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Police & Fire
Two Dead After Car Fleeing Police Strikes Taxi: State AG
A police encounter turned deadly on Sunday, Dec. 10 in Elizabeth, after a car fleeing officers crashed into a taxi, killing the driver and passenger, authorities said. At 5:42 a.m., police responded to a report of gunfire near Fourth and Center Street, the state attorney general's office said. Police followed a vehicle of interest, which then collided with the taxi at Grand Street and Routes 1 and 9, the state attorney's general office said. The identities of the victims have not been released. Two of the three occupants in the other vehicle were arrested and hospitalized with non life…
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
Suspect Fleeing Pre-Dawn Home Invasion Dies In Crash With Long Branch Police Car:
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UPDATE: A passenger in a vehicle fleeing a home invasion died after a collision with a Long Branch police cruiser driven by an officer responding to the call, authorities said. The call of an armed break-in on Elmwood Avenue near MacArthur Avenue came in at 3:59 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said Tuesday. "As officers were responding in marked police vehicles, one of the law enforcement vehicles was involved in a collision with a vehicle believed to be operated by a suspect from the reported incident," the attorney general said. Witnesses said the fleei…
Police & Fire
Dad, Kids Killed In Sussex County Crash Caused By 22-Year-Old Driver: Police
Shock and sadness spread Memorial Day Weekend following a crash that killed four people, including a father and his two children struck by a wrong-way driver in Sussex County. Bruce Cseh, 22, of Blairstown, was behind the wheel of a 2021 Jeep Rubicon heading west crossed over the double yellow lines on Newton-Sparta Road around 4 p.m. in Andover Township on Friday, May 26, local police said. Cseh struck a 2011 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by Andrew Benavente, 36 of Newton. Benavente's truck erupted in flames which became too intense for firefighters. As a result, the dad, his 13-year-old son,…
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Driver Killed In Fiery Jersey City Crash (
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A 25-year-old Jersey City man was killed in a fiery crash overnight, authorities said. The unidentified driver's vehicle had crashed and overturned around 2:30 a.m. at Kennedy Boulevard and St. Pauls Avenue Monday, May 15, footage from the scene shows. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) No further information was provided. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said only that the accident was under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-13…
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: Senior Homeowner, Daughter's Fiancé Killed In South Hackensack House Fire
UPDATE: An elderly homeowner and her daughter's fiancé died in an overnight house fire in South Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The Agar Place fire broke out in the rear of the 1½-story home shortly after 3 a.m. and instantly spread, responders and neighbors said. An off-duty South Hackensack police sergeant who lives next door to the victims tried to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but the blaze spread too quickly. Firefighters had to beat back heavy flames and extreme heat, in fact, before finding 80-year-old homeowner Teresa Savino and Anton Pechal (Merkulov), 29. The…
Police & Fire
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said. Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said. The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …
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'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say
The manhunt is over for former police officers and two kidnapped girls, who were found shot dead in a car that crashed near the Pennsylvania and Maryland border, multiple news outlets are reporting. Robert Vicosa and Tia Bynum have been on the run with Vicosa’s daughters, Aaminah, 6, and Giana, 7, after purportedly abducting them from their York County home. All four were supposedly found shot dead in a car crashed in the area of Midvale Road and Ringgold Pike just south of the Pennsylvania in Maryland around 3 p.m., according to WJZ and WBAL citing unnamed sources. Pennsylvania State P…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Who Died In Hunterdon County Apartment Fire
Authorities have identified Sunday's victim of a Hunterdon County fire at a housing complex for disabled residents. Thomas A. Mahoney, 62, was found with serious burns inside his apartment at The Meadows at Oldwick, around 6:40 a.m., Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said in a joint release with local police. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of Mahoney's unit at the independent living facility, authorities said. Mahoney was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. “Our condolences go out to Mr. Mahoney’s family and friends during this difficult …
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Authorities ID Bicyclist Killed In East Orange Crash
Authorities have identified the bicyclist struck and killed by multiple vehicles in East Orange last week. Steven B. Allen, Jr., 26, of Orange, was riding on Freeway Drive and Evergreen Place when he was hit by several cars around 2 p.m., last Wednesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East Orange Police Director Dominick Saldida said. Allen was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation remains active and ongoing and no charges were been filed against the drivers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office…
Police & Fire
Update
: Man Who Got Out Of Car, 22, Killed In Gruesome Route 4 Crash
It wasn't a scene for the faint of heart: A man who got out of a sedan after it was rear-ended on Route 4 in Teaneck over the weekend was struck and killed in a chain-reaction crash that sent a van careening into a house and bursting into flames. It began when the Toyota Sienna was rear-ended by a Honda Accord on westbound Route 4 off North Wilson Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday. The van rolled across a lawn and slammed into a brick wall of the North Wilson Avenue home, landing right side up and bursting into flames, authorities said. The van driver and a passenger got out OK, Bergen C…
Obituaries
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a 2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to Atlan…
Police & Fire
Fatal Paterson Fire Victim Identified As Longtime City Resident, 83
A man killed in a Paterson house fire Tuesday afternoon was identified Friday as longtime city resident Charles Bennett, 83. Responders found Bennett unresponsive in the basement, where the fire in the two-family home on 17th Avenue broke out. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Authorities were still investigating the cause of the two-alarm blaze, which broke out around 2:30 p.m. and severely damaged the three-story, wood-frame house. Firefighters had it knocked down within an hour. Five people were displaced. Funeral arrangements for Bennett hadn't yet been made…
Police & Fire
Update
: 'Inseparable' Couple Dies In Butler New Year's Eve Blaze
Anna and Richard Ryczek of Butler were inseparable. “They had a son,” neighbor Pier Rondin said. “I heard that the house was the only possession the old couple had to pass on to him.” Their Myrtle Avenue house went up in flames on New Year’s Eve, claiming both of the lives. Anna Ryczek, 72, perished in the two-alarm blaze. Her 74-year-old husband was airlifted to a hospital but died of his injuries, authorities said Wednesday. “In a way, his passing was a blessing,” Rondin said. “They remain inseparable.” Their beloved cat was killed, as well. Rondin and his son had taken their dogs for…
Police & Fire
Forklift Operator Killed In Bergen County Industrial Mishap
A 59-year-old forklift operator was killed Thursday when it fell on top of him in an Elmwood Park factory, authorities said. Lin Yi Hui of Brooklyn was operating the forklift when he got too close to the edge of a ramp, Police Cheif Michael Foligno said. The forklift began to tip -- ejecting Hui -- before it fell on top of him, hitting his head, Foligno said. Hui was pronounced dead at the scene. Responders included borough police and firefighters, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the county sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. An investigation …
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found Hanging From Passaic Bridge
A man's body was found hanging early Tuesday morning from an NJ Transit bridge near the Passaic train station. The body was found around 6:30 a.m. on the Passaic Avenue bridge about a hundred yards from the station, NJ Transit's Nathan Rudy said. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, which was investigating, didn't immediately say whether homicide or suicide was suspected. A Medical Examiner was to determine cause of death. The incident didn't cause any significant delays on the Main Line, Rudy said. ****** VIDEO: No serious injuries were immediately reported in a Tuesday morning town…
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