Pair Nabbed In Essex County Armed Robberies Had Lengthy Rap Sheets: Police
Two men with lengthy arrest records have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies -- one in Livingston and another in West Orange, local police said.
Shyhiem Clark, 24, of Newark, and Tyrese Thompson, 22, of Elizabeth, were charged in connection with the Sept. 27 incident at a Mount Pleasant Avenue store, according to police in West Orange.
The two are believed to be linked to a second robbery in Livingston on Oct. 4, authorities said.
Either Clark or Thompson held the cashier at gunpoint while the other removed money from the register, police said. Both fled through …
Ski Mask Clad Men Busted In Montclair Burglaries, Police Say
Two men were arrested in connection with a restaurant burglary in Montclair and seven additional car thefts, authorities said.
Jorge Dalmaumartinez, 18, of West Orange, and Joseph Azofeifa, 19, of Montclair, were seen wearing ski masks and peering into cars in the parking lot of Faubourg Restaurant on Thursday around 6 a.m., according to Montclair Police Sgt. Terrence Turner.
Officers were flagged down by a worker at the Bloomfield Avenue restaurant, who said he had just arrived at work when he saw the men wearing masks inside the establishment, Turner said.
When officers arrived…
$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold At NJ Liquor Store
A lucky $1 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a New Jersey liquor store.
The second-tier prizewinning ticket from the Oct. 5 drawing was purchased at Adriano’s Liquor, 634 N. Clinton Ave., in Trenton.
In addition to the second prize won, three tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize.
Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
Bergen County: Super Shop Deli Mart, 809 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes;
Bergen County: Quick Stop, 606 Midland Ave., Saddle Brook; and,
Essex County: Quick Shop Food, 463 Mou…
Lucky $10K Lottery Ticket Sold At North Jersey ShopRite
A lottery ticket worth $10,000 was sold in North Jersey.
The ticket for the Tuesday, Sept. 28, drawing was sold at ShopRite of Essex Green on Prospect Avenue in West Orange.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls: 18, 30, 43, 68, and 69, and the Gold Mega Ball: 22, winning the $10,000 prize.
In addition to the third-tier prize won, 14 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
Three of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier Multiplier option, increasing the prizes to $2,000.
The Megaplier Multip…
Thousands Without Power As Tornados Rip Through South Jersey
Tornados ripped through parts of South Jersey Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way, the National Weather Service has confirmed (scroll down for videos).
Firefighters in Harrison Township were conducting searches at nearly 100 homes on and around Josephine Lane as of 7 p.m., unconfirmed and initial reports say.
More than 12,000 homes and businesses were without power around that time.
According to NJ Advance Media's Outage Tracker, the majority of the outages were reported in Deptford Township (3,900), Hamilton (1,200), West Windsor (1,200), West Orange (1,50…
2 Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Sold In North Jersey
A pair of Powerball tickets good for $50,000 a piece were sold in North Jersey.
The tickets from the Saturday, Aug. 21 drawing each win the third-tier prize.
The tickets were sold at the following locations:
Scotland Arms Liquors, 711-713 Scotland Road, Orange
Carousel Convenience Store, 96 Harrison Ave., West Orange.
The winning numbers were 16, 28, 36, 39, and 59. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Multiplier number was 02.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $293 million for the next drawing to be held Monday, August 23, at 10:59 p.m.
