DWI Driver Injures 4 While Fleeing Cops In Clifton: PD
A Clifton man was drunk behind the wheel when he led police on a brief chase and crashed into two cars, injuring four people, authorities said.
Junior Chiuz, 22, was behind the wheel of a Honda Accord that ran a red light on Market Street and turned onto Allwood Road without signaling around 8:54 p.m. Saturday, May 31, according to Lt. Robert Anderson of the Clifton Police Department.
Officer Mohammad Badwan, who was on patrol in the area, tried to stop the car near Allwood Road and Mt. Prospect Avenue. But instead of stopping, Chiuz sped up, turned off his headlights and tail lights, and d…
Crashes, Overturned Truck, Downed Tree Shut Major North Jersey Roads Friday Morning
Drivers across North Jersey faced a messy start to the morning commute on Friday, May 9, as multiple highways were shut down due to crashes, an overturned truck, and storm debris.
According to state traffic alerts:
At 9:45 a.m., a crash on US 22 eastbound shut down all lanes west of CR 655/Bonnie Burn Rd/Park Ave in Scotch Plains Township.
At 9:37 a.m., a downed tree closed all lanes on US 46 westbound, just west of the Pequest Hatchery in White Township.
At 9:26 a.m., a crash and overturned truck blocked all northbound lanes on the Garden State Parkway, just south of Exit 156 to US 46 in …
Gun With Hollow Points, Open Booze, Weed Found During Clifton Traffic Stop: Cops
A Newark man was arrested after Clifton police say they found a loaded ghost gun, high-capacity magazine, hollow point bullets, and weed packaged for sale during a traffic stop just after midnight.
The stop happened around 12:38 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, near Route 46 West and Route 21 South, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson.
Officers Benjamin Bressel and Samantha Beazley pulled over a 2019 Honda Accord for multiple traffic violations. The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Newark, was accompanied by Carnell Goodwin, 20, of Newark, who was seated in the back seat.
Police sa…
License Plate Reader Picks Up Warren Burglars' Getaway Car, 2 In Custody: Prosecutor
Two men have been arrested and charged after breaking into an occupied home in Somerset County officials said.
Jeremy Proleon-Carmen, 20, of Paterson, and Julio L. Ponce-Giannotti, 44, of Clifton, were taken into custody shortly after the burglary on Wednesday, April 30 in Warren Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Police were called around 10:07 a.m. for a burglary in progress on Briarwood Drive East, Warren Township, McDonald said. A caller reported that a man was entering the home through a basement window and also gave police a description of a getaway car.
Offi…
Cops ID Man, 40, Crushed By Car In Clifton: 'Tragic Accident'
Police have identified the 40-year-old man fatally crushed by a vehicle in Clifton on Wednesday, April 23.
Freddi Gonzalez, of Paterson, was found unresponsive under a vehicle in the parking lot by officers responding to the scene at 810 Bloomfield Ave., at approximately 6:30 a.m., Clifton PD Lt. Robert Anderson said.
Medical interventions were unsuccessful and Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene, Anderson said.
"Although the investigation is ongoing, at this time, this appears to be a tragic accident," Anderson said.
The address comes up as Atlantic Casting and Engineering on…
