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Feds Foil Man's Molotov Cocktail Attack On Palestinian Activist: DOJ Feds Foil Man's Molotov Cocktail Attack On Palestinian Activist: DOJ
Feds Foil Man's Molotov Cocktail Attack On Palestinian Activist: DOJ A 26-year-old Hoboken man has been arrested and charged after being found in possession of Molotov cocktails with plans to target a Palestinian activist, federal officials announced Friday, March 27. Alexander Heifler was planning to use the improvised incendiary devices targeting another person's residence, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. He is charged with unlawful possession of destructive devices and one count of making destructive devices, Frazer said. Nerdeen Kiswani, the co-founder of Within our Lifetime, said she was the planned target of Heifler's attack in a post on X. "La…
Israeli Flag Torched At Synagogue In NJ Town Home To Hostage Edan Alexander Israeli Flag Torched At Synagogue In NJ Town Home To Hostage Edan Alexander
Israeli Flag Torched At Synagogue In NJ Town Home To Hostage Edan Alexander Police are investigating after an Israeli flag was found damaged outside a New Jersey temple located in the hometown of former Hamas hostage and IDF soldier Edan Alexander, authorities said. Tenafly officers were alerted to the vandalism at Temple Sinai in Engle Street on Tuesday, Sept. 16, around 8:40 a.m., according to Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain. Patrol units responded and saw an Israeli flag that had damage consistent with burn marks and or being melted by a flame source, the chief said.  Representatives from the temple pointed out the damage and worked with o…
Humpty Dumpty Vandalized At NJ Golf Course: Cape May PD Humpty Dumpty Vandalized At NJ Golf Course: Cape May PD
Humpty Dumpty Vandalized At NJ Golf Course: Cape May PD This case may require all the king's horses and all the king's men. At 4:04 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, individuals broke into the Ocean Putt Miniature Golf Course in Cape May, Cape May police said. One suspect climbed a fence on Jackson Street, damaging the iconic vintage Humpty Dumpty figure by forcibly removing it from the structure where it was mounted, police said. The suspect then removed the figure from the property and discarded it several properties away on Jackson Street, police said.  Police have released video of the suspects. Anyone with information is urged to contact Dete…
Tacks, Tire Spikes Placed On Dirt Trail In NJ: Police Tacks, Tire Spikes Placed On Dirt Trail In NJ: Police
Tacks, Tire Spikes Placed On Dirt Trail In NJ: Police Hundreds of tacks and tire spikes were placed on a dirt trail in Verona, authorities announced this week. The tacks and tire spokes were deliberately spread along the dirt trail in the wooded area behind Brookdale Avenue School and were first reported on Tuesday, Sept. 2, Verona police said. Hundreds of spikes have been removed by Verona police and the Verona Department of Public Works, police said. Several bicycles were damaged, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact  Det. Giovanni Desomma at (973) 857-4821 or [email protected]. People using the…
Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police
Man Stole $10K From NJ Dunkin': Police A man is at large after he stole $10,000 from a Dunkin' in Newark on Sunday, Aug. 24, authorities said. At 9:30 p.m., police responded to the Dunkin' at 131 Bergen St. and found the front door had been shattered, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. The suspect fled before police arrived, police said. After entering the Dunkin by breaking the front glass door, the suspect made his way to a back office, where he rummaged through drawers and storage areas until he opened a file cabinet with the cash, Miranda said. He took the money and fled after being confronted…
21 People Arrested After Graffiti Causes $500K Damage: Hanover Twp PD 21 People Arrested After Graffiti Causes $500K Damage: Hanover Twp PD
21 People Arrested After Graffiti Causes $500K Damage: Hanover Twp PD Hanover Township police are cracking down on graffiti. The department announced 21 people have been arrested and charged after graffiti caused $500,000 in damage over the past few years on  on buildings, businesses, public property, railroad property, bridges, and various other locations in Hanover Township.  Identifying and charging suspects allows a victim to recover financial assistance in the form of restitution to make repairs, police said. Those charged are: Two juveniles who spraypainted “GMAIL”, “GMAIL8”, “SCATE”, and “SCATE5” are charged with five counts …
Possible Stalker Who Crashed Into Jennifer Aniston's Front Gate Posted Online About Her Possible Stalker Who Crashed Into Jennifer Aniston's Front Gate Posted Online About Her
Possible Stalker Who Crashed Into Jennifer Aniston's Front Gate Posted Online About Her A man who drove through the front gate of actress Jennifer Aniston’s residence in Los Angeles posted numerous times about her online, and police are reportedly investigating it as a possible stalking incident. According to authorities, the incident occurred around 12:20 p.m. local time Monday afternoon, May 5, in Bel Air. He was held at the scene by a private security guard, who removed him from the vehicle until law enforcement arrived, according to ABC 7 Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police say the 56-year-old Friends star was inside her residence during the incident. On Tuesday, May 6,…
Layoffs Hit Pandemic-Era Heights As Musk Slashes Federal Jobs, Trump's Widespread Tariffs Begin Layoffs Hit Pandemic-Era Heights As Musk Slashes Federal Jobs, Trump's Widespread Tariffs Begin
Layoffs Hit Pandemic-Era Heights As Musk Slashes Federal Jobs, Trump's Widespread Tariffs Begin The US saw one of its largest waves of layoffs in decades, fueled by billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to purge the federal government, as markets fear the financial impacts of President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs. US employers announced 275,240 job cuts in March, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday, Apr. 3. That's the third-highest monthly amount since Challenger began tracking layoffs in 1989, only surpassed by the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in April and May of 2020. So far in 2025, employers have announced 497,052 job cuts — the highe…
Tesla Misses The Mark: Car Deliveries Fall Short As Elon Musk Loses Key Political Fight Tesla Misses The Mark: Car Deliveries Fall Short As Elon Musk Loses Key Political Fight
Tesla Misses The Mark: Car Deliveries Fall Short As Elon Musk Loses Key Political Fight Tesla has delivered significantly fewer vehicles to start 2025 amid its biggest sales drop in years, as the company led by billionaire Elon Musk faces massive protests, boycotts, and production delays. Tesla reported 336,681 vehicle deliveries worldwide in the first quarter of 2025, the electric automaker said in a news release on Wednesday, April 2. Those deliveries are down 13% from 386,810 vehicles in the first quarter of 2024. The Austin, Texas-based company blamed the shortfall on upgrades to manufacturing facilities. "While the changeover of Model Y lines across a…
Elon Musk Says Tesla Vandalism Linked To Trans Activism Following Daughter’s Public Criticism Elon Musk Says Tesla Vandalism Linked To Trans Activism Following Daughter’s Public Criticism
Elon Musk Says Tesla Vandalism Linked To Trans Activism Following Daughter’s Public Criticism The same day that his trans daughter slammed him in a magazine interview, Elon Musk is linking the national spree of vandalism against Tesla cars and dealerships to trans activists.  The billionaire tech mogul, now a central figure in former President Donald Trump’s fight against the bureaucratic state, took to X to amplify posts alleging that most suspects arrested in connection with the attacks are trans or nonbinary.  What are the statistics on trans violence?The probability of a trans person being violent appears to be vastly higher than non-trans. Hormone injections cause …
Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor
Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Stanhope Borough man was sentenced to three years probation on Friday, Jan. 3, after he broke into a waste management facility last year and damaged 40 garbage trucks, authorities said. Last May, Robert Bechaud broke into a Waste Management facility in Lafayette Township, damaging 40 garbage trucks and support vehicles by breaking windows, cutting fuel and brake lines and discharging fire extinguishers in the cab and engine compartments, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Bechaud was also sentenced to 236 days time served, Murray said. He had previously …
Man Sets Off Smoke Bomb In NJ McDonald's, Flees In White Audi: Cops Man Sets Off Smoke Bomb In NJ McDonald's, Flees In White Audi: Cops
Man Sets Off Smoke Bomb In NJ McDonald's, Flees In White Audi: Cops Police are searching for a man who set off a smoke bomb inside a McDonald’s on Route 22 East, forcing customers to flee and causing damage to the restaurant’s floor. The incident occurred on Thursday, Dec. 26, around 5 p.m., according to Union Police. The suspect allegedly emerged from the restaurant’s bathroom and detonated a red-colored incendiary smoke bomb. Witnesses reported that he appeared to be filming the act for social media purposes. Customers eating at the time were alarmed and evacuated the building. The suspect then fled to a waiting white Audi parked outside and left the scen…
Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD
Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD Three boys were arrested and charged on Friday, Dec. 20 with spray painting multiple buildings in Denville on Tuesday, Dec. 17, authorities said. The juveniles were captured on surveillance cameras and positive identification was made by a Denville School Resource Officer, Denville police said. The juveniles were later released to their parents and will be required to adhere to a station house adjustment agreement, police said.
Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office
Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office If he's not found soon, Morris County might have to call in the World's Greatest Detective. A man is at large after he damaged a sign at a business in Morristown on Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 12:25 a.m., a man wearing a Batman shirt was observed on surveillance video removing a plastic A-Frame sign from Prime Tobacco Zone at 45 South St, the Morris County Sheriff's Office said. He was also wearing a dark baseball cap, blue jeans, and dark boots with white soles, authorities said. After removing the sign he proceeded down South Street toward Community Place, stumbling as he…
Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say
Throngs Of Unruly Teens Break Up NJ Haunted Hayride Event, Police Say About 200 teens and young adults caused chaos at a PTA-sponsored hayride in Collingswood, authorities said. The large group was dropped off by several vehicles on the outskirts of Knight Park on Saturday, Oct. 19, the Collingswood Police Department said in a Facebook post. The teens and young adults started fighting each other, ran recklessly through the crowd, and cut in line for the Haunted Hayride. Officers at the event broke up the unruly teens and other Camden County police departments were called in to help. "To ensure the safety of those in attendance, the decision was mad…
NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli)
NJ TikToker Brags About Ripping Down Greek Flags (That She Thought Were Israeli) A TikTok video of a woman bragging about ripping down Greek flags that she thought were Israeli flags hanging outside of a Montclair restaurant is going viral. As of Wednesday night, Oct. 16, the video shared by Ambamelia had more than 3.9M views on the platform. The incident happened at Efi's Gyro on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair on March 11, despite the video being shared Tuesday, Oct. 15, the restaurant said in a statement shared to Instagram. "I don't stand for Zionism in Montclair," the woman says as she films. "There's a genocide, you know that, right?" Two employees came out and l…
New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally
New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28.  Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…
Golf Course Near Ex-Playboy Club Vandalized, NJ Town's Mayor Says (VIDEO) Golf Course Near Ex-Playboy Club Vandalized, NJ Town's Mayor Says (VIDEO)
Golf Course Near Ex-Playboy Club Vandalized, NJ Town's Mayor Says (Video) A golf course located next to a former Playboy Club was vandalized in Sussex County on Saturday, July 27, authorities said. Vernon Mayor Anthony Rossi posted a video on Facebook of the vandalism at Great Gorge Golf Course, which is located next to the site of a former resort, that previously had a Playboy Club in the 70s and 80s. The video shows the 27-hole golf course torn up from what appears to be tire tracks. "If you have any information on who did this please contact the Vernon Police Dept at 973-764-615," Rossi said. To view the video, click here.
Porta-Potties Vandalized By Truck In Hunterdon County Park Porta-Potties Vandalized By Truck In Hunterdon County Park
Porta-Potties Vandalized By Truck In Hunterdon County Park Police are looking for a trucker who vandalized multiple porta-potties in a Hunterdon County park on Sunday, May 26. At 11:40 p.m., a driver in a maroon Chevy pickup truck with an engine hoist in the bed struck all of the porta-potties in Heritage Park, pushing one into a playground, Bethlehem Township Mayor Paul Muir said on Facebook. All of the porta-potties will likely need to be replaced, Muir said. New Jersey State Police is investigating, Muir said and anyone who can identify the truck or the driver is asked to call 908-730-1600.