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500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service 500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service
500-Acre Wildfire Burns In Vineland’s Peaslee Wildlife Area: NJ Forest Fire Service A wildfire spanning 500 acres is burning unchecked in a remote section of Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland, officials said. As of Friday afternoon, April 18, the fire was 0% contained, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The wildfire was first detected at 12:24 p.m. by the Belleplain Fire Tower, authorities said. No structures are currently threatened, and no evacuations have been ordered, fire officials confirmed. Road closures include: Union Road between Route 49 and Mays Landing Road Bennetts Mill Road between Union Road and the Manumuskin River Resources on …
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops
Shoplifters Busted With Cocaine, $859 In Stolen Bags Outside Lyndhurst TJ Maxx: Cops A Bayonne man and a Jersey City woman were arrested after police say they were caught shoplifting handbags and sneakers from TJ Maxx on in Bergen County — with cocaine and drug paraphernalia also recovered at the scene. The incident happened in Lyndhurst on Wednesday, April 16, around 8:15 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. A loss prevention officer at TJ Maxx on Valley Brook Avenue observed two men removing anti-theft devices from merchandise and gave officers a description of one of the suspects — a Hispanic male wearing a black shirt and…
Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves Queens Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves Queens Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports
Botched Butt Implant Surgery Leaves Queens Mom Dead, Phony Doc Arrested: Reports A 31-year-old mother from Queens, NY has died after allegedly undergoing butt implant removal surgery performed by a man who police say was posing as a doctor. Maria Paz Peñaloza Cabrera, whose family is from Colombia, was taken off life support on Friday, April 11, according to a GoFundMe page organized by her sister, Linney Peñaloza Cabrera. The New York Daily News reported that Maria had been left brain-dead following the March 28 procedure at a home in Astoria, where she was injected with lidocaine. According to the outlet, she suffered cardiac arrest during the procedure and never rega…
BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials
BMW Wedges Under Garbage Truck In New Milford Crash, One Hospitalized: Fire Officials A 24-year-old man was hospitalized after his BMW was struck and pinned beneath a dump truck in a crash in Bergen County Friday, April 18, fire and police officials said. The collision happened around 11:10 a.m. according to New Milford PD Sgt. Michael Lafrano. A preliminary investigation revealed that the BMW, driven by a New Milford resident, was struck by a garbage truck traveling north on Trenton Street, Lafrano said. A witness told police the truck driver did not make a complete stop at a stop sign before the impact. There were no reported injuries among those in the garbage truck, but…
Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall
Fire Rips Through Chinese Restaurant At Pompton Lakes Strip Mall A fire tore through a Chinese restaurant in a Passaic County strip mall on Thursday night, severely damaging the business and impacting nearby stores, local fire officials said. The blaze broke out around 9:15 p.m. on April 17 at the Golden Garden Chinese restaurant on Hamburg Turnpike in Pompton Lakes, according to the Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from several areas of the building, the department said. Tonight around 9:15 PM, the PLVFD responded to a structure fire in the strip mall with Golden Garden Chinese restaurant... Post…
DRUG BUST: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say DRUG BUST: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say
Drug Bust: Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD Found On Pair At Closter Shopping Plaza, Cops Say A routine patrol in Bergen County ended with the arrest of two women and the discovery of a wide range of illegal drugs, including LSD, cocaine, and ecstasy, police said. Catherine Reyes, 35, of Irvington, and Samantha Souffront, 36, of the Bronx, were taken into custody on Monday, April 14, after Closter police officers stopped two vehicles involved in what authorities described as suspicious activity, according to Chief James Buccola and Captain Vincent Aiello. During the investigation, officers discovered multiple types of illegal narcotics, including LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone,&…
Rockland Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In NJ: Police Rockland Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In NJ: Police
Rockland Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In NJ: Police A Rockland County man is facing multiple charges after police say he shoplifted from a Bergen County gas station store, splashed an employee with water, and lit a cigarette near a gas pump before assaulting two officers. Albert Johansmeyer, 28, of Blauvelt, NY, was arrested on Tuesday, April 15, following a wild chain of events at the TigerMart inside the Exxon Gas Station on Chestnut Ridge Road — located just off the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, according to Capt. Alisha Foley. Johansmeyer allegedly stole items from the store and got into an altercation with the store manager outside,…
Pizza Box Toss Turns Up Hollow-Point Bullets, Prescription Pills, Stolen Gun In Lyndhurst: Cops Pizza Box Toss Turns Up Hollow-Point Bullets, Prescription Pills, Stolen Gun In Lyndhurst: Cops
Pizza Box Toss Turns Up Hollow-Point Bullets, Prescription Pills, Stolen Gun In Lyndhurst: Cops A late-night traffic stop that began with a discarded pizza box ended with the discovery of a stolen handgun, hollow-point bullets, and a stash of prescription pills inside a car in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The stop happened around 12:14 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, when Officers Robert Litterio and Michael LeStrange saw a pizza box fly out the window of a Volkswagen Jetta parked near a business at Rutherford Avenue and Orient Way, according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri. When the driver tried to leave, officers pulled the vehicle over. Timothy Carriel, 25, of Hackensack, stepped out…
Voorhees Woman Sent Child Porn On Snapchat, Prosecutor Says Voorhees Woman Sent Child Porn On Snapchat, Prosecutor Says
Voorhees Woman Sent Child Porn On Snapchat, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old New Jersey woman has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Makayla Johnson, of Voorhees, was identified as the Snapchat user possessing and distributing child sex abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Voorhees Police Chief Louis Bordi said following an investigation. A forensic search of Johnson’s cell phone uncovered child sexual abuse material, officials said. She was taken into custody at her home in Voorhees on Thursday, April 17, and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility. Johnson has …
Boxed In And Robbed: Hackensack Carjacking Leads To Charges For NYC Teens Boxed In And Robbed: Hackensack Carjacking Leads To Charges For NYC Teens
Boxed In And Robbed: Hackensack Carjacking Leads To Charges For NYC Teens Three New York City teenagers are facing charges in a Hackensack carjacking where authorities say the suspects returned to surround and assault the victim before stealing their car. The incident happened around 4:26 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, on South River Street in Hackensack. According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, the victim was sitting in a parked car at a convenience store when a masked suspect approached, opened the driver’s side door, and assaulted the victim while trying to steal their jewelry. The suspect ran off to a waiting black Mercedes-Benz, which had pulled …
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