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Three Arrested For Stabbing Teen At Linden Park: Union County Police Three Arrested For Stabbing Teen At Linden Park: Union County Police
Three Arrested For Stabbing Teen At Linden Park: Union County Police Three people have been arrested and charged following a stabbing at Wheel Park in Linden, authorities announced this week. At 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, officers responded to the park and found a 14-year-old stabbed in the back, Union County police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. An investigation led to the arrest of Jaquan Roberts and Kayla Oliveira, Linden residents and a juvenile suspect, police said. Roberts is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threats, unlawful possession of a weapon and endangerin…

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by Sam Barron
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VIDEO: Off-Duty NJSP Detective Convicted In 100 MPH Chase That Killed Motorcyclist VIDEO: Off-Duty NJSP Detective Convicted In 100 MPH Chase That Killed Motorcyclist
Video: Off-Duty Njsp Detective Convicted In 100 MPH Chase That Killed Motorcyclist A New Jersey State Police detective has been convicted in connection with a high-speed, off-duty pursuit that ended in the death of a Queens motorcyclist in South Jersey in 2023. Detective Mark Campagna, a 47-year-old Mays Landing resident, was found guilty on Wednesday, May 13 of  endangering another person following a week-long trial in Camden County Superior Court, the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability said. Click here to watch the dashcam video released Thursday, May 14. Jurors found Campagna knowingly engaged in conduct that created a substantial risk of serious bodily…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire Near Penn Station Triggers NJ Transit Delays, LIRR Suspension Fire Near Penn Station Triggers NJ Transit Delays, LIRR Suspension
Fire Near Penn Station Triggers NJ Transit Delays, Lirr Suspension A fire near Penn Station caused major rail disruptions Thursday evening, suspending Long Island Rail Road service and delaying NJ Transit trains into and out of Manhattan on Thursday evening, May 14. NJ Transit warned riders shortly before 6 p.m. that rail service was facing delays because of “fire department activity” east of Penn Station New York. “Due to earlier fire department activity east of Penn Station New York, NJ TRANSIT rail service is subject to up to 30-minute delays into and out of Penn Station New York,” NJ Transit said on X. The Long Island Rail Road said Penn Station servi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY BMW Driver, 19, Jailed In Parkway Pursuit That Sparked 6-Vehicle Crash: NJSP NY BMW Driver, 19, Jailed In Parkway Pursuit That Sparked 6-Vehicle Crash: NJSP
NY BMW Driver, 19, Jailed In Parkway Pursuit That Sparked 6-Vehicle Crash: Njsp A Brooklyn teenager was arrested after allegedly leading New Jersey State Police on a pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. A trooper from Troop “D” Bloomfield Station attempted to stop a BMW passenger vehicle at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, on the southbound Parkway near milepost 149.3 in Essex County, according to State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. The BMW failed to stop, and a short pursuit followed, police said. During the pursuit, the BMW struck a Toyota sedan, causing the Toyota to veer off the roadway and hit a concrete barrier…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Married Couple, Pal Charged In Break-In At Luxury Bergen County Handbag Store: Cops Married Couple, Pal Charged In Break-In At Luxury Bergen County Handbag Store: Cops
Married Couple, Pal Charged In Break-In At Luxury Bergen County Handbag Store: Cops Three people, including a married couple, were charged in connection with a burglary at a luxury handbag store in Bergen County after investigators linked a suspect vehicle and stolen merchandise to the crime, police said. Edgewater police responded to the Handbag and Shoe Doctor on River Road business at approximately 9:06 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, after an employee arrived and found a broken window, missing merchandise and items scattered throughout the store, police said in a news release. Detectives from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Ed…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elderly Bayonne Resident Targeted In ‘Grandparent Scam’ By 24-Year-Old Man: Cops Elderly Bayonne Resident Targeted In ‘Grandparent Scam’ By 24-Year-Old Man: Cops
Elderly Bayonne Resident Targeted In ‘Grandparent Scam’ By 24-Year-Old Man: Cops A Paterson man was arrested after police say he targeted an elderly Bayonne resident in a “grandparent scam” that tricked her into handing over a large amount of cash. Bayonne police responded to the victim’s home on May 5 on a report of fraud and learned the woman had received a phone call claiming her grandson had been involved in a motor vehicle crash and was being held in jail, according to a department press release. A person pretending to be the victim’s grandson then got on the phone and asked for money for bail. Believing the call was legitimate, the woman withdrew a large sum of mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mayor Raises $15K For NJ Family Devastated By Fire Mayor Raises $15K For NJ Family Devastated By Fire
Mayor Raises $15K For NJ Family Devastated By Fire A South Orange family was displaced after a fast-moving house fire broke out on Prospect Street early Wednesday morning, May 13, according to a fundraiser organized by Mayor Sheena Collum. The fire happened at approximately 3:30 a.m., at the home of the Crawley-Lenhardt family — Bill, Robin, sons Caleb and Aidan, and their dog Frisco — Collum said on the GoFundMe page. The blaze started in the basement and spread quickly through the residence, the mayor said. “Thankfully, everyone was able to escape safely because their smoke alarms alerted them in time,” Collum wrote. While no injuries we…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Serial Shoplifter Among 2 Arrests Made Days Apart In Hasbrouck Heights: Cops Serial Shoplifter Among 2 Arrests Made Days Apart In Hasbrouck Heights: Cops
Serial Shoplifter Among 2 Arrests Made Days Apart In Hasbrouck Heights: Cops Two North Jersey residents were arrested in separate shoplifting incidents days apart in Hasbrouck Heights, including one suspect accused of stealing from the same store twice, authorities said. Hasbrouck Heights police were called to Harbor Freight on Route 17 at 12:05 p.m. Monday, May 11, on a report of a shoplifting in progress, according to Capt. John Behr. Officers were told a woman had left the store with a shopping cart loaded with stolen merchandise. Detective Sgt. Nick Brunetti and Detective Joseph Olivo located a suspect matching the description near Henry and Oldfield avenues and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former NJ Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor Former NJ Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Former NJ Cop Who Killed Husband, Wife In GSP Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor A former Hillside police officer was sentenced to 17 years in prison after being convicted of vehicular homicide in a fatal car crash that killed a husband and wife in 2021, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. John McClave was sentenced to 8.5 years for each victim, with the sentences to run consecutively, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, Tinton Falls police responded to a crash on Asbury Avenue near the Garden State Parkway, involving a 2018 GMC Canyon pickup truck driven by McClave and a 2020 Toyota Corolla driven by Angel Aceve…

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by Sam Barron
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Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze
Reports Of Trapped Victims Bring Firefighters To 4-Story Sussex County Building Blaze A second-alarm fire broke out at a four-story residential building in Hampton Township on Wednesday, May 13, prompting a large emergency response from departments across Sussex County, authorities said. Sussex County 911 received reports of a possible structure fire at 42 Route 519 at 5:15 p.m., according to Hampton Township Fire & Rescue. When crews arrived, smoke was coming from the third floor of the building, authorities said. Because there were reports that occupants could still be inside, firefighters entered the structure to search for residents and locate the source of the fire. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police 1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police
1 Dead, 3 Hospitalized In Boat Crash Near Logan Airport: Police A 24-year-old woman was killed and three others were hospitalized when a boat crashed near Logan International Airport in Boston Harbor late Wednesday, May 13, NBC 10 Boston reports. The recreational boat crashed into a pier off of the airport's runway 4R pier just before 11:20 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. Boston EMS said the crash was a challenging one with difficult conditions, "including darkness and slippery shoreline rocks." "Working in close coordination with Massport Fire, crews carefully extricated four patients from the rocks. One critically injured patien…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Josh Lanier