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Morris County Man, 66, Stabbed While Reading Book At Port Authority Bus Terminal: Police Morris County Man, 66, Stabbed While Reading Book At Port Authority Bus Terminal: Police
Morris County Man, 66, Stabbed While Reading Book At Port Authority Bus Terminal: Police A 66-year-old Morris County man was stabbed at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on Monday, April 22, authorities said. Michael McCloskey, 42, of California, was taken into custody by Port Authority police officers who heard the victim's screams at the north subway mezzanine level of the terminal just before 5:45 a.m., Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey, and its PBA said. The attacker dropped the knife after being confronted at gunpoint by police, the PBA said. The victim was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and the incident is under inve…
Victim's Fingers Cut Off During Attack In Perth Amboy Victim's Fingers Cut Off During Attack In Perth Amboy
Victim's Fingers Cut Off During Attack In Perth Amboy A victim had his fingers cut off during an attack in Perth Amboy, authorities said. The man also was slashed, according to a spokeswoman for Perth Amboy City Hall. Police were called to Riverview Drive under the Victory Bridge at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, April 14 and found the injured man, the spokeswoman said.  The man, who does not reside in Perth Amboy, was brought to an area hospital. Additional details were not available.
Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting
Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting A 23-year-old New Brunswick man was killed and a second man is in critical condition after a targeted shooting, authorities said. Numi Simmons died in the attack, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo. On Tuesday, March 12, at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to Throop Avenue and Delavan Street for the shooting. Police found two victims, both sustaining gunshot wounds, who were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for treatment, they said. Simmons succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Th…
Pair Beat Man Then Set His Belongings On Fire At Rutgers, Campus Police Say Pair Beat Man Then Set His Belongings On Fire At Rutgers, Campus Police Say
Pair Beat Man Then Set His Belongings On Fire At Rutgers, Campus Police Say A man was beaten and his belongings were set on fire near the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. Two New Brunswick men were arrested Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the 2:30 p.m. Sunday attack, according to the Rutgers University Police Department. The attack reportedly followed a verbal dispute at a New Brunswick business earlier Sunday. The attackers allegedly followed the man near the Center for Vector Biology at 180 Jones Ave. at the edge of the Rutgers University campus and hit him with a blunt object, police said. The victim was not affiliated with Rutgers, they said. As the vict…
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking A Jersey Shore man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he committed a series of violent assaults on members of the Jewish Orthodox community in and around Lakewood. What became a rampage over roughly seven hours began when Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, dragged a "visibly identifiable" Orthodox Jew out of his car, beat him and sped off in the victim's vehicle on April 8, 2022, authorities said. Marsh was driving a different car in the heavily Orthodox community hours later when he ran down victims in three separate incidents, attempting to kill each of them, U.S. Attorney for New Jer…
Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor
Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a New Brunswick bar, authorities said. On Thursday, Nov. 30, at approximately 11:10 p.m., police responded to Lla Famosa Bar & Liquors at 117 Remsen Ave., according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Enger Abreu, 19, of New Brunswick, succumbed to his injuries, Ciccone said. Two others were taken to the hospital for treatment, she said. Initial investigation has revealed that this does not appear to be a random act of violen…
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A woman was killed and a man was wounded in an attack in Central Jersey, authorities said. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 9:12 a.m., police responded to Juliet Street in New Brunswick after receiving the report that there were two injured people, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Police found two victims, a female who had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene and a male who has been transported to the hospital where he will be treated for his injuries, she said. The woman's name had not been released. Initial investigati…
UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd UPDATE: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd
Update: New Details Emerge In 'White Lives Matter' Attack On Asbury Church Concert Crowd A Toms River man made several social media posts recounting how he threw smoke bombs and shot bear spray at the attendees of an Asbury Park church's anti-racism concert while shouting "White lives matter, too," according to an indictment returned by a state grand jury. The allegations are among new details that emerged with the release of the indictment against Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, who was arrested five weeks after the Jan. 27 attack at the Trinity Episcopal Parish on Asbury Avenue.Search warrants executed at Mucci’s home turned up an AR-style assault rifle, several large-capacit…
Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert
Fan Files Police Report After NJ's Cardi B Throws Mic At Las Vegas Concert Now the police are involved. A police report has been filed naming Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, after she threw a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her at a Las Vegas concert on Saturday, July 29.  Footage of the incident has gone viral across social media. In a statement, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said a woman came to a police station claiming she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage while she attended an event at the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard. The statement does not name Cardi B. "The incident has been documented on a police report and no arrest o…
Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video
Violent Jersey City Jewelry Store Smash-And-Grab Caught On Video A smash-and-grab of a Jersey City jewelry store captured on camera is being probed by police, and the five masked thieves are at large. Various reports say the women behind the counter were forced to get on the ground, and one worker was hit in the head with a gun as the masked men shattered display cases and grabbed whatever they could at Sara Jewelry on Newark Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) A bag with $20,000 in cash was stolen, the owner told police. The men loaded …
Homeless Man Assaults Newark Fire Captain With Food Can Homeless Man Assaults Newark Fire Captain With Food Can
Homeless Man Assaults Newark Fire Captain With Food Can A Newark fire captain putting out a fire at a homeless encampment was hospitalized after a homeless man struck him with a can of food, city officials said. The firefighters had just finished putting out the blaze under Route 21 at Riverside Avenue when the man struck the captain with the can around 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, a statement reads. The captain was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and the homeless man was arrested, and taken to the hospital for crisis evaluation.
Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's
Teen Brothers Attacked By Mob After Football Game At Elizabeth McDonald's Two brothers from Elizabeth were hospitalized after being beaten — one of them badly — by a crowd after a high school football game Friday, Sept. 16, authorities said. The 17-year-old brother was found unconscious after apparently being pummeled and stomped behind the football stadium on Fillmore Street, according to the spokesperson for the city police department and RLS Media. His 19-year-old brother was treated for minor injuries to his head, police said. Authorities were seeking those responsible for the incident and spoke to the brothers' mom.
Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar
Hackensack Carpenter Stabbed After Pool Game At Port Authority Bar A 46-year-old Hackensack carpenter who stopped at the same Port Authority bar he's been going to for the past 25 years landed in the hospital this week when a fellow patron stabbed him over what he said was a game of pool. The victim, who requested anonymity, went into McAnn's for a couple of beers after work as he always does, this time with his cousin visiting from the United Kingdom on Thursday, Aug. 4, he said. "I don't know exactly what happened," said the victim, who requested anonymity. "All I know is we were playing pool, there was a dispute over money, and we got into a f…
Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report
Killer Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Sent Chilling Text Message To Traveling Husband: Report "Your whole family is next." That's the chilling text message that Orsolya Gaal's husband received from the man who killed her, Pix11 reports. The 51-year-old Queens mom apparently told her 13-year-old son she was going out to see a show last Friday night, the outlet said. Instead, Gaal went out with another man who was believed to have killed her hours later in her basement.  The man then put her in a duffel bag found half a mile from her Forest Hills home.  Gaal's husband, Howard Klein, had apparently been away visiting colleges with their other 17-year-old son when …
Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says
Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Onlookers watched in horror as three towering men out for revenge savagely beat a vendor at the Meadowlands Flea Market over the weekend, witnesses said. The weekly event was winding down on Saturday, April 2 when another vendor spotted the three men huddled near a truck in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “They had to be 6-5, 6-6,” he said. “They were all wearin’ hoodies and black COVID masks.” “I’m not going to wait,” the vendor said he overheard one of them say. “I’m going to beat that [expletive] down right now.” Whatever the particular issue was, they didn't say…
'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock 'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock
'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock Actor and rapper Will Smith has formally apologized to comedian Chris Rock after assaulting him on stage at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable," the "King Richard" winner wrote on Instagram with his comments disabled Monday evening. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much …
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports A Philadelphia was kidnapped in a U-Haul van then tied up and robbed in a basement while returning from the Parx Casino over the weekend, news reports say. The news comes just weeks after a New Jersey man was followed home from the same casino and shot dead in his driveway. The 46-year-old victim apparently saw a U-Haul van in his Adams Avenue driveway around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to 6abc and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Three masked men including at least two who were armed approached him and grabbed him while he was going inside his house, the outlet said. He was then thrown …
Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Man For $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Man For $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge
Bergen Robbery Trio Severely Beat Man For $600 Sneakers, Authorities Charge Three Bergen County robbers severely beat a young Emerson man, taking a pair of $600 sneakers and a vape cartridge, in a violent pre-planned attack, authorities charged. Bergenfield residents Jacob Inglis, 19, and Colin Murphy, 18, and Cameron Schneid, 20, of New Milford were each seized at their homes early Wednesday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Their cellphones, among other items, were also confiscated, investigators said. The trio, all unemployed, "punched and kicked" the victim -- whom they know -- while robbing him of the Jordan sneakers and vape shortly before 1:…
Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record
Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record Trenton is on track to break last year's record number of fatal shootings in the city as well as homicides in general, authorities said. The capital city recently stepped up street patrols to curb escalating violence. A fatal shooting late Wednesday occurred about 50 yards from Trenton patrol officers' vehicle stationed near Donnelly Homes public housing, as reported here Thursday.  In all of 2020, Trenton suffered 40 homicides, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office:  A total of 36 of the confirmed murders were attributed to fatal shootings. In the first nine-and-a-half month…
‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks ‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks
‘Are You Jewish?’ Hammer-Wielding Man In Rampage At Teaneck Medical Office Reportedly Asks An attack on a Teaneck pediatric office and dry cleaners by a man wielding a hammer should be considered a bias incident, said a mom who hid in a bathroom with her terrified daughter. “Are you Jewish?” Jill Gordon said he asked her and others during Sunday’s rampage at the Riverside Medical Group on Palisade Avenue. Camwren T. Cole, 23, of Teaneck – who’d apparently cut himself while smashing windows -- also screamed “They tried to turn me trans!” Gordon said. Responding officers nabbed the bloody Cole moments later and sent him, in custody, to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus f…
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening. More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said. ¡Vergonzoso! El saldo que dejó la batalla campal entre aficionados de Olimpia y Motagua en Nueva Jersey. Unos 200 policías tuvieron que intervenir para controlar el pleito en las afueras del Red Bull Arena. https://t.co/qpP…
Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son
Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench Months After Ambush That Killed Son New Jersey Federal Judge Esther Salas is back on the bench. Salas returned to work on Monday -- approximately seven months after an ambush at her North Brunswick home that seriously injured her husband and killed her son. Disgruntled attorney and self-described antifeminist Roy Den Hollander was dressed up as a deliveryman when he fired shots at Salas' family at their front door on July 19, 2020 around 5 p.m. Salas' son, Daniel Anderl, 20, died of his injuries, and her husband, Mark Anderl, 63, a criminal defense attorney and former Assistant Essex County prosecutor, was seriousl…
Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says
Pennsylvania TikToker Stabs Disabled Sister To Death Day After Going Viral, DA Says A Pennsylvania teen stabbed her disabled sister to death a day after one of her videos went viral on video sharing app TikTok, authorities and reports say. Claire Miller, 14, was charged as an adult by the the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office with homicide after calling 911 around 1 a.m. Monday saying she had killed her sister. Police arrived at her home where they found Miller in blood-stained pants, and her 19-year-old sister Helen Miller with a fatal stab wound to the neck, the New York Post reports. Helen, who had cerebral palsy and used a wheelchair, was pronounced dea…
US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared
US Top Cop: 'A Lot' More Charges Coming Against Capitol Rioters, No Resources Spared Federal charges filed against 70 or so people identified as participating in the seizing of the U.S. Capitol building by a violent mob last week apparently are only the beginning, the country's top law enforcement official warned. The FBI has gathered more than 100,000 digital tips from the public and has more than 170 additional investigations going, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen said Wednesday. “There is a lot more to come,” Rosen warned. At the same time, the attorney general had a message for anyone considering their own form of criminal disobedience (click on video above to…
Police: Two Injured, Building Damaged In 25-Person Brawl Outside Essex County Bagel Shop Police: Two Injured, Building Damaged In 25-Person Brawl Outside Essex County Bagel Shop
Police: Two Injured, Building Damaged In 25-Person Brawl Outside Essex County Bagel Shop Two people were injured and a building damaged in a 25-person brawl outside an Essex County bagel shop over the weekend, authorities said. The fight broke out near Royal Bagel & Deli on Bloomfield Avenue Dec. 12, Montclair Police said. As officers arrived to break up the scene, most of the people involved fled the scene in various directions; however, two men with cuts on their hands were detained but refused medical attention, police said. Further investigation showed the brawl started at Antika Grill, located down the street, police said. Two windows and the front glass door at Roya…
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio A celebrated startup business advisor with an escalating history of violence smashed an Englewood police officer in the face with his own radio after causing a commotion at a local Starbucks when he refused to wear a COVID mask, authorities said. Frank Denbow, 35, eventually was subdued with help from a good Samaritan, police said. The attack, captured on video, came just weeks after authorities said Denbow kicked a police officer in Wyoming in the chest and sprayed him with a carbonated energy drink. An Englewood native, Denbow has been featured on various online business shows and tech …
Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups
Authorities Capture NYC, Westchester Men Sought In Violent Bergen, Passaic Holdups Two men went on a violent armed robbery spree in Bergen and Passaic counties -- beating one victim, throwing hot coffee in another’s face and threatening others with a knife -- before they were captured, authorities said. Asbiel Feliz, 23, of Mount Vernon was being held in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla and Ricky Quesada, 24, in the Manhattan Detention Center following their arrests, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. The pair apparently used the same Nissan during the spree, which Musella said began on Oct. 9 when a victim who posted an “Offer Up” ad selling an xBo…
PD: Morris County Man Who Forced Woman Into Prostitution Nabbed For Armed Robbery -- Again PD: Morris County Man Who Forced Woman Into Prostitution Nabbed For Armed Robbery -- Again
PD: Morris County Man Who Forced Woman Into Prostitution Nabbed For Armed Robbery -- Again A Morris County man accused of forcing a woman into prostitution with drugs for more than a month has been charged in an additional armed robbery from 2018, authorities said. Jeremiah Forde, 39, is accused of beating a victim with an expandable baton and throwing them through a sliding glass door, causing severe injuries during an armed robbery at the Red Carpet Inn on Nov. 14, 2018, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said. Forde, who is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility on unrelated offenses, was charged with armed robbery, authorities said. Forde, of Budd Lake, was ac…
State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines
State Police: Seven Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine, $313K, Firearms, High Capacity Magazines State, city and local police broke up what they called a dangerous drug-dealing ring that brought addiction and violence to Trenton. New Jersey State Police arrested six men and a woman on multiple drug and firearms charges after a year-long investigation with the Trenton Police Department. During the probe, detectives seized more than four kilograms of cocaine, one bundle of heroin, 30 grams of marijuana, a 9mm handgun, a .40 caliber handgun, a 9 mm assault weapon, two high capacity magazines, hollow point ammunition, a 2016 Toyota Highlander, a 2010 BMW X5, and more than $313,000 cash, au…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said. The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said. White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said. When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
WATCH: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask WATCH: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask
Watch: Staples Customer Thrown Down, Leg Broken, By Woman Who Refuses To Wear Mask SEEN HER? Clearer video shows a woman assaulting a Staples customer in Hackensack, breaking the victim’s leg, after she asked the assailant to wear her coronavirus mask. Margot Kagan, 54, of Teaneck was using the fax/copy machine at the Hackensack Avenue store Wednesday afternoon when the suspect approached another machine with her face mask pulled below her mouth, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Kagan, who’d had liver transplant surgery four months ago and was walking with a cane, said she asked the woman to put on her mask. SEE VIDEO BELOW The woman became angry and rushed at Kagan…