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Two 2-Alarm Fires In Less Than 24 Hrs In Denville: FD
Firefighters were busy in Denville last week, battling two different 2-alarm fires over the course of a day, authorities announced.
At 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, firefighters responded to a structure fire and immediately encountered visible smoke from the residence, the Denville Volunteer Fire Department said.
A second alarm was promptly tolled, allowing additional resources to come to the scene, firefighters said. The fire was eventually declared under control at 9:16 p.m., firefighters said.
No injuries were reported.
At 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, firefighters responded…
2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor
Two women were killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing a Newark street Saturday night, authorities said.
Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, of Elizabeth, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 61, of Newark, were struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Park Avenue and North 7th Street at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda.
Newark police responded to reports that the women had been hit while they were in the crosswalk, Stephens and Miranda said. The …
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret
What began as a routine parking maneuver ended with a Tesla plowing through a grass median, striking multiple vehicles, and crashing into a support pillar outside a Hershey outlet store, police said.
The crash happened at the Tanger Outlets in Derry Township around 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Derry Township police
Sharada Naganur, of Princeton, New Jersey, was parked or attempting to park her 2026 Tesla when the vehicle suddenly jumped a curb and turned sharply right, police said.
The Tesla traveled down a grass median toward the row of stores, striking a small tree and thr…
Newark Construction Worker Stole Copper Wire From Site: Mt Olive PD
A 38-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with stealing wire from a construction site at the Mount Olive Township Senior Center, authorities announced Friday, June 19.
At 9:48 a.m., on Tuesday, June 9, officers responded to the senior center at 204 Flanders Drakestown Road in Budd Lake for a report of a theft and was met by an electrical contractor who said he was missing copper wire from the construction site, Mount Olive police said.
An investigation determined Water Urgileszuniga, a worker at the site, was in possession of the copper wire, which was found in his vehicle, pol…
North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor
A 61-year-old North Bergen man was shot and killed Sunday night, June 21, and the person of interest in the case was later found dead after barricading himself inside a Wayne home, authorities said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello.
At the scene, police found Manuel Colon, 61, of North Bergen, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, Mello said. Colon was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause and manner of death remai…
