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Woman's Body Found In Hoboken Parking Garage
An autopsy will officially determine how an Elizabeth woman whose body was found in a Hoboken parking garage over the Memorial Day weekend died, authorities said. City police called to the Hudson Street garage on Second Street on a report of an unresponsive woman shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday found found the body of Jazzlyn Teron, 34, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. “This appears to be an isolated incident,” Suarez, suggesting there was no wrongdoing on the part of anyone else. Teron had two sons -- one 16 and the other 7. Suarez said an investigation that will include the fin…
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East Orange Man, 37, Shot Dead In Jersey City
A 37-year-old East Orange man was shot and killed overnight in Jersey City. Stebbin Drew was found unresponsive after being shot near the City Crossings Apartments parking lot at Merseles Court and Bright Street around 1:50 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. This can't be real. Not you Scooter. My heart is gone. We were always there for each other even when mad. I never... Posted by So Blessed Touchette on Friday, May 14, 2021 He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 2:15 a.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death …
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: Authorities ID Man, 23, Gunned Down In Jersey City
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Jersey City. Emmanuel Garcia was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body near Princeton Avenue and Brown Place around 11 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:24 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests…
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Authorities ID Boy, 16, Killed In Jersey City Shooting
A 16-year-old boy was killed in a Jersey City shooting Monday night, authorities said. Jersey City police responded to a report of shots fired in the vestibule of a building at 83 Bergen Ave., just after 10:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, they found Kaheem Taylor with gunshot wounds to the upper body, Suarez said. Taylor was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecut…
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Police ID 17-Year-Old Killed In Jersey City Shooting
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Sunday night, authorities said. Police responding to reports of shots fired near 116 MLK Dr., found Zaimier Bell with gunshot wounds to his upper body around 5:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center and deceased at 6:10 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. One of my baseball players Zamier Bell l…
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: Police ID Man, 29, Stabbed Dead In Bayonne
Authorities in Hudson County on Wednesday were seeking a motive and suspect behind Tuesday's fatal stabbing of a 29-year-old Bayonne man. Matthew Mortimer was stabbed just before 3:30 p.m., at 1095 Avenue C between 53rd and 54th streets, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to his face and chest, initial reports say. Mortimer was pronounced dead at approximately 4:15 p.m. A GoFundMe in memory of Mortimer had raised $2,000 as of Wednesday morning. Records show Mortimer previously lived in Jersey City. The c…
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: West New York Man Beat 62-Year-Old Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says
Charges have been upgraded for a 33-year-old West New York man arrested in connection with his 62-year-old mother's death, authorities said Sunday. Emmanuel Gonzalez was initially charged with aggravated assault after his mom, Irma L. Pons, was found unresponsive in a bedroom and pronounced dead Thursday afternoon, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the West New York Police Department responded to 439 66th St., unit 2 on reports of an unresponsive woman around 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Suarez said. Pons was pronounced dead 15 minutes later, the prosecutor said. The …
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? Authorities Investigate Suspicious Death Of Bayonne Woman
Authorities are investigating the death of a 40-year-old Bayonne woman. Police responding to 30 Lord Ave. for a welfare check around 1 p.m. Friday found Crystal Ojeda was found with "visible trauma," Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said Saturday. Ojeda was pronounced dead approximately an hour later. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made as of Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecuto…
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Jersey City Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Baby
A 29-year-old Jersey City man will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating an almost-2-year-old boy to death. Andrew Howard-French was sentenced Friday by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre to life in state prison for the 2018 murder of 23-month-old Bryce Sparrow, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced. Howard-French must serve 85 percent of 75 years -- or 63 years and 9 months -- before he is eligible for parole. The judge also sentenced Howard-French to five years in state prison for endangering an injured victim, which will run consecutive to the life sent…
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Authorities ID Jersey City Mom Who Died Hours After Infant
Both a newborn baby girl and her mom died after a home delivery in Jersey City over the weekend, authorities said. Sandra Provost, 41, gave birth to a baby girl who was pronounced dead at 33 Suburbia Ct. at 6:05 Saturday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Provost was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where she died that afternoon, Suarez said. Authorities did not say whether or not Provost's condition was related to the birth of her new daughter. The baby's age was unknown, Suarez's office said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regi…
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Unlicensed Bulldozer Driver Charged In Death Of North Bergen Recycling Plant Worker, 61
A 38-year-old North Bergen recycling plant trolly cart operator was charged in the death of his 61-year-old coworker, authorities said. Santiago Ventura Blanco was operating a bulldozer and pushing a concrete dumpster at Lincoln Recycling on Dell Avenue when Horacio Juarez Diaz was pinned between the dumpster and a wall Thursday afternoon, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Diaz of Union City was found lifeless by responding police officers and pronounced dead at the scene around 3:20 p.m., Suarez said. Blanco of East Newark was arrested at the scene at 4 p.m., and char…
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Murder Victim Found In Car Positively ID'd As Missing Paterson Woman
Authorities late Tuesday finally were able to say conclusively that missing Paterson mother Shanaya Coley was the murder victim whose badly decomposed body was found over the weekend in the back seat of her car. The body was found with "puncture and incision wounds" in the back seat of Coley's gray Nissan Altima after a resident summoned police to the parking lot of a Marion Street garden apartment complex shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said in a joint announcement. Coley, a 24-year-old single mom …