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Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting
Details Released In Bayonne Officer-Involved Shooting Authorities have released details in an officer-involved shooting early Thursday, July 13 in Bayonne. Bayonne police responding to a report of theft from a gas station on 53rd Street near Avenue E around 6:45 a.m., found a suspect in the parking lot of Burger King on Broadway and 54th, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The suspect fled the scene in his vehicle, striking two police vehicles and an unoccupied civilian vehicle, Suarez said. An officer discharged his weapon. The suspect was located soon after at Linden Avenue and Scott Street in Jersey City with apparent gunshot wou…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Popular Korean Fried Chicken Restaurant Opens Two More North Jersey Locations Popular Korean Fried Chicken Restaurant Opens Two More North Jersey Locations
Popular Korean Fried Chicken Restaurant Opens Two More North Jersey Locations A Korean fried chicken restaurant rapidly expanding is opening two more North Jersey locations. Bb.q recently opened a new store in Bayonne and, according to BoozyBurbs, is bringing another to Bergenfield. The restaurant serves its chicken whole — and crispy. The company was launched in 1995 by Yoon Hong-guen in Seoul, South Korea. He had only one mission: "Serve great-tasting, high-quality Korean fried chicken to the world," the bb.q website says. It's clear he's done just that, as bb.q has thousands of locations around the world. The Bayonne store is located at 444 Broadway a…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
WINNERS: Seven NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10,000+ WINNERS: Seven NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10,000+
Winners: Seven NJ Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10,000+ Seven Mega Millions lottery players matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize.  One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Monmouth County ($30,000): PJ’s Car Wash, 2000 Route 35 and Allaire Rd., Spring Lake Heights; Camden County ($10,000): Shop Rite of Berlin #531, Route 73 and Minck Ave., West Berlin; Hudson County ($10,000): Quick Chek #095, 260 Broadway #280, Bayonne; Mercer County ($10,000): Michael’s Deli, 52 Eas…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl
Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl Four members of the same family were charged with resisting arrest when they began fighting police trying to contain a brawl that broke out outside of a Bayonne bar, authorities said. Officers patrolling the area saw a large, unruly group near the Refinery Tavern at 37th Street and Broadway on Monday around 12:45 a.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The crowd proceeded to walk south on Broadway while continuing their aggressive, loud, and tumultuous behavior, police said. As officers ordered them to cease their behavior and clear the area, the group disregarded the commands and bega…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Hudson Gas Station Sells Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Winning Historic Jackpot Hudson Gas Station Sells Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Winning Historic Jackpot
Hudson Gas Station Sells Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Winning Historic Jackpot A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Hudson County. The winning numbers from the Saturday, Jan. 23 drawing were 05, 16, 18, 21, and 29 and the XTRA number was 02.  The lucky ticket was sold at N & A Services Inc., the BP gas station on Broadway in Bayonne. This was the largest Jersey Cash 5 jackpot ever, surpassing the previous record of $1.96 million in 2013. Drawings are daily at 10:57 p.m. Each jackpot starts at $100,000.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face
Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face A 27-year-old Jersey City woman refusing to leave a Rite Aid punched a Bayonne police officer in the face Halloween night, authorities said. Carolyn Reyes, was charged with aggravated assault with a law enforcement officer, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Officers responding to the Rite Aid on Broadway were told by the manager that Reyes was refusing to leave around 12:50 a.m., Sunday. Reyes was behaving and speaking irrationally and escorted out of the store, Amato said. While waiting outside with police for a ride-share driver to escort her home, Reyes suddenly attack the officer,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Victim Drives To Bayonne Police Station During Carjacking: Police Victim Drives To Bayonne Police Station During Carjacking: Police
Victim Drives To Bayonne Police Station During Carjacking: Police A Bayonne man surrendered to police after he allegedly threatened a 17-year-old resident with a gun and took off in the teen’s car over the weekend, Lt. Eric Amato of the Bayonne Police Department said in a statement. Derek Richardson, 20, entered the car through an unlocked door as the teen was attempting to park just after midnight Saturday near 11th Street and Broadway. Richardson, who knows the teen, allegedly demanded money and threatened to shoot him if he refused, Amato said. Richardson them ordered the victim to drive to Wade Street in Jersey City before asking him how much he had …

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by Paul Milo