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Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects
Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying three armed robbery suspects. Just after 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 22, the three suspects entered a grocery store at 567 Broadway and robbed employees at gun-point, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They fled the store and headed west on Delavan Avenue, where they drove away in a gray SUV. The first suspect is described as 20 to 25 years old with a heavy build, dark brown complexion, approximately 5'11" tall, 300 pounds wearing an afro. He was also wearing a light green pullover sweater with a pocket in front, dar…
Accused Parsippany Killer Stabbed Himself After Deadly Knife Attack, Authorities Say Accused Parsippany Killer Stabbed Himself After Deadly Knife Attack, Authorities Say Accused Parsippany Killer Stabbed Himself After Deadly Knife Attack, Authorities Say
Accused Parsippany Killer Stabbed Himself After Deadly Knife Attack, Authorities Say A 19-year-old Parsippany man stabbed himself several times after doing the same to a 34-year-old man, killing him, then stood outside of the house Sunday morning, authorities said. David A. Lopez was arrested on a pair of weapons offenses and a murder charge, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Police responding to a 9-1-1 call of an injured man outside of a Troy Road home found Lopez outside, Carroll said alongside Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon and Pa…
Kings Food Market May Close Several New Jersey Stores Kings Food Market May Close Several New Jersey Stores Kings Food Market May Close Several New Jersey Stores
Kings Food Market May Close Several New Jersey Stores Several New Jersey Kings Food Market stores could be closing in January 2021. WARN notices were issued to 439 employees at seven locations, according to the state's Department of Labor and Workforce website. The following stores appear to be closing come Jan. 12, 2021: Bernardsville Gillette Hoboken's River Street store Maplewood Parsippany (Corporate Headquarters) Ridgewood Warren A Kings spokesperson told TapInto that Acme was in the process of purchasing 19 locations, while the grocer had plans to sell other locations to different entities. "They could close," she said, "but everybody…
COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote COVID-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Covid-19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote Several schools in Bergen and Passaic counties made the switch to online learning due to a number of positive cases. In Maywood, two different teachers in the Memorial School tested positive, according to a letter sent by district Superintendent Michael Jordan Nov. 24. The school is closed out of an abundance of caution from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, Jordan said. All Dumont schools went virtual on Nov. 20 and will resume in-person learning on Dec. 7 due to "a number of reported cases [and] the shortage of available staff," the district said. The switch came after one person tested positive …
Authorities ID Man Killed In Weekend Irvington Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Weekend Irvington Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Weekend Irvington Shooting
Authorities ID Man Killed In Weekend Irvington Shooting Authorities have identified the 28-year-old victim of a weekend Irvington shooting. Ricky Alston, of Irvington, was shot on the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue Sunday, Nov. 22, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. Alston, formerly of Newark, was transported to Beth Israel Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:05 p.m., they said. No arrests had been made as of Tuesday. The investigation is active and ongoing.   Anyone with information should contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homici…
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Grisly Killing Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Grisly Killing Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Grisly Killing
Jersey City Man Charged With Murder In Girlfriend's Grisly Killing A 65-year-old man was charged with murder after his 67-year-old girlfriend was found dead with a gash across her neck Monday in their shared Jersey City apartment, authorities said. Kimberly Haston was found lifeless on the floor of her Court House Place apartment with a gash across her neck by Jersey City police officers performing a welfare check around 2 p.m., Nov. 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Haston was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where she was pronounced dead just after 3:50 p.m., Suarez said. Hason's boyfriend Rand March shared the apartment with her,…
Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78 Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78 Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78
Man Driving Stolen Van Rams NJ State Police Car With Troopers Inside On Route 78 A 29-year-old man driving a van stolen rammed a police vehicle carrying a pair of New Jersey State troopers Monday on Route 78, reports say. Brandon Marsalis Wesley, who has no address, was heading westbound on the highway in a 2017 GMC Savana with New Jersey registration, while being pursued by NJSP troopers, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Pennsylvania State Police used a pursuit intervention technique, stopping the stolen van near the Route 33 interchange around 2:45 p.m., the report says citing police and court papers. An NJSP car carrying two troopers pulled in front of the stolen car whe…
Authorities: Elderly NJ Woman Lived In Squalor As Aide, Daughters Spent $280K Of Her Money Authorities: Elderly NJ Woman Lived In Squalor As Aide, Daughters Spent $280K Of Her Money Authorities: Elderly NJ Woman Lived In Squalor As Aide, Daughters Spent $280K Of Her Money
Authorities: Elderly NJ Woman Lived In Squalor As Aide, Daughters Spent $280K Of Her Money A 91-year-old Union County woman living in squalor had more than $280,000 stolen from her by her home health aide and her two daughters, authorities said Monday. Denise Letren, 64, of Union Township is charged with second-degree theft, second-degree theft by deception, and third-degree neglect of an elderly person for whom she had a responsibility to care, while 30-year-old Carmen Letren of Newark and 32-year-old Danielle Letren of Lake Hopatcong are each charged with third-degree theft, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said Monday. The 91-year-old victim realized she …
Prosecutor: Union City Man Busted With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos On Cell Phone Prosecutor: Union City Man Busted With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos On Cell Phone Prosecutor: Union City Man Busted With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos On Cell Phone
Prosecutor: Union City Man Busted With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos On Cell Phone A 45-year-old Union City man was busted with more than 1,000 child pornography photos on his cell phone, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives executed a search warrant at Felix Martinez's home, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Martinez was arrested at his house just before 9 a.m. Monday, and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child porn. Suarez credited the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit…
NJ Town's Republican Town Council Candidate Who Lost By 3 Votes Calls For Recount NJ Town's Republican Town Council Candidate Who Lost By 3 Votes Calls For Recount NJ Town's Republican Town Council Candidate Who Lost By 3 Votes Calls For Recount
NJ Town's Republican Town Council Candidate Who Lost By 3 Votes Calls For Recount A Republican candidate running for the Clinton Common Council is calling for a recount after losing to the Democratic incumbent by just three votes in this year's election. Nicholas Bruno ran against incumbents Rielly Karsh and Megan Johnson, for two open seats to serve a three-year term on Nov. 3. According to election results posted Friday, Bruno received 909 votes while Johnson won with 912. And now he wants a recount. "I have filed for a recount because of the narrow margins separating all 3 candidates and anticipate an order to recount in the next coming days," Bruno said in a Fa…
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