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NJ Woman Who Worked At Kalahari Killed, Six Seriously Injured In CT Crash
A woman was killed and six other people all from New Jersey suffered serious injures in a single-vehicle crash in Connecticut.
It happened just before 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13 in New Haven County.
The vehicle involved, a Honda Accord, was traveling northbound on Route 15 near Exit 58 in Woodbridge, when the vehicle veered into the right shoulder when it struck a tree, according to state police.
The victim has been identified as a passenger in the Accord, Siryania Albino-De Fernandez, 30, of Union City, New Jersey. Those who knew her said she worked at Kalahari Resorts in Pennsylvania.
She w…
Trio Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark, Police Say
Three men were arrested for illegal dumping in Newark, authorities said.
David Chang, 24, of Brooklyn, Mikel A. Lopez, 23, of Englewood, and Steven Gonzalez, 25, of Union City, were spotted tossing debris from a U-Haul around 9 p.m. Sunday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
They were spotted by members of the Newark Police Division’s Environmental Graffiti Vice Crimes Task Force near 49-59 Riverside Avenue, O'Hara said.
The materials being removed from the truck included mattresses, wood and black industrial-size garbage bags, police said.
Each suspect faces ch…
Drug Takedown: Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Hudson County Pair, Authorities Say
Two men were arrested after nearly 92 grams of cocaine, heroin and paraphernalia were seized in a Union City drug bust, authorities said Wednesday.
Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 1112 Palisade Avenue, Unit 1A in Union City around 5 a.m. June 15, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
After discovering the drugs, Charlie Carmona, 34, and Javier Fong-Martinez, 30, were arrested on a slew of drug and distribution charges, Suarez said.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Narcot…
Secaucus Prostitution Sting Nets Three Arrests, Chief Says
Three women were arrested on prostitution charges in Secaucus last week, authorities said.
The arrests were part of an effort within the township to combat vice related crimes, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
The following individuals were arrested on June 9, he said:
Lucy Oviedo Ramos, 32, of the Dominican Republic, for engaging in prostitution.
Shannon Cave, 25, Union City, for engaging in prostitution and promoting prostitution.
Edily Perez Batista, 25, of Elizabeth, for engaging in prostitution.
Miller did not release the locations where the arrests occurred.
Stolen Cab Thief Face-Plants After Fleeing Police, Crashing In Fairview
Thieves in a cab stolen out of Union City crashed into another vehicle, injuring two occupants, while trying to flee police in Fairview, authorities said.
Borough police spotted the stolen 2008 Crown Victoria at Anderson and Day avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after getting a call from the cab company, which had been tracking it on GPS, Police Chief Martin Kahn said.
The driver hit the gas, then T-boned a small SUV at the Shaler Avenue intersection two blocks away, he said.
Passenger Luis Flores, 23, struggled with officers who eventually got him out of the taxi, said Kahn, who was among…
Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says
A Hudson County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, authorities announced Thursday.
Jeison Ulloa Madrid, 20, of Union City, met the 14-year-old girl through social media and was arrested on May 19 around 10:30 a.m., at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Madrid was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit for the investigation and arrest.
Anyone wishing to report a sex crime s…
