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JACKPOT! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset County Wins Big
A lottery ticket hit the jackpot in Somerset County.The ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, June 7, winning $292,372. The ticket was sold at Ted's Market in Manville.The winning numbers were: 04, 05, 14, 37 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 03.
Keyport father of two, whose business revived old skateboards, dies in motorcycle crash
A 37-year-old Keyport man was killed early Saturday when the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding crashed into a truck crossing a ramp on the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark from an access road, the New Jersey State Police said. State police were called to the scene of the crash...
Staten Island man, 36, accused of kicking senior, slashing his tires, resisting arrest
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 36-year-old man wielding a knife kicked a senior and slashed the tires on the victim’s luxury car during an incident in his home community of Annadale. Paul Lauletti of Detroit Avenue pointed and waved a knife at the senior, chased...
Two Injured In Four-Car Crash: Newark PD
At 10:59 a.m., police responded to a four-car crash at Lyons Avenue and Leslie Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.. Two people were transported to a nearby hospital for complaints of pain, Fragé said. One of the vehicles in the crash was parked and pushed against...
Armed man who allegedly chased individual down Staten Island street takes plea
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A South Beach man who authorities said chased an individual in his community with a loaded gun has taken a plea. The case was headed toward trial when Markim Quick, 36, of Lamport Boulevard, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court, St. George, to a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Driver, 70, killed in Middlesex County crash ID’d by police
Police have identified the driver killed in a crash last week in Piscataway as a 70-year-old resident of South Plainfield. Carmella Green was driving on Mountain Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday when her vehicle left the road and struck multiple trees, authorities said. Green died of her injuries at...
Double Carteret Shooting: What We Know
Two people were flown to the hospital after being shot in Carteret Wednesday morning, June 12, officials said.The incident happened outside of a Roosevelt Avenue home around 9 a.m., Mayor Dan Reiman said.UPDATE: 2 Females Shot, 1 Dead In Carteret; Suspect Sought, Police SayCarteret Police…
‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black man following a harrowing police chase through […] ‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
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