CRIME & SAFETY

At 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, Union City police found Jorge Mocetzuma Espinoza unresponsive, and rushed him to Jersey City Medical Center with upper body injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Hours later, Isaiah Grey was charged with attempted murder, robbery and aggravated assault, Suarez said. Espinoza died...

A Jersey City man was busted with cocaine, prescription pills, and a blade inside a Bayonne apartment yesterday, also giving officers false pedigree information when he was arrested, authorities said. Rubin L. Jackson, 47, of Jersey City, was charged with hindering apprehension, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a...

A Jersey City killer who grinned at his victim’s family after pleading guilty to a fatal shooting will serve his full 20-year sentence, an appellate court panel ruled Monday. In an eight-page decision, the panel rejected claims by Jim Hendrix — who admitted shooting 21-year-old Dyrell Taylor during a...

15-year-old Alan Ruiz Jr. was visiting his family in Lodi over Thanksgiving weekend when police confirmed he was gunned down. Family members say this was a case of mistaken identity.

A Brooklyn schizophrenic suspected of murdering his mom and stuffing her corpse in a box was sprung from custody because of an evidence glitch — and could land back on the streets, sources told The Post. David Drummond, 30, was moved from city Department of Correction custody earlier this month and ordered by a judge to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bellevue Hospital, where he currently is being held, according to an employee who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of repercussions. But Drummond, who is charged with murder, could be released into the streets if he’s cleared after...

New York City is cracking down on landlords who own buildings that house illegal pot shops. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti has the details.

NEW YORK, NY – Eric Nunez, a 43-year-old resident of New York, was arrested and charged on Monday, November 27, in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in July.…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) — It’s called the most diverse city in the country. But in Jersey City, a man believes he was beaten because he’s Palestinian.  It’s the latest in a string of crimes that’s been linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Sporting a black eye and broken nose – Moath Hamzeh, […]

A memorial is growing on East 136th Street for the three victims found dead inside an apartment building Sunday morning, police say.

A person was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday night in Bergen County, officials said. The person, who was identified only as a pedestrian, was hit near the Broadway Station in Fair Lawn at 7:25 p.m. by a Bergen County Line train that was being moved along the line, an NJ Transit spokesperson said.

The Legal Aid Society announced on Monday that a man, wrongly convicted of a 1996 murder and imprisoned for 29 years, was exonerated following a re-examination of the Harlem shooting case.

Bra-stuffing maid caught red-handed stealing from hotel guest

PATERSON — Two people were robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in separate crimes that happened about 30 minutes apart at opposite ends of the city, police reports said. Detectives are investigating whether the same three men committed the two crimes, according to law enforcement sources. ...

There are around 2500 illegal weed shops across the five boroughs. Now, the city is taking new steps to crack down on landlords who rent space to the shops. FOX 5 NY's Morgan McKay talks to the New York City Sheriff about how they'll be enforcing the rules.