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Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center
Jersey City Woman Killed As Car Plunges Into Passaic River Behind Morris County Shopping Center Police have released the identity of the driver who was killed after her vehicle plunged into the Passaic River behind a Morris County shopping center Tuesday morning. Lajoy Battle, 41, was found unconscious with no pulse as officers responded to the crash behind HomeGoods at the Valley Mall in Gillette around 10:30 a.m., Long Hill Township Police Chief Ahmed Naga said. According to witnesses, Battle, of Jersey City, was speeding through the parking lot in a blue 2021 Lexus IS300 when she veered off the roadway, hit a tree, and landed in a shallow part of the Passaic River behind the plaza,…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Menorahs Sold At HomeGoods, Marshalls Recalled For Catching Fire Menorahs Sold At HomeGoods, Marshalls Recalled For Catching Fire
Menorahs Sold At HomeGoods, Marshalls Recalled For Catching Fire One of the most famous and religiously significant styles of candle holders has been recalled since it may catch fire— which would be a problem since traditionally candles use flames. The recall comes after TJX Companies— which includes HomeGoods, Marshalls and Homesense— received three reports of the menorahs catching on fire while holding lit candles, according to a release by US Consumer Product Safety Commission. No injuries were reported but a recall of the products was issued. The company had sold approximately 7,800 menorahs between Nov. 2021 and Jan. 2022 ranging in price from $8 t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Somerset County Woman Left Dog In Hot Car At HomeGoods Parking Lot, Chester Police Say Somerset County Woman Left Dog In Hot Car At HomeGoods Parking Lot, Chester Police Say
Somerset County Woman Left Dog In Hot Car At HomeGoods Parking Lot, Chester Police Say A Somerset County woman has been charged after police say she left her dog in a hot car in the parking lot of a Morris County HomeGoods store. The dog was found distressed in the vehicle in the parking lot of HomeGoods in Chester on the afternoon of July 15, local police said in a release. Officers removed the dog from the car, which was left unlocked with the keys inside, police said. The owner — a Peapack woman whose name was not released — later told officers that she had left the dog in the car while she was shopping in a nearby store. The woman was issued a summons for animal cruelty…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ
Bergen, Hudson Bail Reform Car Burglar Arrested Yet Again -- 500 Feet From Edgewater Police HQ Police have nearly lost count of the number of times serial car burglar Isaiah Jones has been released only to strike again in community after community in Bergen and Hudson counties. It happened again Friday night when Edgewater police said they caught Jones entering unlocked vehicles in the parking lot of a River Road shopping center barely 500 feet from their headquarters. The 29-year-old Bayonne resident has become a local bail reform poster boy of sorts. Two weeks ago, Edgewater police arrested Jones for breaking into vehicles at the Viva Margarita Restaurant on Old River Road, across…

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by Jerry DeMarco