Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Gets 10 Years For Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutors Man Gets 10 Years For Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutors
Man Gets 10 Years For Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutors Jose Colon, a 33-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for driving drunk in a crash that killed one person, authorities said. On Feb. 28, 2001, Colon was driving a 1996 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed on Christopher Columbus Drive near Merseles Street in Jersey City when he struck a guard rail, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. His passenger, 30-year-old Jesus Gonzalez, was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. Colon had pleaded guilty to first-degree death by auto for driving while intoxicated in April, Suarez said.

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors
Man Gets 24 Years For Fatally Stabbing Weehawken Woman: Prosecutors A 24-year-old Weehawken resident was sentenced to 24 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 8 for stabbing a woman in the neck in June 2021, prosecutors. Vincent Palacios had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Michelle Castillo, a 24-year-old Weehawken resident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On June 19, 2021, Weehawken Police responded to 561 Hudson Ave. and found Castillo unresponsive in the bathroom, Suarez said. She was soon pronounced dead and the cause of death was determined to be from stab wounds to the neck, Suarez said. Palacios was …

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured, Man Charged With DWI In North Bergen Crash: Prosecutors Pedestrian Seriously Injured, Man Charged With DWI In North Bergen Crash: Prosecutors
Pedestrian Seriously Injured, Man Charged With DWI In North Bergen Crash: Prosecutors A 65-year-old woman was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver on the early morning of Friday, Sept. 8 in North Bergen, authorities said. At 3:30 a.m., North Bergen police responded to a crash at Bergenline Ave and 92nd St, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police found a Honda Pilot, driven by Steve Inoa, a 40-year-old North Bergen resident, had struck the woman, who was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, Suarez said. The woman is in critical but stable condition, Suarez said. Inoa was charged with driving while intoxicated …

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Charged With Assault After Car Crash: Prosecutors Jersey City Man Charged With Assault After Car Crash: Prosecutors
Jersey City Man Charged With Assault After Car Crash: Prosecutors A 45-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged after his vehicle struck another car at a high rate of speed, authorities said. Patrick Gapasin was traveling north on Routes 1 and 9 when his Infinity Q60 collided with a Honda Accord at 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Sip Avenue intersection, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 60-year-old driver of the Honda Accord suffered multiple serious injuries, Suarez said. Gapasin was charged with aggravated assault and assault by auto, Suarez said. He was arrested at his residence and transported to the Hudson County Correcti…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors
Florida Man Sentenced In BJ's Shooting That Killed Jersey City Dad: Prosecutors A 38-year-old Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, August 14, for shooting Christian Parra, a 34-year-old Jersey City dad in 2021. Ariel Dumit was sentenced after being convicted of murder in the first degree along with other weapons charges in April, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Christian Parra with his wife and three children.GoFundMe photo In February 2021, Jersey City Police responded to the BJ's parking lot at 396 Marin Blvd where they discovered Parra with a gunshot wound to the torso, Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medi…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors
Union City Man Sexually Assaulted 4-Year-Old Boy: Prosecutors A 35-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old boy on Monday, July 31, authorities said. Jose Romero was arrested by the United States Marshal Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Romero is charged with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree, Suarez said. Romero lived at a home the victim frequented, Suarez said. Romero was transported to Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearan…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors
Guttenberg Woman Received $20,000 In Improper Benefits: Prosecutors A 59-year-old Guttenberg was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 12 for receiving $20,000 in improper benefits from multiple agencies, authorities said. Ammerlene Demetroudis failed to report income she received as a health home aide, allowing her to get benefits from Social Security Administration, the Medicaid Benefit Program, the Department of Community Affairs Rental Assistance Program, and NJ FamilyCare between June 2020 and Nov. 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Demetroudis was charged with theft by deception in the third degree and was released on a sum…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors
Hoboken Man Sold $10K Worth Of Cocaine To Undercover Cop: Prosecutors A 41-year-old Hoboken man was arrested on Thursday, June 29 after he sold cocaine to an undercover cop, authorities said. Gustavo Santos sold cocaine to an undercover officer multiple times Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In total, Santos sold more than 6 oz. of cocaine to the officer, valued at $10,000 Suarez said.  Santos was charged with 11 counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was also charged with being a fugitive of justice from New York City, Suarez said.  He was transported to Hudson County Correctional…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors
Mother, Son Charged In Fatal Union City Car Crash: Prosecutors A 37-year-old mother and her 16-year-old son, both Union City residents, were charged in connection with a fatal collision in Union City that killed a 73-year-old DPW employee on Monday, June 5, authorities said. Fortunato Rojas-Solis died after being struck by a Dodge Durango driven by the 16-year-old, who did not have a license, in the area of Palisade Avenue and 36th Street, while he was on the job, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision and causing death while driving unlicensed…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors
Dad Kills Daughter In North Jersey: Prosecutors A 27-year-old Bayonne woman was fatally shot by her father late in the evening on Monday, June 12, authorities said. Errol Brown, 52, has been charged with murder on accusations he killed Keyanna Brown at 331 Avenue E., around 11:35 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  Keyanna was pronounced dead at the scene having suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body, and her dad was lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance, Suarez said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecuto…

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by Sam Barron
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Union City DPW Employee Fatally Struck By Vehicle While On Job: Prosecutors Union City DPW Employee Fatally Struck By Vehicle While On Job: Prosecutors
Union City DPW Employee Fatally Struck By Vehicle While On Job: Prosecutors A 73-year-old Union City man was killed while on the job after he was struck by a vehicle on the morning of Monday, June 5, while working for the Department of Public Works, authorities said. Fortunato Rojas-Solis was struck in the area of Palisade Avenue and 36th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police transported him to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead later that afternoon, Suarez said. Rojas-Solis was hit by a Dodge Durango driven by a 16-year-old Union City teenage boy, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and t…

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by Sam Barron
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life
Gas Station Employee Killed In NJ Assault Had Moved To US To Give Daughters Better Life Services have been set for a 55-year-old Jersey City gas station attendant who died months after being brutally beaten while at work. Fardin Ghadami Darounkolaee was attacked in August 2022 by 26-year-old Nixon Marquez at the Shell station on Marin Boulevard and 14th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez previously said. Marquez, initially charged with assault and and weapons offenses, was slapped with first-degree murder after Fardin died at a hospital in Washington DC on Saturday, May 13, Suarez said. Fardin. a dad of two, was born in Qaemshahr, Iran. He immigrated from Iran to…

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by Cecilia Levine