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2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City 2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City
2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City An investigation is underway after two teenage girls told police on Friday that they were both groped by the same boy on NJ Transit buses in Jersey City, authorities said. The 14 and 15-year-old girls told investigators they were touched inappropriately while riding the No. 87 bus, according to city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione and NJ Advance Media. The first alleged incident happened on Nov 29 and the second on Dec. 9, Wallace Scalcione said in a statement. "NJ Transit gets intelligence from throughout the system, and our police department is aware of incidents and inc…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock
Commuter Accused Of Pulling Knife On NJT Conductor Seized After Hour-Long Standoff In Glen Rock A commuter accused of pulling a knife on an NJ Transit conductor in Glen Rock who asked him to wear a mask was seized following an hour-long standoff at an acquaintance's home, police said. Keith Toussaint, 49, of the Bronx was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon under a state law that carries more severe penalties because the alleged victim is a front-line transportation worker. The Port Jervis Line conductor told Glen Rock police who responded to the borough train station shortly before 10:30 a.m. that Touissant had "become confrontational" and allegedly threatened her with a k…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne
Authorities: Empty Bed Of Roll-Off Truck Was Raised When It Hit RR Bridge In Hawthorne UPDATE: A driver was hospitalized after the raised bed of his roll-off truck struck a railroad bridge and landed on its side Monday morning in Hawthorne, authorities said. The driver apparently had just delivered a trash container and drove off without lowering the bed before it struck the nearby Wagaraw Road bridge at Lincoln Street at 6:49 a.m., said Nancy Snyder, NJ Transit's chief media relations and communications officer. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, she said, adding that he also received a sum…

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by Jerry DeMarco