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Teen Hid Recording Device Inside Multiple Bathrooms Including Jersey City Mall: Prosecutor Teen Hid Recording Device Inside Multiple Bathrooms Including Jersey City Mall: Prosecutor
Teen Hid Recording Device Inside Multiple Bathrooms Including Jersey City Mall: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Jersey City resident was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 1 after police found he hid a recording device inside a public restroom at a local mall, authorities said. A woman discovered the black device while using the family restroom on the first floor of JCPenney at the Newport Mall, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The Hudson County Special Victims Unit investigated and identified Andy Cardenas as the person of interest, Suarez said. Multiple electronic/digital files were recovered from the recording device, which contained images from …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Assaulted, Robbed Of Cell Phone At Jersey City Mall, Authorities Say Man Assaulted, Robbed Of Cell Phone At Jersey City Mall, Authorities Say
Man Assaulted, Robbed Of Cell Phone At Jersey City Mall, Authorities Say A 43-year-old man was robbed of his cell phone and assaulted outside a Jersey City mall Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The man struggled with the thief, who assaulted him and ran off with his cell phone near the entrance of Newport Mall at approximately 4:15 p.m., Jersey City police spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said. Additional details about the incident were not immediately available.

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by Valerie Musson
Events
Pitbull, Akon Performing At Jersey City’s 4th Of July Fest Pitbull, Akon Performing At Jersey City’s 4th Of July Fest
Pitbull, Akon Performing At Jersey City’s 4th Of July Fest Jersey City’s sixth-annual Fourth of July Festival will feature musical performances by Pitbull and Jersey City and Newark native Akon, the city announced Monday. The festivities kick off at noon at the Exchange Place Plaza and end at 10. Fireworks will be launched from barges in the Hudson River, with the New York skyline as backdrop. “We set the bar high last year bringing in Snoop Dogg as our headline performance, and we expect to impress, yet again, with this year’s entertainment lineup,” said Mayor Steve Fulop. "The headline performance and fireworks conclude a day of fun for thousa…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged UPDATE: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged
Update: Two Confirmed Shot At Newport Mall In Jersey City, Two Charged Police investigating a shooting Friday night at the Newport Mall in Jersey City said they've arrested two people. It was suspected but not officially confirmed late Friday that they'd shot one another. One of the two -- Jaleel Holmes -- already was being sought by police on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting in Jersey City this past Wednesday. Authorities also were already familiar with the other, Police Chief Michael Kelly said. Although he didn't officially accuse either man of pulling the trigger Friday night, Kelly said: “We have no friendly person who was…

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by Jerry DeMarco