CRIME & SAFETY
Paterson officer suspended after prisoner he was supposed to guard escapes from hospital
PATERSON — A prisoner in police custody escaped from St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on Sunday, and the Paterson police officer who was supposed to be guarding him has been suspended for 30 days. The prisoner, 38-year-old Anthony Juliano of Dumont, was apprehended soon after his escape, law enforcement sources said. ...
Gotcha! Teens Nabbed By Fair Lawn Police After Pursuit, Crash
The 17-year-old driver hit the gas and sped west when the officers pulled up on the SUV on Yerger Road at Menow Street shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 21, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. They chased the Audi Q5 into the city before it crashed at Market...
Morris County Man, 66, Stabbed While Reading Book At Port Authority Bus Terminal: Police
Michael McCloskey, 42, of California, was taken into custody by Port Authority police officers who heard the victim's screams at the north subway mezzanine level of the terminal just before 5:45 a.m., Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey, and its PBA said. The attacker dropped the knife...
Paterson Man Arrested in Connection to April 15 Shooting that Left One Injured
PATERSON, NJ - An arrest has been made in connection to the April 15 shooting that sent a Newark man to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment of non-fatal gunshot wounds. According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi announce that based upon an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Samuel Sparks, 52, Paterson, has been charged with Attempted Murder, Unlawful Possession of Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of Weapon, and Certain Persons not to Possess a Weapon.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER As previously reported, at approximately 10:46 p.m. on the day of the incident, members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the area of Godwin Avenue and Carroll Street in response to a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located a potential crime scene and were informed that the victim had arrived at St. Joseph’s seeking treatment. The subsequent investigation, the statement said, revealed that Sparks, who surrendered himself to the Paterson Police Department, was responsible for the shooting For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
46 dogs in pet hotel saved during fire in New Jersey. Watch the rescue.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Police officers raced through smoke to save dozens of dogs trapped inside a pet hotel near a burning building. Bodycam footage shows the first officers arriving on scene at the K9 Resorts pet hotel in Fairfield, New Jersey at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.They immediately went inside, without any equipment to help them breathe. The officers forced entry through several locked doors to get to the dogs. Once inside, they quickly grabbed the pets and ran out. Firefighters arrived moments later and joined the effort. Good Samaritan assists first respondersGraham Clarke, who works around the corner from the pet hotel, was headed...
'Different type of pain': No arrest after death of hospital worker struck in Passaic
PATERSON — Community activist Teddie Martinez once thought suffering 13 gunshots was the worst pain he had ever endured. But he said that nothing prepared him for losing his older sister to a hit-and-run crash earlier this month. What makes things even worse is that no one has been charged in connection with her killing, he said. ...
‘Baby Mary’ mom caught living suburban family life 40 years after leaving newborn to die in woods
DNA led police to Mary Snyder Crumlich in the 40-year cold case of "Baby Mary," an infant left to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, 1984. Crumlich was sentenced to a year in jail.
Jets sued over player’s high-speed car crash near N.J. training facility
The New York Jets and cornerback Brandin Echols are being sued over a car crash near the team’s training facility in Florham Park two years ago that injured an Essex County man. Stephen J. Gilberg, of Livingston, states in court papers he was driving east on Columbia Turnpike (County...
Retired Hanover Township Police Chief Stephen Gallagher Has Passed Away - Arrangements Enclosed
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Hanover Township Police Chief Stephen Gallagher has passed away. Chief Stephen Gallagher served the Township of Hanover for 34 years and was a beloved member of the police department and community who touched the lives of all who knew him. Funeral arrangements for Chief Stephen Gallagher are located below. Obituary of Ret. Police Chief Stephen W. Gallagher Curtosy of Dangler Funeral HomesCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Retired Police Chief Stephen W. “Steve” Gallagher, 66, of Waretown, NJ passed away at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Born in Montclair, Steve recently...
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