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A “sophisticated, electronically-operated” hidden compartment used by an out-of-state driver stopped by Bergen County detectives held two kilos of cocaine, authorities said. Narcotic Task Force investigators stopped the unidentified vehicle at an undisclosed location and found the drugs last Thursday, March 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.

The New Jersey attorney general announced that his office is superseding the Paterson Police Department, and assuming control of all police functions, including internal affairs investigations, effective immediately.

CLIFTON, N.J. -- A terrifying home invasion left a 73-year-old grandmother tied up while two men ransacked her home in Clifton, New Jersey. Ramona Cartagena described in detail what happened inside her home at around noon Sunday.Cartagena was standing at her kitchen island, working on a wreath, when she heard the door open. "I thought it was my husband, that he came back," said Cartagena. It wasn't her husband. Instead, two men wearing black masks stepped inside. "I just froze," said Cartagena. One of the men walked over to her while the other stayed by the door. "The only thing he say, 'Don't move.' He said...

WAYNE, NJ – It was about dinner time on Sunday evening when Wayne Police reported to a reported shoplifter at the Ulta Beauty Store at Wayne Towne Center. The suspect was caught, though he resisted arrest. On his person, Wayne police said they found “heroin and drug paraphernalia. The following is based on a statement release by the Wayne Police Public Information Officer, Detective Captain Dan Daly. A call came from the Ulta Beauty Store in the Wayne Towne Center on Route 23 on Sunday evening around 5:48 pm. A man had just left the store with a “bag filled with stolen...

A juvenile was wounded in a shooting on Hamilton Avenue Sunday afternoon. At approximately 5:26 p.m., there was a report of shots fired in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Carroll Street. Members of the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to the scene, and upon arrival, they found evidence of a potential crime scene. However, no victims were found at the location.

Nearly five years after James Ray fled his Upper Montclair house en route to Cuba, with his girlfriend and the mother of his daughter dead in the living room, his murder trial will begin in Newark. On Wednesday, Judge Verna Leath will hear opening arguments from assistant prosecutors Michelle Miller...

Hackensack, NJ - Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an investigation into the death of a woman in Hackensack, NJ, from a suspected fentanyl-related drug overdose. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is being carried out the investigation, led by Chief Jason Love, and the Hackensack Police Department, led by Officer-in-Charge Captain Michael Antista.   At approximately 5:27 p.m. on March 15, 2023, the Hackensack Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting multiple unresponsive victims within the parking garage of 400 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ. Responding officers discovered four unresponsive females and quickly began life-saving steps, including administering Naloxone. A fifth female, who...

A New York City man who was found guilty of murdering a man during a violent home invasion in Patchogue, New York, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Monday.

Two teen boys were shot and wounded in Harlem on Monday night, police said. The two boys, both 17 years old, were shot at 116th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue around 11 p.m.

Paterson police shot and killed Najee Seabrooks on March 3. Two weeks later, Attorney General Matt Platkin released the 911 calls and the body-camera recordings of the hours police spent with Seabrooks while he was in a mental health crisis. Platkin’s office included a news release containing a timeline of events that stated Seabrooks “lunged” at officers with a knife in his hands, and that two officers “discharged their weapons, striking Mr. Seabrooks.”

Nadia Kahf, a hijab-wearing attorney from Wayne, drew a standing-room crowd at the Passaic County Courthouse last Tuesday, as she was sworn in as Superior Court judge in the state, in an event that sparked international headlines describing her as trailblazer. That barrier was broken again the very next day...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - A dog out on a walk with its owner sustained puncture and laceration wounds from another dog that ran out of its home last week, an incident that may result in Animal Control seizing the dog that attacked, according to the police. On March 21 at approximately 6 p.m., police responded to Gaynor Place where they discovered a dog who had run from a Gaynor Place home and attacked another dog being walked by its owner of a leash, police said. "The dog sustained puncture and laceration wounds to its rear hip and upper right thigh," police said. "The owner transported the dog to a Veterinary Hospital for treatment." The attacking dog was contained by a family member of its owner, police said. A subsequent investigation was conducted by Animal Control, in cooperation with the Borough’s Health Official. Based upon their findings, Animal Control has filed a Potentially Dangerous Dog complaint with the Glen Rock Municipal Court.  Animal Control is currently seeking a warrant to seize the dog pending a determination by the court. 

A New Jersey car wash employee was seriously injured on the job Sunday when a driver lost control and struck the man, throwing him nearly 50 feet. Police in Verona said the 41-year-old man working at Quality Car Care Car Wash had been detailing a car in the front of the business when a driver heading down Bloomfield Avenue lost control.

The following is a listing of all real estate transfers in Passaic County reported from March 20 to March 27 There were 52 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,634-square-foot home on Wedgewood Drive in Little Falls that sold for $450,000.

Vincent Dransfield, who turns 109 years old on Tuesday, still drives his Hyundai every day to run errands and lives in the same Little Falls house he moved into in 1945. The Passaic County native — who is possibly New Jersey’s oldest resident — has simple advice for living an improbably long life.

A delivery driver told police he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending his van barreling nose-first into the Hackensack River on Monday. The 45-year-old driver from Pennsylvania refused aid after climbing out the back. He didn't immediately receive any summonses. A tow truck pulled the van from...

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — NJ takes control of police force in third-largest city, Paterson, weeks after officers fatally shot anti-violence worker.

State troopers have charged three people, all from Newark, for allegedly shooting and killing a man and then dumping his body near a wooded area off Interstate 80 in Warren County. 30-year-old Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 28-year-old Mustafa Manns, and 24-year-old William Dixon have been charged with murder, kidnapping, and other offenses.

A 22-year-old driver from Hasbrouck Heights was ejected from his sedan in a nighttime rollover crash near the Fiesta on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge, authorities said. The victim was taking the Moonachie Avenue exit ramp off the southbound highway when his 1996 BMW sedan hit the curb, struck a 2022 Ford sedan and rolled at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said.

TRENTON, NJ – The March 26th Jersey Cash 5 jackpot was won by one lucky ticket matching all five numbers. The ticket was worth $220,103. The winning Jersey Cash 5 ticket was sold at Quick Stop Grocery II on 21st Avenue in Paterson. . They will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were: 01, 05, 07, 08 and 17 and the XTRA number was: 03. New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey said, “Congratulations to our very fortunate Jersey Cash 5 winner! We hope this incredible prize brings joy and happiness to The post Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $220K Sold In Passaic County appeared first on Shore News Network.