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...
Body of NYC woman found in garbage chute ID’d as missing Jaclyn Elmquist
A Minnesota woman who went missing after a work party in Manhattan and was caught on camera stumbling along the sidewalk before she vanished has been identified as the victim found dead in the trash chute of a posh Chelsea building. Foul play is not suspected in the death of Jaclyn Elmquist (inset), the NYPD said Saturday.The 24-year-old’s body was discovered Friday afternoon at +Art at 540 West 28th St., cops said.Police saw the missing flyers that were hung in the area about Elmquist’s disappearance and put two and two together, cops said. Video from outside the building shows an unsteady Elmquist...
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.
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: Arrest Made in Child Molestation Case, Probationer Apprehended in Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Two incidents occurred in Cliffside Park, New Jersey this week. In the first incident, a 56-year-old man was arrested and charged with sexual assault and child endangerment following a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency. He remains in Bergen County Jail on an ICE detainer. The second incident involved a 23-year-old probationer from North Carolina who hit a parked vehicle and fled the scene. He was apprehended by Cliffside Park PD after a brief chase.
Weekly Safety Report: Fire at Commercial Garage and Firefighter Promotions in North Bergen, NJ
Two incidents occurred in North Bergen, New Jersey this week. The first incident involved firefighters battling a fire at a commercial garage on Tonnelle Avenue. The fire broke out before 7 a.m. and flames were seen escaping the building. No injuries were reported. The second incident involved the promotion of eight firefighters by the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue. The promotion ceremony took place at the Waterside Restaurant and included six new captains, one new battalion chief, and one deputy chief.
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.