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Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's
Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's Two brothers from Elizabeth were hospitalized after being beaten — one of them badly — by a crowd after a high school football game Friday, Sept. 16, authorities said. The 17-year-old brother was found unconscious after apparently being pummeled and stomped behind the football stadium on Fillmore Street, according to the spokesperson for the city police department and RLS Media. His 19-year-old brother was treated for minor injuries to his head, police said. Authorities were seeking those responsible for the incident and spoke to the brothers' mom.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar
Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar A 46-year-old Hackensack carpenter who stopped at the same Port Authority bar he's been going to for the past 25 years landed in the hospital this week when a fellow patron stabbed him over what he said was a game of pool. The victim, who requested anonymity, went into McAnn's for a couple of beers after work as he always does, this time with his cousin visiting from the United Kingdom on Thursday, Aug. 4, he said. "I don't know exactly what happened," said the victim, who requested anonymity. "All I know is we were playing pool, there was a dispute over money, and we got into a f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Clifton, Paterson Men Shot, Authorities Investigate Clifton, Paterson Men Shot, Authorities Investigate
Clifton, Paterson Men Shot, Authorities Investigate Two men from Clifton and Paterson were hospitalized after being wounded in a barrage of gunfire Monday night, authorities confirmed. The 19-year-old Clifton resident and the other victim, 24, were wounded at the corner of Wabash and Crooks avenues in Paterson -- right near the Clifton border -- around 8:45 p.m., they said. Both arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicles soon after, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a brief joint release. Witnesses said two gunmen exchanged gunfire, which investigators …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report
Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report "Your whole family is next." That's the chilling text message that Orsolya Gaal's husband received from the man who killed her, Pix11 reports. The 51-year-old Queens mom apparently told her 13-year-old son she was going out to see a show last Friday night, the outlet said. Instead, Gaal went out with another man who was believed to have killed her hours later in her basement.  The man then put her in a duffel bag found half a mile from her Forest Hills home.  Gaal's husband, Howard Klein, had apparently been away visiting colleges with their other 17-year-old son when …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says
Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Onlookers watched in horror as three towering men out for revenge savagely beat a vendor at the Meadowlands Flea Market over the weekend, witnesses said. The weekly event was winding down on Saturday, April 2 when another vendor spotted the three men huddled near a truck in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “They had to be 6-5, 6-6,” he said. “They were all wearin’ hoodies and black COVID masks.” “I’m not going to wait,” the vendor said he overheard one of them say. “I’m going to beat that [expletive] down right now.” Whatever the particular issue was, they didn't say…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock 'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock
'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock Actor and rapper Will Smith has formally apologized to comedian Chris Rock after assaulting him on stage at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable," the "King Richard" winner wrote on Instagram with his comments disabled Monday evening. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge
Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Emerson Victim For Pair Of $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Three Bergen County robbers severely beat a young Emerson man, taking a pair of $600 sneakers and a vape cartridge, in a violent pre-planned attack, authorities charged. Bergenfield residents Jacob Inglis, 19, and Colin Murphy, 18, and Cameron Schneid, 20, of New Milford were each seized at their homes early Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Their cellphones, among other items, were also confiscated, investigators said. The trio, all unemployed, "punched and kicked" the victim -- whom they know -- while robbing him of the Jordan sneakers and vape shortly before 1:…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say
Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say UPDATE: A gunman was arrested after hitting a woman in front of their small child then torching area vehicles, prompting a precautionary lockdown of Morristown Medical Center Monday night, authorities said Tuesday. ** ORIGINAL STORY ** Morristown Medical Center was placed on lockdown as a precaution due to an off campus police incident, hospital officials said. Hospital spokesman Luke Margolis said that the steps that the hospital was taking were "precautionary only." Meanwhile, nearly two dozen police cars were called to Franklin Street in search of a 30-year-old gunman, Morristown.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks ‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks
‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks An attack on a Teaneck pediatric office and dry cleaners by a man wielding a hammer should be considered a bias incident, said a mom who hid in a bathroom with her terrified daughter. “Are you Jewish?” Jill Gordon said he asked her and others during Sunday’s rampage at the Riverside Medical Group on Palisade Avenue. Camwren T. Cole, 23, of Teaneck – who’d apparently cut himself while smashing windows -- also screamed “They tried to turn me trans!” Gordon said. Responding officers nabbed the bloody Cole moments later and sent him, in custody, to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER 16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER
16-Year-Old Paterson Shooting Victim Shows Up At ER A 16-year-old Paterson boy showed up at the emergency room over the Labor Day weekend with a gunshot wound in the leg, authorities confirmed. The victim was taken by private vehicle to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following the shooting behind a corner storefront at Mercer and Warren streets shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, they said. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora issued a brief statement but didn't say how the gunshot was inflicted or whether any suspects had been taken into custody or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sports
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening. More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said. ¡Vergonzoso! El saldo que dejó la batalla campal entre aficionados de Olimpia y Motagua en Nueva Jersey. Unos 200 policías tuvieron que intervenir para controlar el pleito en las afueras del Red Bull Arena. https://t.co/qpP…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son
Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son New Jersey Federal Judge Esther Salas is back on the bench. Salas returned to work on Monday -- approximately seven months after an ambush at her North Brunswick home that seriously injured her husband and killed her son. Disgruntled attorney and self-described antifeminist Roy Den Hollander was dressed up as a deliveryman when he fired shots at Salas' family at their front door on July 19, 2020 around 5 p.m. Salas' son, Daniel Anderl, 20, died of his injuries, and her husband, Mark Anderl, 63, a criminal defense attorney and former Assistant Essex County prosecutor, was seriousl…

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by Cecilia Levine