Arrest Made In Sayreville Councilwoman's Murder Arrest Made In Sayreville Councilwoman's Murder
Arrest Made In Sayreville Councilwoman's Murder A 28-year-old Virginia man has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 1 fatal shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour outside her townhouse, authorities said. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, VA, was arrested on Tuesday, May 30 at 10:45 a.m., according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Bynum was taken into custody outside a residence in Chesapeake City, VA, without incident, Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said at a news conference. Bynum was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, she said. Prosecutors did not say what the motive was in th…
NJ Jet Skier Dead, Saddle Brook Operator Critical In NY Crash NJ Jet Skier Dead, Saddle Brook Operator Critical In NY Crash
NJ Jet Skier Dead, Saddle Brook Operator Critical In NY Crash A jet ski passenger from New Jersey was killed and the operator critically injured following a crash with another watercraft on the Hudson River over Memorial Day weekend. Saddle Brook's Jorge Arribasplata, 48, was operating a 2018 Yamaha jet ski with a passenger, while David Torres, 49, of Lodi, was driving a 2017 Yamaha jet ski, with his passenger, Charles Sanchez, of Belleville, on the Hudson River in Newburgh on Saturday, May 27, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Both were traveling north when they collided with each other. Torres and Sanchez, 48, were thro…
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers
Strange Tape On Car Sends 2 NJ Residents To Hospital — Now Police Are Warning Drivers Police are warning people to be aware of strange objects being placed on their vehicles after a recent incident in Atlantic County. At 1:49 p.m. on May 19, a woman flagged down a Linwood police officer to report an incident. She said that she and her sister had found a blue piece of painter's tape on the rear window of her vehicle, police said. Based on how both women were feeling after touching the tape, they believed they may have been exposed to a dangerous substance, Linwood police said. To be safe, both women were taken to Shore Medical Center for evaluation, police said.  No w…
'Want Some Candy?': Man Tried Abducting Boy From South Jersey Wawa, State Police Say 'Want Some Candy?': Man Tried Abducting Boy From South Jersey Wawa, State Police Say
'Want Some Candy?': Man Tried Abducting Boy From South Jersey Wawa, State Police Say A man allegedly tried abducting a 7-year-old boy at a Wawa by luring him with candy, authorities said. On Sunday, May 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., an unidentified male entered the  convenience store on State Highway 47 in Dorchester (Maurice River), Cumberland County before the attempted abduction, New Jersey State Police said. The unidentified male allegedly entered the Wawa bathroom and approached the boy and offered him candy to leave the Wawa with him, State Police said. The boy declined his invitation, at which point the older unidentified male grabbed him by the arm and atte…
DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder
DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder UPDATE: Two Hudson County men who killed a Fairview pot dealer during an armed robbery at his home were sentenced to a plea-bargained 30 years each in state prison. Carlos Burgos of Jersey City and Raul Torres of North Bergen, both 23, must each serve 25½ years behind bars before they'll be eligible for parole under the terms of their respective plea agreements. The plot's mastermind, Lexie Burke, 24, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter last year in the June 2019 shooting death of David Duque-Soto. He's scheduled for sentencing on June 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mar…
Ex-Con NJ Bloods Leader Known As 'Hellboy' Gets 10 Years, No Parole, After Undercover PCP Sting Ex-Con NJ Bloods Leader Known As 'Hellboy' Gets 10 Years, No Parole, After Undercover PCP Sting
Ex-Con NJ Bloods Leader Known As 'Hellboy' Gets 10 Years, No Parole, After Undercover PCP Sting UPDATE: The leader of a Bloods subset that ruled some East Orange, Newark and Orange neighborhoods must spend the next 10 years in federal prison after he got stung selling PCP to an undercover agent. Tyree Thomas, 29, of Irvington -- known on the street as “Hellboy” -- had two loaded guns to protect the drugs and proceeds in a stash house that was raided after he repeatedly peddled phencyclidine to the agent from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Agents seized a 9mm Glock 19 and a .380-caliber Grendel P1O…
Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Turnpike Crash Was From Family Of Corrections Officers Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Turnpike Crash Was From Family Of Corrections Officers
Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Turnpike Crash Was From Family Of Corrections Officers The 29-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike has been identified as a third-generation state corrections officer. Tyler Ford, of Hamilton, was heading south in the outer lanes when he struck a car that was stopped behind a three-car pileup near milepost 78.7 in East Brunswick on Saturday, May 27, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The three-car crash was caused when one vehicle swerved to avoid debris, lost control and became disabled in the left lane, police said. That vehicle was then hit by another, and that one by another, police said. Ford was ejected…
Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits
Five-Finger Discount: Trio Snatches $3,650 Worth Of Makeup In Separate CVS Visits A trio of sticky-fingered thieves shoplifted $3,650 worth of makeup from a CVS in Glen Rock in separate trips, authorities said. An inventory shortage caught the attention of the manager of the Rock Road store, who checked surveillance video, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Two women working together stuffed $2,453.15 worth of product into a bag while a man shoved some items in his jacket while serving as a lookout around 7 p.m. May 19, the chief said. All three left the store in a white sedan with tinted windows, he said. It was around 6:30 p.m. May 24 when the same trio returned in …
Video Shows Driver Overturning, Hitting 5 Cars In Fatal Jersey City Wreck Video Shows Driver Overturning, Hitting 5 Cars In Fatal Jersey City Wreck
Video Shows Driver Overturning, Hitting 5 Cars In Fatal Jersey City Wreck Video of a 36-year-old Jersey City driver hitting five vehicles in the crash that killed her has been released by HudPost. The footage shows Desiree Milow's Chevy Tahoe overturning and then hitting the vehicles along Garfield Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Wegman Parkway, just before noon Sunday, May 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. COLLISION UNIT INVESTIGATING MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH IN JERSEY CITY Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the... Posted by HudPost on Monday, May 29, 2023 Her lifeless body was found in the car, and she was subsequent…
Missing Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore Missing Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore
Missing Postal Worker's Body Recovered From Jersey Shore The search for Corey McFadden has come to a tragic end. The body of the missing 33-year-old postal worker, who was reported missing by co-workers on Monday, May 1, was recovered approximately a mile off the Sandy Hook coast after being spotted by a fisherman on Monday, May 22, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. McFadden, of Lower Township, was a U.S. Postal Service employee who have delivered mail in Cape May City since 2019, a manager said. His car was found on Sunday, April 30 along the Garden State Parkway, Wall Township police previously said. The vehicle was unocc…
NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help
NJ Turnpike Crash Victims Struck By Another Vehicle While Waiting For Help A chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike before dawn on Memorial Day sent several people to the hospital, authorities confirmed. It began with a rollover crash on the northbound western spur at mile marker south of Exit 16W in Lyndhurst, which NJ State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said was reported at 1:42 a.m. May 29. Four occupants apparently had gotten out of the vehicle when they were struck by another, responders said. At least one of them was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, they said. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening, sa…
Tahoe Driver Struck Five Other Vehicles In Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor Tahoe Driver Struck Five Other Vehicles In Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
Tahoe Driver Struck Five Other Vehicles In Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Jersey City woman struck five vehicles in her Chevy Tahoe before her vehicle came to a stop, and her lifeless body was found behind the wheel, authorities said.  Desiree Milow's Chevy Tahoe collided with the five cars along Garfield Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Wegman Parkway, just before noon Sunday, May 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Her lifeless body was found in the car, and she was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene about 30 minutes later. Meanwhile, five victims were taken to Jersey City Medical Center with unknown injuries, Suarez sa…
Teen Boy Drowns, 5 Others Rescued From Non-Guarded NJ Beach Teen Boy Drowns, 5 Others Rescued From Non-Guarded NJ Beach
Teen Boy Drowns, 5 Others Rescued From Non-Guarded NJ Beach A 15-year-old died and five others rescued from a non-lifeguarded beach at the Jersey Shore Sunday, May 28, officials said. Responders arrived at Sandy Hook's Beach B, located in the Gateway National Park Area, around 4:30 p.m., park spokeswoman Daphne Yun tells Daily Voice. Of the six pulled from the waters, one refused medical attention, one was sent to Jersey Shore Medical Center, and three were rushed to Monmouth Medical Center.  The teen boy, whose identity was not released as of Monday morning, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Gateway National Park's EMTs and officers …