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Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Linden Bar Stabbing Released
A Linden man accused of stabbing a 45-year-old victim in the chest outside of a local bar earlier this month was charged then released by police, authorities said Monday. Officers responding to Mike's Tavern on Roselle Street found the victim outside with a stab wound in the chest around 10:40 p.m. Oct. 9, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The victim was taken to the Trinitas Regional Medical Center with the non life-threatening injury, and Carrington Harrell, 50, was identified as a suspect. Harrell's description was broadcast to local authorities, and he was arrested…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Donations Accepted Weeks After Linden Girl, 14, Found Dead In Pond
The community continues to rally for the family of a Linden teen whose body was found in a Roselle lake more than a month ago. Jayanna Rosechelle Francois, 14, was found dead in the lake at Warinanco Park in Roselle Aug. 10. More than $3,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the former McManus Middle School student's family as of Sept. 23. Jayanna would have started her freshman year at Linden High School this month. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead mourned the teen's loss in a Facebook post. There is no easy way for me to report to all of you this terrible news. Being the father of 3 ch…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Linden Police Bust Roselle Man With Illegal Loaded Handgun
A Roselle man was jailed after Linden police officers found him with a loaded handgun over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. Officers responding to reports of a man with a gun stopped Corey Milligan, 51, on Roselle Street around 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. Police recovered the semi-automatic gun a loaded with a large-capacity magazine, and arrested Milligan without incident, Guenther said. He was remanded to the Union County Jail pending a scheduled appearance in Superior Court.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman's Body Recovered From Roselle Pond
A woman's body was recovered from a Roselle lake Monday morning, authorities said. The body was spotted floating in the water at Warinanco Park just before 7 a.m., initial reports say. Emergency rescue teams and firefighters responded for recovery. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Linden Man, 24, Charged In Drive-By Roselle Shooting 8 Months Later
A 24-year-old man has been charged in a Roselle drive-by shooting that left two people injured last fall, authorities said Friday. Roland Carenard, of Linden, was being held in the Union County Jail on charges linked to the Nov. 11, 2019 shooting on Morris Street during an informal vigil around 10 p.m., acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes jointly announced Friday. Two adult victims were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, while several shell casings and a Ford Explorer SUV used in the alleged crime were located by Roselle polic…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Police Body Cam Footage In 3 Union County Departments Under Review To Improve Training
Body camera footage from three Union County police departments will be reviewed in a new program designed to improve training. The Union County Prosecutor's Office will be reviewing footage from Roselle, Cranford and Plainfield police departments as part of the 90-day program. Law enforcement agencies that utilize body cameras have greater officer accountability, safety and a “quicker resolution of civilian complaints,” officials said. Footage from DUI traffic stops, mental health crisis calls and incidents of police upholstering their firearms will be reviewed. Data collected during…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
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? Investigators Offer $10K Reward For Tips In Unsolved Union County Homicide
Union County investigators are still searching for leads in the case of an unsolved homicide from last summer, authorities said. Justin Claiborne, 27, of Roselle was pronounced dead after being found with multiple gunshot wounds at the Oak Park Garden Apartments on Garden Drive around 11 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release with Roselle Police Chief Brian Barnes. Investigators are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to an arrest. Anyone who may have information about this case or was in t…
Hackensack, NJ
News
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: Coronavirus Concerns Cancel Classes Across NJ
Several schools and universities have cancelled classes in an effort to plan ahead and prevent the spread of coronavirus in New Jersey (scroll for complete list). As of Thursday, there were 29 presumed positive cases in New Jersey, including a 16- and- 17-year-old. UPDATE: All Bergen County schools will close indefinitely as of 3 p.m. Friday, Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced Thursday evening. Rutgers University recently announced classes would be held remotely after spring break. Students were strongly encouraged to remain off campus through April 3. Bergen Community College extended S…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Roselle Man, 30, Indicted In Linden Arson Spree
A Union County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment against a Roselle man accused of setting a series of fires in Linden. Marcus D. Wise, 30, set fires to a Linden school, homes and dumpster last July 25, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The first fire broke out at a business on the 800 block of North Wood Avenue around 10 p.m. A half-hour later, a fire was reported at a vacant home on the 900 block of Seymour Avenue Two more fires were reported after midnight -- one a brush fire on the 20 block of East Curtis Street and the other a dumpster fire on the 300 …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dozens Have Been Charged In Carjacking, Car Theft Investigations
Authorities have placed dozens of people behind bars in disrupting a pipeline that delivered luxury vehicles from North and Central Jersey to customers in West Africa via ports in Newark, Elizabeth and Staten Island, the Attorney General's office said Monday . Panel Dalce was sentenced Friday, becoming the last person put behind bars as a result of a pair of investigations, dubbed "Operation Jacked" and "Operation 17 Corridor" aimed at carjackers and car thieves operating in Somerset, Bergen, Essex and a number of other counties. More than 50 people have been arrested and charge…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Multi-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Union Home Sunday, Woman Reportedly Hurt
Firefighters were in the 1900 block of Hillside Avenue in Union Sunday night where fire was ripping through a private home. Fire broke out at the home around 6:30 p.m. and the blaze quickly went to multiple alarms. A woman was rescued from a second-floor window of the home, according to a published report. She was hospitalized with burns at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Her condition was not immediately known. Multiple departments provided mutual aid during the three-alarm fire, including Irvington, Roselle, Hillside and Maplewood. The cause is still under investiga…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
East Orange Police Officer Facing More Child Sex Assault Charges
An East Orange police sergeant arrested earlier this month on charges involving the sex assault of minors 20 years ago now faces additional charges, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Edward Giles, 59, is accused of committing at least some of the crimes at his Roselle home. He was initially charged with multiple offenses involving two boys who were aged 11 and 12 when the activity allegedly began in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The boys were players with East Orange's Police Athletic League football program, which Giles was coaching at the time. He now faces s…
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