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Days-Long Argument Culminates In Summit Shooting: Police
A days-long argument ended in a shooting this weekend in one Union County town, authorities said.
Jaime Tapia-Lobos, 33, of Irvington, had been arguing with his 35-year-old Vauxhall victim before the incident Saturday morning, June 24 in Summit, local police said.
Tapia-Lobos and two other men were standing on the sidewalk around 8:35 a.m., at 130 Park Ave., in Summit when the victim drove up, got out of his vehicle, and approached the group, authorities said.
Authorities in a Union County town are on the hunt for a shooting suspect who left one victim wounded.Summit PD
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$10K Mega Millions Winners Sold In NJ
A winning pair of Mega Millions tickets each good for $10,000 were sold in Middlesex and Union counties.
The third-tier prizewinning tickets from the Friday, June 16 drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Middlesex County: Metuchen Corner Deli, 640 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen
Union County: South Street Market, 64 South Street, New Providence.
The winning numbers for the Friday, June 16, drawing were: 04, 24, 34, 45 and 57. The Gold Mega Ball was 19 and the Megaplier Multipli…
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 …
Noriega Nominated For NJ Supreme Court
Michael Noriega, a Union County resident, has been nominated to be the newest justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Gov. Phil Murphy formally announced Noriega's nomination on Monday, May 15. Noriega, who was born in Weehawken, will be replacing Justice Barry Albin, who reached the mandatory retirement age. Noriega, who was raised in Union City and lives in Fanwood, is Murphy's fourth appointment to the bench.
Noriega, 45, is a partner at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold, and Mangan, based in Clifton, working as a defense and immigration attorney. Noriega also spent five years as…
Pair Charged In Shooting Death Of Union County Man: Prosecutor
Arrests have been made in the shooting death of 22-year-old Emmanuelle Florestal, which occurred last October, authorities in Union County said.
Ahmad Conde, a 19-year-old Elizabeth resident, and Ducarmel Georges, a 19-year-old Brooklyn resident, have each been charged with first degree murder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said.
Following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force and numerous other agencies, Georges was arrested in Brooklyn on Monday, March 20, while Conde remained at large until he was found and apprehended on Tuesday, M…
