CRIME & SAFETY
Paramus Catholic athlete dies from injuries sustained in crash that killed her parents
Khameryn Oliver, a 17-year-old student-athlete at Paramus Catholic High School, who had remained in a coma since the March 16 five-car accident in Kearny that killed her mother and father, died Wednesday night, her grandmother Karen Oliver said. Oliver sent a text to NorthJersey.com saying her granddaughter had succumbed to her injuries. "No...
N.J. man gets 2 life terms plus 50 years for repeated rape of 3 daughters
A 42-year-old Newark man was sentenced to consecutive life prison terms plus an additional 50 years after he was convicted of repeated sexual assaults on his three daughters over several years, the Essex County Prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday. Judge Carolyn Wright of the state Superior Court in Newark sentenced...
Family of man killed by NYPD speaks out after body cam video released
NEW YORK -- The family of 19-year-old Win Rozario spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time since police body camera footage was released showing officers fatally shoot Rozario in front of his mother and brother.Rozario had called 911 himself to say he was experiencing a mental health crisis. When officers arrived, video shows Rozario ran at them while holding a pair of scissors. The two officers used their Tasers on him multiple times, but eventually shot and killed him.Rozario's family is calling for the officers to be fired.Win Rozario's grieving family calls for justiceDays after New York City Police Department...
Suspect identified after woman choked with belt, raped on NYC street: police
NEW YORK - The NYPD is on the hunt for 39-year-old Kashaan Parks, the suspect allegedly behind the brutal sexual assault that took place in the Bronx this month. Police say the incident happened at around 5 a.m. on May 1. In a horrific video that has gone viral, the...
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