Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed NJ Residents Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed NJ Residents
Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed NJ Residents An infant was among three family members killed in a fiery hit-and-run crash on the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut State Police said. Yanelet DePaz, who was 1 year and 9 months old, died alongside Maria E. Vasquez Chacon, 29, and Joselyn Vasquez-Chacon, 25, both of Trenton, New Jersey, Connecticut State Police said. The crash happened early Sunday morning, May 11, on Route 15 south in Stratford near Exit 36. Troopers were called to the scene around 4:50 a.m., according to a state police incident report. Police said a 2012 Chrysler 200 was traveling in the right lane, followed by a 2008 Honda…
Cops Dismantle $4M Drug Ring Spanning Bergen County: Prosecutor Cops Dismantle $4M Drug Ring Spanning Bergen County: Prosecutor
Cops Dismantle $4M Drug Ring Spanning Bergen County: Prosecutor Five men were charged in connection with a multi-million-dollar narcotics manufacturing and distribution scheme operating across Bergen County, authorities said. The months-long investigation began in September 2025 and involved the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Maywood Police Department, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Investigators identified multiple locations tied to the alleged operation, including properties on Broad Street and Ralph Street in Bergenfield, Lake Street in Englewood, and La…
Man Stabs GF At Route 46 Hotel: Cops Man Stabs GF At Route 46 Hotel: Cops
Man Stabs GF At Route 46 Hotel: Cops A Paterson man was arrested after police said he stabbed his girlfriend during a dispute at a Route 46 hotel in Bergen County early Wednesday morning, May 13. Elmwood Park police responded to the Town House Inn and Suites at 50 Route 46 East at approximately 1:24 a.m. on a report of a woman stabbed by her boyfriend, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Officers found the victim suffering from a stab wound to her leg, and investigators learned the suspect was still inside the hotel room and believed to be armed with a knife, the chief said. Police identified the suspect as Larry D. S…
Boy Killed By Train In Monmouth County (UPDATE) Boy Killed By Train In Monmouth County (UPDATE)
Boy Killed By Train In Monmouth County (Update) A boy was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train early Wednesday, May 13, rail officials confirmed. North Jersey Coast Line train No. 3218 struck the juvenile at approximately 6:20 a.m. near the Red Bank station in Red Bank, according to NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba. The train departed Long Branch at 6:08 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 7:39 a.m. There were no injuries reported among the crew or the 55 passengers onboard, according to Mulumba. North Jersey Coast Line service was suspended between Long Branch and Matawan following the inci…
Man Shot With Arrow In South Jersey Woods In Possible Targeted Attack: Police Man Shot With Arrow In South Jersey Woods In Possible Targeted Attack: Police
Man Shot With Arrow In South Jersey Woods In Possible Targeted Attack: Police A 65-year-old man was struck by an arrow in a wooded area behind a property in South Jersey early Sunday morning, May 10, police said. Officers were called to 467 Cooper St. at 6:02 a.m. for a report of a man who had been hit by an arrow, Woodbury City police said. Officers found the 65-year-old man suffering from non-life-threatening injuries, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. The attack was targeted, police said. There is no threat to the public, police stressed. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Corporal Nicholas Cacciola at 85…
Colombiano, 37, Muere En Accidente En NJ El Día De Las Madres Colombiano, 37, Muere En Accidente En NJ El Día De Las Madres
Colombiano, 37, Muere En Accidente En NJ El Día De Las Madres Más de $11,000 han sido recaudados para la familia de un hombre de Elizabeth, originario de Colombia, que murió en un accidente en Hillside el Día de las Madres. Conocido por sus seres queridos como “Rodri”, José Rodrigo Cardona Pabón, de 37 años, fue recordado como un amigo amable, divertido y trabajador, cuya muerte devastó a quienes más lo querían. El accidente ocurrió a las 8:14 a.m. del domingo 10 de mayo, en North Avenue y Riverside Drive en Hillside, informó NJ Advance Media citando a la policía. El vehículo de Cardona se dirigía hacia el sur por North Avenue cuando se desvió hacia e…
Colombian Man, 37, Killed In NJ Mother's Day Crash Colombian Man, 37, Killed In NJ Mother's Day Crash
Colombian Man, 37, Killed In NJ Mother's Day Crash More than $11,000 has been raised for the family of an Elizabeth man from Colombia who was killed in a crash in Hillside on Mother's Day. Haz clic aquí para leer la noticia en español. Known to loved ones as “Rodri,” 37-year-old Jose Rodrigo Cardona Pabon was remembered as a kind, funny, and hardworking friend whose death devastated those closest to him. The crash happened at 8:14 a.m. Sunday, May 10, at North Avenue and Riverside Drive in Hillside, NJ Advance Media reported, citing police. Cardona's vehicle was heading south on North Avenue when it veered into the opposite lane a…
Victim Burned As Fire Ravages $1.6M Norwood Home Victim Burned As Fire Ravages $1.6M Norwood Home
Victim Burned As Fire Ravages $1.6M Norwood Home A 75-year-old man was hospitalized with burns after a fire broke out at his Norwood home Tuesday afternoon, May 12, authorities said. Norwood police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Seventeenth Street at 3:55 p.m. after a contractor working on a nearby home reported a structure fire, according to Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici.  The first officers to arrive found the homeowner outside the home. The man told responders he was the only person home and did not know how the fire started. He was transported to Hackensack University Medical Cente…
Peeping Tom Arrested In Morris County: Cops Peeping Tom Arrested In Morris County: Cops
Peeping Tom Arrested In Morris County: Cops A Morris County man was charged after a woman reported seeing him looking into her bedroom window, authorities announced Tuesday, May 12. Officers responded to the apartment complex at 10:23 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, for a report of a man peering into a home at the Eagle Rock Village Apartments, Mount Olive police. The victim told officers she saw the man standing outside her bedroom window, looking inside. The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Dylan Martell, of Budd Lake, police said. Martell was arrested on Monday, May 11 and charged with peering into windows or other opening…
Hit-Run Victim Arrested After Cops Find High-Capacity Mag, Ammo On NJ Turnpike: State Police Hit-Run Victim Arrested After Cops Find High-Capacity Mag, Ammo On NJ Turnpike: State Police
Hit-Run Victim Arrested After Cops Find High-Capacity Mag, Ammo On NJ Turnpike: State Police A Jersey City man involved in a hit-and-run crash on the New Jersey Turnpike was arrested after troopers allegedly found a handgun and a high-capacity magazine inside his disabled vehicle, authorities said. At about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, May 7, troopers responded to the southbound lanes of the Turnpike near milepost 121.3 in Leonia after a collision involving a Kia and an unknown vehicle that fled, according to New Jersey State Police Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan. A preliminary investigation found the crash left the Kia disabled in the left lane while the other vehicle fled the scene befor…
Man Stole, Forged Checks From Bergen County Doctor’s Office: Cops Man Stole, Forged Checks From Bergen County Doctor’s Office: Cops
Man Stole, Forged Checks From Bergen County Doctor’s Office: Cops A Paterson man was arrested after police say he intercepted, duplicated, forged, and cashed checks stolen from a Bergen County doctor’s office, authorities said. Jonta J. Bianco, 27, was charged with theft and forgery following an investigation, Closter Police Capt. Vincent Aiello said Tuesday, May 12. Bianoc was also arrested last year for trying to cash phony checks at a Fairfield bank. The checks were taken from the mail and altered before being cashed by Bianco, according to Aiello. Investigators identified Bianco through TD Bank surveillance footage, and he was apprehended a…
NJ Creep Secretly Filmed Victims During Sex Acts, Peered Into Windows: Prosecutor NJ Creep Secretly Filmed Victims During Sex Acts, Peered Into Windows: Prosecutor
NJ Creep Secretly Filmed Victims During Sex Acts, Peered Into Windows: Prosecutor A Morris County man has been arrested for secretly filming victims during explicit acts, sharing videos online and directly with others, peering into windows, and stalking multiple women over a two-year span, prosecutors alleged. Eric Morales-Cortez, 20, of Dover, was arrested and charged with invasion of privacy, stalking, cyber harassment, obscenity, and related offenses, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney said. Morales-Cortez filmed a victim during an explicit act without consent before distributing the vid…