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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...
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.
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...
NJ man gets life in prison after being found guilty for second time in murder of Realtor
HACKENSACK − A Bergen County Superior Court judge emphasized a Wood-Ridge man's complete lack of remorse for the brutal murder of an East Rutherford real estate agent in 2012 during his sentencing on Friday. Daniel Rochat was found guilty a second time in April for the death of 70-year-old Barbara Vernieri, who was found beaten and set on fire while she was still alive in her home. Rochat's previous conviction was overturned in an appellate court in...
Essex County Prosecutor Takes Over Investigation of Police Officer-Involved Shooting in Rahway
RAHWAY, NJ — Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced on July 25 that the Essex County Prosecutor's Office had been assigned to investigate the police officer-involved shooting that took place in Rahway around 8:30 on the evening of July 24, injuring a Perth Amboy detective. Detectives from the Perth Amboy Police Department, with the assistance of officers from the Rahway Police Department, were in Rahway in order to execute an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago. Santiago was wanted for an alleged aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy the previous day, July 23.CLICK...
12 North Jersey residents arrested for alleged gun trafficking as 74 firearms seized
PATERSON — New York authorities seized 74 firearms — including 17 assault weapons — in busting an alleged North Jersey gun-trafficking ring coordinated by a 24-year-old Paterson man who reportedly got help from his 42-year-old mother. Twelve of the 13 people arrested in the takedown lived in Paterson, Hackensack, Wayne, and Passaic, according...
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.
Man Gets 25 Years For Kearny Holiday Home Invasion
On Dec. 22, 2017, Evin Ferman-Argueta was one of three men who entered a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her while demanding money, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The men left with her vehicle and numerous personal items, Suarez said. Ferman-Argueta had previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping, robbery and...
Jersey City Teen Arrested In Slaying Of Bayonne Boy One Month Shy Of 18th Birthday: Prosecutor
At 2:30 p.m., police responded to 124 West Third Street and found John "Johnny" Dominguez, 17, unresponsive inside an apartment after being shot in the torso, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was pronounced dead soon after, Suarez said. A fundraiser has been set up to pay for...
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...
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...
N.J. man charged with selling fentanyl that led to overdose death
A 29-year-old Paterson man has been charged with selling the fentanyl that led to an overdose death earlier this month in Rochelle Park, authorities said Friday. Raequann Reid is facing first-degree strict liability in a drug-induced death along with other drug charges, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
$8K, Oxy, More Drugs Seized From Passaic County Dealers After Wayne Investigation: Cops
A concerned resident tipped Wayne police off, who launched an investigation with help from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Haledon Police Department, the Pompton Lakes Police Department and the Wayne Police Patrol Division, police said. Police began surveillance on Louis C. Colao, 50, of Prospect Park, and Armando...
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.
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...
NY men face burglary charges for car break-ins at NJ parks
🚔2 New York men busted for car burglaries in New Jersey. A pair of New York City men have been accused of a series of car burglaries at two park areas, roughly 20 miles apart in New Jersey. The arrests of 28-year-old Jose Cabanzo-Pena and 32-year-old Luis Eduardo Pena-Garzon,...
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