NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles
NJ Reps Aim To Keep AM Radio In Vehicles Many automakers are removing AM radios from their new electrical vehicles. Some New Jersey congressmen want to change that. Rep. Josh Gottenheimer (D-NJ), who represents most of Bergen County and parts of Passaic and Suffex County is the lead sponsor on a bill in the House of Represenatives that would require automakers to maintain AM radios in their new vehicles at no extra charge to the consumer. The bill, the AM for Every Vehicle Act, has support in the Senate from Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Sen. Ted Cruz. (D-TX) Gottenheimer's bill comes in the wake of reports that BMW, Volkswagen, M…
BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags
BMW Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Certain Models Due To Potentially Deadly Airbags Some BMW owners are being advised to not drive their vehicles due to potentially dangerous airbags that could pose a safety risk. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an alert on Thursday, May 4, advising that BMW has issued a “Do Not Drive” warning that pertains to nearly 100,000 vehicles that were produced between 2000 and 2006. Vehicles included in the new order were already subject to a previous recall for defective Takata air bags, which have caused headaches for automakers for years. According to the NHTSA, the BMW vehicles in question are some of t…
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor
Ocean County Man Charged With Peddling Cocaine, Marijuana: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Ocean County man was charged with drug-dealing, authorities said. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation into cocaine dealing, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The multi-agency investigation identified a residence in Manchester Township as being utilized by Ricardo Cruickshank, of Manchester Township, to store and distribute cocaine, Billhimer said. Detectives initiated surveillance on the subject residence in Manchester.  On March 30, detectives allegedly observed Cruickshank exit the residence and walk towards a&nbs…
UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill
Update: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill A gunpoint home invasion robbery in Cresskill nearly six months ago was committed by two accused members of a massive auto theft ring smashed by New Jersey State Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday in announcing charges against them. James Lanier and Carlos Sanchez of Newark are both 24 and have been running together for some time now, records show. Both were among several defendants arrested during a November 2022 State Police takedown of a ring led by Sanchez that authorities said stole more than 30 high-end vehicles – including BMWs and Land Rovers – that were wort…
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase
Bergen Drug Detectives Nab Albany Driver Near GWB After Stolen Car Chase A driver from Albany tried to outrun detectives in a stolen car but was seized near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said his Narcotic Task Force detectives got wind on Tuesday, March 7 that a BMW 550 that had just been stolen during a burglary in Maplewood was headed their way. They tried stopping the driver, John Leroy Johnson, 38, in Englewood, the prosecutor said, but he kept going, apparently bound for the bridge. He “eventually pulled over and surrendered in Fort Lee,” Musella said. Johnson remained held Wednesday in t…
Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD
Pair Of DWI Drivers Arrested After Wrong-Way Incidents: South Brunswick PD Two drunk drivers were arrested after the weekend after wrong-way incidents in South Brunswick, authorities said. A police dashcam captured one of the wrong-way drivers on video. On Friday, Feb, 24, at 8:53 p.m., Yurii Kotiash, a 28-year-old man from Feasterville-Trevose in Bucks County Pennsylvania, was traveling southbound on Route 1, north of Henderson Road, in a 2018 Maserati, when he struck the rear of a 2019 Nissan, driven by a 23-year-old Kendall Park man, which had been stopped in traffic.  Kotiash allegedly left the scene of the crash and continued southbound on Route 1, poli…
Central Jersey Man Charged With Car Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor Central Jersey Man Charged With Car Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor
Central Jersey Man Charged With Car Insurance Fraud: Prosecutor A 30-year-old man from Central Jersey has been charged with providing false information on a car insurance claim, authorities said. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit arrested Shingai Marandure, of New Brunswick, on charges relating to falsified information he allegedly provided to an auto insurance company to receive compensation for a damaged vehicle. Marandure was charged with one count of insurance fraud, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prose…
Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17
Spike Strips Stop Stolen Vehicle Fleeing Mahwah Development: One Caught, Two Sought On Route 17 Mahwah police captured an overnight stolen car thief and searched for two others after using spike strips to stop the vehicle before dawn Friday, authorities said. The 2022 BMW X7 kept rolling and hit a Mahwah police car after the trio bailed out on Route 17 shortly before 2:30 a.m. Nov. 25. No serious injuries were reported. Officers Jonathan Weber and Thomas Mitchell found 18-year-old Sergio Pierce hiding in a Dumpster off McKee Drive a short time later, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Pierce tried to run but was immediately caught, the captain said. A New Jersey State Police helicopter a…
Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen
Vehicular Homicide: Rocklander Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP In Bergen UPDATE: New Jersey State Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County, NY, resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., Stat…
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Police are on the lookout for a pair of home invaders who broke into a Central Jersey home and tried to steal a Jeep, MyCentralJersey reports. Woodbridge police received a 9-1-1 call at 6:39 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 about a burglary attempt on Goodrich Street in Iselin, the outlet said. Two hooded men saw the homeowner after walking into the kitchen. They snatched the keys and fob for the Jeep and a late model BMW, Woodbridge police told the outlet. The pair failed to start the Jeep before fleeing in a late-model suspected stolen orange or red Audi on Route 27 toward the Garden State Parkway, …
NJSP: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart NJSP: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart
Njsp: Two Dead, Three Ejected In Separate Garden State Parkway Crashes Miles And Minutes Apart UPDATE: Three occupants were ejected and two people died in separate Garden State Parkway crashes within two miles and less than 15 minutes of one another, authorities confirmed. A BMW X5 was headed north on the Parkway near milepost 157.9 in Clifton when it veered off the road, hit a cluster of trees and a guardrail, then overturned and re-entered the roadway at 5:43 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. All three occupants in the vehicle were ejected -- one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene, the trooper said. The other two sustained serious injuries, he sa…
WILD PURSUIT: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns WILD PURSUIT: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns
Wild Pursuit: Thieves Crash BMW Before Leading Chase Through Multiple NJ Towns Three men and a teenager led police on a wild pursuit after crashing a stolen BMW, and then hopping in a Lexus SUV, causing one state trooper to crash his vehicle on the Garden State Parkway over the weekend, authorities said. Trouble began around 2:10 p.m. when troopers responded to a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Hazlet near milepost 11.6 on the northbound side Saturday, Oct. 16, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. While on their way to the crash, troopers were told that four suspects had gotten out of a BMW X4, which was disabled in the left lane due to the crash, and fled on foot. Furt…