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Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit
Shooting, Bus Crash End East Orange Police Pursuit A law enforcement officer fired a shot and an NJ TRANSIT bus was involved in a crash during a pursuit in East Orange on Sunday, responders said. An SUV apparently was being pursued when it crashed and its three occupants bailed out at the intersection of Springdale and Arlington avenues near the Garden State Parkway overpass around noon on March 26. No serious injuries were immediately reported from the collision, which knocked the bus onto a resident's lawn. No one apparently was struck by gunfire. The trio vanished. Detectives work the scene of the crash and bailout following a purs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Motel Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore Motel Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore
Motel Shooting Investigated On Jersey Shore There was a shooting at a motel on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Friday, October 21, members of the Belmar Police Department responded to the Belmar Motor Lodge on Route 35 on a report of gunfire. First responders found a woman who had sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower body, according to Mark Spivey, a spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she remained hospitalized in stable condition, Spivey said. The investigation into this matter is being handled by members of the Belmar Police…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Cars Struck By Gunfire In Phillipsburg: Report Cars Struck By Gunfire In Phillipsburg: Report
Cars Struck By Gunfire In Phillipsburg: Report Two cars were struck by gunfire in Phillipsburg, LehighValleyLive.com reports. A half-dozen shell casings were found around Pear Alley in the area of Fillmore Street after the shots were fired just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, the outlet reports citing Warren County Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer. A holster was found during a search of a car fitting a description that was stopped about an hour later, though nothing illegal was located, and the investigation is ongoing, the report says. Click here for the full report from LehighValleyLive.com.

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Gunfire Prompts Lockdown At Warren County Elementary School, Police Say Gunfire Prompts Lockdown At Warren County Elementary School, Police Say
Gunfire Prompts Lockdown At Warren County Elementary School, Police Say A shelter-in-place order was issued following a report of gunfire near a Warren County elementary school Friday, authorities said. Officers responded to the area of Brass Castle School in Washington and patrolled the grounds shortly before 12 p.m., the township police department said alongside the school district. Posted by Washington Township School District on Friday, April 8, 2022 Witnesses who were walking at Meadow Breeze Park confirmed reports of gunfire coming from north of the mountain as well, police said. The search yielded negative results, and the shelter-in-place was lifte…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31 SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31
SWAT Team Arrests Trenton Pair In Fatal Robbery Of Princeton Man, 31 A SWAT team rounded up a pair of murder suspects, authorities said. The fugitives, both from Trenton, were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal robbery of a 31-year-old man from Princeton, according to the Mercer County prosecutor. Thaddeus J. Adams, 40, and Clarence Williams, 35, each were charged with murder, felony murder, attempted murder, two counts of robbery and multiple weapons offenses, Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Sunday's shooting victim was later identified as Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Onofri said.  The suspects arrested Thursday by me…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub
Montclair Man, 29, Injured In Shooting At Elizabeth Nightclub A 29-year-old Montclair man was hospitalized after gunfire broke out at an Elizabeth nightclub Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 9:50 p.m. at Bamboleo on Elizabeth Avenue, a city spokeswoman told Daily Voice. According to RLS Media, the shooting happened at a large outdoor gathering where a confrontation became "out of control." That's when a gunman began firing multiple shots. The 29-year-old male was struck, and transported to an area hospital for treatment, officials said.  There was no suspect in custody as of Monday morning. Anyone with information sho…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident
Brick PD: Teens Arrested In 'Shots Fired' Incident An 18-year-old from Brick and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with Monday's shots fired incident, authorities said. About 1 p.m., police officers from Brick Township were called to Creek and Sawmill Roads on a report of gunfire. A caller said they heard several shots fired in the area, police said. Nasir Williams was arrested charged with obstruction the administration of justice and was being held in Ocean County Jail, police said. The second arrest involved an unidentified juvenile. The juvenile was charged with obstruction, possession of stolen property,, possess…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting
Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Elizabeth, authorities said. Elizabeth police responded to a report of gunfire on the 400 block of Spring Street just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, Information Officer Kelly Martins told Daily Voice. The victim was shot in the side and taken to University Hospital in Newark where he remained in stable condition, Martins said. No other details were immediately released. The incident is under investigation, authorities said. This is a developing story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party UPDATE: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party
Update: One Dead, Another Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Englewood Party Authorities identified a Newark man who was killed and an Englewood man who was wounded when gunfire broke out during at a house party in Englewood. Douglas Perry, 43, was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday. It was the third homicide this past week in Bergen County, which had nine all of last year. Alex Glover, 29, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Responders found both in the street in the 100 block of 2nd Street near the corner of 4th Street, Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco