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Tonnelle Avenue, Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City Sex Offender Shared 100 Child Porn Images Over Instagram, Prosecutor Says Jersey City Sex Offender Shared 100 Child Porn Images Over Instagram, Prosecutor Says
Jersey City Sex Offender Shared 100 Child Porn Images Over Instagram, Prosecutor Says A 48-year-old Jersey City registered sex offender was arrested on child porn charges, authorities announced. Thomas Gaughran had distributed approximately 100 images of child sex abuse material through Instagram’s direct messenger, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Local authorities launched an investigation following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) on March 11. Gaughran was arrested without incident on Tonnelle Avenue on Friday, July 16, on charges of endangering the welfare of children by distributing child sex abuse material and endangering t…
Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase
Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase Four Jersey City police officers have agreed to leave the force and to be forever barred from public employment as part of a plea agreement stemming from a high-speed chase that left an innocent West New York man with serious injuries, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Late on June 4, 2017, a 48-year-old Jersey City man, Leo Pinkston, fled from a traffic stop and led police on a chaotic chase through the streets of Jersey City at speeds of up to 60 mph.  During the chase, Pinkston slammed into another police car and into civilian vehicles. Officers MD Khan, Eric…
Bayonne Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Bayonne Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen
Bayonne Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen A 21-year-old Bayonne man was arrested Monday and charged with sexually assaulting a girl in Jersey City earlier this month, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Xavier Patten was being held at the Hudson County jail on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors are seeking to hold Patten in pretrial detention.  Patten allegedly assaulted the 15-year-old girl, also a Bayonne resident, at a motel on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City July 7.  He is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court Friday.