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Police & Fire
FedEx Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Linden
A FedEx truck involved in a collision in Linden Monday was taken at gunpoint, police said. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. on Stiles Street near Valley Road. The FedEx driver told police that someone got out of the other vehicle, pulled a gun on the driver and demanded the keys to the truck. Both vehicles were last seen heading towards Raritan Road. "The safety and security of our team members is always our priority. We are grateful no one was seriously hurt, and we are working with local authorities as they investigate," Shannon Davis, a FedEx Services representative, told WAB…
Police & Fire
Linden Man Accused Of Shooting Stepfather Caught In Pennsylvania
A Linden man wanted for shooting his stepfather last month was captured in Pennsylvania, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Authorities had been looking for Derrick E. Merisma after police were called to a Cedar Avenue apartment Oct. 18 on a report of a shooting. The 49-year-old victim had sustained a gunshot wound, authorities said. A 9mm handgun was found at the scene, authorities also said. Merisma was tracked to Easton, Pa., where he was pulled over in a traffic stop last week. He is in custody in Pennsylvania pending extradition to New Jersey. Anyone with inf…
Police & Fire
Man Killed When Car Strikes Parked Truck In Linden
A 41-year-old Elizabeth man died early Wednesday in a vehicle crash in Linden, police said. The man, who was identified as the passenger, was killed when the 2002 Lexus sedan he was traveling in struck a parked tractor trailer on the eastbound side of the 1100 block of West St. Georges Avenue, police said. At approx 1am this morning a vehicle struck a tractor trailer parked on the 1100 block of W. St. George Ave. Sadly, we... Posted by Linden Police Department on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The driver, a 40-year-old from Elizabeth, was injured in the crash and taken to University Hos…
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Dog Found Abandoned At Linden Home Without Food, Water: AHS
A pit bull dog that appears to have been repeatedly impregnated was found in "atrocious" conditions at a vacant Linden home, the Newark branch of Associated Humane Societies said in a Facebook post Saturday. Named "June," the five-year-old was discovered locked in a cage without food or water and surrounded by her own waste, AHS said. June appears to have been used to breed puppies for sale, the AHS also said. She also suffered multiple injuries. "June has horribly cropped ears, and also looks to have had multiple litters of puppies throughout her life...June has an old i…
Police & Fire
Three Charged In Shooting At Linden Strip Club
Three men have been charged in connection with a shooting outside a Linden strip club that left one of them in critical condition, the Union County Prosecutor's Office and Linden police said. Marcus Brighton, 30, of Piscataway is charged with a first- and a second-degree weapons offense; Derek A. Kines, 40, of Newark is charged with two second-degree weapons offenses; and Jibreel E. Elliott, 28, of Plainfield is charged with third-degree hindering apprehension and fourth-degree obstruction of justice in connection with the Aug. 3 shooting. Police responded to reports of a shooti…
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Roselle Man Charged With Starting Fires In Linden
A 30-year-old Roselle man has been charged with arson in connection with a series of fires occurring on one night in Linden, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Marcus B. Wise has been charged with five arson-related counts, as well as a single count of burglary and another count of criminal mischief. The string of fires began around 10 p.m. July 25 at a business on North Wood Avenue, followed within a half-hour by a second blaze in the 900 block of Seymour Avenue at a vacant home. These were followed by a brush fire and a dumpster fire. No one was seriously injure…
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Two Critically Injured In Fight, Hit-And-Run Outside Linden Strip Club
A fight early Sunday at a Linden strip club has left two men in critical condition, police said. The brawl erupted at Cheeque's Gentlemen's Club on East Linden Avenue around 3 a.m. Two men were beaten by "multiple suspects," police said. At some point one of the men, a 31-year-old Jersey City resident, was hit by a vehicle. That vehicle left the scene and was last seen traveling west on East Linden Avenue. Both victims were taken to University Hospital in Newark. The Linden Police Department's detective bureau and traffic bureau are investigating alongside the Unio…
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Authorities: Mechanic Tried Patching Jeep's Damage After Hit-Run Crash Killed Teacher
A 39-year-old mechanic from Linden struck a schoolteacher with his Jeep, killing her, and then drove to his auto body shop to patch up the damage, said authorities who tracked down and arrested him. Ibn Collins had been out drinking when his speeding Jeep Grand Cherokee struck 35-year-old Meghan Crilly of Fanwood at the intersection of North Wood and St. George avenues just before 2 a.m. Jan. 20, authorities said. Collins didn't slow down or stop, Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan and Linden Police Chief David Hart said in a joint release Wednesday. Instead, they said, he drove st…
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