US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson
US Marshals Capture Third Ex-Con Wanted For Shooting Four People In Paterson U.S. Marshals captured the last of three ex-cons accused of shooting four people in Paterson last month. Two co-defendants already were in custody when Paterson police and members of the U.S. Marshals Service's NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force nabbed city resident Elijah McQueen, 32, in Piscataway on Thursday, they said. Struck by gunfire on 10th Avenue near East 23rd Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. May 30 were three city residents – 32, 28 and 22 years old – and a 32-year-old man from Newark, authorities said. Three of victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center by ambula…
Rutgers Football Scarlet Knights Test Positive For Coronavirus Rutgers Football Scarlet Knights Test Positive For Coronavirus
Rutgers Football Scarlet Knights Test Positive For Coronavirus At least two players on the Rutgers University football team have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said. Scarlet Knights players returned to campus for voluntary workouts in Piscataway earlier this month and were receiving health screenings including saliva tests and temperature checks, they said. The university confirmed that one athlete tested positive in a screening before returning to campus, while the other player tested positive while on school grounds. "To say we have the answers, that would be an arrogant statement, we are trying to do our best with all the information …
24 Hour Fitness Closing 7 New Jersey Gyms 24 Hour Fitness Closing 7 New Jersey Gyms
24 Hour Fitness Closing 7 New Jersey Gyms 24 Hour Fitness will be closing seven gyms across North Jersey amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company in a statement Monday said it filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing 130 locations across the U.S. Among them are ones in Jersey City, Hasbrouck Heights, Piscataway, Saddle Brook, Wayne, Whippany and Woodbrige. "Removing these financial and operational constraints allows us to focus entirely on transforming our business and the club experience for the better," the chain said.  "We will have the financial flexibility and resources to upgrade equipment and ex…
UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash UPDATE: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash
Update: Wife Killed, Husband, Toddlers Seriously Injured In Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash A Jamaica, NY woman was killed while her husband and two toddlers survived a Route 287 Piscataway crash with serious injuries, authorities said. Amarjit Fnu, 37, also of Jamaica, NY, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Rav 4 when the car veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and overturned just south of Exit 7 at around 3:35 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. All three passengers including his wife, Dheer Fnu, 30, and two toddlers were ejected, Schafer said. It is not clear if the kids -- a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy -- were theirs, although all liv…
UPDATE: Wife Killed While Husband, Toddlers Survive Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash UPDATE: Wife Killed While Husband, Toddlers Survive Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash
Update: Wife Killed While Husband, Toddlers Survive Horrific Route 287 Piscataway Crash A Jamaica, NY woman was killed while her husband and two toddlers sustained serious injuries in crash on I-287 Piscataway overnight, authorities said. Amarjit Fnu, 37, also of Jamaica, NY, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Rav 4 when the car veered off the roadway, crashed into a tree and overturned just south of Exit 7 at around 3:35 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police Lt. Theodore Schafer said. All three passengers including his wife, Dheer Fnu, 30, and two toddlers were ejected, Schafer said. It is not clear if the kids -- a 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy -- were theirs, although a…
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her
NJ State Trooper Charged With Pulling Woman Over, Following Her Home To Hit On Her A New Jersey state trooper stalked a woman while on duty, authorities said Friday. Michael Patterson, 28, of Bayonne first stopped the female motorist for an unspecified offense on the New Jersey Turnpike on Jan. 28, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. After letting her go with a warning, Paterson “conducted a second, unwarranted stop of her vehicle a few minutes later when she exited the Turnpike at Exit 11….in order to make unwanted advances on the woman,” Grewal said. Patterson “put the victim in fear by following her to her home in his patrol vehicle,” the attorney …
10 Charged In NJ Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Swindled Low Income Buyers Out Of Thousands 10 Charged In NJ Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Swindled Low Income Buyers Out Of Thousands
10 Charged In NJ Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Swindled Low Income Buyers Out Of Thousands Ten people including two at large have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme that included racketeering, theft, tampering with records and money laundering across Essex County, authorities said. Between 2016 and 2019, the individuals recruited unsuspecting buyers for investment properties in Newark, East Orange, and Irvington, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Friday.  With little to no down payment and questionable financial stability, the buyers were led to entrust the entire mortgage application process to Darnell Alford, of Toms River, and Travis Glover…
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway
Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Piscataway A bat has tested positive for rabies in Piscataway, authorities said. This is the third rabid animal found in Middlesex County this year and the first rabid animal in Piscataway in 2020, the Middlesex County Office of Health Services said in a press statement. The rabid bat was found inside a house near Rivercrest Drive and Ludlow Street on Thursday, county officials said. The bat was picked up by an animal control officer and was taken to the New Jersey Department of Health Laboratory for testing. Results came back on Wednesday showing the bat tested positive for rabies, officials said. …
Middlesex County Opens New COVID-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms Middlesex County Opens New COVID-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms
Middlesex County Opens New Covid-19 Test Site, With Or Without Symptoms A new drive-thru coronavirus test site will open next week in Piscataway, county officials said. Middlesex County will close its two drive-thru testing facilities in Edison and South Brunswick to allow the state Department of Motor Vehicles to reopen, officials said. A new drive-thru testing site at 1 Ericsson Drive in Piscataway will open on Thursday, May 28. County residents with or without coronavirus symptoms can be tested. Walk-up testing will continue at A.C. Redshaw Elementary School, 216 Livingston Ave. in New Brunswick, where county residents with or without COVID-19 symptoms…
Piscataway Police Investigate Shooting, 1 Hospitalized Piscataway Police Investigate Shooting, 1 Hospitalized
Piscataway Police Investigate Shooting, 1 Hospitalized Police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital in Piscataway. Officers and EMS responded to reports of shots near 382 Rushmore Ave. at about 9:15 p.m., Piscataway police said in a statement. Police found a person suffering a bullet wound. EMS transported the victim to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, police said. Several suspects fled the scene, they said.
Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County
Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County An off-duty New Jersey state trooper found human remains while driving on I-287 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The discovery was made near Exit 8 in Piscataway on the southbound side of the highway around 3:25 p.m., state police told NJ.com. It is not clear exactly what the trooper found. Authorities were investigating as of Friday night. Check back for details.
Middlesex County Native, Minnesota Basketball Star Details Mom's Bout With Coronavirus Middlesex County Native, Minnesota Basketball Star Details Mom's Bout With Coronavirus
Middlesex County Native, Minnesota Basketball Star Details Mom's Bout With Coronavirus The mother of Middlesex County native Karl-Anthony Towns, a center with the Minnesota Timberwolves, remains in intensive care after contracting the coronavirus. TMZ Sports spoke with John Calipari, Towns’ former college coach at Kentucky. “I would say to everybody out there, Ms. Jackie, Karl Towns’ mother, is still in that hospital. She’s fighting, she’s there," Calipari said. “We get updates, every single day we get an update from Karl Sr. about how she’s doing from the nurses at the ICU. Keep praying for her. Send her unbelievably positive thoughts. I just can’t wait until she gets out of…