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Pedestrian Struck On Garden State Parkway Pedestrian Struck On Garden State Parkway
Pedestrian Struck On Garden State Parkway A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle early Monday morning on the Garden State Parkway. The Essex County crash happened near Exit 151 around 4:25 a.m., in Bloomfield, developing reports say. Developing reports indicate the incident may have been fatal but New Jersey State Police was not able to confirm as of 9 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Woman Gets 35 Years State Prison For Role In Sexual Assault Of Toddler Jersey Shore Woman Gets 35 Years State Prison For Role In Sexual Assault Of Toddler
Jersey Shore Woman Gets 35 Years State Prison For Role In Sexual Assault Of Toddler A woman from Monmouth County has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for planning and carrying out the sexual assault of a toddler with an accomplice, authorities said. Olga Diaz, 35, pf Long Branch will be 64 years old before becoming eligible for parole, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. A joint investigation began on June 16, 2017, when a man walked into Long Branch police headquarters to report that he had just witnessed two individuals committing sexual acts upon a child, spotted through a window of a Seaview Avenue apartment u…

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by Jon Craig
Business
North Jersey Cookie Shop Opens 2 More Stores North Jersey Cookie Shop Opens 2 More Stores
North Jersey Cookie Shop Opens 2 More Stores A popular North Jersey cookie store is opening two more locations. The Cookie Connect, headquartered in Bloomfield, is coming to Morristown and Hoboken. It also recently opened a storefront in Ridgewood. The new locations are: 88 South St., Morristown, coming this fall 305 1st St., Hoboken, opening Oct. 16 The shop is owned by friends Ali Hajihaidari and Andrew Zerquera, who ditched their corporate job search to run a bakery. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Cookie Connect (@thecookieconnect) The Cookie Connect is known fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Paterson Vice: Patrons Scatter At Barber Shop Turned Gambling Den, Illegal Nightspot Draws 500 Paterson Vice: Patrons Scatter At Barber Shop Turned Gambling Den, Illegal Nightspot Draws 500
Paterson Vice: Patrons Scatter At Barber Shop Turned Gambling Den, Illegal Nightspot Draws 500 Patrons of a barber shop turned after-hours gambling den scattered in all directions -- some of them stuffing cash into their pockets as they fled -- during a raid by members of Paterson's vice squad, authorities said. Meanwhile, in an industrial area on the city's south side, police responding to a large fight discovered a warehouse that they said two Glen Rock women had illegally converted into an event space -- complete with bar, DJ and no fewer than 500 patrons. Detectives who raided the 9J Barber Shop on Park Avenue seized $1,943 while arresting Maximo Beltray, 51, on charges of promot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Man Electrocuted Plugging In Generator After Ida, Police Say NJ Man Electrocuted Plugging In Generator After Ida, Police Say
NJ Man Electrocuted Plugging In Generator After Ida, Police Say A 58-year-old New Jersey man was electrocuted and killed plugging in a generator the day after Tropical Depression Ida swept across the region, authorities said. Officers found Aventino Soares, on the side of an Ampere Parkway home in Bloomfield (Essex County) around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Capt. Anthony Sisco. É com enorme pesar que a direcção dos Amigos do Vale USA informa os seus sócios e amigos do falecimento do nosso sócio,... Posted by Amigos do Vale USA on Friday, September 3, 2021 Soares was lying face up with an electrical cord in his hand and across his chest, and appeare…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window
Passaic Sheriff: Man Caught Throwing Block Through Forensics Office Window A repeat offender with a lengthy criminal history was arrested Thursday after he threw a concrete block through the front windows of the Passaic County Sheriff's forensic investigations unit, authorities said. A witness pointed officers to Carl Belton, 50, after the window at the Bureau of Criminal Identification near the Passaic County Jail at Marshall and Grand street was smashed, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Surveillance video confirmed that it was him, the sheriff said. Belton had outstanding warrants from Bloomfield (drinking in public), Trenton (the same, plus diso…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus A 33-year-old woman died and several others were injured in a crash between a vehicle and NJ Transit bus early Tuesday in Newark, authorities said. The Bloomfield-bound bus was struck head-on by a westbound 2007 Chevy Impala while going east on Hawthorne Avenue near Clinton Place around 5:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. Paige N. Graham, of Newark, was behind the wheel of the Chevy, and crossed the double yellow line before hitting the bus, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. There were seven passen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus A 33-year-old woman died and several others were injured in a crash between a vehicle and NJ Transit bus early Tuesday in Newark, authorities said. The Bloomfield-bound bus was struck head-on by a westbound 2007 Chevy Impala while going east on Hawthorne Avenue near Clinton Place around 5:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. Paige N. Graham, of Newark, was behind the wheel of the Chevy, and crossed the double yellow line before hitting the bus, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. There were seven passen…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge
Passaic Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Bloomfield Teen, Authorities Charge A Passaic man kidnapped and sexually assaulted a Bloomfield teen, authorities charged. Eloy Tomay Coyotl, 32, “pulled the victim into his car, drove through Bloomfield and into Passaic, then digitally penetrated [her] while in his vehicle,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint statement. Coyotl was arrested after detectives spoke with the 17-year-old victim and witnesses, they said. A Superior Court judge in Paterson ordered that he remain held pending trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
WILD CHASE: NJ State Police Cruiser Rammed Twice In Multi-Town Pursuit WILD CHASE: NJ State Police Cruiser Rammed Twice In Multi-Town Pursuit
Wild Chase: NJ State Police Cruiser Rammed Twice In Multi-Town Pursuit A New Jersey State Police cruiser was struck twice during a wild pursuit that began on Route 80 and ended on a quiet suburban street, authorities said. The cruiser was one of three NJSP vehicles in all that were damaged by a stolen van whose two occupants – a man and woman -- bailed out and fled following a nearly half-hour chase, they said. It began when a trooper tried to stop the speeding white Ford Econoline on westbound Route 80 in Woodland Park shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The driver exited the interstate onto the Route 23 service road in Wayne,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway
Penn State Grad, 30, Killed In Fiery Crash On Garden State Parkway A 30-year-old West Orange man died in a crash on the Garden State Parkway earlier this week. Craig Waldron was heading north when his GMC SUV ran off the roadway to the left, went down an embankment and struck several trees in Bloomfield Tuesday morning, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The vehicle went up in flames near milepost 153.7 around 11:15 a.m., and Waldron was pronounced dead. According to his obituary, Waldron -- who went by CJ -- graduated from West Orange High School in 209 and earned his bachelor's degree from Penn State University. He had been working i…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Popular Cajun Boil Chain 'Aloha Krab' Opening 9 North Jersey Locations Popular Cajun Boil Chain 'Aloha Krab' Opening 9 North Jersey Locations
Popular Cajun Boil Chain 'Aloha Krab' Opening 9 North Jersey Locations A popular cajun boil chain is opening nine North Jersey locations. Aloha Krab offers authentic and modern cajun dishes po boys, baskets of seafood and chicken and a variety of fried rice and create-your-own bags of steamed seafood. According to its website, Aloha Krab is opening the following locations: 1350 Galloping Hill Rd, Union, NJ 07083 467 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112 505 S Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ 07621 80 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Irvington (no address provided) East Orange (no address provided) Elizabeth (no address provided) Piscataway (no address provided) Hack…

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by Cecilia Levine