CRIME & SAFETY
NYC mom charged with murder in shocking beating death of 6-year-old who begged for her life: cops
A Bronx mom was charged with murder in the brutal beating death of her 6-year-old daughter – who neighbors say had begged for her life before her shocking end, cops said. Lynija Eason-Kumar, 23, was arrested Thursday in connection to the early-morning May 26, 2023 slaying of little Jalayah Eason inside the family’s squalid apartment at NYCHA’s Forest Houses, according to authorities. The mother had initially told cops she found the girl cold and not breathing inside a closet in their 12th-floor unit on East 165th Street, sources said at the time. Eason-Kumar claimed she tried to administer CPR, but Jalayah would not...
N.J. man convicted of murder again for beating woman, setting her on fire
A former Bergen County man was convicted Wednesday for a second time of beating a woman and setting her on fire 12 years ago. Daniel Rochat, 48, formerly of Wood-Ridge, was convicted on first-degree murder, aggravated arson, and other charges following a 15-day retrial in the death of Barbara Vernieri, 70, who was killed in her East Rutherford home in September 2012.
Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop
The boy told police he brought $300 worth of clothing to the parking lot of the Franklin Avenue supermarket after cutting an online deal shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, Sgt. John A. Ward said. Instead, the teen said, he was accosted by four men who appeared to be...
Pasterson police seek public's help identifying man who allegedly robbed woman at gunpoint
PATERSON — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man police say robbed a woman at gunpoint on Tuesday and then tried to sexually assault her. The incident happened at about 5 a.m. near the corner of Totowa and Paterson avenues, which is two blocks from John F. Kennedy High School, according to authorities.
Armed robbery at Maywood jewelry store under investigation
Authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in Maywood on Tuesday morning. Maywood police responded to 42 West Pleasant Ave., home of Diamond Fantasy jewelers, after a 911 call at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, said a press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The Paramus and Rochelle Park police departments also joined the...
Route 4 Motorcycle Crash Paramus Rochelle Park Driver
The 2004 Honda was struck by a 2020 Ford Fusion exiting Arcadia Way on the eastbound highway shortly after 1:30 p.m. April 16, the chief said. The sedan's driver then fled the scene, he said. The 57-year-old victim from Wood-Ridge was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he remains...
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