Police on Friday morning swarmed Bridgeton City Park in groups searching for a 5-year-old girl who authorities say may have been abducted by a man while playing there earlier this week.The reward for locating Dulce Maria Alavez has increased to $30,000, thanks to donations from the FBI, New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's ...

A New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Morris County.The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from Thursday's drawing was purchased at the Exxon on Route 10 in Denville. The winning numbers were: 05, 29, 32, 34 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 02. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000.

A nurse from Fair Lawn who moved to Virginia was fatally shot by a police officer performing a welfare check at her house after she charged at him swinging an axe, authorities said.Henrico County police responded to the home of Gay Ellen Plack -- formerly of the Radburn section -- on a welfare check Tuesday, Police Chief Humberto Cardounel said in a video release.No one answered the ...

The driver who hit a Mount Olive police vehicle and a car carrying three people Thursday was extricated then flown to an area hospital in unknown condition, local police said.The three-car crash that happened just after 12:40 p.m. shut River Road for an investigation involving the Morris County Prosecutor's Officer, Mount Olive Police Chief Stephen Beecher said.Mount Olive Police ...

A raccoon who attacked several Maywood pedestrians was captured Thursday, local police said.The animal bit an 82-year-old man sitting on a lawn chair on his arm, finger and leg around 1:30 p.m., ABC7 reports.Children and adults in their backyard were chased by the crazed animal, before it jumped onto the back of a 72-year-old man doing yard work. He was left with cuts on his ...

A longtime Hezbollah member from Morristown man has spent the past 22 years scouting terror-attack locations in NYC for the organization, according to new federal indictments against him.Alexei Saab, 42, on Thursday was charged in a nine-count indictment for offenses related to supporting the organization, the U.S. Justice Department announced.A Hezbollah member since 1996, Saab ...

A tow truck driver from Sussex County was high on fentanyl and morphine when his truck crossed over the center line and struck a sedan in Lafayette -- leaving two people dead and another injured, a recent report says.Joseph Crilley, 29, of Newton, was charged on Tuesday with drug possession and vehicular manslaughter, Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said in an ...

One of two winning New Jersey Lottery tickets was sold at a Clifton supermarket.Each Jersey Cash 5 ticket is worth $123,779 -- splitting the $247,558 jackpot.Those tickets were sold at the following locations:Super Exito Supermarket on Dayton Avenue in CliftonBeach Haven Moose on Route 72 in ManahawkinThe winning numbers were 08, 15, 19, 41 and 43 and the XTRA number was 02. 

A New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $10,000 was sold in Ridgefield Park.The Mega Millions ticket from Tuesday's drawing was purchased from Park Stationary on Main Street.The winning numbers were 12, 15, 30, 50 and 65. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.Nineteen other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth ...

Service to the Pascack Valley Line was suspended after a train struck a car in River Edge Thursday morning, authorities said.Two people in the car sustained non life-threatening injuries in the 7:30 a.m. incident at the Main Street crossing near New Bridge Landing, NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. They were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment, ...