Light Snow Fog/Mist 27°
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous SEEN HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous
Seen HIM? Suspect In Somerset County Homicide Considered Armed, Dangerous Authorities are seeking the fifth suspect charged in the New Year's Eve killing of a Somerset County man. Luther Waters III, 21 of Somerset, is considered armed and dangerous, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Robertson, along with Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, urged the public to against confronting Waters and to notify authorities if his location became known. Four people were taken into custody following the killing of Samaad Frazier, 19, who was found with gunshot wounds in a car behind a house on Churchill Avenue, Robertson and Fodor said. Pr…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash
Police: High-Speed Sussex County Chase Ends In Route 206 Crash A Pennsylvania man was being held in the Sussex County jail after taking off during a Stanhope traffic stop, leading officers in a high-speed chase on Route 206 into Byram and throwing cocaine out of the window of his car before crashing, authorities said. James, A. Martin, 52, of Pocono Pines, PA, was taken to Newton Medical Center with minor scratches to his face after Monday night's pursuit, Stanhope police said. Police stopped Martin near the Dollar General store on Route 183 after they spotted his vehicle swerving in and out of his lane, suspecting intoxication around 11:45 p.m., autho…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase
Four Jersey City Police Officers Lose Their Jobs Over Actions During Chase Four Jersey City police officers have agreed to leave the force and to be forever barred from public employment as part of a plea agreement stemming from a high-speed chase that left an innocent West New York man with serious injuries, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Late on June 4, 2017, a 48-year-old Jersey City man, Leo Pinkston, fled from a traffic stop and led police on a chaotic chase through the streets of Jersey City at speeds of up to 60 mph.  During the chase, Pinkston slammed into another police car and into civilian vehicles. Officers MD Khan, Eric…

SHARE

by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens
Clifton Stolen Auto Chase Ends In Crash, Detention Of Passaic Teens Two Passaic teens led Clifton police on a high-speed overnight stolen-car chase that ended when they crashed into a business sign, authorities said. A patrol officer tried pulling over the vehicle after it repeatedly crossed over the dotted line and alternately sped up and slowed down on westbound Route 3 shortly before 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The car eventually stopped in the right lane, prompting the officer to tell the 16-year-old driver on his PA system to pull it to the shoulder, Anderson said. The teen hit the gas instead, accelerating onto Allwood Road, he sai…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco