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Routine Noise Complaint Takes Wild Turn With 2 Arrested On Bergen County Street: Police
A complaint about a vehicle with a loud exhaust led to a DWI arrest and the seizure of a loaded homemade handgun allegedly modified into an automatic weapon in Bergen County early Friday, July 17, police said.
Officers responded to Kamena and Ninth streets at approximately 4:03 a.m., after receiving a report of a vehicle idling with a loud exhaust, Deputy Chief John Pierotti said.
At the scene, officers found a 2015 black Honda Civic and detected the odor of alcohol coming from the driver, Marlon A. Roquel-Rojas, 20, of Union City, Pierotti said. After field sobriety tests, Roquel…
Heroin, Ecstasy, Crack Cocaine: Drug Dealer Busted In Hoboken, Police Say
A drug dealer was arrested and charged in Hoboken after residents complained of illegal drug activity, authorities announced Friday, July 17.
At 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, officers observed Jacob Smith, a 31-year-old Hoboken resident sell drugs to another person inside a dark colored vehicle, Hoboken police said. Smith was stopped and a search incident to arrest found him to be in possession of controlled dangerous substances and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Officers later pulled the involved vehicle over and arrested Warren Groome, a 45-year-old Hoboken resident. A search…
'Slow Burn:' Dateline Spotlights NJ Family Massacre
"It's like evil washed over the town."
Dateline NBC will be airing a one-hour episode titled "Slow Burn" about the 2018 murder of the Caneiro family in Colts Neck on Friday, July 17 at 10 p.m.
Paul Caneiro, an Ocean Township resident, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of murdering his brother, his sister-in-law and their two children in their Colts Neck home.
In levying the sentence, Judge Marc Lemieux called Caneiro, a "callous, heartless, brutal killer."
Andrea Canning reports Friday, July 17, at 10/9c on NBC. Dateline NBC
The speci…
E-Scooterist, 22, Killed By Sanitation Truck In NJ, Prosecutor Says
A 22-year-old Union City man was killed after an electric scooter collided with a sanitation truck on the Bergen Turnpike early Wednesday, July 15, authorities said.
Union City police were notified of the crash at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello.
Responding officers found the electric scooter operator, later identified as Mauricio Rodriguez, 22, of Union City, with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the f…
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries.
Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police.
Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
Former Hudson County Superintendent Stole $250K: Prosecutor
A 58-year-old former Hudson County Superintendent of Weights and Measures stole $250,000 for his own personal gain, authorities announced Tuesday, July 14.
Frank Alonso, a Union City resident, is charged with three counts of official misconduct and multiple theft offenses, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said.
Between January 2024 and January 2026, Alonso diverted funds intended for the Hudson Regional Health Commission, the Office of Weights and Measures, and the New Jersey Weights and Measures Association into accounts he used for personal gain, Mello said.
In …
Paterson Woman Learns Fate After Drugs Lead To Deadly OD: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Paterson woman was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, July 10, for supplying drugs that led to a fatal overdose, authorities said.
Shaneshea Cooper had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in May, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.
On Thursday, July 24, Joseph Callari died from a drug overdose in Clinton Township after Cooper gave him narcotics, Robeson said.
Callari was remembered for his love of the outdoors, according to his obituary from the Wright and Ford Funeral Home website. He was at his happiest hunting, fishing, camping…
