BF Bails On Getaway Driver GF Helping Him Steal ATV In Bergen County: Police BF Bails On Getaway Driver GF Helping Him Steal ATV In Bergen County: Police
BF Bails On Getaway Driver GF Helping Him Steal ATV In Bergen County: Police A Paterson man remains at large after he ran from police confronting him and his girlfriend, spoiling their plan to steal an ATV in Lyndhurst, police said. Lyndhurst Police Sgt. William Kapp was on patrol on Disposal Road, which rests adjacent to the DeKorte Park complex, when he came across an older model Ford pickup truck on Sunday, Sept. 8, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The truck was parked near a secured property containing landscaping equipment.  Disposal Road is a limited access road that is closed to the public at dusk when the park closes. As Kapp approached, he confronte…
Fugitive Sought In Jersey City Mom's Murder Arrested In Colombia: Prosecutor Fugitive Sought In Jersey City Mom's Murder Arrested In Colombia: Prosecutor
Fugitive Sought In Jersey City Mom's Murder Arrested In Colombia: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Jersey City man was extradited from Colombia to the United States on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and charged with murdering a woman in Kearny in 2023, authorities said. Leiner Miranda Lopez had previously been charged with killing Luz Hernandez, a 33-year-old Jersey City mom in February 2023, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Hernandez's body was discovered in a shallow grave in the area of Central Avenue and Third Street in Kearny, Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined her death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head and compressions to the …
Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors
Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors Atlantic City High School's principal was indicted after she was accused of covering up parental abuse claims by the daughter of the mayor and school superintendent, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 39-year-old Constance Days-Chapman of Atlantic City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She was previously charged on Thursday, Mar. 28. Investigators said a then-15-year-old told Days-Chapman in December 2023 that she suffered from "continuous headaches" because she was hit by her parents at home. According to prosecutors, Days-Chapman d…
Juveniles Arrested After Causing Bloomfield High School Lockdown: Police Juveniles Arrested After Causing Bloomfield High School Lockdown: Police
Juveniles Arrested After Causing Bloomfield High School Lockdown: Police Two juveniles were arrested and charged after trespassing at Bloomfield High School on Wednesday, Sept. 11, causing a lockdown. Bloomfield High School was placed on lockdown after law enforcement was notified of two juveniles within the vicinity of the high school, Bloomfield police said in a release. The lockdown was lifted after officers cleared the building, police said. Detectives were able to positively identify the two juveniles who were not students or Bloomfield residents, police said.  The two juveniles were taken into custody and were charged with acts of juvenile delin…
Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit
Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit A person trespassing on the train tracks in Newark was electrocuted on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 12, authorities said. At 3:27 p.m., police responded to the tracks on the Morris and Essex Line near Roseville Avenue and 7th Avenue in Newark on a report of two people trespassing on the tracks, NJ Transit aid. The two were trespassing on an overhead signal structure when one was injured by electricity and fell to the tracks, NJ Transit said. Both were hospitalized and the extent of their injuries is unknown, NJ Transit said. Train traffic was held until the trespassers were removed, N…
North Bergen Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Bergen County Crash North Bergen Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Bergen County Crash
North Bergen Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Bergen County Crash Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Route 17 in Bergen County this week. Daniel Wenzel, 37, of Milford, PA collided with another vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near the Essex Street ramp in Maywood around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.  Wenzel's Facebook profile shows he has ties to North Bergen and was a marine diesel mechanic at the NY Waterway. An investigation found Wenzel had collided with another vehicle, causing it to veer off the roadway into a grass median. The driver of the…
Man Riding Scooter Broke Into Newark Dunkin': Police Man Riding Scooter Broke Into Newark Dunkin': Police
Man Riding Scooter Broke Into Newark Dunkin': Police A man riding a scooter is at large after he broke into a Dunkin in Newark on Saturday, Sept. 7, authorities said. At 3:23 a.m., the man arrived at Dunkin at 794 Franklin Ave. on a scooter, and then used an object to break in, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  Once inside, the suspect also used an object to break into an office where he stole approximately $3,500.00 in cash before fleeing on the scooter heading northbound on North 6th Street, Fragé said. The suspect later entered Stephen Crane Village, where he entered a white Kia, Fragé  said. The suspect…
US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops
US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops A 27-year-old East Orange man is accused of sexually assaulting and robbing two women in Elizabeth, police said. Jameel Alston carried out the first incident at Motel 6 on Aug. 28, when the victim reported being sexually assaulted and robbed by an armed intruder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. A second incident, an armed robbery of another woman, happened shortly after at the Ritz Motel.  During both incidents, Alston was driving a white 2021 Hyundai Kona, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director …
Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Unlicensed Route 17 Driver, Police Say Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Unlicensed Route 17 Driver, Police Say
Loaded Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Unlicensed Route 17 Driver, Police Say A motorist from North Carolina was found with a loaded firearm and a high-capacity magazine during a routine motor vehicle stop on Route 17 in Paramus this week, police said. Officer Cesar Hurtado stopped a gray 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe heading north near the Garden State Parkway for a traffic violation around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A registration check revealed that the registered owner had a revoked driving privilege, Guidetti said. Hurtado identified the driver as Shenita J. King, 38, of Rocky Mount, NC, who said the vehicle was not hers…
Drunk Driver Slams Into Dumpster At North Bergen Police HQ, Cops Charge Drunk Driver Slams Into Dumpster At North Bergen Police HQ, Cops Charge
Drunk Driver Slams Into Dumpster At North Bergen Police HQ, Cops Charge A 66-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he struck a dumpster at North Bergen police headquarters on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 9:50 p.m., an officer observed a 2010 white Ford 150 pickup truck driven by Juan Mendez-Alvarado nearly collide with a street sign while making a right turn from Kennedy Boulevard onto Hillside Place, North Bergen police said. The vehicle proceeded at a slow place, nearly hitting a parked car and the brick facade of a nearby house, police said.  Mendez-Alvarado attempted to park in a designated …
Lockdown Lifted At Bloomfield High School: Police Lockdown Lifted At Bloomfield High School: Police
Lockdown Lifted At Bloomfield High School: Police Bloomfield High School was placed on lockdown after an unauthorized juvenile was located near the building on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Officers were notified by high school staff about the juvenile and the building was placed on lockdown as law enforcement conducted a search, Bloomfield police said. Officers said the unauthorized individual left the area of the high school, police said. There were no reported injuries and everyone is safe, police said. The lockdown was lifted and normal activity resumed at the high school, police said.
Campfire Accidentally Sparked Huge Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood: Investigators Campfire Accidentally Sparked Huge Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood: Investigators
Campfire Accidentally Sparked Huge Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood: Investigators An illegal and abandoned campfire started a massive wildfire that burned for three days in Ocean County, authorities said. Investigators determined the wildfire was accidentally started by "an unknown person(s) improperly extinguishing a campfire," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The roughly 189-acre wildfire burned near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. In its final update, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the wildfire was 100 percent contained a…
Multi-Alarm Fire At Bayonne Scrapyard (DEVELOPING) Multi-Alarm Fire At Bayonne Scrapyard (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Alarm Fire At Bayonne Scrapyard (Developing) Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a scrapyard in Bayonne on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Additional units have been requested to the multi-alarm fire at the scrapyard near East 2nd Street, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said in a social media post. This is a developing story, check back later for additional updates.
17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops 17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops
17-Year-Old Swimmer Brings Newark Police To Passaic River: Cops A 17-year-old was swimming in the Passaic River on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 7:50 a.m., Newark police responded to Bridge Street and McCarter Highway on a report of the teen in the water, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police made contact with the swimmer when he emerged from the water, Fragé said. The swimmer is reportedly uninjured, Fragé said. This incident remains under investigation, Fragé said. 
Horses Extricated From Trailer In NJ Turnpike Crash, Firefighters Say Horses Extricated From Trailer In NJ Turnpike Crash, Firefighters Say
Horses Extricated From Trailer In NJ Turnpike Crash, Firefighters Say Several horses were medically treated after the trailers they were being towed in were struck on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday, Sept. 10, firefighters said. The Cherry Hill Fire Department said the crash happened in the southbound lanes near milepost 26, and involved a utility van and a truck towing the trailer. "There were no injuries to humans, however the horse trailer had significant damage to the rear door and ramp trapping the horses inside," the fire department said. "To complicate things further, the trailer was disabled and could not be moved off of the highway and one of the hor…
LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Union County In Custody, Cops Say LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Union County In Custody, Cops Say
LA Fitness Stabbing: Boxcutter-Wielding Suspect From Union County In Custody, Cops Say A 22-year-old Scotch Plains resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Sept. 9, with attempted murder after he stabbed another man with a boxcutter at an LA Fitness in Clark on Sunday, authorities said. Officers responded to the LA Fitness at 1255 Raritan Rd. and located the victim, while the perpetrator, Antonio Lampon, fled from the scene before law enforcement arrived, Clark police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, police said. Lampon was charged with attempted murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and multiple…
Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash In Bergen County Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash In Bergen County
Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash In Bergen County A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Route 17 in Bergen County on Tuesday, Sept. 10, police said. Police responding to multiple 911 calls of a motorcyclist down on the southbound side of the highway near the Essex Street ramp in Maywood found the operator unresponsive and not breathing just before 10:30 a.m., Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said. The motorcyclist had collided with another vehicle, causing it to veer off the roadway into a grass median, Phayre said citing findings of the investigation. The driver of the second vehicle remained on scene. …
8 Hospitalized In Series Of Route 3 Crashes Involving Emergency Vehicles (UPDATE) 8 Hospitalized In Series Of Route 3 Crashes Involving Emergency Vehicles (UPDATE)
8 Hospitalized In Series Of Route 3 Crashes Involving Emergency Vehicles (Update) Eight people were hospitalized in a series of Route 3 crashes — one of which involved emergency response vehicles — early Tuesday, Sept. 10 in East Rutherford, police said. Police were called to the westbound side of the roadway just after 6 a.m. for a crash involving a white 2015 Land Rover that had lost control and struck a light pole and a guard rail, Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. The male driver and female passenger were transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with leg injuries, he said. Meanwhile, while the crash was being investigated, a 2005 black Dodge Dakota st…
Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (UPDATE) Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (UPDATE)
Smoke Diminshes As Crews Begin Containing Wildfire Near Jersey Shore Neighborhood (Update) Smoke has diminished as a massive wildfire burned for a second day in Ocean County, officials said. The fire was first spotted at the Cedar Bridge fire tower at 4:44 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in an update. The roughly 189-acre wildfire was burning near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. Conditions have improved after "erratic fire behavior" caused problems for the first firefighters at the scene. "Fire crews continue to secure and reinforce containment lines by mopping up hot …
Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities
Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities A 34-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 6, after he bludgeoned a woman to death in 2022, authorities said. On Sept. 11, 2022, at 2 a.m., police in Elizabeth found Carmen Lopez Barahona, a 30-year-old Elizabeth woman, dead after sustaining blunt force trauma to the head, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. Gomez fled the scene and his vehicle was later located in Perth Amboy, where he was apprehended and transported back to Union County, authoriti…
Newark Man Struck By Vehicle In Linden: Police Newark Man Struck By Vehicle In Linden: Police
Newark Man Struck By Vehicle In Linden: Police A 63-year old Newark man was struck by a vehicle in Linden on Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. The crash occurred at midnight on the 1700 block of Route 1, Linden police said in a release. A 2018 Honda CRV was traveling southbound when it collided with the man, police said. The man was treated on scene and taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. He is listed in serious condition, police said. No additional injuries were reported, and the driver of the vehicle is cooperating with Investigators, police said.
Newark School Locked Down After Shooting: Police Newark School Locked Down After Shooting: Police
Newark School Locked Down After Shooting: Police A school in Newark was briefly locked down following a shooting at a gas station on Monday, Sept. 9, authorities said.  At 1:52 p.m., police responded to Bergen Street and South Orange Avenue on a report of shots fired, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police did not locate any victims but recovered ballistic evidence of a shooting at a gas station on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue, Fragé said. Lead Charter School, at 571 Central Ave., was temporarily locked down to ensure the safety of students, Fragé said.  No injuries were reported and the shooti…
Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (DEVELOPING) Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (DEVELOPING)
Crews Battle 150-Acre Wildfire Across Ocean County (Developing) Firefighters were battling a massive wildfire in Ocean County that broke out late Monday, Sept. 9, officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the fire was burning near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. The NJFFS first posted on Twitter about the wildfire at 7:30 p.m. Monday. As of Tuesday morning, the fire had been 20 percent contained to 150 acres, after spreading near Northern Boulevard in the Barnegat Pines neighborhood of Berkeley. "When firefighters arrived on scene initial attack efforts were unsuccessful due to erratic…
Arrangements Set, Obituary Posted For Fairfield Officer James 'Jimmy' Ciampi Arrangements Set, Obituary Posted For Fairfield Officer James 'Jimmy' Ciampi
Arrangements Set, Obituary Posted For Fairfield Officer James 'Jimmy' Ciampi Arrangements have been finalized for Fairfield Police Officer James "Jimmy" Ciampi, who died Monday, Sept. 9, following a battle with cancer. He would have turned 32 in October. According to his obituary on the Ippolito-Stellato Funeral Home website, visitation will be held Thursday, Sept. 12 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home in Fairfield. The funeral will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at the funeral home, with a Funeral Mass set for 10 a.m., at the St. Thomas More R.C. Church. Ciampi graduated from West Essex High School before earning his bachelor's from Rutgers University…
Three Men Had More Than 150 Grams Of Cocaine: Hudson County Prosecutor Three Men Had More Than 150 Grams Of Cocaine: Hudson County Prosecutor
Three Men Had More Than 150 Grams Of Cocaine: Hudson County Prosecutor Three men were recently arrested and charged after a narcotics investigation in Secaucus resulted in the recovery of over 150 grams of cocaine and approximately 20 grams of MDMA, authorities said. Nelson Villegas-Rios, a 33-year-old Lyndhurst resident and Sebastian Ospina Osorio, a 34-year-old New York resident were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7 and charged with distributing cocaine and ecstasy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They were arrested on Plaza Drive in Secaucus. Larry Marin, a 27-year-old Lodi resident was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday,…
Woman Assaulted, Spat On NJ Transit Bus By Man: Newark Police Woman Assaulted, Spat On NJ Transit Bus By Man: Newark Police
Woman Assaulted, Spat On NJ Transit Bus By Man: Newark Police A man spat on a woman and assaulted her on an NJ Transit Bus in Newark on Tuesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. At 1 p.m., the woman and the man engaged in a verbal altercation while on the bus at Broad Street and Branford Place, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The man spit in the woman's face and a physical altercation ensued with the man punching the woman in the face, Fragé said. The woman received medical treatment for her injuries at an area hospital, Fragé said. The suspect is described as 5'8" and 140 lbs. with a medium brown complexion…
11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire 11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire
11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire A three-alarm fire in East Orange caused 11 people to be evacuated on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 7, authorities said. Firefighters responded to 291 Glenwood Ave. at 4:30 p.m. and the fire escalated to three alarms, necessitating additional firefighters to the scene, a spokesperson for the City of East Orange said. It took firefighters more than 2.5 hours before declaring the blaze under control, authorities said. The fire also spread to 289 Glenwood Ave., authorities said. Three families consisting of 11 people were safely evacuated and are receiving assistance from the Office of Eme…
Few Details Released After Officer Shoots Newark Man On Jersey Shore Few Details Released After Officer Shoots Newark Man On Jersey Shore
Few Details Released After Officer Shoots Newark Man On Jersey Shore Authorities have released few details after a police officer shot a burglary suspect in Monmouth County last week. Police responded to burglary reports in Rumson near the intersection of Avenue of Two Rivers and Shrewsbury Drive at around 4:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. A Fair Haven officer found two suspects driving in a vehicle and fired their gun at them. A 27-year-old Newark man was shot and brought to a nearby hospital. The names of the officer and the man who was shot haven't been released. The susp…
Man Shot In Newark: Police Man Shot In Newark: Police
Man Shot In Newark: Police A man was shot in Newark on the early morning of Sunday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 4:38 a.m., police responded to the 400 block of Washington Street and located the man who had been shot, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he is in stable condition, authorities said. The shooting remains under investigation, authorities said.
Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Officers Saving Choking Baby Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Officers Saving Choking Baby
Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows NJ Officers Saving Choking Baby Newly-released body-worn camera footage shows two New Jersey police officers saving a choking baby. Hightstown Officers Daniel Abbatemarco and Kenneth Larsen responded to a call of a choking baby girl on March 31. Upon arrival, they were met by a man holding the girl. Larsen arrived on scene and quickly performed the Infant Heimlich Maneuver on the girl, who was breathing again in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, Abbatemarco and Larsen comforted the man holding her and a woman crying at the scene. "She's breathing, she's clear," the officers say. "Let's let out a cry sweetheart!" …
DUI Driver Wrecks Route 78 Memorial For Trooper Killed By Car, Police Say DUI Driver Wrecks Route 78 Memorial For Trooper Killed By Car, Police Say
DUI Driver Wrecks Route 78 Memorial For Trooper Killed By Car, Police Say A 38-year-old man is facing charges after police say he wrecked a roadside memorial for a fallen trooper along Route 78 last month while driving under the influence. David Neufield, of Berkeley Heights, was found inside of the vehicle that had struck the memorial for NJSP Trooper Thomas Hanratty at milepost 46.8 in Summit around 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, State Police said. Arriving troopers saw Summit firefighters conducting first-aid on Neufield, who was taken to a nearby hospital before he was arrested and charged with various drug offenses, including DUI. Police also said drugs were foun…