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Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital
Shooting On Jersey City's West Side Sends Trio To Hospital Three victims were wounded and two suspects were reported in custody following an overnight shooting Saturday on Jersey City's west side. The trio arrived in a private vehicle at nearby Jersey City Medical Center after the midnight April 6 shooting on Lexington Avenue between Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenue. Their injuries weren't considered life-threatening, responders said. Responding police officers reportedly chased down two potential suspects on the other side of the city near Newport Centre a short time later. Authorities haven't yet officially addressed the shooting. CHECK BAC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Convicted Jersey City Killer Indicted In Brutal Pickup Truck Murder Of Ex-GF Convicted Jersey City Killer Indicted In Brutal Pickup Truck Murder Of Ex-GF
Convicted Jersey City Killer Indicted In Brutal Pickup Truck Murder Of Ex-GF 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A convicted killer from Jersey City was indicted for deliberately running down his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body off Route 440 last Mother's Day. Gregory Mallard, a 35-year-old reputed gang member who had two children with 32-year-old Norelis Mendoza, is charged with her murder, as well as desecration of her remains and evidence tampering, among other counts. Mallard is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment in Superior Court in Jersey City on Monday, Feb. 12. He's been held since detectives arrested him last May 19 -- five days after surveillance cameras captured images …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago GOTCHA! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago
Gotcha! Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Severely Injured Jersey City Pedestrian Nearly Year Ago Authorities have charged a 66-year-old Bayonne man with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City nearly a year ago. Rey Rosario was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The 39-year-old Jersey City pedestrian was struck around 7:45 p.m. Feb. 10, 2023, Suarez said. Sbe was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Suarez did…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Charged In Hit-and-Run Crash, Jersey City Cyclist Injured: Prosecutors Man Charged In Hit-and-Run Crash, Jersey City Cyclist Injured: Prosecutors
Man Charged In Hit-and-Run Crash, Jersey City Cyclist Injured: Prosecutors A 33-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 20 with hitting a Jersey City cyclist and then fleeing the scene back in July, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m. on Monday, July 24, a 64-year-old Jersey City man was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a red Hyundai driven by Joseph Emmons at Kennedy Boulevard and Terhune Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The man was projected onto a parked vehicle as Emmons fled the scene, Suarez said. The man suffered serious injuries, Suarez said. Emmons was charged with endangering an injured victim in the thir…

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by Sam Barron
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Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities
Traffic Enforcement Officer Suffers Fractured Hip In Jersey City Crash With SUV: Authorities A Jersey City traffic enforcement officer suffered a fractured hip when the scooter she was riding was struck by an SUV on Tuesday, Aug. 15, authorities said. The officer was traveling west on Lexington Avenue crossing the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard when she was hit by the SUV heading south, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The officer was ejected from the scooter on impact, Wallace-Scalfione said. She was taken to a hospital with a broken hip, though her other injuries were non-life threatening, Wallace-Scalfione said. The other driver declined …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Driver Killed In Fiery Jersey City Crash (VIDEO) 25-Year-Old Driver Killed In Fiery Jersey City Crash (VIDEO)
25-Year-Old Driver Killed In Fiery Jersey City Crash (Video) A 25-year-old Jersey City man was killed in a fiery crash overnight, authorities said. The unidentified driver's vehicle had crashed and overturned around 2:30 a.m. at Kennedy Boulevard and St. Pauls Avenue Monday, May 15, footage from the scene shows. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) No further information was provided. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said only that the accident was under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-13…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
NJ School Bus Driver Dies Behind Wheel (TRIBUTE) NJ School Bus Driver Dies Behind Wheel (TRIBUTE)
NJ School Bus Driver Dies Behind Wheel (Tribute) Clossie Williams was more than just a bus driver.  He was a friend. A constant. A source of joy. The 59-year-old Hudson County Schools of Technology bus driver is being remembered as all that and more, just one day after he suffered a heart attack while behind the wheel of his bus on his route and died, NJ Advance Media says. Williams had one juvenile on board when he crashed into a parked car on Kennedy Boulevard and 44th Street while heading to Explore Middle School in Jersey City around 6:35 a.m., the outlet said. The child was not injured but Williams was purportedly ru…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
FBI Makes Arrest In Jersey City Gang War FBI Makes Arrest In Jersey City Gang War
FBI Makes Arrest In Jersey City Gang War An ongoing gang war in Jersey City led to the arrest by federal authorities of a man accused in one shooting and implicated in another. Shamar Bey, 29, a reputed member of the SaLaf gang, opened fire at a gas station at Gates Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard after following a rival from Ocean and Neptune avenues on June 19, 2020, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says. A city surveillance camera helped identify him, the FBI said. Less than 24 hours after that shooting, three people entered the Salem-Lafayette housing project -- where SaLaf operates -- and shot into a cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman GOTCHA! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman
Gotcha! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman A 49-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in the violent robbery of a 73-year-old Bayonne woman, authorities said Wednesday. Bayonne police detectives spotted a man riding a bicycle, who matched the victim's description on 41st Street and Kennedy Boulevard Dec. 1, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Rodney M. Neal -- on a bike that also matched the description -- was charged with robbery and possession of narcotic paraphernalia, police said. On Oct. 15 around 10:20 p.m.,police responded to 54th Street and Avenue B after hearing a female crying for help, Amato said. The woman told police sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals
Reputed JC Gang Member Shot Last Year Charged With Firing At Five Rivals Two reputed Jersey City gang members shot five people in retaliation for the murder of an associate several years earlier, federal authorities in Newark charged. One of them, Jalil “Broadday” Holmes, 20, of East Orange, is already charged with shooting at a vehicle in Jersey City, wounding two men, before he was shot in the Newport Centre mall food court in January 2019. In the new case, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said that Holmes and Jidon Rogers, 37, of Jersey City went with two other men to Lexington Avenue looking to shoot rivals on June 30, 2018. The date was signifi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Jersey City Mayor Blasts Decision To Close Special Needs School Jersey City Mayor Blasts Decision To Close Special Needs School
Jersey City Mayor Blasts Decision To Close Special Needs School UPDATE: NJCU said it plans to keep the school open, News 4 New York reported Friday evening. The details were not immediately known.  Original story is below.  Jersey City's mayor is calling on New Jersey City University to reconsider its decision to shutter the A. Harry Moore School, which has served disabled children and adults for decades.  "We strongly urge President Sue Henderson and the NJCU board to reconsider their position on the A. Harry Moore School, which provides critical educational services to children with special needs. If NJCU follows through on their lette…

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by Paul Milo
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Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City
Roof Collapses At Special Needs School In Jersey City A school for disabled students in Jersey City is closed after a roof collapsed, the president of the board of education said in a statement Thursday.  Sudhan Thomas said district officials notified the board early Thursday about the collapse of the portico roof at A. Harry Moore School.  "The school is closed today and will remain closed until a civil engineering firm inspects and confirms the structural stability of the building, The safety and security of the students attending the AHM program is the utmost priority" for the board, he wrote.  Sudhan added that the board wi…

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by Paul Milo