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Grand Jury Finds Police Shooting In Woodbridge Was Justified Grand Jury Finds Police Shooting In Woodbridge Was Justified
Grand Jury Finds Police Shooting In Woodbridge Was Justified A Middlesex County grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against two Woodbridge police officers in a non-fatal police-involved shooting last summer. Juan Martinez, 40, of Newark, suffered non-life-threatening wounds in the shooting in June 2023. Here is a synopsis of the confrontation provided by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office: On June 27, 2023, Woodbridge police received a report that a Dodge Ram parked at the Sansone Auto Mall had “suffered an impact.”  In response, Woodbridge Police Officer Jean Rastegarpanah and Officer Vincent Pa…
Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Beats Ex-GF Dead In NJ Home: Prosecutor A New Jersey man named Kevin Bacon has been arrested after police say he beat his ex-girlfriend to death. April Duncza, 39, was found during a welfare check at a home on Paul Street in the Fords section of Woodbridge with serious head trauma around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Duncza was pronounced deceased at the scene, and her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Bacon, 46, of Keansburg, was identified as a suspect, Ciccone said alongside Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. Bacon was arrested without incident Thursday, Nov. 30, and charge…
Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties
Flooding Brings Reports Of 'Cars In Water' In Middlesex, Monmouth Counties Heavy flooding caused by fast-moving storms brought reports of "cars in the water" in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, authorities said. At about 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, several people were rescued from a vehicle in water in Woodbridge Township near its border with Perth Amboy, first responders confirmed. A crew from Perth Amboy Fire Rescue assisted, a firefighter said. Perth Amboy Fire RescuePerth Amboy Fire Rescue via Facebook Woodbridge police were not immediately available for more details. About 15 minutes earlier, a car was reported stranded in water in Carteret, according to a…
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey
Serious Crash Reported On Route 1 Central Jersey Firefighters, police and EMS crews responded to a serious crash on Route 1 in Woodbridge, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14 northbound north of Route 35, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Developing reports said two overturned cars were involved with multiple injuries. Woodbridge police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY
Armed Robber Admits Role In Multiple Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups In NJ, NY UPDATE: A member of a New Jersey-based armed robbery crew copped to holding up five liquor and convenience stores in two states, federal authorities said. Jaime Fontanez, 45, of Elizabeth and two accomplices went on a six-month armed robbery spree beginning in August 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Federal authorities tied the crew to 13 holdups in all in Essex, Union and Middlesex counties, as well as in the Bronx and upstate New York, the U.S. attorney said. The robbers followed a basic script, with two of them going into the business with their faces covered while a wheelm…
Man Steals Central Jersey Police Car, Crashes It Twice: Report Man Steals Central Jersey Police Car, Crashes It Twice: Report
Man Steals Central Jersey Police Car, Crashes It Twice: Report A Paterson man was arrested after stealing a South Amboy police car and getting into two different crashes, NJ Advance Media reported. Woodbridge police responded to the stolen car at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, July 4. After crashing the stolen car on Route 35, Jamil T. Robinson, 28, fled on foot and allegedly tried to carjack three other vehicles, the outlet said. Robinson was charged with three counts of carjacking, as well as assault by auto, resisting arrest, receiving stolen property, obstruction, and endangering an injured victim, according to the report. Click here for the complete story…
Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says
Former Bergen Man Arrested For Buying Stolen Catalytic Converters, Prosecutor Says A former Bergen County resident was charged with buying stolen catalytic converters on the black market. Jozef “Joey” Kiszka of South River – formerly of Elmwood Park – was caught "unlawfully purchasing stolen catalytic converters from multiple individuals,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The 42-year-old Polish immigrant was arrested at his job in Woodbridge last weekend following a months-long investigation, the prosecutor said. Kiszka -- who posted a photo of himself atop a mountain of the highly-prized exhaust emission control devices was charged on a summons to appear in c…
Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing
Firefighters Battle Hazardous Materials Blaze In Central Jersey: Developing Firefighters were battling a hazardous materials fire in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports.  The fire broke out about 12:15 p.m. Thursday on the 200 block of East Essex Avenue in Woodbridge Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the fire involved a tank that had been cut and that people had been exposed. Woodbridge police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes
First Responders Called In Separate Route 9 Woodbridge Crashes Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to two separate Route 9 crashes, authorities said. The first crash reportedly involved a pedestrian about 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Routes 1 and 9 southbound south of Randolph Avenue, according to initial reports.  That victim was taken to Robert Wood University Hospital in New Brunswick. A second crash was reported on Route 9 near Green Street about 9:30 a.m., reports said. An unconfirmed report said that collision was head-on. Woodbridge police were not immediately available for more details. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Woodbridge Gas Station Theft Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Woodbridge Gas Station Theft
Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Woodbridge Gas Station Theft A suspected shoplifter stabbed a gas station employee with a knife in Middlesex County, authorities said. The Racestar Gas Station attendant was attacked at about 5:15 p.m. on Monday at 915 Port Reading Ave. in Woodbridge, police said. The 42-year-old victim had a stab found in his neck, police said. The injured employee was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he underwent surgery.  Woodbridge and Carteret police later arrested  Harlin M. Rodriguez, 23, of Carteret and charged him with attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault and wea…
SEEN HIM? Middlesex Man Suspected Of Torching Vehicle SEEN HIM? Middlesex Man Suspected Of Torching Vehicle
Seen HIM? Middlesex Man Suspected Of Torching Vehicle Authorities in Central Jersey are looking for a man and sedan involved in torching another vehicle. Photos of the arson suspect were released on Tuesday by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner  On Nov. 26 at 1:48 A.M., Woodbridge police were called to South Harrison Avenue about a vehicle on fire, they said. A masked man and a sedan were seen circling the area prior to and after the fire, Ciccone and Hubner said. The investigation is active and continuing.  Anyone with information or who is able to ide…
Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market
Police: Newark Mom Stabbed At Popular NJ Flea Market A man was arrested in the stabbing of a Newark mom at a popular Central Jersey flea market. Ross Durham, 28, is facing an attempted murder charge after stabbing the 45-year-old woman who was at the Avenel Flea Market with her son on Sunday morning, Woodbridge police said. Durham began screaming at the woman from his apartment window, which overlooks the Rahway Avenue market, then followed the pair into the market and stabbed the woman with a knife around 7:15 a.m., police said. Durham then went back up to his apartment, where he was arrested by police a short time later. The victim was ta…
Woodbridge Police Warn Residents About Vehicle Break-Ins Woodbridge Police Warn Residents About Vehicle Break-Ins
Woodbridge Police Warn Residents About Vehicle Break-Ins Woodbridge police are warning residents that the township "has been hit with a rash of vehicle burglaries." Many of the vehicles targeted in recent weeks were left unlocked, police said on the department's Facebook page. "Please lock your vehicle and remove all valuables,'' police said.