Shooting Investigated In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Shooting Investigated In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Shooting Investigated In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place in Perth Amboy. On Friday, Feb. 11 at 5:24 P.M., Perth Amboy police responded to the train tracks near New Brunswick Avenue for a shooting.  Police found Jonathan Molina, 22, of Perth Amboy with a gunshot wound, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Larry Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department. Molina was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, they said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Det…
Authorities ID Man Dead In NJ Turnpike Crash Authorities ID Man Dead In NJ Turnpike Crash
Authorities ID Man Dead In NJ Turnpike Crash A 32-year-old man died in a crash on the NJ Turnpike early Wednesday in Union County. An International tractor trailer and a Hino box truck were heading north in the truck late when the truck struck the back of the trailer at milepost 101.9 around 6:55 a.m., New Jersey State Police spokeswoman Brandi Slota said. The driver of the Hino box truck suffered minor issues, and the passenger, Geraldo J. Velez-Portes, 32, of Perth Amboy, died. The driver of the tractor trailer sustained minor injuries. 
Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer
Arrest Made In Killing Of NJ Software Engineer A Perth Amboy man was charged with the shooting death of a 24-year-old Union software engineer, authorities announced Friday. Shannon Assing, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree burglary, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Union Township Police Director Daniel Zieser. Isaiah Spicer was found with serious injuries on the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said. He was subsequently pronounced dead. Spicer's social media pages show he studied co…
Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says
Central Jersey Police Response To Reckless Bicyclists Justified, Prosecutor Says Police in Perth Amboy were justified in their response to bicyclists riding recklessly on city streets, authorities said. An arrest was made and several bicycles were seized after youths disregarded police instructions to ride safely.  "The actions of the Perth Amboy Police Department were justified under the circumstances presented," a review by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office concluded. "The officers would have been in dereliction of their duties if they had acted otherwise." Since June 2020, Perth Amboy police have been dispatched to thirty-three calls for s…
Victim Slashed On Throat With Bottle Critical, Central Jersey Man Charged, Police Say Victim Slashed On Throat With Bottle Critical, Central Jersey Man Charged, Police Say
Victim Slashed On Throat With Bottle Critical, Central Jersey Man Charged, Police Say A Central Jersey man was arrested for slashing another man's throat with a bottle, leaving him critical during an argument Saturday night, authorities said. Perth Amboy police responding to 375 New St. found the 31-year-old resident with a gash across his throat around 9 p.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. An investigation found that Josue Jeronimo had been fighting with the man when he cut his throat with a bottle, authorities said. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treat…
Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar
Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar A 36-year-old Jersey Shore man was charged with torching a building that left five bar patrons injured, authorities announced. Rey Zarzuela-Severino broke a bar window and set a fire within the Casanova Lounge on State Street in Perth Amboy around 3 a.m. Sept. 6, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Smoke from the fire entered into multiple, occupied apartments located above the bar. Multiple residents were later transported from the scene to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for non-life-threatening inju…
WINNERS: Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ WINNERS: Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ
Winners: Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ A pair of winning Powerball tickets good for $50,000 each were sold in New Jersey. The tickets from Wednesday's Powerball drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the third-tier prize. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Middlesex County: Brothers Supermarket, 361 Market St., Perth Amboy; and Somerset County: Wegmans Food Store, 724 Route 202 S., Bridgewater. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, August 25, drawing were: 27, 39, 54, 56, and 59. The Red Power Ball number was 24. The Power Play number was 03.  The Powerball …
NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
NJ Truck Driver Charged In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash A truck driver from New Jersey is facing several charges after a chain-reaction Long Island crash caused multiple injuries. The incident unfolded just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 in Bellmore. David Gonzalez, 38, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was driving a tractor-trailer on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) when he struck a vehicle that was stopped in a left-hand turning lane at the intersection of Bellmore Avenue, Nassau County Police said.  That in turn, caused that vehicle one to strike another vehicle also in the turning lane, according to police.  The driver of the first vehicl…
Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion
Support Surges For ROTC Grad Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Gas Explosion Support is surging for a 28-year-old Perth Amboy man who was seriously burned in a gas explosion in his garage last month. More than $58,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe as of Aug. 10 for David Wiessler, an ROTC grad and former U.S. Army EOD officer. Wiessler was airlifted with burns on his arms and legs to the hospital from his Barry Avenue home around 7:15 a.m. on July 27, CBS2 reports. Fire officials were investigating gas appliances due to the vapor explosion. Wiessler had one skin graft surgery on Aug. 5 and remained sedated the following day, the campaign says. "David i…
Gunman Opens Fire Injuring 6 At Central Jersey Bar Gunman Opens Fire Injuring 6 At Central Jersey Bar
Gunman Opens Fire Injuring 6 At Central Jersey Bar A gunman opened fire injuring six individuals at a Central Jersey bar overnight, authorities announced Monday morning. All victims were rushed to the hospital with non life-threatening gunshots wounds suffered at El Patio Bar on Fayette Street in Perth Amboy, around 12:40 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Deputy Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Manuel Lopez of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 324-3856 or Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Pros…
Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup
Predators, Pedophiles And Perverts: Horror Stories Abound In NJ Online Child-Sex Abuse Roundup A mail carrier, a train conductor and a retired corrections officer are among 31 men charged amid a massive roundup that produced some horrifying stories about online child sex abuse in the age of COVID, New Jersey authorities announced Wednesday. One of them offered money and other prizes through a social media “game” that he created to convince underage girls to send him nude photos, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Another got victims between 7 and 15 years old to send him sexual photos, then pressured them to send more by threatening to share those he had online, he said. …
Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway
Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway A Perth Amboy driver was killed when his car flipped over a concrete barrier on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County, NY and fell about 25 feet onto another roadway. Jefry Capellan Rodriguez was behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford Ranger going northbound when he lost control, spun out, and struck the barrier at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 19, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The vehicle then toppled over the barrier and fell into an opening between the parkway’s northbound and southbound lanes. The vehicle landed on its roof on the shoulder adjacent to …