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NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
Alan Vera Garcia, a professional New Jersey wrestler, died on Monday, Sept. 23, weeks after going into cardiac arrest while playing soccer, according to multiple news reports. He was 33 years old.
Our dear friend and teammate, Alan Vera, recently suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing soccer. He is currently... Posted by USA Wrestling on Monday, August 5, 2024
Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads.
His obituar…
Newark Football Player Collapses During Game
Chase Young was on track to play his best game of the season.
It was the first game all year that the senior St. Thomas Aquinas running back had run 100 yards, Head Coach Tarig Holman said of the game at Elizabeth on Friday, Sept. 27.
But then, with about 2.5 minutes left of the third quarter and a score of 25-8, St. Thomas Aquinas in the lead against Elizabeth, Young went unconscious.
"I was getting ready to call a play. I looked at my play sheet, looked back up, and [Chase] was on the ground," said Holman, in his third season as head coach.
"At that point, it was much larger than footba…
Three 13-Year-Olds Arrested After Making Threats Against Schools In Newark: Police
Three 13-year-olds, two boys and a girl were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 26 after making threats against schools in Newark, authorities said.
The threats were intercepted by police, leading to their arrest, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
The three teenagers each face charges of terroristic threats, cyber harassment, creating a false public alarm, and harassment, Fragé said.
Police are actively seeking a fourth juvenile male in connection with this incident, Fragé said.
Man Charged After Hit, Run Crash Seriously Injured Woman In Harrison: Prosecutor
A 52-year-old Kearny man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 25, with striking a pedestrian in Harrison and then leaving the scene in May, authorities said.
At 2 a.m. on Friday, May 17, a 66-year-old Harrison woman was struck by a vehicle at Harrison Avenue and South 5th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The driver of the striking vehicle, Robert Marmora, did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. The woman was transported to University Hospital in Newark with serious injuries to her lower and mid-body, Suarez said. During the course of the investigation, pol…
Woman Robbed At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A person was robbed at gunpoint in Newark on the evening of Monday, Sept. 16, authorities said.
At 10:15 p.m., a woman exited her vehicle after parking on the 800 block of South 16th Street and was approached by a dark-colored, 4-door Honda HR-V sedan with a sunroof and dull metallic rims, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.
A male passenger exited the car, brandished a handgun, and demanded the victim’s belongings, including her car keys, Fragé said.
The suspect vehicle’s driver remained in the car, which fled after the robbery, heading northbound on South 16th Stree…
