Brothers Arrested After Expired Plate Sparks Bergen County Traffic Stop: Police Brothers Arrested After Expired Plate Sparks Bergen County Traffic Stop: Police
Brothers Arrested After Expired Plate Sparks Bergen County Traffic Stop: Police A routine traffic stop involving an expired temporary plate led to the arrests of two brothers wanted on no-bail warrants and the discovery of Xanax, drug paraphernalia, and a stolen license plate in Bergen County, authorities said. Lyndhurst Police Lt. Richard Holicki was patrolling near Clay Avenue and Wall Street West around 9:16 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, when he spotted a white Freightliner tractor with a temporary New Jersey registration that had expired Aug. 12, Lyndhurst Deputy Police Chief Paul Haggerty said. Holicki stopped the tractor near Valley Brook and Clay avenues and identifi…
29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor 29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor
29-Year-Old Found Shot Dead In Paterson Street: Prosecutor A 29-year-old man was found shot multiple times and lying in a Paterson street Friday morning, Sept. 11, authorities said. Paterson police responded to the area of 12th Avenue and East 16th Street around 7:30 a.m. on a report of a shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said. Officers found the Paterson man lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead. His identity had not been released as of Friday afternoon. The investigation remains active and ongoing. Authorities said m…
Routes 1 & 9 To Close After Deadly Jersey City Pedestrian Crash Routes 1 & 9 To Close After Deadly Jersey City Pedestrian Crash
Routes 1 & 9 To Close After Deadly Jersey City Pedestrian Crash A stretch of Routes 1 and 9 will close this weekend as investigators return to the scene of a crash that killed a 58-year-old Jersey City man, authorities said. Glenn Minasian was struck on Routes 1 and 9 near Duncan Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Jersey City police responding to the crash found Minasian with serious injuries, according to Mello. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The vehicle that struck Minasian remained at the scene, authorities said. As part of the ongoing investi…
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
Murder-For-Hire: Feds Charge NJ Hairdresser In $12K Plot Targeting Philly Cop Ex, His Daughter Murder-For-Hire: Feds Charge NJ Hairdresser In $12K Plot Targeting Philly Cop Ex, His Daughter
Murder-For-Hire: Feds Charge NJ Hairdresser In $12K Plot Targeting Philly Cop Ex, His Daughter A New Jersey hairdresser accused of offering $12,000 to have her Philadelphia police officer ex-boyfriend and his daughter killed is now facing federal murder-for-hire charges. Jaclyn D. Diiorio, 28, of Runnemede, was arrested and charged with two counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced. The federal indictment alleges Diiorio used or caused another person to use a cellphone between March 30 and April 5, 2025, intending for two people identified as Person #1 and Person #2 to be murdered in exchange for mon…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
Traffic Stop Turns Up Fake Passports, iPhones, Drug Ledger In Bergen County: Police Traffic Stop Turns Up Fake Passports, iPhones, Drug Ledger In Bergen County: Police
Traffic Stop Turns Up Fake Passports, iPhones, Drug Ledger In Bergen County: Police A traffic stop turned up fake passport cards, bank cards, new iPhones and a ledger detailing alleged drug sales in New Jersey, authorities said. Officer Chris Kiszka stopped a rental vehicle on Essex Street for a motor vehicle violation at 12:31 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Capt. James DePreta said. The driver, Randher Alcantra-Bautista, 27, of the Bronx, and passenger Ruddy Rosa, 24, of New York City, were inside the vehicle, DePreta said. A consent search of the vehicle turned up four fraudulent U.S. passport cards displaying Rosa's photo with various victims' personal identifying informat…
Cops Reveal What Triggered Ramapo College Lockdown Cops Reveal What Triggered Ramapo College Lockdown
Cops Reveal What Triggered Ramapo College Lockdown Police have revealed additional details about what sparked a more than two-hour lockdown and tactical search at Ramapo College on Thursday evening, Sept. 10. Mahwah police were contacted by Ramapo College Public Safety at 5:46 p.m. after someone reported hearing a woman scream, “He has a gun,” near the Berrie Center, Capt. Michael Blondin said. Officers established a perimeter and the campus was placed on lockdown because of the nature of the call, police said. Additional resources were requested as officers began searching the area. Police eventually contacted the original caller, who had…
Motorcyclist Crashes, Another Tackled Fleeing Clifton Cops: Police Motorcyclist Crashes, Another Tackled Fleeing Clifton Cops: Police
Motorcyclist Crashes, Another Tackled Fleeing Clifton Cops: Police Two motorcycle riders trying to get away from Clifton police were arrested in separate incidents just two days apart, authorities said. The first began around 10:14 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, when Officers Benjamin Bressel and Stephen Aggi spotted a group of motorcycles being driven erratically near Crooks and Getty avenues, Clifton Police D/Lt. Robert Anderson said. The motorcycles were passing vehicles and none had visible license plates, police said. When the riders stopped at a traffic light behind an uninvolved vehicle, the officers attempted a traffic stop, authorities said. The motorcy…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Strange Twist In Arrest Of Scotch Plains Council Candidate: Cop Is Opponent's Son, Report Says Strange Twist In Arrest Of Scotch Plains Council Candidate: Cop Is Opponent's Son, Report Says
Strange Twist In Arrest Of Scotch Plains Council Candidate: Cop Is Opponent's Son, Report Says Newly released body-camera footage shows a Republican candidate for a New Jersey town council being arrested on an assault charge weeks after joining the race. But the case comes with an unusual political twist: The Scotch Plains officer who signed the complaint that led to Gabrielle Gilles' arrest was Kobe White, the son of Councilman Roshan "Roc" White, one of the Democratic incumbents Gilles is running against in November. Gilles, 31, was arrested at her Scotch Plains home around 12:12 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, according to footage published by Transparency Bodycam. Gilles, who …