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Newark, NJ
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Police: Good Samaritan Helps Nab Overnight Newark Car Burglar Police: Good Samaritan Helps Nab Overnight Newark Car Burglar Police: Good Samaritan Helps Nab Overnight Newark Car Burglar
Police: Good Samaritan Helps Nab Overnight Newark Car Burglar A good Samaritan helped police busted an overnight car burglar Wednesday. A concerned citizen reported hearing shattered glass then saw a man climbing out of the front passenger window of a vehicle parked near Summer Avenue and Taylor Street around 3 a.m. Wednesday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Responding officers found city resident Luis Santiago, 26, crouched between a car in the area, bleeding from a cut on his hand and in possession of a folding knife with a blunt ball-pointed end, Ambrose said.  Santiago was arrested and faces charges of burglary, p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son
TikTok Finds NJ Man Kidney Donor Months After He Discovers Long-Lost Son A North Jersey man's will to live has been renewed after finding his long-lost son, granddaughter and then a kidney donor over social media all within the last several months. Jamie Fatato, of Weehawken, began suffering from kidney failure 15 years ago while visiting his mom in Florida, his girlfriend, Mariam "MJ" Mirbaba said. The kidney Fatato received from his brother back then began failing in 2018. Since then, 49-year-old Fatato has spent five hours a day, three days a week on dialysis trying to find a new kidney.  The search was exhausting, and Fatato was losing hope. But, las…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Overturned Box Truck Jams NJ Turnpike In Newark Overturned Box Truck Jams NJ Turnpike In Newark Overturned Box Truck Jams NJ Turnpike In Newark
Overturned Box Truck Jams NJ Turnpike In Newark An overturned box truck jammed the NJ Turnpike in Newark Thursday. The southbound crash occurred around noon on the ramp to Interchange 14. Have photos? Email [email protected]

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Suspect Shot By Federal Agent Outside Union County Ruby Tuesday, Authorities Say Suspect Shot By Federal Agent Outside Union County Ruby Tuesday, Authorities Say Suspect Shot By Federal Agent Outside Union County Ruby Tuesday, Authorities Say
Suspect Shot By Federal Agent Outside Union County Ruby Tuesday, Authorities Say One person was hospitalized after being shot by a federal agent Wednesday in Union County, authorities said. The incident involved an agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force and occurred outside of a Ruby Tuesday in Elizabeth around 4:20 p.m., local officials said. The individual was hospitalized for treatment and no law enforcement officers were hurt, local police and DEA Spokesman Special Agent Timothy McMahon said. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report
NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report A 23-year-old North Jersey man who got a lift home from a police officer repaid him by hitting him in the head with a hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to a Plainfield Avenue business in Scotch Plains last Friday around 8 p.m., where Tyler J. Geissel was found acting unruly, NJ.com says citing local authorities. Geissel became combative after officers drove him to his Shawnee Path home, police said. There, Geissel grabbed a hammer and struck an officer on the left side of the head, authorities said. A pair of officers rushed over to help their colleague and arrest Geissel, the o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit
Police: Ghost Gun, Cash, Burglar Tools, High Capacity Mag Seized In Turnpike Corvette Pursuit Police seized a ghost gun, cash, a high capacity magazine and burglar tools from two men who fled a motor vehicle stop on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said Wednesday. Khristian Haye, 20, and Jaden Thomas, 20, both of Plainfield, were being held in the Hudson County Jail pending a detention hearing, New Jersey State Police said in a release. Sergeant Keith McCormick attempted to stop a red Chevrolet Corvette for a traffic violation on the southbound of the eastern spur in Secaucus around 11:40 a.m. Monday, police said. When McCormick activated the lights and sirens on his marked tro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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3-Car Crash Jams Route 78 In Somerset County 3-Car Crash Jams Route 78 In Somerset County 3-Car Crash Jams Route 78 In Somerset County
3-Car Crash Jams Route 78 In Somerset County A three car crash with injuries jammed traffic on Route 78 in Somerset County Wednesday afternoon. At least one person suffered minor injuries in the 4:35 p.m. crash in the westbound lanes, just past Exit 40, according to initial reports. The left lane was closed as of 4:50 p.m., 511nj reports. Have photos? Email [email protected]

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by Cecilia Levine
Franklin Township, NJ
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NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says
NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says The 31-year-old owner of a martial arts studio was arrested on accusations he placed a camera inside of a bathroom and filmed members of the public and students who used it, authorities said Wednesday. Leonardo Sanchez of Somerville -- who owns Impact Martial Arts in Warren -- was arrested March 19 and charged with third-degree Invasion of privacy, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Mountain Boulevard studio around 11:30 p.m., when an employee found a hidden camera inside of the business, along with videos of individuals using the bathroom, Rober…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Newark Police Seek ID Of Shooting Suspect Newark Police Seek ID Of Shooting Suspect Newark Police Seek ID Of Shooting Suspect
Newark Police Seek ID Of Shooting Suspect Police in Newark are seeking the public's help in identifying a shooting suspect. Authorities responded to the 400 block of Avon Avenue on reports of shots fired around 12:15 p.m. Feb. 6, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. While no victims were located, police noticed property damage in the area. Detectives investigating this incident obtained surveillance photos of the below suspect and seek the public’s help in identifying this individual, Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about this suspect to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Hudson Prosecutor's Office Workers Probed For 'Offensive & Sickening' Comments Hudson Prosecutor's Office Workers Probed For 'Offensive & Sickening' Comments Hudson Prosecutor's Office Workers Probed For 'Offensive & Sickening' Comments
Hudson Prosecutor's Office Workers Probed For 'Offensive & Sickening' Comments Employees of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office are the center of an investigation after reportedly making offensive and racist comments, several news outlets say. Assistant Prosecutor Bill Specht and agent Kelly Taylor-Sisk are being probed by Hudson County Counsel, while clerk Debra Collins was issued a three-day suspension for offensive comments, HCPO Spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. Specht has been stripped of any supervisory or prosecutional authority pending the outcome of the investigation, Morrill added. Screenshots show that Specht made the racist comment while disc…

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