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Tractor-trailer explosion in Clifton closes Route 3, causes extensive damage
A tractor-trailer caught fire and exploded along Route 3 in New Jersey closing the highway and causing extensive damage, according to video from eyewitnesses and Chopper 4. The fire occurred just after 9 a.m. on Route 3 eastbound between Valley Road and Grove Street. When police officers responded to the scene, they witnessed additional explosions.
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 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. Karen Read retrial hearing is in ‘unprecedented’ territory as several jurors come forward The child was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER 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/
Man found shot dead inside car in New Jersey; investigation ongoing: PCPO
An investigation into the death of a man found in a car with a gunshot wound to his head is ongoing in Paterson, New Jersey, local authorities said. In a joint statement, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said that the Clifton Police Department received a call at around 12:19 a.m. on Saturday reporting that shots were fired in the area of Lakeview Avenue and Merselis Avenue.
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...
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.
Missing NJ dad’s body found 100 miles from home after mysterious death
The body of a New Jersey dad reported missing just before Father’s Day was recovered 100 miles from his home, New Jersey State Police said, but the mystery of what happened to him is still unsolved. Family members reported Isaac Bishop, 33, of Irvington, missing on June 11, authorities said. His body was found June 30 around 2:30 p.m. in a heavily wooded area near 13th Avenue in Weymouth Township, Atlantic County, a state police spokesman confirmed. Couple in homemade yacht who died and washed ashore in a life raft could have been hit by larger ship, experts suggest The cause of 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...
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,...
Fireball erupts from truck on Route 3 forcing lane closures, evacuations
A tractor-trailer caught fire and erupted into a fireball Monday morning on Route 3 in Passaic County forcing lane closures and major traffic delays, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. near the Grove Street exit in Clifton, according to 511nj.org. If you purchase a product or register...
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