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Bloomfield Police Department Police Blotter Week 17: April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024
Theft: 04/22/2024-Officers responded to 8 Franklin Street (Stop & Shop) on report of shoplifting. According to the Loss Prevention Officer, a known male shoplifter placed several cleaning products into a bag and attempted to exit without paying. The Loss Prevention Officer approached the male and he returned the items. Upon exiting the store, the male took another bag that was hidden in the store and left without paying. The items were valued at $253.00. This incident is under investigation. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER 04/22/2024-Wanda Ollie age 47 of Orange, NJ. Officers responded to 8...
Investigators Probe Deadly Downtown Fire
Authorities are investigating a deadly fire Downtown last night. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Fire Department are investigating a fatal fire that occurred at 270 Marin Blvd. This morning, city officials were seen outside the building. No...
These NJ cities named among top US places to live
NEW JERSEY - Two cities in NJ were named among the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S., according to a new 2024 ranking. The website Liveability recently released its list, with two New Jersey cities ranked among the best. The website has been compiling the list for...
City Hall is taking candy from babies to end subway peddling as parents plead, ‘I need to work’
Big Apple officials have kicked off a campaign to stop migrant kids from peddling candy in the subways and on city streets — as migrant parents argue they need the youngsters to help make ends meet. City staffers, the NYPD and the MTA this week started distributing flyers in Spanish and an Ecuadorean dialect to steer migrant parents to available children’s services to keep the youngest asylum seekers in school instead of panhandling sweets on the streets. The pamphlets also make it clear it’s illegal to sell goods without a permit. “The health and safety — especially that of children — are always...
Celebrity chef’s new N.J. restaurant can’t touch local BBQ favorites | Review
Summer is right around the corner – prime time for all things barbecue. Tender ribs, juicy brisket, crispy chicken wings, tasty pulled pork and a side of some moist and buttery cornbread. Beyond the backyard grill, New Jersey offers an abundance of barbecue joints including newcomer Vibe BBQ in...
Two charged with multiple retail thefts at T.J. Maxx
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been charged after police say they were part of multiple thefts throughout the area. Wilkes-Barre Township Police say they arrested Charles Lakes, 56, of Newark, NJ & Carlone Bridges, 59, of Luzerne after they committed multiple retail thefts from TJ Maxx. Police stated the car the […]
Hudson County’s top rated schools. See latest full list.
Dr. Ronald McNair High School is the highest ranked high school in Hudson County, according to an NJ Advance Media analysis of new school data released by the state Department of Education. The high school, located in Jersey City, requires an application to attend and ranks 13th statewide among high...
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ indicted for tenant harassment weeks after being jailed over building violations
The Big Apple’s so-called “worst landlord” Daniel Ohebshalom has been indicted for allegedly harassing rent-regulated tenants with “unlivable” conditions to drive them out of units so he could sell the buildings to make a buck, prosecutors said. The latest legal trouble for Ohebshalom came barely a month after he was locked up over hundreds of violations at just two of his Manhattan properties. He was charged Wednesday by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over a pattern of alleged tenant abuse dating back years — which consisted of forgoing maintenance until units fell apart, withholding heat and hot water during...
‘SMOKEOUT Act’ passes shortly after Harlem advocates push law to close down illegal dispensaries
Sign up for our acclaimed free weekday newsletter Editorially Black. Get the top Racial Equity stories of the day from America’s most influential oldest continuously published Black newspaper, serving the nation’s largest Black and brown community. Sign up to stay connected. Local Harlem advocates led by Silent Voices...
New York City mayor: ‘It’s despicable’ schools would allow another country’s flag to fly in America
New York City major Eric Adams said it was “despicable” that U.S. schools would allow another country’s flag to fly on their campuses while defending the New York Police Department (NYPD) after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke up pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia University’s campus. At a press conference Wednesday after New York police…
Planning Board OKs Controversial ‘Senior Housing’ Apartments, Cannabis Retail
Despite opposition from some residents, new apartments for senior citizens in Jersey City’s Ward D and a new cannabis retail shop in Ward C got legal approvals from the city Planning Board Tuesday night. The board voted unanimously to allow a partnership of Onkar Singh, Avtar Singh and Arvinder...
Newark students say curfew could curb teen violence but more needs to be done
Newark this Friday will start to enforce a youth curfew that has long been on the books but not enforced. In November, a 15-year-old Central High School student was shot during a drive-by after students were forced to evacuate the Newark school due to reports of a gas leak. In March, two students were shot outside West Side High School as students were being dismissed.
Dr. Adarsh Gupta convicted of health care fraud charges
NEWARK — A South Jersey doctor has been found guilty in connection with a multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud. But Dr. Adarsh Gupta will challenge the verdicts against him, seeking acquittal or a new trial, a defense attorney said. Gupta “signed thousands of prescriptions” for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary...
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