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Paterson Fugitive US Marshals East Orange Prospect Park Shot
It was just before 5 a.m. this past Jan. 1 that the 25-year-old victim from Prospect Park arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center via private vehicle. She’d been shot near the corner of Market Street and East 33rd Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement.
Man Shoots, Kills Cab Driver Moments After End Of Shift In Westchester: Here's His Sentence
A man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a cab driver in Westchester during a robbery right after the victim's work shift ended, officials announced. Covington, Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for the Oc…
Jersey City Gang Members Plead Guilty to Litany of Violent Crimes
NEWARK, NJ – Five members and associates of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex pleaded guilty this week to racketeering, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jervon Morris, aka “Sticky,” 35; Kevin Williams, aka “KK,” aka “Kay Kay,” 30; Jakeem Gibson-Madison, aka “Beanz,” 29; K’shawn Jackson, aka “Lil Kay,” 23; and Terick Rogers, aka “Moot,” 32, all of Jersey City, New Jersey, all pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court to racketeering conspiracy and related...
Bergen County lottery player wins $50,000 on scratch-off ticket
A trip to a convenience store turned into a big payday for one Bergen County lottery player. The New Jersey Lottery announced Thursday on social media that a $50,000 prize was recently won at the Quick Mart on Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah. The lottery player spent $30 on a $50,000...
Homeless man with lengthy rap sheet punches kids selling candy in NYC train station: police
A homeless man with a lengthy rap sheet pummeled two boys selling candy inside a Manhattan train station Wednesday night in a botched robbery, officials and police sources said. The two kids — an 11-year-old and a 16-year-old — were hawking the sweets inside the Broadway-Lafayette B/D/F/M station at around 6:30 p.m. when Alvin Doris followed them and attempted to steal $40 from the younger boy before snatching a cell phone from the teenager, police said. Hockey stick-wielding maniac hits, threatens NY woman in latest random attack: ‘I’m going to f–k you up!’ When the 16-year-old tried to get back his phone, Doris reportedly went ballistic...
What turned this Bergen County brook bright green? We found the answer
"Who had 'radioactive river' on the Garfield bingo board?" asked one Garfield resident on Facebook on Wednesday morning alongside a photo of an unnaturally green body of water. This post in the Garfield Deserves Better Facebook group stirred up a conversation with several residents, all wondering why the Fleischer Brook near Price Rite on Outwater Lane was bright green. ...
Cases of disease caused by rat urine are rising — how to stay safe
Watch out for this rat pack. Leptospirosis cases are on the rise, and after a health advisory was issued last week, New Yorkers are on high alert for the frightening disease that’s carried in rat urine. While a few cases each year are nothing to squeak about, 24 cases were reported in 2023 — the highest yet. And this year, six cases have already been identified, with that number expected to rise. That’s a leap from 2021, when the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a previous advisory. That year, at least 14 people became infected with the serious...
Man set on fire during fight in the Bronx: NYPD
MELROSE, The Bronx (PIX11) – A man was set on fire during a fight with another man in the Bronx late Thursday night, according to the NYPD. The fight happened around 11:18 p.m. on East 159th Street in Melrose. One man allegedly threw rubbing alcohol on the 39-year-old victim and lit him on fire, according […]
10 most expensive homes sold in Bergen County, April 8-14
A house in Ridgewood that sold for $5.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Bergen County in the past week. In total, 194 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $791,996. The average price per square foot ended up at $385.
Alleged stabber in White Plains teen fight arrested
A 17-year-old from New Rochelle has been charged in the stabbing of another teenager in White Plains following a house party this month. The defendant, an Iona Prep wrestler, is charged with first-degree assault in the April 5 incident, which occurred late that night at the Mobil station at Mamaroneck and Rosedale avenues.
15-year-old girl fatally hit by a car in Ridgefield had a 'bright spirit'
The Clifton Public Schools community is rallying around a maintenance worker whose daughter was struck and killed by a car in Ridgefield on Sunday night. Known for her "bright spirit," 15-year-old Serenity Law was hit by a car at Shaler Boulevard and Edgewater Avenue at about 7:37 p.m. The corner where...
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