Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD
Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City residents  were arrested on Saturday, Oct. 28 after Bayonne police discovered a handgun in a vehicle, authorities said. At 1:17 a.m., police observed a Chevrolet Malibu commit numerous traffic violations near East 53rd Street, officers said. Officers stopped the vehicle and discovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun loaded with two hollow point and six full metal jacket bullets belong to Justice Scurry, 26, police said. Police also discovered Mejon Scott, 20, was wanted on an outstanding warrant issued out of Bayonne, officers said. Scurry was charged with three weapons of…
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three men were arrested in Bayonne on Thursday, Oct. 26 after a stolen gun out of Elizabeth was recovered, Bayonne police said. Police initially pulled over a BMW on 55th Street and Broadway after observing the driver making numerous traffic violations, police said. Police observed, Micah Brown, a 20-year-old Hillside resident, Nazareth Henry, a 20-year-old Hillside resident and Marquis Cenatus, 27-year-old Elizabeth resident, furtively moving inside the vehicle, police said, even after officers ordered them to remain still. Police recovered a semi-automatic handgun equipped with a large ca…
Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities
Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Handgun Fights, Bites Clifton, Passaic Police: Authorities A 23-year-old ex-con was carrying a loaded gun when he bit and punched Clifton police who caught him driving an SUV stolen out of Passaic, authorities said. Pedro Martinez of Passaic hit the gas of the Nissan Rogue when Officer Nicholas Garruto tried to stop him near the intersection of Highland and Lexington avenues shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, Lt. Robert Anderson said. Garruto followed the SUV into Passaic and through various streets before Martinez abruptly stopped in the Shop Rite parking lot on Paulison, got out and tried to run, the lieutenant said. The officer grabbe…
Bloomfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors Bloomfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors
Bloomfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Bloomfield man was convicted of murdering Jahque Benbow, a 23-year-old gas station attendant in May 2022, prosecutors announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, a jury found Lamar Sommers guilty of murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder and two weapons charges, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. He faces a minimum of 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in December, Stephens said. Sommers, along with two other men, conspired to shoot Benbow at the Irvington gas station where he worked, Stephens said. Sommers waited in the car while the …
Westfield Man Indicted After 14-Hour SWAT Standoff: Prosecutors Westfield Man Indicted After 14-Hour SWAT Standoff: Prosecutors
Westfield Man Indicted After 14-Hour SWAT Standoff: Prosecutors A 41-year-old Westfield man has been indicted on 14 counts after a 14-hour standoff with police in July, prosecutors announced  Around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, police responded to a 9-1-1 call from his residence at The Boulevard for a dispute, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.  When officers arrived, they were met at the front door by Michael Ward, who was brandishing a large kitchen knife, Daniel said. Ward refused to drop the knife and retreated back into his residence, Daniel said.  The other members soon exited the residence and Ward barricaded himself …
Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station
Jersey City Teen Arrested After Swinging Knife Outside Police Station A 16-year-old Jersey City teenager was arrested after officers spotted him with a knife on Monday, Sept. 25, outside a police station, authorities said. At 11:29 p.m., police observed the teenage boy with a knife start chasing another man at 1 Jackson Ave., Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said. The teenager proceeded to swing the knife at the 51-year-old man before police were able to apprehend him, Wallace-Scalfione said. The two people were known to each other, Wallace-Scalfione said. The 16-year-old also had a pocket knife and two boxcutters, Wallace-Scalfi…
Man Slashed With Samurai Sword In Jersey City: Authorities Man Slashed With Samurai Sword In Jersey City: Authorities
Man Slashed With Samurai Sword In Jersey City: Authorities A 37-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with slashing another man with a samurai sword on Thursday, Sept. 21. authorities said. At 4:45 p.m., police responded to 11 Van Nostrand Avenue and discovered Darryl Colbourne had used the samurai sword to slash a 24-year-old in the right hand, left chest, left ear and left side of his head, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. The incident began as a verbal dispute and the two men knew each other, Wallace-Scalfione said. Colbourne was hit with multiple weapons charges and also charged with assault, Wa…
Two Men Charged In Fatal Elizabeth Triple Shooting: Prosecutors Two Men Charged In Fatal Elizabeth Triple Shooting: Prosecutors
Two Men Charged In Fatal Elizabeth Triple Shooting: Prosecutors Two men were charged last week with a triple shooting that killed one person in Elizabeth in June, authorities said. Walter Daniels, a 33-year-old Newark resident and Devon Gray, a 31-year-old Elizabeth resident were charged with the fatal shooting of Guerley Edouard, a 28-year-old Roselle resident, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. At 8:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26, Elizabeth police responded to the 600 block of Salem Avenue after receiving reports of multiple people shot, authorities sai…
Teen Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting Of 25-Year-Old Man Teen Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting Of 25-Year-Old Man
Teen Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting Of 25-Year-Old Man Sylis Lopez, an 18-year-old Union City teenager was arrested and charged on Tuesday, August 22 as an accomplice in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Jersey City man back in January, authorities said. At 9:35 p.m. on Jan. 29, Jersey City police responded to a report of shots fired at Summit Avenue and Polar Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police found Rafael Gomez with a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said. Gomez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Suarez said. Lopez was charged with murder as an accomplice, conspiracy to commit murder and…
Killer Who Waited On Victim's NJ Porch To Shoot Him Convicted: Prosecutor Killer Who Waited On Victim's NJ Porch To Shoot Him Convicted: Prosecutor
Killer Who Waited On Victim's NJ Porch To Shoot Him Convicted: Prosecutor A 55-year-old North Carolina resident was convicted in the June 2021 shooting death of Renown Wilson, a 55-year-old Orange resident, authorities said. James Height was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree on Wednesday, August 9 following a two-week trial in Essex County Superior Court, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Height was also convicted on several weapons charges, Stephens said. Height shot Wilson with a .32 revolver inside Wilson's Orange home, Stephens said. Height died a week later, Stephens said. Video footage shows Height walk…
Man Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting: Prosecutors Man Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting: Prosecutors
Man Charged In Fatal Jersey City Shooting: Prosecutors Anton Mair, a 28-year-old Jersey City man was arrested on Thursday, July 13 for the fatal shooting of Khalil King back in April, authorities said. On Sunday, April 23 at midnight, the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired on Danforth Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Upon arrival, they found King, a 23-year-old North Carolina resident, unresponsive inside a store at 152 Danforth Ave. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. Mair was charged with murder and weapons charges, Suarez sa…
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors
Trio Charged With 2022 Bayonne Murder: Prosecutors Three people have been charged in the shooting death of a man in Bayonne in July 2022, authorities said. Mitchell Watson, 22, Hafis Jackson, 20, both Salem residents and Daynajah Payne, a 24-year-old Irvington resident were charged with the murder of Damoi Davauni Campbell, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  On the early morning of July 27, Bayonne Police received a report of shots fired in the area of 21st Street and Avenue A, Suarez said. Upon arrival, they found Campbell inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds, Suarez said. Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene…