Fair 72°
Police & Fire
Bergen County Man, 23, Shot Dead In Jersey City Bergen County Man, 23, Shot Dead In Jersey City
Bergen County Man, 23, Shot Dead In Jersey City A 23-year-old Bergen County man was gunned down in Jersey City, authorities said. Jovahn Horne, of Tenafly, was found a gunshot wound to the abdomen at 74 Dales Ave., around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 9:41 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Meth With Street Value Of $6,000 Seized From Pair In Hudson County: Prosecutor Meth With Street Value Of $6,000 Seized From Pair In Hudson County: Prosecutor
Meth With Street Value Of $6,000 Seized From Pair In Hudson County: Prosecutor Nearly a pound of methamphetamine worth nearly $6,000 has been seized from a Jersey City woman and New York man, authorities announced. Lynnette Lipinski, 39, and Husam Fooda, 36, of East Elmhurst, NY, were arrested at a home on Sherman Avenue in Jersey City Thursday, Oct. 27,  Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. During the course of the investigation, over 450 grams of methamphetamine were recovered, with a street value of approximately $6,000, following a joint investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force and the United States Postal …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors
Hudson Felon Freed Under Bail Reform In Back-To-Back Busts Convicted By Federal Jurors A Hudson County ex-con who was arrested with a loaded gun in his car after being busted and released twice for cocaine and heroin possession in the previous few months isn't going anywhere now. Federal jurors in Newark convicted Clarence Gaffney, 36, of Jersey City, of drug and weapons possession earlier this week following a three-day trial, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Police reported finding the coke and smack in Gaffney's underwear and shoe following an Oct. 5, 2019 traffic stop, Sellinger said. He was arrested again, on Dec. 26, 2019, after officers caught him selling …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Accused Cocaine Dealer Busted With Handgun, 129 Ammo Rounds In Hudson County: Prosecutor Accused Cocaine Dealer Busted With Handgun, 129 Ammo Rounds In Hudson County: Prosecutor
Accused Cocaine Dealer Busted With Handgun, 129 Ammo Rounds In Hudson County: Prosecutor A traffic stop in Hudson County led to drug and weapons charges for a man accused of selling cocaine, authorities said. Ramon Lopez-Arias, 31, of West New York, was charged with drug possession with intent to distribute cocaine, unlawful weapon possession, and possession of a weapon while committing a drug offense, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday, Oct. 10. Lopez-Arias was stopped by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Task Force near 2810 Paterson Plank Rd. in North Bergen on Thursday, Oct. 6, Suarez said. A court-ordered search of Lopez-Arias’s vehicle led to …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor
North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor A North Jersey high school dean of senior students has been fired after being arrested on accusations he tried meeting a teen for sex, authorities said. Didier Jean-Baptiste, 54, of Jersey City — a dean at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark — arranged to meet a person who he believed was a teen for sex in Harrison, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes did not involve any students, Suarez said.  Jean-Baptiste was charged with luring and child endangerment. He was arrested on Oct. 6 at his home and released on a summons. Jean-Baptiste is tentatively scheduled to a…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hoboken Man Killed On Basketball Court Was Aspiring Clothing Designer Hoboken Man Killed On Basketball Court Was Aspiring Clothing Designer
Hoboken Man Killed On Basketball Court Was Aspiring Clothing Designer The 28-year-old man was shot and killed last month on a Hoboken basketball court is being remembered as an aspiring clothing designer with a big heart. Christopher Garcia, of Hoboken, was found with a gunshot wound to the torso near 560 Marshall Drive around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:56 a.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner. Last July, Garcia hosted a community event that united Hoboken,…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death
Second Person Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Kearny Man's Stabbing Death A second person has been charged with desecration of human remains in the stabbing death of a Kearny man earlier this week. Matthew Kochell, 32, has been arrested in addition to Elliot Barton, 39 — a registered sex offender — who was charged with the same in Corey McFadden's death investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Elliot Barton and Corey McFaddenNew Jersey State Police/Corey McFadden Facebook The state has filed a motion to hold detain both men pending trial. Barton was scheduled to appear Monday, Sept. 26 while Kochell will appear Sept. 27.  McFadden was foun…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation
Sex Offender Charged With Desecration Of Human Remains In Hudson County Homicide Investigation A 39-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with disturbing human remains in connection with the homicide investigation of a 34-year-old Kearny man this week, authorities said. Authorities wouldn't immediately say why, but Elliot Barton was charged with desecration of human remains involving Corey McFadden's killing, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A suspect had not been identified as of Wednesday, Sept. 21. Barton sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl multiple times until after she turned 6, records show. McFadden was found laying on the ground with multiple stab wo…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park 34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park
34-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead Near Kearny Park UPDATE: A 39-year-old sex offender has been charged with desecration of human remains in Corey McFadden's death investigation. ORIGINAL: Police in Kearny were investigating the stabbing death of a 34-year-old man. Corey McFadden was found laying on the ground near Belgrove Drive and Afton Street with multiple stab wounds to his lower body around 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:20 a.m.. The cause and manner of death were pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson Count…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor
Man Beat On Jersey City Street Dies, Charges Upgraded For Assailant: Prosecutor Charges were upgraded for a Hudson County man after the man he beat unconscious died, authorities said. Robert Stevens, 40, of Union City, beat 51-year-old Anthony Passero on Bergen Avenue between Myrtle and Bostwick avenues in Jersey City around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Passero was brought to Jersey City Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at approximately 12:40 a.m., Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer determined Passero died of blunt force trauma and the manner of death …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing
One Defendant Sentenced, Another To Be Retried In Hudson County Killing A 24-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to prison while his co-defendant will be retried in a 2018 killing of a Bayonne man, authorities announced. James Crawford, 24, was sentenced by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Angelo Servidio to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison without parole, for his role in the Sept. 4, 2018 killing of Eric Crocker, 23, in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The jury was hung on the Conspiracy to Commit Murder charge against Crawford and could not reach a unanimous decision on the Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder charges brought against code…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City
Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after falling from a second-story window in Jersey City last week, authorities said. The child fell from a window in a building on the 500 block of Central Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office told Daily Voice.  The incident remains under investigation by the Special Victims Unit.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine