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Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says
Undercover Sting Busts Jersey City Taxi Service With Insurance Fraud, Prosecutor Says Three owners of a Jersey City taxi service were arrested for having uninsured drivers operating uninsured vehicles, authorities announced Thursday. Aziz Ibrahim, 63; Michael Ibrahim, 23; and Theresa Ibrahim, 47 had been running three different companies under the names  A1 City Corp., 4M Enterprises Inc. and AAA City Bergen Inc., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The four-month investigation included undercover airport rides by law enforcement officers who found that these companies were not legally insured and that the vehicles were being driven by unregistered dr…
Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County
Powerball Ticket Food For $100K Sold In Union County A winning Powerball ticket good for $100,000 was sold in Union County. The ticket from the Wednesday, Sept. 8 drawing wins the $50,000 third-tier prize, which was purchased with Power Play, multiplying it to $100,000. The ticket was sold at North Broad Food Mart located at 1410 North Broad St., in Hillside. The winning numbers were: 09, 22, 41, 47, and 61. The Red Power Ball number was 21. The Power Play was 2X.  The Powerball jackpot rolled to $409 million for the Saturday, Sept. 11 drawing.
Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar
Ocean Grove Man Charged With Torching Perth Amboy Bar A 36-year-old Jersey Shore man was charged with torching a building that left five bar patrons injured, authorities announced. Rey Zarzuela-Severino broke a bar window and set a fire within the Casanova Lounge on State Street in Perth Amboy around 3 a.m. Sept. 6, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Smoke from the fire entered into multiple, occupied apartments located above the bar. Multiple residents were later transported from the scene to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for non-life-threatening inju…
Central PA Man Dies In Work Related Accident Central PA Man Dies In Work Related Accident Central PA Man Dies In Work Related Accident
Central PA Man Dies In Work Related Accident A Central Pennsylvania man in his 60s died in a work-related accident Wednesday, officials said. The victim was pinned between a truck and a tree in the 9000 block of White Church Road in Springfield Township around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to York County Coroner Pam Gay. Google Maps shows the address is a cemetery. He was pronounced dead by Chief Deputy Coroner Tanias Zech. The victim's name was expected to be released Thursday with an autopsy scheduled for Friday. The coroner's office, state police and OSHA were investigating.
2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash 2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash 2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash
2nd Slingshot Motorcyclist Dies After Trenton Crash A second slingshot motorcyclist died after a Trenton crash that sent one victim into a nearby canal, authorities said. Michael James, 42, and his passenger, Kevin Kelly, 41, were in the three-wheeled motorcycle when it crashed on Passaic Street around 12 a.m. Tuesday, Trenton police said. Kelly was ejected into the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which runs parallel to the roadway, authorities said. He was pronounced dead. James was found lying in the street and rushed to a local hospital. He later died. The cause remains under investigation by the Trenton Police Department.
Deadly Crash Shuts Route 873 In Lehigh County Deadly Crash Shuts Route 873 In Lehigh County Deadly Crash Shuts Route 873 In Lehigh County
Deadly Crash Shuts Route 873 In Lehigh County A female passenger was killed when the driver struck a pole on State Route 873 in Lehigh County Wednesday night. Francis Andres was heading south in a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 when he failed to negotiate a right-hand turn, crossed into the northbound lanes and entered the eastern shoulder around 10:15 p.m. at the Grove Street intersection in Washington Township, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The truck hit a utility pole with its front bumper and continued south, hitting a second pole with its passenger side front quarter panel, Branosky said. The car rotated clockwise and hit se…
Ridgewood Native Andrea Bernstein Dies, 36 Ridgewood Native Andrea Bernstein Dies, 36 Ridgewood Native Andrea Bernstein Dies, 36
Ridgewood Native Andrea Bernstein Dies, 36 Ridgewood native Andrea Bernstein died on Aug. 27 at Hackensack University Medical Center. She was 36 years old. Andrea played softball for Ridgewood High School and went on to attend nursing school, working in the operating room for several years, her obituary from the Feeney Funeral Home says. She is survived by her 5-year-old son, Connor; Connor's father, Michael Bernstein; parents William and Cheryl Schroen; her sister Caitlin Schroen; grandmother Jean Schroen; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held Sept. 2 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood. Interm…
NJ Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing 6 More Children NJ Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing 6 More Children NJ Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing 6 More Children
NJ Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing 6 More Children A New Jersey daycare worker previously accused of assaulting two babies was found to have abused six others, authorities announced on Wednesday. Maggie Fruit, 21, of Somerdale, was charged with attempted murder and  child endangerment for assaulting two one-year-old children on July 15 at the Forever Young Daycare in Lindenwold, Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer said. Further investigation found Fruit abused six other children in her care, and was charged with nine counts of aggravated assault, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and four counts cr…
Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven
Man Shot Outside Journal Square 7-Eleven A 29-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in Jersey City's Journal Square on Monday evening, authorities said. Police found the man suffering two non life-threatening gunshot wounds in his back around 7:05 p.m., city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. No further information was available.
Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man
Authorities ID Body Found By Child In Mount Holly As Brick Township Man Authorities on Wednesday identified the man whose body was found behind a Mount Holly convenience store by a child as a 31-year-old Brick Township man. Sean Reynolds was found dead behind Millerie’s Market & Deli at the corner of Rancocas Road and King Street Tuesday around 12:30 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Township Police Chief Richard Spitler said. The investigation is continuing into the circumstances surrounding the death.  An autopsy will be performed today by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood to determine the cause…
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