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7 people injured after NJ Transit bus crashes into ditch
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Seven people were injured after a NJ Transit bus crashed into a ditch on Tuesday, officials said. The crash happened near Port Reading Avenue at around 4:50 p.m. when a NJ Transit bus with 16 passengers collided with two cars, officials said. The bus operating on the 48 line was heading […]
40-Year-Old East Orange Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor
At 8:43 p.m., Newark police responded to the 300 block of Osborne Terrace and found, Deshaun Winston unresponsive at the location, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Winston was pronounced dead at the scene moments later, Stephens and Frage said. The shooting...
Man Hit in Head with Hammer, Cars Ramming Each Other: Violence Unfolds in Montclair BOE Lot
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Authorities disclosed a disturbing incident that occurred outside a Montclair Board of Education building April 12, characterized by a violent altercation involving construction tools and vehicles. The Montclair Police Department reported that around 8 p.m. on April 12, officers were dispatched to 22 Valley Road following reports of a fight with weapons involved. Multiple callers indicated witnessing two pickup trucks engaged in what was described as "ramming into each other" in the parking lot.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Upon arrival, law enforcement officers intervened and separated the individuals involved: a 58-year-old...
Fazon Farrington Arrested
Fazon Farrington, 19, was charged on Monday, Apr. 29 with theft of movable property and burglary. The Brick Township Police Department announced the charges in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 30. A vehicle was stolen on Princeton Avenue on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Kearny police and the New Jersey State...
Secret Staten Island mob ‘Commission’ meeting in 1984 helped bring down Mafia titans, including godfather Paul Castellano
For the FBI, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. Mob-busting Special Agent Joseph F. O’Brien got a call from an informant late in the morning on May 15, 1984 with huge news: members of “The Commission,” the ruling body of the Mafia in New York City, were set to meet on Staten Island.
BJ’s Wholesale Club to open first Staten Island location
STATEN ISLAND - Staten Island . . . a BJ's Wholesale Club is coming to an area near you. The company announced three new clubs coming to its footprint in 2024, including one in Bricktown Centre. The location is the first for Staten Island, but the 49th in New York...
Loaded Gun Found on Bench in Montclair Leads to Arrest
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Police authorities have apprehended an individual for allegedly abandoning a loaded firearm on a bench last week, as disclosed by police reports on Tuesday. According to the Montclair Police Department, the incident unfolded in the 500-block vicinity of Bloomfield Avenue at 5:15 a.m. last Friday, prompted by a concerned passerby's discovery of a handgun left unattended on a bench.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Upon arrival, officers discovered a 9mm Sig Sauer containing seven rounds of ammunition at the location, officials stated. Following an investigation, Montclair police detectives utilized surveillance footage to trace the individual responsible for abandoning the firearm. The suspect was identified as Anthony Anderson, 30, hailing from Orange. He faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, says police. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
NYC Burlington store guard turns tables on armed would-be shoplifter, 15, by opening fire: sources
A Burlington Coat Factory security guard shot at an armed would-be shoplifter who stormed into the store on Sunday – after the teenager threatened to kidnap and shoot her, sources said. The 15-year-old boy was part of a crew of four masked troublemakers who were turned away as they tried to enter the store at the corner of Pennsylvania and Wortman avenues in East New York around 4:20 p.m. Sunday, according to cops and law enforcement sources. When they were booted from the clothing store for refusing to take off the masks, they warned the 60-year-old security guard – a retired cop...
Cloudy Wednesday on tap for North Jersey with temperatures in 70s
An overcast day full of clouds but no rain is forecasted for Northern New Jersey on Wednesday, according to National Weather Service. Despite the lack of sun, temperatures are still expected to be warm, with a high of 75 degrees. Winds will be mild only reaching rates in the single digits.
Man Charged In Brick Car Theft
BRICK – A 19-year-old man has been charged with allegedly stealing a car on Princeton Avenue on March 5. Fazon Farrington from Newark was charged with theft of movable property and burglary. At this time, the co-conspirators in this incident have yet to be identified, police said. The charges...
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