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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...
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 a.m. but the large mess left behind will likely take a while to be cleaned up.Route 3 is closed in both directions -- eastbound lanes are closed at Route 46 and westbound lanes are closed at Grove Street.The fire chief said it happened when the box truck was rear-ended by a bus. The truck then exploded when it crashed through the sound...
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.
Man Found Shot Dead In Car In Clifton, New Jersey
CLIFTON, NJ.- Detectives of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Clifton Police Department are actively investigating the shooting death of a man who was found early this morning dead inside a car in a residential neighborhood in Clifton, New Jersey. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes,...
Baby Dies After Being Left In Car In East Hanover: Prosecutor
Police were called to a parking lot near South Ridgedale Avenue at Route 10 in East Hanover around 1:30 p.m. where they found the baby girl in a parked vehicle, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Paramedics attempted to render lifesaving aid and the baby was taken to the hospital...
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 Karen Read retrial hearing is in ‘unprecedented’ territory as several jurors come forward 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. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER The child was taken to a local hospital, where she was listed in stable condition. 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/
Husband discovered horror scene of wife, mother, two kids fatally stabbed inside NYC home; his brother in custody: cops
An allegedly violently mentally ill man allegedly stabbed his mom and his brother’s wife and two kids to death, before stuffing the children into a closet in a bloody scene in Bensonhurst, police and neighbors said Saturday. NYPD officers found the body of mother Fayzidva Mavlyuda, 56, with multiple knife wounds to her neck, and wrapped in a blanket inside 1590 West 8th St. near Avenue P around 10:20 p.m. Friday, authorities said. The bodies of the two kids — a girl, Kamila Shavkatova, 5, and a boy, Timur Shavkatov, 4 — were found stabbed and shoved in a laundry bag hidden...
Truck explodes, bursts into flames in New Jersey
CLIFTON, N.J. (PIX11) – A truck caused a fire on Route 3 near Valley Road in New Jersey Monday. All lanes on the eastbound side of Route 3 were closed near Route 46 in Clifton, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The car was a tractor trailer, according to New Jersey DOT. Video […]
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...
YouTube stunt influencer busted in string of NJ crimes
A reckless social media stunt driver has now been linked to a string of New Jersey burglaries by Fairfield police. Antonio Ginestri — who goes by the handle "Squeeze.Benz" on both Instagram and YouTube — was first arrested in May and now faces new charges in different crimes.
Man, 37, Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Woman In Edison: Prosecutor
Joan Franklin Polanco, 37, was detained by NYPD hours after the Sunday, July 21 stabbing, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan. Lizbeth Benitez-Ramirez, 37, of Edison, was found with multiple stab wounds by her son, they said. Benitez-Ramirez was pronounced dead at the...
Car Crashes on Hyatt Hills Golf Course in Clark
Clark, NJ — A single-vehicle accident occurred on the Hyatt Hills Golf Course, located at 1300 Raritan Rd, Sunday evening. The Clark Police Department informed TAPinto Clark that a woman driving a 2021 Volvo XC40 began experiencing mechanical problems while traveling eastbound on Raritan Rd.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The driver, unable to stop the car, veered into the westbound lanes of Raritan Rd., crossing the double-yellow solid lines. The car then struck a fence and traveled inside the golf course, where it hit a tree, finally coming to a stop. While the driver complained of pain, no serious injuries were reported. [Don’t miss any TAPinto Clark news. Go to tapinto.net/enews to sign up for our free e-newsletter, delivered each morning to your inbox.] For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
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