Cecilia Levine

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Newark, NJ
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KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek ID For Burglary Suspect KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek ID For Burglary Suspect KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek ID For Burglary Suspect
Know HIM? Newark Police Seek ID For Burglary Suspect Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying and locating a burglary suspect. The man was captured on surveillance video breaking into a black, 2003 Toyota 4Runner around 5 a.m. on Ann Street, on Sept. 21, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Once inside the vehicle, the man took a wallet and made several purchases with the victim’s credit card at a food market, on the 500 block of Ferry Street, Ambrose said. Anyone with information about the suspect is urged to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers
Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers Authorities identified the two people killed in an early-morning Newark crash Thursday as brothers. Roger Narainsammy, 22, was in the front passenger seat while Robert Narainsammy, 26, was in the rear passenger seat of a black Acura MDX that struck a dump truck on McCarter Highway and Lafayette Street around 2:25 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The 32-year-old driver was reportedly hospitalized and is expected to survive. The dump truck driver was not injured, and remained at the scene, Stephens and A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Kearny Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation Kearny Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation Kearny Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation
Kearny Officer Involved Shooting Under Investigation An officer-involved shooting in Kearny is under investigation. A Kearny police officer attempted to stop vehicle reported stolen heading that he saw heading southbound on Passaic Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday, when the driver reversed and then drove toward the officer, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The officer discharged his weapon and the driver in the White Hyundai Sante Fe with Florida plates fled, Suarez said. The vehicle was recovered a short time after crashing with a tractor trailer cab in Newark.  The driver has not been located or come forward at this time. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Authorities Release Details Leading Up To Morris County Man's Hanging Death, Ruled Suicide Authorities Release Details Leading Up To Morris County Man's Hanging Death, Ruled Suicide Authorities Release Details Leading Up To Morris County Man's Hanging Death, Ruled Suicide
Authorities Release Details Leading Up To Morris County Man's Hanging Death, Ruled Suicide ** WARNING: This story contains graphic and disturbing information ** The death of 20-year-old Amanuel "Amani" Kildea whose body was found hanging in a Morris County park tree last June was ruled a suicide following a months-long investigation, authorities said Wednesday. Kildea's body was found by a Lewis Morris Park hiker around 2:45 p.m. on June 28, around the same time at least seven black men were hanged in the U.S. "While the Morris County Prosecutor does not ordinarily issue public statements containing specific details regarding suicide investigations, there has been a great deal o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist
Federal Homeland Security Agent Charged In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Hoboken Cyclist A 32-year-old U.S. Division of Homeland Security agent who was off-duty when he seriously injured a bicyclist in Hoboken then fled surrendered to detectives, authorities said Wednesday. Ryan Varrone was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and 39 other motor vehicle violations in the crash that sent a 24-year-old New Hampshire man to the hospital early Monday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Varrone initially stopped after hitting the bicyclist at Garden Street and First Street around 12:50 a.m. Monday -- then left, Suarez said. The vic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash
Newark Pair Arrested In Montclair Pursuit That Injured Officer, Ended In Crash A Newark pair has been charged in connection with a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle that left a Montclair officer injured, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, announced Wednesday. Rajon Norwood, 48, was charged with aggravated assault with a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest by flight, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Essex County Jail. Kisha Eutsey, 32, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and receiving stol…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents 'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents 'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents
'Not A Beach Day At All:' Mom Drowns Trying To Save Kids From Dangerous Jersey Shore Currents A 49-year-old mom vacationing with her kids on the Jersey Shore drowned trying to save them from dangerous tides Tuesday, authorities said. “It was not at all a beach day," Fire Chief Dominick J. McClain told NJ.com, noting there were not any lifeguards on the beach. "The water was very rough and the rip currents were very dangerous." The unidentified mom from Wernersville, PA noticed her kids ages 8, 10 and 19 were having trouble swimming to shore at the 18th Avenue beach in North Wildwood, and so she went in to get them around 3 p.m., local fire officials said. The mom scooped …

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Your Community
Kearny Mayor Recovers From Hip Replacement Surgery Kearny Mayor Recovers From Hip Replacement Surgery Kearny Mayor Recovers From Hip Replacement Surgery
Kearny Mayor Recovers From Hip Replacement Surgery Kearny Mayor Al Santos is recovering after hip replacement surgery. The mayor posted a photo of himself in the hospital on Facebook Wednesday. "Out for a spin with my new left hip. Well, more like a chug-a-lug," he said. "But it works and will get better, one step at a time! #DayOne." The post garnered more than 725 comments from well-wishers in the community.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm
Authorities: Suspected Dealer Transformed Hudson County Apartment Into Massive Mushroom Farm A suspected Union City drug dealer dubbed "Pharaoh" was arrested after authorities found more than 25 pounds of edible marijuana candy, hundreds of prescription pills and thousands of dollars worth of drug proceeds in his apartment that he had converted into a den to grow psychedelic mushrooms, Secaucus police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip that 20-year-old Darryl Rodriguez was dealing drugs to Secaucus residents, police searched his 39th Street Union City apartment following a nearly two-month investigation, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The search turned up more than 25 pound…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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New Union City Playa Bowls Giving Free Bowl To First 50 Customers New Union City Playa Bowls Giving Free Bowl To First 50 Customers New Union City Playa Bowls Giving Free Bowl To First 50 Customers
New Union City Playa Bowls Giving Free Bowl To First 50 Customers Union City is getting its own Playa Bowls storefront. The store will be located at 1816 Palisade Ave., and will Saturday. Jersey Shore's original Acai Bowl shop will be celebrating the opening of the new Palisade Avenue location with a grand opening on Saturday.  The 1,000-square-foot store at the corner of Palisade Avenue and 19th Street will be serving up bowls to customers from Union City, Jersey City Heights, Weehawken and Secaucus.  Union City location will be giving out 50 free bowls to the first 50 customers in a socially distanced line beginning 10 a.m. on Saturday,…

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