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And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report
And The Band Played On: ‘Knucklehead’ Coronavirus Crimes Continue, NJ Authorities Report They've come in all ages, from young teens to middle-age adults, and continue being either arrested or ticketed for coronavirus-related crimes, New Jersey authorities say. In what has become a daily rundown, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released back-to-back lists of offenders in a span of less than 48 hours Sunday and Monday. They included a 16-year-old Wegmans customer who deliberately coughed on a woman more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here are the latest: Terrance Edwards, 34, of New Brunswi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Man Charged In Slaying Of Hillside Resident, Dumping Body Bloomfield Man Charged In Slaying Of Hillside Resident, Dumping Body
Bloomfield Man Charged In Slaying Of Hillside Resident, Dumping Body A Bloomfield man has been charged in the killing of a Hillside resident whose body was left in a parking lot last week, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  Harry Gonzalez, 29, shot and killed Ralph Jeudi, 32, Dec. 10, authorities said. The remains were discovered in the parking lot of a liquor store on Belleville Avenue in Belleville.  Gonzalez has been charged with murder, conspiracy, desecrating human remains, false swearing, false report and weapons offenses.  The investigation is still active, authorities said. Anyone with information on the killing is asked to c…

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by Paul Milo
Lifestyle
PASSION FOR FASHION: Hillside Man Competing On Project Runway PASSION FOR FASHION: Hillside Man Competing On Project Runway
Passion FOR Fashion: Hillside Man Competing On Project Runway Season 18 of Bravo's fashion competition "Project Runway" boasts a cast of contestants with a diverse range of backgrounds and talents -- among them a 33-year-old from Hillside who was inspired by his grandmother to pursue a career in fashion.  Shavi Lewis, one of 16 contestants this season,  grew up in a creative family that included a mom with theater training and a musician father. But when his grandmother made a sequined jacket for him when he was seven -- he'd wanted it for a choir concert -- Lewis discovered his career.  Creating his own clothes from a young age, Lewis …

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt
Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt Firefighters were in the 1900 block of Hillside Avenue in Union Sunday night where fire was ripping through a private home.  Fire broke out at the home around 6:30 p.m. and the blaze quickly went to multiple alarms.  A woman was rescued from a second-floor window of the home, according to a published report. She was hospitalized with burns at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Her condition was not immediately known.  Multiple departments provided mutual aid during the three-alarm fire, including Irvington, Roselle, Hillside and Maplewood.  The cause is still under investiga…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer
Street To Be Renamed In Honor Of Slain Hillside Police Officer A street in Hillside near police headquarters will be renamed in honor of a slain police officer Dec. 14 -- the 40th anniversary of his death in the line of duty.  On Dec. 14, 1979, Patrolman Anthony Lordi Jr., 44, was on assignment at a restaurant when three men entered, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. The men planned to rob the business.  One of them approached Lordi and asked for the time. When Lordi raised his arm to check his watch, the man pulled a weapon and tried to disarm Lordi. The two struggled and Lordi was fatally shot. He had been with the departmen…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Two people were in custody and one remained at large after a winding, pre-dawn Boonton pursuit Sunday ended in a crash in Newark, authorities said. The pursuit first went through several towns to Hillside and then back north through several streets into Newark, responders said. Three occupants bailed out after the Toyota Camry with New York license plates crashed at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Jacob Street around 2:20 a.m., they said. Two were caught soon after. Someone in the vehicle waved a gun out a window during the chase, Police Chief Michael Danyo said. Responde…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff
WHY? 3 Vehicles Left Unlocked With Key Fobs Inside Reported Stolen In Wyckoff Three owners from Wyckoff who reported their vehicles stolen one recent morning admitted that they’d all left them unlocked with the key fobs inside, police said. The thefts began at 6:15 a.m. Sept. 9, when a 2016 Range Rover was taken from a Highview Drive resident’s driveway, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Hillside police found the vehicle eight days later, he said. At 8:10 a.m., a Mulberry Court resident said, a 2016 Infiniti Q50 was taken from his driveway. Two weeks later, Newark police reported finding it. At 8:50 a.m., a Richard Place resident reported that his 2015 Lexus RX3 was taken from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say
Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that an extensive round of preliminary testing revealed that water filters distributed by the city of Newark are at least 97 percent effective at bringing lead levels to below 10 parts per billion, well under the safe threshold of 15 parts per billion.  (Click here for more information on the city's water line replacement program.)  The filters approach 99 percent effectiveness when residents run their water for about five to 10 or minutes, especially first thing in the morning or other periods when the tap has not been used for several hours or m…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight
NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State Police Trooper…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJSP: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop NJSP: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop
Njsp: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the officer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper UPDATE: An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the…

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by Jerry DeMarco