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Hurricane Ida
Police & Fire
ICE Puts Hold On Inmate Charged With String Of Sex Assaults In Bergen, Hudson
An accused North Jersey serial sex offender isn't going anywhere now. ICE has placed a detainer on Fokam Ngongang Parfait, a former Montclair High School football star who's accused in a series of sexual assaults at hotels in Saddle Brook and Secaucus. The 25-year-old repeat offender has been held in the Bergen County Jail since his arrest by detectives from the county prosecutor's office on March 31. Parfait was initially charged with kidnapping, raping and robbing a victim at gunpoint in Saddle Brook on March 24. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said investigators from his Special …
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Gunpoint Rapist Robbed, Kidnapped One Of His Saddle Brook Victims: Prosecutor
Authorities on Friday seized a former Montclair High School football star who they said kidnapped and robbed one of multiple rape victims at gunpoint in Saddle Brook. There may be other victims, they said. Fokam Parfait, a 25-year-old repeat offender, fled the kidnapping rape on a motorcycle last Friday, March 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in announcing his arrest a week later. Investigators from his Special Victims Unit and Saddle Brook police found that Parfait had also sexually assaulted “multiple” victims while armed in the township. Parfait – who played safety and lin…
Police & Fire
Displaced & Desperate: Ida Victims Storm Mayor's Office After Hotel Eviction (
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New Jersey families displaced by Hurricane Ida's wrath are apparently being evicted by the hotels housing them temporarily, and on Monday took their frustration to the city mayor himself. Some Oakwood Plaza apartment residents stormed the office of Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage Monday, begging for permanent housing large enough for their families and closer to their jobs and kids' schools, according to the outlet and a Facebook Live by Salaam Ismiall. The video shows the group heading into City Hall planning to speak with Bollwage, who ended up not being there. "We have nowhere to go," on…
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Bridgewater-Raritan HS Robotics Team After 'Devastating' Hurricane Ida Loss
After suffering a devastating loss as a result of Hurricane Ida's remnants, a high school robotics team in Somerset County is receiving overwhelming support. The robotics team at Bridgewater-Raritan High School is hoping to raise up to $100,000 to help rebuild their meeting place, which was destroyed by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September, according to a GoFundMe. As of Nov. 5, nearly $9,000 had been raised on the page. The heavy rain caused a nearby toxic wasteground to flood into the warehouse, rendering the facility unstable, fundraiser organizers wrote. "Millions of dollars wor…
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Support Surges For NJ Family Displaced By Ida Home Explosion
Support is on the rise for a New Jersey family displaced by a home explosion during Hurricane Ida. Meagan and Caesar Dommar, and their 4-month-old baby girl, Lila, were forced to leave their first home in Manville when the remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through and flooded several parts of New Jersey on Sept. 2. Caesar and his father-in-law even rushed back to save the family’s cat from the rising floodwaters, according to a GoFundMe created for the family. Later that day, the home went up in flames and exploded as a result of a gas leak, according to the fundraiser, which had garnered n…
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Flooded North Jersey ShopRite Store Reopening After Hurricane Ida
A North Jersey ShopRite store is set to reopen after nearly a month closed due to flooding from Hurricane Ida. The Nathaniel Place store in Englewood will open on Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 a.m. ShopRite associates went to work remediating the damage and getting the store ready for customers. The entire store has been deep cleaned, sanitized and is in the process of restocking. Some items may be temporarily limited as the store restocks. The store’s pharmacy will reopen on Monday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. The ShopRite of Englewood has been serving the community and surrounding areas since 199…
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Confirmed
: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
UPDATE: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street during l…
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Confirmed
: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
CONFIRMED: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street durin…
Weather
New Forecast: Huge Hurricane Larry Churning In Atlantic; Latest Projected Path
Forecasters are watching powerful Hurricane Larry churning in the Atlantic Basin, warning it could wind up being an even stronger storm than Ida, which left a trail of destruction through multiple states. The latest projected track for the Category 3 storm, packed with 115 mile-per-hour winds, still keeps it well off the US coast. But impacts from Larry "will be far-reaching even though the storm may stay hundreds of miles away from the Atlantic beaches from Florida to Maine, AccuWeather says. Potential for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across parts of the Northeast on Wednes…
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Here's Why There's Concern Over Hurricane Larry's Rip Currents
Although Hurricane Larry won't get within 700 miles of the East Coast, the National Weather Service says it does pose an indirect -- and potentially deadly -- danger. Unlike Hurricane Ida, Larry won't bring rain, floods, howling wind or tornadoes. The concern is in the sea. A year ago, Hurricane Teddy was blamed for a rip current drowning in New Jersey, a week after Hurricane Paulette stirred waves that produced two others in the Garden State and South Carolina. Fast-moving channels of water from Hurricane Lorenzo caused eight East Coast deaths, including those of two Rockaway Beach teens…
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Thunderstorms, Flooding Possible In NJ, PA Towns Still Recovering From Ida
Areas still recovering from flooding and tornados caused by Hurricane Ida should expect more rain and gusty winds on Wednesday, the National Weather Service says. Heavy thunderstorms are possible in central and eastern Pennsylvania, as well as all of New Jersey starting Wednesday afternoon, the NWS and AccuWeather say. In addition to the potential for heavy rain tomorrow evening, there is also a conditional threat for severe... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 "For the first time since Ida's catastrophic flooding, parts of the…
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Biden Touring 2 NJ Towns Devastated By Hurricane Ida
President Joe Biden will be touring two New Jersey towns devastated by Hurricane Ida on Tuesday. He will receive a briefing from officials in Hillsborough Township before touring a neighborhood in Manville. He will then visit Jamaica, Queens. Biden last week signed disaster declarations for New Jersey and New York, giving them access to federal assistance. Twenty-seven people in New Jersey were killed in last week's storm, Gov. Phil Murphy said.
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: Search For Former Passaic Prom King, Queen Helped By Lowest Tide In Days
UPDATE (SEPT. 10): The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY.... ****** UPDATE: With the Passaic River tide the lowest its been since before Tropical Storm Ida, authorities resumed on Saturday their search for a former prom king and queen. The Passaic couple, Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, apparently were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after get…
Police & Fire
Aggravated Assault Suspect Nabbed During Hurricane Ida Floodwater Rescue In Hunterdon County
A man wanted for aggravated assault and fraud was taken into custody after police in Hunterdon County rescued him from Hurricane Ida floodwaters Thursday. Fokam Parfait climbed onto the hood of his vehicle as it became submerged in the floodwaters on Lamington Road in Tewksbury, township police said. Parfait then climbed into the pickup bed of a patrol vehicle that arrived to rescue him, police said. A follow-up investigation found that Parfait had two outstanding warrants — one for aggravated assault out of West Orange, and the second for fraud out of Hazlet, police said. Parfait was tak…
Weather
IDA: 7 Tornados Confirmed In NJ, PA
The National Weather Service has confirmed seven tornados touched down in New Jersey and Pennsylvania Wednesday night in the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The NWS is still working on completing its surveys of the heavily-damaged areas. As of Thursday, 23 people had died due to the storm in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said. The following twisters were confirmed by the NWS: Mullica Hill, NJ: Several homes were destroyed and two injuries were caused by this EF-3 twister that had max winds of 150 mph and was on the ground for 12.6 miles. The tornado touched down near Harrisonville then revv…
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IDA: Death Toll Climbs To 23 In New Jersey
The death toll caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that tore through New Jersey Wednesday had climbed to 23 as of Thursday afternoon, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a press conference. Most of these deaths were individuals who got stuck in vehicles due to flooding and were overtaken by water, he said from fire station in Hillsborough. The governor reminded residents New Jersey is still in the midst of Ida, and urged people not to travel. Those who died include: Four Elizabeth residents -- a couple ages 71 and 72, their 38-year-old son and a 33-year-old neighbor. Their bodies were found by…
Police & Fire
Mercer County Officers Rescued After Being Carried Away By Ida Floodwaters
Three Mercer County police officers were set on survival, clinging to trees for hours after being carried away by raging Ida floodwaters Wednesday night. Hopewell Township Officer James Hoffman was responding to a flooded vehicle call on Route 518 around 8:30 p.m. when his own patrol car filled with water and got swept away, NJ Advance Media reports citing Police Director Bob Karmazin. Hoffman escaped through a window and cling to a tree for safety, just as officers Michael Makwinski and Robert Voorhees experienced the same. The two held onto trees after being carried away when attemp…
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Here’s How Many Sussex County Residents Lost Power Due To Damage From Hurricane Ida Remnants
Thousands of people in Sussex County and across New Jersey are without power after the remnants of Hurricane Ida blasted through the region late Wednesday into early Thursday. Police urge residents to keep their distance from downed wires and report storm damage to 911 as JCP&L works to repair outages and other power-related storm impacts. The company evaluates damages in the first 24 hours and then restores the largest number of customers affected on an outage order. Scroll down to view the number of customers in each town who are experiencing outages, according to Sparta Police: S…
Weather
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding
Remnants of Hurricane Ida is posing a risk of tornados and flooding across parts of New Jersey and the Philadelphia area Wednesday. Thunderstorms are largely possible across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in the afternoon -- which could turn into tornados, according to the National Weather Service. Enhanced Risk for tornadoes extended, slightly farther north; Gale Watch upgraded to a Gale Warning; Small northwest shift in heaviest rain amountsNational Weather Service In Pennsylvania, a flash flood watch was issued for …
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Hurricane Ida: Up To 6 Inches Of Rain Expected In NJ, PA
Hurricane Ida is sparing the region of her wrath -- mostly. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are expected to get several inches of rain this week from the Category 4 hurricane that hit the Louisiana coast Sunday, meteorologists say. The remnant low of Ida will pass through New Jersey and parts of Eastern Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service reports. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain is expected Tuesday night through Thursday in the Lehigh Valley, the southern portion of the Poconos, the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia and North Jersey -- mai…
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