Upper Montclair
CRIME & SAFETY
FedEx Delivery Driver Robbed: Montclair Police
Officers responded to a parking lot by Grove Street on a report of strong-arm robbery, Montclair police said. A FedEx delivery driver had parked her truck on Oxford Street and began unloading when three people ran up to her from behind, grabbed the packages from her arm and fled in different directions, police said.
N.J. teacher charged with assaulting 11-year-old student
A teacher at Mount Carmel Guild Academy in West Orange, a private school for special needs students, has been charged with assaulting an 11-year-old student in April, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens announced Friday. The teacher, Jaron Spicer, 32, of Bayonne was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of...
Essex County Prosecutors Charge West Orange Teacher in Assault on Student
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott have announced that authorities have charged a teacher in connection with an assault on an 11-year-old student at the Mt. Carmel Guild Academy on Valley Way in West Orange. Jaron Spicer, age 32, of Bayonne, NJ has been charged with second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Simple Assault, a disorderly person offense. The incident occurred on or about April 18, 2024. According to a press release, “A few days later, on April 22, the victim’s...
Essex County Correctional Officer Took Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates: Feds
In January 2023, Efrin Wade, who worked at the jail for three years, began communicating with an individual whom he believed was seeking to smuggle in contraband to sell to other inmates, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The individual was actually an undercover FBI agent, Sellinger said. Wade agreed to...
Fandango founder left heartbreaking suicide note before jumping from NYC luxury hotel: ‘I can’t explain the pain’
The co-founder of movie ticket firm Fandango left a heart-wrenching suicide note confessing he “can’t explain the pain” — before leaping to his death from a luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan, law enforcement sources said Thursday. “So sorry. I can’t explain the pain of f— up this much. I love you all,” J. Michael Cline wrote in the letter, with some apparent missing words, the sources confirmed. The 64-year-old “serial entrepreneur” and father of six left the devastating final message, first reported by TMZ, in Room 28 of the Kimberly Hotel on East 50th Street near Lexington Avenue, sources said. Cline jumped from...
Police: Duo stole 280 iPhones worth $117K in NJ smash and grab
A Passaic man has been accused of helping steal a massive amount of iPhones from an Essex County wholesale electronics store three months ago. On April 18 around 2:24 a.m., Fairfield police were sent to investigate an alarm going off at United Tower Associates, which also operates as Digital World Shop, along Bloomfield Avenue.
Creepy NJ teacher loses certification for weird comments, state finds
EAST ORANGE — The state has revoked the teaching certification for a North Jersey English teacher after he made unsettling remarks to a female student. Alim A. Hasan's certificate to teach English was officially revoked in late June by the State Board of Examiners. A Division of Child Protection...
Essex County Man Faces Serious Charges for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses
NEWARK, NJ – Kyrell Domnie, a 39-year-old man from Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey, is facing multiple charges related to narcotics distribution and firearms offenses, as announced by U.S. Attorney…
N.J. mother files lawsuit against McDonald’s after alleged food poisoning incident
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against a McDonald’s franchise in Paterson, claiming she and her child became ill and had to be hospitalized after eating the restaurant’s food. Yuleisi Montero, 30, states in court papers she and her young son got sick after consuming crispy...
32-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash at N.J. intersection, police say
A motorcyclist died Tuesday night after he was involved in a crash at a Union County intersection, police said. An investigation showed that a motorcycle being driven by 32-year-old Rahway resident Justin Almenas was traveling west on Madison Hill Road in Clark shortly before 8 p.m., authorities said. He collided with a sedan that was making a left onto the road from Adams Street, according to a statement from the Clark Police Department.
Infant dies after being left unattended in vehicle in New Jersey: police
EAST HANOVER, N.J. (PIX11) — An infant passed away Wednesday afternoon after being left unattended inside a vehicle in East Hanover, according to police. Officers responded to a 911 call at around 1:30 p.m. to a parking lot in the area of South Ridgedale Avenue. A six-month-old female infant was located inside a parked vehicle. […]
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