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Jersey City Triple Shooting: One Dead, Two Wounded, Gunmen Flee
A man was shot and killed and two other people wounded in the Heights section of Jersey City, authorities confirmed.
Witnesses reported seeing two gunmen flee east on Bowers Street following the shooting on Central Avenue around 9 p.m. Sunday, April 7.
Freddie Posey, 25, of Jersey City, was pronounced dead shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Jersey City Medical Center, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
A 30-year-old Jersey City female who also was brought to the hospital in an ambulance was treated for a gunshot would in the leg, responders said.
A third victim, a 24-year-old Jerse…
Winners! North Jersey Mega Millions Players Score Big Bucks
They may not have won the billion dollar jackpot like someone in Monmouth County, but several North Jersey Mega Million players still had reasons to celebrate on Tuesday, March 26.
Lottery players in Essex County, Hudson County and Somerset County had tickets that matched four of the white numbers, winning $10,000. The ticket sold in Essex County was bought with a Megaplier multiplier and won $20,000.
The tickets were sold at Krauszer's Food Store in Belleville, New Hilltop Exxon in Union City and Lucky Spot Convenience Store in Somerville. The winning numbers were 07, 11, 22, 29 and …
Robbery Spree Ends, Hoboken Police Charge JC Man With Five Holdups In Six Weeks
Hoboken police stopped a one-man crime wave following five armed robberies over six weeks, including two the same day.
Matthew Trontz, a 31-year-old ex-con from Jersey City, was arrested almost immediately after he held up Thomas’ Ice Cream Café on Jefferson Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Tuesday, Feb. 27, city police said.
He was carrying a black stun gun, a silver imitation toy gun, a pocket knife and three cans of pepper spray, they said.
Trontz brandished the firearms at Thomas’s, at Prime Gourmet on Monroe Street (Jan. 15), at Prime Stop on Willow Street and Hoboken Mini Mart o…
STAR Witness: What Does Menendez Co-Defendant's Deal With The Government Mean?
A New Jersey businessman admitted in federal court that he helped U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife buy a $60,000 convertible in exchange for protecting two associates from a state insurance fraud investigation.
Jose Uribe, 56, of Clifton, agreed to “cooperate fully” with a federal investigation of the powerful lawmaker from Hudson County, and others, as part of a deal that he cut with the government.
In exchange, federal prosecutors will ask the judge to go easy on him.
Uribe pleaded guilty in the Southern U.S. District Court of New York in Manhattan on Friday, March 1, to wire fraud, o…
Driver Who Did 100MPH+ In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Three In Jersey City Indicted: Prosecutor
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Jersey City driver who authorities said was doing over 100 miles an hour before a head-on crash on a treacherous stretch of road that killed three people was indicted on major charges.
Ziyang Wang, 23, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 M50i that collided with a Kia Amanti after it came around a blind curve on the wrong side of Paterson Plank Road, just south of Congress Street, on Oct. 16, 2023, authorities said at the time.
Wang had four other people in the car with him, two of whom died in the crash along with the Kia driver, Dylan Weidenfeld, 26, of Jersey City, who was pronounc…
MRI Tech Terrorizes People By Posing As Them Online, Mailing Letter To One: Bergen Prosecutor
An MRI tech from Hudson County terrorized a number of people, including by mailing letters to one victim’s job in Bergenfield, said authorities who arrested him on Monday.
Sarju Patel, 39, who lives at Half Moon Harbour on River Road in North Bergen, already had a criminal history that stretches back nearly two decades, records show.
This time, the Bergenfield native created social media accounts that “used vanity names in the likeness of the victims, posted photographs of the victims [and] ‘checked-in’ online at various locations associated with the victims,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark …
Snow Showers Could Close Out 2023 In Some Parts Of NJ, Mostly Dry Elsewhere: NWS
It won't be white but there will be flurries.
New Year's Eve could come with snow (just a dusting of it) in parts of New Jersey, the National Weather Service says.
We're gonna actually see our local star for a fair amount of today, which is something we haven't seen much of for the... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Friday, December 29, 2023
The week will close out with sunny skies and temps near 50 on Friday, Dec. 29, according to the NWS.
Temperatures will drop to around 45 on Saturday, Dec. 30, and slightly lower Sunday, Dec. 31. Sunday evening…
Best Friends' Hot Chicken Franchise Expands With New NJ Location
Hudson County is heating up.
Dave's Hot Chicken, the popular fast casual Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant, will be opening in Kearny Commons, owned by Urban Edge Properties, next year in a 2,316 square foot space, Urban Edge announced.
Dave's has a location in Wayne and will be opening one soon in Ocean Township.
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Although Dave's is known for its hot chicken, which comes in hot, extra hot, and reaper varieties, diners can pick chicken without the mouth-scor…
