Cause Of Death Revealed, Suspect Arrested In Case Of Jersey City Mom Luz Hernandez Cause Of Death Revealed, Suspect Arrested In Case Of Jersey City Mom Luz Hernandez
Cause Of Death Revealed, Suspect Arrested In Case Of Jersey City Mom Luz Hernandez UPDATE: Arrests In Luz Hernandez Case: One Suspect Captured In Miami, 2nd Remains At Large Authorities have revealed the cause of death in the case of Jersey City mom Luz Hernandez, whose death has been ruled a homicide. The 33-year-old mom died of blunt force trauma to the head and compressions to the neck, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Suarez's office early Friday, Feb. 10 announced an arrest had been made but did not release a name or further details. Luz HernandezLuz Hernandez Facebook Hernandez's body was found in "what appeared to be a shallow grave" in the area …
Missing Mom Found Dead In Shallow Grave In Kearny: Prosecutor Missing Mom Found Dead In Shallow Grave In Kearny: Prosecutor
Missing Mom Found Dead In Shallow Grave In Kearny: Prosecutor UPDATE: Arrests In Luz Hernandez Case: One Suspect Captured In Miami, 2nd Remains At Large A 33-year-old Jersey City woman reported missing Monday, Feb. 6 has been found dead, authorities said. Luz Hernandez's body was found in "what appeared to be a shallow grave" in the area of Central Avenue and Third Street in Kearny, around 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Hernandez, a mom of three, was reported missing after she failed to show up for work as a Kindergarten teacher at the BelovED Charter School, NJ Advance Media reports.  A welfare check by JCPD…
Men Who Killed 17-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Get Prison Time Men Who Killed 17-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Get Prison Time
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…
Man Kills Wife In Jersey City, Flees To Pennsylvania: Prosecutor Man Kills Wife In Jersey City, Flees To Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
Man Kills Wife In Jersey City, Flees To Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A Jersey City man shot dead his schoolteacher wife and fled to Pennsylvania, authorities believe.  Lucas Cooper, 39, is being held in Bethlehem, PA, on charges of murder, weapon possession, and child endangerment, said Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez in a statement Tuesday, Jan. 24.  Jersey City police were dispatched to Cooper's home on the 300 block of Bergen Avenue at 7 a.m. on Tuesday for a reported shooting in progress, officials said.  There, they found 35-year-old Temara King suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to the hospital where medical s…
Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, NJSP, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, NJSP, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools
Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, Njsp, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools New ways of targeting and stopping human trafficking will be discussed by an elite group of federal, state and local law enforcement authorities in Newark on Wednesday, Jan. 25. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip R. Sellinger, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark Special Agent In Charge Ricky J. Patel and Ali Boak, the director of the Global Center on Human Trafficking, will be among the speakers at the unique news media event. They will discuss joint efforts at fighting human trafficking by giving law enforcement at all levels the necessary tools – including a new mobile app and…
Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison
Son Stabs Mom Dead, Injures Man In Harrison A 67-year-old woman was stabbed dead by her son and a 50-year-old man was  injured in a Harrison stabbing early Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities said. Victor Temoche, 32, is believed to have stabbed Rosa Massoni and the man around 1:20 a.m. at the Harrison Gardens apartment complex, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both victims were transported to University Hospital in Newark where Massoni was pronounced dead just after 2 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear how Temoche knew the second victim. Temoche was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and weapons offen…
Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire
Upstairs Neighbor Killed In Hudson County Apartment Fire A 72-year-old man died in a Secaucus fire late Sunday, Jan. 15, authorities said. John Meisenburg was found inside of a third floor unit after a fire broke out in a second floor unit at caround 11:50 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Meisenburg was taken to Hudson Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:52 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16. A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force found that while the fire originated in a second floor unit, Meisenburg's third floor unit suffered heavy smoke damage. The fire does not appear to be suspi…
Basketball Coach Entered Girls' Locker Room, Inappropriately Messaged Teens: Hudson Prosecutor Basketball Coach Entered Girls' Locker Room, Inappropriately Messaged Teens: Hudson Prosecutor
Basketball Coach Entered Girls' Locker Room, Inappropriately Messaged Teens: Hudson Prosecutor A high school basketball coach in Hudson County was arrested after authorities said he went into a girls' locker room and sent inappropriate messages to three teen girls on social media. Memorial High School coach Ariel Alava, 41, of West New York, went into the locker room after a football game in Jersey City on Jan. 27, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Two 15-year-old girls and Memorial High School students, and a former 17-year-old female student, also reported receiving inappropriate messages on social media from Alava on various dates between August and Oct…
US Marshals Capture Pair In 16-Year-Old Jersey City Boy's 2021 Murder US Marshals Capture Pair In 16-Year-Old Jersey City Boy's 2021 Murder
US Marshals Capture Pair In 16-Year-Old Jersey City Boy's 2021 Murder Two men have been charged in connection with the March 2021 murder of a 16-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 12. Members of the US Marshals Service captured Khalil Kelley, 23, at his job in Hillside on Friday, Dec. 9, while Roger Pickett Jr., 22, was charged at the Hudson County Jail where he's detained on charges relating to a Nov. 1, 2022 shooting death, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both men are facing charges of murder and related offenses in connection with the March 29, 2021 shooting death of Kaheem Taylor, Suarez said. Jersey City …
Woman Hindered Apprehension Of Hoboken Murder Suspect: Prosecutor Woman Hindered Apprehension Of Hoboken Murder Suspect: Prosecutor
Woman Hindered Apprehension Of Hoboken Murder Suspect: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with hindering the apprehension of a Hoboken murder suspect, while both were ultimately captured at an area hotel, authorities said. Demetria Huggins gave police fake information regarding Deon Williams, who was charged with first-degree murder in the September 2022 death of Christopher Garcia, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Williams, 25, was captured by members of the US Marshals over the weekend. Huggins was found at the same hotel on International Boulevard in Elizabeth and transported to the Hudson County Correctio…
Suspect In Hoboken Man's Murder Captured At Area Hotel By US Marshals: Prosecutor Suspect In Hoboken Man's Murder Captured At Area Hotel By US Marshals: Prosecutor
Suspect In Hoboken Man's Murder Captured At Area Hotel By US Marshals: Prosecutor A 25-year-old murder suspect wanted in a 25-year-old Hoboken man's murder has been captured by the US Marshals, authorities said. Deon Williams, of Jersey City, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christopher Garcia, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Garcia was found with a gunshot wound to the torso near 560 Marshall Drive around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:56 a.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pendi…
Female Inmate Dies In Hudson County Jail Female Inmate Dies In Hudson County Jail
Female Inmate Dies In Hudson County Jail The death of a 38-year-old female inmate at the Hudson County Jail is under investigation. The woman was found lifeless inside of her cell around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officers and onsite medical personnel immediately rendered aid to the woman and she was pronounced dead at approximately 7:34 a.m. The woman was a Union County inmate being house at the Hudson County Correctional Facility. In accordance with guidelines by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the NJOAG was immediately notified and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s …