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Fight Broke Out Before Double Stabbing That Left Union City Boy Dead: Prosecutor Fight Broke Out Before Double Stabbing That Left Union City Boy Dead: Prosecutor
Fight Broke Out Before Double Stabbing That Left Union City Boy Dead: Prosecutor Authorities have release preliminary details in a double stabbing that left a teen boy dead and another seriously hurt in Union City this week. Five teens were involved in a fight at 40th Street and Bergenline Avenue around 6:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Allen Flores, 15, of Union City, and a 16-year-old boy were each stabbed and hospitalized. Flores was pronounced dead at Christ Hospital in Jersey City. The other victim remains hospitalized with serious injuries. Three juveniles have since been arrested: A 16-year-old Union City male is charge…

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by Cecilia Levine and Valerie Musson
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Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash
Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash Newly-released bodycam footage obtained by Hudson County View shows Hoboken officers speaking with Union City Officer Kevin Roldan moments after a crash in which he was found to have been DWI. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck another driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, as reported by the Jersey Journal. Kevin RoldanKevin Roldan LinkedIn photo In the clip published by HCV, Hoboken Police Lt. David Olivera can be heard telling Officer Anthony Rutkowski, "Don’t let that change your judgement: if he passes, he passes, if he fai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor
Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Union City man wanted out of North Carolina for armed robbery has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Hermes Navarro-Cuevas was arrested by members of Homeland Security Investigations at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark on Friday, May 13 around 12:40 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred in January and February 2022, authorities said. Navarro-Cuevas knew his victim, authorities said. He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny and on sex assault…

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by Cecilia Levine
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5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor 5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor
5.5 Pounds Of Coke Seized In Undercover Hudson County Drug Bust: Prosecutor Nearly 5.5 pounds of cocaine was seized from three men in an undercover Hudson County drug bust, authorities said. Nicolas Mora-Daza, 24, of Union City, Christopher Gonzalez, 33 of Union City and John Perez, 31, of Weehawken, sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times over the course of a month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Nearly $125,000 worth of cocaine was seized from the trio as a result of a search warrant at a Weehawken home, Suarez said. They were arrested on multiple drug and distribution charges, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Union City Man Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor Union City Man Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor
Union City Man Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor A Union City man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. An investigation was launched into Mario Lopez Esquit, 25, on Dec. 9, when the authorities were notified of a report of possible child exploitation material being shared on social media, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Lopez Esquit was identified as the individual associated with the distribution of the child sex abuse materials via his social media accounts, Suarez said. Lopez Esquit was arrested on a warrant charging him with Endangering the Welfare of a Child for Knowingly Distributing Videos o…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
MAJOR BUST: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 MAJOR BUST: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20
Major Bust: Authorities Smash Trafficking Ring, Seize $1 Million Worth Of Drugs, Arrest 20 A barber shop and used car lot were fronts for a large-scale North Jersey drug trafficking ring, said authorities who seized nearly 21 pounds of fentanyl, 7½ pounds of cocaine, a loaded gun and more while arresting 20 people in Hudson, Bergen, Essex and Union counties. Nearly two dozen locations in New Jersey and New York were raided and nearly four pounds of meth, more than a pound and a half of fentanyl and $118,395 in cash were seized by a team headed by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force working with federal Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, they said Wednes…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus
Union City Police Officer, Emerson HS Graduate Alex Ruperto, 52, Dies Of Coronavirus Union City police officer Alex Ruperto has died of coronavirus, the department said. He was 52 years old. “Alex was kind, patient, soft-spoken and genuine," Chief Nichelle Luster said. "Alex was a good person and an exceptional officer and I know we will all remember him fondly.” Ruperto of Glen Ridge graduate from Emerson High School in 1986, and then the Bergen County Police Academy (Class No. 82) in 1999. He was a founding member of the city's Emergency Services Unit (ESU) and most recently assigned as a detective in the training division. Ruperto is survived by two adult ch…

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by Cecilia Levine