CRIME & SAFETY
Driver killed, another hurt in 6-vehicle crash on Garden State Parkway, cops say
A 41-year-old driver was killed early Wednesday on the Garden State Parkway when his SUV was rear-ended while stopped in traffic, triggering a chain reaction crash involving six vehicles, officials said. The driver who caused the crash was traveling north near milepost 145.1 in Irvington at 12:45 a.m. when the...
Inmate Beaten Passaic Jail Blind Spot Lorenzo Bowden Urine
Officer Lorenzo Bowden, 39, initially agreed with Sgt. Jose Gonzalez and Sgt. Donald Vinales not to talk after they'd received federal grand jury subpoenas two years ago this month, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Bowden eventually had a change of heart. The pretrial detainee was "transported through an area of...
'I survived you': Ramapo College kidnapping victim confronts defendant at sentencing
HACKENSACK — A young woman told the man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping her that she is no longer a victim when she confronted him at his sentencing on Monday. With her family and friends at her back, Alexis Ruhlen read her victim impact statement to the court, describing her harrowing experience as Pawel Sliwinski, her boyfriend of two years, kidnapped her at knifepoint from the Ramapo College of New Jersey campus on Oct. 13, 2022.
Already charged with fraud, Bergen County real estate influencer faces new lawsuit
A Bergen real estate influencer accused of fraud and charged in a Ponzi scheme is facing another lawsuit. Cesar Pina, his wife, Jennifer, and their companies, and Raashaun Casey, a popular DJ known as DJ Envy, have been embroiled in about two dozen lawsuits since last spring. They are accused of defrauding people...
Wayne Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 23 Crash: Morris County Prosecutor
At 7:40 p.m., Mojtaba Kahn's motorcycle collided with the pickup truck at an intersection at Route 23 South and Alexander Avenue in Pequannock, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. When first responders arrived on scene, Kahn was unconscious and not breathing and he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene,...
Woman dies when Jeep flips over on Bronx highway, passenger critical
A 30-year-old woman was killed early Friday when the out-of-control Jeep she was driving crashed, flipped over and tumbled across a Bronx highway, police said. A 34-year-old man riding in the Jeep was in critical condition at the hospital following the 3:15 a.m. crash, officials said. The woman was heading north at a high rate of speed on the Bronx River Parkway when her 2007 Jeep Commander ...
Paterson Fugitive US Marshals East Orange Prospect Park Shot
It was just before 5 a.m. this past Jan. 1 that the 25-year-old victim from Prospect Park arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle. She’d been shot near the corner of Market Street and East 33rd Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement.
Person sets themself on fire outside Trump courthouse
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A person set themself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial, PIX11 confirmed. Emergency crews rushed the person away on a stretcher after the fire was extinguished. This is a developing story. Refresh for updates.
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