CRIME & SAFETY
Woman struck by NJ Transit train in Morris County
A woman was taken to a hospital after she was hit by a train and suffered a “severe” leg injury Saturday night, officials confirmed. Authorities responded to a report of a woman who was struck and on a train platform in Morristown, an NJ Transit spokesperson told NJ Advance Media on Saturday night.
After Thursday Morning Plainfield Raid, Nine Defendants Charged for Roles in Drug Trafficking
PLAINFIELD, NJ — On the heels of raids this morning on the West End of Plainfield, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced that nine people have been charged for their respective roles in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Union County and elsewhere. TAPinto Plainfield was on the scene at around 8:30am for the raid of two multifamily homes on the 400 block of Grant Avenue, which involved Plainfield Police, Homeland Security Investigators, Perth Amboy Police, and other law enforcement agents. Dozens of officers were on the scene.CLICK HERE TO SIGN...
Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. Heather Pressdee, 41, was given three consecutive life sentences and another consecutive term of 380-760 years behind bars during a hearing in Butler, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. She played a role in the deaths of at least 17 patients who lived in five health facilities in four counties between 2020 and 2023, prosecutors said. The 22 overall victims ranged in age from 43 to 104....
Neighbors evacuated after fatal home explosion in New Jersey
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (PIX11) — A fatal explosion late Thursday evening left a wake of debris at what was once a tidy suburban lot. South River resident Richard Livingston stood on what used to be a stately single-family home at the end of a cul-de-sac on Continental Court. “That looks like a bombing,” said Livingston. […]
About 25 police converge on Paterson auto shop, and handcuff at least 5 in night raid
PATERSON — Wearing green fatigues and ballistic helmets, about 15 members of the State Police Emergency Response Team converged on a 5th Ward auto repair shop Wednesday evening. At least 10 other law enforcement officers participated in the operation during which at least five people were put in handcuffs,...
Bergen County Paramedic, 22, Killed In Crash Had 'Just Begun American Dream,' Obit Says
Services have been finalized for Marcin Bednarz, a 22-year-old paramedic from Bergen County who died in a New York crash on Sunday, April 28.Marcin, a paramedic with the Wallington Fire Department, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Arden Valley Road in Tuxedo, N.Y. at 3:18 p.m., according to …
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