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Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Shaquin Ingram, 22, Found Beaten To Death In Union County Apartment Shaquin Ingram, 22, Found Beaten To Death In Union County Apartment
Shaquin Ingram, 22, Found Beaten To Death In Union County Apartment A 22-year-old woman was found beaten to death in her Elizabeth apartment, authorities said. Shaquin Ingram was found by police performing a welfare check having sustained serious injuries in an apartment on the 10 block of Jacques Street around 1 a.m., Jan. 5, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Ingram's Facebook page says she is a former resident of Newark and Linden. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by me…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart
Lifelong Union County Resident Andrew Zagorski, 28, Was Loving Husband To HS Sweetheart Andrew Joseph Zagorski of Linden died on Nov. 25, 2020. He was 28 years old. Born in Summit and raised in Elizabeth, Andrew graduated Valedictorian from St. Mary of the Assumption High School and earned his BS in Business Management from Rutgers University, his obituary says. Andrew worked as a sales representative for 1 800 Heaters in Edison, and previously as a store manager for Walgreens in Edison. He was remembered as a doting husband to his high school sweetheart, Erin; an "expert video gamer" and foodie. Services were held Dec. 5, at St. John the Apostle Church in Clark. Click…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Popular Burger Joint Expanding To Bergen County Popular Burger Joint Expanding To Bergen County
Popular Burger Joint Expanding To Bergen County A burger restaurant with several New Jersey locations is planning a Bergen County debut. 30 Burgers will be opening at 30 Park Avenue, according to a post on its Instagram page. The storefront was formerly home to The Empanada Shop. "Fresh never frozen" is 30 Burgers' motto. Launched in January 2014, 30 Burgers focuses on certified Angus beef burgers, each one cooked to order with a 7- to 10-minute wait time. Other 30 Burgers locations are in Lawrence Township, Branchburg, Hillsborough, Bound Brook, Dunellen, East Brunswick, Linden, Somerville and Hackettstown. The ow…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Amazon Delivery Station In Bergen County Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs New Amazon Delivery Station In Bergen County Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs
New Amazon Delivery Station In Bergen County Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs A new Amazon delivery station is planned for Bergen County. Amazon Logistics will open the Lodi center at 200 Gregg St., in the first half of 2021. Delivery stations power the last mile of the company's order fulfillment process.  Packages are transported to delivery stations from Amazon fulfillment centers, where they are sorted then loaded into vehicles for delivery. Amazon also has plans to open facilities in Edison, Linden and Carlstadt. The Lodi delivery station will create hundreds of full-time and part-time jobs, paying a minimum of $15 per hour. Amazon has more t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames HEROES: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames
Heroes: Physician Assistant, Off-Duty Firefighter Rescue NJ Turnpike Driver Engulfed In Flames A physician assistant and off-duty corrections officer were among several bystanders who sprung into action to help a truck driver whose body was engulfed in flames on the NJ Turnpike Monday afternoon. Daniel O'Beirne, a volunteer Wood-Ridge firefighter, was heading to work at as a corrections officer in Avenel when he saw the southbound tractor-trailer cab in front of him hit a sign pole then burst into flames, around 1:15 p.m., in Linden. O'Beirne pulled over, jumped out of his car and ran over to help the truck driver -- who he said was standing on the running boards of his truck, engulf…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault
Authorities: NJ Man Tells Woman 'I'm Going To Do What I Want' Before Violent Sex Assault A Middlesex County man told took a woman to a secluded area and told her he was "going to do what he wanted" before sexually assaulting her last year, authorities said Monday. Tyrone R. Johnson, 33, of Woodbridge, took the woman to a secluded area on East Elizabeth Avenue in Linden on Dec. 17, 2019, where he began pulling off her clothing as she pleaded for him to stop, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. The victim told police about the incident, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment for fractures around her eye socket, and b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
COVID Price Gougers Include Jersey Shore Biz That Marked Up Masks 600%, State Charges COVID Price Gougers Include Jersey Shore Biz That Marked Up Masks 600%, State Charges
COVID Price Gougers Include Jersey Shore Biz That Marked Up Masks 600%, State Charges A dozen COVID price gougers fined by the state include a Jersey Shore business that sold masks at a 600% markup, a Bergen County pharmacy that peddled at-home antibody tests and several other merchants who jacked up prices on bottled water, rice and other essentials, authorities announced Monday.  Performance Supply LLC made “false and misleading statements in advertising N95 mask respirators for sale to personnel from the New York City Office of Citywide Procurement,” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The Manalapan-based business “misleadingly suggested the company i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen Cub Scout Leader, Youth Sports Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor Bergen Cub Scout Leader, Youth Sports Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor
Bergen Cub Scout Leader, Youth Sports Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor A Bergen County Cub Scout leader from Oakland who also coaches youth sports was charged with sexually assaulting a minor. Gary Sarno, 47, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing Wednesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Sarno "engaged in sexual conduct with a child" between 16 and 17 years old late last December, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation by Musella's Special Victims Unit and Oakland police led to Sarno's arrest last week on charges of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endang…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kids Eat Free July 4th At These NJ Applebee's Locations Kids Eat Free July 4th At These NJ Applebee's Locations
Kids Eat Free July 4th At These NJ Applebee's Locations Casual kid-friendly restaurant chain Applebee’s is celebrating the Fourth of July with a special Kids Eat Free promotion. Locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises in New Jersey are offering a free kids’ meal with an adult entree purchase. The deal can be used with dine-in service or via online orders using the code KIDS, and the order must total at least $15. Restaurants offering the promotion include: Brick Bridgewater Butler Clark Clifton Edison Flemington Garfield Hackensack Hackettstown Hillsborough Howell Jersey City Jersey Gardens Kearny, Lacey Linden Manahawkin Manalapa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…

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by Jerry DeMarco