SEEN HER? Jersey City Woman Wanted In Arson Fire That Displaced 33 SEEN HER? Jersey City Woman Wanted In Arson Fire That Displaced 33
Seen HER? Jersey City Woman Wanted In Arson Fire That Displaced 33 A 62-year-old woman is wanted for torching a Jersey City building that left 33 people homeless last week, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued for Diane Stiles, of Jersey City, on charges of aggravated arson and causing widespread damage in connection with the June 17 blaze on Neptune Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Crews arrived to the six-family home at 124 Neptune Ave., just before 10 p.m. where flames climbed the exterior of the building, Suarez said. Buildings at 122 Neptune Ave., also a six-family house, and 118 Neptune Ave. were also dam…
Second Arrest Made In Double Jersey City Shooting That Killed Man Second Arrest Made In Double Jersey City Shooting That Killed Man
Second Arrest Made In Double Jersey City Shooting That Killed Man A second arrest has been made in a deadly shooting last April in Jersey City. City resident Naseem Rourk, 20, is facing several murder charges in connection with the April 13 shooting death of 21-year-old Rodney Wallace, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A 16-year-old was also recently charged in the incident, which happened inside of a store at 245 Old Bergen Road around 11 p.m. Wallace was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body around 11 p.m. April 13. He was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. A second victim, a 22-y…
Man, 22, Shot Dead In Jersey City Man, 22, Shot Dead In Jersey City
Man, 22, Shot Dead In Jersey City A 22-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night in Jersey City. Ahmad McPherson was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center after being shot near Stegman Street and Martin Luther King Drive around 10 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at approximately 10:40 p.m. The Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating the incident.
Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Wanted On Murder Charges Captured In PA Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Wanted On Murder Charges Captured In PA
Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Wanted On Murder Charges Captured In PA A 19-year-old man wanted on murder charges in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Emmanuel Garcia in Jersey City was captured in Allentown, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Omire Rios-Williams had been facing various murder charges and weapons offenses stemming from the May 3 shooting death of Emmanuel Garcia, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force, Allentown Police Department, and Jersey City Police Department found him at a home on the 100 block of W. Green Street in Allentown, Suarez said. He was being held in Pen…
Man, 29, Throws 60-Year-Old Mom Off Jersey City Balcony, Killing Her, Prosecutor Says Man, 29, Throws 60-Year-Old Mom Off Jersey City Balcony, Killing Her, Prosecutor Says
Man, 29, Throws 60-Year-Old Mom Off Jersey City Balcony, Killing Her, Prosecutor Says A 29-year-old man was charged with homicide after throwing his 60-year-old mom off of a Jersey City balcony during a fire early Thursday morning. Jacqueline Nelson was found on the first floor of 18 Virginia Ave. in critical condition by firefighters and police officers responding to reports of a disturbance just before 1 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Nelson was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead at 4:14 a.m., Suarez said. Meanwhile, her son, Terrence Nelson, was charged with murder and remained at large as of 3 p.m. Thursday, the prosecutor's office said. …
Authorities Still Seeking Man Wanted In Deadly Bayonne Stabbing Nearly 2 Months Later Authorities Still Seeking Man Wanted In Deadly Bayonne Stabbing Nearly 2 Months Later
Authorities Still Seeking Man Wanted In Deadly Bayonne Stabbing Nearly 2 Months Later A 32-year-old man wanted in the murder of a Bayonne man was arrested on an unrelated theft charge in Miami, authorities announced Monday, June 6. Elvis Santana, 32, had been on the run since  the stabbing death of 29-year-old Mathew Mortimer in March 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Santana was arrested Wednesday, May 25 and being held at the Miami-Dade County Turner-Knight Guilford Correctional Facility while awaiting extradition to New Jersey.  Mortimer was stabbed dead in the vestibule of 1095 Avenue C just before 3:30 p.m. March 2, Suarez said.&nb…
Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count
Union County Con Who Had Jersey City Murder Conviction Overturned Pleads Guilty To Lesser Count A convict from Union County who's spent the past 13 years behind bars will be eligible for release in four years after pleading guilty to a lesser charge for killing a Jersey City man. Zia Berisha, 46, of Linden, had his murder conviction for the Nov. 6, 2007 shooting and beating death of Michael Marro Jr. of Jersey City in a downtown high-rise killing overturned in 2019 by a state appeals court that sent the case back to Hudson County for a do-over. Jurors found in 2010 that Berisha killed Marro, 39, during a robbery at his Portside Tower home that involved high-grade marijuana. In addit…
Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31 Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31
Authorities Release Description Of Hit-Run Vehicle That Hospitalized Female Pedestrian, 31 Authorities in Hudson County are seeking the public's help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 31-year-old pedestrian last Wednesday. The woman was crossing Palisade Avenue just south of Bowers Street in Jersey City Heights when she was struck by a four-door sedan around 9 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition. The suspect vehicle is consistent with a 2012-2014 Black Toyota Camry LE, with New York registration, and notably had a missing hubcap on …
Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him
Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him A Jersey City man invited a 14-year-old boy back to his apartment where he barricaded and sexually assaulted him just moments after meeting him at a local park, authorities said Saturday. The teen met Robert Harper, 54, at Berry Lane Park on Wednesday, March 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two went back to Harper's Union Street apartment together, where Harper barricaded the teen inside and sexually assaulted him, Suarez said. The boy was eventually able to escape and immediately ran to police to report the incident, the prosecutor said. Harper was charged w…
Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash
Hudson County Authorities Seek Truck That Seriously Injured Bicyclist In Hit-Run Crash Authorities in Hudson County are asking the public's help identifying a vehicle that injured a 44-year-old bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash Friday. The female cyclist was riding on Routes 1&9 south when the driver hit her near Jacobus Avenue just before 8 a.m., then fled the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Harrison woman was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where she was listed in critical but stable condition. The suspect vehicle is a container trailer with a red tractor, that has a business logo or white lettering on the passenger side door,…
DOUBLE FATAL: Girl, 11, Dies Trying To Rescue 8-Month-Old Baby Brother From Jersey City Fire DOUBLE FATAL: Girl, 11, Dies Trying To Rescue 8-Month-Old Baby Brother From Jersey City Fire
Double Fatal: Girl, 11, Dies Trying To Rescue 8-Month-Old Baby Brother From Jersey City Fire An 11-year-old girl and her 8-month-old baby brother died when she went in to try to rescue him from a fire that broke out at their Jersey City home Wednesday evening, authorities said. The blaze broke out at 470 Martin Luther King Drive — a two-story attached home — around 11:30 p.m., city and county officials said. The child on the first floor apparently attempted to save the infant sleeping upstairs, Wallace-Scalcione said. Arriving firefighters found both the baby and girl at the scene. The girl was pronounced dead and the baby was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounce…
Girl, 13, Sexually Assaulted By West New York Family Friend, Prosecutor Says Girl, 13, Sexually Assaulted By West New York Family Friend, Prosecutor Says
Girl, 13, Sexually Assaulted By West New York Family Friend, Prosecutor Says A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man more than three times her age in a West New York home, authorities said Tuesday. Police were notified of a girl being sexually attacked earlier this month by a family friend, later identified as 38-year-old Jose Del Pilar, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Del Pilar was arrested later that day, Jan. 20, just after 5 p.m. at the West New York Police Station on 60th Street, Suarez said. He was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact.