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FATAL SHOOTOUT: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (VIDEO) FATAL SHOOTOUT: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (VIDEO)
Fatal Shootout: West New York Gunman Fires Point-Blank At Police, Shot Dead In Exchange (Video) Dramatic footage shows a fully-armed man shooting point-blank at West New York police, then being shot dead himself. The incident is captured in a compilation of police bodycam footage and home surveillance video released late Tuesday, Sept. 6, by Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. Several uniformed officers responding to a domestic dispute at the 59th Street home of Kevin Colindres, 32, of West New York on June 3, 2022 had their body cameras activated, Platkin said. Home security cameras in the neighborhood were working, as well. Bodycam footage video recorded throug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say
Hudson Driver Crashes, Takes Swing At Police In Little Ferry, Authorities Say A drunken Hudson County man took a swing at police after crashing his pickup truck in Little Ferry, authorities said. Francis J. Ciprian, 38, of West New York apparently left his girlfriend behind when he bailed out of the truck after it hit some containers on Gates Road near the Hackensack River shortly after 4 a.m. Aug. 28, police said. Officers responding to the crash were investigating when he approached them from up the street shouting obscenities, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. Cyprian, who appeared drunk, was "yelling and walking around aimlessly in a hostile manner" …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-NJ Assistant Principal Who Faked Reason For Slip-Fall Getting Job Back Ex-NJ Assistant Principal Who Faked Reason For Slip-Fall Getting Job Back
Ex-NJ Assistant Principal Who Faked Reason For Slip-Fall Getting Job Back A former assistant principal of a Hudson County school who faked her slip-and-fall in a stairwell will be getting her job back, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division ruled. Amanda Sanjuan was hired as a bilingual education teacher in West New York in 1997, and was appointed assistant principal at Memorial High School in 2019. One night in February 2020, Sanjuan was attending an event at the high school when she fell down a flight of stairs and landed on the floor, according to court papers. After hearing a commotion, a teacher and a custodian rushed to the stairs wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Over A Pound Of Cocaine Seized In Morris County Bust, Dealer Charged: Prosecutor Over A Pound Of Cocaine Seized In Morris County Bust, Dealer Charged: Prosecutor
Over A Pound Of Cocaine Seized In Morris County Bust, Dealer Charged: Prosecutor More than a pound of cocaine was discovered during a Morris County drug bust that resulted in numerous charges for an accused dealer, authorities said. Ludwin Luna-Grande, 42, was arrested and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and other drug offenses on Monday, August 8 following an investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Enforcement Unit Narcotics Task Force, Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release. Approximately 500 grams of cocaine — just over 1.1 pounds — were seized during the investigation, Carroll said. Luna-Grande, of West New York, was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Takedown Nets 3 Arrests: State Police Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Takedown Nets 3 Arrests: State Police
Hudson County Heroin, Fentanyl Mill Takedown Nets 3 Arrests: State Police More than 38 grams of heroin and fentanyl were seized in the takedown of a drug production facility in Hudson County and lower Bergen, authorities said. An investigation into Richard Stroman Jr., 38, of North Arlington, began last May when police were tipped off to a drug mill being run out of a West New York home, New Jersey State Police said. Stroman had been using a home in Union City to support the operation, police said. Jose Acosta, 37, of Hoboken, and Miguel Carrasco-Lara, 35, of Lyndhurst, were identified as members of the network, police said. On June 24, detectives executed …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through West New York Apartment (VIDEO) Fire Rips Through West New York Apartment (VIDEO)
Fire Rips Through West New York Apartment (Video) A fire ripped through the top floor of a West New York apartment building Friday, July 8. Flames could be seen shooting out of a window of the building at 5024 Bergenline Avenue sometime before 1 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HudPost (@hudpost) The blaze climbed to two-alarms and was under control around 1:30 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor
Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Hudson County man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 4- and 7-year-old boy, in the presence of other children, authorities said. The state has filed a detention motion for Antonio Yat Pop, whose hearing is scheduled for July 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred at a home in West New York on Tuesday, June 28, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and remanded to the Hudson County Jail. . Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit and West New York Police Department with the investiga…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash
Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash A 36-year-old woman died and a 61-year-old man was seriously hurt when the sedan they were in overturned over the weekend in North Bergen, authorities said. Police responding to a park lot adjacent to 8701 River Road found an overturned Toyota Camry Solara around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The front seat passenger, Yajira Valenzuela, of West New York, was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver, a 61-year-old West New York man, was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was in critical but stable condition. The Hudson Coun…

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Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker
Hackensack PD: Habitual Offender Violates Order, Shows Explicit Pics To Victim's Co-Worker Hackensack police arrested a city man for violating a restraining order by going to the victim’s job and showing explicit photos of her. Carlos A. Caraballo, 43, was seized without incident or injury on Wednesday, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. He “showed up at the victim’s place of employment while a restraining order was in effect and showed explicit photos of [the] victim to a third party at the location who alerted police,” Antista said. Criminal records show a string of arrests for Caraballo dating back at least 15 years in North Bergen, Union City, West New York, Gutte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Details Released In Deadly West New York Police Shootout Details Released In Deadly West New York Police Shootout
Details Released In Deadly West New York Police Shootout A shootout between police and a civilian left a West New York officer hurt and the gunman dead Friday, June 3, authorities said. Police responding to a home on 59th Street for a domestic dispute around 6:30 p.m. were shot at by an individual, hurting the officer, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Two West New York officers discharged their service weapons, killing the man who had fired at the officers, Platkin said.  Officers and emergency medical personnel rendered first aid to the man, and three firearms were recovered near him. The man was pronou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police
Meth, Cocaine Seized In Bust Of Major Drug Ring Perpetuated At NJ Hotels: Police Methamphetamine. Cocaine. Xanax. Adderall. Percocet. Viagra. Clonazapm. Ecstasy. Psilocybin Mushrooms. Oxycodone. Those were the drugs seized from a Hudson County duo accused of producing some and selling others across hotels in Hudson County, authorities in Secaucus announced. An investigation into Richard Rivera and Christopher Healey began in March 2022, as a collaborative effort between Secaucus, West New York and North Bergen police departments, Secaucus Chief Dennis Miller said. Rivera, 36, of North Bergen, was arrested April 23 at the Fountain Motel in North Bergen on…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Sentenced In Mass Hudson County Shooting Gunman Sentenced In Mass Hudson County Shooting
Gunman Sentenced In Mass Hudson County Shooting A 30-year-old West New York man was sentenced to 71 years in prison for a 2019 mass shooting in North Bergen, authorities announced. Jonathan Haughey-Morales got 50 years for the murder of Carlos Garcia, and three consecutive seven year sentences for aggravated assault for the three others injured in the incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre also gave him five years, which will run concurrent for unlawful weapon possession. Officers responding to 2033 46th St. found four shooting victims around 3:30 a.m. on May 5, 2019, incl…

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by Cecilia Levine