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Jersey City Woman Struck By Federal Agent's Car Dies, Report Says Jersey City Woman Struck By Federal Agent's Car Dies, Report Says
Jersey City Woman Struck By Federal Agent's Car Dies, Report Says A 58-year-old Jersey City woman struck by a federal agent's car was taken off life support over the weekend after just over a week on life support, NJ Advance Media reports. Carmelina Tusa was struck while crossing Route 139 and Baldwin Avenue on her way to work on Oct. 22 around 8:10 a.m.  Spokespeople from the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, Port Authority and Jersey City police departments told NJ Advance Media they are not involved in the investigation. Click here for the full story from NJ Advance Media.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says 4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says
4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says Four Jersey City men are accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Bayonne girl who ran away from home, authorities said. Nasire Williams, 26; Elijah Sparkman, 21; Deveon Palms, 19; and Xavier Feliciano, 23, met the girl earlier this month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They are facing the following charges: Williams: Second-degree Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2C; Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4A(1), a crime of the third degree; and Criminal Sexual Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3B, a crime o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Officer Catches Infant Who Man Dangled Off Balcony For 2 Hours In Jersey City (VIDEO) Officer Catches Infant Who Man Dangled Off Balcony For 2 Hours In Jersey City (VIDEO)
Officer Catches Infant Who Man Dangled Off Balcony For 2 Hours In Jersey City (Video) UPDATE: Jersey City Officer Reunited With Baby Dangled Off Balcony, Man Charged With Attempted Murder A police officer caught an infant who a man had been dangling from the 2nd-story balcony of a house Saturday morning in Jersey City, authorities confirmed (scroll for video). Officers were called to 64 Rose St. around 9:40 a.m. on reports of a man dangling the baby, sources told Daily Voice. Civilians and officers pleaded with the man not to drop the child, no more than three months old. “Don’t do it brother,” says a man capturing the incident on video (below). "This is sick." …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App
Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App A disgraced Jersey City police officer admitted Thursday that he drove to Atlantic City expecting to have sex with two girls – one 8, the other 10 -- for $200. Stephen Wilson, 34, of Bayonne will be sentenced to eight years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea before a Superior Court judge in Mays Landing on Thursday to attempted aggravated sexual assault, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Wilson was carrying condoms and $500 in cash when State Police and federal Homeland Security agents arrested him this past February, Bruck said. He’d agre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says
Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Three owners of a Jersey City taxi service were arrested for having uninsured drivers operating uninsured vehicles, authorities announced Thursday. Aziz Ibrahim, 63; Michael Ibrahim, 23; and Theresa Ibrahim, 47 had been running three different companies under the names  A1 City Corp., 4M Enterprises Inc. and AAA City Bergen Inc., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The four-month investigation included undercover airport rides by law enforcement officers who found that these companies were not legally insured and that the vehicles were being driven by unregistered dr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash That Killed Passenger In Jersey City Prosecutor: DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash That Killed Passenger In Jersey City
Prosecutor: DWI Driver Charged In Deadly Crash That Killed Passenger In Jersey City Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a driver involved in a crash that left his 30-year-old passenger dead in Jersey City last February. Jose Colon, 31, was heading west on Columbus Drive  approaching the roadway split when his vehicle, a 1996 Honda Civic, struck the attenuator- protected guard rail around 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. HIs passenger, Jesus Gonzalez, was found dead at the scene near the Merseles Street split, Suarez said. Colon was taken to Jersey City Medical Center in critical condition. He surrendered to aut…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead An ex-con bent on avenging his brother’s death admitted he went to Jersey City armed with a semi-automatic handgun intending to “kill a lot of people.” Aware of his plan, police grabbed Raheem Allen, 34, of Newark and seized an Intratec Tec-22 loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition this past March, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Allen’s brother, Anthony Alvarado, 27, was considered a high-ranking member of a Jersey City street gang, Honig said. Alvarado was gunned down in the area of East 49th Street and Avenue E in Bayonne the night of March 6. He was pronounced dead about 45 mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4 Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4
Man Held On Murder Charge Among 2 Arrested In Jersey City Shooting That Killed 2, Injured 4 Two men including one already being held on murder charges have been arrested in a shooting that killed two people and injured four others in Jersey City last May. City residents Cooleone McNeil, 21, and Omire Rios-Williams, 19 -- who was previously charged in the May 3 killing of Emmanuel Garcia -- are both facing first-degree murder charges, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Emmanuel GarciaGoFundMe photo Multiple reports of gunshots fired near Crescent Avenue and Brikerhoff Street came in around 11 p.m. on May 21. Police found a total of six victims at the scene -- all Jers…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says
Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old Jersey City man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen girl, authorities said. Amaury Deleon Cabrera met the 15-year-old girl when she came by the Bergen-Lafayette shop where he worked, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two then went to Berry Lane Park on multiple occasions where the assaults occurred, Suarez said. Deleon Cabrera was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3. He was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting
Gunman, Accomplice Charged In Deadly Jersey City Weekend Shooting Two people have been arrested in a Jersey City shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Yasir Harrison, 32, and Jala Long, 21, are charged in the shooting death of Raquan Bass on 94 Grant Ave., around 11 a.m. Saturday July 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Bass was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:15 a.m.  Harrison was charged with murder, and weapons offenses while Long is accused of being Harrison's accomplice, authorities said. Long was arrested Tuesday at the South District Police Station on Bergen Avenue and Ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Woman Shot Dead During Memorial Service For Victim Of Gun Violence Jersey City Woman Shot Dead During Memorial Service For Victim Of Gun Violence
Jersey City Woman Shot Dead During Memorial Service For Victim Of Gun Violence A 30-year-old woman was shot and killed while attending a memorial vigil in Jersey City, city officials said. Felicia Stewart was found with gunshot wounds in her back at Grant Avenue and MLK Drive around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. She was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 2:02 a.m.  The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Stewart was apparently visiting a memorial for someone who died of gun violence over the weekend, according to Mayor Stev…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Weekend Stabbing, Prosecutor Says Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Weekend Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Weekend Stabbing, Prosecutor Says A 55-year-old man was charged with murder in a stabbing that left an unidentified man dead over the weekend, authorities said. Steven Bardsley stabbed the man in the neck near 151 Cambridge Ave., just after 10 p.m. Saturday, July 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:20 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner. Bardsley was arrested a short time later by Jersey City officers patrolling Central Avenue, Suarez said. He is facing char…

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by Cecilia Levine