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Woman Fled From Cops With Baby In Car: Florham Park PD
A 32-year-old Whippany resident was arrested and charged after she fled from police with a one-year-old in the vehicle in Florham Park, authorities announced Friday, July 17.
At 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, officers observed a gray Nissan traveling on Route 24 west in both lanes at the same time, Florham Park police said. Believing the driver was impaired, officers conducted a traffic stop but the driver, Alyece Cassidy refused to stop, running through a construction zone before exiting the highway, running stop signs and traffic signals, eventually stopping in the parking lot of a residen…
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…
'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…
Massive Fire Erupts Behind Route 206 Business
A garage, vehicle, and several debris piles were destroyed in a fast-moving fire behind a Route 206 business in Frankford that briefly threatened nearby homes, the Frankford Township Fire Department said on Facebook.
Firefighters responded at approximately 9:31 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, after crews returning from a special assignment spotted flames behind 401 Route 206, home to The Liquidation Shop and the former Frankford Township Fire Department Station 1, the department said. When firefighters arrived, they found a detached garage, a truck, and multiple debris piles fully engulfed …
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…
