2 Hospitalized After Car, Pickup Truck Crash In Hawthorne 2 Hospitalized After Car, Pickup Truck Crash In Hawthorne
2 Hospitalized After Car, Pickup Truck Crash In Hawthorne Two people were hospitalized following a crash involving a vehicle and a pickup truck in Hawthorne, police said. The crash happened at Lafayette and Van Winkle avenues around 8:35 a.m., Hawthorne Detective Capt. Robert King said. Photos from the scene were shared by Boyd A. Loving below. Both injured people were taken to area hospitals, King said. Their conditions were not immediately available. Hawthorne firefighters responded after fluid spilled into a storm drain, according to King. City Wide Towing responded to remove the vehicles.
SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Car In Wild 4-Vehicle Bergen County Crash SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Car In Wild 4-Vehicle Bergen County Crash
SUV Goes Airborne, Lands On Car In Wild 4-Vehicle Bergen County Crash A driver who hit the gas instead of the brake sent his SUV airborne and onto another vehicle in a four-car crash in Bergen County on Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, police said. The crash happened at Livingston Street and Blanch Avenue in Norwood around 8:03 p.m., Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. View this post on Instagram The driver of a Ford Explorer was heading north on Livingston Street and approaching Blanch Avenue when a green traffic light turned amber, Federici said. The driver attempted to stop but struck the gas pedal inste…
Motorcyclist Took Off From Bergen County Cop, Rode Recklessly: Police Motorcyclist Took Off From Bergen County Cop, Rode Recklessly: Police
Motorcyclist Took Off From Bergen County Cop, Rode Recklessly: Police A motorcyclist refused to stop for a police officer and instead rode recklessly to get away, authorities in Bergen County said. Edgewater Police Officer Robert Jacobson tried to stop the motorcycle while on patrol Monday, Aug. 17, after finding it had an expired registration and its registered owner had a suspended license, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. The rider refused to stop and began riding recklessly, eluding the officer, according to the chief. An investigation identified the rider as the motorcycle's registered owner, Oliver Almanzar, 32, of North Bergen, Martin said. …
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says
Drugs Found Inside McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Given To Child, Woman Says A woman claims she found drugs inside a child’s Happy Meal toy at a Connecticut McDonald’s. Brittany Fitzpatrick said in a Facebook post that she had taken her daughter and her niece to the restaurant at 611 South Main Street in Middletown. Fitzpatrick said her niece found the "rocks" inside a "Stranger Things" promotional toy inside a Happy Meal.  “She opened it and said there was something wrong with her toy, someone put 'rocks' in it,” Fitzpatrick said. “I took it from her to look and immediately noticed it was weed.” Fitzpatrick contacted police. The Middletown Police Department …
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At NJ TJ Maxx: Police A Connecticut man accused of taking an "upskirt" photo of a woman shopping at a Bergen County TJ Maxx was arrested in New York and extradited to New Jersey, authorities said. Edgewater patrol officers responded to the TJ Maxx at 477 River Road at approximately 6:31 p.m. Friday, July 10, on a report of a suspicious person taking pictures, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Officers determined a man had taken an "upskirt" photograph of a woman who was shopping inside the store, Martin said. Detective Hansen identified the man as Daniel Tivet, 45, of Colchester, CT, during the investigation, ac…
ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep
ICE Chase Ends In Crash Involving NJ Town Mayor's Wife: Rep A mayor's wife and a driver fleeing federal immigration agents were both hospitalized when the suspect ran a red light and apparently struck her vehicle early Wednesday, Sept. 2 in New Jersey, officials confirmed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a stop at approximately 7:30 a.m., on Route 130 in North Brunswick, Township spokeswoman Michelle Greder said. After initially stopping, the driver of the subject vehicle fled from federal agents at a high rate of speed. During the incident, the vehicle proceeded through a red traffic signal and co…
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Stolen Gun, Brass Knuckles Found During Bergen County Dispute: Police Stolen Gun, Brass Knuckles Found During Bergen County Dispute: Police
Stolen Gun, Brass Knuckles Found During Bergen County Dispute: Police A Bergen County man was carrying a loaded handgun reported stolen in Ohio 15 years ago when police responded to a dispute at a borough home, authorities said. Officers responded to a Demarest Place residence in Maywood at approximately 8:06 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, on a report of a verbal dispute involving a person refusing to leave, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Officers found Gavae Clarke, 35, of Maywood, involved in the dispute, according to the chief. During the investigation, officers found Clarke with a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm semi-automatic handgun loaded …
9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD 9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD
9 Rescued After Vessel Takes On Water: Stafford PD Nine people were rescued after their vessel  vessel struck a partially submerged dredge pipe and began taking on water in the waters south of the Causeway Bridge, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 2. At 12:38 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 29, the Stafford Township Police Department Marine Unit received a distress call over the VHF marine radio reporting a vessel taking on water approximately one mile south of the Causeway Bridge, Stafford Township police said. The distress call was made by a passing boater who remained with the vessel until police arrived, officers said. The v…
Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police
Shots Fired In Red Bank: Police An investigation has been launched after shots were fired in Red Bank Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. At 4:52 p.m., officers responded to 107 Catherine St. and found numerous shell chasings from the roadway near the residence, Red Bank police said. A vehicle believed to be involved had fled the area prior to police arrival, officers said. Several residents were sitting outside their residence at the time of the incident but no injuries were reported, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.
NJ Woman Charged After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor NJ Woman Charged After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Charged After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Manasquan resident is facing numerous charges after a woman died in a three-car crash, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 2. Tamra Lawlor is charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto, having previously been charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. At 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, officers responded to Route 70 and Morningstar Road after Lawlor ran a red light and her Subaru Crosstrek crashed into a Toyota Camry driven by 58-year-old Eileen Ziesmer, a Brick resident and a Nissan Armada driven …