Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorneys have opted not to ask a judge to relocate him from the infamous MDC Brooklyn jail as he faces serious charges in his sex trafficking case. Just days after Manhattan Federal Court Judge Andrew Carter denied Combs’ request for release on a hefty $50 million bail, his legal representatives, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, informed the court on Monday that they would not be pursuing a transfer. “Following the September 18, 2024, court appearance, the court requested an update regarding any potential change in Mr. Combs’ detention location,” the defense team stated in their communication to the judge. “At this time, we have no request for the court to act. Thank you.”

A crossing guard struck by a vehicle outside of Montclair High School on Wednesday was taken for medical evaluation, authorities said. The 62-year-old guard was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson to be treated for back pain after being hit at Park and Chestnut streets at about 2:33 p.m., police Lt. Terence Turner said.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - A horrific automobile crash on Route 24 on Sunday, reported by TAPinto East Hanover/Florham Park, had heartbreaking consequences for the community of Whippany Park High School.Six Whippany Park students were victims in the crash.  One of them is in serious condition and is still in the hospital. The others are recuperating at their homes. The accident occurred after a soccer game where they played Parsippany High School.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe accident occurred on Route 24 West in Florham Park on Sunday Afternoon.  It involved an overturned automobile causing one of the victims to be ejected from the car.The family has requested privacy at this time.More information will be provided soon on how the community can help the families and students involved.  For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A wildfire spanning an estimated 192 acres in Livingston remains 90% contained and is not expected to spread any further as of Tuesday, according to Livingston Fire Chief Christopher Mullin, who urged residents not to panic if they continue to notice heavy smoke conditions in the area — especially in the overnight and early morning hours — for the foreseeable future. Mullin explained that the wildfire will not be considered fully contained until the next heavy rainfall and that lower temperatures and dewy conditions late at night and in the mornings may cause embers to smolder. He emphasized...

The older man suspected of murdering a 33-year-old New York City artist at a swanky Hamptons spa was found dead of an apparent suicide, police said Wednesday.  Thomas Gannon, 56, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Honesdale, Pa., 214 miles from the crime scene, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said Gannon and Sabina Rosas, an artist originally from Tajikistan, were in a “domestic” relationship, but did not provide additional details. It’s unclear what the pair were doing at the $1,000-per-night spa where Rosas’ body was found by an employee on Monday, sending shock waves around Water Mill, a posh hamlet in the...

Benjamin Avrut was found guilty of first-degree murder after beating his 70-year-old-mothe Gwen to death, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. The jury had rejected Avrut's insanity defense. On Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, Avrut entered his sleeping mother's apartment at The Top, a luxury condominium in Maplewood, Stephens said. When she awoke,...

Molly Mack, an 18-year-old Whippany Park High School student, is currently fighting for her life. On 27 October 2024, she was critically injured in a car accident in Florham Park, New Jersey. The accident happened on Route 24 after a soccer game against Parsippany High School. Molly was one of...

A New Jersey police sergeant was charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly killing a man in a drunken wrong-way wreck earlier this month. Keith M. Gunther, 42, of Wanaque, was allegedly driving south in the northbound lanes of Route 23 — a major artery cutting through North Jersey — at about 11 p.m. Oct. 15 when his pickup slammed head-on into a sedan driving up the highway, according to NJ.com. The car’s passenger, Hamid Shabuddin, 55, of Paterson, died at the scene, according to Riverdale police. Gorgeous ‘glowing water’ is an ‘awe-inspiring natural wonder’ — here’s where you can see it The driver was...

An officer noticed a dark blue Hyundai Palisade driving recklessly near Teaneck Road on Route 4 and tried to stop the vehicle at 9:45 p.m., a spokesperson for the Bergen County Sheriff's Office said. The driver, later identified as Ali Ameer Abdulhakim Noman, of the Bronx, sped up, ignoring the...

A 9-year-old girl escaped a masked kidnapper as she walked to school in Queens — then ran to her mom, who works as a school crossing guard, cops and sources said. The girl was walking at the southwest corner of 34th Avenue and 93rd Street in North Corona around 7:40 a.m. when the gray-haired creep in a black mask rolled up to her in his black sedan, authorities said.  “Come inside the car,” the man called out to the youngster, according to police.  Three arrested over kidnapping of newlywed American YouTuber in Philippines —in possible love triangle When the girl refused, he allegedly got...

The two men were charged with an arm robbery in Bergen County from March, authorities said.

WAYNE — A home invasion this week left the Passaic County homeowner with injuries. Police were called to the home in the Valley section of Wayne around 5 a.m. on Wednesday for reports of a burglary. The homeowner said he woke up to four masked people in the bedroom,...

Saul Clark, 55, of Paterson, New Jersey, had gotten out of his vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-87 in West Nyack when he was struck by the passing SUV driven by a Nyack woman just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel said.

The 2024 football season is down to one more game, for Bloomfield High.The Bengals will travel to Clifton, on Nov. 2, to take on an old NNJIL rival. Kickoff time is 1 p.m.Head coach Mike Carter's team, will take a 3-6 record into the game, at Clifton Stadium. The Clifton Mustangs are 2-6 so far this season. Saturday's game marks the season finale for both schools, in 2024, on the gridiron. Bloomfield was defeated by West Orange, 41-12, in its regular season finale, on Oct. 25. West Orange improved to 7-2 on the year and will host Linden in a...

MILLBURN, N.J. (PIX11) – Officers answered the call of duty when they encountered a woman trapped in a house fire in Millburn, New Jersey. Body camera video released by the Millburn Police Department shows the moment officers jumped into action to save the 83-year-old woman when the house fire broke out just before 3 a.m. […]

A Morris Plains man was charged with posting an online death threat against a political commentator. The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey says Haim Braverman posted a video on social media on Sept. 10 where he allegedly threatened to kill the commentator with a baseball bat. Officials...

A police officer in Essex County who volunteers as a firefighter in Union County helped save the life of an 83-year-old woman trapped in a house fire early Sunday. Millburn police were called about 3 a.m. to a fire in a house on Old Short Hills Road, and officers responded to find the home engulfed in flames, fire officials said.

A 27-year-old man with a prior conviction in New Jersey for gun possession has been sentenced to federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition in New Hampshire, authorities said Tuesday. Monytung Maker, also known as “MoSavage,” previously pleaded guilty in 2019 to a weapons offense in Bergen...

A jury has been seated to hear the subway chokehold case against Daniel Penny with opening statements scheduled for Friday.The jury is comprised of seven women and five men, including four people of color. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office filed a motion accusing the defense of eliminating certain potential jurors based on race. At the time, the defense used their challenges to strike at least 10 people of color.Prosecutors cited a Black woman with purple hair that defense attorneys struck after pointing out the hair color as among the reasons they wanted her off the jury.Jury selection began more than...

A New Jersey police officer who doubles as a firefighter saved a woman from a burning home, and it was all caught on his body-worn camera.Clark Fire Capt. Thomas Sweeney was working his shift as a Millburn police officer when a fire broke out at a home on Old Short Hills Road around 2:45 a.m. Sunda…