Masked Burglars Nabbed After Foot Chase Through Bucks County: Police Masked Burglars Nabbed After Foot Chase Through Bucks County: Police
Masked Burglars Nabbed After Foot Chase Through Bucks County: Police Two men face criminal charges after police found them prowling near a Northampton Township home on Monday night, Nov. 20, according to officials.  Police said they spotted a pair of masked men in dark clothes poking around the front yard of a property in Richboro sometime during the evening.  When officers confronted the two, they fled on foot, authorities said. After a brief chase, both men were located and identified.  Giorgi Maxarashvili, 39, and Zurab Kenkishvil, 43, are charged with burglary, possessing an instrument of crime, loitering and prowling at night, and evadin…
Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom
Tornado Possible, Flood Watch Issued Across 18 NJ Counties As Thunderstorms Loom A flood watch is in effect across 18 of New Jersey's counties as thunderstorms with the possibility of a tornado moves in, the National Weather Service said. The flood watch is in effect until Wednesday evening, Sept. 13, in the following counties, according to the NWS: Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. The NWS said there is a "marginal risk" of an isolated tornado and damaging winds, however, no tornado watch or warning was issued. A flood watch is in effec…
Alligator Captured In Central Jersey Alligator Captured In Central Jersey
Alligator Captured In Central Jersey The elusive alligator that kept a Central Jersey park closed for more than a week was captured about 400 yards from where it was first spotted Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. On Thursday night, Sept. 7, officers from the Piscataway Police Department found the 4-foot-long gator near 2nd Avenue, in the roadway in front of a home around 10:10, Middlesex police said. The alligator was subdued and restrained by Piscataway Patrol Officer Ian Paglia until the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish & Wildlife Division took custody of it, Piscataway police said. This lo…
SEEN HIM? Central Jersey Police Seek Help Identifying Alleged Shoplifter SEEN HIM? Central Jersey Police Seek Help Identifying Alleged Shoplifter
Seen HIM? Central Jersey Police Seek Help Identifying Alleged Shoplifter Police in Central Jersey seek the public's help in identifying an alleged shoplifter. On Aug. 29, Your Eyes and You at 1326 Bound Brook Road in Middlesex reported that the male in the photographs shoplifted over $3,000 worth of eyeglasses from the business, Middlesex Borough police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scott Mulford at (732)356-1900 ext. 359 or Officer Colin DeVincenzo at (732)356-1900 ext. 363. Tips can also be made through our Anonymous Tip Line at (732)356-1900 ext. 847 or through NIXLE.
GOTCHA! Just-Released Repeat Offender Pinched For Porch Pirating In Franklin Lakes GOTCHA! Just-Released Repeat Offender Pinched For Porch Pirating In Franklin Lakes
Gotcha! Just-Released Repeat Offender Pinched For Porch Pirating In Franklin Lakes A repeat offender was caught snatching packages from a trio of mailboxes in a Franklin Lakes neighborhood, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a trespasser at a Franklin Lakes Road residence grabbed Salvatore Cardinale, 47, of Hackensack on Mulberry Way shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Cardinale, who already had an outstanding warrant from the borough of Middlesex, had only just been released from the Bergen County Jail the day before after being arrested for shoplifting in Paramus over the weekend, records show. Franklin Lakes police charged…
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police 23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police
23-Year-Old Airlifted After Driver Sends Car Into Oncoming Traffic On I-78: Police A 23-year-old woman was flown to the hospital in a crash on Interstate 78 Sunday, June 25, New Jersey State Police said. An Acura Integra driven by a 23-year-old Manville man ran off the highway to the left and crossed the center median, entering the westbound lanes around 9 a.m. near milepost 22.7, in Clinton Township, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Acura was struck by a westbound Hyundai. The 23-year-old Acura driver was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a Middlesex woman, who was flown to the hospital. The Hyundai's passengers suffered moderate injuries.
Lifelong Somerset County Resident, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 39 Lifelong Somerset County Resident, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 39
Lifelong Somerset County Resident, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 39 Lifelong Somerset County resident and devoted mother Jacquelene Casique Baez died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, April 1 aged 39. Born in Red Bank, Jackie was raised in South Bound Brook before graduating from Bound Brook High School, her obituary says. Jackie was a dedicated mother and had settled in Bound Brook to raise her loving daughter, Jayelene. In addition to her daughter, Jackie is survived by her husband, Santiago; her parents, Helene and Ely Garcia; brothers, Ely and Alberto; cousin, Susan Callahan; grandmother, Helen; and godparents, Scott and Tina and “uncle Steven,” as…
Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ
Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ Several parts of New Jersey were under tornado watches and warnings, as per the National Weather Service on Saturday, April 1. Burlington and Mercer counties were under a tornado warning until 7:15 p.m., while parts of Browns Mills, Fort Dix, Hamilton Square, Marlton, West Freehold and White Horse were under the warning until between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties were under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Wa…
Pair Arrested, 2 Wanted In $30K Central Jersey Pharmacy Heist Pair Arrested, 2 Wanted In $30K Central Jersey Pharmacy Heist
Pair Arrested, 2 Wanted In $30K Central Jersey Pharmacy Heist Two men have been arrested and two more are wanted in connection with a break-in at a Central Jersey pharmacy, authorities said. Nearly $28,500 in proceeds were stolen from the Boro Hill Pharmacy in Middlesex during the Feb. 28 burglary, police said. Arrested on multiple burglary and criminal mischief charges were Luis Jaquez, 22, and Eric Rodriguez, 26, both of New Brunswick. They were being held at the Middlesex Adult Correctional Center. Charged with burglary and criminal mischief but remaining at-large were Jose Taveras, 29, of New Brunswick, and Fernando Azcona, 27, of …
Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of NJ Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of NJ
Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of NJ The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a tornado warning in parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. At 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Edinburg, or 7 miles east of Trenton, moving east at 45 mph, the NWS said. Locations impacted include Hightstown, Cranbury, Roosevelt, Mercerville-Hamilton Square, Edinburg, Windsor, Twin Rivers, Clearbrook Park, Princeton Junction and Concordia.  People in those areas were advised to seek cover. 
88-Year-Old Driver Killed Trying To Cross Garden State Parkway: State Police 88-Year-Old Driver Killed Trying To Cross Garden State Parkway: State Police
88-Year-Old Driver Killed Trying To Cross Garden State Parkway: State Police An 88-year-old woman was killed when she tried to drive from the right shoulder across three lanes of traffic and was struck by an SUV on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Joan Butler of West Orange died from injuries she suffered in a 10:45 a.m. crash, New Jersey State Police said. ALSO SEE: Crash Victim Was Nun Of 67 Years. A preliminary investigation found that a Ford passenger vehicle Butler was driving was stopped on the right shoulder in the southbound local lanes near milepost 120.5, in Aberdeen, said Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman. The Ford driver then attem…
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals
Law Enforcement 'Supergroups' In NJ Unite To Fight Organized Violent Criminals A collection of crime-fighting 'supergroups' nailed 42 defendants in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare in North Jersey, authorities announced. The Violent Crime Initiative, as it's called, targeted what had been thriving criminal organizations in Newark, Paterson and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Shooting incidents statewide and in cities where the VCIs operate are “appreciably lower” than the year-to-date total from last year, including a 23% reduction statewide, a 30% reduction in …