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Snow Totals Climb With 20 Inches Recorded In This NJ Town: Check How Much Snow Your Area Got
Snowfall totals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania have surged higher than earlier reports, with some areas now measuring up to 20 inches, the National Weather Service announced Friday, Nov. 22. High Point, NJ, has officially recorded 20 inches of snow as of Friday morning, marking the highest total in the region. In Pennsylvania, Richmondale follows closely with 19.5 inches, and Cortez reached 19 inches, highlighting the storm's significant impact on higher elevations. Other notable totals include 17.2 inches near Uniondale and 17 inches in Clifford, both in northeastern Pennsylvania. F…
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Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued In These NJ, PA Counties
The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and warned of 60 mph winds across parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Friday, June 14. At 4:15 p.m., the NWS issued the warnings for Sussex and Warren counties in New Jersey, and Carbon, Monroe, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton, in PA. Newton, Washington, Jim Thorpe, Stroudsburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, are also being warned of severe storms. The warnings are in effect through 5 p.m. Temps hit the 90-degree mark late in the afternoon, the NWS said. Storms were expected in the evening hours, a…
Police & Fire
Woman From Infamous NJ Sheriff's Job Sting Busted For Burglarizing Post Offices
A woman who once made national headlines when she showed up for a job interview with the Hudson County Sheriff's Office only to be busted for nearly a dozen outstanding warrants was arrested for burglarizing a post office she'd been fired from, federal authorities said. Zyeama Johnson, 29, of Jersey City had been sacked by the U.S. Postal Service when she applied for a security guard's job with the county sheriff's office in the fall of 2022. She was also wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Monroe County, PA, and 10 outstanding traffic warrants out of Jersey City at the time. Johnson …
Police & Fire
Handgun Seized From Traveler At Newark Airport Increases Record 2023 Total, TSA Says
TSA agents at Newark Airport nabbed a Pennsylvania traveler who they said tried to bring a loaded gun aboard a flight in his backpack. The discovery of the 9mm handgun at a security checkpoint X-ray machine in Terminal C on Saturday, Sept. 16 brought the total number of firearm seizures at Newark Liberty International Airport this year to 18, federal officials said. That's four more than were seized all of last year, they said. The agents summoned Port Authority police, who took the Canadensis (Monroe County), PA man into custody, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. "We are at a point whe…
Police & Fire
Saudi National Who Drove Stolen NJ School Bus To PA Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
A college student from Saudi Arabia who stole a school bus in Livingston, NJ, and drove it nearly 60 miles to Stroudsburg, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury, authorities said. Bader Alzahrani, a 22-year-old divorced sophomore who attends an undisclosed college, broke into a vacant home across the street from a Livingston Board of Education parking lot on Hill Side Avenue where the bus was parked on Jan. 15, the indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark says. The district reported the bus stolen two days later. Police found a backpack with a Saudi Arabian passport bea…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Sought For PA Dad's Fentanyl Death: Prosecutors
Months after a Pennsylvania father of two died from a drug overdose, authorities are seeking his New Jersey coworker who they say gave him the bag. Steven Nitschke, 33, was found dead in his Stroudsburg home in March, and his cause of death was ruled fentanyl toxicity in his autopsy, said the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. County detectives claim Nitschke got the drugs from his 39-year-old coworker Edwin Burgos, who allegedly said it was heroin. Burgos' whereabouts are unknown to police, but he is thought to frequent the East Stroudsburg area nea…
Police & Fire
Home Invaders Pose As Amazon Workers, Rob And Pistol-Whip Bergen Homeowner
Three unemployed ex-cons posing as Amazon delivery workers pistol-whipped a Bergen County homeowner before fleeing with cash, sneakers and jewelry, authorities said. Newark native Jazmir Carter, 25, currently of Stroudsburg, PA, and Brick City residents Ameer Holcomb, 42, and Michael Carter, 26, forced their way into the North Arlington home after the victim opened the door around 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. North Arlington police notified his office, the prosecutor said, and a joint investigation led to raids by his detectives and members of the FBI Safe …
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Saudi National Who Drove Stolen NJ School Bus To PA Kept Anti-Semitic Journals: Feds
A college student from Saudi Arabia who stole a school bus in Livingston, NJ, and drove it nearly 60 miles to Stroudsburg, PA, kept anti-Semitic journals, federal authorities said. Bader Alzahrani, a 22-year-old divorced sophomore who attends an undisclosed college, is accused of first breaking into a vacant home across the street from a Livingston Board of Education parking lot on Hill Side Avenue where the bus was parked. The district reported the bus stolen on Jan. 17, two days after the residential break-in, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Police found a backpack…
Weather
First Storm Of Season Bringing Snow, Gusty Winds To Much Of NJ, Eastern PA
The first storm of the season is shaping up for parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, with snow and gusty winds expected all day Wednesday, Jan. 25. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisor for Morris, Sussex, Warren, western Passaic counties, Berks, Lehigh, Monroe and Carbon counties, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Summary of weather hazards for the Wednesday winter storm. Snow, mixed precipitation, strong winds, coastal flooding, and marine impacts area all expected. Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 The wes…
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Suspected Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger Has Deep Ties To Pennsylvania
"How did you leave the scene? Did you struggle with or fight the victim?" Those were two questions that suspected University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger posted to Reddit in a since-deleted thread, apparently while working toward his Master of Arts in criminal justice from DeSales University in Lehigh County. Kohberger, who went on to study criminology at Washington State University's Pullman campus, according to a another deleted webpage, was arrested in the Pocono Mountains early Friday, Dec. 30 in connection with the deaths of the four students. But before he made national headline…
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Person Of Interest Bryan Kohberger In Idaho Students' Murders Arrested In Poconos
A suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students was arrested in Monroe County, PA, authorities said. Bryan Kohberger, age 28, was arrested in Albrightsville, near the Pocono Mountains, on the night of Thursday, Dec. 29, according to the City of Moscow Police Department on Facebook. Kohberger, who was arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant, was wanted for the first-degree murders of Madison Mogan, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. “Since November, investigators have been laser-focused on pursuing every lead in our pursuit of justice," said Moscow Police…
Police & Fire
PA Man Posted Chilling Message On Facebook Days Before Fisherman Found His Body
"Tomorrow is not promised, so you have to live life and do the things that you want to do." On Sept. 27, that's what Anthony Counterman posted on his Facebook page. Four days earlier he wrote: "You have to make a change in life at some point of time." On Friday, Oct. 7, Counterman was found dead. A fisherman discovered the 26-year-old former Stroudsburg man's body in the water of Pocono Creek near Tanite Road in Stroud Township around 9:15 a.m., Stroud Area Regional police said. His body was recovered about three hours later. An autopsy will be conducted, but…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Was Wanted By Police — So She Applied To Work For Them: Report
A fugitive who applied for a job with the Hudson County Sheriff's Office thought she was going in for an interview. Instead, she was placed under arrest, authoritie said. Zyeama Y. Johnson, 27, had a bench warrant out of Monroe County, PA, along with 10 more bench warrants for failure to appear in court on traffic violations in Jersey City, Hudson County Sheriff Francis X. “Frank” Schillari said. Finding her didn't seem to be too difficult. After confirming the validity of her warrants, Johnson was called in for a "job interview" by authorities in Hudson County — and then promptly arre…
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Runnin' On E: Dozing Driver Had Dozens Of Pills, Cocaine, Say PalPark Police
An out-of-state driver who was found passed out behind the wheel of an SUV in Palisades Park had dozens of Ecstasy pills for sale, authorities said. Officers responding to another motorist's call found Pedro J. Santiago, 29, of Shenandoah, PA, out cold in an Acura MDX on Grand Avenue near the entrance to westbound Route 46 around 10 p.m. Sunday, said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department. The motor was running, he said. The officers found 72 Ecstasy pills, a bag of cocaine and drug-packaging materials after waking him, Espino said. Records showed that Santiago was …
Weather
Tracking 'Trouble-Making' Winter Storm Headed To Region
Another round of winter weather is headed to the area overnight, meteorologists say. Snow and sleet are expected to be heaviest in the Poconos — which could get up to six inches, the National Weather Service predicts. Precipitation is expected to begin late Tuesday, March 8 and continue into the late morning Wednesday, March 9. Parts of North Jersey and the Philadelphia area will see only an inch or two, but mostly on grassy surfaces, according to AccuWeather.com, calling the storm a "trouble-maker" and "late-bloomer." A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect for Carbon and Monroe counties…
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Mahwah Car Burglars: Judge Frees One, Other Held On PA Warrant After Oakland PD Adds Charges
Oakland police filed a host of charges against two New York City men captured in Mahwah while burglarizing dozens of vehicles in northwest Bergen County. Although Kalil Clay was charged with eight counts each of burglary and theft, among other offenses, a Superior Court judge in Hackensack released him from the Bergen County Jail, with conditions, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. Clay's accused running mate, Eric B. Torres remained held under a fugitive warrant out of Monroe County, PA. Torres is charged with the same offenses as Clay, in addition to resisting arrest, disorderly co…
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Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen
With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two men came …
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Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft
GOTCHA! With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two m…
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Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt
UPDATE: A Pennsylvania man claimed he shot and killed a Paterson teen in the Poconos over an alleged $100 debt, authorities said after arresting him and an accused accomplice. Tyrone Michael Parson, 19, of Stroudsburg lured Jaheem Keith Alston, also 19, into a purported drug deal before pulling out a gun and firing several shots at him on Oct. 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Alston's body was later found in a wooded area of Middle Smithfield Township, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Water Gap, they said. Parson allegedly told investigators that Alston -- who was graduate…
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Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos
Two grieving Paterson brothers must each bury a son this week following separate tragedies barely 48 hours apart. Jaheem Keith Alston, 19, of Paterson was gunned down in Middle Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg late Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police said. This came two nights after the body of his missing cousin, 26-year-old Kiariff Alston of Glen Rock, was found in the waters off the Jersey Shore. Pennsylvania State Police said they responded to an 11:18 p.m. call Saturday of multiple shots fired between Gingerbread and Arrowhead lanes, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Wat…
Weather
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding
Remnants of Hurricane Ida is posing a risk of tornados and flooding across parts of New Jersey and the Philadelphia area Wednesday. Thunderstorms are largely possible across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in the afternoon -- which could turn into tornados, according to the National Weather Service. Enhanced Risk for tornadoes extended, slightly farther north; Gale Watch upgraded to a Gale Warning; Small northwest shift in heaviest rain amountsNational Weather Service In Pennsylvania, a flash flood watch was issued for …
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Veteran Skydiver Dies At Same PA Facility Where NJ Man Was Killed In April
A 35-year-old Staten Island man and veteran skydiver was killed in a freak accident in Pennsylvania Monday at the same facility where a New Jersey skydiver died in April. Frank Kancso's parachute opened and stayed on, but he landed hard in the landing area at Sky’s the Limit Skydiving Center in Monroe County, according to Pennsylvania State Police and WFMZ. Troopers found Kansco -- who had thousands of previous jumps under his belt -- unresponsive on the ground around 3:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital after having suffered traumatic injuries, authorities said. Kancso's death…
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: Accused Bergen Dealer Charged With $400,000 Worth Of Meth
A Bergen County crystal meth dealer was jailed after he tried having three pounds of the drug shipped to his home, authorities said. Detectives found six more pounds following a controlled delivery to Eric R. Shankland, 48, at his West 4th Street home in Moonachie, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. The nine total pounds seized could fetch upwards of $400,000 if sold on the street, the prosecutor said. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service alerted authorities after intercepting the package destined for delivery to Shankland from Arizona earlier this week, Musella said. Shan…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass
Pennsylvania state troopers shot and killed a 19-year-old man who refused to drop his weapon on a Route 80 overpass on Dec. 30 in Monroe County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the State Route 33 southbound overpass where they found Christian Joseph Hall was standing and clutching a gun around 1:40 pm, Pennsylvania State Police said. Footage of the scene published by WBRE shows Hall pacing along the highway and clutching a gun. When directed by police to drop his gun, Hall initially complied, but later became uncooperative and starting walking toward police -- pointing the gun in t…
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: Biden Supporters Stage Dance Parties Outside Pennsylvania Convention Center
The streets of Philadelphia looked more like disco parties Thursday evening as workers continued to count ballots inside of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Disco music echoed through Arch and 12th streets, where Joe Biden's supporters -- dressed in costume and holding signs -- danced the night away. Some of Donald Trump's supporters stopped by early in the evening and were apparently chanting "Four more years!" CBS reports. But Biden's supporters yelled back: "Count every vote!" and continued dancing. "There are currently 9 sad Trumpers corralled in a pen of their own making outside t…
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