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Route 3 Pedestrian Killed On Christmas Route 3 Pedestrian Killed On Christmas
Route 3 Pedestrian Killed On Christmas Investigators were trying to determine what a 31-year-old Passaic man who was struck and killed on Route 3 on Christmas Day was doing on the highway. Randy Rafael Reyes Duran was struck by a Tesla near Passaic Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a brief announcement on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene, they said, adding that the driver remained there. "At this point there's no idea why he was on the highway," one investigator said. "It wasn't suicide or anything like that." ANY…
'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor 'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor
'Go Back Where You Came From': Clifton Man, 71, Accused Of Bias Intimidation Against Neighbor Authorities on Wednesday charged a 71-year-old Clifton man with bias intimidation for allegedly using racial slurs against a female neighbor. Antonio Delevante also was charged with harassment in connection with what authorities said was an Aug. 24 incident in the area of Graham Place and Atkins Court in Clifton. The 51-year-old victim told responding officers that a male neighbor “approached her in a harassing manner using racial slurs and told her to go back from where she came from,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint relea…
UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire UPDATE: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire
Update: Authorities ID Three Seniors Killed In Clifton House Fire A 95-year-old woman and two fellow residents – 71 and 65 – were identified Saturday as the victims found dead in a Clifton house fire. Three firefighters, a Clifton police officer and a fourth resident also were injured in the blaze in a corner house on Ladwick Lane at Renaissance Drive near Van Houten Avenue in the city’s Athenia section on Nov. 18, authorities said. Firefighters found two of the deceased victims on the second floor and another in the basement after the blaze broke out in the multi-family home around 7:30 p.m. Killed were: Helen Popovich, 95; Elaine Warga, 71; Steven W…
'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge 'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge
'Go Back To Your F*cking Country': NJ Woman Attacks Young Muslim Sisters, Authorities Charge A New Jersey woman getting her nails done smacked a young Muslim girl in the head and told her and her sister to “go back to your f*cking country,” authorities charged. She then cursed out the young teens’ mother, they said. Nancy Jones, 59, of Clifton, was charged with a trio of bias crimes after investigators identified her in connection with the April 30 attack at New Natural Nails on Lakeview Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint announcement. Both U.S.-born girls – one 13, the other 15 -- were wearing hijabs at the…
SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35 SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35
SEE Anything? Police Seek Help In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Killed Clifton Pedestrian, 35 Police turned to the public for help finding a hit-and-run driver involved in a crash that killed a Clifton man crossing Route 46 before dawn Sunday. Dharmesh H. Patel, 35 was crossing the highway near Rock Hill Road when he was struck on the westbound side shortly after midnight, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. As that vehicle sped off, Patel was struck by a second vehicle driven by a 52-year-old New Brunswick man who stopped and remained at the scene, they said. Patel was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where he was…
Accused Clifton Slasher Charged With Attempted Murder Accused Clifton Slasher Charged With Attempted Murder
Accused Clifton Slasher Charged With Attempted Murder Authorities charged a Clifton man with attempted murder after they said he slashed another city resident earlier this month. Peter Perez, Jr., 21, wounded the 43-year-old victim at the corner of Sheridan and Wilson avenues shortly after 9 p.m. April 7, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. They didn’t say what type of weapon was used or why they didn’t announce the incident. They did say that the victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with “non-fatal wounds to his forearm, hand and fingers.” Valdes a…
Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer
Clifton Man Charged With Attempted Bias Murder In Knife Attack On Mexican Female Grocer A Clifton man was charged with attempted murder in what prosecutors said was a bias attack on a Mexican grocery store clerk. Shairo Gil, 24, missed when he tried to stab the clerk at Barrales Grocery on Main Street in the chest, they said. Gil “was purposely targeting any individual of Mexican descent” and went after ther clerk “because he believed her to be of Mexican descent,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release. The intended victim was unharmed, they said. Gil also was charged with aggravated assault, bias int…
Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl
Witnesses Sought From Route 3 Dump Truck Crash That Killed 1-Year-Old Girl Authorities turned to the public for help Wednesday investigating a dump truck crash from last month that killed a 1-year-old girl on Route 3 in Clifton. Jamie Yarrish, 25, of Clifton had little Jaelynn with her when a 2005 Mack Conventional Cab dump truck struck her 2019 Honda Civic on the westbound highway near Allwood Road the morning of Aug. 15.The truck, operated by Chad Hines, 40, of Wantage, then struck a 2013 Subaru Outback operated by a f54-year-old Nutley man. Yarrish's Civic then collided with a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse driven by another man, 35, also from Nutley. Jaelynn died af…