Overcast 26°
Tag:

Raritan River, NJ

News
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities
Female Carjacker Captured At Jersey Shore After Dumping Son, 7, In Paterson: Authorities A carjacker was captured at the Jersey Shore hours after abandoning her 7-year-old son in Paterson, authorities said. Two women with an unspecified state agency were transporting Imani McRae, 31, of Paterson and her son in a minivan when she “became agitated and assaulted” both of them in the area of 20th and Railroad avenues Friday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a joint statement with police. The women – one 41, the other 47 – told responding officers that McRae forced them both out of their 2019 Caravan before speeding off with her son in the back seat. Ci…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Sword-Wielding Man Went On Rampage That Locked Down Local Businesses In NJ: Police Sword-Wielding Man Went On Rampage That Locked Down Local Businesses In NJ: Police
Sword-Wielding Man Went On Rampage That Locked Down Local Businesses In NJ: Police A sword-wielding man surrendered to authorities after using his weapon to smash the window of a storefront then charge at officers Wednesday, May 25 in New Jersey, police said. Police were called to Deliworks on State Highway 31, the business that had its window smashed by the unidentified man, around 3:20 p.m. in Raritan, local police said. The man had gone into a wooded area with his sword, and when police found him, they asked him to drop it, they said. However, the man refused and instead charged at them near Healthquest, police said. Police attempted to "deploy less lethal munit…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clinton Main Street Bridge Closed Until Further Notice After Piece Falls Into Raritan River Clinton Main Street Bridge Closed Until Further Notice After Piece Falls Into Raritan River
Clinton Main Street Bridge Closed Until Further Notice After Piece Falls Into Raritan River The bridge on Main Street in Clinton has been closed to traffic until further notice after a piece of the infrastructure fell into the Raritan River, authorities said. Bridge N-1, the bridge at the Clinton Red Mill intersection of Center Street and Route 173, was closed as of Monday, according to an announcement made on the county’s official Facebook page. “A piece of the bridge fell into the water, requiring further inspection of the bridge by County forces to determine the repairs necessary,” the post says. EMERGENCY BRIDGE CLOSURE - MAIN STREET CLINTON, AT THE CLINTON RED MILL - IN…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson