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Assailant Beat Victim With Metal Pipe, Glass Bottles In Newark: Police Assailant Beat Victim With Metal Pipe, Glass Bottles In Newark: Police Assailant Beat Victim With Metal Pipe, Glass Bottles In Newark: Police
Assailant Beat Victim With Metal Pipe, Glass Bottles In Newark: Police Authorities in Newark are seeking a man wanted for beating a victim with a metal pipe and glass bottles last week. The man pictured above and two others beat the victim on  the 100 block of Brunswick Street around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The three suspects then fled in a black Honda heading southbound on Brunswick Street. Director Fragé urges anyone with information about this suspect to call the Police Division’s 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept co…
Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood
Rooftop Opens At Felina In Ridgewood The rooftop has opened at Felina in Ridgewood after nearly 3.5 years. La Terrazza has its own food and drinks menu and is located on top of the Italian restaurant on East Ridgewood Avenue, initially run by four-star chef Anthony Bucco. Bucco left the restaurant during COVID-19, at which point Flavia Amaral and chef Carlos Valdez, both of Let's Meat in River Vale, took over. La Terrazza seats 85 guests, has a kitchen with a pizza oven, rosé bar, cocktails, and can be transformed into an event space. Felina/Terrazza, 54 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood.
Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police
Victims Detain Car Burglar Who Spit On Officer In Bayonne: Police A 48-year-old Jersey City man was held by victims who found him trying to break into their cars in Bayonne before he spit on arresting officers, authorities said. Police were called to 4th Street and Humphrey Avenue in Bayonne around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. A 52-year-old victim told police he saw a man, later identified as Marco Figueroa, trying to break into two cars in the driveway of his home, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Victims apprehended Figueroa until police arrived, Amato said. During the investigation, Figueroa was very uncooperative and refused to be placed into ha…
Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say
Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say The body of a Hoboken mom who went missing last week was apparently found at a Jersey City motel, according to those who knew her and the Hudson County View. Kyelia Colon was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A body found at the Skyway Motel on Tonnele Avenue in Jersey City was believed to be that of Colon's, Hudson County View reports. Jersey City police confirmed a female's body was found at at the Tonnelle Avenue hotel around midnight Friday, Aug. 19, but could not confirm identity. Colon, a mom and longtime advocate for the Hoboken Housing Authority, had dozens of Facebook tribut…
Woman Arrested In South Jersey Bank Heist: Police Woman Arrested In South Jersey Bank Heist: Police Woman Arrested In South Jersey Bank Heist: Police
Woman Arrested In South Jersey Bank Heist: Police A 33-year-old South Jersey woman was arrested in a bank heist over the weekend, authorities said. Kiara Pierce, of Sicklerville, passed a note to the teller at the Republic Bank on Deptford Center Road, then fled in a car after receiving a certain amount of money around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Deptford Township police said. The suspect vehicle was spotted by a patrol officer, who pulled the vehicle over and arrested Pierce, police said. She was charged with robbery, theft and terroristic threats.
Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation
Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation The Westfield Garden State Plaza has announced its development partner in its upcoming transformation that will bring luxury apartments and a town green to the Route 17 mall in Paramus. Mill Creek Residential has partnered with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) ahead of the first phase of a 30-acre, mixed-use vision for the property featuring residences, green spaces, and a restored Sprout Brook, the mall announced Monday, Aug. 22. Rendering of Westfield's Garden State Plaza transformation.Unibail-Rodamco Westfield Anticipated to break ground in 2024 and slated to open to residents in 202…
Woman Escapes Hour-Long Hotel Hostage Situation With Kids In Room: Somerset Prosecutor Woman Escapes Hour-Long Hotel Hostage Situation With Kids In Room: Somerset Prosecutor Woman Escapes Hour-Long Hotel Hostage Situation With Kids In Room: Somerset Prosecutor
Woman Escapes Hour-Long Hotel Hostage Situation With Kids In Room: Somerset Prosecutor A 39-year-old Georgia man was drunk when he became angry and held woman at gunpoint for nearly an hour in a Central Jersey hotel room in front of her children, then shot her, authorities said. The victim, 37, was ultimately able to escape from Eder Gelin with gunshot wounds to her foot and hip, as he chased her from a room at a World's Fair Drive hotel in Franklin Township around 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Gelin, who knew the victim, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, weapon possession and child endangerment …
NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police
NJ Man With Warrants, NY Driver Had Loaded Ghost Gun, Ammo In Stolen Truck: Police A New York man and New Jersey man with several warrants out for his arrest were in a stolen truck without plates when they were found with a loaded handgun and hollow point bullets over the weekend in Hudson County, authorities said. Secaucus Officer Salvatore Manente Jr. spotted the parked Penske moving truck, occupied by Fabian D. Soto, 30, of New York, NY, and Fatah Iarkane, 23 of Secaucus, around 12 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Chief Dennis Miller said. Soto, the driver, handed the officer a Virginia license plate, but a check of the registration revealed it had been sto…
Hoboken Hilton One Step Closer To Reality Hoboken Hilton One Step Closer To Reality Hoboken Hilton One Step Closer To Reality
Hoboken Hilton One Step Closer To Reality The Hoboken Hilton is one step closer to becoming a reality. KMS Development Partners, the company behind the plan to build the 20-story hotel on the south end of Hoboken’s waterfront, closed on a subdivided US Postal Service (USPS) lot located on Sinatra Drive between Newark Street and First Street on Aug. 3. After 10 years of working with the USPS and pursuing local permitting approvals, the purchase of the property marks the latest in a long list of project development milestones and brings the project one step closer to becoming a reality. The hotel will be located on the subdivided lot…
Gunman Shoots Woman in Head, Then Himself While Being Arrested In Reading: Police Gunman Shoots Woman in Head, Then Himself While Being Arrested In Reading: Police Gunman Shoots Woman in Head, Then Himself While Being Arrested In Reading: Police
Gunman Shoots Woman in Head, Then Himself While Being Arrested In Reading: Police A 40-year-old man shot a 55-year-old woman in the head and then did the same to himself while he was being taken into custody, authorities in Reading said. Officers dispatched to 112 Park Ave. for a shooting found the woman, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, Aug. 20, police said.  Officers began providing medical treatment to the female victim and investigating the incident. While officers were taking the suspect into custody, he grabbed the firearm and shot himself in the head, police said. Both the victim and shooter were taken to the hospital, where the…
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