US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops
US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At NJ Hotels: Cops A 27-year-old East Orange man is accused of sexually assaulting and robbing two women in Elizabeth, police said. Jameel Alston carried out the first incident at Motel 6 on Aug. 28, when the victim reported being sexually assaulted and robbed by an armed intruder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. A second incident, an armed robbery of another woman, happened shortly after at the Ritz Motel.  During both incidents, Alston was driving a white 2021 Hyundai Kona, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director …
Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities
Elizabeth Man Gets 25 Years For Bludgeoning Woman To Death: Authorities A 34-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 6, after he bludgeoned a woman to death in 2022, authorities said. On Sept. 11, 2022, at 2 a.m., police in Elizabeth found Carmen Lopez Barahona, a 30-year-old Elizabeth woman, dead after sustaining blunt force trauma to the head, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. Gomez fled the scene and his vehicle was later located in Perth Amboy, where he was apprehended and transported back to Union County, authoriti…
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Linden Crash, 3 In Custody: Cops Three people were in custody in Linden following a pursuit-crash involving a stolen vehicle on Friday, Aug. 30, authorities said. Police in Linden were notified of a pursuit entering the area around 5:30 p.m., police said in a Facebook post. The pursuit had been terminated on Route 1 near S. Wood Ave. A short time later, the stolen vehicle struck a curb near the intersection of S. Stiles Street 21st Street and became disabled, police said. Three suspects fled from the vehicle on foot. Officers from Linden, Elizabeth, Union, Rahway, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, and the New Jersey Stat…
Attempted Murder For Elizabeth Man In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Female, 43: Prosecutor Attempted Murder For Elizabeth Man In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Female, 43: Prosecutor
Attempted Murder For Elizabeth Man In Paterson Shooting That Wounded Female, 43: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Elizabeth man has been arrested in a shooting that happened last month in Paterson, authorities announced. Angelo Jimenez was charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the Sunday, July 21 shooting at Prospect and Market streets, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. A 43-year-old Paterson woman was struck by gunfire in the shooting and taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment of a non-fatal gunshot wound. An investigation identified Jimenez as the…
Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities
Two People Fatally Struck By Truck In Elizabeth IDed: Authorities Two people in their 20s were fatally struck by a truck in Elizabeth on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Tatiana Liceth, a 26-year-old Elizabeth resident, and Edisson Mauricio, 24 , were crossing the roadway at Routes 1 and 9 and Maple Avenue, when a tractor trailer that was stopped at the light proceeded forward when the southbound light turned green, a spokeswoman for the city said.  Liceth and Mauricio were fatally struck, while the driver remain on scene, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities
Two Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Truck in Elizabeth: Authorities Two pedestrians were struck and killed by a truck in Elizabeth on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. The two pedestrians were crossing the roadway at Routes 1 and 9 and Maple Avenue, when a tractor trailer that was stopped at the light proceeded forward when the southbound light turned green, a spokeswoman for the city said. The pedestrians were fatally struck, while the driver remain on scene, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Body Found In Newark Bay: NJSP Body Found In Newark Bay: NJSP
Body Found In Newark Bay: Njsp A man's body was found in Newark Bay on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 15, authorities said. At 11:51 a.m., Marine Service Troopers responded to Maher Terminal in Elizabeth on a report of a person in the water in Newark Bay, and eventually located the man, who has not been identified, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The incident remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say
Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say A 35-year-old cyclist was decapitated after he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light in Elizabeth on the late evening of Sunday, Aug. 11, authorities said. The cyclist was crossing North Avenue and Spring Street when a 20-year-old driver ran a red light and struck him, decapitating him, a spokeswoman for the city said.  The cyclist's identity is being withheld, pending next of kin notification, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. The driver remained on the scene, authorities said.
Fourth Victim Comes Forward Accusing Elizabeth Man Of Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor Fourth Victim Comes Forward Accusing Elizabeth Man Of Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Fourth Victim Comes Forward Accusing Elizabeth Man Of Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor A 62-year-old Elizabeth man arrested in 2022 for sexually assaulting three girls over the course of several years is facing additional charges after a fourth alleged victim came forward, authorities said. The victim said she was just a girl, under the age of 13, when Ivan Calderon sexually assaulted her in 2004, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel announced Thursday, Aug. 1. Calderon has been charged with second-degree sexual assault as a result of a fourth victim coming forward to file a complaint against him. Calderon first became the center of the investigation in January, …
New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters
New Peter Sarsgaard Movie Filmed Throughout New Jersey Hits Theaters A new movie opening Friday was a real "coup" for the Garden State. "Coup!" starring Peter Sarsgaard opens in theatres throughout New Jersey, distributed by Greenwich Entertainment  The film is set on a seaside estate during World War I amidst the 1918 influenza epidemic as a journalist and his socialite wife take in a mysterious grifter, played by Sarsgaard, to be a private cook, according to a synopsis.  Sarsgaard soon leads staff in a takeover of the mansion as the epidemic reaches the island, according to a synopsis. The movie took advantage of New Jersey's early 20th century…
Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor
Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Elizabeth resident was arrested and charged on Friday, July 12, with a deadly assault in 2023, authorities said. In July 2023, Elizabeth police found Jose Lopez suffering from a head injury at the El Monsignor Lounge, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Lopez was taken to a rehabilitation facility where he died in March, authorities said.  Regis Pelegrino Motas was identified as Lopez's assailant, and had been working as a security guard at the lounge at the time of the inciden…
One Killed, One Wounded In Elizabeth Shooting, Prosecutor Says One Killed, One Wounded In Elizabeth Shooting, Prosecutor Says
One Killed, One Wounded In Elizabeth Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 47-year-old man was fatally shot and a 51-year-old man was wounded in an Elizabeth shooting on Sunday, July 7, authorities said. In the early morning, police responded to the 400 block of Westminster Avenue and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. Jose Aranzamedi was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead while the other victim, a 51-year-old man, is in stable condition at a nearby hospital, authorities said. Que el Eterno bendiga tu memoria. Jose Ramon Aranzamendi Rivera.. Posted by Julia Salazar on&nbs…