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HERO: Jersey City Officer Justified In Gunning Down Suspect Who Shot Woman, Grand Jury Finds HERO: Jersey City Officer Justified In Gunning Down Suspect Who Shot Woman, Grand Jury Finds
Hero: Jersey City Officer Justified In Gunning Down Suspect Who Shot Woman, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: A heroic Jersey City police officer was justified in gunning down a man who'd just deliberately shot a woman in the chest during a domestic dispute, a state-mandated review by a grand jury has found. Officers responding to a 911 call just before midnight May 24, 2022 found city resident Joseph Robertson, 59, crossing Communipaw Avenue at the corner of West Side Avenue with the female victim. Video recorded at the scene shows the officers approaching Robertson and ordering him to drop a gun he was carrying. Robertson instead grabs the woman, puts her in a headlock and points th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Sexually Assaults Woman, 63, In Jersey City Business: Prosecutor Man Sexually Assaults Woman, 63, In Jersey City Business: Prosecutor
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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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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NEW DETAILS: Jersey City Man Killed By Officer Had Gun Pointed At Woman, AG Says NEW DETAILS: Jersey City Man Killed By Officer Had Gun Pointed At Woman, AG Says
NEW Details: Jersey City Man Killed By Officer Had Gun Pointed At Woman, AG Says A man had just grabbed a woman he was with and pointed a gun at her in a Jersey City crosswalk when a police officer shot and killed him, New Jersey's top cop said Monday. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin provided new details while releasing video and audio recordings from the incident. City officers responding to a 911 domestic violence call just before midnight May 24 found Joseph Robertson, 59, of Jersey City crossing Communipaw Avenue at the corner of West Side Avenue outside the BP gas station, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Video rel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Gunman Shot Dead By Jersey City Police Officer In Confrontation Identified UPDATE: Gunman Shot Dead By Jersey City Police Officer In Confrontation Identified
Update: Gunman Shot Dead By Jersey City Police Officer In Confrontation Identified UPDATE (June 20, 2022): A man had just grabbed a woman he was with and pointed a gun at her in a Jersey City crosswalk when a police officer shot and killed him, New Jersey's top cop said. Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin provided new details while releasing video and audio recordings from the incident. City officers responding to a 911 domestic violence call just before midnight May 24 found Joseph Robertson, 59, of Jersey City crossing Communipaw Avenue at the corner of West Side Avenue outside the BP gas station, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Shooter Killed By Jersey City Police (DEVELOPING) Shooter Killed By Jersey City Police (DEVELOPING)
Shooter Killed By Jersey City Police (Developing) Police in Jersey City shot and killed a man just before midnight Tuesday, May 24, sources tell Daily Voice. The man purportedly opened fire on a female victim before police shot him near the BP Gas Station on Communipaw and and West Side avenues. A man is dead after opening fire after midnight in Jersey City. Police shot and killed him. What we know for sure at 4 on @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/FAPyCtXKZp — Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) May 25, 2022 Two officers were hospitalized with minor injuries. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office did not immediately return Daily Voice's inform…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies
Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies A twice-convicted pedophile priest who'd been an associate pastor at a Jersey City church reportedly has died. The death of the Rev. Carmen Sita -- who changed his name to Gerald Howard after getting probation for his first conviction -- was announced by SNAP, a survivors network that provides support for sex abuse victims. Sita had been at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on West Side Avenue for six years when he was arrested in 1982 on charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and giving him pot. After pleading guilty the following year, Sita was sentenced to five months…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor
Man Arrested In Deadly Jersey City Stabbing Also Had Cocaine: Prosecutor Authorities announced an arrest in connection with a deadly Jersey City weekend stabbing. Raymond Chandler, 45, is accused of killing 46-year-old Haldy Thermitus in a vacant West Side Avenue lot on Nov. 19, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police officers responding to a lot near West Side and Oxford avenues found Thermitus in the back of 562 West Side Ave., with injuries, Suarez said. He was  pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 6:10 p.m. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the Cause of Death to be multiple sharp force injuries and the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City 2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City
2 Deaths, Hours Apart Under Investigation In Jersey City Authorities are investigating two separate deaths that happened hours apart in Jersey City. One man was found inured around 4 p.m. Friday on Oxford and West Side avenues, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead about two hours later. The cause and manner of death were pending findings of an autopsy. The victim's name was not released. The second incident occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. Saturday, when Jersey City police responded to 116 Randolph Ave. for an apparent shooting. There, 24-year-old Rashaun Bell, a city resident, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Fleeing Suspects Hit, Critically Injure Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutor Two Jersey City men face several charges for fleeing a traffic stop Monday and striking a woman, leaving her in critical condition, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police pulled over a 2018 Nissan Rogue around 10:30 a.m. on Sterling Avenue in Jersey City. The driver, 22-year-old Daquan Edwards, and the passenger Nicholas Williams, jumped out of the car and ran, according to police.  With a police officer chasing them on foot, the men jumped into a 2005 Infiniti and took off, authorities said. The car, which police said was not stolen, struck the 22-year-old victim at …

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by Paul Milo
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REPORT: Body Of Jersey City Nanny Found In Lake After Morning Run Had Strangulation Marks REPORT: Body Of Jersey City Nanny Found In Lake After Morning Run Had Strangulation Marks
Report: Body Of Jersey City Nanny Found In Lake After Morning Run Had Strangulation Marks UPDATE: A Jersey City man was charged with raping and killing a local nanny. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hudson/news/arrest-made-in-sex-assault-murder-of-nanny-pulled-from-jersey-city-lake/750244/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: The body of a Jersey City nanny pulled from a lake reportedly had strangulation marks on her neck. The body of Caroline Cano, 45, had been dumped in the lake at Lincoln Park, between West Side Avenue and Routes 1 & 9 near her home, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. It was found around 7:30 a.m. Sunday while Cano was out for a morning run, said authori…

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by Paul Milo