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Police & Fire
Body Found On 440 ID'd As Missing Woman
The body found on Route 440 on the Jersey City-Bayonne border on Wednesday, May 17, has been identified as Norelis Mendoza, who has been missing last week, authorities announced. Mendoza, a 32-year-old Lindenwold mom, had been last seen in Jersey City on Saturday, May 13,Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Norelis MendozaJersey City Police Police in Jersey City had said she was last spotted at her mother's house on Montgomery Street and Monmouth Street. Suarez said her death is considered suspicious. A cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the medical examiner…
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Body Found On Route 440 (
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A body was found along Route 440 on the border of Jersey City and Bayonne Wednesday, May 17, authorities said. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said only that the investigation is being led by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and Jersey City Police Department. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
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Pedestrian Critically Injured In JC Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
A 35-year-old Jersey City resident was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash at midnight on Monday, May 15, authorities said. Jersey City police responded to Newark Avenue and Coles St and found the man with serious injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was transported by EMS to Jersey City Medical Center where he is in critical but stable condition, Suarez said. The vehicle did not remain on the scene, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating, Suarez said. Anyone with in…
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Man Sexually Assaults Woman, 63, In Jersey City Business: Prosecutor
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man in the sexual assault of a 63-year-old woman inside of a Jersey City business. Elijah Lloyd, a city resident, is believed to have robbed and sexually assaulted the woman Wednesday, May 10 when she entered a business on West Side Avenue around 8:25 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Jersey City Police Department with the investigation and arrest and multiple units of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance in the investigatio…
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North Carolina Man Killed In Jersey City Store
A 23-year-old North Carolina man was killed in a Jersey City shooting. Khalil King, of Fayetteville, was found inside a business at 152 Danforth Ave., with a gunshot wound around midnight Sunday, April 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 12:16 a.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests have been made at this tim…
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Jersey City Officer Fired For Hitting Jogger Hopes To Be Reinstated, Lawyer Says
Supporters are rallying for a Jersey City police officer who they say was unfairly fired for hitting a jogger while responding to an emergency in February 2022. A GoFundMe for officer Edwin Hernandez says he is suffering "extreme punishment" as a result of his termination. Dashcam footage published by Real Garden State captured the Feb. 8, 2022 incident in which a jogger, later identified as Douglas Salom, ran directly in front of Hernandez's Crown Victoria on Jersey Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Real Garden State (@rea…
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Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations
Three teens running a fund-raising robbery scam on strangers at Jersey City PATH stations were captured after one of the victims was injured in a scuffle, authorities said. That man was approached by the trio at the Grove Street station on March 6, Port Authority Public Information Officer Lenis Valens said. “They asked if he was willing to donate to their football team,” she said. When he told them he had no cash, they said he could do it through Venmo or Zelle, so he handed the phone over looking to make a $5 donation, Valens said. The teens, in turn, told him the account was wrong and …
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US Marshals Capture Jersey City Man's Accused Killer In Virginia
US Marshals captured a suspected New Jersey killer in Virginia, authorities said. Jersey City's Brandon Montauge, 24, is being held in Newport News, Virginia, pending his extradition back to New Jersey following an investigation into the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Tyreef Robinson, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, March 9 following his arrest. The shooting was reported shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 4 in Jersey City. Prosecutors say that the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a shooting on Bergen Avenue, and upon arrival, officers found …
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Jersey City Man, 34, Gunned Down
A 34-year-old Jersey City man was shot and killed Saturday, March 4, authorities said. Tyreef Robinson was found with a gunshot wound to the upper body around 10:15 p.m. near 2 Bergen Ave., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:27 p.m. The Cause and Manner of Death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to cont…
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Jersey City Officer Allowed Fugitive To Stay At Her Home: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Jersey City police officer has been arrested on accusations she allowed a fugitive wanted for attempted murder to stay in her house while knowing all along they were wanted, authorities said. Members of the US Marshals Service captured the suspect wanted in a Feb. 10, 2022 shooting at Page Rivera's home on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Rivera, through her employment at the Jersey City Police Department, was aware of the arrest warrant that was issued for the individual wanted in a Feb. 10 shooting she allowed to stay at her home, Suarez sa…
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25-Year-Old Man Gunned Down In Jersey City
A 25-year-old man was fatally shot in Jersey City, authorities said. The shooting occurred Sunday, Jan. 29 on Summit Avenue,, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez At approximately 9:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Summit Avenue and Poplar Street in Jersey City. Police found Rafael Gomez, of Jersey City at 1143 Summit Ave. with an apparent gunshot wound to the torso. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 11 p.m., S…
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Men Who Killed 17-Year-Old Jersey City Girl Get Prison Time
A pair of men charged in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jersey City girl were sentenced to state prison on Friday Jan. 27, authorities said. Alterik Ellis, 29, and Travis DeFoe, 32, both of Jersey City, were sentenced to 35 years in New Jersey State Prison for the 2018 shooting death of Jade Saunders in Jersey City, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Ellis and DeFoe were each convicted at trial of murder, theft and weapons offenses, Suarez said. “No family should ever lose a child in a senseless act of gun violence,” said Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin…
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