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Tornado Watch Issued For 11 NJ Counties Through Thursday Evening
A tornado watch has been issued for 11 New Jersey counties through Thursday evening, Nov. 12, according to the National Weather Service.
The watch covers Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, and Warren counties and remains in effect until 7 p.m.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued the watch at 12:50 p.m.
A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop, but does not mean one has been spotted.
A tornado warning is more urgent and means a tornado has been detected or indicated by rada…
Prostitution Deal Turns Into Robbery, Rooftop Chase In NJ: Police
A $200 prostitution deal turned into a robbery, a police chase through backyards, and a rooftop arrest in New Jersey, authorities said.
Cameron Kennard, 20, of the Bronx, NY, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 11, after allegedly robbing a 44-year-old Union City man he had arranged to meet for prostitution, Secaucus Police Deputy Chief Martin Moreda said.
Police were called to the 1300 block of Paterson Plank Road around 2:45 p.m., where the Union City man reported that someone had stolen $200 from him and fled his office.
Officers spotted Kennard near the 100 block of Centre Avenue, but he ran …
Victims Of Long Island Bridge Construction Disaster Identified As Two NJ Men: Police
The deceased and missing victims of the scaffolding collapse at a Long Island bridge construction site were identified Thursday, Nov. 12 by police.
Kleiton De Madeiros, 39, of Montclair, NJ, was killed Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the shocking collapse at the Loop Parkway bridge over Reynolds Channel on Long Island’s South Shore, New York State Police said.
Diogo De Oliveira, 38, of Elizabeth, NJ, remained missing Thursday, state police said. Search efforts continued in hopes of finding him.
De Madeiros and De Oliveira were both members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, ac…
3 Essex County Residents Arrested After Shoplifting At Lululemon, Gap, Possessing Drugs: PD
Three people are facing numerous charges after a shoplifting incident at Shoppes at Union Hill on Sunday, Nov. 8, authorities said.
At 3:44 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call at the Lululemon clothing store at the shopping center and located three people, Shaunda Billups, Lawrence Perkins and Benjamin Jean-Louis, Denville police said.
The trio were in possession of stolen merchandise from Lululemon and the Gap, along with drug paraphernalia, police said.
Perkins, a 65-year-old West Orange resident, was charge with possession of drug paraphernalia. Billups, a 48-year-old Newark reside…
NJ Engineering Firm Tied To Construction Next To NYC Building Collapse That Killed 8: Report
Eight people have been killed and 19 others injured, including seven children, after a three-story building collapsed into a neighboring construction site in New York City, prompting an overnight search through the rubble.
The collapse happened at 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the FDNY.
As of Thursday morning, Nov. 12, the death toll had risen to eight, with two of the 19 injured people in critical condition, ABC7 reported. According to the outlet, six victims were recovered from the rubble, while two others died …
Renowned Cardiologist, Dad Of 2, Found Dead After Vanishing On Bike Ride
A missing Massachusetts cardiologist and father of two was found dead near a cow pasture after vanishing during a weekend bike ride, authorities said.
Dr. Daniel Arnett, 44, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was last seen around 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in Newbury. His body was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday near the Tendercrop Farm cow pasture, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.
The discovery came after a search for Arnett, who had left home without his cellphone.
Police had described him as an "overdue cyclist" after he failed to return from his ride. …
Ex-Cop Guilty Of Killing Pregnant Woman He Groomed As Teen, Faces Life In Prison
A former Massachusetts police officer accused of grooming a young girl, sexually abusing her for years, and killing her after she became pregnant with his child has been found guilty of murder, federal authorities said.
A federal jury in Boston convicted Matthew Farwell, 41, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, of killing Sandra Birchmore, 23, and her unborn child.
The former Stoughton officer was found guilty of killing a witness, victim, or informant and causing the death of an unborn child during a federal crime, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Farwell fac…
NJ Police Sgt Charged With DUI, Records Show
A 42-year-old Middletown Township police sergeant has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with DWI, reckless driving, and driving while intoxicated within 1,000 feet of a school in Howell, Daily Voice has learned.
Sgt. Elzbieta Banel faces three charges stemming from Wednesday, Nov. 4, court records show. The charges include operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, and DWI on school property or within 1,000 feet of a school. Banel is due in Howell Municipal Court on Friday, Nov. 20.
Middletown Police Chief Craig Weber told NJ 101.5 t…
NJ Cheerleader, 17, Killed In Violent North Carolina Crash
Katelyn Christine Grisolia-Keegan, a 17-year-old New Jersey native, was killed in a car crash in North Carolina Friday, Nov. 6.
At 9:15 p.m., Keegan was driving an SUV east on Route 64 when she went off the road, hitting several trees, causing the vehicle to overturn, WXII reported, citing state troopers. Keegan was pronounced dead at the scene, WXII said.
Growing up in Jackson, Keegan was a member of the cheer team, played football, and participated in singing competitions, according to her obituary from the Fiore-Buckley Funeral Home website.
"She embraced life with enthu…
Tornado Watch Loomed As 40 Dogs Were Dumped Across NJ: 5 Indicted, Prosecutor Says
Five people, including four members of the same family, have been indicted after more than 40 small dogs were abandoned across Sussex County during severe weather, leaving some dead and others badly injured, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 9.
Joshua Ciemniecki, 19, Francis Ciemniecki, 72, Cynthia Ciemniecki, 50, and Robert Ciemniecki, 74, all of Phillipsburg, along with Kaila McNeill, 30, of Stewartsville, were indicted by a Sussex County grand jury on Thursday, Nov. 5, Prosecutor Daniel M. Perez said.
The dogs, believed to be Chihuahua-Jack Russell mixes, were discovered in Stillwater, …
New Mexico Man Drives 2,000 Miles To NJ, Fires 8 Shots Into Home, Cars: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Albuquerque, NM man was arrested and charged after a shooting in Morris County home early Sunday, Nov. 8, authorities said.
Officers responded to Washington Street in Butler, amid reports of gunshots fired at residences and observed Garrett Brogan fleeing into the woods at 2:51 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Butler Police Chief Scott Ricker said.
The Morris County Sheriff's Emergency Response Team responded, along with law enforcement and one resident was safely escorted from…
