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Storm Update: Flooding, Crashes Close NJ Roads
Following fierce storms swept through the region Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, many roadways were still flooded and wet, making for treacherous commutes Wednesday, Aug. 7.
As of 8 a.m., Route 17 north was closed in Hasbrouck Heights at Route 46 due to flooding.
The borough's fire department shared scenes from local streets.
Last night, members stood by at the firehouse in anticipation of the storm. For several hours, the department responded... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department on Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Last night, members stood by at the firehouse in anticipation of the st…
Colombian Nationals Nabbed After NJ Home Break-In Nets Jewelry, Furs, Cash, More
Three Colombian nationals remain in federal custody and a fourth has already been deported after the government said they stole jewelry, a Rolex, an antique rifle, furs and cash in a home burglary in Union County.
The quartet also took a stamp collection, luxury bags and more after breaking into the Cranford home shortly before 5 p.m. last Nov. 30, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then loaded the valuables into a red Honda Accord that they'd driven there, an FBI complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says.
Sellinger, who put the total value of the loss at more than …
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K
There were two third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, Jan. 27, Mega Millions lottery.
They matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Hudson County: Kearny Wine and Liquor, 818 Kearny Ave., Kearny; and
Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt.
The winning numbers for the Friday, Jan. 27, drawing were: 04, 43, 46, 47 and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 22 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.
Two NJ Powerball Players Win $150K, Nine Win $50K
Eleven New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn on Monday, Oct. 31, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.
Two of those tickets were purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prizes to $150,000.
The Powerball jackpot now rolls to $1.2 billion for the next drawing to be held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 10:59 pm.
Those winning NJ tickets were sold at the following locations:
Bergen County ($150,000): 7-Eleven #34523, 29 County Rd., Tenafly;
Passaic County ($150,000): Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt;
Burlington County ($50,000): Acme #6…
Hudson Man Kidnaps, Sexually Abuses Mentally Impaired Woman, Shoves Her From Car: Authorities
A Kearny man kidnapped a mentally incapacitated Paterson woman he’d met online, had sex with her in his car, a nearby park and his apartment, then shoved her out of the vehicle when he realized her family was following him, authorities charged.
A four-month manhunt ended when Horus G. Nunez-Velazquez, 35, was captured in Pennsylvania, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim M. Baycora said in a joint announcement on Friday.
Nunez-Velazquez “met the (32-year-old) woman online, picked her up from her residence and took her to a nearby park and subsequentl…
Kearny Man Charged In OD Death Of Newark Fire Captain
A 42-year-old man has been charged in the overdose death of a beloved 49-year-old Newark fire captain who was found unresponsive at a fire station in January.
Eliasel Baez, 42, of Kearny, was charged with strict liability in the death of Newark Fire Captain Carlos Rivera, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
He was also charged with distributing cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, authorities said.
On Jan. 15, Rivera, of Sayreville, was found unresponsive inside the Newark firehouse of Engine 15 Ladder 7 at 269 Park Avenue.
He was taken to University Hos…
Uber Driver, Buddy Stole $165K In Luxury Items, Cocaine, 15 LBS Of Marijuana: Kearny PD
A Newark Uber driver and his buddy from the Bronx were nabbed after a four-month-long investigation that yielded 15 pounds of pot, $165,000 in luxury goods and more, police said.
Javier Ortega, 40, of Newark, NJ, and Severiano Ybert Perez, 42, of Bronx, NY, were arrested on Tuesday, July 12, Kearny Police Chief George King said.
The investigation all started with two burglaries reported in one multi-family home on Argyle Place on Feb. 27, police said.
The suspects matched the description of the burglars who committed similar thefts at a Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, on Feb. 2…
Police: Paramus Woman, New BF Break Into Ex's Fort Lee Condo, Brutally Stab Dog
A Paramus woman who’d threatened to kill a former lover broke into his Fort Lee condo with her new boyfriend and stabbed the man's dog, authorities said.
The owner told police he fled the Cumbermeade Road condominium after the couple called and threatened to shoot him just after midnight Tuesday, Capt. Edward Young said.
Officers who found the front door ajar were later shown Ring video by the victim showing Leena Radwan, 34, and Joseph Valenti, 32, of Kearny breaking in and stabbing his German Shepherd, Young said.
Rushed to a local animal hospital with a deep gash that bled profusely, th…
