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Orphaned Teen In Coma After 5-Car Crash That Killed Vice Principal Mom, Dad In NJ Orphaned Teen In Coma After 5-Car Crash That Killed Vice Principal Mom, Dad In NJ
Orphaned Teen In Coma After 5-Car Crash That Killed Vice Principal Mom, Dad In NJ Support is on the rise for a New Jersey teenager who remains hospitalized following a crash that left both of her parents dead. Rhakeem Oliver and Shavonn Stewart-Oliver, of West Orange, were both killed in the five-car pileup on Courty Road 508 (Newark-Jersey City Turnpike) in Kearny at 7 a.m. Saturday, March 16, according to Kearny police and loved ones. Their 17-year-old daughter, Khameryn, was flown to the hospital where she remains in a medically-induced coma, according to a GoFundMe launched by a relative. Sideout Sports LLC says Khameryn was on her way to a tournament, "to do what s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death
Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death A second person has been charged with desecration of human remains in the stabbing death of a Kearny man earlier this week. Matthew Kochell, 32, has been arrested in addition to Elliot Barton, 39 — a registered sex offender — who was charged with the same in Corey McFadden's death investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Elliot Barton and Corey McFaddenNew Jersey State Police/Corey McFadden Facebook The state has filed a motion to hold detain both men pending trial. Barton was scheduled to appear Monday, Sept. 26 while Kochell will appear Sept. 27.  McFadden was foun…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation
Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation A 39-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with disturbing human remains in connection with the homicide investigation of a 34-year-old Kearny man this week, authorities said. Authorities wouldn't immediately say why, but Elliot Barton was charged with desecration of human remains involving Corey McFadden's killing, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A suspect had not been identified as of Wednesday, Sept. 21. Barton sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl multiple times until after she turned 6, records show. McFadden was found laying on the ground with multiple stab wo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park 34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park
34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park UPDATE: A 39-year-old sex offender has been charged with desecration of human remains in Corey McFadden's death investigation. ORIGINAL: Police in Kearny were investigating the stabbing death of a 34-year-old man. Corey McFadden was found laying on the ground near Belgrove Drive and Afton Street with multiple stab wounds to his lower body around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:20 a.m.. The cause and manner of death were pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson Count…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Burned At Crash Scene When Car Passes Road Flare In Kearny Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Burned At Crash Scene When Car Passes Road Flare In Kearny
Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Burned At Crash Scene When Car Passes Road Flare In Kearny An off-duty Jersey City police officer was seriously burned while assisting at a crash scene in Kearny, when another driver passed road flares sparking a fire, authorities said. The officer was helping at the two-car crash near 1249 Newark- Jersey City Turnpike around 11:30 Thursday, Aug. 25, when a 2017 white Mercedes passed the flare and caused a nearby car to go up in flames, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The officer suffered multiple burns and was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment. The driver of the Mercedes, a 29-year-old East Orange woman…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kearny Man (Now Without Mole) Missing For Weeks Kearny Man (Now Without Mole) Missing For Weeks
Kearny Man (Now Without Mole) Missing For Weeks A search has been launched for a Kearny man missing for weeks. Steven Festa was reported missing to the Kearny Police Department on July 21, by his sister, though the family last heard from him weeks earlier, Detective Capt. Tim Wagner said. Festa, pictured above, has since had the mole removed from his right cheek. He is believed to have a tattoo on the back of his calf with song lyrics written in black and green ink. He is known to travel by bus. Det. David Bush is the investigating detective, who can be reached at (201) 998-1313 ext. 2841, dbush@kearnynjpd.org, or via KPD's tips email a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison
Meet This NJ Police Department's LGBTQ+ Liaison A police department in New Jersey is hoping to provide more support for the LGBTQ+ community. The Kearny Police Department appointed Officer Nicole Cain (she/her) as its first LGBTQ+ liaison. A five-year veteran who was born and raised in Kearny. She currently resides in Morris County with her wife, Mary, and their dog, Gryffin. Cain's appointment as the LGBTQ+ Liaison is part of a statewide initiative to provide support to both law enforcement and the community who may be struggling with LGBTQ+ matters, her department said. The program is designed to build a stronger relationship an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Found In Passaic River Body Found In Passaic River
Body Found In Passaic River A man's body has been recovered from the Passaic River, authorities in Hudson County said. The unidentified man was found floating in the river near Passaic Avenue and the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, March 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Kearny Police Department and the Kearny Fire Department recovered the body, and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The Cause and Manner of death of are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.  The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Kearny P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash 2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash
2 Fighting For Life, 2 Moderately Hurt In Kearny Crash Two people were seriously injured and two were moderately hurt in a Kearny crash Tuesday morning, authorities said. A 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer struck a disabled tractor trailer just after 4 a.m. near Route 7 and Harrison Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 21-year-old driver, a Garfield man, and a second rear passenger, a 20-year-old male, are listed in stable condition. A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. All four occupants of the car were transported to University Hospital in Newark. The Hudson County Re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police
NJ Man Used Instagram, Snapchat To Solicit Sexual Photos From Several Teen Girls: Police A 20-year-old Kearny who used social media to solicit sexually-explicit photos from local residents including several teen girls was arrested and found with child porn, authorities said. An investigation began in June 2020 based on numerous public social media posts alleging several residents had been subjected to harassment or sexually-objectionable behavior by a man later identified as Justin T. Davidson, Police Chief George King said. The investigation uncovered many instances in which Davidson contacted victims through Instagram and Snapchat, and arranged to receive sexually explic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PD: Parking Ticket, Spit Lead To Lyndhurst Jewelry Store Burglar Who Stole Costume Bling PD: Parking Ticket, Spit Lead To Lyndhurst Jewelry Store Burglar Who Stole Costume Bling
PD: Parking Ticket, Spit Lead To Lyndhurst Jewelry Store Burglar Who Stole Costume Bling A parking ticket and spit led Lyndhurst police to a jewelry store burglar who smashed a display case and fled not with diamonds or pearls, authorities said, but with much cheaper merchandise. Responding Officers Brian Kapp and Tom Seickendick found the back door at Chandel Jewelers on Ridge Road forced open shortly before 6:30 p.m. March 18, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Kapp’s brother, Detective William Kapp, joined them inside, where he found a glass display case shattered and more than a dozen alloy and cubic zirconia rings missing. Total combined value: 100 bucks. The detective t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit
Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit Police seized a ghost gun, cash, a high capacity magazine and burglar tools from two men who fled a motor vehicle stop on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said Wednesday. Khristian Haye, 20, and Jaden Thomas, 20, both of Plainfield, were being held in the Hudson County Jail pending a detention hearing, New Jersey State Police said in a release. Sergeant Keith McCormick attempted to stop a red Chevrolet Corvette for a traffic violation on the southbound of the eastern spur in Secaucus around 11:40 a.m. Monday, police said. When McCormick activated the lights and sirens on his marked tro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Kearny Detective Shoots At Heroin Dealer Ramming His Car Into Another Officer Authorities: Kearny Detective Shoots At Heroin Dealer Ramming His Car Into Another Officer
Authorities: Kearny Detective Shoots At Heroin Dealer Ramming His Car Into Another Officer A Kearny police detective certainly had his coworker's back Friday morning. The detective fired his gun at an accused heroin dealer, who tried ramming his car into another officer after being caught in a drug deal with a juvenile, authorities said. Members of the Kearny Police Department's street crimes unit saw a man later identified as Quamid Johnson, 25, in a drug deal with a juvenile on Franklin Place around 9:20 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Johnson drove his car directly at an officer ordering him to stop while trying to flee, Suarez said. A Kearny detective fir…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Couple Risks Public Safety, Captured With Help From Kearny, JC Police Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Couple Risks Public Safety, Captured With Help From Kearny, JC Police
Lyndhurst PD: Fleeing Couple Risks Public Safety, Captured With Help From Kearny, JC Police A fleeing shoplifter put the public at risk by speeding off from pursuing Lyndhurst police and then crashing her car in Kearny, authorities said. A manager confronted Kiana Brooks, 28, of East Orange and 21-year-old Movado Thomas of the Bronx when they tried to leave the Stop and Shop on Lewandowski Street with about $200 worth of stolen merchandise around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Sgt. Richard Holicki spotted their black Range Rover on Schuyler Avenue in North Arlington a short time later. Brooks was behind the wheel, Auteri said. “His attempts to stop the veh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Arlington PD: Officer Injured, Other Escapes Harm From Newark Motorist Fleeing To Hudson North Arlington PD: Officer Injured, Other Escapes Harm From Newark Motorist Fleeing To Hudson
North Arlington PD: Officer Injured, Other Escapes Harm From Newark Motorist Fleeing To Hudson A North Arlington police officer injured his arm while another escaped harm when a repeat offender from Newark aimed his car at them and then sped off from an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. The officers and, later, their colleagues from Kearny chased the fleeing car before the pursuit was terminated in Jersey City before dawn Tuesday. Borough police were preparing complaints at North Arlington Police Headquarters a short time later when the driver – identified as 26-year-old Luigie X. Castillo – walked in and surrendered, Captain Robert J. Reilly said. Officer Jason Rivera initi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Suspected Phone Thief Posts Selfie On Kearny Victim's Instagram SEEN HIM? Suspected Phone Thief Posts Selfie On Kearny Victim's Instagram
Seen HIM? Suspected Phone Thief Posts Selfie On Kearny Victim's Instagram The Kearny Police Department is seeking the public's help catching a phone thief who may be especially brazen.  A person told police May 16 that his iPhone had been stolen. Shortly after the phone was taken, a man believed to be the thief used the phone to take a selfie, which he posted to the victim's Instagram (see attached photo).  Anyone who can identify the person in this photograph is asked to contact the Kearny Police Detective bureau at tips@kearnynjpd.org or by calling 201-998-1313 (extension 2833).  All tips will remain confidential.

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by Paul Milo