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Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor
Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor A 44-year-old jogger was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a police car in Jersey City earlier this week, authorities said. The police officer reported hitting the jogger near JErsey Avenue and Aetna Street while responding to a call around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center to be treated for a serious, but not life-threatening injury to a lower extremity. A preliminary investigation found that the Ford Crown Victoria was heading south on Jersey Avenue w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Jersey Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Woman, 33, Surrenders: Prosecutor North Jersey Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Woman, 33, Surrenders: Prosecutor
North Jersey Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Woman, 33, Surrenders: Prosecutor A North Jersey man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a 33-year-old woman surrendered to authorities in Hudson County on Wednesday, authorities said. Michael Vivar, 23, of North Bergen, was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault, robbery, and witness tampering, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman told North Bergen police on Nov. 3, 2021, that she was sexually assaulted by an unknown man she had met earlier in the day, authorities said. He also apparently stole money from her wallet. Authorities discovered during the investigation that Vivar ha…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor
Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Authorities announced an arrest in connection with a deadly Jersey City weekend stabbing. Raymond Chandler, 45, is accused of killing 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus in a vacant West Side Avenue lot on Nov. 19, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police officers responding to a lot near West Side and Oxford avenues found Thermitus in the back of 562 West Side Ave., with injuries, Suarez said. He was  pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 6:10 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the Cause of Death to be multiple sharp force injuries and the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In Latest Jersey City Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Details Released In Latest Jersey City Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash
Details Released In Latest Jersey City Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash An 83-year-old woman was seriously injured in Jersey City's latest hit-and-run crash, authorities said. The woman was crossing JFK Boulevard at Harrison Avenue when she was hit by a vehicle around 7:20 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The driver was in a red or maroon vehicle and fled the scene, Suarez said. Meanwhile, the victim was in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center. The events surrounding the crash remain under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department.  Anyone…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash 2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash
2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash Two people were seriously injured and two were moderately hurt in a Kearny crash Tuesday morning, authorities said. A 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer struck a disabled tractor trailer just after 4 a.m. near Route 7 and Harrison Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 21-year-old driver, a Garfield man, and a second rear passenger, a 20-year-old male, are listed in stable condition. A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. All four occupants of the car were transported to University Hospital in Newark. The Hudson County Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kearny Girl, 17, Charged In Death Of Baby Found In Trash Can Kearny Girl, 17, Charged In Death Of Baby Found In Trash Can
Kearny Girl, 17, Charged In Death Of Baby Found In Trash Can A 17-year-old girl was arrested in the death of an infant last October in Hudson County, authorities said. The Kearny teen was charged with aggravated manslaughter, child endangerment and desecrating human remains, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The girl was charged as a juvenile. A Change.org petition called "Justice for Baby Matthew" was launched by Angela Owens last October, after the infant was found in a trash can. More than 2,100 signatures had been garnered as of Oct. 18, 2021.

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by Cecilia Levine
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7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest 7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest
7-Hour Weekend SWAT Standoff Involving 3 Kids, 4 Adults Ends In Woman's Arrest A seven-hour SWAT standoff ended with one woman in custody Sunday afternoon, authorities in Hudson County said. Sonia Alvarez, 59, of Union City, was charged with obstruction in violation and served a disorderly persons offense in connection with Sunday's incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Union City police responded to 1901 West St. on reports of an argument around 4 a.m.  Officers attempted to get inside to the apartment to make ensure the safety of all individuals when Alvarez became upset and wouldn't let police inside, Suarez said. Union City Emergency S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting
Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting Two people have been arrested in a Jersey City shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Yasir Harrison, 32, and Jala Long, 21, are charged in the shooting death of Raquan Bass on 94 Grant Ave., around 11 a.m. Saturday July 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Bass was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:15 a.m.  Harrison was charged with murder, and weapons offenses while Long is accused of being Harrison's accomplice, authorities said. Long was arrested Tuesday at the South District Police Station on Bergen Avenue and Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Tribute: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all that Morton Otundo was. The 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew, and a coworker who treated his fellow officers as family, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his memory. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign -- started by Otundo's former colleague Melagne Ramirez -- as of Monday morning. All funds raised will go toward Andrew. "[Otundo] strived to educate and mold younger officers to be great at every turn," Ramirez writes. "Morton was a phenomenal…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says
DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says A 46-year-old DPW worker from Hudson County on charges involving multiple sex crimes against a juvenile, authorities said Saturday. Secaucus resident Victor Rodriguez assaulted the alleged victim -- who was ages 12 and 13 -- more than seven years ago, and was arrested June 29, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Secaucus DPW worker was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. Rodriguez was being held in the Hudson County Jail pending a first court appearance.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Barricaded Jersey City Woman Charged With Hiding Mom's Remains Barricaded Jersey City Woman Charged With Hiding Mom's Remains
Barricaded Jersey City Woman Charged With Hiding Mom's Remains A Jersey City woman was charged with hiding the remains of her mother after a SWAT standoff that lasted several hours over the weekend, authorities announced Monday. Cheryl Gatling, 53, refused to let police inside of an Arlington Avenue apartment for more than three hours Saturday evening, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. When she finally did, authorities found the deteriorated body of her 78-year-old mother, Dorothy Gatling, Suarez said. The elder Gatling was pronounced deceased at 11:47 p.m. and is believed to have been dead for an extended period of time, authorities s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant
Jersey City Police Find Elderly Woman's Corpse After Three-Hour Standoff With Barricaded Tenant Jersey City police who were held at bay for three hours by a barricaded city tenant found the deteriorated corpse of a 78-year-old woman when she finally let them in, authorities confirmed Sunday. Police went to the fourth-floor apartment at the corner of Arlington Avenue and Harmon Street on a welfare check shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. However, a 53-year-old woman living there barricaded herself in the unit and refused to let them in, the prosecutor said. About an hour into the standoff, officers detected what was described as a foul odor…

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by Jerry DeMarco