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Cecilia Levine

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Breaking: Two Newark Police Officers Shot, Prosecutor Says Two Newark police officers were shot in the city on Friday evening, March 7, authorities said. ABC7 reports that one of the officers was killed while the other was left critical. A spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office only confirmed that two officers were shot just after 6:35 p.m. near Broadway and Carteret, and that one was critical — declining to provide details on the other's condition. Both were rushed to University Hospital, where one remains in critical condition, officials said. The NJ State PBA released the following statement: "We here at the NJ State PB…

by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Obituaries

Services Set For Lodi High School Senior Killed In Clifton Crash Services have been finalized for a Lodi High School senior who was killed in a Clifton crash, one month before her 18th birthday. A GoFundMe campaign, launched by Veronica Delgado to support Ezra Sanchez’s family had raised $19,900 as of Friday, March 7. Sanchez was a loving, outgoing 17-year-old who attended Lodi High School and was weeks away from turning 18 on April 3, according to Delgado. "This is shocking and tragic," Delgado wrote. "We are setting up this GoFundMe to help relieve the burden of costs for this family. Any and all donations are appreciated." While they did not identif…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Fiery 8-Car Crash On Route 70 In Lakewood, Two Critical: Prosecutor A Cadillac driver traveling the wrong way on Route 70 triggered a devastating eight-car crash that left two people critically injured, officials said. The fiery collision happened at 5:50 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, in the area of Route 70 and Airport Road in Lakewood, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Investigators determined that a Cadillac CT5 Blackwing was speeding westbound in the eastbound lanes when it slammed head-on into a Mazda CX5, Billhimer said. The impact caused a chain-reaction crash involving six additional vehicles, officials said. The Cadillac …

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Man Streamed Prepubescent Child Porn, Masturbated In Telehealth Waiting Room: Officials A 34-year-old New Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he live-streamed pre-pubescent child porn and masturbated on a virtual telehealth waiting room multiple times. Jason Schain, of Manalapan, live-streamed similar content into the virtual waiting room for the Old Bridge health care provider at least seven times between October 2024 and January 2025, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An investigation identified Schain as the culprit, Ciccone said alongside Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna. Schain was arrested at his home on Friday, March 7…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

Truck Driver, 30, Killed In Route 17 Hasbrouck Heights Crash: Prosecutor (Update) Authorities have identified the driver killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, officials said. Edwin B. Coreas, 30, of Bogota, was pronounced dead at the scene after his Isuzu box truck was involved in a chain-reaction crash on Thursday, March 6, at approximately 6:20 p.m., according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department responded to the four-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes near Franklin Avenue, along with the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department and other emergency responders, Musella said. Multiple victims in the ot…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

Body Found In Ross Dock ID'd As NY Man, Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Authorities have identified the body discovered along the shoreline in Fort Lee’s Ross Dock last weekend, but they are still trying to locate his next of kin, officials said. Jairo Lopez-Lopez, 25, of Hempstead, NY, was found dead along the Hudson River at 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, according to Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to the scene after a body was spotted near the water, Angermeyer said. A joint investigation was launched with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Uni…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

SUV Rolls Over In Route 17 Crash, Three Injured: Waldwick PD A rollover crash on Route 17 South left three people injured and shut down two lanes of traffic, officials said. The crash happened at 1:12 p.m. on Friday, March 8, when Waldwick Police responded to a reported rollover crash involving a 2022 Toyota sedan and a 2023 Buick SUV, according to Lieutenant Troy E. Seifert of the Waldwick Police Department. The Toyota, driven by a 28-year-old Englewood man, was traveling south in the fast lane when a vehicle in front suddenly merged to avoid a stopped car near road construction barricades, Seifert said. To avoid hitting the stopped vehicle, the To…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen Authorities have released new details about a fatal crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured several others, officials said. The two-car collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York state line, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying four people and a 2019 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash, Musella said. One of the Nissan’s passengers, a 16-year-old boy from New York was pronounced dead at the scene, said M…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Psych Hospital Escapee Is Convicted Squatter Who Threatened Cops: Officials Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old man who walked away from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, months after being charged with squatting in two vacant homes and falsely claiming ownership, officials said. Markies Wells, who also goes by Messiah Law-Elbey, was last seen at 4:08 a.m. on Friday, March 7, wearing a green jumpsuit, according to Ewing Police. He is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, with a full beard and dreadlocks, police said. Wells was accused of breaking into and illegally living in multiple homes in Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Kea…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

Police & Fire

Paterson Man Supplied Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Route 46 Elmwood Park Motel Death: Prosecutor A Paterson man is facing strict liability charges after investigators say he supplied the fatal dose of fentanyl that killed a 42-year-old man in an Elmwood Park motel, authorities announced. Terry Redfern, 35, of Paterson, was arrested on Tuesday, March 4, following a months-long investigation into the May 3, 2023, overdose death, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Police responded to a medical emergency at a motel on Route 46 in Elmwood Park at 11:04 a.m., where they found the victim unresponsive and lifeless, according to Musella. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and si…

by Cecilia Levine

03/07/2025

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