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Video shows school bus in flames in New Jersey
SAYREVILLE, N.J. -- Video shows a school bus in flames in a New Jersey neighborhood, and witnesses say the bus driver's quick action got everyone off the bus safely.It happened in Sayreville around 4 p.m. Tuesday.Sayreville school bus catches fireSayreville school officials say the bus was on its regular route carrying students from Arleth Elementary. They also say the bus was new and an investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. Parent Jorge Vazquez says when his son's school bus first pulled up in front of their house on Louis Street, he saw smoke coming from the...
Pedestrian Struck At Intersection of Bridge Avenue Near Herbert Street, Remains in Critical Condition
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank Police Department released the following information: On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at approximately 2115 hrs. (9:15pm), the Red Bank Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Bridge Avenue near Herbert Street. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Upon arrival, Ptl. Mellaci located a Hispanic male unresponsive with serious bodily injuries lying in the road just south of the intersection of Bridge Avenue and Herbert Street. Almost simultaneously, Hackensack Meridians advanced life support (ALS), unit arrived on scene and began...
Video shows man brutally kicking and beating Orthodox Jewish kids playing on NYC sidewalk
A Citi Bike-riding brute viciously beat two Orthodox Jewish boys, ages 11 and 13, playing on a Brooklyn sidewalk Sunday night in a disturbing, caught-on-video ordeal, cops and sources said. Now the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating whether the attack — which saw the man kicking and stomping on one of the youngsters — was an antisemitic assault, law enforcement sources told The Post. Several kids were playing in front of a condo building on Franklin Avenue near Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 9 p.m. Sunday when a stranger stopped his bike mid-block, between two parked cars, and stormed...
Hazlet Congratulates Patrol Officers Nicholas Torres and Danielle LaCapria on completing the CIT Training
HAZLET, NJ: The Township of Hazlet is proud! The police department released this: "We would like to congratulate Patrol Officers Nicholas Torres and Danielle LaCapria on completing the CIT Training through the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office last week. This intensive five-day interactive training provided Officers with an in-depth look at issues including but not limited to mental illness, behavioral health, and developmental disabilities, as well as their implications for police response during a crisis. CIT Training is based on an innovative, international model with community mental healthcare and advocacy partnerships.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER This training is invaluable to police work today and we are proud to have two more Officers complete this course. This makes ten total officers in the department to have this training and the ability to put all the skills they learned to work in Hazlet Township." Thank you to Officers Torres and LaCarpria. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Man ejected from wheelchair on MTA bus on Staten Island, lawsuit alleges
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man was severely injured when he was ejected from his wheelchair while riding an MTA bus that made “a sharp turn at high speed” in Charleston, a lawsuit alleges. George Capella, 53, who has multiple sclerosis, spent nearly 100 days...
N.J. man sentenced to 40 years for strangling his 19-year-old girlfriend to death
A Union County man was sentenced to 40 years in state prison Wednesday for the strangling death of his 19-year-old girlfriend in 2020, authorities announced Friday. Bryan Gonzalez Martines, 24, of Plainfield, was found guilty by a jury in July 2023 of first-degree murder in the July 6, 2020 killing of Brenda Montoya-Cruz, who had reported just a week before her death that her boyfriend had threatened and attacked her.
Fugitive Hunters Bear No Responsibility For Accused Killer's Suicide In Newark Park: Grand Jury
Don Jones, 50, was wanted for a homicide in Union County when members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and city police chased him into West Side Park last Aug. 29, 2023. Jones pulled a handgun from his waistband, dashed to an open field and...
NYPD: Teens stab and rob man, 28, on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A group of teens stabbed and robbed a man in St. George on Tuesday night, police said. The 28-year-old man told police that he was approached by a group of teens in the vicinity of Hamilton Avenue and St. Marks Place just before 9:15 p.m., according to a spokeswoman for the NYPD.
Victory Bridge Jumper Woodbridge Perth Amboy
Marine units from Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, and the New Jersey State Police responded to the bridge that brings Route 35 over the Raritan River around 3:30 p.m., Sayreville Police Lt. James Novak said. They found the jumper — alive — and brought them to Raritan Bay Hospital in Perth Amboy....
As murder verdict is read, Staten Island defendant sheds tear, mouths ‘I love you’ to mom
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After a few hours of deliberating, jurors assigned to the Shaheem Chavis murder trial returned a verdict Thursday in state Supreme Court, St. George. They found Chavis, 46, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2022 slaying that played out inside 260 Park Hill Ave. in Clifton.
Police investigating after video shows assault on 2 Jewish children in Brooklyn
(New York Jewish Week) – The NYPD’s hate crimes unit is investigating and the Anti-Defamation League expressed alarm after security camera footage appeared to show two Jewish children being assaulted on the street in Williamsburg on Sunday night. The video of the incident, posted by local news account...
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