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UPDATE: Police ID Man, 29, Stabbed Dead In Bayonne UPDATE: Police ID Man, 29, Stabbed Dead In Bayonne
Update: Police ID Man, 29, Stabbed Dead In Bayonne Authorities in Hudson County are seeking a motive behind the fatal stabbing of a 29-year-old man in Bayonne Tuesday. Matthew Mortimer was stabbed just before 3:30 p.m., at 1095 Avenue C between 53rd and 54th streets, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to his face and chest, initial reports say. Mortimer was pronounced dead at approximately 4:15 p.m.  A GoFundMe in memory of Mortimer had raised $2,000 as of Wednesday morning. Records show Mortimer previously lived in Jersey City. The cause and manner of de…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman GOTCHA! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman
Gotcha! Jersey City Man, 49, Charged In Violent Robbery Of Elderly Bayonne Woman A 49-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in the violent robbery of a 73-year-old Bayonne woman, authorities said Wednesday. Bayonne police detectives spotted a man riding a bicycle, who matched the victim's description on 41st Street and Kennedy Boulevard Dec. 1, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Rodney M. Neal -- on a bike that also matched the description -- was charged with robbery and possession of narcotic paraphernalia, police said. On Oct. 15 around 10:20 p.m.,police responded to 54th Street and Avenue B after hearing a female crying for help, Amato said. The woman told police sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bayonne PD: Drunk Man Involved In Fight Shoves Officers During Arrest Bayonne PD: Drunk Man Involved In Fight Shoves Officers During Arrest
Bayonne PD: Drunk Man Involved In Fight Shoves Officers During Arrest A 44-year-old drunken man involved in a fight shoved Bayonne police officers arresting him later on at his house, authorities said. Jose M. Santiago was arrested around 8:50 p.m. Saturday night, from his West 21st Street home, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Police first responded to the area on reports of two people fighting, one possibly in possession of a gun, Amato said. No one was at the scene when police arrived, but the officers were able to get Santiago's address, and were let inside his home by another resident to continue the investigation, police said. When they arrived, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest
NJ Bookshop Owner Details Years Of Racial Bias After Latest Incident Ends In Man's Arrest "Last night a tear finally escaped, but this incident will not change me." That's what the black owner of a beloved Bayonne bookshop had to say following the latest incident of racial bias at her shop -- The Little BOHO Bookstore on Broadway -- in which a 59-year-old Hoboken man was arrested. The most recent incident involved a pair of harassing emails and a threatening phone call, which all came in on Friday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.  While detectives were at the Broadway shop investigating on Saturday morning, a man later identified as Qiuewn Zheng, 59, showed up muttering …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face
Police: Jersey City Woman Refusing To Leave Rite Aid Punches Bayonne Officer In The Face A 27-year-old Jersey City woman refusing to leave a Rite Aid punched a Bayonne police officer in the face Halloween night, authorities said. Carolyn Reyes, was charged with aggravated assault with a law enforcement officer, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Officers responding to the Rite Aid on Broadway were told by the manager that Reyes was refusing to leave around 12:50 a.m., Sunday. Reyes was behaving and speaking irrationally and escorted out of the store, Amato said. While waiting outside with police for a ride-share driver to escort her home, Reyes suddenly attack the officer,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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TRAGEDY: Hudson County Man Dies After Being Struck By Hit-Run Car, Run Over By Bus TRAGEDY: Hudson County Man Dies After Being Struck By Hit-Run Car, Run Over By Bus
Tragedy: Hudson County Man Dies After Being Struck By Hit-Run Car, Run Over By Bus A 50-year-old man struck by a hit-and-run vehicle was lying in the street when he was run over by a bus, killing him Thursday night in Bayonne.  ** UPDATE: A man accused of leaving the scene after hitting a pedestrian who was then run over by an NJ Transit bus and killed has been arrested, authorities said. ** John Hagans, of Jersey City, was trying to cross Avenue C  when he was struck by a dark-colored, southbound vehicle around 10:20 p.m. at 25th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Moments later, an NJ Transit bus ran over Hagans, who was pronounced …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bayonne PD: Police Pepper Spray Unruly Ambulance Patient Who Bit Officer, Spit In Patrol Car Bayonne PD: Police Pepper Spray Unruly Ambulance Patient Who Bit Officer, Spit In Patrol Car
Bayonne PD: Police Pepper Spray Unruly Ambulance Patient Who Bit Officer, Spit In Patrol Car A 51-year-old ambulance patient was arrested after biting an EMT and refusing to wear a face mask earlier this week in Bayonne, authorities said. James Watson, of New York City, was told to leave a McCabe ambulance after refusing to wear a mask Tuesday morning, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato told HudsonTV. Watson threw an item from the ambulance and spit in the cruiser while arriving at the scene -- 21st Street and Avenue E, around 10:40 a.m., Amato said. While police tried restraining him, Watson bit an officer, breaking skin -- which required medical treatment, according to Amato.&n…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall
Man Shot Outside Of Bayonne City Hall A 24-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot outside of Bayonne City Hall Sunday morning, authorities said. The man was treated for four gunshot wounds after the 8:25 a.m. incident, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. No further details were released. The shooting remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Masturbates Laying Down In Bayonne Store With Kids Nearby, Authorities Say Man Masturbates Laying Down In Bayonne Store With Kids Nearby, Authorities Say
Man Masturbates Laying Down In Bayonne Store With Kids Nearby, Authorities Say A 43-year-old Bayonne man exposed himself to a store filled with children and adults before laying on the floor and masturbating, authorities said. Terrence Sheppard was in a store near Broadway and 23rd Street when he began exposing himself around 5:15 Tuesday evening, witnesses told Bayonne police. Sheppard was looking at items on the shelf before he went to the front of the store, laid down and began masturbating, the witnesses said. A store employee confronted Sheppard, who then stood up, continued masturbating and then left, Bayonne Police Lt. Eric Amato said. Sheppard was arres…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: Veteran Forced To Walk Home After Toe Amputation Sues Bayonne Police, City LAWSUIT: Veteran Forced To Walk Home After Toe Amputation Sues Bayonne Police, City
Lawsuit: Veteran Forced To Walk Home After Toe Amputation Sues Bayonne Police, City A Bayonne amputee is suing the city, its police department, the city and the officer who impounded his car weeks after having part of his foot amputated -- forcing him to walk five blocks home in the cold. Keiran Walsh -- a U.S. Marine Corps veteran -- was on his way to pick up pain medication when he was pulled over by an unmarked police car on Nov. 27, 2017, the Jersey Journal originally reported. Bayonne police officer Stephen Salot told Walsh he was pulled over because of a handicap placard hanging from his review mirror while driving -- but discovered Walsh's registration had expired …

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Killed In Bayonne Car Trunk UPDATE: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Killed In Bayonne Car Trunk
Update: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Killed In Bayonne Car Trunk Authorities have identified a homicide victim found whose body was found in a car trunk in Bayonne as a 34-year-old livery driver from Jersey City. Michael Rumberger has suffered blunt force trauma, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police discovered his body in the trunk of a Lincoln Town Car around 11 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after receiving a report of possible criminal activity near 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Police Department are investigating.  Anyone with inform…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Slain In Bayonne Car Trunk UPDATE: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Slain In Bayonne Car Trunk
Update: Authorities ID Jersey City Livery Driver Found Slain In Bayonne Car Trunk Authorities have identified a homicide victim found whose body was found in a car trunk in Bayonne as a 34-year-old livery driver from Jersey City. Michael Rumberger suffered blunt force trauma, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police discovered his body in the trunk of a Lincoln Town Car around 11 p.m. Saturday, about an hour after receiving a report of possible criminal activity near 17th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Police Department are investigating. Anyone with information that cou…

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by Cecilia Levine