Serial Burglar, Juvenile Nabbed For Stealing 2 BMWs: Fairfield PD
A 22-year-old Newark resident and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with stealing two BMWs in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7.
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 7:57 a.m., officers responded to Colt Street for a report of a motor vehicle stolen from a driveway of a home overnight, Fairfield police said.
Altamir Thornton and the juvenile entered the home through a window and stole cash and a key fob to a 2024 BMW X7M, police said. The vehicle, along with a BMW X5 were later spotted in Glen Avenue that day. The BMW X5 was stolen from Piscataway, police said.
The two BM…
NJ State Trooper Kills Ex-GF, New Firefighter BF, Himself: Report
A New Jersey State Police trooper shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and the firefighter she'd recently been dating before turning the gun on himself, NJ Advance Media and the New York Times report.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said only that Lauren Semanchik, 33, of Pittstown, and Tyler Webb, 29, of Forked River, were found dead in an Upper Kingtown Road home in Pittstown home Saturday, Aug. 2.
Citing Semanchik's mother, Jennine Semanchik, NJ Advance Media reports that the shooter was Ricardo Santos. The outlet had the information confirmed by a source with direct know…
State Of Emergency: House Struck By Lightning, Hundreds Without Power In Bergen County
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday evening, July 14, as storms swept through the state.
At 8:45 p.m., NJ Transit announced major impacts across multiple rail lines due to weather-related conditions.
Severe flooding left cars underwater with drivers stranded, and thousands without power. Some of those areas include Route 22 in Scotch Plains, local streets in Cranford, Edgewater, and Teaneck, Route 287, and Route 78.
Our crews were on the scene in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, where they witnessed a dramatic water rescue unfold.A flash flood warning i…
Piscataway Woman Killed In Route 287 Crash: Njsp
A 72-year-old Piscataway woman was killed in a vehicle collision on Route 287 on Tuesday, June 24, authorities said.
At 10:36 a.m. a Honda minivan traveling south on Route 287 in Edison Township struck the rear of a Ford box truck, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
Judith Kennen, the front seat passenger, sustained fatal injuries while her husband, Albert, sustained minor injuries, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Air Force Vet, Piscataway Cop Had Erection While Following Girls Around In Stores: Prosecutor
A New Jersey police officer with military service and academic honors has been arrested for allegedly following young girls around stores in while visibly aroused, authorities said.
Piscataway Officer Wesley Kliwinski, 37, of Hamilton, was taken into custody on May 1, 2025, and charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct, fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, and harassment, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Plainfield Police Chief Peter Papa.
The investigation began a day earlier, on Tuesday, April 30, when of…
Loaded AK-47 Recovered After Piscataway Man Arrested: South Plainfield PD
A loaded AK-47 was seized after a 23-year-old Piscataway man was arrested on Monday, March 24, for numerous traffic violations in South Plainfield, authorities said.
On Friday, March 21, Kairi Watford fled from law enforcement after he was observed driving 65 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone, disregarding officer signals, crossing a double yellow line and illegally passing two vehicles, including a school bus, South Plainfield police said.
On Monday, his vehicle was spotted on New Durham Avenue but he fled from officers again, police said. Officers tracked the vehicle to a residen…
These 10 NJ Stop & Shop Stores Have Closed
New Jersey officially has 10 fewer Stop & Shop stores.
The 10 underperforming locations closed were among 32 nationwide that the grocer announced would be closing by year's end.
Stop & Shop has kept 350 stores open, including 47 in New Jersey.
The stores that closed on or before Nov. 2 were:
1083 Inman Ave., Edison
1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison
4861 US Highway 9, Howell
1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg
581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway
625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt
1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township
130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood
505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
2275 West County …
Update: Video Shows NJ Man Tapping On Car Window, Then Stabbing Woman At CNBC HQ: Police
UPDATE: Surveillance cameras at CNBC corporate headquarters in Bergen County captured images of a Middlesex County man stabbing a woman in the parking lot, authorities said.
The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said.
The victim, who didn't know Patel, op…
