CRIME & SAFETY
Truck Fire Closes Two Lanes On Route 80: Wharton FD
Crews are still on scene cleaning up after the fire near exit 34 on Route 80 East in Wharton, the Wharton Fire Department said on Facebook. People should use caution in the area and plan an alternate route, firefighters said. There is no word on any injuries. to follow Daily...
Woman struck by NJ Transit train in Morris County
A woman was taken to a hospital after she was hit by a train and suffered a “severe” leg injury Saturday night, officials confirmed. Authorities responded at about 7:23 p.m. on a report of a woman who was struck and on a train platform in Morristown, an NJ Transit spokesperson told NJ Advance Media on Saturday night.
New Jersey State Trooper Dead During Training
A New Jersey state trooper has died during training, Sunday. Marcellus E. Bethea was with Troop D Morristown. Trooper Bethea served with the state police for more than eight years. Authorities have not yet released his cause of death. New Jersey State Police are expected to release viewing and funeral arrangements in the near future.
Man dies in apparent drowning on Jersey Shore beach
An Essex County man was found floating face down in the water at a beach in Spring Lake Saturday, according to police. The 23-year-old victim, who was from Belleville, was found shortly after 2 p.m. at the St. Clair Avenue beachfront in Monmouth County, according to the Spring Lake Police Department.
N.J. man charged with kidnapping, robbing women at gunpoint, prosecutor says
A Paterson man has been charged in the gunpoint kidnapping and robberies of two women in separate incidents last month, authorities said. Diquan A. West, 28, faces two counts of first-degree kidnapping, two counts first-degree armed robbery and other charges, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. Valdes said...
2 firefighters injured, family pet killed in N.J. house fire
Two firefighters were hurt and a family’s pet was killed when a house caught fire Saturday night in Passaic County, authorities said. Flames were reported coming from a home on Lenox Road in Wayne about 10 p.m. and firefighters entered with a hose through the front door. The first-responders...
Former Paterson robbery squad sergeant has agreed to repay city $200K
PATERSON — Former Sgt. Michael Cheff, the supervisor of the infamous robbery squad of rogue cops, has agreed to repay Paterson $200,000 for money he received from the city before his conviction, officials announced Monday. Paterson had been trying to recoup $309,054 from Cheff for what he received while on paid leave after...
Paterson seeks to reclaim hundreds of thousands of dollars from imprisoned cops
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — Paterson’s top lawyer joined Mayor Andre Sayegh Monday to announce the first step in reclaiming hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary paid to a crew of now federally imprisoned rogue cops. “They have been referred to in the media as the robbery squad,” said the mayor. The crew, led by former […]
Fire Engulfs home on Lenox Road in Wayne Township
WAYNE, NJ – Tragedy struck homeowners on Lenox Road in Wayne on Saturday just before 10:00pm. A Wayne police officer was on patrol when he saw the orange glow of fire through the windows of the house. But so had neighbors, and calls to 911 began coming in. A small army of Wayne’s Bravest, the volunteers of the local fire department converged on the home and spent four hours battling the raging inferno that ultimately sent two firefighters to the hospital and took the life of the family’s pet. “At approximately 9:59pm, Companies #3 and #5 were...
ManhuntEnds: Pre-Dawn Paterson Stalker Abducted, Robbed And Fondled Women, Authorities Say
A 27-year-old victim had told city police she was accosted near the corner of Market and East 22nd streets around 6 a.m. April. 20 by an armed man who forced her to a remote area near train tracks, took her valuables, then fondled her before fleeing. Three days later, a...
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