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Serial Sex Assault Suspect Attacked Woman With Baby, Victim 60 Years Old In Hudson County: PD Serial Sex Assault Suspect Attacked Woman With Baby, Victim 60 Years Old In Hudson County: PD
Serial Sex Assault Suspect Attacked Woman With Baby, Victim 60 Years Old In Hudson County: PD A woman carrying a baby in a stroller and a woman age 60 years old were two of the victims attacked by a man police say carried out a string of sexual assaults across Hudson County, dating back to 2019. Bryan Christopher Poinson was charged on Thursday, Aug. 10, on he sexually assaulted several victims ages 53, 36, 60, and 46, dating back to 2019, Bayonne Police Capt Eric Amato said. The first incident was reported Nov. 22, 2019, when a 53-year-old Bayonne woman said she was walking south on Avenue E near 33rd Street, when a man later identified as Poinson ran up to her from behind,&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FOUND! Missing Hudson County Dog Reunited With Family FOUND! Missing Hudson County Dog Reunited With Family
Found! Missing Hudson County Dog Reunited With Family Rocco the dog has been returned to Hudson County. The Jack Russell terrier, who was taken from a home in Bayonne on Monday, July 24, was found safe and returned to his family on Wednesday, July 26 at 772 Avenue C, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Rocco was taken by a group of people while on his front porch at 41st Street and Avenue E, Amato said. The suspects then boarded a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train at the 45th Street station (Bayonne) bound for Hoboken with Rocco, Amato said. Once at the Hoboken stop, the suspects boarded a PATH train and exited at the 14th Street stop in M…

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by Sam Barron
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Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC
Green-Haired Dog Thief Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera On Train To NYC Police in Hudson County are seeking a group of people wanted for stealing a dog from a resident's porch and fleeing to Manhattan. UPDATE: The dog was found and reunited with his family Wednesday evening, July 26. ORIGINAL STORY: The individuals pictured above were captured walking up to a home on 41st Street and Avenue E in Bayonne where Rocco, a Jack Russell Terrier, was secured with a leash to the front porch, around 6:20 p.m. Monday, July 24, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The group then boarded a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train at the 45th Street station (Bayonne) bound for Hobok…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting
Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting Authorities have released details in an officer-involved shooting early Thursday, July 13 in Bayonne. Bayonne police responding to a report of theft from a gas station on 53rd Street near Avenue E around 6:45 a.m., found a suspect in the parking lot of Burger King on Broadway and 54th, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The suspect fled the scene in his vehicle, striking two police vehicles and an unoccupied civilian vehicle, Suarez said. An officer discharged his weapon. The suspect was located soon after at Linden Avenue and Scott Street in Jersey City with apparent gunshot wou…

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by Sam Barron
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Serial Car Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police Serial Car Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police
Serial Car Burglar Busted In Bayonne: Police A 55-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with breaking into five vehicles in the city over the course of 10 days, authorities said. Jose Quinones was taken into custody on Friday, June 9 on 25th Street and Avenue E for the burglaries committed between Thursday, May 25 and Sunday, June 4. Police had been attempting to locate him for five days. On the afternoon of May 25, Quinones took items from a parked vehicle on West 23rd St, police said. On Monday, May 29, Quinones struck twice, breaking into vehicles on East and West 44th Street, police said. On June 4, officers in the area o…

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by Sam Barron
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Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead An ex-con bent on avenging his brother’s death admitted he went to Jersey City armed with a semi-automatic handgun intending to “kill a lot of people.” Aware of his plan, police grabbed Raheem Allen, 34, of Newark and seized an Intratec Tec-22 loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition this past March, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Allen’s brother, Anthony Alvarado, 27, was considered a high-ranking member of a Jersey City street gang, Honig said. Alvarado was gunned down in the area of East 49th Street and Avenue E in Bayonne the night of March 6. He was pronounced dead about 45 mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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27-Year-Old Man Shot Dead Marks Second Bayonne Homicide Last Week 27-Year-Old Man Shot Dead Marks Second Bayonne Homicide Last Week
27-Year-Old Man Shot Dead Marks Second Bayonne Homicide Last Week A 27-year-old man shot dead in Bayonne Saturday night marks the second homicide in the city last week. Police responding to reports of shots fired near East 49th Street and Avenue E found Anthony Alvarado suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 11:15 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Alvarado was taken by EMS to Jersey City Medical Center. He was pronounced dead just before midnight, Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Earlier this week, Mathew Mortimer was stabbed to death in the v…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Bayonne Boy 'Covered In Blood, Fighting' Stabbed By Man Police: Bayonne Boy 'Covered In Blood, Fighting' Stabbed By Man
Police: Bayonne Boy 'Covered In Blood, Fighting' Stabbed By Man A Bayonne boy was found covered in blood after being stabbed by a man with a pocket knife in an unprovoked attack Friday, authorities said. Police responding to 45th Street and Avenue E found Devron R. Purvis, 38, and the boy fighting around 9:20 p.m., Capt. Eric Amato said. The boy was walking in the area when Purvis attacked him and stabbed him in the back with a pocket knife, Amato said. Local residents and one of the boy's family members broke up the fight, and the knife used by Purvis was found nearby on the ground, authorities said. Purvis had suffered a cut on his ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne PD: Woman Hit Over Head With Glass Bottle In Sidewalk Scuffle Bayonne PD: Woman Hit Over Head With Glass Bottle In Sidewalk Scuffle
Bayonne PD: Woman Hit Over Head With Glass Bottle In Sidewalk Scuffle A woman was taken to the hospital with cuts on her face and hand after someone complaining she was blocking the sidewalk hit her with a glass bottle in Bayonne, authorities said. The 42-year-old woman and her friend were talking at the corner of 34th Street and Avenue E., when the attacker approached her around 9:10 p.m. Sunday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The dispute turned physical when the assailant struck the woman in the head with the bottle, then fled the scene, Amato said. The woman was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment. The incident remains under inv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne PD: 5 In Custody Weeks After Firing Shot Through Victim's Bedroom Window Bayonne PD: 5 In Custody Weeks After Firing Shot Through Victim's Bedroom Window
Bayonne PD: 5 In Custody Weeks After Firing Shot Through Victim's Bedroom Window Three adults and two juveniles were arrested several weeks after firing a gun through a victim’s bedroom window in Bayonne, authorities said. Bayonne police responded to the area of 21st Street and Kennedy Boulevard on a report of a shooting on April 12, authorities said. Initial investigation and interviews with the two victims -- a 29-year-old woman and 28-year-old man -- found that a single shot had been fired through their bedroom window from outside, authorities said. Police found a bullet hole in the window and found a 9 mm shell casing in the street and a spent 9 mm round in front o…

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by Valerie Musson
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Crash That Killed Bayonne Woman, 61, Under Investigation Crash That Killed Bayonne Woman, 61, Under Investigation
Crash That Killed Bayonne Woman, 61, Under Investigation The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a collision involving three vehicles and claimed the life of a Bayonne woman over the weekend.  Police responded to 22nd Street and Avenue E shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, when a 2003 Honda CRV traveling north collided with a Hionda Accord travelling west on 22nd. The CRV rolled onto its roof, ejecting Degloria Peterson, 61.  A third vehicle, a 2008 Honda Accord, also struck the CRV as it was traveling south on Avenue E.  Peterson was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at around 2:20 a.m.…

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by Paul Milo
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UPDATE: Mom Arrested In Attack On Bayonne Bus Aide UPDATE: Mom Arrested In Attack On Bayonne Bus Aide
Update: Mom Arrested In Attack On Bayonne Bus Aide UPDATE: A Bayonne woman has been charged in the attack, police said June 27. See the story here.  A 3-year-old child was accidentally hit in the face when a parent boarded a school bus in Bayonne and attacked an aide, the alleged victim told police. The 28-year-old aide told police the youngster's eyeglasses were knocked off and broken when they hit the floor during the 1 p.m. incident Wednesday at 50th Street and Avenue E. Additional information couldn't be released Thursday morning because the incident was still under investigation, Lt. Eric Amato said. No arrests had been made.

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by Paul Milo