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Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS
Small NYC Earthquake Felt By North Jersey Residents: USGS Did you feel it North Jersey? A 1.7 magnitude earthquake in Astoria, NY was felt all the way up in North Jersey on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 2, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt in Pompton Plains, Parsippany, West Orange, Union, Holmdel, Fort Lee, Ridgewood and Paterson, the USGS map shows. According to NBC4, FDNY firefighters responded to reports of small booms called in by residents south of the Roosevelt Island Tramway sometime before 6 a.m. USGS reports a 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens. No reports of damage/injuries in NYC. https://t.c…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In Fort Lee: AG Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In Fort Lee: AG
Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In Fort Lee: AG Police shot and killed a man Saturday morning, Feb. 4, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The incident unfolded at a home on John Street around 8:15 a.m., and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, at 10:39 a.m., Platkin said. According to NBC4, the man was possibly armed with a knife and had been visiting family from Las Vegas. One officer was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after struck by a ricocheting bullet, the outlet said. Other officers at the scene were hospitalized as is procedure in such incidents, the borough's mayor Mark Sokolich …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dating Profile Of NJ 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women Dating Profile Of NJ 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women
Dating Profile Of NJ 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women Pankaj Bhasin's dating profile says he's an easygoing adventurer who just got back from two years of traveling.  What it doesn't say is that he's nicknamed the "Werewolf Killer" and that his vacation was actually a three-year stint in a Northern Virginia mental institution. Bhasin, 37 — who has ties to Blackwood and East Brunswick, NJ — was found not guilty by reason of insanity a year after he drove from his Central Jersey home to Alexandria, VA and fatally stabbed 65-year-old Bradford Jackson, a complete stranger to him.   Bhasin was released from the N…

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by AJ Goldbloom & Cecilia Levine
News
Handyman Lover Arrested In Orsolya Gaal Murder Handyman Lover Arrested In Orsolya Gaal Murder
Handyman Lover Arrested In Orsolya Gaal Murder Orsolya Gaal's former handyman David Bonola has been arrested and charged in her grisly murder last weekend at her Forest Hills home, multiple news reports say. Bonola, 44, arrived at the112th NYPD precinct Thursday, April 21 for questioning and is facing charges of murder, criminal tampering, and possession of a weapon. Gaal's body was found by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home, around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16. The 51-year-old mom had been stabbed some 58 times in the neck, torso, and left arm. The sources also revealed she had wounds to her hands in an att…

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by Cecilia Levine & Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Army Parachuters At Nationals Park Caused US Capitol Evacuation Army Parachuters At Nationals Park Caused US Capitol Evacuation
Army Parachuters At Nationals Park Caused US Capitol Evacuation A plane carrying members of the US Army Golden Knights evacuated the US Capitol Wednesday, April 20, authorities said.  The parachuters posed a "probable" aircraft threat, prompting the 6:45 p.m. evacuation. In a statement, Capitol Police said an unidentified plane was spotted "within seconds" of the Capitol building. As soon as police recognized they were not given notice about the flight, they ordered the evacuation.  "The last time we had an evacuation due to a potential air threat was in June of 2014. Every week the USCP is made aware of hundreds of authorized flights in the restricted…

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit
Man Holding GF Hostage Arrested After Tense Hudson County Pursuit Police arrested a man holding his girlfriend hostage after tracking his vehicle down in Bayonne during a tense pursuit that began in Secaucus Monday, authorities said. Police responded to the 300 block of Clarendon Street on reports of a victim being held against her will in a basement apartment around 3:15 p.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The suspect was believed to have been armed and possibly suffering a mental illness, Miller said. Officers, along with the Hudson County Regional SWAT team, established a perimeter around the location and put a shelter in place order into …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power WATCH: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power
Watch: Tornado Touches Down In Jersey Shore Town Leaving Thousands Without Power UPDATED: A tornado touched down in a Jersey Shore town Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service -- leaving thousands without power (scroll for videos). The tornado was over Corbin City at 9:53 a.m., the NWS said. Ocean City and the surrounding area was placed under a tornado warning until 10:15 a.m. as Tropical Storm Isaias made its way north. ALSO SEE: 1.3 Million New Jerseyans Without Power, Restoration Could Take Days More than 72,900 Atlantic City Electric customers were without power as of 11:30 a.m., the outage map shows. Reports say nearly 14,000 Ocean City reside…

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by Cecilia Levine