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Lake Hopatcong Man Threatened Victim Into Sending Thousands Of Dollars Online, Police Say Lake Hopatcong Man Threatened Victim Into Sending Thousands Of Dollars Online, Police Say Lake Hopatcong Man Threatened Victim Into Sending Thousands Of Dollars Online, Police Say
Lake Hopatcong Man Threatened Victim Into Sending Thousands Of Dollars Online, Police Say A Lake Hopatcong man was charged with extortion after threatening to hurt someone if he failed to send him money over the internet, authorities said. Jonathan Ortiz, 22, told the victim he'd face serious bodily injury if he didn't send him money through a transfer service, Franklin police said. As a result, the victim -- who met Ortiz on a social networking application around two years ago -- subsequently sent Ortiz thousands of dollars, police said. Ortiz was subsequently arrested and charged with theft by extortion. He was released in accordance with the New Jersey Bail Reform Act.
Newark Man Wildly Swings Machete Walking Hoboken Streets, Police Say Newark Man Wildly Swings Machete Walking Hoboken Streets, Police Say Newark Man Wildly Swings Machete Walking Hoboken Streets, Police Say
Newark Man Wildly Swings Machete Walking Hoboken Streets, Police Say A man from Newark was arrested after police found him swinging a machete over his head while walking Hoboken streets, authorities said. A 911 caller reported a man, later identified as Razhem Smith, 36, who brandished the weapon near the PATH Station and Hudson Place around 3 p.m. Sunday, Hoboken police said. Another call came in about 15 minutes later for a man matching the same description using a machete to chop a tree near Third Avenue and Washington Street, police said. A third call came in minutes later for a man swinging a machete in the air on Newark Street near New York Sports Clu…
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come
Murphy Announces Dates For Stage 2 Of New Jersey's Reopening; More On Gyms, Bars To Come New Jersey is gearing up to enter the second stage of its economic restart and recovery following the COVID-19 lockdown, officials said Monday. Beginning Monday, June 15, nonessential retail stores and outdoor dining can reopen, Gov. Phil Murphy said. Salons and barbershops will reopen on Monday, June 22. Gyms and health clubs, also included in Stage 2, will be the next to reopen at reduced capacity, with a hard date to come. Stage 3 includes expanded dining, critical in-office work, limited entertainment, expanded personal care, bars with limited capacity, expanded gyms with rest…
Nearly 30 Looters Ransack Linden Sneaker Store Nearly 30 Looters Ransack Linden Sneaker Store Nearly 30 Looters Ransack Linden Sneaker Store
Nearly 30 Looters Ransack Linden Sneaker Store Authorities are investigating an overnight smash-and-grab robbery at a Linden sneaker store. Between 20 and 30 people broke the glass windows of Snipes sneaker and clothing store at Aviation Plaza around 12:15 a.m. Monday, Linden police said. The group went into the W. Edgar Road store and stole various merchandise before fleeing in multiple directions, police said. It is unclear if the burglary is related to similar incidents at Snipes stores throughout New Jersey and Philadelphia area, according to police. "Contrary to online reports, however, this was an isolated incident and there is …
2 Women Stabbed In Linden Domestic Attack, Police Say 2 Women Stabbed In Linden Domestic Attack, Police Say 2 Women Stabbed In Linden Domestic Attack, Police Say
2 Women Stabbed In Linden Domestic Attack, Police Say Two women were hospitalized after being stabbed by a family member early Sunday morning in Linden, police said. A family member attacked both women in a house on the 700 block of Chandler Avenue around 6:45 a.m., Linden police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. Officers arriving on scene found the women were attacked by a family member in their home, Guenther said. One of the victims was transported to Trinitas Regional Medical Center with minor injuries and the other was transported to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries, according to police. The incident remains under inve…
Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead
Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead A Sussex County man was accused of suffocating his girlfriend's mom to death just 11 days after telling authorities he found her dead, according to a recent report. Nicholas J. Powers was arrested last Thursday after admitting he used a pillow to suffocate Patricia Owen, 64, as she slept, the NJ Herald reports. Police were notified of Owen's death on May 17, although Powers was only arrested after telling his girlfriend, Kimberly Owen, and several other individuals he committed the crime, the article says. Powers, a 2014 Hopatcong High School graduate, initially told police Owen and her da…
Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
Man Walking Bicycle In Morris Township Struck By Driver, 91, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries A bicyclist hit by a car while walking his bike across a Morris Township street was in stable condition in the hospital as of Monday morning, local authorities said. The 54-year-old man was walking his bike across Craig Road at Sussex Avenue when he was struck by a car driven by a 91-year-old woman around 5:25 p.m. last Saturday, Morris Township police Lt. Robert Shearer said. The bicyclist was taken to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, Shearer said. Charges for the driver were pending, according to Shearer.
3 Dead In South Jersey NJ Transit Bus, Car Crash 3 Dead In South Jersey NJ Transit Bus, Car Crash 3 Dead In South Jersey NJ Transit Bus, Car Crash
3 Dead In South Jersey NJ Transit Bus, Car Crash Three people died after their car collided with an NJ Transit bus early Saturday morning in Burlington County, police said. NJ Transit bus No. 317 was turning left from the westbound side of Route 38 onto Pleasant Valley Avenue southbound around 12:30 a.m., when it was struck by a passenger vehicle headed eastbound on Route 38, Moorestown police said in a Nixle alert. The three occupants of the passenger vehicle, two females and one male, were pronounced dead at the scene. The NJ Transit bus driver and one passenger were transported to Cooper Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.&nb…
Trenton Homicide Under Investigation Trenton Homicide Under Investigation Trenton Homicide Under Investigation
Trenton Homicide Under Investigation Authorities in Trenton were investigating a midnight homicide Saturday morning. At approximately 12:15 a.m., Trenton police received calls for shots fired in 400 block of Garfield Avenue and a report of a man down, Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Casey A. DeBlasio said.  The victim -- later identified as Tyrone Campbell, 45, of Trenton -- was lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his torso when police arrived, DeBlasio said. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the MC…
South Amboy Man Killed In Train Station Stabbing South Amboy Man Killed In Train Station Stabbing South Amboy Man Killed In Train Station Stabbing
South Amboy Man Killed In Train Station Stabbing A South Amboy man was killed in a stabbing Friday night, authorities said. Police responded to the South Amboy Train Station on North Broadway around 9:15 p.m. where they found Robert Spiegel, 32, lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L. C. Kuberiet and Chief Darren LaVigne said. Spiegel died at the scene at approximately 20 minutes of his injuries, authorities said. UPDATE: Surveillance Photos Of Suspect Released. The homicide is being investigated by the South Amboy Police Department, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, …
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