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NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents
NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents A vacationing 11-year-old boy from Houston who mistakenly boarded a departing light rail in Jersey City without his parents was a cool customer, an NJ Transit officer said. The boy didn’t realize they weren’t behind him when he excitedly dashed onto the wrong Hudson–Bergen light rail Friday morning at Exchange Place. You could understand his enthusiasm -- visiting a busier-than-usual New York City blessed by beautiful weather during a momentous anniversary. Realizing his mistake, the boy got off at the next stop, NJ Transit K9 Officer Michael Brown said. He pulled out his cellphone, calle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Man Wanted For Killing Beloved Dad In Jersey City BJs Parking Lot Captured In Florida GOTCHA! Man Wanted For Killing Beloved Dad In Jersey City BJs Parking Lot Captured In Florida
Gotcha! Man Wanted For Killing Beloved Dad In Jersey City BJs Parking Lot Captured In Florida A 35-year-old man wanted for gunning down a 34-year-old dad in a BJs parking lot in Jersey City was captured by U.S. Marshals officers in Florida this week, authorities announced Friday.  Ariel Dumit, of New Port Richey, Florida, is facing murder and weapons charges in the Feb. 28, 2021 killing of Christian Parra, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Dumit was captured Thursday afternoon in New Port Richey by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Central District of Florida with assistance from of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Suarez said. Dumit was being held in Fl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector
Jersey City Man, 34, Shot Dead In BJ's Parking Lot Was Loving Dad, Passionate Sneaker Collector Support is surging for the family of a 34-year-old Jersey City man was shot and killed in the parking lot of a local shopping center Sunday night. Police responded to the BJ’s Parking Lot on Marin Boulevard and Second Street around 8:20 p.m., where Christian Parra was found with a gunshot wound to the torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Parra was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. More than $17,700 had been raise…

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by Cecilia Levine