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Man Charged With Shooting North Bergen Resident In Head: Prosecutor
A 34-year-ol North Bergen resident was arrested and charged on Monday, Jan. 13, with shooting another man in the head last December, authorities said.
On Monday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m., the North Bergen Police Department found Juan Moyet's lifeless body inside a second-floor residence at 9028 Palisade Plaza, Hudson County Prosecutor Ether Suarez said.
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a post-mortem exam was conducted that determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said.
Henry Delgado is charged with murder, disturbing/desecrating human remains and numerous weapons offenses, …
Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor
Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez last month, authorities said.
At 12:42 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following an event at the Prudential Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
Rodriguez was found by police unresponsive and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Ortiz, a Hillside resident, was of…
West New York Man Sexually Assaulted 14-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old West New York man was arrested and charged on Friday, Oct. 18 with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in March, authorities said.
The girl reported that in the early morning hours of Monday, March 11, she was approached by an unknown male, later identified as Christopher Ortiz, and she entered his vehicle, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The girl reported Ortiz later sexually assaulted her inside his residence, Suarez said.
Ortiz is charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said.
He was arre…
