Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor
Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor A Passaic man is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he shot three people during on the Fourth of July in the city before turning himself in more than two weeks later. Orlando Bravo, 20, was arrested Tuesday, July 21, in connection with the July 4 shooting near Essex Street and Third Street in Passaic, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 4 and found that three Passaic residents, a 22-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 34-year-old …
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials
Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is accused of setting a fire beneath the Tonnelle Avenue underpass, then trapping a man as he tried to escape the flames, authorities said. Janet Leigh Mullone was arrested after police said she set a fire near 276 Tonnelle Ave. at approximately 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, according to Nathaniel Styer and Kim Wallace Scalcione, spokespeople for the city. Responding officers found flames burning beneath the underpass, where members of the Jersey City Fire Department worked to contain the blaze. Investigators said a 57-year-old man had been sleeping in a con…
NJ Son Stabbed Father Dead, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor NJ Son Stabbed Father Dead, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor
NJ Son Stabbed Father Dead, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Vineland man was arrested and charged with killing his father in Bridgeton, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. On Sunday July 19, at 12:15pm Bridgeton Police received a complaint describing a bad odor coming from a residence on Fayette Street in the City of Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Upon officers’ arrival they located Anthony Williams, a 67-year-old Bridgeton man dead and in an advanced state of decomposition, Webb-McRae said. Anttoine Williams, his son, stabbed his father on Wednesday, July 15 and then tampered with the e…
Knife-To-Neck Suicide Threat Ends Peacefully Thanks To Hackensack Officers Knife-To-Neck Suicide Threat Ends Peacefully Thanks To Hackensack Officers
Knife-To-Neck Suicide Threat Ends Peacefully Thanks To Hackensack Officers A woman threatening to take her own life with a large knife was safely disarmed by Hackensack police during a mental health crisis earlier this month, authorities said. Officer Frank Caneja (on the force since 2017) of the Hackensack Police Department's Emergency Services Unit and Officers Jose Angeles (sworn in last December) and Angelo Vicale (sworn in January 2023) of the Patrol Bureau responded to an apartment in the 100 block of Polifly Road on Sunday, July 19, after receiving a report of a woman threatening self-harm with a knife, Capt. Gregory Zisa said. When officers arrived, they f…
Murder-Suicide: NJ Man Stabs Girlfriend, Kills Himself, Prosecutor Says Murder-Suicide: NJ Man Stabs Girlfriend, Kills Himself, Prosecutor Says
Murder-Suicide: NJ Man Stabs Girlfriend, Kills Himself, Prosecutor Says A 64-year-old Camden man stabbed his girlfriend to death before killing himself, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. At 11:39 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, detectives responded to the 500 block of Bilper Avenue and found Marlene Campbell, a 53-year-old Lindenwold resident, with multiple stab wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy said. She was transferred to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation identified Gibbs as the suspect, police said. At 3:23 p.m., Camden County po…
Passenger Jumps Into Driver's Seat, Dies After Crash With 5-Year-Old Inside In NJ: Prosecutor Passenger Jumps Into Driver's Seat, Dies After Crash With 5-Year-Old Inside In NJ: Prosecutor
Passenger Jumps Into Driver's Seat, Dies After Crash With 5-Year-Old Inside In NJ: Prosecutor A 41-year-old backseat passenger of a vehicle died after jumping into the front seat of the car, taking off, and then crashing with a 5-year-old still inside the car in South Jersey on Sunday, July 19, authorities said. At 11:57 p.m., Mantua Township police stopped a vehicle for a traffic offense on southbound Route 55, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. While one officer was speaking with the driver outside the vehicle, another officer ordered the passenger, Holly Hageman, 41, to get out of the vehicle, authorities said. Instead, Hageman climbed into the driver's seat and…
Hiding In Plain Sight? 'Portnoy Effect' Brings Surprising New Crowd To Bergen County Pizzeria Hiding In Plain Sight? 'Portnoy Effect' Brings Surprising New Crowd To Bergen County Pizzeria
Hiding In Plain Sight? 'Portnoy Effect' Brings Surprising New Crowd To Bergen County Pizzeria Even after nearly two decades, one viral pizza review was enough to introduce Francesca's Pizza & Pasta to a whole new crowd. Barstool Sports founder and CEO Dave Portnoy recently stopped by the restaurant's Elmwood Park location, one of two Francesca's restaurants owned by Sal Reina. After more than 18 years in Glen Rock and nearly 10 in Elmwood Park, Reina is used to recognizing most of the faces who walk through the door. But not last weekend. Standing outside the Market Street pizzeria in a review shared last Thursday, July 16, Portnoy took his first bite. "Interesting," he s…
Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report
Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report A father of two who was killed in a double shooting in North Arlington on Sunday night, July 19, had gone to pick up his children when a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend turned deadly, ABC7 Eyewitness News reports. UPDATE: Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, of North Arlington, NJ, and Ezequiel Aquino, 29, of Newark, were identified as the victims by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. A GoFundMe campaign says they were cousins. A separate GoFundMe was launched by Aquino's mother, who sources say buried her other son, Uriel Aquino, four years ago due to an alleged overdos…
Passaic Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Clifton: Prosecutor Passaic Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Clifton: Prosecutor
Passaic Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Clifton: Prosecutor A 65-year-old Passaic woman was killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Clifton on Friday night, July 17, authorities said. Clifton police responded to the area of Bloomfield Avenue and Shafto Street at approximately 9:20 p.m. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Officers found the woman at the scene and she was taken to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene, according …
70 Arrested, 100 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued During World Cup: NJ  AG 70 Arrested, 100 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued During World Cup: NJ  AG
70 Arrested, 100 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued During World Cup: NJ AG More than 70 people were arrested and nearly 100 people were rescued during New Jersey's anti-human trafficking investigations during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, authorities announced Monday, July 20. The stat's Division of Criminal Justice and State Police led an effort that included at least 44 law enforcement agencies involved in the outreach and enforcement activities associated with the World Cup, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Through dozens of distinct operational details that took place on various dates between May and July , law enforcement officers found and assi…
Parolee Steals $500K SWAT Truck From NJ Transit Lot: Report Parolee Steals $500K SWAT Truck From NJ Transit Lot: Report
Parolee Steals $500K SWAT Truck From NJ Transit Lot: Report A stolen car is one thing. A stolen armored SWAT vehicle is another. A 39-year-old Maplewood man is accused of breaking into an NJ Transit facility, swiping a $500,000 BearCat, then taking it on an early-morning joyride before abandoning it in Irvington on Tuesday, July 14, according to NJ.com and jail/court records. Christopher Bruton-Frazier allegedly caused nearly $13,000 in damage after crashing the 2018 Lenco BearCat into a K-9 kennel, a police truck, and a garage door while trying to drive it out of the agency's Ferry Street facility around 4 a.m., NJ.com reported, citing a criminal a…
Woman In $1M Fraud Case, Boyfriend Charged In New $90K NJ Scam: Prosecutor Woman In $1M Fraud Case, Boyfriend Charged In New $90K NJ Scam: Prosecutor
Woman In $1M Fraud Case, Boyfriend Charged In New $90K NJ Scam: Prosecutor A woman already facing charges in a $1 million property management fraud scheme has now been accused of carrying out another scam involving nearly $91,000 from a Texas property owner, authorities said. The investigation into Martinia A. Heath, 44, of Newark, was launched after a Texas property owner contacted the Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecutions Unit, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Between September 2024 and April 2026, Heath arranged to manage renovations on the victim's Newark property, and during that time, the victim transferred approximat…