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FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE ROBBERIES: NJ College Freshman Charged After Hit-And-Run FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE ROBBERIES: NJ College Freshman Charged After Hit-And-Run
Facebook Marketplace Robberies: NJ College Freshman Charged After Hit-And-Run Authorities believe they've cracked a series of Facebook Marketplace robberies with the arrest of a tennis-playing college freshman who they said struck and seriously injured a Bergen County victim with his car before speeding off. Yassine G. Rahi, 18, of Bayonne created bogus Facebook accounts offering PlayStation 5 consoles for sale, arranged meetings with buyers and robbed them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. One of the victims, a 22-year-old man, arrived at an arranged location on Avenue C in Moonachie shortly before 5 p.m. March 20, the prosecutor said. After robbing him …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor
NJ High School Teacher, 68, Punched Female Student In Head: Prosecutor A 68-year-old Bayonne High School teacher was arrested after punching a female student in the head, authorities said. Joseph Mingoia, who lives in Bayonne, has been on administrative leave since the Jan. 22 incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, March 4. That day, “two students were involved in an altercation on school property,” the prosecutor said. “After multiple staff members intervened, Mingoia struck a female juvenile in the head with a closed hand.” Mingoia was arrested last Friday, March 1, following an investigation by members of her Special Victims Unit …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Neighbors
Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support
Bayonne Wrestling Coach Recovering From Kidney Transplant Sees Surge Of Support Jerome Otis-Harris, the wrestling coach at Bayonne High School, is seeing a surge of support after recovering from a kidney transplant last year. A fundraiser has been created to assist Otis-Harris after he received a kidney transplant in November, while he continues to battle focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a chronic condition that causes scarring in the kidney.  Christmas came early for me this year. BLESSING me with a new kidney. I want to say Merry Christmas to everybody 🎄🙏🏾🙌🏾. Thank you for your prayers and help with everything. Will come back even stronger Posted by Jerome Oti…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Threat Briefly Locks Down Bayonne High School Threat Briefly Locks Down Bayonne High School
Threat Briefly Locks Down Bayonne High School A Hudson County high school had resumed normal operations as of 11:30 a.m., after a threat placed it briefly in lockdown. Bayonne High School received a "non-credible safety threat" on Monday, April 3, and went into lockdown "out of an abundance of caution," the Bayonne School District wrote on its Facebook page.  Bayonne Police Department was assisting Bayonne Security with the investigation, the district said. 

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Bayonne Teacher Groped Colleague: Police Bayonne Teacher Groped Colleague: Police
Bayonne Teacher Groped Colleague: Police A Bayonne High School faculty member and former varsity football coach was arrested on accusations he groped a 51-year-old colleague, authorities said. Ricardo Rodriguez became the center of an investigation when the female victim told police he went to hug after she unlocked a door for him, and he grabbed her chest and buttocks without consent around 8 a.m. at the high school on Jan. 9, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Rodriguez, a history teacher, was arrested at 9:4 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, and charged with criminal sexual contact, police said. He has purportedly been placed on admi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35 Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35
Jersey City Police Officer Jose Vargas Dies Suddenly, 35 The Jersey City Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Jose Vargas died on March 17, 2022. He was 35 years old. Born in Puerto Rico, Vargas later moved to Jersey City and attended the Midtown Community School, then Bayonne High School, graduating from Ferris High school, according to his obituary. He later attended NJCU. He served as a US Marine from 2005 to 2010, and was promoted to sergeant, specializing in Aircraft Communications/Navigation Radar Systems Technician. Vargas worked as a Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer from 2013 to 2015, and joined the JCPD in 2…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Accused Of Making Threat Against Bayonne High School Teen Accused Of Making Threat Against Bayonne High School
Teen Accused Of Making Threat Against Bayonne High School A Jersey City resident was arrested in connection with an online threat made against Bayonne High School Tuesday, police said.  Deandre Jefferson, 18, was arrested at his McAdoo Avenue home around 11:20 p.m., as law enforcement was still investigating a shootout in Jersey City Tuesday afternoon that left six people dead, including two suspects and a police officer, Detective Joseph Seals. Seals was raised in Bayonne.  The threat, posted online around 5:45 p.m., specifically referenced the shootings in Jersey City. The threat was not credible, police also said.  Jefferson has…

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by Paul Milo
Obituaries
Robert Chmura, 35, Of Bayonne, A Selfless 'Go-To Guy' Robert Chmura, 35, Of Bayonne, A Selfless 'Go-To Guy'
Robert Chmura, 35, Of Bayonne, A Selfless 'Go-To Guy' Robert Chmura of Bayonne died Sept. 21. He was 35 years old.  Born in Florida, his family moved to Bayonne when he was 10 and he lived there until moving to Union City recently.  A graduate of Bayonne High School, he was a member of the football team that won a state title in 2003.  A forklift operator for Marine Container Services in Newark, he was remembered for an incredible sense of humor and for his generosity. Described as a "go-to guy," he was known for selflessly helping others with their problems with no expectation of anything in return. He also played Santa for hi…

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by Paul Milo