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Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At NJ Zoo, Police Say Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At NJ Zoo, Police Say
Woman Charged For Breaking Into Tiger Enclosure At NJ Zoo, Police Say A Millville woman was accused of hopping a fence at a Bridgeton zoo and trying to pet a Bengal tiger, authorities said. Zyair Dennis, 24, was charged with one count of defiant trespassing, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 26. She was also cited for two violations of city ordinances about people climbing fences at Cohanzick Zoo. Investigators said Dennis went into the restricted area near the zoo's tiger and bear enclosures on Sunday, Aug. 18. Police began investigating after the city's recreation department received video from other …

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by Chris Spiker
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Farmer's Market Sex Assault: Fair Lawn Man, 26, Released After Glen Rock Incident, Police Say Farmer's Market Sex Assault: Fair Lawn Man, 26, Released After Glen Rock Incident, Police Say
Farmer's Market Sex Assault: Fair Lawn Man, 26, Released After Glen Rock Incident, Police Say A 26-year-old Fair Lawn man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman at the Glen Rock farmer's market, police said. Richard Larrivieri allegedly followed the North Haledon victim closely in the Rock Farmer's Market on Prospect Street then rubbed his hands on her thigh and buttocks intentionally just before 4 p.m. Aug. 17, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Larrivieri fled the store. Meanwhile, Sgt. Robert Wojtecki obtained surveillance footage and worked with detectives to identify the suspect as Larrivieri, Ackermann said. Larrivieri was arrested o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors
Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors An Asbury Park man was indicted in a deadly triple shooting at a Toms River hookah lounge nearly two years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Eric Manzanares on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Manzanares was accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Nymere Tinsley of Brick Township on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Toms River police responded to a…

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by Chris Spiker
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Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say A 50-year-old hit-and-run driver was arrested after police say he led a pursuit along Route 17 last week. Vincent Vespe, of Montvale, struck another vehicle in a white Toyota Tacoma in Wood-Ridge on Aug. 19, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Kapp pursued the suspect vehicle after it refused to stop through several streets in Lyndhurst before entering Route 17 north, Auteri said. Lyndhurst officers Lt. Paul Haggerty and Sal Wartel continued to pursue the vehicle, but canceled the pursuit due to heavy traffic, Auteri said. Vespe was still unidentified at that point…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops For Weeks Arrested After Bergen County Pursuit: PD Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops For Weeks Arrested After Bergen County Pursuit: PD
Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops For Weeks Arrested After Bergen County Pursuit: PD A 24-year-old motorcyclist stunting through Bergen County and antagonizing officers was arrested after a month-long investigation, authorities said. Robert Higgins, of North Arlington, has been charged with eluding and was issued a slew of traffic violations, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said on Monday, Aug. 26. Lynrhust detectives Matt Giunta and Nick Abruscato were in an unmarked police vehicle near Rutherford and Park Avenues when they were approached by a sport motorcycle on Friday, July 26, Auteri said.  The motorcycle had intentionally slowed down in front of th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says
Teen Girl Dismembered In Boating Accident Off NJ Coast, Report Says A boating accident was under investigation at a New Jersey beach, police said Sunday, Aug. 25. Harvey Cedars police did not detail that accident and said only that it was "tragic" and under investigation with New Jersey State Police. According to NBC Philadelphia citing a source, a teen girl was dismembered after being run over by the boat, operated by her father.  "As the investigation is in its preliminary stages, we ask that you keep the family and community in your thoughts and prayers," Harvey Cedars police said.  Click here for more from NBC Philadelphia.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In SoHo Slaying Of Popular Bayonne Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc' Arrest Made In SoHo Slaying Of Popular Bayonne Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc'
Arrest Made In SoHo Slaying Of Popular Bayonne Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc' Police have arrested and charged a New York man in the June murder of a popular Bayonne, NJ sneaker reseller who went by the name, Upscale Cracc, in Lower Manhattan. Jayquan Straker, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in the Tuesday, June 25 killing of Javier Osorio-Mejia, in SoHo, the NYPD announced. Rest in peace to Upscale Cracc, born Javier Osorio-Mejia, a reseller who was a mainstay at sneaker releases in New York City for years. If there was a lineu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (UPDATE) Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected, Run Over In Route 280 Crash: Police (Update) A 52-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash on Route 280 in Hudson County, police said. Kyle Silas, of Orange, was heading west on a Fly Wing electric motorcycle when he struck a Ford sedan near milepost 16 in Kearny around 4:35 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Silas was ejected then run over by a Dodge, Lebron said. He died as a result of the accident.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sports Bar Destroyed By Fire Vows To Rebuild: 'We Are Not Out' Sports Bar Destroyed By Fire Vows To Rebuild: 'We Are Not Out'
Sports Bar Destroyed By Fire Vows To Rebuild: 'We Are Not Out' A popular Warren County sports bar was destroyed by a fire this weekend. Firefighters were called to Angry Dad Draught House on Route 31 in Washington around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. This afternoon at approximately 15:30 hours, 83 Fire was requested as part of Box 76-01 for a confirmed working... Posted by Washington Fire Department Station 83 on Saturday, August 24, 2024 Photos of the scene show flames blowing through the roof. WFMZ says the roof of the restaurant collapsed and that no one was inside at the time of the blaze. The restaurant thanked first responders and those …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes
Handgun Seized, 5 Burglars Captured Following Wild Pursuit Through Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes Five burglars are in custody after a pursuit from Franklin Lakes into Wyckoff, which resulted in the vehicle overturning early Saturday, Aug. 24, authorities said. A Birch Road resident called 911 reporting two people inside her home, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said. Responding officers located a suspect vehicle, a white 2016 Ford Fusion, near the home and tried to conduct a motor vehicle stop. The vehicle fled and a pursuit ensued into neighboring jurisdictions. The suspect vehicle overturned on Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, and two suspects were taken into custody by Offi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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4-Year-Old Stabbed Multiple Times In Paterson, Prosecutor Says 4-Year-Old Stabbed Multiple Times In Paterson, Prosecutor Says
4-Year-Old Stabbed Multiple Times In Paterson, Prosecutor Says A 4-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed multiple times in Paterson Friday, Aug. 23, authorities said. The incident happened near East 24th Street and 10th Avenue just after 4 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. The victim was immediately taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment and has been admitted and is in stable condition. The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will be released once it becomes available.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police
Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In Bergen County: Police One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after plunging out of a moving vehicle along the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. A Hyundai SUV was traveling north on the western spur in East Rutherford at milepost 113.2 around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 when the front seat passenger jumped from the moving car, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The passenger struck the pavement and sustained serious injuries. No further information was provided.

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by Cecilia Levine