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Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County.
The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says.
Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
North Jersey Mom Dies Shortly After Welcoming 1st Child With Husband: Obit
A North Jersey mom and former Philadelphia resident died shortly after welcoming her first child with her husband. She was 36.
Jennifer Handley Chiarello, of Mountainside, died on Oct. 19, just one week after giving birth to her daughter, Giovanna Alma Chiarello, according to her obituary.
Born in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, she graduated from high school in 2003, earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Trent University, and then went on to earn an MBA from Ryerson University, her obit says.
Handley-Chiarello was remembered on her obit as someone who always pushed her…
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
A suspected DWI driver accused of killing a runner in a Somerset County crosswalk had retired from a police department in Union County last year, after 25 years on the force, his former chief confirmed.
Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week.
The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck, while she was out for a run l…
