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Two Teens Arrested After Discarded Loaded Gun Forces Union HS Into Lockdown: Police
Two teenagers were arrested after they discarded a loaded firearm in the bushes near Union High School, prompting a lockdown, on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, authorities said. At 8:11 a.m., officers responded to a resident near Union High School who reported finding a fanny pack in the bushes near Stahuber Drive, Township of Union police said. Officers responded and determined the fanny pack had a loaded Smith and Weston 380 handgun in it, police said. Detectives also responded to the scene and located a home that had an exterior camera and they were able to view the footage that…
Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint: Maplewood PD
A delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint in Maplewood on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 9:30 p.m., a driver of a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox left their vehicle running while making a delivery to a residence on Elmwood Avenue near Meadowbrook Road, Maplewood police said. When the driver returned to their vehicle they were met by a man dressed in all black pointing a handgun, police said.. The suspect male then entered into the vehicle and fled the scene, police said. The driver was not injured in the encounter, police said. The vehicle was later&nbs…
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Driver Injured After Vehicle Overturns: Fairfield PD
A driver was injured after the vehicle he was driving overturned on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 3 in Fairfield, authorities said. At 12:13 p.m., officers responded to a single car motor vehicle crash on Hollywood Avenue near Francaville Drive, Fairfield police said. The driver ran off the roadway and struck a roadway before the vehicle overturned, police said. The crash is currently under investigation, police said. The extent of the driver's injuries is unknown.
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Driver With NJ Plates Shoots Trooper On NY Highway; Suspect On Run
A New York State Police trooper is recovering after being shot on a Long Island highway. The incident happened on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, in the westbound lanes near exit 17, late Wednesday night, Oct. 30. According to police, a trooper exchanged gunfire with a suspect before the suspect fled the scene. The trooper was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition early Thursday, Oct. 31. Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Police said the suspect was a dark skinned man driving possibly a black Dodge Charger with temporary Ne…
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Viral Dashcam Footage Shows Vehicle Reversing On NY Highway In Apparent Insurance Fraud Attempt
Authorities are investigating a case of attempted insurance fraud after the victim’s shocking dashcam video of the incident went viral online. “Everything happened so fast,” Ashpia Natasha, recounted in a video on TikTok that had more than 68M views as of press time. She said she was alone driving eastbound on the Belt Parkway in Queens, toward the Southern State Parkway, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, when another driver cut her off and slammed on his brakes. At first, her dashcam video shows what appears to be just a close call; she hits her brakes and avoids crashing into the other ve…
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Ex-Con Driving On 2 Flats Found With Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets At NJ School: Cops
A 49-year-old Burlington Township ex-convict was found with a loaded gun and drugs at a Somerset County school one early-morning this week, authorities said. Police in Franklin Township were notified around 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, that someone was driving on two flat tires on the property of a local private school, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Arriving officers found Quincy K. Clark coming out of the bushes with his hands in his pockets, they said. Officers conducting the investigation found a high-capacity ammunition magazine on Clark, and a more extensive sea…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Bloomfield Crash: Police
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bloomfield on Sunday, Oct. 13, authorities said. The crash occurred after 11 p.m. near Boughton Avenue, the Bloomfield police said. The victim has not been publicly identified. There is no suspected criminality, police said, though the crash remains under investigation. Police did not release additional details about the crash.
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Thief Breaks Into Rutgers Dorm Rooms To Steal From Sleeping Students, Police Say
Rutgers University police were investigating two attempted burglaries in a dorm on the New Brunswick campus, authorities said. The burglary attempts happened inside Clothier Residence Hall between 4 and 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, campus police said in a Facebook post. The dorm is at 590 George Street on the College Avenue campus. The first witness reported seeing the suspect try to steal a valuable item from the witness's sleeping roommate. The suspect returned the item when the witness confronted him and the would-be thief left. A victim in another room then reported the suspect…
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15-Year-Old Secaucus Boy Possessed 900+ Images Of Child Porn: Police
A 15-year-old Secaucus resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Oct. 9 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Last month, officers began investigating reports of child sexual abuse material being uploaded online by a resident of Harmon Cove Towers, Secaucus police said in a release. A 15-year-old possessed over 900 images/videos depicting child sexual abuse material, a police investigation revealed. The boy was actively “trading” the images/videos depicting child sexual abuse material with other people, police said. Some of these images/videos depicted preschool, grade…
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Man Assaulted, Attempted Robbery In Road Rage Incident: Newark PD
Police are looking for two people after a man was assaulted during a road rage incident in Newark on Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 4:50 p.m., a man exited his vehicle at Clinton Avenue and Bergen Street and accused the victim of hitting his car, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim got out of his truck to look at damage and when he didn't see any, the man and a passenger in his vehicle assaulted the victim, punching and kicking him, Fragé said. While on the ground, the passenger attempted to take the victim’s wallet but was unsucces…
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Man, 23, Found Hanging In Tree Of Family's Front Yard In New Jersey, Police Say
A New Jersey man was found hanging in the front yard of his family's home over the weekend, police said. Lakewood officers responding to a home on Cedar Street found the 23-year-old man hanging from a tree in the yard, Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said. Life-saving efforts were unwarranted and the man was pronounced dead. The investigation is considered closed.
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2 Dead, Driver Seriously Injured In Route 1 Linden Crash
Two people were killed in a crash overnight on Route 1 in Linden, authorities said. A 2013 Infiniti Sedan was heading north when it struck a tractor-trailer turning left onto S. Stiles Street from the southbound lanes around 3 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, police said. One of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and a second passenger were both taken to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries, where the second passenger died. The truck driver was not injured in the crash and is cooperating with Police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Lin…
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Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Linden
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash Thursday night, Oct. 3 in Linden, police said. The Brooklyn, NY man was heading south on a 2022 BMW motorcycle when he struck a 2012 Ford F150 as it was making the turnaround to travel north at the Phillips 66 Domestic Trades entrance around 11:30 p.m., local police said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead on scene. No additional injuries were reported. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Linden Police Traffic Bureau at (908) 474-8505.
Police & Fire
Suspect Wanted After Double Shooting Near Rutgers-New Brunswick Campus
Police were investigating after two men were shot in a New Brunswick neighborhood near the Rutgers University campus, authorities said. Officers responded to the shooting on Jones Avenue between Comstock and Hale streets at around 11:17 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, the New Brunswick city government said in a Facebook post. Investigators said two groups were fighting when a suspect from one group fired shots at the other one. Two New Brunswick men, ages 27 and 26, were brought to a nearby hospital. They were expected to survive their injuries. The Rutgers University Police Depar…
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Wife Stabbed Dead By Husband, Both Found Lying On Kitchen Floor In NJ: Prosecutor
A Perth Amboy man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife overnight, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Perth Amboy Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says Officers responding to a 911 call on reports of a stabbing in a Bertrand Avenue residence found Rosana Rodriguez lying on the kitchen floor next to her husband, Wellington Leonardo, just before 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano said. Rodriguez appeared to have been stabbed, the prosecutor and chief s…
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Girl Listed Targets Of NJ School Shooting 'To See How People Would React,' Police Say
A girl was taken into custody after police in New Jersey said she made a school shooting threat on social media "to see how people would react." Bridgeton police were made aware of the threat of a shooting at the Broad Street School on Thursday, Sept. 19, they said. "This threat was posted to Instagram and other social media applications," police said. "On the post there were many names listed as potential targets of the shooting." Following an investigation, police tracked down the girl who posted the threat and arrested her, they said. "It was learned during this investigation that the …
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Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15. Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…
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Man Broke Into Newark Jewelry Store With Hammer: Police
A man is at large after he broke into a Newark jewelry store using a hammer on Friday, Sept, 6, authorities said. At noon, the suspect walked up to Vinhas Jewelry at 87 Ferry St. and broke the store’s front window with a small black hammer, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspect, a Black male in his late 30s, reached through the small hole he created and grabbed several pieces of jewelry before fleeing, Fragé said. The suspect is described as 6" tall with a medium build and a receding hairline, was captured on surveillance video wearing a gray hoode…
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NJ Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
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Newark Infant's Death Under Investigation: Authorities
A 7-month-old infant died in Newark on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. At 9 p.m., police responded to Avon Avenue and South 10th Street and found an unconscious and unresponsive infant, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The infant was pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation remains ongoing, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.
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Clark Woman, 18, Killed By Motorcycle Fleeing Police Near UDel Campus: Cops
Police have identified the 18-year-old woman struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist near the University of Delaware campus this week. Noelia Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. UPDATE: Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Death Of Noelia Gomez Gomez's LinkedIn page shows she graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains and was studying business and economics at UDel. ** Original story below ** A University of Delaware police officer tried to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation on Wednesday, A…
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Two Charged In West New York Hit, Run Crash That Critically Injured Pedestrian: Prosecutor
Two people were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Aug. 21, following a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in West New York that critically injured a pedestrian last Saturday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 3:40 p.m., West New York police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motorcycle on Bergenline Avenue and 57th Street and found the victim with life-threatening injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The occupant of the motorcycle fled the scene on foot, Suarez said. The victim, a 54-year-old Union City resident, is in critical condition in a nearby hospital, …
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Police ID Three 20-Somethings Killed In High-Speed South Jersey BMW Crash
Three people in their 20s were killed in a South Jersey crash early Saturday, Aug. 17, police said. A 2006 BMW operated by Ian P. Rodriguez, of Millville, was heading west on Mayslanding Road at a high rate of speed when it suddenly left the roadway to the right on the approach of Panther Road around 8:25 a.m., Vineland Sgt. N. Dounoulis said. The vehicle struck a utility pole, lost control, and overturned while striking an irrigation winch located on the farm field on the northwest corner of the intersection, Dounoulis said. The two passengers of the vehicle, Joquan Carter, 26, and Shamer…
Police & Fire
Shots Fired In Newark, Two Firearms Recovered: Police
Gunshots were fired in Newark on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 14, authorities said. At 8:21 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of Clifton Avenue on a report of shots fired, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. While police did not locate any victims, they did recover two firearms in the immediate area, Fragé said. This incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Hoboken Park: Prosecutor
A man was found dead in Maxwell Place Park on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said they were investigating, along with the Hoboken Police Department. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, authorities said. Maxwell Place Park was temporarily closed due to the investigation, a spokeswoman for the City of Hoboken said.
Police & Fire
NY Man, 26, Charged Twin Sister's Teaneck Murder: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old New York man has been charged with murder in the Thursday, Aug. 15 death of his twin sister, authorities said. Jonathan Hagley shot and killed Naomi Hagley in a home on Hickory Street around 8:25 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Naomi was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, her twin brother fled the scene, Musella said. Hagley was found several blocks away by Bogota police, Musella said. A handgun with a defaced serial number was recovered near the crime scene, he added. Hagley was charged with first-degree murder and various w…
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Man Riding E-Bike Groped Three Women: Hoboken PD (
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A man in Hoboken is at large after he groped three women while riding an e-bike on Tuesday, July 30, authorities said. The incidents occurred near the intersections of Second and Garden Streets, Garden and First Streets, and Willow Avenue and Seventh Street between 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., a spokeswoman for the Hoboken police said. Authorities said they are investigating the incidents as criminal sexual conduct. Anyone with information is asked to call 201-420-2100, ext. 3703.
Police & Fire
Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash
The vice president of a scrap metal company died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. Kevin Scoda, 24, of Edison, was killed in the crash on Route 72, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 23. Officers responded to the scene near milepost 24.5 at around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Investigators said Scoda's 2023 Chevrolet Corvette collided with a 2018 Subaru while traveling east on Route 72. Scoda's sports car went off the road, crashed into a utility pole, and caught fire. "Unidentified citizens" were able to get Scoda out o…
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Scratch-Off Lotto Tickets Stolen From Newark Store: Police
Two men are at-large after breaking into a business in Newark on the early morning of Friday, July 19, and stealing money and scratch-off lottery tickets, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., a man arrived at a store on the 300 block of South Orange Avenue and struck the business' camera with a stick, breaking it, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. At 3:40 a.m., the suspect was joined by another man and they broke a glass window and one man climbed into the store while the other acted as lookout, Fragé said. The thieves made off with scratch-off lottery tickets and $570 …
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7-Eleven Employee Shot During Robbery: Bloomfield PD
A 7-Eleven gas station attendant was shot during a robbery on Saturday, July 13, authorities said. Two men pulled up in a black sedan and demanded money from a gas station attendant, Bloomfield police said. The attendant refused to turn over the money and was shot in the leg with a black semiautomatic handgun, police said. The suspects proceeded to flee the scene, police said. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.
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Baby Dies After Being Left In Car In Morris County: Prosecutor
Authorities in Morris County are investigating the death of a 6-month-old infant on Wednesday, July 17. Police were called to a parking lot near South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. where they found the baby girl in a parked vehicle, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Paramedics attempted to render lifesaving aid and the baby was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Preliminary information indicates the child was left unattended in the vehicle prior to death, the prosecutor said. The baby's mother was taken to an area hosp…
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