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Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Children: Prosecutor Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Children: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Children: Prosecutor A 68-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two minors on Wednesday, April 10, between 2013 and 2021, authorities said. Luis Pauta Matute a.k.a. "Don Luis" was arrested after referrals to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit from the Roselle Police Department in Dec. 2023 and Kenilworth Police Department in March 2024, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was charged with four counts of aggravated sexual assault, three…

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by Sam Barron
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3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business 3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business
3-Alarm Fire Ravages NJ Mirror, Glass Business A New Jersey mirror and glass company was destroyed by a fire overnight. The Kenilworth Fire Department and Rescue Squad responded to New Jersey Mirror and Glass on the 700 block of Kenilworth Boulevard around 3:25 a.m., the rescue department said. 🚨 WHILE YOU SLEPT: 🚨 Early this morning around 0326, the Kenilworth Fire Department and Rescue Squad was dispatched to a... Posted by Kenilworth, NJ Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad on Saturday, October 7, 2023 Smoke and flames were shooting out of the building, and a second alarm was called. Fire departments responded for mutual aid and firefigh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Heavy Fire At Kenilworth Auto Body Heavy Fire At Kenilworth Auto Body
Heavy Fire At Kenilworth Auto Body A fire at an auto body shop at Kenilworth caused a roof to partially collapse on Tuesday evening, May 30, authorities said. Police and fire received an activated smoke alarm alert coming from Perfection Plus at 740 Federal Ave. at 8:22 p.m., Detective Sergeant Michael Scanielo of the Kenilworth Police Department said.  Upon arrival, police and firefighters reported seeing heavy smoke and fire, with the roof partially collapsed, Scanielo said. Firefighters were eventually able to bring the fire under control, Scanielo said. The building was vacant and no injuries were reported, Scanielo…

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by Sam Barron
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GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
Guilty: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine
Feds: Multi-County Burglary Crew Broke Into 40 North Jersey Pharmacies Seeking Codeine A gang of burglars used bricks and rocks to break into at least 40 pharmacies in Hudson, Bergen and several other counties, targeting specific prescription drugs that they could sell, federal authorities said. Ten men, all from Jersey City, were charged in the three-month spree following an investigation led by Secaucus police, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Tuesday. Surveillance video captured images of the burglars breaking into some of the victimized pharmacies in North Bergen, Jersey City, Guttenberg, West New York, Secaucus, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Linden, Iselin, Madis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Driver Nabbed After Injuring Officer In Union County Pursuit, Crash Authorities: Driver Nabbed After Injuring Officer In Union County Pursuit, Crash
Authorities: Driver Nabbed After Injuring Officer In Union County Pursuit, Crash A driver wanted out of Monmouth County was arrested after leading police on a pursuit through Union County before crashing, then speeding off -- injuring an officer in the process, authorities said. Ryan Camargo was behind the wheel of a white Dodge Charger with no license plates when he made several traffic violations near Liberty and Hillside avenues in Hillside around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Hillside police spokeswoman Natalie Ogonowski said. Officers tried to stop Camargo, but he disregarded the officers' signals and struck a utility pole on Morris Avenue in Union, Ogonowski said. An office…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HER? Teen With Ties To Jersey City, Plainfield Goes Missing In Kenilworth SEEN HER? Teen With Ties To Jersey City, Plainfield Goes Missing In Kenilworth
Seen HER? Teen With Ties To Jersey City, Plainfield Goes Missing In Kenilworth Kenilworth police are asking the public's help finding a 14-year-old girl last seen at a family gathering at the Kenilworth Inn Saturday at 5 p.m.  Alanis Gonzalez is 5'1" and 130 lbs. The photo (attached) shows her at her last known location. Polcie said she is from Jersey City and Plainfield.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Kenilworth Police Department at 908-276-1700.

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by Paul Milo