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Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman At North Bergen Motel: Prosecutors A 22-year-old West New York man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a motel in North Bergen, authorities said. On Sunday June 4, Emil Figueroa-Blanco met a 22-year-old woman through acquaintances in the hours leading up to the assault at a motel on Tonnele Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Figueroa-Blanco was charged with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on Wednesday, June 28, where he was being detained on an unrelated matter, Suarez said. He remains in cu…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To COVID-19 Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To COVID-19
Another NJ Walmart Closes Due To Covid-19 Another New Jersey Walmart will be temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The Phillipsburg location announced on Saturday that it would be closed until Monday at 6 a.m. for deep cleaning and sanitization. Several other New Jersey Walmart stores closed due to COVID-19, as well. Three of those stores closed earlier this week and will reopen Sunday. They are: Hamilton on Nottingham Way  North Bergen on Tonnele Avenue  Teterboro on Route 46 The Walmart Supercenter in Linden was briefly closed after several employees tested positive for COVID-19. It has since reopened.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says
NJ Parole Officer Stole From Target Store In Sneaky Way For Months, Prosecutor Says A 41-year-old New Jersey parole officer was caught stealing from the North Bergen Target store in a sneaky way for months, authorities said. Jorge Ortega, of Jersey City, used the commonly-called "ticket-switch fraud" method to change labels on various Target store items between July and October of this year, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Particularly, Ortega would take labels of lower-priced items and stick them on higher-priced items in the Tonnele Avenue store, Suarez said. Ortega was arrested Friday, Dec. 11, and charged with theft by deception then issued a disorderly p…

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by Cecilia Levine