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Forrest Street, Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City Man Convicted Of Stabbing Woman To Death In Her Apartment Jersey City Man Convicted Of Stabbing Woman To Death In Her Apartment
Jersey City Man Convicted Of Stabbing Woman To Death In Her Apartment UPDATE: Jurors in Jersey City convicted a local man of stabbing a city woman dead in her apartment 5½ years ago. Ishmeal "Rico" Coleman, 46, of the Salem Lafayette Gardens housing complex was found guilty of murder and multiple weapons offenses in the Aug. 12, 2018 stabbing death of Takeela Wilson, 38, in her home in the 300 block of Forrest Street. People who knew both of them identified Coleman in a photo array, authorities said. Police sat on Wilson’s car, then grabbed Coleman when he approached it carrying the keys. Assistant Hudson County Prosecutor Najma Rana secured the guilty verd…
Amy DeGise Hit-Run Case Transferred To Essex Prosecutor, Heading To Special Remand Court Amy DeGise Hit-Run Case Transferred To Essex Prosecutor, Heading To Special Remand Court
Amy DeGise Hit-Run Case Transferred To Essex Prosecutor, Heading To Special Remand Court Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise's highly-controversial hit-and-run case was transferred to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office due to a potential conflict of interest, sources tell Daily Voice. DeGise's father is Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, who took office after winning a special election in November 2022. The ECPO will be bringing the case to special remand court, which is for cases that have been specially selected by the county prosecutors — usually those of the fourth degree and third degree only — for early disposition. Thousands of Jersey City residents began callin…
Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year
Video Shows Jersey City Councilwoman In Hit-Run Trying To Get Out Of Car Tow Last Year Newly-released bodycam footage shows a Jersey City councilwoman at the center of a recent hit-and-run case trying to plead her way out of having her car towed last year. The footage released by Hudson County View shows Amy DeGise on the verge of tears as her Nissan Rogue was loaded onto a tow truck in Hoboken. An officer tells her that the car had been struck by a tractor trailer partially because she was in a no stopping/standing zone, and then that her SUV was being impounded since it had been unregistered since 2019. "I have a family member that's an officer I have their card on me, if…
Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash
Petition Calls For Resignation Of Jersey City Councilwoman Ticketed In Hit-Run Crash A Change.org petition has been launched calling for the resignation of Jersey City councilwoman, seen striking a bicyclist who ran a red light and fleeing the scene. Amy DeGise was apparently behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue that struck Andrew Black, who was heading south on Forrest Street near Martin Luther King Drive around 8 a.m. July 19, according to a police report obtained by Daily Voice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) Black reportedly said he had a green light but the footage shows him running a red,…
MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting MURDER: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting
Murder: Pair Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting A pair of men have been charged with murder in a Jersey City shooting that left one man dead in June, authorities announced. Quadre Domnie, 21, of Jersey City, and Jekhi Wade, 19, of North Plainfield, are responsible for killing Kyle Howard, 34, of Newark, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Domnie and Wade shot Howard around 11:15 p.m. on Forrest Street and MLK Drive on Sunday, June 12, Suarez said. Howard was rushed to the hospital in a private car and later died. Both were arrested without incident on Monday, July 25, 2022 near Cator and Rose avenues in Jersey City. Domnie and …
'That's Him': Man Shot 10 Times In Jersey City Alleyway, Report Says 'That's Him': Man Shot 10 Times In Jersey City Alleyway, Report Says
'That's Him': Man Shot 10 Times In Jersey City Alleyway, Report Says "That's him" were apparently the words that echoed around Forrest Street in Jersey City moments before a man was shot 10 times in an alleyway. Witnesses heard after a group of people sprung out of a BMW — possibly stolen – and chased the victim into the alley between MLK Drive and Bergen Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, NJ Advance Media says citing police radio transmissions. The victim was struck 10 times and hospitalized in critical condition, the outlet said. City officials did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment placed Thursday night. Click here for more…
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day
Prosecutor: Jersey City Teen Released From Hospital With Gunshot Wound Dies Next Day A 17-year-old Jersey City girl who was sent home from the hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night died after being readmitted Thursday morning, authorities said. Police responding to an 8 p.m. shooting in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street said they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. The girl -- identified in other news reports as Stephanie Jacques -- was found wounded a block away, at the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Oak Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both were taken to…