Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say
Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say A missing license plate led to the discovery of a loaded handgun during an early-morning traffic stop in Bergen County, authorities said. A Township of Washington police officer spotted a boat trailer being towed without a license plate on Linwood Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck said. The officer stopped the vehicle and, while speaking with the driver, noticed what appeared to be the butt of a firearm inside, Osenbruck said. Police determined the weapon was a loaded Ruger semi-automatic pistol, according to Osenbruck. The driver, William Bradley Smith…
Philly Woman Fled From Cops On Route 46: Police Philly Woman Fled From Cops On Route 46: Police Philly Woman Fled From Cops On Route 46: Police
Philly Woman Fled From Cops On Route 46: Police A 38-year-old Philadelphia woman was arrested and charged with multiple drug charges after she fled from police during a traffic stop on Route 46, officers announced Monday, Sept. 21. At 6:24 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 18, officers observed a gray Toyota traveling east on Route 46 with its hazard lights on, Mount Olive police said. Officers initiated a traffic stop to conduct a welfare check, but the Toyota sped away, police said. Officers received a report of a motor vehicle crash in the backyard of a residence on Hillcrest Avenue and that a man and woman fled the scene of the crash, police sa…
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP
Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: Njsp A 20-year-old Maywood woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Saddle Brook police officer critically injured on Route 80, authorities said. Katelyn M. Gallardo was charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, third-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, and third-degree endangering an injured victim, following the crash Sunday morning, Sept. 20, in the eastbound lanes that left Saddle Brook Officer seriously injured, New Jersey State Police said. Genuario remained in the intensive care unit Monday, Sept. 21, where …
NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right'
NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' A 7-year-old boy died after the gas-powered minibike he was riding collided with a car in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boy was riding near Massachusetts and Melrose avenues around 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when the minibike collided with a 2012 blue Nissan Altima, Atlantic City police said. The Nissan driver remained at the scene, and both vehicles were towed for further investigation, police said. The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe started by …
Stolen Hyundai Driven With USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Cops Stolen Hyundai Driven With USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Cops Stolen Hyundai Driven With USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Cops
Stolen Hyundai Driven With USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Cops Two teenagers were arrested after a stolen Hyundai being driven with a USB cable crashed into a tractor-trailer and a Paramus police vehicle during an attempted escape on Route 17, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Mordaga spotted the 2013 Hyundai Elantra traveling up and down the aisles of the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot around 12:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Mordaga ran the vehicle's information and learned it had been reported stolen out of Wallington, Guidetti said. The driver fled the mall after spotting Mordaga and entered Route 17 South,…
Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing
Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing For 14 years, Eileen Garvin helped get Barnegat children safely to and from school. Now, her own children need help. The 69-year-old woman, who spent 14 years as a school bus aide and driver in town, was strangled by her husband, William Garvin, at their Windward Drive home earlier this month,  the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. Now, with William behind bars, Eileen's children are left mourning the loss of their mother while facing the financial and legal responsibilities that came with her sudden death. “Eileen was much more than a school bus driver," Diane Lundy, who organiz…
Man Accused Of Peering Into Occupied Morris County Apartment Window: Police Man Accused Of Peering Into Occupied Morris County Apartment Window: Police Man Accused Of Peering Into Occupied Morris County Apartment Window: Police
Man Accused Of Peering Into Occupied Morris County Apartment Window: Police A 29-year-old man was arrested after a detective spotted him peering into the window of an occupied Budd Lake apartment in an area he had previously been barred from, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 21. At 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, officers spotted Dylan Martell at the apartment complex walking between buildings, Mount Olive police said. Martell stopped and peered into the window of one of the apartments before walking away and entering a different apartment building, police said. Investigators determined the apartment was occupied at the time and that Martell had previously b…
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene
Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene A car stolen from New Jersey went up in flames after crashing in Northern Westchester, NY, early Sunday morning, but when first responders arrived, the driver was nowhere to be found, fire officials said.  The crash happened on Route 202, also known as the Goat Trail, in Cortlandt on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, according to the Continental Village Fire Department.  Firefighters were first dispatched for a report of a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire, with a driver possibly trapped inside. Arriving crews instead found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The fire had al…
Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession
Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession A Linden police officer was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash while participating in a funeral procession Monday morning, Sept. 21, authorities said. Shortly before 11 a.m., the officer was traveling south on Roselle Street on a marked police motorcycle when he collided with a Ford van entering a private driveway, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The officer was taken to University Hospital in Newark with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Guenther said. The van driver was not injured. Roselle Street remained closed between Ziegler and Elizabeth avenues as …
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …