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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.
Woman charged with DWI, assault by auto after hit-and-run crash in Somerset County
PEAPACK & GLADSTONE BOROUGH, NJ (Somerset County) – A Somerset County w0man is facing drunk driving and assault by auto charges after a hit-and-run crash last week in Peapack & Gladstone Borough, according to Peapack & Gladstone Police Chief Stephen C. Ferrante. On Wednesday, July 17, at 10:09 p.m.,...
Parsippany Police: Large Physical Disturbance Occurred in Parsippany Saturday Night July 20th
PARSIPPANY, NJ - The Parsippany Police Department is advising residents of a simple assault and large disturbance that occured on July 20th at 10:59pm. On that Saturday night, officers responded to a report of a large physical disturbance in the roadway outside of a Roosevelt Ave residence. Upon the officers’ arrival, numerous individuals scattered and began running through the yards of surrounding residences. A 17-year-old juvenile victim was allegedly assaulted by one of the unidentified individuals who fled the scene prior to police arrival, resulting in a non-life-threatening injury to his head. The juvenile victim was transported...
New video shows jaw-dropping blast as authorities identify victim in New Jersey truck explosion
Authorities have identified the driver killed in a dramatic tractor-trailer explosion that took down a highway wall in New Jersey earlier this week — and they’re sharing more details on the circumstances of the crash. According to investigators, Luis Santiago, of Linden, was the man behind the wheel...
Driver dies in crash after dangerous multi-town NJ police pursuit
🚨 Driver refused to stop for Bloomfield police in Newark, authorities say. 🚨 Officials say the pursuit continued into Bloomfield and then East Orange. 🚨 Crash with three other vehicles ended the pursuit in East Orange, officials say. A driver was killed and several passengers were injured...
Two Queens Men Busted After Burglarizing Vehicles At Parks: Somerset County Prosecutor
Jose Cabanzo-Pena, 28, and Luis Eduardo Pena-Garzon, 32, were targeting parks throughout Somerset County to commit motor vehicle burglaries, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr.,, Bernards Township Chief of Police Jon Burger and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon said.
Warren Women Plead Guilty of $1.3 Million School Embezzlement
NEWARK, NJ-- Two Warren women, including a former assistant dean and a former employee of an Essex County graduate school pleaded guilty to defrauding their former employer of more than $1.3 million, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Teresina DeAlmeida, 59, of Warren, New Jersey and Rose Martins, 44, of East Hanover, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud conspiracy, before U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals in Newark federal court. Silvia Cardoso, 61, of Warren, pleaded guilty to the same charge on July 25, 2024, before Judge Neals.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE...
NJ police officer gets shot after search warrant turns violent
RAHWAY — A Perth Amboy police officer was shot three times in Rahway on Wednesday evening. The NJ PBA said on their X account that the officer was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Law enforcement sources told New Jersey 101.5 that several officers from Perth Amboy and...
Drug dealer sentenced to prison for selling cocaine, fentanyl that killed N.J. man
A drug dealer has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for selling cocaine and fentanyl to a man who overdosed and died in Morris County, officials aid. Anthony Dello-Russo, 28, of Morris Plains, will have to serve at least five years before he is eligible for parole, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday.
Police seek 4 suspects in connection with catalytic converter thefts in Morris County
BOONTON, NJ (Morris County) – Police in Boonton are looking for four suspects they say stole catalytic converters early Thursday morning. On July 25, between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. four suspects arrived to the areas of Green Street and William Street in what appeared to be a dark colored BMW X5, police said.
Man Sentenced To Prison For 2023 Fatal Crash
PISCATAWAY, NJ.- On Friday, a 20-year-old Edison, New Jersey, man was sentenced to New Jersey State Prison in connection with the June 3, 2023, Piscataway, New Jersey, fatal motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 24-year-old Carteret man. According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, on June 3,...
Police officer released from hospital after head-on crash in Morris County
BUTLER, NJ (Morris County) – A Butler police officer who was injured in a head-on crash Friday night has been released from the hospital, according to Butler Police Chief Scott Ricker. The crash happened at around 10:15 p.m. on Bartholdi Avenue in Butler. Ricker said. The officer was inside...
NJ woman accused of ripping off Union County synagogue for $350K
A Union County woman has been accused of stealing more than $350,000 from a synagogue where she worked as a bookkeeper, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. Stacy Margaritondo, of Scotch Plains, has been charged with wire fraud. The 51-year-old Margaritondo appeared in Newark federal court on Tuesday and was released...
Franklin Township Police Log For May 19 to June 1, 2024
(Note: Police released this information on July 24.) Franklin Township Police received a complaint of a male shooting a crossbow in a parking lot in the area of Jacques Lane. Officers responded to the area, contacted the involved party and advised him of the dangers of shooting a crossbow in that area. The male understood the concerns raised and left the scene voluntarily.
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