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Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks A woman was struck and killed by a PATH train at Journal Square, authorities said. The person was struck by a westbound train and pronounced dead at the station in Jersey City shortly after midnight Monday, Jan. 22, said Lenis Valens of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority's Emergency Services Unit, Jersey City firefighters and an EMS unit were among the responders, Valens said. Power to the tracks was temporarily shut down, she said, adding that train service resumed at 3:04 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an accidental or intentional incident, alt…
Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric
Man Struck, Killed By Bus Near GWB Was Brother Of Actor Jason Patric A man who was struck and killed by a commuter bus near the George Washington Bridge earlier this week was the brother of actor Jason Patric. Jordan Miller, 56, lived in Fort Lee and was one of the customer service "red caps" who assist people moving through the Port Authority bus terminal just across the Hudson in midtown Manhattan. "Jordan literally died on his way to work," said Kevin O'Toole, the former New Jersey state senator who's now the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The left-turning driver of the NJ Transit bus never saw him as Miller crossed Bruce Reyn…
JERSEY FRESH: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ JERSEY FRESH: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ
Jersey Fresh: Majority Of 109 New Port Authority Police Officers Hail From NJ More than 100 cadets officially became Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers with a joyous graduation ceremony in Middlesex County that followed a somber remembrance in lower Manhattan. The 109 graduates of the 122nd Port Authority Police Academy class push the total workforce of the bi-state agency past 2,000 in all. And a majority of those boots come from New Jersey. The Garden State produced 59 of the new officers and New York 50, officials said following the class' graduation at St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen on Thursday, Jan. 4. It's a slim margin but a…
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison
Burglar With Hit List Of Asian Homeowners In NJ, NY, PA, DE Gets 50 Months In Federal Prison UPDATE: A member of a second-story crew who targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware for burglaries was sentenced to a plea-bargained four years and two months in federal prison, authorities said. Randi Barr, 42, of Union County, NJ, was part of a group that worked from a hit list of dozens of homes based on “stereotype and opportunity,” federal authorities said. Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities who teamed up to smash the ring found notes in the defendants’ cars that had the home addresses of individuals of Asian des…
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County. The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
Workers Killed In JFK Construction Accident ID'd Workers Killed In JFK Construction Accident ID'd
Workers Killed In JFK Construction Accident ID'd Two workers were killed after becoming trapped under rubble at JFK International Airport this week have been identified. Franciso Reyes and Fernando Pereira were relocating utility lines at an energy plant near the airport for its redevelopment project, when they became trapped under rubble in a trench around 11:10 a.m., on Monday, April 3, officials said. The workers were removed from the trench and subsequently pronounced dead, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. "Francisco was a hardworking 10-year member, while Fernando was just beginning his career in 731,"&n…
Two Workers Dead In JFK Construction Accident (DEVELOPING) Two Workers Dead In JFK Construction Accident (DEVELOPING)
Two Workers Dead In JFK Construction Accident (Developing) Two workers were killed after becoming trapped under rubble at JFK International Airport on Monday, April 3, authorities tell Daily Voice. The workers became trapped around 11:10 a.m., while relocating utility lines at an energy plant near the airport for its redevelopment project, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. A stop order for all construction at JFK has been issued. The Port Authority is conducting the investigation. Photos from Fox5 show equipment surrounding what appears to be a trench. Flight operations at the airport were not affected. …
Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years
Feds: Knifepoint Robber Who Choked Out Female Harrison Cab Dispatcher Gets 9½ Years UPDATE: An ex-con who choked out a female dispatcher while robbing a Harrison taxicab company at knifepoint was sentenced to 9½ years without parole in federal prison. Alfuquan Turner, 46, of Newark took his chances with a jury rather than take a deal from the government after he was charged with robbing the Harrison Cab Company on Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard in Sept. 2019. Turner had his face covered with a plastic bag when he demanded money from the dispatcher, who told him there wasn't any in the office, prosecutors told jurors in U.S. District Court in Newark earlier this year. Turner …
GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY GUILTY: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY
Guilty: Kidnapping Rapist Who Cancelled Plea Deal Convicted In Rampage Through PA, NJ, NY An ex-con who kidnapped and raped his ex-girlfriend in Pennsylvania, torched a used car dealership in Paterson and crashed a stolen SUV into police cars on either side of the George Washington Bridge rolled the dice and lost. After originally pleading guilty to several charges, Luis Figueroa, 41, withdrew his plea and took his chances with federal jurors in Newark. They ended up convicting him following a two-week trial. So now, instead of the 26-year deal that he originally accepted from the government, Figueroa could be sentenced to nearly 50 years in federal prison. The rampage had an “…
Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave
Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave A 13-year Port Authority police veteran illegally milked a paid medical leave by submitting bogus records, authorities charged. Marie Paz, 43, was charged with two counts of forgery before being released pending a May 13 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Paz, of Woodhaven, Queens, "submitted falsified medical records to her employer to receive additional paid medical leave," Suarez said on Friday, April 29. The prosecutor credited her office's Public Integrity Unit and the Port Authority of New York and New Je…
NJ Residents Appointed To Prestigious White House Fellowship Program NJ Residents Appointed To Prestigious White House Fellowship Program
NJ Residents Appointed To Prestigious White House Fellowship Program Four passionate and highly skilled Garden State professionals have been appointed to the prestigious President’s Commission on White House Fellows fellowship program. The President’s Commission on White House Fellows 2021-2022 class selections were made public Monday and include “the most diverse” candidates in the program’s history, according to a White House press release. Launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, the program gives class members the one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a year working as a full-time fellow for White House staff, Cabinet Secretaries and o…
Police: Monmouth County Man, 32, Sexually Assaulted Woman On Video Police: Monmouth County Man, 32, Sexually Assaulted Woman On Video
Police: Monmouth County Man, 32, Sexually Assaulted Woman On Video A Monmouth County man police say took videos while raping a woman he lived with in Warren County was arrested Thursday at JFK Airport, authorities said. Andres M. Cardenas Ortega, 32, lived in Hackettstown between Sept. 2018 and July 2019 with the victim, who allegedly found several videos on a digital device and Google account that showed her being sexually assaulted, town police said. The victim “had not consented to these sexual acts and did not know this happened before seeing the videos,” according to police. Ortega was scheduled to come to Hackettstown Police headquarters Wednesday a…
Justice Department Sues Contractor For Fraud In $39M NJ Road Project Justice Department Sues Contractor For Fraud In $39M NJ Road Project
Justice Department Sues Contractor For Fraud In $39M NJ Road Project A construction company lied to the federal government to get a $39 million subcontract on a New Jersey road project, authorities said Friday. C. Abbonizio Contractors Inc., based in Sewell, “defrauded the government by claiming to use disadvantaged entities” when, in fact, it didn’t, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Companies must use disadvantaged business entities (DBE) for a specified percentage of the work in order to secure federal contracts for New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) projects, Carpenito said. Abbonizio Contractors obtained a $39 million subcontract from PK…