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Boy, 6, among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits truck in upstate NY
Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed when an Amtrak train from the Big Apple slammed into a pickup truck in upstate New York. The northbound train struck the Dodge truck shortly before 8 p.m. in North Tonawanda, a Niagara County town near Buffalo, police said. “The North Tonawanda police and fire departments responded and made every effort to help save the three individuals inside the vehicle,” the upstate police department said in a press release. Man, 65, clinging to life after accidentally falling onto NYC subway tracks “Despite their best efforts all three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene,” the release said. “The three...
Plainfield man sentenced to 40 years for girlfriend's murder
A 24-year-old Plainfield man has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for the 2020 strangulation death of his 19-year-old girlfriend. Bryan Gonzalez Martines, was sentenced May 15 to four decades in state prison by Union County Superior Court Judge Thomas Isenhour, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney announced.
Missing Marlboro Teen
MONMOUTH COUNTY: The Marlboro Township Police Department is seeking assistance in locating a 17 year old distressed female who walked away from her residence on Farm Bridge Road (near Holmdel border) late last night. Nicolette Milora was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt and dark pajama pants. She is 5’6 and weighs approximately 120 pounds. If you have any information on Nicolette’s whereabouts or see anyone matching Nicolette’s description, please contact Marlboro PD immediately at (732) 536-0100. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Local Soccer Coach Ryan Gunsauls, of Union Beach, was arrested in Hazlet. He is charged with eight counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree distributing obscene materials to a minor.
UNION BEACH, NJ: Ryan Gunsauls, 32, of Union Beach is charged with eight counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, eight counts of third-degree Distributing Obscene Materials to a Minor, two counts of second-degree Attempted Endangering, two counts of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact, and single counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) and third-degree Possession of CSAM. Gunsaulis, is a youth soccer coachCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER According to Monmouth County Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher J. Decker, an investigation involving...
Raul Montoya-Chavez Killed On Route 1 In Edison
Raul Montoya-Chavez, of Edison, was hit in the southbound center lane of Route 1 at about 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 as he tried to cross at Plainfield Avenue, Edison police said. Montoya-Chavez died of his injuries at an area hospital, police said. The 61-year-old Rahway man driving the...
Single Mom Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Maplewood, Prosecutor Says
At 9:10 a.m., Maria Ganzhi Zhao was struck by a vehicle on the 1400 block of Springfield Avenue and pronounced dead at the scene, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Zhao, a native of Ecuador, was a single mother who is survived by her two daughters, Noemi, 7 and Genesis, 9 months, according to a fundraiser set up to support the family.
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