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Large truck explosion causes road closures, evacuations in Clifton
Authorities are still looking for the driver of a large truck that exploded and caught fire, which prompted road closures and traffic delays in Clifton on Monday morning.It happened on Route 3 near East Valley Road around 9 a.m. but the large mess left behind will likely take a while to be cleaned up.Route 3 is closed in both directions -- eastbound lanes are closed at Route 46 and westbound lanes are closed at Grove Street.The fire chief said it happened when the box truck was rear-ended by a bus. The truck then exploded when it crashed through the sound...
Pair of creeps on the loose after rape of 12-year-old on NYC rooftop: cops
A 12-year-old girl was raped by a pair of strangers on the rooftop landing of an East Harlem building Sunday evening, cops said. The two unidentified creeps — believed to be teens — sexually assaulted the pre-teen atop an apartment building at the intersection of East 112th Street and First Avenue, authorities said. Maniac accused of killing 4 relatives, including 2 kids, inside NYC home left building with bloody face, claimed he was on ‘shrooms’: DA Karen Read retrial hearing is in ‘unprecedented’ territory as several jurors come forward The NYPD responded to a 911 call about the rape around 6:40 p.m., and the girl’s parents reported the sick crime, police said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER The child was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. She told authorities she did not know her attackers — who were still at large Monday morning, cops said. The investigation is ongoing, police said. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
NJ teacher charged with assaulting 11-year-old special needs student
WEST ORANGE — A special education teacher is facing charges including child endangerment for assaulting an 11-year-old student at school, according to authorities. Jaron Spicer, 32, of Bayonne was arrested on July 16, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens. The teacher at Mt. Carmel Guild Academy in West...
BCPO: Former Mets GM Omar Minaya’s wife found dead in bathroom of her Bergen County home
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death the wife of former New York Mets general manager and current New York Yankees executive Omar Minaya, though it does not appear the death is suspicious in nature, the prosecutor’s office said today. Prosecutor Mark Musella said a death...
Maniac accused of killing 4 relatives, including 2 kids, inside NYC home left building with bloody face, claimed he was on ‘shrooms’: DA
The crazed relative accused of slaughtering four family members inside a Brooklyn apartment claimed he was high on shrooms after he allegedly stabbed his mother, strangled his sister-in-law and her two small kids and fled the home with a bloody face, prosecutors said Sunday. Shahboz Rajabboev — who is facing murder charges after his brother discovered the gruesome crime scene Friday night in Bensonhurst — claimed to police he didn’t know what happened to his relatives, including his niece, 5, and nephew, 4, because he ingested mushrooms, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. During Rajabboev’s arraignment Sunday night where he was...
1 dead, 3 injured in Bronx crash
One woman is dead after a car crash in the Bronx.First responders got to the scene at Manida Street and Viele Avenue in Hunts Point around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.Officials say three people in a Ford Focus are still recovering in the hospital. Two of the three were critically injured.The driver of a BMW sedan was not injured, and a passenger in that vehicle left the scene before police arrived.It is not clear what led to the crash.ALSO READ | Councilwoman accused of biting NYPD officer at Brooklyn homeless shelter protestN.J. Burkett has the latest on the arrest.----------* More Bronx news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Junkies take over NYC block near office of Democrat who applauds woke harm reduction policies
She reaps what she sowed. A junkie horde has taken over an East Harlem block, brazenly shooting up and terrorizing businesses — right under the nose of a lefty city councilwoman who has cheered on woke harm reduction policies. This week, The Post observed a half-dozen strung-out addicts shooting up less than 250 feet from Councilwoman Diana Ayala (D-Manhattan/Bronx) — East 116th Street office — with one woman shoving a needle into her neck as a young mother rushed past with her two young children. “My son should not see that — it’s traumatizing,” East Harlem resident Donald Scott, 59, told The Post,...
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