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Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police
Linden Dad Called Relatives Before Killing Wife, Kids, In Murder-Suicide: Police A Linden dad called relatives to say he'd shot his wife and two teen children, before turning the gun on himself over the weekend, authorities said. Police performing a welfare check at Krzysztof Nieroda's 18 Chatham Pl. home around 9:30 a.m. Sunday found him, his wife Justyna, 41, his son Sebastian, 14, and his daughter Natalie, 13, suffering gunshot wounds Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Linden murder-suicide.Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice Sebastian was rushed to the hospital, where he ultimately died, authorities said. Krzyszto…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical
Reward Offered In Hit-Run Route 1&9 Crash That Left 18-Year-Old Critical A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to an indictment and conviction in a hit-and-run crash that left an 18-year-old man critical last week in Union County. A dark-colored coupe or sedan was heading north on Route 1&9/W. Edgar Road, when it struck Rayan Bien-Aima, who was crossing the street at Aviation Plaza north, around 11:15 p.m. Monday, April 25, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The vehicle fled the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Inv. Ryan Zaccaro at (908)474-8505. "In a tragic case like…

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by Cecilia Levine
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29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden 29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden
29-Year-Old Shot Dead In Linden A 29-year-old man was shot dead in Linden Wednesday evening, authorities said. Officers responding to the shooting report on the 600 block of Morningside Avenue found Linden man Grady Jilus suffering from serious injury around 8:45 p.m., Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said in a joint release. Jilus was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force with assistance from the Linden Police Department, Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit, and Union County Sheriff’s Off…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park
Prosecutor: Linden Man, 68, Touched Himself While Making Sexual Comments To Child At Local Park A 68-year-old Linden man has arrested on charges of sex assault and related offenses after making explicit comments to a child at a local park while touching himself, authorities said. Paul J. Schappe, Jr. is facing second- and third-degree charges, respectively, after approaching a child playing basketball at Clifford Lawson Memorial Park and making sexual comments while touching himself over his clothing around 1 p.m. on May 2, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release with Linden Police Chief David Hart. The victim was under 13 at the time of the incident,…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW ANYTHING? Man Found Dead On Linden Street KNOW ANYTHING? Man Found Dead On Linden Street
Know Anything? Man Found Dead On Linden Street Authorities are investigating after a 42-year-old man died on a Linden street Monday morning. Police responding to the 2000 block of East Saint Georges Avenue found Bruce Edward Ham, Jr., with injuries around 2 a.m., Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart jointly announced Tuesday. Ham was pronounced dead at the scene. While the incident was initially reported as a pedestrian crash it was unclear how Ham sustained his injuries. Ruotolo's office did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. This investigation is being led by the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta
U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Homicide Fugitive In Atlanta Members of the U.S. Marshals Service captured a 38-year-old fugitive wanted for a Linden homicide in Atlanta, GA on Monday, authorities said. Dion M. Johnson is facing charges of first-degree murder and a pair of second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of Darrell Q. McKoy, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said tuesday. Linden police officers responded to the 1200 block of Essex Avenue shortly after 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, where McKoy was found outside having sustained serious injury, Ruotolo said alongside Linden Police Chief David Hart. McKoy was take…

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by Cecilia Levine