Trailer Fire Unleashes Plumes Of Smoke Trailer Fire Unleashes Plumes Of Smoke
Trailer Fire Unleashes Plumes Of Smoke A trailer fire unleashed heavy smoke into the sky in Mansfield on Saturday, July 18, authorities said. At 10:45 a.m. firefighters responded to the parking lot of Weis Markets and saw a trailer and a commercial roller heavily involved in fire, Mansfield Township Fire Company No.1 said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, spending over an hour at the scene, fire officials said.
Cat Rescued in Two-Alarm Fire In Hackettstown: Firefighters Cat Rescued in Two-Alarm Fire In Hackettstown: Firefighters
Cat Rescued in Two-Alarm Fire In Hackettstown: Firefighters Firefighters battled a multi-alarm fire at an apartment building in Hackettstown Friday, July 17, authorities said. At 5:48 p.m., firefighters responded to 136 Center St. and observed an active fire, the Hackettstown Fire Department said. A second alarm was immediately tolled given the severity of the blaze, firefighters said. Additional units responded and were able to extinguish the fire, firefighters said. A cat was rescued and transported to a nearby hospital, firefighters said. No injuries were reported, Hackettstown police said. The apartment owner is receiving assistance from the Re…
Two Children Killed In Ocean County Boat Crash: NJSP Two Children Killed In Ocean County Boat Crash: NJSP
Two Children Killed In Ocean County Boat Crash: Njsp A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were killed in a boat crash in Bayville Sunday, July 19, authorities said. At 9:09 p.m., Tidewater Custom 280, a 30-foot vessel, struck an Intercoastal Waterway channel marker, causing the two kids to be ejected into the water, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Two other occupants located the kids in the water, Marchan said. They were transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
NJ Drunk Driver Learns Fate For Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Mom Of Two: Prosecutor NJ Drunk Driver Learns Fate For Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Mom Of Two: Prosecutor
NJ Drunk Driver Learns Fate For Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Mom Of Two: Prosecutor A 53-year-old Hackettstown man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk in a crash that killed Lauren Gerhold in 2023, authorities said. Andrzej Szyszko previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, death by auto and two counts of assault by auto, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, the night before Thanksgiving, New Jersey State Police responded to a three-car crash at County Route 517 and Ridge Road in Allamuchy Twp after Szysko's Jeep Wrangler struck the passenger's side of a Ford pickup truck, authorities sai…
Details Released In Double Fatal North Arlington Shooting Details Released In Double Fatal North Arlington Shooting
Details Released In Double Fatal North Arlington Shooting A confrontation between two small groups turned deadly when two men were shot and killed in North Arlington Sunday night, July 19, authorities said. North Arlington police responded to multiple reports of a shooting near the intersection of Ridge Road and Belleville Turnpike, where Ridge Road becomes Kearny Avenue at the border of North Arlington and Kearny, at approximately 8:37 p.m., according to Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Preliminary reports indicate that the shooting happened at a nearby sports bar, following the World Cup finals in whi…
Long Branch Officer Stabbed In Head While Saving Woman From Knife Attack, Union Says Long Branch Officer Stabbed In Head While Saving Woman From Knife Attack, Union Says
Long Branch Officer Stabbed In Head While Saving Woman From Knife Attack, Union Says A Long Branch police officer was stabbed in the head while trying to save a woman during a violent domestic dispute over the weekend, according to the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association. Officer Geter Benitez ran to stop a suspect who was attacking a woman and continued struggling with him after suffering a head wound that caused heavy bleeding, the PBA said. Other officers and a bystander helped subdue the suspect, the union said. Benitez and Patrolman Franzblau were responding to a domestic violence call at 276 Cleveland Ave., Apartment 5, in Long Branch at approximately …
Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate
Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate A Pennsylvania grandmother accused of helping confine her 5-year-old autistic grandson behind a zip-tied baby gate once shared a Facebook post titled, "How to escape a zip tie in less than a minute," years before the boy was found naked wandering along a Lebanon County road, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, shared the "Survival Skills" video on Facebook in March 2019. The post resurfaced after Schaffner, the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, and Tucker Flyn Heagy, 20, were charged in connection with the child's living conditions followi…
NJ Cocaine Ring Dismantled; Stolen Gun, 4 Arrested, Cops Say NJ Cocaine Ring Dismantled; Stolen Gun, 4 Arrested, Cops Say
NJ Cocaine Ring Dismantled; Stolen Gun, 4 Arrested, Cops Say A nearly yearlong investigation into cocaine distribution in Nwe Jersey ended with four arrests, along with the seizures of a loaded stolen handgun, multiple drugs, and nearly $2,000 in suspected drug proceeds, police said. The Secaucus Police Department's Anti-Crime Unit launched the investigation in August 2025 after receiving information that Anmol Singh, 35, of Secaucus, was distributing cocaine from his Third Street residence, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. During the investigation, detectives conducted surveillance and saw Singh distributing cocaine, the chief said. Investigators al…
Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp
Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp A 35-year-old dump truck driver was killed when his vehicle overturned after striking a parked trailer on a Route 440 ramp in Woodbridge Saturday morning, July 18, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at 7:13 a.m. on State Highway 440 north at milepost 1.8 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. A preliminary investigation found that a Mack dump truck was traveling northbound on the ramp from Route 440 north to U.S. Route 9 south when it veered off the roadway to the left, struck a parked trailer and overturned ne…
Woman Fled From Cops With Baby In Car: Florham Park PD Woman Fled From Cops With Baby In Car: Florham Park PD
Woman Fled From Cops With Baby In Car: Florham Park PD A 32-year-old Whippany resident was arrested and charged after she fled from police with a one-year-old in the vehicle in Florham Park, authorities announced Friday, July 17. At 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, officers observed a gray Nissan traveling on Route 24 west in both lanes at the same time, Florham Park police said. Believing the driver was impaired, officers conducted a traffic stop but the driver, Alyece Cassidy refused to stop, running through a construction zone before exiting the highway, running stop signs and traffic signals, eventually stopping in the parking lot of a residen…
Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says
Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says A 73-year-old Sussex County man has been arrested in connection on accusations that he sexually assaulted a juvenile in the early 1990s. Peter F. Knipe, of Vernon, has been charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, and three counts of second-degree sexual assault, for the alleged incidents that happened in Fair Lawn between Dec. 2, 190 and Dec. 31, 1991. He was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At NJ Walmart: PD Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At NJ Walmart: PD
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At NJ Walmart: PD A homeless man was arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman from behind and pushing her against store shelving inside a New Jersey Walmart, police said. Police responded to the Teterboro Landing Walmart at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, July 16, after receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting a possible assault, according to Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano. The woman told police an unknown man approached her inside the store, grabbed her from behind, and pushed her against shelving in an aisle, Napolitano said. She was able to push him away and leave the area before calling 9-1-1, according to police. …