FOR RELEASE
May 13, 2025
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Public Information Unit (609) 882-2000
DSFC. Marcelo Pirez - ext. 6531
SFC. Charles Marchan - ext. 6513
Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron - ext. 6514
West Trenton, NJ – The ӣƵ State Police announces the release of their 2025 “Most Wanted” list of fugitives. The list, compiled by the ӣƵ State Police – Fugitive Unit, contains thirteen (13) ӣƵ’s “Most Wanted” violent fugitives. It is headlined by the most wanted fugitive, Joanne Chesimard, who is wanted for escaping from a ӣƵ correctional institution in 1979, where she was serving a life sentence for the May 2, 1973, murder of Trooper Werner Foerster #2608.
The remaining fugitives are wanted for a variety of crimes, including Murder, Sexual Assault of a Minor, Weapons Offenses, Escape, Human Trafficking, and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. All of these fugitives are CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these fugitives, you are urged to contact the ӣƵ State Police – Fugitive Unit immediately. Together, we can make our communities a safer place to live. No piece of information is insignificant. ALL TIPS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
NJSP Fugitive Unit Tip-Line: 1-800-437-7839
NJSP Fugitive Email Tip-Line: Fugitiveinformation@njsp.gov.
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