what do I give a flying fuck about non citizens rights? Toughen up Jr”
The US has a treaty agreement to allow people to apply for asylum. I would think this would matter to you since you seem to care about the law and the Constitution above all else. It seems more like you only care about it when it supports an argument you wanted to make anyway. And if it doesn’t support that argument, you’ll apparently just ignore that anyway.
Lynette yes I agree that turned out to be a made up problem after all
I’m gonna post this again since you seem to think your “interpretation” is more important than actual Supreme Court decisions
https://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/commentary/constitutional-guide-emergency-powers
Bill Bartus F U
”Erik Stemmle what does trump have to do with this conversation? Unreal loser liberals can’t have a conversation without making it about trump. Liberals are obsessed with trump its unreal. All politicians are crooks regardless of what team they are on”
The point is not a single one of you cried about “freedom” when Trump declared a national emergency. We declare state emergencies and all of a sudden you’re constitutional patriots and scholars.
who cares–they have been though hell–let them enjoy them selves!!!!
Bruce Miccio. They survived a war, it’s time to let them be.
Bruce Miccio excatly
Stupid behavior aside, many of these charges will never hold up. Executive orders are not duly legislated laws — they apply primarily to personnel and agencies under executive control, not the general public. While there is some prudent latitude for times of disaster/emergency, when it would be impossible or impractical for the typical cumbersome legislative and government processes — they are intended to be short-term, narrowly construed stop gap measures — not indefinite and overarching. Several governors have pushed this into gray territory which will need to be litigated through the courts for legality/constitutionality. Our government was specifically intended so that no one individual has that type of authority — and why the executive branch has no authority to write laws, only approve them.
That what you call Marshall law
Seriously, this state is a real shit show…
why dont you just leave people alone
Because with a virus, one person’s foolish behavior can end up being another person’s death sentence
Erik Stemmle so with that logic no one should ever be allowed out of their houses because colds,flu’s, car accidents, pneumonia, falling trees, lightening, drowning, getting hit by buses or trains, mentally deranged people with weapons – the lists can go on and on about what can kill you. 100,000 people out of 329 million in the U.S. There is no cure for the flu – people aren’t up in arms about it- we don’t shut the country down yearly from October til May to prevent deaths. So other people are selfish because they want to live freely but you’re not because you don’t want them to?
Erik, you stay in pussy. we’ll do what we want
Shannon if their overly dramatic obsession with “freedom” kills someone else then yes, that’s the definition of selfishness. Coronavirus has a 30 times higher mortality rate than the flu, and we have a vaccine for the flu, so that’s a ridiculous analogy to make. But I don’t know why I bother. If 100,000 Americans dying isn’t enough for you to quit bitching about wearing a mask, then I don’t know what will. We could lose 10 million people and you would just say it’s only 10 million out of 329 million. Is there a number when you’ll actually start to care? A million, 5 million? How many people need to die for you to put a goddamn mask on and stand 6 feet apart? Or will it take someone close to you dying for you to finally understand this is a big deal?
Also if you’re gonna regurgitate about your rights, you should probably educate yourself on where they begin and end
https://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/commentary/constitutional-guide-emergency-powers
The shutdowns also don’t prohibit you from leaving your house. Again, you’re being dramatic and exaggerating. Falling trees and lightning strikes are acts of nature. We have a vaccine for the flu. If you cause a car accident because of careless or reckless driving, that’s illegal too. I suppose you think you should have the “freedom” to drive carelessly or recklessly as well. If a mentally deranged person with a weapon kills you, that’s also illegal. Are you saying they should have the “freedom” to do that as well?
This is a difficult situation and there are no easy answers. But I’ll put on a fucking mask if it could save someone else’s life, and it is absolutely fucking disgusting that so many people refuse to do the same. If you think your freedom is more important than someone else’s life, you need to seriously rethink your priorities. Again, I’m glad this virus hasn’t affected anyone you know yet, but when and if it does, you might want to consider if your “freedom” was worth it as you bury a loved one and say goodbye for the last time.
Fuck the bootlicker who wrote this slop.
Glenn Moore
It’s a press release from the NJ Attorney General
Ocean County Scanner News the attorney general is a political hack
Ocean County Scanner News See my post above.
If the township of Lakewood can be open, including germ infested Mikvahs, then so can everyone else.
Shari Brucker Stopera Lakewood is a case study on the bullshit level of this plandemic.
Population realistically over 110k. No shutdown, no social distancing, 140 deaths.
If we followed the narrative of the MSM we should see a tens of thousands dead, but we don’t.
Dean Booth excellent point.
Thank you, Mein Fuhrer Murphy.
Jesus the drama queens are really out in force today
Here’s a question and I’m hoping that somebody would know the answer. Is the American Legion Hall private property? And, if so, did the police have a warrant?
Great. Harass veterans and people with small businesses just trying to survive. ????????So hate what is going on in this state lately
At this point, knowing what we know, everything should be opened. For the most part, people are not morons and are capable of navigating risk. Risk is not a new thing! We have been navigating it with success for our entire lives.
???????? Enough is enough! ????????
Meanwhile there are 400 people inside Lowe’s buying mulch an bbqs
Wow shaming Veterans after opening the boardwalks and beaches to the world. Scumbag
So, we can go to Wally World and Target only for clothes, what BS OPEN UP THE STATE !!
Give me a break. Now the State is harassing Veterans. Murphy as to grow a set. I bet those law enforcement people were not veterans other wise it would never happen. People all over Lowe’s, Home Depot etc but a couple of buds can’t have a drink on the solemn weekend. So tired of all this BS
Sadly, this is what happens when you want to keep your career, paycheck and pension. You have to be at Murphy’s back and call, the hell with your oath and the hell with the constitution.
Real nice harassing veterans but letting criminals out of jail. This is just one of the many reasons why people are leaving this state
Would’ve shoved the violations down their throats.
A small group of Vets who fought for our country sitting at a private bar having a drink. If you are “allowed” to have 10 people visit in your home whats wrong with members having a drink at their bar. The legion is a Veterans second home.
I guess they wouldn’t share a drink with the cops
Open the state now!
Murphy sucks
How about harassing Lakewood? They haven’t listened or obeyed the laws since day #1
Amy Cavanaugh
???? % correct
The would be Harassment…
OMG ????
LET THE VETERANS ENJOY THEMSELVES…
Those Troopers should be ashamed of themselves…
Tracey..It was Spotswood PD that issued the violations…not the State Police…
Jill Matusiewicz Gohr
Thanks
Ridiculous – abuse of power!
This is so ridiculous ???? they should be ashamed of themselves ???????? open up the state already!!! Murphy is a fucking asshole ????
Our state troopers who do I’ll standing job should not have to police people on the beach or in a park! They have real crimes to do with !
Who cares
NJ nanny state and the sheep ratting on each other ????????????????
But in Lakewood weddings, funeral still going on…NOTHING IS DONE…why Because now they have a lawsuit against the state…
Denise Ferriolo toughen up buttercup.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
NOT if you have a gathering against the law.
These guys are the only ones breaking the law
Open the dam state state!
Pretty soon riots are gonna be starting
Katherine wasnt open!!! She was doing a live video.there were no customers in her store. She shouldnt have been charged ????????????????????????
This is a little creepy….????
Marni Peterson Kociban Very creepy .. glad I don’t live there anymore
How did the police find out someone was drinking INSIDE the Hall…unless another member REPORTED them ?
Wow I can’t believe the anti-semitic warning at the end.
Criticism is not anti-semitism, lol
What the hell is that comment about? Woww…..
I heard this page is going to be shut down soon.
Alan Munger what page?
For real, get a life . This is such bull. We have curved it enough. Time to get back to life.
I break Murphy’s orders everyday so what.
Zero fucks given.