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Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ State Police: Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway Overnight
An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State Police Trooper…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Njsp
: State Trooper Assaulted In Route 80 Traffic Stop
An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the officer…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Union County Couple Charged In Route 80 Assault On NJ State Trooper
UPDATE: An Elizabeth man and a Hillside woman remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack. Alecia S. Jones and Tyson S. Stamper, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession of marijuana. Stamper, who has a criminal history, was wanted on outstanding warrants out of Elizabeth and Clark, records show. The couple had been pulled over around 9:50 a.m. Saturday when they attacked the…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Seen
HER? Woman Wanted For Armed Robberies In Newark, Hillside
Police are looking for a 29-year-old Newark woman who has been charged with robbery and weapons offenses. Hope Lee Kelly, who is also known as Hope Lee (pictured) was living at 81 Herbert Place in Newark when she became a fugitive, police said. She is accused of robbing a store and a gas station in Newark as well as a business in Hillside. Anyone with information can call the Newark Police Robbery Squad at 973-645-1356.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Man Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Correctional Officer
A 24-year-old Newark man has been charged with aggravated manslaughter for causing a fatal crash Saturday while fleeing from police, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Police in Hillside attempted to pull over a Nissan Altima driven by Dashawn Walton around 2:30 a.m. According to authorities, Walton fled the wrong way down Aldine Street and into Newark. He crashed into a Ford Mustang at Bragaw Avenue, pushing it into a light pole, according to authorities. Omar Martin, who was in the Mustang and was not involved in the pursuit, was killed. The 49-year-old Newark resident…
Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
GoFundMe Started For Correctional Police Officer Killed In Newark Crash
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched on behalf of the family of Omar Martin, a Correctional Police Officer at Northern State Prison in Newark who was killed early Saturday when authorities said a fleeing criminal suspect slammed into his car. The chase began in Hillside and ended when the car hit Martin's Mustang at Aldine Street and Bragaw Avenue in Newark. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The three suspects in the car were all caught, according to the state Attorney General, which is investigating the incident. Colleagues, friends and family mourned "Marty Mar" and…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Driving In Union County? Police In Multiple Towns Cracking Down On Violations
Police in a number of Union County towns are stepping up enforcement of various motor-vehicle laws over the next few weeks, law enforcement agencies have recently announced. In Westfield, Chief Christopher Battiloro says to expect heightened enforcement of speed limits as local children get ready to go back to school. Police cars with "ghost lettering" that's more difficult to spot as well as motorcycles equipped to issue tickets electronically will help to combat speeding. “This is not intended to be a surprise operation,” Battiloro said. “Everyone should know that our ef…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Hillside, Newark Men Sentenced On Federal Drug And Weapons Charges
Two men have been sentenced after they were seen selling drugs from a Newark street corner two years ago and found in possession of multiple weapons, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said. Jesse Tullies, 54, of Hillside, received a sentence of nearly 20 years on drugs and weapons offenses. Newark resident Eugene Williams was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison. Essex County Sheriff's officers saw the two conducting several drug sales near Clinton Place and Weequahic Avenue Oct. 4, 2017. After officers moved in and arrested them, they searched beneath the bumper of a car where…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Robber Who Threatened To Blow Up Hillside Bank Arrested: Police
A man who entered a Hillside bank Wednesday afternoon and brandished what he claimed to be an explosive device is under arrest, Chief of Police Vincent Ricciardi said Friday. Jihad Wright, 28, an Elizabeth resident, was arrested there by Hillside police and charged with robbery and kidnapping. Wright was charged with kidnapping for allegedly detaining a bank teller in the course of the robbery and trying to take his vehicle. Wright, was being held at the Union County jail pending a bail hearing, may also face federal charges. Authorities say a man in a mask and wearing a …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Suspected Hillside Bank Robber Who Claimed To Have Bomb Arrested
UPDATE, Aug. 9: An arrest has been made, police said Friday. Click here for more. Original story is below: Police are looking for a man who entered a bank in Hillside Wednesday afternoon and threatened to detonate a bomb, Chief of Police Vincent Ricciardi said. The man walked into Investors Savings Bank on Liberty Avenue around 1:30 p.m. and held up an object he claimed was an explosive device. He fled the scene on foot with about $4,000, Ricciardi said. No one was hurt. The man was wearing a high-visibility yellow traffic vest and a white hard hat. His face…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: 12 Victims Hospitalized In Hillside Senior Citizen Bus Crash
A dozen people were hospitalized with what were characterized as minor injuries after a car rear-ended a bus in Hillside Thursday, sending it into a utility pole. A Hyundai Sonata traveling on Long Avenue apparently blew a stop sign and rear-ended a Hillside Senior Citizen bus that was headed south on Central Avenue just before 9:30 a.m., authorities said. The impact sent the bus into a utility pole, toppling it and downing wires. CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Mayor Calls Trump ICE Raids ‘Outrageous,’ ‘Racist’
UPDATE: President Trump said Saturday afternoon he was delaying the controversial action, The New York Times reported. Original article publisged Saturday morning is below: Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark said Friday that a group representing the mayors of more than 30 communities -- including the state’s largest cities -- opposes a controversial series of raids planned for Sunday morning targeting undocumented immigrants. “We are appalled by the heavy-handed tactics being used by President Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their plan for pre-dawn raids on Sunday, Jun…
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