$10K Lottery Winner Sold In Passaic County $10K Lottery Winner Sold In Passaic County
$10K Lottery Winner Sold In Passaic County A winning lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold in Passaic County. The third-tier prizewinning ticket for the Tuesday, May 10, drawing was sold at Valley Spa on East Main Street in Little Falls, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 15, 19, 20, 61, and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball. In addition to the third-tier prize won, 15 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those tickets was purchased with th…
Accused Killer's Mom, Brother Charged, GF To Testify In Disposal Of Paterson Woman's Body Accused Killer's Mom, Brother Charged, GF To Testify In Disposal Of Paterson Woman's Body
Accused Killer's Mom, Brother Charged, GF To Testify In Disposal Of Paterson Woman's Body UPDATE: The killing of a woman whose body was found battered, bloodied and stuffed into the trunk of a car parked on a Paterson, NJ street took some new turns, including an instant guilty plea from the primary witness and two more arrests. Passaic County prosecutors dropped murder and conspiracy charges against Joelle Martucci, 24, as part of deal that will keep her out of prison. In return, Martucci agreed to testify against her fiancé, Justin Fisher, who is now the lone defendant charged with murder in last month’s death and dumping of 38-year-old single mom Stephanie DeJesus of Paterson…
Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey
Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey A lucky New Jersey Lottery player just became a millionaire. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket from the Friday, March 11 drawing was purchased in Passaic County. The winning numbers were: 04, 16, 17, 32, and 39 and the XTRA number was: 02. That ticket was sold at the Valley Spa, 61 East Main St., Little Falls in Passaic County. The ticket is good for  $1,077,615. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. That ticket was sold at 
Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge
Repeat Offender Burglarized Businesses In Bunch Of Bergen County Towns, Police Charge Detectives investigating a rash of business break-ins in several Bergen County towns didn't have far to look: The spree ended with the arrest of a career burglar from Passaic with a history of similar behavior. Ex-con Nicolas Torres, 39, has a criminal record stretching back more than 15 years, mostly for burglarizing businesses, records show. A few years ago, he was charged with breaking into several real estate and doctors’ office in Maywood, Fort Lee, Oradell, and Westwood, as well as in Middlesex County. SEE: Judge Frees Ex-Con In Four-Town Bergen Burglary Spree Investigators in…
Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years
Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years One of a nest of criminals who paid New Jersey high school students to cash COVID stimulus checks stolen from the mail was sentenced to four years in federal prison. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, must serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence rubber-stamped by a U.S. District Court judge in Newark via videoconference on Monday, Feb. 14. Bennett -- a reputed associate of a group called "The Members" -- recruited U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checks, checkbooks, debit cards, and credit cards from the mail in excha…
3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI 3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI
3 Lucky NJ Lottery Players Win Trip To Super Bowl LVI Three lucky New Jersey Lottery players have won trips to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles, state officials said. They participated in the state Lottery's Quick Draw Big Game promotion. In addition to the trip to the Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, the Lottery winners won passes to Hall of Fame events and $1,000 apiece in spending cash. The Super Bowl kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. NJ Lottery Executive Director James Carey said, "What better prize than a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the single largest sporting event of the year in t…
HEROES: Paterson's Bravest Rescue Resident In Three-Building Blaze HEROES: Paterson's Bravest Rescue Resident In Three-Building Blaze
Heroes: Paterson's Bravest Rescue Resident In Three-Building Blaze UPDATE: A vicious blaze was engulfing one two-family home and significantly damaging two other residences -- displacing 26 tenants in all -- when Paterson firefighters rescued a resident in a wheelchair. PHOTO GALLERY: BTFirePhotos The four-alarm Warren Street fire broke out in one of the tightly bunched buildings up the street from Public School No. 10 shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday. It spread quickly. The city's bravest immediately got the trapped resident out before retreating to battle the blaze from the exterior. The main body of the fire was knocked down by 9:45 a.m., a little under …
$2 Million New Year's Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey $2 Million New Year's Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey
$2 Million New Year's Lottery Ticket Sold In North Jersey The $2 million grand prize-winning ticket in the New Jersey Lottery's New Year’s Raffle has been announced.  The winning ticket number is #126079 and was sold at Valley Spa, 61 East Main St., Little Falls, in Passaic County. In addition to the Grand Prize Drawing, five “early-bird” drawings were drawn for $25,000 prizes.  Moreover, 100 tickets were selected to win second-tier prizes of $5,000, and 900 tickets were selected to win third-tier prizes of $500.
Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Wayne Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Wayne
Woman Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Wayne A woman was struck and killed by a commuter train Thursday morning in Wayne, authorities confirmed. The unidentified woman was struck shortly after 7:30 a.m. just west of Main Street and Dewey Avenue, NJ Transit Chief Communications Officer Nancy Snyder said. Agency officials initially believed the incident occurred in Little Falls because that's where the train stopped. Another look determined that it occurred on the Wayne side of the border. No injuries were reported among the 52 customers and crew members on the Hoboken-bound train, which Snyder said left Lake Hopatcong at 6:40 a.m. Se…
Body Recovered From Passaic River Body Recovered From Passaic River
Body Recovered From Passaic River A body was recovered from the Passaic River in Hudson County Monday afternoon, police reports say. The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit was apparently dispatched to the area of the river near 1st Street in Harrison around 2:15 p.m. Last week, the bodies of a young couple who were swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters were recovered from the river. As of Monday, a Little Falls woman who witnesses said was also swept into the river by the current remained missing. No further details were immediately released.
CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
Confirmed: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida UPDATE: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street during l…
CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida
Confirmed: Male, Female Bodies Pulled From Passaic River Are Couple Drowned By Ida CONFIRMED: The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office on Friday positively identified two bodies pulled from the Passaic River over the previous two days as a former high school prom king and queen swept away in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters last week. A search for Nidhi Rana, 18, and Ayush Rana, 21, had ended when the medical examiner's office finally confirmed their identities Friday afternoon based on dental and medical records, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. Nidhi and Ayush were swept into a storm drain that empties into the river after getting out of their car on Main Street durin…