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10 Arrested In Another Prostitution Sting Tied To FIFA Crowds In Passaic County: Sheriff 10 Arrested In Another Prostitution Sting Tied To FIFA Crowds In Passaic County: Sheriff
10 Arrested In Another Prostitution Sting Tied To FIFA Crowds In Passaic County: Sheriff Ten more people were arrested in a second prostitution crackdown linked to FIFA-related crowds in North Jersey, bringing the total number of arrests in similar operations to 18 in just one week, authorities said. The "Quality of Life" detail on Thursday, June 18, targeted prostitution-related activity and other community concerns throughout Passaic County, Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. Click here to see who was arrested in the first detail last week. Undercover sheriff's detectives were deployed to several hotels and massage establishments across the county. In multiple instances, investigator…

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Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life
Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life Hundreds of Knicks fans watched, and many recorded, but a 24-year-old New Jersey EMT is one of the few who sprang into action — and the only one who saved his life. Now-viral videos captured by Peter Shrieve-Don and Agen Xin show Maplewood's Simone Kelly climbing onto the elevated structure above the World Trade Center subway station and helping save an unresponsive man during the Thursday, June 18 Knicks championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Kelly, a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad and a neuroscience student at Drew University, had arrived at the parade around 7 a.m. aft…

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WANTED: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say WANTED: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say
Wanted: Masked Gunman Stole $60K In Jewelry From Bayonne Shop, Took Rideshare To JC, Cops Say Police in Bayonne are seeking the 24-year-old masked robber who they say made off with approximately $60,000 in jewelry from a Bayonne business before using a rideshare service to flee to Jersey City. The armed robbery happened Thursday, June 18, at Jewelry by Peter, located at 180 Broadway in Bayonne, where Tomani Johnston entered the store wearing a surgical mask, displayed what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded $10,000 from employees, according to Bayonne Police Sgt. Kenneth Drago. Johnston then went behind the sales counter and took multiple pieces of jewelry valued at a…

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Freehold Little League Prez Stole $73K From Youth Baseball Program: Prosecutor Freehold Little League Prez Stole $73K From Youth Baseball Program: Prosecutor
Freehold Little League Prez Stole $73K From Youth Baseball Program: Prosecutor The president of a Little League baseball association in New Jersey has been charged with stealing more than $73,000 from the organization over nearly three years, authorities said. Donald Petito, 42, of Freehold, was charged with third-degree theft by unlawful taking or disposition, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Financial Crimes and Special Prosecutions Unit began after a Monmouth County Crime Stoppers tip, authorities said. Investigators found that beginning in March 2022, Petito submitted fake rei…

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Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops
Crashed Getaway Car Full Of Sledgehammers Leads To Wayne Jewelry Store Robbers: Cops Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store in Wayne, authorities announced Friday, June 19. The investigation began after the June 16 robbery, when suspects were seen fleeing Massola Jewlers in a Hyundai Tucson and heading east on Preakness Avenue toward Haledon and Paterson, according to Wayne Police Capt. Daniel Daly. Minutes later, a Haledon police officer stopped a Chevy Malibu on West Broadway and noticed one rear passenger was bleeding while another appeared to be hiding his face, police said. The vehicle fled the stop and crashed a few bloc…

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Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops
Drunken Oceanside Crosswalk Crash Leaves 78-Year-Old Woman Critical: Cops A 78-year-old woman was left critically injured after she was struck by a van while crossing at a Long Island intersection, Nassau County police said. The crash happened at 4:41 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in Oceanside, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The woman was walking on Long Beach Road and crossing at the crosswalk at Weidner Avenue when she was hit by a 2004 Chevrolet Express Van driven by a 24-year-old man, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, according to authorities. An investigation determined that …

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Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned.  Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16.  Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…

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Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire
Dog Saves West Milford Family From Fast-Moving House Fire A dog is being credited with saving its owner's life after alerting her to a house fire that tore through a West Milford home overnight, fire officials said. West Milford firefighters were dispatched to a reported house fire at 21 Elm St. at 12:48 a.m., Friday, June 19, according to Fire Marshal Michael Moscatello. First-arriving crews found the home heavily involved in fire, Moscatello said. All occupants had escaped before firefighters arrived after the homeowner was awakened and alerted to the fire by her dog, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported. The fire wa…

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Woman Found Dead In South Bound Brook Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE) Woman Found Dead In South Bound Brook Home After 3-Alarm Fire (UPDATE)
Woman Found Dead In South Bound Brook Home After 3-Alarm Fire (Update) A woman was found dead inside a South Bound Brook home after a three-alarm fire ripped through the property early Friday morning, June 19, authorities said. The fire broke out on Howard Avenue at approximately 3:46 a.m., according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Acting Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and South Bound Brook Police Chief Douglas LaGrua. South Bound Brook firefighters and police responded to a 911 call reporting the blaze. Fire companies from Bound Brook, Community Fire, Somerset, Somerville, East Franklin, Elizabeth Avenue, Millstone Valley, Middlese…

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Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash
Heartbreaking Photo Appears To Show Teen Moments Before Deadly Central Park Carriage Crash A newly released photo shows 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan smiling alongside his family in a horse-drawn carriage moments before a crash in Central Park claimed his life. The image, published by the New York Times and the New York Post, appears to have been taken shortly before the Thursday, June 17 incident near 71st Street and Center Drive that left the tourist dead and his family devastated. NYC horse carriage ban gains traction following tragic death of teen tourist https://t.co/NBLJXNyikM pic.twitter.com/hIlAGJWXm2 — New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026 Mahajan's father, De…

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