Worcester Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
Secaucus Police Lt. Thomas 'TJ' Malanka Jr. Dies 2 Months After Retirement
A longtime North Jersey police lieutenant who retired just two months ago has died, the department announced.
Lt. Thomas “TJ” Malanka Jr., Secaucus PD badge No. 125, died around 1:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, the department said.
Malanka served with the Secaucus Police Department from 2002 until June 2026. His assignments included patrol supervisor, platoon commander, and extra duty coordinator. Malanka also spent more than a decade as a member of the Hudson County Rapid Deployment Force, police said.
Malanka is survived by his wife, children, mother, and father, retired Secaucus…
Family Mourns Couple Killed In Stolen G-Wagon Crash In Mays Landing
The family of a South Jersey woman killed alongside her longtime partner in a head-on crash involving a stolen G-Wagon is raising money to help lay her to rest.
Alice Stilwell, 67, and Robert “Bob” Barr Jr., 54, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed in the crash in Mays Landing on Saturday, Aug. 22, authorities said.
A GoFundMe launched by Nicole Wright for Stilwell’s family had raised $2,670 toward a $22,000 goal, and identifies Stilwell and Barr as a couple.
"This unimaginable tragedy has left their family in deep grief, and the shock of how suddenly it happened has made this pa…
Man Chases Woman With Knife, Threatens To Kill Her, Child In Fairview: Police
A heavily intoxicated man chased a woman from a Bergen County home with a knife after threatening to kill her and a child, authorities said.
Police were called to a Fairview home for a domestic incident involving a weapon in Fairview on Saturday, Aug. 22, around 8:20 p.m., Deputy Police Chief John Pierrotti said.
Eswuar Amilcar Herrera, 29, of a Guatemalan national, had gotten into an argument with the woman and threatened physical harm to her and the young child, Pierrotti said.
During the argument, the woman left the home, and Herrera chased her outside with a knife while saying he wante…
Ridgewood's Scottie Scheffler Battled Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease At BMW Championship
Scottie Scheffler somehow finished tied for 12th at the BMW Championship. Turns out, just gripping his golf club was painful.
The Ridgewood-born golfer revealed after finishing 7-under-par (273) on Sunday, Aug. 23 in St. Louis, that he had battled hand, foot and mouth disease throughout the tournament.
Scheffler, 30, told TenGolf he became sick Monday night, which was “probably the most frustrating part.”
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common illness for children under 5, however, anyone can get it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It typically causes f…
18-Year-Old Charged After Hawthorne Stabbing Sends Victim To Hospital
An 18-year-old has been arrested after a stabbing sent a victim to the hospital from a Hawthorne home over the weekend, police confirmed.
Keishmer O. Roman was arrested in connection with the Sunday, Aug. 23 incident, Hawthorne police confirmed.
Roman faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and simple assault, according to Passaic County jail records. He was also charged with criminal mischief in an offense dated Monday, Aug. 24.
Roman was being held without bond in the Passaic County Jail as of Monday, Aug. 24, …
