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Driver found dead after truck explosion causes road closures, evacuations in Clifton
A driver has been found dead after a large truck 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 was closed in both directions following the crash, but the westbound lanes reopened Monday evening.Eastbound lanes are still closed between Route 46 and Grove Street. One eastbound lane is expected to reopen Thursday night, and the remaining three lanes will remain closed until 5 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Man found fatally shot inside his car in N.J. city
Authorities in Passaic County are investigating a fatal shooting from early Saturday morning after police found a man in his car who was shot in the head, county Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Clifton police were called to the area of Lakeview Avenue and Merselis Avenue at 12:19 a.m. Saturday...
Watch Out: 12 Wanted New York Men Are ‘Armed And Dangerous’
Top New York officials warn these 12 wanted men should be considered "ARMED and DANGEROUS." Several have ties to the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York. Can you help the police find these men? What should you do if see one or know someone's whereabouts?. Can You Help Police Find...
Active Paterson, New Jersey Shooting Investigation
PATERSON, NJ.- A 43-year-old Paterson, New Jersey woman was hospitalized after she was struck by gunfire late Sunday night on a Paterson, New Jersey Street. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, shortly before 10:00 p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call after receiving a report of a shooting in the area of Prospect and Market Streets in the City of Paterson.
Masked gunmen on scooter behind fatal shooting outside NYC migrant shelter that may be tied to Tren de Aragua gang: sources
A deadly shooting outside a Brooklyn shelter Sunday night was a hit by scooter-riding masked gunmen who are embroiled in a turf war between rival migrant gangs, law enforcement sources told The Post. The gunplay near the Brooklyn Navy Yard that left one asylum seeker dead and another clinging to life stems from a bloody feud between the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua street gang and a spin-off crew that includes former members, sources said. The violence erupted around 11 p.m. Sunday outside a shelter at 29 Ryerson St., when the two migrant thugs pulled up and opened fire on a 21-year-old Venezuelan national identified by law...
Vehicle Struck By Gunfire Friday Night While Traveling On Route 21 In Passaic
PASSAIC, NJ.- Passaic County Authorities are actively searching for the gunman who recklessly opened fire on a passing vehicle Friday night on Route 21 in Passaic, New Jersey. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, on Friday, July 19, 2024, at around 8:00 p.m., members of the Passaic Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a vehicle being struck by gunfire in the area of 11 B on Route 21 in the City of Passaic.
NYPD raids brazen NYC nightclub, discovers hidden warehouse with $10M worth of illegal drugs: cops
Police seized more than $10 million worth of illegal drugs in a Bronx nightclub that brazenly doubled as an illicit warehouse, cops said Saturday. Complaints from neighbors and a smoke shop inspection at another location led police to request a search warrant for the massive unmarked space that takes up half a block at Timpson Avenue and East 147th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood, cops said. The joint operation led by the New York City Sherriff’s Office turned up piles of illegal cannabis, THC concentrate, mushrooms and edibles, along with a handgun, according to Sheriff Anthony Miranda. “This is probably the largest...
Another baby has died in NJ this week after being left in hot car
EAST HANOVER — Another infant has died after being left in a car in New Jersey. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said East Hanover Police were called after a 6- month-old girl was noticed inside a vehicle parked in a parking lot on South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Attempted murder suspect in stabbing of MTA bus driver walks free after grand jury doesn’t indict him in time
The attacker who allegedly stabbed a Brooklyn MTA bus driver in a broad-daylight fit of rage last month was charged with attempted murder – but walked free because a grand jury did not indict him in time, according to cops and prosecutors. Malachi Houston, 27, was arrested July 8 and charged with attempted murder for allegedly knifing a 60-year-old operator in the neck on board a B99 bus at Pitkin and Alabama avenues in East New York a month earlier, authorities said Monday. But Houston was ultimately cut loose because a Brooklyn grand jury did not indict him within the established 6-day...
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