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Woman details horror of random knife attack on face at Newark Airport terminal
A North Carolina woman was blindsided Sunday night at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man came up behind her, reached around, and knifed her in the face."He had the knife still raised in the air," said Melissa Mauldin, 36, in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News about her ordeal as she waited to go home at Terminal A.Port Authority police witnessed a man attack her with a knife on the right side of her face at the Terminal A departures level.The suspect, Xiong Jin, 54, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.Mauldin was...
3 New Jersey cities among the most dangerous in America
According to a popular website, three locales in the Garden State have ranked among America's 100 most dangerous cities. Interestingly enough, none of the population centers of North Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, New Brunswick, etc.) made the list. Two of the three cities are in South Jersey while the other is in the central part of the state (notice I didn't say "Central Jersey" because it doesn't actually exist — but we'll save that argument for another day).
Bayonne man on scooter dies in crash with NJ Transit bus in Jersey City
A 29-year-old Bayonne man riding a scooter died when he was involved in a crash with an NJ Transit bus in the area of West Side and Van Nostrand avenues in Jersey City Friday at noontime, Jersey City and NJ Transit officials confirmed. The No. 80 bus was heading toward...
Weehawken Murder: 67-Year-Old Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 24-Year-Old Man
It was a shocking and tragic night in Weehawken on August 15, 2024. What started as an ordinary evening in a typically peaceful neighborhood turned deadly when a 24-year-old man was shot and killed on Park Avenue. The quiet streets were suddenly filled with police as they raced to the...
Two Charged in West New York Hit-and-Run That Left Pedestrian Critically Injured
Two men have been charged following a hit-and-run in West New York that left a pedestrian critically injured. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 17, 2024, when a motorcycle struck a 54-year-old Union City resident at Bergenline Avenue and 57th Street. The driver and passenger fled the scene on foot, leaving the victim in life-threatening condition. He remains hospitalized at Jersey City Medical Center.
Route 17 Pursuit Leads To Eventual Arrest Of Hit-Run Driver, Police Say
Vincent Vespe, of Montvale, struck another vehicle in a white Toyota Tacoma in Wood-Ridge on Aug. 19, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer Kapp pursued the suspect vehicle after it refused to stop through several streets in Lyndhurst before entering Route 17 north, Auteri said. Lyndhurst officers Lt....
Burglars robbed a Manhattan newsstand then jumped on a bus and robbed another, investigators say
Police in Manhattan are investigating two separate robberies at newsstands and they want to know if they are connected.Shah Hussein was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the afternoon."I don't feel safe. I often say it, this is not safe here. New York City? It is very, very difficult here," Hussein said.He was working in his tiny newsstand at 81st Street and Columbus Avenue, just steps from the Museum of Natural History, when thieves pushed their way inside at 1:15 Monday afternoon."They are suddenly inside coming. They come inside and find me inside. Here I am standing and I...
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