Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police
Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police A 51-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 30 and charged with committing five burglaries by breaking into vehicles via the side window in the city in October, authorities said. Jayson Ruiz committed his first burglary on Saturday, Oct. 7, breaking a vehicle's side window and removing $5,000 worth of tools while the car was parked at West 56th Street and Avenue C, police said. On Monday, Oct. 9, Ruiz broke a vehicle's side window and removed $1,500 worth of uninstalled audio equipment from a car parked at West 56th Street and JFK Boulevard, police said. On Thursday, Oct. 12, …
Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops
Intoxicated Jersey City Man Roaming Bayonne Apartment Building Had Cocaine, Knife: Cops A 47-year old Jersey City man was arrested on Monday, Nov. 27 after police in Bayonne said he had drugs on him, along with a "shank type" blade. At 12:32 p.m., police spotted Rubin Jackson roaming the halls of an apartment building at Avenue C and 32nd Street, officers said. Jackson could not explain why he was inside the building and officers believed he was under the influence of an intoxicant, police said. A search of Jackson yielded cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, and the blade, police said. Police said Jackson "could not provide an acceptable justification for possessing" the blade. …
Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD
Two Jersey City Men Busted After Handgun Found: Bayonne PD Two Jersey City residents  were arrested on Saturday, Oct. 28 after Bayonne police discovered a handgun in a vehicle, authorities said. At 1:17 a.m., police observed a Chevrolet Malibu commit numerous traffic violations near East 53rd Street, officers said. Officers stopped the vehicle and discovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun loaded with two hollow point and six full metal jacket bullets belong to Justice Scurry, 26, police said. Police also discovered Mejon Scott, 20, was wanted on an outstanding warrant issued out of Bayonne, officers said. Scurry was charged with three weapons of…
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police
Three Arrested After Stolen Gun Recovered: Bayonne Police Three men were arrested in Bayonne on Thursday, Oct. 26 after a stolen gun out of Elizabeth was recovered, Bayonne police said. Police initially pulled over a BMW on 55th Street and Broadway after observing the driver making numerous traffic violations, police said. Police observed, Micah Brown, a 20-year-old Hillside resident, Nazareth Henry, a 20-year-old Hillside resident and Marquis Cenatus, 27-year-old Elizabeth resident, furtively moving inside the vehicle, police said, even after officers ordered them to remain still. Police recovered a semi-automatic handgun equipped with a large ca…
Sussex County Native Claire Fendt Dies, 34 Sussex County Native Claire Fendt Dies, 34
Sussex County Native Claire Fendt Dies, 34 Sussex County native Claire Marie Fendt died Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the age of 34, prompting an outpour of condolences and support. Born in Newton, Claire was raised in Sparta, her obituary says. She attended Sparta Middle School before graduating from Sparta High School and attending Sussex County College. Claire was known as a skilled and creative artist with a fierce love of animals. She had adopted several shelter cats throughout the years and had dreams of opening a cat sanctuary. Claire spent time in Bayonne, and lived in Brighton, England for a year before settling in Philadelphia, whe…
Three Arrested After Bayonne Shooting: Police Three Arrested After Bayonne Shooting: Police
Three Arrested After Bayonne Shooting: Police Two teenagers were arrested after shooting at each other in Bayonne on Saturday, Oct. 21, authorities said. At 5:39 p.m., police responded to 19th Street and Avenue C on a report of shots fired, officers said. Police determined Raquan Harvey, an 18-year-old Bayonne resident and a 17-year-old Flemington resident were shooting at each other, officers said. When police arrested Harvey, they recovered a .45 caliber handgun loaded with hollow point bullets, officers said. Police arrested the juvenile in South Jersey on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and found him to be in possession of a .380 caliber semi-aut…
Dad Struck, Killed Along Garden State Parkway 'Had A Heart To Help Those He Could' Dad Struck, Killed Along Garden State Parkway 'Had A Heart To Help Those He Could'
Dad Struck, Killed Along Garden State Parkway 'Had A Heart To Help Those He Could' The community is rallying to support the family of a 55-year-old man who was struck and killed after his car broke down along the Garden State Parkway. Robert Piel Sr. of Bayonne "had a heart to help those he could," according to a GoFundMe set up to pay funeral costs. Piel was standing in the left lane of the parkway after his Ford stopped in the center lane on Oct. 14 in Sayreville, according to New Jersey State Police. "The family is devastated and shocked by his death," the GoFundMe page said. Click here to view or donate to the GoFundMe.
Two Busted For Bayonne Burglary: Police Two Busted For Bayonne Burglary: Police
Two Busted For Bayonne Burglary: Police Two people were arrested in Bayonne on Friday, Oct. 20 for breaking into vehicles, police said. At 5:17 a.m., police responded to West 36th Street, on the report of two men, Xzavier Harris-Williams, a 21-year-old Jersey City resident and John Wilson, an 18-year-old Bayonne resident, attempting to break into vehicles, officers said. Police discovered Harris-Williams and Wilson had entered two parked vehicles and unsuccessfully attempted to enter two more. A search of Wilson found a substantial amount of loose change and two sets of car keys, for a Mitsubishi and a Toyota, while Harris-Willia…
DJ From Paterson Among Five Charged With Armed Carjacking In Edgewater Target Lot DJ From Paterson Among Five Charged With Armed Carjacking In Edgewater Target Lot
DJ From Paterson Among Five Charged With Armed Carjacking In Edgewater Target Lot A deejay from Paterson was one of five carjackers who robbed a victim at gunpoint in the Target parking lot along the Hudson River in Edgewater earlier this year, authorities charged. Giancarlo Rodriguez -- known as "Jaycee973" -- and the others "approached the victim and forcibly removed him from his vehicle" shortly after 3:30 a.m. April 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They then "assaulted the victim and stole his vehicle, chain necklace, and cell phone," the prosecutor said. Led by SWAT teams from Hudson and Middlesex counties, Musella's detectives conducted raids and ex…
Two Men Arrested For Shooting At Each Other: Bayonne PD Two Men Arrested For Shooting At Each Other: Bayonne PD
Two Men Arrested For Shooting At Each Other: Bayonne PD Jancarlos Rivera, an 18-year-old Bayonne resident and James Parks, a 22-year-old Bayonne resident were arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 17 after shooting at each other on Monday, Oct. 16, police said. At 8:40 p.m., Parks and Rivera were in the area of East 25th Street and Broadway when they encountered each other, police said. Upon seeing each other, Rivera brandished a firearm and fired multiple shots Parks, causing Parks to return fire, police said. Police said vehicles in the area sustained damages from gunshots. Both Rivera and Parks were charged with attempted murder and multiple …
Motorist, 55, Struck, Killed After Car Breaks Down On Garden State Parkway Motorist, 55, Struck, Killed After Car Breaks Down On Garden State Parkway
Motorist, 55, Struck, Killed After Car Breaks Down On Garden State Parkway A 55-year-old man from Bayonne was struck and killed after he got out of his car which had broken down along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County, authorities said. Robert Piel was standing in the left lane of the parkway after his Ford stopped in the center lane around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at mile marker 123.2 in Sayreville, New Jersey State Police Detective Jeffrey Lebron said. A Mazda and a Hyundai SUV were traveling south on the express roadway and the SUV struck the Mazda, which struck Piel and his unoccupied Ford in a chain reaction crash, Lebron said. Piel su…
Bike Thief Busted In Bayonne: Police Bike Thief Busted In Bayonne: Police
Bike Thief Busted In Bayonne: Police A 47-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with committing multiple thefts and a burglary last month, police said. On Sunday, Sept. 10, Bransky stole an electric bicycle from a porch on West 9th Street after cutting a chain that secured the bicycle, police said. On Thursday, Sept. 28, Bransky removed two tool boxes from a parked vehicle on 43rd Street and Avenue E.  Bransky was charged with two counts of theft and one count of burglary, police said. He was also charged with possession of narcotics, police said.