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Women Convicted Of Locking Boy, 8, In Room In 'Abhorrent' Conditions: Ocean Prosecutor
Two women were found guilty of child endangerment charges stemming from an incident in which an 8-year-old boy was found locked in a room in "abhorrent" conditions, authorities in Ocean County said.
After a week-long jury trial before the Superior Court Judge Lisa A. Puglisi, the jury concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that Donna Jung, 57, of Lehigh Acres, Florida and Helecia Morris, 41, of Brick Township, abused and neglected a minor in their care, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
An investigation found that the boy, who was Morris' biological son, was loc…
Boy Killed In Newark Shooting Was 'Life Of The Party' Like His Mom, Loved Ones Say
Zahmire Lopez was the life of the party.
Those who knew the 8-year-old boy, killed when a gunman broke into his Newark home earlier this month, say life will be duller without him.
Community members gathered on a Newark sports field to honor Zah in a balloon release and vigil over the weekend.
ZAHMIRE LOPEZ R.I.P 💔💔🙏 Posted by Manny Gee on Friday, May 5, 2023
Meanwhile, more than $1,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Zah's mom, Lee, who reportedly escaped out a second-story window of her home at the time of the horrific incident, according to abc7.
Police shot and killed the gunma…
Florida Man Convicted Of Killing Jersey City Dad In BJ's Parking Lot
A jury found a Florida man guilty of murder for killing a Jersey City dad in a BJ's parking lot in 2021.
Ariel Dumit, 37, was convicted on all counts, including first degree murder for the shooting death of Christian Parra, following a two-week trial, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Tuesday April, 18.
On Feb. 28, 2021, Dumit shot Parra in the torso at a BJ's parking lot at 396 Marin Blvd. in Jersey City, prosecutors said. Parra was later transferred to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said.
Parra was remembered by loved ones as a…
Bergen Man Claims To Be NJ Transit CEO, Steals Agency Garb, Starts Bus Fire, Authorities Charge
A Bergen County man with the same name as NJ TRANSIT's top executive claimed to be him after he was caught stealing uniforms from the agency's garage in Fairview and igniting a fire on one of its buses, authorities charged.
Kevin J. Corbett, an unemployed 42-year-old Hillsdale resident, entered the facility off Anderson Avenue in street clothes before dawn Saturday, March 11, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says.
He then stole an NJ Transit raincoat, an agency uniform shirt and a roll of receipt paper, it says.
Transit police responded to a call from employees who grab…
