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UPDATE: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO) UPDATE: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Update: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (Photos, Video) UPDATE: A dog was rescued but two cats died in a raging fire Saturday night in Garfield that engulfed one home, destroyed another and damaged a third, displacing six families, authorities said. Garfield Police Sgt. Pedro Gongora, Officers Sebastian Tyburski and Noah Murphy and Detective Sgt. Marc Amos arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. to find a Van Winkle resident fleeing his home out the back with his dog, Capt. Richard Uram said. The first house soon was fully involved. The blaze quickly ravaged a neighboring home and spread to the third. Fourteen mutual aid companies responded to assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Forced Hackensack Defendant Into Oral Sex, Lawsuit Claims Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Forced Hackensack Defendant Into Oral Sex, Lawsuit Claims
Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Forced Hackensack Defendant Into Oral Sex, Lawsuit Claims Former Bergen County Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano forced an accused arsonist into oral sex at his then-Hackensack home to avoid a prison sentence, a blockbuster lawsuit filed Friday against the FOX News analyst alleges. Charles Corbishley claims in a $10 million federal suit that a crooked defense lawyer sent him to the longtime Fox News analyst’s house, ostensibly to shovel snow, while a case against him was still pending in the late 1980s. Corbishely, who’d only just turned 20, had been charged in 1987 with starting an arson fire with another man behind a Hackensack apartment bu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Man Who Torched Lakewood Home With 3 People Inside Charged with Attempted Murder Prosecutor: Man Who Torched Lakewood Home With 3 People Inside Charged with Attempted Murder
Prosecutor: Man Who Torched Lakewood Home With 3 People Inside Charged with Attempted Murder A Jersey Shore man set a Lakewood home ablaze with three people inside, said authorities who charged him with attempted murder. U.S. Marshals captured Jamal Preston, 25, of Egg Harbor Township on Monday and turned him over to local authorities to be charged with four counts of aggravated arson in the Aug. 22 fire on Park Place, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Monday. The occupants got out safely after the 2:30 a.m. blaze spread to the second floor and attic, responders said at the time. Billhimer said his Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad investigated along with the Ocean Coun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
BUSTED! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says BUSTED! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says
Busted! Tattoos Help ID Men In Trenton Protest Firebombings, FBI Says The FBI arrested two more Trenton protesters, one of whom threw a makeshift Molotov cocktail at police and tried to set fire to a patrol car with two accomplices during an attack captured on video, federal authorities said Thursday. Kadeem A. Dockery, 29, of Trenton, and Killian F. Melecio, 20, of Columbus were taken into custody Wednesday on federal charges thanks to their distinctive tattoos, which could be seen on social media posts and videos recorded by street cameras, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They join a third man, Justin D. Spry, who was arrested by the FBI last month. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Police Investigating Teaneck Arson Seek Two For Questioning SEEN THEM? Police Investigating Teaneck Arson Seek Two For Questioning
Seen Them? Police Investigating Teaneck Arson Seek Two For Questioning Teaneck police investigating an arson fire turned to the public for help on Friday. Surveillance cameras captured the June 22 arson at a Teaneck Road construction site between Howland and Englewood avenues, they said. Firefighters doused the blaze. “We are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals pictured, who were captured on nearby surveillance and are considered persons of interest,” a department release says. Anyone who sees them or knows who they are or where to find them is asked to contact Teaneck police: (201) 837-2600. Or you can anonymously contact Tr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars
Here's How FBI Nailed Woman Accused Of Torching Philly Police Cars Have you heard how FBI agents identified an agitator accused of torching two Philadelphia police cars during a riot last month? Good "new"-fashioned police work, you could say. Among the evidence FBI agents collected was news footage of the May 30 riot, as well as 500 or so photos taken by an amateur photographer. The photos included images of a woman hurling a flaming piece of a barricade into a marked police SUV parked outside Philadelphia City Hall. The woman was wearing flame-retardant gloves, protective goggles and a blue shirt that said: "KEEP THE IMMIGRANTS, DEPORT THE RACISTS." S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Missing Jersey Shore Woman ID'd From Newly-Exhumed Teeth, Human Remains Authorities: Missing Jersey Shore Woman ID'd From Newly-Exhumed Teeth, Human Remains
Authorities: Missing Jersey Shore Woman ID'd From Newly-Exhumed Teeth, Human Remains The teeth of an Ocean Township woman -- discovered while her rental home was being demolished on Thursday -- match those of 65-year-old Jacqueline Terrulli, missing since the mansion was burned to the ground nine months ago, authorities said. Terrulli was allegedly killed by her drug-addicted housemate before he torched the $1.7 million home last fall, authorities said. She was identified by her dental records, they said. Ex-convict Ronald Teschner, 49, previously was charged in Terrulli's death. She allowed him to stay at the rental home while Teschner tried to kick a drug habit, authoriti…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATED: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site UPDATED: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site
Updated: Human Remains Found At Jersey Shore Murder, Arson Site UPDATED: Human remains -- including bones --- were found at the demolition site of an Ocean Township home where a missing woman was allegedly killed by her ex-con, drug-addicted housemate before he torched it last fall, authorities said. A construction company was clearing the property at 86 Wickapecko Drive when bones were discovered on Thursday. It’s uncertain whether the remains are those of 65-year-old Jacqueline Terrulli.  The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed an active law enforcement investigation at the property that Terrulli was renting when she disappeared. A…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
FBI Agents Arrest Accused Arsonist Who Torched Trenton Police Car On Social Media FBI Agents Arrest Accused Arsonist Who Torched Trenton Police Car On Social Media
FBI Agents Arrest Accused Arsonist Who Torched Trenton Police Car On Social Media FBI agents on Wednesday arrested a Trenton man who they said was caught on video torching a police car during a riot in the city last month. Bystander video shows Earlja J. Dudley, 27, and another man opening the vehicle’s engine and igniting a fire during unrest that followed what had been a peaceful day of protest against the death of George Floyd on May 31, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. In the video, Dudley is wearing a tank top and baseball cap with the Roman numerals “XIV” in red lettering, along with distinctive green, black and white sneakers, Carpenito said. Invest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities: Middlesex Man, 59, Arrested For Setting 3 Fires Authorities: Middlesex Man, 59, Arrested For Setting 3 Fires
Authorities: Middlesex Man, 59, Arrested For Setting 3 Fires A man from Middlesex was arrested on Monday in connection with three fires set last week, authorities said. Christopher Ferraro, 59, of Middlesex has been charged with three counts of arson, one for each of the fires set on June 2, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Middlesex Police Chief Matthew P. Geist of the Middlesex Police Department said in a statement. At investigation determined that between 10:15 p.m. and 11:14 p.m., last Tuesday, Ferraro set three fires in the area of Lincoln Boulevard and Union Avenue, Kuberiet and Geist sai…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Community Helps North Plainfield Couple Rebuild After Home Destroyed By Arsonist Community Helps North Plainfield Couple Rebuild After Home Destroyed By Arsonist
Community Helps North Plainfield Couple Rebuild After Home Destroyed By Arsonist The community is rallying for an engaged North Plainfield couple whose home under construction was destroyed by an arsonist. Mike Carroccia, 25, and his fiancé, Taylor Miller, 24, awoke to a phone call from a neighbor shortly before 3 a.m. on May 27, with some devastating news. “Your house is on fire -- the roof just collapsed and your front door has fallen down,” the neighbor told them. Mike and Taylor immediately jumped out of bed and ran out the door to check on the state of the home, and they couldn’t believe their eyes. “Watching the firefighters, seeing our neighbors homes catch fir…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Englewood Auto Parts Store Employee, 22, Charged In Fair Lawn Arson Englewood Auto Parts Store Employee, 22, Charged In Fair Lawn Arson
Englewood Auto Parts Store Employee, 22, Charged In Fair Lawn Arson An auto parts store employee who lives in Englewood set a fire at a Fair Lawn home, said authorities who charged him with arson. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Unit on Monday arrested Fair Lawn native Jonathan Rossi, 22, who lives in the Tryon Garden complex in Englewood, following an investigation with Fair Lawn police, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The April 9 fire didn’t do much damage, authorities said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Along with arson, Rossi is charged with trespassing and criminal mischief…

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by Jerry DeMarco