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Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police
Large Fight, Shooting Puts Hillside School On Lockdown: Police Three people were arrested after a large fight and shooting that placed Hillside High School on lockdown — after students were dismissed — until 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, authorities said. Police were called to the incident at Liberty Ave and Ryan Street around 3 p.m., Chief Vincent Ricciardi said. Due to the proximity of the incident to the school, and that students were still inside, a school lockdown was ordered. A shell casing and other evidence were recovered, along with a gun around 5 p.m., when the lockdown was lifted. The shooter was identified as a 17-year-old boy fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
US Marshals Nab 3rd Suspect From NJ Murder Case In North Carolina, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Nab 3rd Suspect From NJ Murder Case In North Carolina, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Nab 3rd Suspect From NJ Murder Case In North Carolina, Prosecutor Says A third suspect wanted in a New Jersey murder case was nabbed by US Marshals agents in North Carolina, authorities said. Jose Branch, of Plainfield, was tracked down in Raleigh in connection with the March 1 shooting death of Steve Camino in North Plainfield, Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. He was charged with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and extradited from North Carolina to Somerset County on Tuesday, April 19, Taggart said. Branch was jailed pending a detention hearing. Kenneth Hill, 21 of Plainfield, and Daniel Carrera-Cardona, 22, of Piscataway, wer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Body Found At Morris County Park (UPDATE) Body Found At Morris County Park (UPDATE)
Body Found At Morris County Park (Update) UPDATE: The death of a 73-year-old man found at a Morris County Park Tuesday afternoon is not considered suspicious, authorities said. ---------------------------- Emergency crews were investigating after a body was found at a Morris County park Tuesday afternoon, developing reports say. The body was found near the visitor center at Jockey Hollow Park shortly before 1 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The county’s crime scene investigation unit was requested alongside the major crimes unit and the medical examiner, the initial report said.

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by Valerie Musson
News
Death Of Hackensack Woman, 29, Not Considered Suspicious, Authorities Say Death Of Hackensack Woman, 29, Not Considered Suspicious, Authorities Say
Death Of Hackensack Woman, 29, Not Considered Suspicious, Authorities Say No foul play was suspected in the death of a 29-year-old Hackensack woman at her home, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Friday. The woman's boyfriend contacted city police reporting that he found her unresponsive in a bathroom of her Poplar Avenue home on Thursday. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. Detectives from the county prosecutor's Major Crime Unit investigated and determined that no foul play was involved, Assistant Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein confirmed. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification gathered evidence. The Bergen County Medic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel Outside Bergen County House Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel Outside Bergen County House
Woman's Body Found Stuffed In Barrel Outside Bergen County House UPDATE: The body of a Connecticut woman found stuffed into a barrel on a Ridgefield Park street corner was reportedly carted out of a building on Wall Street the night before. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum last Friday morning, was identified as Nicole Flanagan, 42, by a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity. A mother of three, Flanagan had lived in Greenwich, CT and in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the family member told Daily Voice. READ MORE.... ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Temperatures pushed toward triple digits on Friday the 13th when the corpse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth
Authorities ID Man Stabbed Dead In Elizabeth A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death Wednesday afternoon in Elizabeth, authorities said. Jermaine Brockington was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m., Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The incident occurred on the 100 block of Third Street, around 12:20 p.m., reports say. A suspect was in custody as of 12:50 p.m., local officials confirmed. This investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff’s Office Cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting $2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting
$2,500 Reward Offered In Somerset County Barbershop Shooting A $2,500 reward is being offered in the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man inside of a Somerset County barbershop, authorities said Thursday. Denny Sanchez, of Franklin Park, was shot inside of a Hamilton Street barbershop in Franklin Township around 8:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A spokesperson from the prosecutor's office said the incident occurred on the 500 block of Hamilton Street. Franklin Township police and EMS immediately began administering lifesaving measures, before Sanchez was transported to an area trauma center. Anyone …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other
Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Detectives were investigating a pair of Paterson shootings four hours apart – one in which they at first couldn’t find a victim and another that didn’t produce a crime scene. The first involved a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the area of North 1st Street just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police responding to the area found a crime scene but no victim. He was found soon after at a nearby North Main Street home, authorities said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment, they said. Investigators returned to the hospital just before 12:30 a.m. Thu…

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by Jerry DeMarco