Masked Burglars Wake Toms River Homeowners By Opening Bedroom Door: Police Masked Burglars Wake Toms River Homeowners By Opening Bedroom Door: Police
Masked Burglars Wake Toms River Homeowners By Opening Bedroom Door: Police Police in Toms River are seeking four burglars who woke a sleeping family over the weekend. The Brower Avenue homeowner told police that they awoke around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23 to two people opening their bedroom door, located on the second floor of the home, police said. Video home surveillance provided by the homeowner revealed four suspects dressed in all black, and wearing face masks and gloves. They got out of a white BMW and approached the home.  While one suspect entered the driver side door of the victim’s BMW parked in their driveway and rummaged through the vehicle,…
Bayonne Man Exposed Himself To Child: Police Bayonne Man Exposed Himself To Child: Police
Bayonne Man Exposed Himself To Child: Police A 22-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with exposing himself to a child on Wednesday, Dec. 20, police said. At 4:36 p.m., police were called to the juvenile's home at East 4th Street and Lord Avenue after Julian M. Perez Pareja exposed himself, officers said.  Police were unable to locate Pareja at the time, but an investigation led to Pareja's arrest on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at the 300 block of Avenue C, officers said. Pareja was charged with lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
Nine Arrested In 'Drive Sober' Campaign: Bayonne PD Nine Arrested In 'Drive Sober' Campaign: Bayonne PD
Nine Arrested In 'Drive Sober' Campaign: Bayonne PD Nine people have been arrested in Bayonne for DWI in December, as police aim to step up enforcement of drinking and driving. Robert Geisler, the chief of police, said six people have been arrested since officers started targeted patrols and charged with driving while intoxicated, while nine people have been arrested since the beginning of the month, Geisler said. Through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the city launched a campaign reminding drivers to "drive sober or get pulled over." From 2017-2021, there were more than 4,500 people killed in alcohol impair…
Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm
Thousands Without Power, Roads Flooded, Schools Delayed In North Jersey After Storm Rain from a Sunday, Dec. 17 storm closed roads and delayed school openings across New Jersey on Monday, Dec. 18. Thousands of residents were without power as of 9 a.m. According to the PSE&G outage map, the following areas did not have power: Bergen: 3,764 (Most in New Milford, Elmwood Park, Garfield) Hudson: 4,095 (Most in Bayonne, North Bergen) Passaic: 2,718 (Most in Clifton, Passaic) Union: 660 Flooding is ongoing in several areas this morning with 2 to 5 inches of rain reported so far. DO NOT drive through... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/M…
Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure
Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure HEROES: A seizure suffered by an epileptic child on a jammed New Jersey Turnpike had her stranded mom praying for a pre-Christmas miracle. Sure enough, she got one. Vanessa Senquis of Bayonne was taking her 4-year-old daughter Leilani to Hackensack University Medical Center after she’d fallen down some steps and cut her forehead. The unconscious child was in serious peril during the medical episode as her terrified mother shouted to a 911 dispatcher: “I need help! I need help!” Seemingly out of nowhere, Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Michael Greco was next to her in his chief’s truck. S…
WINNER! $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bayonne QuickChek WINNER! $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bayonne QuickChek
Winner! $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bayonne QuickChek It was a terrific Tuesday for a Mega Millions player in Bayonne. A ticket sold in the city for the drawing on Tuesday, Dec. 12 matched four of the five numbers and the gold megaball, winning $10,000. The ticket was sold at QuickChek on East 22nd Street. The winning numbers were 8, 23, 44, 45, 53 and the megaball was 3.
Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD
Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD A 30-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on Friday, Dec. 8 after snatching packages in the city in November, authorities said. Juan Bonaci Leon stole delivered packages worth $1,000 from a man's porch at 11th Street and JFK Boulevard on Sunday, Nov. 19, police said.  He was formally charged with theft following an investigation by the Bayonne Police Detective Bureau, police said. 
Arsonist Torches $1,400 Baby Stroller Outside Bayonne Daycare, Then Approaches Police: Cops Arsonist Torches $1,400 Baby Stroller Outside Bayonne Daycare, Then Approaches Police: Cops
Arsonist Torches $1,400 Baby Stroller Outside Bayonne Daycare, Then Approaches Police: Cops A 37-year-old Jersey City woman was charged with arson for setting an expensive baby stroller on fire outside of a Bayonne daycare center, authorities said. Surveillance footage captured Khaliyah Bordeaux approaching the $1,400 stroller outside of the Lauren Wendroff Early Children's Academy, at 1050 JFK Blvd., around noon on Monday, Dec. 4, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said in a release. Bordeaux set the stroller on fire and then fled the scene, police said. A description of Bordeaux, who was unidentified at the time, was broadcast to all units and a search was conducted…
Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police
Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police A 51-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 30 and charged with committing five burglaries by breaking into vehicles via the side window in the city in October, authorities said. Jayson Ruiz committed his first burglary on Saturday, Oct. 7, breaking a vehicle's side window and removing $5,000 worth of tools while the car was parked at West 56th Street and Avenue C, police said. On Monday, Oct. 9, Ruiz broke a vehicle's side window and removed $1,500 worth of uninstalled audio equipment from a car parked at West 56th Street and JFK Boulevard, police said. On Thursday, Oct. 12, …
Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops
Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops A 47-year old Jersey City man was arrested on Monday, Nov. 27 after police in Bayonne said he had drugs on him, along with a "shank type" blade. At 12:32 p.m., police spotted Rubin Jackson roaming the halls of an apartment building at Avenue C and 32nd Street, officers said. Jackson could not explain why he was inside the building and officers believed he was under the influence of an intoxicant, police said. A search of Jackson yielded cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, and the blade, police said. Police said Jackson "could not provide an acceptable justification for possessing" the blade. …
Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD
Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City residents  were arrested on Saturday, Oct. 28 after Bayonne police discovered a handgun in a vehicle, authorities said. At 1:17 a.m., police observed a Chevrolet Malibu commit numerous traffic violations near East 53rd Street, officers said. Officers stopped the vehicle and discovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun loaded with two hollow point and six full metal jacket bullets belong to Justice Scurry, 26, police said. Police also discovered Mejon Scott, 20, was wanted on an outstanding warrant issued out of Bayonne, officers said. Scurry was charged with three weapons of…
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three men were arrested in Bayonne on Thursday, Oct. 26 after a stolen gun out of Elizabeth was recovered, Bayonne police said. Police initially pulled over a BMW on 55th Street and Broadway after observing the driver making numerous traffic violations, police said. Police observed, Micah Brown, a 20-year-old Hillside resident, Nazareth Henry, a 20-year-old Hillside resident and Marquis Cenatus, 27-year-old Elizabeth resident, furtively moving inside the vehicle, police said, even after officers ordered them to remain still. Police recovered a semi-automatic handgun equipped with a large ca…