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Boy Gunned Down In Jersey City Boy Gunned Down In Jersey City
Boy Gunned Down In Jersey City Authorities in Hudson County are probing the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Devin Bryant was gunned down around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12 near 112 Myrtle Ave. in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Devin was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso.  He was pronounced dead at approximately 9:10 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made as of Sunday afternoon. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office H…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BODY DISCOVERY: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says BODY DISCOVERY: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says
Body Discovery: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says The death of a 57-year-old Jersey City man is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The unidentified victim was found lifeless at a home on Van Nostrand Avenue by an individual who called 911 on Wednesday, Feb. 9 around 2:45 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At approximately 4:40 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department requested that the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit assist in the investigation. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hud…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor
Jogger Struck By Jersey City Police Car: Prosecutor A 44-year-old jogger was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a police car in Jersey City earlier this week, authorities said. The police officer reported hitting the jogger near JErsey Avenue and Aetna Street while responding to a call around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was transported to Jersey City Medical Center to be treated for a serious, but not life-threatening injury to a lower extremity. A preliminary investigation found that the Ford Crown Victoria was heading south on Jersey Avenue w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022 Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022
Man, 32, Killed In Hudson County's First Homicide Of 2022 Authorities have identified the victim of Hudson County's first homicide of 2022 as a 32-year-old man. Rasheen Bostick was found with a gunshot wound to the torso near Crescent and Belmont avenues in Jersey City around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 12:55 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made as of Sunday evening. The Hudson County…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor
Jersey City Officer, Woman Arrested For Child Abuse: Prosecutor A Jersey City police officer and a 36-year-old woman have been arrested for child abuse, authorities said. Authorities were called to investigate a fight between JCPD officer Frank Martinez, 37, Joanny Hidalgo, 36, and the teen in their care on Dec. 2, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The teen had injuries on their face, shoulders, and arms, and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, Suarez said. Martinez and Hidalgo individually surrendered to detectives with the Special Victims Unit on Thursday, Jan. 20 in connection with the incident, police asid. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor After nearly two months on the run, a Jersey City man wanted for strangling his 27-year-old girlfriend was arrested Thursday, authorities said. Tyquan Baisden, 25, was nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Summerfield Avenue in Asbury Park, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection with the killing of Diamond Davila of Jersey City on Oct. 19. Police found Davila in her apartment on Woodlawn Avenue, around 2:30 p.m., authorities said. She was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m.  …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Jersey City Man Dies Days After Apartment Fire Jersey City Man Dies Days After Apartment Fire
Jersey City Man Dies Days After Apartment Fire The 64-year-old victim of last week's Jersey City apartment fire died on Monday, authorities announced. Leon Howard was left critical following that blaze that broke out in his apartment in the Berry Gardens at 92 Danforth Ave., around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The blaze was contained to his unit and Howard was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center. Howard was pronounced dead at the hospital around 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Suarez said. An investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is looking into the origin and cause of the fir…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire That Left Jersey City Man Critical Probed By Arson Task Force: Prosecutor Fire That Left Jersey City Man Critical Probed By Arson Task Force: Prosecutor
Fire That Left Jersey City Man Critical Probed By Arson Task Force: Prosecutor An apartment fire that left a Jersey City man in critical condition is being investigated as possible arson, authorities announced. The 64-year-old victim was found in his Apartment 206 at 92 Danforth Ave. by firefighters around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The blaze was contained to that unit and the victim was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition as of Thursday, Suarez said. An investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is looking into the origin and cause of the fire. Agencies resp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor
Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Authorities announced an arrest in connection with a deadly Jersey City weekend stabbing. Raymond Chandler, 45, is accused of killing 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus in a vacant West Side Avenue lot on Nov. 19, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police officers responding to a lot near West Side and Oxford avenues found Thermitus in the back of 562 West Side Ave., with injuries, Suarez said. He was  pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 6:10 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the Cause of Death to be multiple sharp force injuries and the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Accused In Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Colombia: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Accused In Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Colombia: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Accused In Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Colombia: Prosecutor A Hudson County man wanted on child sex abuse charges was nabbed by members of the U.S Marshals Service in Colombia on Sunday, authorities said. Abel Ore-Guzman, 63, was taken to the U.S. and arrested at Newark International Airport on Tuesday on accusations he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl in Jersey City, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. The alleged assaults took place in late October while Ore-Guzman was renting a room from the victim's family, authorities said. He was charged with sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and att…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Old Navy Employee Struck, Killed By Car In Jersey City 'Never Missed A Day' Old Navy Employee Struck, Killed By Car In Jersey City 'Never Missed A Day'
Old Navy Employee Struck, Killed By Car In Jersey City 'Never Missed A Day' A 36-year-old Jersey City man was struck and killed by a car Wednesday night in Jersey City, authorities said. Phillip Delancy was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center after being struck at 740 Route 440 around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The vehicle that struck Delancy fled the scene, Suarez said. Delancy was pronounced dead at approximately 10:25 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending an investigation by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. A GoFundMe launched for Delancy's family had raised $3,500 as of Friday morning. "Phillip was a son, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Robbers Who Dragged Victim In Costco Parking Lot Nabbed By NJ Town's Mayor: Police Robbers Who Dragged Victim In Costco Parking Lot Nabbed By NJ Town's Mayor: Police
Robbers Who Dragged Victim In Costco Parking Lot Nabbed By NJ Town's Mayor: Police The mayor of a North Jersey town helped apprehend a pair of robbers who stole a woman's purse and then dragged her through a Costco parking lot before fleeing, authorities said. The 60-year-old victim was loading her vehicle with a companion in Bayonne's Costco lot around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Two male passengers later identified as Pedro Henrique, 19, and a 17-year-old boy, both of Newark, pulled up in a maroon vehicle and tried taking her purse from a shopping cart, Amato said. The victim and her friend quickly grabbed the purse in an attempt to regain possessi…

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