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Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck
Police ID 16-Year-Old Dead In Franklin Township Wreck Police have identified the victim of a crash early Thursday, Aug. 22 in Hunterdon County as a 16-year-old girl. Sophia Detorres, of Franklin Township, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hogback Road and Lower Lansdown Road, the county prosecutor's office announced.  Three passengers and one driver were seriously injured and were taken to area hospitals. As of press time, the two hospitalized have been released and one was in critical but stable condition. One driver was treated at the scene and released. Members of the Hunterdon Count…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Child Molester Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 2 Juveniles In Spotswood: Reports Child Molester Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 2 Juveniles In Spotswood: Reports
Child Molester Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 2 Juveniles In Spotswood: Reports A 45-year-old Middlesex County man has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against two children, authorities announced. Raymond Remus, of Spotswood, has been charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Spotswood Police Officer in Charge Captain Edward Schapley said. In 2019, the Athens Banner-Herald reported that Remus had been indicted on five counts of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy charges. The outlet cited an indictment saying Remus sexually assaulted a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In East Rutherford: Police Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In East Rutherford: Police
Passenger Jumps Out Of Moving SUV On NJ Turnpike In East Rutherford: Police One person was hospitalized with serious injuries after plunging out of a moving vehicle along the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. A Hyundai SUV was traveling north on the western spur in East Rutherford at milepost 113.2 around 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 when the front seat passenger jumped from the moving car, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The passenger struck the pavement and sustained serious injuries. No further information was provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say
Boy Airlifted After Stepping On Hot Coals Illegally Dumped On Sandy Hook Beach, Officials Say A boy was airlifted to a hospital after officials say he stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped on a New Jersey beach. Paramedics and EMTs from Sea Bright and Robert Wood Johnson were called to Sandy Hook near Guardian Park, where they found the boy with burns to both feet around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Gateway National Recreation Area spokeswoman Daphne Yun said. Witnesses said the child had stepped on hot coals that had been illegally dumped between rocks in the area, Yun said. The child was flown by Hackensack Meridian to a local burn center, and the area wher…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Sheds Light On Surfer's Arrest At Belmar Beach (UPDATE) Bodycam Footage Sheds Light On Surfer's Arrest At Belmar Beach (UPDATE)
Bodycam Footage Sheds Light On Surfer's Arrest At Belmar Beach (Update) Police in one New Jersey beach town have released bodycam footage showing the arrest of a 28-year-old California surfer, which went viral on Facebook earlier this week. Belmar Police Chief Tina Scott released the 6-minute video of Liam Mahoney's arrest captured on Officer Braswell's body-worn camera on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Scott said police had received multiple complaints regarding surfers illegally entering the beach across the dunes throughout the week.  The gate attendants requested these surfers to show their beach badge, however, their requests went ignored, the chief said.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS) Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (PHOTOS)
Massive Fire Burns At Readington Building (Photos) A massive fire brought firefighters from multiple companies to a Readington building Thursday evening, Aug. 22. First responders responded to the scene at 5:50 p.m. on a report of a vehicle on fire inside a garage on Pine Bank Road in the Flemington section of the township, Readington Police said. Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle on fire inside the garage which was attached to a large barn, police said Nearby workers were trying to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers, however the fire spread quickly to an attached shop area that had several vehicles inside, and hay storage,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Officer Shoplifted From Marshalls While Working Security Detail: Prosecutor Paterson Officer Shoplifted From Marshalls While Working Security Detail: Prosecutor
Paterson Officer Shoplifted From Marshalls While Working Security Detail: Prosecutor A Paterson police officer is accused of shoplifting while working a security detail, authorities announced. Jeury DeJesus-Rodriguez, 25, of Paterson, was working the detail at the Marshalls store when he took several items of clothing into an employee bathroom and removed the packaging and price tags, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. He then left the store without paying for the clothing. The combined retail value of the clothing was $66.97, according to Valdes. DeJesus-Rodriguez was arrested without incident on Thursday, Aug. 22, in Totowa, New Jersey, by members of the P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 18, Woman, 22, Lied About Accidental Shooting In Bergen County: Prosecutor Man, 18, Woman, 22, Lied About Accidental Shooting In Bergen County: Prosecutor
Man, 18, Woman, 22, Lied About Accidental Shooting In Bergen County: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Bergen County man who accidentally shot himself and a 22-year-old woman who went along with his story that he'd been involved in a drive-by shooting are both facing charges. Damien I. Flores was taken to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson for treatment of a gunshot wound on Friday, July 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Flores told police that he'd been struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting near Belmont Park in Garfield, according to Musella. Accordingly, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad was notified, resp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Costco Submits Plans For Route 17 Site Of Shuttered Stop & Shop In Paramus, Mayor Says Costco Submits Plans For Route 17 Site Of Shuttered Stop & Shop In Paramus, Mayor Says
Costco Submits Plans For Route 17 Site Of Shuttered Stop & Shop In Paramus, Mayor Says The future of the shuttered Stop & Shop at the border of Ridgewood on Route 17 in Paramus is becoming clearer. On Thursday, Aug. 22, Paramus Mayor Chris DiPiazza announced Costco submitted plans for the site. Stop & Shop shuttered in 2022 while Kmart closed in 2021. "Well, it is official," the mayor wrote on Facebook. "As of this morning Costco Wholesale has submitted their plans to the Planning Board for a location on Rt. 17S (the Stop & Shop/KMart)." There will not be a gas station, the mayor added. "This location in its heyday was home to two major retailers/supermarkets, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Teen Boxing Champ Jesselyn Silva Of Bergenfield Dies Teen Boxing Champ Jesselyn Silva Of Bergenfield Dies
Teen Boxing Champ Jesselyn Silva Of Bergenfield Dies Jesselyn Silva had a lot of people rooting for her. That's both in the ring as a national boxing champion, and out, as she fought cancer. The 18-year-old Bergenfield boxer lost her bout with cancer on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Known in the ring as JessZilla, was a two-time national champion who penned her own memoir, My Corner of the Ring by the time she was 15 years old. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌻 Jesselyn "JessZilla" Silva 🦖 (@jesselyn_silva) She later starred in a feature film by Emily Sheskin called Jesszilla…

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