$50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bergen County Acme $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bergen County Acme
$50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Bergen County Acme Someone who stopped by an Acme in Bergen County may have walked away with more than groceries. A lucky player purchased a New Jersey Lottery Fast Play ticket worth $50,735 at Acme #1065, located at 2160 Lemoine Ave. in Fort Lee, on Tuesday, July 21, lottery officials announced. The winning ticket was a $5 Casting for Cash Fast Play ticket and paid out 50% of the Fast Play progressive jackpot, according to the New Jersey Lottery. Fast Play Progressive games are sold at lottery retailers throughout New Jersey and allow players to find out instantly whether their ticket is a winner, lottery o…
Hiker Injured After Fleeing Black Bear In NJ Hiker Injured After Fleeing Black Bear In NJ
Hiker Injured After Fleeing Black Bear In NJ A 40-year-old hiker was injured after they fled from a black bear in Hunterdon County Monday, July 20, authorities said. State Park police responded to Round Valley Recreation Area after a hiker encountered a black bear while walking toward Cushetunk Mountain, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said. The hiker ran after seeing the bear and tripped and sustained cuts from brush and other vegetation, DEP said. There was no physical contact between the bear and the hiker, DEP said.  The hiker was transferred to a nearby hospital, DEP said.
Dogs Living In Plastic Baby Pools, Kittens Rescued From Deplorable Conditions At NJ Home: SPCA Dogs Living In Plastic Baby Pools, Kittens Rescued From Deplorable Conditions At NJ Home: SPCA
Dogs Living In Plastic Baby Pools, Kittens Rescued From Deplorable Conditions At NJ Home: SPCA A person in Neptune Township was charged with animal cruelty after nearly a dozen animals were found in unhealthy living conditions, with one dog dead, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. An anonymous complaint led police to discover eight kittens living in a filthy outdoor enclosure, the Monmouth County SPCA said. The kittens had upper respiratory infections and are being treated at the SPCA. "While they are scared and confused, they all seem to be in good spirits, and are happy to have a safe, comfortable space to live in," the SPCA said. Two female pit bulls were living in an o…
Florida Man With Flamethrower Barricades Himself In RV At NJ Walmart: Police Florida Man With Flamethrower Barricades Himself In RV At NJ Walmart: Police
Florida Man With Flamethrower Barricades Himself In RV At NJ Walmart: Police A 38-year-old Florida man was arrested and hit with numerous charges after he barricaded himself at a Walmart parking lot in South Jersey, authorities said. At 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 20, officers responded to the Walmart at 1740 Route 38 in Lumberton following a report of a dispute between two people that escalated to a robbery, Lumberton police said. Blake Reed entered a recreational vehicle and refused repeated requests by officers to exit or communicate with law enforcement, police said. Officers also received information indicating that Reed may have been in possession of a fla…
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…