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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.
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.
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 9:30 a.m.Route 3 is closed in both directions -- eastbound lanes are closed at Route 46 and westbound lanes are closed at Grove Street.The soundwall along the road was damaged and some homes have been evacuated as a precaution.The vinyl siding of the house behind that soundwall appeared to be completely melted off the side of the house.Police say drivers should avoid the...
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...
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,...
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...
North Jersey doctor allegedly wrote illegal prescriptions for 36,000 opioid pills
PATERSON — Two city women pleaded guilty this week in a federal case in which a doctor who practiced medicine in Paterson for 30 years is accused of illegally providing prescriptions for more than 36,000 oxycodone pills. The physician, Lisa Ferraro, allegedly provided illegal prescriptions to one of the...
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.
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