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Harrington Park, New Jersey Death Investigation
HARRINGTON PARK, NJ.- The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Harrington Park Police Department are continuing the investigation into what appears to be an accidental death of a 55-year-old woman who was found dead Saturday afternoon inside the bathroom of her Harrington Park home. According to Bergen County Prosecutor...
Video shows tractor-trailer gas tank exploding next to firefighters on Clifton, NJ, major highway
Shocking videos show a truck erupting into a towering inferno in New Jersey after a Monday morning traffic accident that killed the driver, closed the highway and nearly took out several local firefighters. One video — recorded by a rubbernecker who pulled his phone out at exactly the right time — shows an unidentified Clifton firefighter walking toward a tractor-trailer that caught fire on the side of Route 3 in Clifton, with the driver reportedly still missing. Suddenly, the already raging flames burst into an orange mushroom cloud leaping dozens of feet into the air. The firefighter backs off, before walking back to 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...
Fire Department Training Turns into Real-Time Emergency Response
A joint training session involving the Central Nyack, Blauvelt, and Valley Cottage Fire Departments took an unexpected turn when a car fire broke out on the other side of the parking lot. The training, initially intended to prepare firefighters for various emergency scenarios, suddenly became a real-life test of their...
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.
NJ school principal and her son die in crash during family trip
ENGLEWOOD — An elementary school principal and her son died in a head-on crash in South Africa on the Fourth of July that claimed four lives. Daniela Small-Bailey, principal of the Dr. John Grieco Elementary School in Englewood, was with her son Sidanii Bell visiting with his two children who live in Dullstroom, South Africa, according to a statement from the Englewood School District.
New York State Troopers Stop Man For Oversized Load, You Won’t Believe This
How many times have we seen that guy traveling along Main Street with a mattress on the roof of the car and his left arm out the window holding on to the mattress for dear life? Transporting a mattress with your car is legal but you will get stopped if it isn't secure.
Camden man accused of selling drug more dangerous than fentanyl
NEW YORK CITY – A Camden man is accused of selling a synthetic opioid here that’s up to three times more dangerous than fentanyl. Erik Alberto Lopez Valdez, 38, and a New York man were charged with distribution of the drug, protonitazene, and conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Fake Police Phone Scam Victimizes Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD, NJ – If you have received calls from someone claiming that the Ridgewood Police Department has a warrant out for your arrest, chances are, you are the victim of a scam that has swept through the village in recent days. Ridgewood Police announced that they have numerous reports of residents receiving calls from someone impersonating the police threatening them with arrest if they do not send money. “No, you probably don’t have a warrant out for your arrest,” the Ridgewood Police Department stated via their official Facebook page. “We assure you that no one from the...
Drunken Boater Arrested in Long Island Sound Crash That Injured 5
A boater who allegedly had one too many drinks was arrested late Friday night after careening into another boat in the Long Island Sound and injuring five. Rye police nabbed Gareth Ederer, 62, after receiving a distress call around 10 p.m. about a crash on the water just south of the Milton Harbor area.
Two sentenced to decades in prison for 2018 murder of Jersey City high school student
Two Jersey City men found guilty of a 2018 murder will be senior citizens by the time they get out of prison decades from now. A third man, only 16 at the time of the fatal shooting of 17-year-old high school student Jayden Fondeur in the area of Old Bergen Road and Pamrapo Avenue in Jersey City, was charged as an adult and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Man Shot By Assailants He'd Been Traveling With, Ditched On NJ Turnpike In Secaucus: Cops
At 2:26 p.m., a 52-year-old Houston resident got into an argument with two men while traveling in a white Nissan passenger vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, July 22, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The man was shot before the car pulled over...
Maine Teen Hospitalized After Being Shot by Resident In 'Door Knock Challenge' Gone Wrong
A late-night game of ding-dong-ditch ended with one Maine teenager shot in the leg and one resident in jail, authorities said. At around 1 a.m. Saturday, a group of teenagers knocked on the door of a home on Waterford Road in Harrison, about 30 miles west of Lewiston, then fled, according to the Cumberland County […]
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