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Jersey City, NJ
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Hoboken Daycare Worker Abused 9-Month-Old Baby Girl In Her Care, Prosecutor Says
A 52-year-old Jersey City woman has been charged with abusing a 9-month-old baby in her care while working for a Hoboken daycare, authorities said. Diana Camacho was employed by Kiddie Academy of Hoboken at the time of the incident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The HCPO Special Victims Unit was contacted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Institutional Abuse Investigations Unit about possible abuse by Camacho and launched an investigation, Suarez said. The matter was first reported to the IAIU by the daycare center. Camacho surrendered to authorities on Ma…
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Support Surges For Family Mourning Loss Of Passaic County Mom Nicole Fierro, 48
Nicole Patricia Fierro of Hawthorne died on April 29, 2021. She was 48 years old. A GoFundMe launched for Fierro's children had raised more than $10,300 as of May 5. Fierro was hospitalized with COVID-19 in late April and within days was put on a ventilator, according to campaign founder Michelle Mattioli, a friend of one of Fierro's daughters. "Nicole was an amazing mother," Mattioli said. "She raised some of the most amazing people I know. "She was also one of the most hard working, caring and selfless people I know. She went above and beyond to always make you feel like one…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
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: Body Wrapped In Tarp In Bayonne ID'd As NYC Man
A body wrapped in a tarp found last week in Bayonne has been identified as that of a New York City man, authorities announced Wednesday. The body of Jose Rivera, 41, was discovered in a wooded area near the 63rd Street exit of northbound Route 440 around 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending further police investigation and the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Department are actively investigatin…
Lower Paxton, PA
Breaking News
Peloton Recalls Treadmills After 72 Injuries, 1 Child Death Reported
Peloton recalled all of its treadmill machines Wednesday. The popular exercise equipment company issued an apology for not acting faster on reports of nearly 72 injuries and the death of a 6-year-old child, who was pulled under the rear of a treadmill. Of the 72 injuries, 29 were to children such as second- and third-degree abrasions, broken bones, and lacerations, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Peloton CEO John Foley called the decision to recall both the Tread+ and Peloton Tread the "right thing to do." "I want to be clear... We should have engaged more p…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Bayonne Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl, 17, Prosecutor Says
A 36-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, authorities said. Roberto Ruiz Mota had interacted with the girl on May 3 day but it was not clear how the pair had met nor how they knew each other, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Ruiz Mota at his Avenue C home in Bayonne just after 1 p.m. Monday without incident, Suarez said. He was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. A detention hearing for Ruiz Mota is tenta…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
16-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Killing Of Jersey City Man, 40
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the killing of a 40-year-old Jersey City man. The unidentified teen has been charged with murder and is facing several weapons offenses in connection with the death of Benjamin Stone, who was found dead in a Storms Avenue apartment on April 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was arrested on May 6 around 3:30 p.m. at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. More than $16,700 had been raised as of Friday morning on a GoFundMe honoring Stone. He was found by officers performing a welfare check around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead app…
Bristol, PA
Breaking News
1 Burned, 1 Dead In Bucks County Fire
One person injured and another died in a Bucks County fire early Wednesday morning. One person was trapped in the blaze that broke out at a home on the 700 block of Plum Street in Southampton around 4:45 a.m., CBS3 reports. Firefighters were able to rescue one person who remained hospitalized as of 9 a.m., while the other did not make it out of the house, 6abc says. A firefighter reportedly was treated at the scene for minor injuries. No word yet on the cause.
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Newark Ex-Con Charged In Deadly East Orange Shooting
A 35-year-old ex-convict from Newark has been charged with murder in the shooting death of another city man over the weekend in East Orange, authorities said. Terrance Nelson is accused of shooting Shakur Robinson, 34, in a home on the 500 block of South Clinton Street May 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi said. Nelson was charged with murder and illegal possession of a weapon, and being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon. It was not clear what he had previously been convicted of. The investigation, wh…
York, PA
Breaking News
PA Lifting COVID Orders Memorial Day Weekend, Masks Required Until 70% Of State Is Vaccinated
Normalcy is returning in Pennsylvania where officials announced COVID-19 mitigation efforts will be lifted Memorial Day Weekend. Capacity limits on restaurants, bars, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be lifted on May 31, Governor Tom Wolf's administration said Tuesday. The public mask mandate will be lifted when 70 percent of the population -- including those 18 and older -- are vaccinated. As of Tuesday, 42 percent of Pennsylvanians were vaccinated, with 63 percent of individuals ages 18 and over had gotten at least one dose, federal data shows. Effective May 31, we are lifting CO…
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