A Paterson fugitive captured by U.S. Marshals in Delaware became the sixth person charged with murder in the execution of a 21-year-old Newark man who was ambushed in the Silk City earlier this year.Authorities identified Jaquan A. Thomas, 31, as one of the planners of the May 1 shooting death of Jose Figueroa. He waived extradition after federal marshals tracked him down in ...

A Fort Lee man who neighbors said was clad only in his underwear when he bolted through several backyards was captured following a manhunt that included police from surrounding towns and a Bergen County sheriff’s K-9, authorities said.Officer Andres Kim was investigating a noontime dispute Saturday between Ibrahim Mian, 24, and another person when Mian suddenly took off on foot, Capt. ...

She was a blessing to many, a remarkable woman who'd survived a brain tumor with deep faith and abiding humor. Then, in a devastating instant, she was gone.Shock mixed with heart-rending grief continued to spread Tuesday with the news that 23-year-old McKenna Winnie of Saddle Brook had been killed in a traffic accident in South Jersey.The Rutgers University research assistant was headed ...

New Jersey State Police seized nine firearms that were headed to Paterson from South Carolina, leading to the arrests of six accused gun runners.Four defendants were in a vehicle stopped by State Police on Sept. 26, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said.Two of them -- ex-con Kendell McFadden, 28, and Laronmir MdFadden, 27, of Florence, South Carolina -- led the ring, ...

The family of a 19-year-old worker who died in an accident while stringing holiday lights at Six Flags Great Adventure received a $1.7 million settlement in a wrongful death suit, according to a published report.Justin Dill, who’d recently graduated Middletown North High School and from the electrical program at Monmouth County Vocational School, worked at Six Flags as an apprentice ...

On the 20th anniversary of a federal prosecutor's slaying, the government boosted the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible to $2.5 million.Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced Monday the Department of Justice has doubled the $1 million it posted toward the reward, to go with $500,000 pledged by the National Association of Former ...

Patrons of a barber shop turned after-hours gambling den scattered in all directions -- some of them stuffing cash into their pockets as they fled -- during a raid by members of Paterson's vice squad, authorities said.Meanwhile, in an industrial area on the city's south side, police responding to a large fight discovered a warehouse that they said two Glen Rock women had illegally ...

A motorist being followed by a Rochelle Park police officer suddenly drove into oncoming traffic between two tractor-trailers before he was found carrying a loaded gun and ammo, authorities said.Officer Chris Kiszka pulled behind the black BMW with an expired temporary Texas license plate on Essex Street around 11 a.m. Monday, Lt. James DePreta said.The driver -- later identified as ...

Glen Rock police turned to the public for help finding a missing 26-year-old borough resident.Kiariff Alston was last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a gas station in Paterson, family members said.The former Paterson resident was driving a black 2020 Toyota Corolla with temporary NJ registration W770831, according to borough police.Alston's mother said he has a mental illness and has ...

UPDATE: A Franklin Lakes couple who were asleep when a fire broke out escaped safely with their two dogs before their home burned to the ground, authorities said.The fast-moving fire broke out in the 2½-story Cheyenne Drive home at 12:35 a.m. Monday, Police Capt. Robert Lyon said.Police and firefighters found the 2,800-foot house fully engulfed, he said.Firefighters from Wyckoff, ...