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Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (UPDATE) Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (UPDATE)
Four Firefighters Injured In Four-Alarm Jersey City Fire (Update) Four firefighters were injured after a four-alarm blaze broke out in a vacant building in Jersey City on Tuesday, May 30, authorities said. The fire began at 234 Montgomery St. before spreading to 236 Montgomery St., Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said.  The firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries when stairs collapsed and were all taken to a local hospital, Scalcione said. Five people, four adults and one child, were displaced and are being tended to by the Red Cross The Public Safety Department is requesting people avoid the area. Due t…

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by Sam Barron
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Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School A student was slashed outside Ferris High School in Jersey City on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 26, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said.  The student was slashed in the left hand and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said. Police are continuing to investigate.

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey City Building Owner Conducted Work Without Permit Days Before Blaze: Officials Jersey City Building Owner Conducted Work Without Permit Days Before Blaze: Officials
Jersey City Building Owner Conducted Work Without Permit Days Before Blaze: Officials The owner of a Jersey City building destroyed in a four-alarm fire earlier this month has been fined by the city for conducting roof work without a permit two days before the blaze. The building at 197 Olean Ave., was one of three buildings damaged in the April 5 fire that left 17 people displaced and sent black smoke billowing across the sky.  The city's Fire Prevention and Arson Units investigation determined the fire was accidental, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, press secretary for the mayor's office said. The building at 197 Olean Ave was demolished the night of t…

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by Sam Barron
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Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE) Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (UPDATE)
Massive Jersey City Blaze Finally Under Control (Update) The 7-alarm fire in Jersey City blaze that broke out on Tuesday, April 11, was under control as of Wednesday morning, April 12, officials said. Firefighters will remain at the recycling plant at 1 Caven Point Ave., where the fire started, to put out any hotspots, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, the press secretary for the mayor's office. After the fire started at the recycling plant, it extended north toward the Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, and extended as far south as near Liberty State Park, Wallace-Scalcione said. The cause of the …

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by Sam Barron
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Customer Denied Last Call Backs Car Into Jersey City Workers, Building: Police Customer Denied Last Call Backs Car Into Jersey City Workers, Building: Police
Customer Denied Last Call Backs Car Into Jersey City Workers, Building: Police A disgruntled customer denied last call at a bar in Jersey City got into an SUV and then backed it into employees, authorities said. Two employees at Taqueria Downtown on Grove Street were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries in the Saturday night, Feb. 11 accident, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) The incident began just before 11 p.m., after the bar had already announced last call. The customer got upset and started yelling at the worker. The…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Outsmart Gunman Trying To Flee Through Window After Jersey City Shootout Police Outsmart Gunman Trying To Flee Through Window After Jersey City Shootout
Police Outsmart Gunman Trying To Flee Through Window After Jersey City Shootout A 35-year-old Jersey City man who thought he'd be able to escape police by jumping out a window after a shootout was outsmarted by officers already canvassing the scene, authorities said. Police responding to reports of shots fired at MLK Drive and Wilkinson Avenue found Dawkins and another man shooting each other around 3:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Dawkins and the other gunman fled — Dawkins into his home at 133 Wilkinson Ave. Officers, however, had already set up a perimeter and quickly arrested Dawkins, Wallace-Scalcione said. Daw…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report
Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report Three Jersey City teenagers have been charged after tossing lit firecrackers into an open elementary school window, The Jersey Journal reported.  No one was hurt in the June 1 incident at School 8 on Franklin Street in the Heights because students were in the lunchroom and the classroom was empty, schools Interim Superintendent Norma Fernandez told the outlet. Two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy were taken into police custody shortly after when they were blasting firecrackers at a nearby park, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The teenagers were char…

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by Jon Craig
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2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City 2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City
2 Teens Report Being Groped On NJ Transit Bus In Jersey City An investigation is underway after two teenage girls told police on Friday that they were both groped by the same boy on NJ Transit buses in Jersey City, authorities said. The 14 and 15-year-old girls told investigators they were touched inappropriately while riding the No. 87 bus, according to city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione and NJ Advance Media. The first alleged incident happened on Nov 29 and the second on Dec. 9, Wallace Scalcione said in a statement. "NJ Transit gets intelligence from throughout the system, and our police department is aware of incidents and inc…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say
Hospital Patient In Gown Assaults Woman, Jumps Into Hudson River, Police Say A hospital patient still in his gown tried robbing a 73-year-old woman before jumping into the Hudson River in an effort to flee from police, authorities said. Jason Barone, 38, of Carlstadt, walked out of Jersey City Medical Center and tried hitting the woman with a wooden plank and grab her cell phone Saturday morning, City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Barone jumped into the river when police arrived, and swam to a barge where he was taken into custody, officials said. He was charged with robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon, before being taken to the Jersey City M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Renter Claiming To Be Santeria Doc Had Pigeon Nailed Above Door, 22 Dead/Alive Farm Animals NJ Renter Claiming To Be Santeria Doc Had Pigeon Nailed Above Door, 22 Dead/Alive Farm Animals
NJ Renter Claiming To Be Santeria Doc Had Pigeon Nailed Above Door, 22 Dead/Alive Farm Animals A Jersey City landlord says the COVID-19 moratorium on evictions has kept her from booting a renter claiming to be a Santeria doctor who was found with nearly two dozen farm animals -- dead and alive -- in the house, according to a new report by the Daily Beast. Emilio Otero told the outlet he practices Santeria -- a Cuban religion known for sacrificing animals -- and helps people heal their ailments. In this case, though, he was using the animals for food, he told NBC New York  Landlord Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez, an active-duty Navy sailor and new mom, called police when she return…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Goats, Birds Seized In Jersey City Cruelty Incident Possibly Involving Witchcraft Goats, Birds Seized In Jersey City Cruelty Incident Possibly Involving Witchcraft
Goats, Birds Seized In Jersey City Cruelty Incident Possibly Involving Witchcraft Goats and birds were surrendered in an animal cruelty incident Thursday in Jersey City, officials said. Officers saw the animals in the home at 141 Van Horne St., in the afternoon hours. Unconfirmed and initial police reports cited possible witchcraft, along with dead and alive animals on the property "The City is working with the Liberty Humane Society on the safe surrender of the animals," Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.  The JCPD’s investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Authorities Probe Purported 'Gun' Text Between Jersey City Charter School Students Authorities Probe Purported 'Gun' Text Between Jersey City Charter School Students
Authorities Probe Purported 'Gun' Text Between Jersey City Charter School Students Police in Jersey City were investigating after a student apparently sent a text message of a gun to another student, city officials said. The 15-year-old boy sent the photo of the handgun in a text to a 14-year-old girl at The Ethical Community Charter School (TECCS), Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione told Daily Voice. The incident was reported Friday at 10:15 a.m. As is standard policy with incidents involving juveniles, no further information will be provided at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Attacks Woman, 2 Kids With Knife Before Killing Himself, Authorities Say Jersey City Man Attacks Woman, 2 Kids With Knife Before Killing Himself, Authorities Say
Jersey City Man Attacks Woman, 2 Kids With Knife Before Killing Himself, Authorities Say A Jersey City man attacked a woman and two children with a knife before fatally turning the weapon on himself Monday morning, authorities said. The unidentified 54-year-old man was found dead with an apparent knife wound to his throat on the second floor of an apartment at 76 Van Wagenen Ave., around 7:15 a.m., Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. He was pronounced dead soon after.  A 29-year-old woman, a 2-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy also suffered various cuts and gashes on their necks, Wallace-Scalcione said. The three victims were hospitalized where th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Man Breaking JC Hotel Windows Dies, Westwood Friend Charged With Criminal Mischief Authorities: Man Breaking JC Hotel Windows Dies, Westwood Friend Charged With Criminal Mischief
Authorities: Man Breaking JC Hotel Windows Dies, Westwood Friend Charged With Criminal Mischief One man died and another was arrested after both were found breaking hotel windows in Jersey City in the early morning hours Tuesday, police said. Officers were called to The Westin at 479 Washington Boulevard on reports of two men breaking windows on the 21st floor around 4:35 a.m., Jersey City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive man lying on the lobby stairs. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead, Wallace-Scalcione said. Authorities did not release the deceased man's name or cause of death. Meanwhile, 34-year-o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City
Double Shooting Injures 2 Women In Jersey City Two women were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries in a Jersey City shooting Monday night, officials said. Police responding to reports of shots fired found the 18- and 23-year-old victims near Bergen and Lexington avenues around 9:20 p.m., Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. Both were rushed to the hospital and the investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: Jersey City Men Shot By Police In Fireworks Incident File Federal Suit LAWSUIT: Jersey City Men Shot By Police In Fireworks Incident File Federal Suit
Lawsuit: Jersey City Men Shot By Police In Fireworks Incident File Federal Suit A pair of men shot by police in a 2019 fireworks incident have filed a federal suit against Jersey City and some of its officials. Devonte Moore and Shaquan Rush were in a group of young men shooting Roman Candles at each other in the Arlington Gardens Public housing complex on July 1, 2019, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Three police officers fired 22 rounds into the group, thinking the fireworks were guns after Moore pointed a candle at the officers, the HCPO said. Both Moore and Rush were hospitalized.  The pair have filed a federal suit that names the officers, forme…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home
Man Critical After Jumping From 2nd Story Window Of Jersey City Home A man who plunged out of a second-story window over the weekend was in critical condition as of Monday, officials said. Police observed the 46-year-old man jump out of the window at 12 Wegman Ct., around 1 p.m. on Jan. 2, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. It was not clear why he jumped and no further details were being released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide UPDATE: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide
Update: Man Dead, Woman Critical In Attempted Jersey City Murder Suicide A man shot his girlfriend multiple times and then turned the gun on himself this week in Jersey City, initial police reports say. The man shot his girlfriend multiple times in the knee and neck and then himself in the head around 11:40 p.m. Thursday, on Clarke Avenue, unconfirmed reports say. As of Saturday, one man -- possibly the shooter -- was dead, a woman was critical and a third man was in stable condition,Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The man and woman were taken to Bayonne Medical Center then transported to Jersey City Medical Center. A third vi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Mom, Toddler Hospitalized After Awning Falls On Them Jersey City Mom, Toddler Hospitalized After Awning Falls On Them
Jersey City Mom, Toddler Hospitalized After Awning Falls On Them A mom and her toddler sustained minor injuries after being struck by a falling awning in Jersey City Thursday. The pair were walking on Martin Luther King Dr. when an awning being installed at the corner of Forrest Street fell from several feet, hitting them around 1 p.m., City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The mother sustained a minor injury around her eye and the child suffered a bump on her head, Scalcione said. Both were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. It was unclear if violations would be issued. The business installing the awning at 432 MLK Dr. is list…

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by Cecilia Levine