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Victim Of Route 23 Motorcycle Crash ID'd As 22-Year-Old Esthetician
The victim of a deadly motorcycle crash on Route 23 has been identified as a 22-year-old esthetician.
Kristen Lembo, 22, of Pompton Lakes, died in a motorcycle crash in Morris County early Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, authorities said.
At 2:39 a.m., Pequannock police responded to a single motorcycle crash on Route 23 south, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Lembo was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Born in Hackensack, Lembo grew up in Pompton Lakes, where she developed her love for gymnastics and a passion for drawing and painting, according to her obituary from the …
NY Man Lured Teen From NJ Home Before Accomplice Fired 12 Shots, Jury Finds
A 66-year-old New York man has been convicted of trying to kill a 19-year-old outside his mother's Nutley home in a Fourth of July ambush that left the teen shot four times, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Armando Villareal Mena, of Newburgh, NY, was found guilty Friday, Oct. 23, of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder, and second-degree aggravated assault in the shooting of Jahniel Perez, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Mena and an accomplice drove from Newburgh to Perez's mother's Nutley home on July 4, 2025, prosecutors s…
Nearly $3M Home Depot, Lowe’s Theft Ring Hit New Jersey, 18 Other States: DA
A theft ring targeting Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other retailers caused nearly $3 million in losses across 19 states — including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Virginia — authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Eight men have been arrested and a ninth is wanted after investigators uncovered a network of more than 30 people handling thefts, transportation, storage, and resale of stolen merchandise, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said.
The group committed hundreds of thefts begi…
Murder Charge Reinstated For Ex-nypd Detective In Fatal GWB Shooting: Report
A retired NYPD detective from the Hudson Valley, NY accused of fatally shooting a father of two during a road-rage confrontation on the George Washington Bridge is once again facing a murder charge after a Manhattan grand jury returned an indictment, according to reports.
Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was indicted on second-degree murder on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in connection with the shooting death of Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.
The indictment marks a significant development in the case, as Romero had initially been charged with murder following the …
Off-Duty Police Sergeant Assaults 2 At Local NJ Restaurant: Prosecutor
UPDATE: A criminal complaint details the alleged events that led to assault charges against off-duty West Milford Police Sgt. Thomas Connors.
An off-duty police sergeant is accused of assaulting two patrons at a North Jersey restaurant, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Thomas Connors, 39, of West Milford, allegedly assaulted the two patrons at Jessie's Country Kettle located on the Greenwood Lake Turnpike, around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.
Connors, a West Milford police sergeant, was arrested without incident in Totowa on Tuesday…
Suspect's Daring Escape Across Hackensack River Ends With Arrest Shops At Riverside Arrest: PD
A Brooklyn man accused in a string of car burglaries and thefts in Teaneck fled police through woods, crossed the muddy Hackensack River at low tide, and was caught near Riverside Square Mall, authorities said.
Adrian T. Woollery, 23, was arrested following an overnight search involving drones, a K-9 unit, and officers from multiple departments on Thursday, Oct. 22, Teaneck Police Chief Seth Kriegel said.
The search began around 12:15 a.m., when a resident near Somerset Road called 911 after spotting a man fleeing from their vehicle when its alarm sounded, Kriegel said. Responding Offi…
