2 Overturned Trucks Shut Lanes On NJ Turnpike By Newark Airport 2 Overturned Trucks Shut Lanes On NJ Turnpike By Newark Airport
2 Overturned Trucks Shut Lanes On NJ Turnpike By Newark Airport Drivers heading to Newark Liberty International Airport are facing delays after two trucks overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. As of 12:03 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, an overturned tractor-trailer and an overturned truck were reported on the outer roadway northbound south of Interchange 14 (I-78/US 1&9), immediately adjacent to Newark Airport, NJDOT said. Two left lanes were blocked, according to the agency. Motorists traveling through the area, especially those heading to or from the airport, should expect delays w…
Meth, Heroin Gets Man Arrested, Stafford Police Say Meth, Heroin Gets Man Arrested, Stafford Police Say
Meth, Heroin Gets Man Arrested, Stafford Police Say A 41-year-old Ocean County man was arrested and hit with numerous drug charges following a pedestrian stop in Stafford, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. At 6:45 p.m., on Tuesday, July 28, a drug enforcement unit stopped Sean Buckley, a West Creek resident at Route 9 and the Cedar Run Apartments after believing he was in possession of methamphetamine, Stafford police said. A search of Buckley led to the seizure of suspected methamphetamine, suspected heroin, and drug paraphernalia, police said. Buckley was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessio…
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Arrested On Route 37: Toms River PBA Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Arrested On Route 37: Toms River PBA
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Arrested On Route 37: Toms River PBA A drunk driver was arrested after he was going the wrong way in Toms River Saturday, July 25, authorities said. Officers observed a vehicle heading eastbound in the westbound lanes on Route 37, the Toms River PBA said. Officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the vehicle continued going the wrong way on Route 37, authorities said. As the vehicle fled the scene, it almost struck a multiple vehicles and officers initiated a pursuit, with the car still traveling the wrong way, authorities said. Two officers used their cars to block in the suspect vehicle head on, ending the pursuit, a…
3-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning: Lakewood PD 3-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning: Lakewood PD
3-Year-Old Dies In Apparent Drowning: Lakewood PD A 3-year-old died in Lakewood from an apparent drowning on Sunday, July 26, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unconscious three-year-old child from drowning, Lakewood police said. Emergency medical personnel initiated lifesaving measures but the child was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.
NJ Man Charged With 2 Burglaries, Including School Break-In: Police NJ Man Charged With 2 Burglaries, Including School Break-In: Police
NJ Man Charged With 2 Burglaries, Including School Break-In: Police A 35-year-old Pennsauken resident was arrested and charged with committing multiple burglaries in Lakewood, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. On Sunday, July 19, officers responded to a report of a suspicious person, later identified as Mashon Wilson, inside a residence on Cross Street, Lakewood police said.. Wilson gave officers false information and he was eventually linked to multiple thefts inside the building, leading to charges of burglary, defiant trespassing, hindering apprehension, and seven counts of theft, police said. Officers also responded to a report of a trespa…
Don't Trespass At Abandoned NJ Movie Theater, Police Say Don't Trespass At Abandoned NJ Movie Theater, Police Say
Don't Trespass At Abandoned NJ Movie Theater, Police Say A TikTok of a visit to an abandoned movie theater in New Jersey went viral and prompted a police response. @mr.yankitopen 🎥🍿 ♬ original sound - mr.yankitopen The video has generated 116,000 views with many people reminiscing about how much they enjoyed the Xscape Movie Theatre, which closed down five years ago. But Howell police were not fans of the TikTok "The building has been the target of numerous break-ins, acts of criminal mischief and repeated trespassing," police wrote on Facebook. "Property management has made ongoing efforts to secure the building by reinforcing entry po…
Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Woman Wrote Bad Checks: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Atlantic City woman was charged with writing bad checks in Ocean County, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. Shiela Harvey opened an account at OceanFirst Bank and deposited four bad checks, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. She deposited the checks from a nonexistent JP Morgan bank account, Billhimer said. Harvey then withdrew $4,500 from the account on two separate occasions, despite not being lawfully entitled to those funds, Billhimer said. She is charged with two counts of deception, four counts of forgery and four counts of bad checks, Billhimer said.
Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home
Bronx Man Held In Jail In Molotov Cocktail Attack On NJ Home A 42-year-old Bronx man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a South Toms River home and vehicle will remain jailed pending trial, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. Tashaun Normand was ordered detained after being charged with two counts of aggravated arson and two counts of possession of destructive devices, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 3:15 p.m. on Monday, March 23, South Toms River police and the Manitou Park Fire Company responded to a residence on Belmont Drive and found a fire in the interior of a 2010 GMC Terrain and a separate fire on a grassy area ad…
Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD
Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD A woman is at large after she put on a show at 16 Handles in Montclair, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. On Tuesday, July 21, officers responded to 16 Handles at 42 S. Park Street after a woman purchased a cup of frozen yogurt, only to inform employees she didn't have the money to pay for the yogurt, Montclair police said. When the employees told the woman she could not have the yogurt, she became irate, exited the business, walked up to the glass window and removed her pants, showing her buttocks toward employees and customers inside, police said. The woman then turned around, pull…
Aspiring Belle Mead Doctor Charged In Deadly Route 202 Crash After Running Red Light: Officials Aspiring Belle Mead Doctor Charged In Deadly Route 202 Crash After Running Red Light: Officials
Aspiring Belle Mead Doctor Charged In Deadly Route 202 Crash After Running Red Light: Officials Update: The 18-year-old driver charged in the deadly Route 202 Raritan crash Monday, July 27, has since been hit with an additional second-degree charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 30. Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, of Belle Mead, was behind the wheel of a Genesis SUV when he struck the driver's side of an Acura SUV at the First Avenue intersection along Route 202 in Raritan just before 6:30 a.m., Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller said. The driver of the Acura, a woman from Bridgewater, was …
2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire 2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire
2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire A West Milford home was destroyed in a two-alarm fire Monday, July 27, that injured two firefighters but spared the lives of two dogs rescued by neighbors, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly before noon at 357 Oak Ridge Rd., where firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed, according to West Milford Fire Marshal and OEM Coordinator Michael Moscatello. All six West Milford fire companies responded, along with mutual aid departments from surrounding towns, Moscatello said. Neighbors rescued the home's two dogs before firefighters arrived, according to Moscatello and Comm…
Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor
Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor Two Bronx men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery at a Fort Lee gas station in which an employee was assaulted at gunpoint, authorities said. Fort Lee police responded to the business on Route 4 at approximately 4:05 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, after receiving a report of an armed robbery, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release issued Monday, July 27. Responding officers learned a masked suspect approached an employee, pointed a handgun at the victim, and demanded money and jewelry before physically assaulting the employee and fleeing in a waiting ve…