CRIME & SAFETY
Missing N.J. boys, 14 and 10, found at crash scene
Two boys reported missing in Newark were found in the city early Sunday morning when officers responded to a car crash involving what turned out to be a stolen vehicle occupied by the pair and two others, authorities said. The boys, ages 14 and 10, were taken to a local...
33-year-old man dies in early morning crash on Garden State Parkway
A 33-year-old man from Englewood was killed in an early morning crash Sunday on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. A preliminary investigation revealed a Dodge minivan was parked on the parkway’s shoulder in the area of milepost 155.7 in Clifton when it was struck by a Dodge pickup heading north, said Jeffrey Lebron, a detective and spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police.
Day Long Family Party in Ramapo Ends Violently After Stabbing
A terrifying situation played out over the holiday weekend for one family in Ramapo. The scene played out at residence located at an address on Bonnie Court in the Hillcrest area of Ramapo where one family was hosting a large birthday party. Birthday Party Crasher in Hillcrest. Ramapo Police were...
Devastated dad of 24-year-old found in NYC garbage chute speaks as cops probe incident: ‘It’s tragic’
The grieving father of a young woman who was found dead in the garbage chute of a posh Manhattan building choked up outside her apartment on Sunday, calling the fatal accident “tragic.” The body of Jaclyn “Jackie” Elmquist, 24, was found inside the trash chute at +Art at 540 West 28th Street in Chelsea on Friday afternoon, several hours after she vanished following a work party, cops said. “We’re going through Jackie’s things now,” her devastated dad, James Elmquist, of Minnesota, told The Post outside his daughter’s Brooklyn apartment Sunday afternoon. “It’s tragic and, uh, it’s just a bad situation I can’t really...
Unhinged man butchers family, sets house on fire before slashing two cops as he’s gunned down by NYPD
An unhinged man used a steak knife to butcher four of his relatives, including an 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, and set their Queens home ablaze — before he injured two police officers and was shot dead by cops Sunday morning. Officers received a 911 call from a teenage girl who said her cousin “was killing her family members” at 467 Beach 22nd Street, a two-story multi–family home in Far Rockaway, around 5:10 a.m. Sunday — and she then jumped out of a window to escape, NYPD officials and police sources said. When officers arrived, the suspect — who was attempting to leave the home with luggage in tow — slashed one cop in...
DNA Match Found Between Gilgo Beach Suspect's Wife and Victims' Remains
• DNA sample from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material found on the remains of victims. • Cheek swab obtained from Asa Ellerup matches DNA extracted from hairs found on the burlap wrapping the victims' remains.
Weekly Safety Report: Concerns Arise from Stabbings, Child Endangerment, and Probationer Incident in Bergen County, New Jersey
This week in Bergen County, New Jersey, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety in the area. These incidents include a woman who was ignored by the police when she reported a man who later stabbed her 55 times, an accused child molester who was held for ICE, a tense moment involving a pistol-packing probationer, and the stabbing and killing of a high school football player on Thanksgiving.
Former N.J. police chief remembered as dedicated, stylish and ‘the life of the party’
Condolences continue to pour in for Robert Ferreri, who served as Clifton’s police chief for eight years and will be laid to rest this week. Ferreri, who hailed from Jersey City and dedicated all 35 years of his service to Clifton before retiring in 2010, died Tuesday at 74 following a five-year battle with dementia.
Butler Police Department Increase Patrol On Multiple Shifts
BUTLER, NJ - Butler Police Department took to Instagram on November 30th to inform the community about their increased patrolmen on certain shifts during the month to help aid in ensuring road safety during the holiday season. The shifts of which will have increased patrolmen are not specified. "Tomorrow kicks off our Drive Sober campaing for the holidays. Officers will be increasing patrols on mutliple shifts throughout the month to keep the roads safer for everyone, But...we're not telling which days so we suffest not rolling the dice...just call an uber," stated Butler Police Department (@butler_police_department_nj).
Woman hurls clothes over sixth-floor NYC balcony after boyfriend caught cheating: video
She really aired her dirty laundry. A Bedford-Stuyvesant woman who apparently came home to find her boyfriend in bed with another woman went berserk, tossing his clothes and other items from her sixth-floor balcony in a caught-on-video tirade. Neighbors watched, and filmed, as shirts and pants piled up and snagged in a tree below the scorned girlfriend’s Atlantic Avenue apartment. “Oh wow, she’s giving them a show,” exclaimed a neighbor who recorded the rampage from a few floors below. The 34-year-old woman was so enraged by the alleged cheater, that she stripped naked during the Nov. 20 rampage, police and neighbors told The...
Weekly Safety Report: Missing Woman and Light-Rail Fatality in Hoboken
The Hoboken Police Department is seeking the public's help to locate a missing 40-year-old woman. In another incident, a woman was struck and killed by a light-rail train in Hoboken on Thanksgiving morning.