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: Detectives Revive Man Who Collapsed At Hudson Prosecutor’s Office
A visitor who suffered a medical emergency at Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office was revived by a group of detectives, authorities said. Prosecutor’s Detectives Stephen King and Salvatore Benanti, and Jersey City Police Detective Scott Rogers found the man without a pulse in the sixth-floor lobby of the Hudson County Administration Building. Prosecutor’s Detectives Risheem Whitten, Kristen Mikulak and Daniel Bellini “quickly joined their colleagues to provide immediate, life-saving medical assistance,” Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim regained a pulse within minutes a…
Police & Fire
Robbery Spree Ends, Hoboken Police Charge JC Man With Five Holdups In Six Weeks
Hoboken police stopped a one-man crime wave following five armed robberies over six weeks, including two the same day. Matthew Trontz, a 31-year-old ex-con from Jersey City, was arrested almost immediately after he held up Thomas’ Ice Cream Café on Jefferson Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Tuesday, Feb. 27, city police said. He was carrying a black stun gun, a silver imitation toy gun, a pocket knife and three cans of pepper spray, they said. Trontz brandished the firearms at Thomas’s, at Prime Gourmet on Monroe Street (Jan. 15), at Prime Stop on Willow Street and Hoboken Mini Mart o…
Police & Fire
Victim Of Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash Was Actor With Passion For Entertaining
A 26-year-old Jersey City resident was identified as one of three people killed in a violent crash Monday, Oct. 16. Dylan Weidenfeld was operating the Kia that collided with a BMW on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m., Hudson County prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives identified Dylan as an actor with a passion for entertaining. Honestly, this is the hardest post I ever thought I would share and the last thing I could have ever imagined would... Posted by Lisa Lieberman-Wang on Monday, October 16, 2023 Two passengers in the BMW, which was c…
Police & Fire
'Disgrace': Bar Patron Assaults Employee, Launches Tirade At Jersey City Gay Bar
A man assaulted an employee and hurled anti-gay slurs at a Jersey City gay bar on Thursday, Sept. 28, authorities and the bar said. Pint, which has been a Jersey City institution since 1911, said the man asked an employee why they have a rainbow flag. When finding out he was in a gay bar, the man flew into a rage, said gays target children, that gay people and gay bars should be illegal and used a homophobic slur, the bar wrote on Instagram. He sped away before police arrived, the bar said, but they were able to take a photo of him. View this post on Instagram …
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Shot By Police Charged At Them Wielding Large Knife, Videos Show
UPDATE: Less than a month after Jersey City police shot and killed a disturbed resident, state authorities publicly released videos that show him charging at tactical officers with a knife. Family members, friends and others have spent the time since the Aug. 27 incident calling city police murderers, accusing authorities of withholding information and demanding what they say is accountability for Andrew Washington’s death. During a protest outside City Hall on Wednesday, Sept.,20, they claimed that they were deliberately being kept in the dark. What some may not have known is that an inve…
Police & Fire
Feds Help Dismantle Meth, Fentanyl Ring In North Jersey: Cops
An investigation by multiple North Jersey police departments and the Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of three men for running a meth and fentanyl ring on Wednesday, Sept. 20, authorities said. Nilo Ibarra, a 38-year-old Jersey City resident, Ramon Lopez Arias, a 32-year-old West New York resident and Alexander Sanchez-Castillo, a 37-year-old North Bergen resident were arrested following an operation conducted by the Secaucus Police Department, the Jersey City Police Department Street Crimes Unit and the North Bergen Police Department, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Mill…
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Woman, 21, Killed In Jersey City Tractor Trailer Crash (
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A 21-year-old Bloomfield woman was killed in a crash between a tractor trailer and car early Friday morning, Sept. 1 in Jersey City, authorities said. At 2:15 a.m., Jersey City police responded to the crash in the area of the Routes 1 and 9 North ramp on Route 139 West, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, police saw an overturned 2018 Audi passenger vehicle with extensive damage and the tractor trailer, Suarez said. One passenger in the Audi was pronounced dead soon after while the driver of the Audi and another passenger were transported to a nearby hospital w…
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Update
: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History
One of a group of specially-trained Jersey City police officers shot and killed a knife-wielding city man after he charged at them in his apartment, authorities said. An EMS unit was the first to respond to 2:15 p.m. call at the Randolph Avenue residence in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to a release issued late Monday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. "Upon arrival, they requested the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department," the attorney general said. Patrol officers arrived just before 2:30 p.m. and tried to communicate with …
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Update
: Jersey City Man With Mental Health History Shot By Police
One of a group of specially-trained Jersey City police officers shot and killed a knife-wielding city man after he charged at them in his apartment, authorities said. An EMS unit was the first to respond to 2:15 p.m. call at the Randolph Avenue residence in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city on Sunday, Aug. 27, according to a release issued late Monday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. "Upon arrival, they requested the assistance of the Jersey City Police Department," the attorney general said. Patrol officers arrived just before 2:30 p.m. and tried to communicate with …
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Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot By Jersey City Police: Authorities (
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This story has been updated following a press conference conducted by Jersey City officials Jersey City police's decision to shoot 52-year-old Andrew Washington Sunday, August 27 was justified, city officials said in a press conference. While the shooting remains under investigation by the State Attorney General's Office, Mayor Steven Fulop and Public Safety Director James Shea called on the office to release the bodycam footage as soon as possible at a press conference on Monday morning, August 28. Washington was shot and tased by officers after he charged at them with a 6 x 8 inch …
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Video Shows Driver Overturning, Hitting 5 Cars In Fatal Jersey City Wreck
Video of a 36-year-old Jersey City driver hitting five vehicles in the crash that killed her has been released by HudPost. The footage shows Desiree Milow's Chevy Tahoe overturning and then hitting the vehicles along Garfield Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Wegman Parkway, just before noon Sunday, May 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. COLLISION UNIT INVESTIGATING MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH IN JERSEY CITY Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the... Posted by HudPost on Monday, May 29, 2023 Her lifeless body was found in the car, and she was subsequently pronou…
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Tahoe Driver Struck Five Other Vehicles In Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Jersey City woman struck five vehicles in her Chevy Tahoe before her vehicle came to a stop, and her lifeless body was found behind the wheel, authorities said. Desiree Milow's Chevy Tahoe collided with the five cars along Garfield Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Wegman Parkway, just before noon Sunday, May 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Her lifeless body was found in the car, and she was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene about 30 minutes later. Meanwhile, five victims were taken to Jersey City Medical Center with unknown injuries, Suarez sa…
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Body Found On 440 ID'd As Missing Woman
The body found on Route 440 on the Jersey City-Bayonne border on Wednesday, May 17, has been identified as Norelis Mendoza, who has been missing last week, authorities announced. Mendoza, a 32-year-old Lindenwold mom, had been last seen in Jersey City on Saturday, May 13,Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Norelis MendozaJersey City Police Police in Jersey City had said she was last spotted at her mother's house on Montgomery Street and Monmouth Street. Suarez said her death is considered suspicious. A cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the medical examiner…
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says
Supporters are rallying for a Jersey City police officer who they say was unfairly fired for hitting a jogger while responding to an emergency in February 2022. A GoFundMe for officer Edwin Hernandez says he is suffering "extreme punishment" as a result of his termination. Dashcam footage published by Real Garden State captured the Feb. 8, 2022 incident in which a jogger, later identified as Douglas Salom, ran directly in front of Hernandez's Crown Victoria on Jersey Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Real Garden State (@rea…
News
Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations
Three teens running a fund-raising robbery scam on strangers at Jersey City PATH stations were captured after one of the victims was injured in a scuffle, authorities said. That man was approached by the trio at the Grove Street station on March 6, Port Authority Public Information Officer Lenis Valens said. “They asked if he was willing to donate to their football team,” she said. When he told them he had no cash, they said he could do it through Venmo or Zelle, so he handed the phone over looking to make a $5 donation, Valens said. The teens, in turn, told him the account was wrong and …
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US Marshals Capture Jersey City Man's Accused Killer In Virginia
US Marshals captured a suspected New Jersey killer in Virginia, authorities said. Jersey City's Brandon Montauge, 24, is being held in Newport News, Virginia, pending his extradition back to New Jersey following an investigation into the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Tyreef Robinson, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, March 9 following his arrest. The shooting was reported shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 in Jersey City. Prosecutors say that the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a shooting on Bergen Avenue, and upon arrival, officers found …
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Jersey City Officer Allowed Fugitive To Stay At Her Home: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Jersey City police officer has been arrested on accusations she allowed a fugitive wanted for attempted murder to stay in her house while knowing all along they were wanted, authorities said. Members of the US Marshals Service captured the suspect wanted in a Feb. 10, 2022 shooting at Page Rivera's home on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Rivera, through her employment at the Jersey City Police Department, was aware of the arrest warrant that was issued for the individual wanted in a Feb. 10 shooting she allowed to stay at her home, Suarez sa…
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Men Who Killed 17-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Get Prison Time
A pair of men charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City girl were sentenced to state prison on Friday Jan. 27, authorities said. Alterik Ellis, 29, and Travis DeFoe, 32, both of Jersey City, were sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2018 shooting death of Jade Saunders in Jersey City, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Ellis and DeFoe were each convicted at trial of murder, theft and weapons offenses, Suarez said. “No family should ever lose a child in a senseless act of gun violence,” said Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin…
Police & Fire
Christmas Killing Leaves Jersey City Man Dead
Authorities have identified the 46-year-old man killed in a Christmas killing. Khaliq Lockett was found having suffered gunshot wounds to the torso around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken from Communipaw and Crescent avenues to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 7:51 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests …
Police & Fire
Tenafly Man, 23, Shot Dead In Jersey City
A 23-year-old Bergen County man was gunned down in Jersey City, authorities said. Jovahn Horne, of Tenafly, was found a gunshot wound to the abdomen at 74 Dales Ave., around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 9:41 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. …
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Stabbing Victim Was Defending Jersey City Pizzeria Worker From Abusive Customer: Police
A man defending Jersey City pizzeria employees from an abusive customer was hospitalized with a life-threatening stab wound to his abdomen, authorities said. The 25-year-old man got into an argument with 47-year-old Savark Dicupe at Stella’s on Grove Street over how Dicupe was treating employees around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, city police said. The argument turned physical when Dicupe stabbed the victim with a pocket knife at the 24-hour pizzeria, authorities said. Dicupe was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. JCPD officers arrested Savark Dicupe, 47,…
News
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors
A Hudson County ex-con who was arrested with a loaded gun in his car after being busted and released twice for cocaine and heroin possession in the previous few months isn't going anywhere now. Federal jurors in Newark convicted Clarence Gaffney, 36, of Jersey City, of drug and weapons possession earlier this week following a three-day trial, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Police reported finding the coke and smack in Gaffney's underwear and shoe following an Oct. 5, 2019 traffic stop, Sellinger said. He was arrested again, on Dec. 26, 2019, after officers caught him selling …
Police & Fire
'Don't Call Police,' Says Cell Phone Thief With Heroin Who Spit In Officer's Face: Hoboken PD
A 28-year-old cell phone thief was busted with heroin spit in an officer's face after warning his victim not to call police, authorities in Hoboken said. A man later identified as Matthew Soler of Bloomfield had stolen a victim's phone while he was eating lunch at McDonald's around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, Hoboken Police Det. Jonathan Mecka said. The victim called his own phone and was able to speak to Soler, who told him to meet him in the terminal so he could return the phone, and then told him not to call police, Mecka said. The victim had already called police and the officers accom…
News
Gotcha
! Gunman Who Carjacked Couple Captured Thanks To Police Drone: NJ Authorities
A gunman who carjacked a couple waiting to pick up food outside an Elizabeth restaurant was captured by police thanks to a Newark police drone that followed their Mercedes to Jersey City, authorities said. Rahmel Belle, 22, of Jersey City, and another man were both wearing masks when they got out of a car behind the couple on Morris Avenue around 7:30 p.m. this past April 23, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Pointing a grey handgun with a laser at them, Belle ordered the victims out of the Mercedes and took their keys, cellphones and other valuables – as well as $…
Police & Fire
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor
Charges were upgraded for a Hudson County man after the man he beat unconscious died, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, of Union City, beat 51-year-old Anthony Passero on Bergen Avenue between Myrtle and Bostwick avenues in Jersey City around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Passero was brought to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Passero died of blunt force trauma and the manner of death …
Police & Fire
Distribution Charges Dropped For Jersey City Man Due To Detective's Testimony, Court Rules
A Jersey City man will have drug distribution charges dropped after a prosecutor "improperly" elicited testimony from a police detective, who reportedly offered his opinion on the defendant's state of mind court papers show. When asked by a prosecutor if he believed Terrell Tucker had drugs with the intention of distributing them, officer Patrick Egan — the sole testifying witness — replied "in the affirmative" and described what he saw. Egan, the 10-year JCPD veteran, said that he saw Tucker engage in "suspected narcotics activity" near 96 Grand Ave. around 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2020.…
Police & Fire
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 …
News
Just-Released Ex-Con Jailed After Bergen Woman Finds Secret Sex Cam
A recently released ex-con from Jersey City hid a camera in a Ridgefield Park woman's home in an attempt to secretly record her having sex, authorities charged. Johnny Nunez, 46, was taken into custody by village police this week after the woman found the camera, Police Chief Joseph Rella said Friday. Nunez has conducted a campaign of "persistent and ongoing harassment" of the 42-year-old victim, the chief said. Village police arrested him this past Tuesday on charges of invasion of privacy, harassment "in a manner to cause alarm" and stalking, records show. He remained held Friday in the…
Police & Fire
Deadly Jersey City Stabbing May Have Resulted From Love Triangle, Sources Say
A 21-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old woman hurt by knife-wielding suspect in what sources say may have been a love triangle, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice requesting anonymity. Jason Khusial was found around 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 5 at 186 McAdoo Ave., and pronounced dead about 15 minutes later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 22-year-old female victim suffered a serious stab wound around 6:40 a.m. at 196 Clinton Ave., and rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where she remained Wednesday in stable condition, Suarez said. …
Police & Fire
Major NJ Drug Ring Smashed: Pounds Of Heroin, Fentanyl Seized, 14 Busted
Nearly three pounds of heroin and fentanyl were seized, along with three handguns, $70,000 in cash and more than $500,000 worth of jewelry in the takedown of a major North Jersey/New York City drug ring, authorities said. A U.S. Postal Service worker was among 14 people arrested as more than 100 local, county and federal law enforcers executed search warrants across Jersey City, Rahway and the Bronx, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.They also hit a Newark location where Suarez said the drugs were processed and packaged for sale. The ringleader, she said, was Charles King, 48, who…
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Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…
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