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No Charges For Tesla Driver, 22, After Crash Kills Piscataway Motorcyclist In South Plainfield No Charges For Tesla Driver, 22, After Crash Kills Piscataway Motorcyclist In South Plainfield
No Charges For Tesla Driver, 22, After Crash Kills Piscataway Motorcyclist In South Plainfield A 52-year-old Piscataway motorcyclist who was conscious and speaking with officers immediately after a fiery crash involving a Tesla near the entrance ramp to Interstate 287 died approximately one hour later, authorities said. The collision happened at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, June 14, in the area of Stelton Road and the I-287 North entrance ramp, South Plainfield police said. A Tesla driven by a 22-year-old Warren man was turning left when it collided with the northbound BMW motorcycle on Stelton Road, police said. Officers found the motorcycle engulfed in flames and its operator,&nbs…

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Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG
Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG An ex-mobster turned New Jersey councilman, who has spoken publicly about turning his life around and doing things "the right way" has been arrested and charged with running an illegal loan-sharking scheme that used threats of violence to collect money from borrowers, authorities announced Friday, June 19. John Alite, a 63-year-old Englishtown resident, made loans with interest rates that exceeded legal limits and later obtained money and property from victims by threatening to commit violent acts, and used an entertainment company to promote the scheme, New Jersey Attorney Ge…

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Real Estate
$5.325M USR Mansion Shatters Town's Sale Record Set By Same Agent $5.325M USR Mansion Shatters Town's Sale Record Set By Same Agent
$5.325M USR Mansion Shatters Town's Sale Record Set By Same Agent Upper Saddle River's home sale record didn't stand for long. Just four months after a $4.8 million sale set a new benchmark in the Bergen County borough, a newly constructed estate at 26 Glen Carl Rd. shattered it, closing for $5.325 million in an off-market deal. The transaction not only established a new all-time high for Upper Saddle River, but also topped the previous record-setting sale represented by the same agent, Taylor Lucyk, according to Zillow records. The seller for 26 Glen Carl Rd. was represented by Jaimee Rizzo. Built by Rock Solid Builders, the luxurious home sits on …

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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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