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Jersey Shore Motorcycle Mechanic, Dad John Komanitsky Dies, 29 Jersey Shore Motorcycle Mechanic, Dad John Komanitsky Dies, 29 Jersey Shore Motorcycle Mechanic, Dad John Komanitsky Dies, 29
Jersey Shore Motorcycle Mechanic, Dad John Komanitsky Dies, 29 Lifelong New Jersey resident John Komanitsky died on March 7, 2021. He was 29 years old. John was born in Plainfield but lived in Bradley Beach for the last five years, his obituary says. He was a motorcycle mechanic for Indian Motorcycle in Neptune, and enjoyed riding, working on cars and being with his son, according to his obit. John was predeceased by his father, John Komanitsky (1997).  He is survived by his son, Johnny Komanitskyl his mom, Lisa Komanitsky; brother DJ Komanitsky; sister, Leeann Komanitsky; paternal grandparents, John and Juanita Komanitsky; maternal gr…
Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting
Elizabeth Man, 20, Nabbed In Linden Restaurant Shooting A 20-year-old Elizabeth man has been charged in a shooting outside of a Linden restaurant. Ronnell Knight apparently walked up to a vehicle outside of a restaurant on the 2500 block of E. Edgar Road and fired several shots as the driver left the parking lot around 1:10 a.m. on Feb. 17, Linden Police Chief David Hart said. No injuries were reported in the shooting and, after three weeks, Knight was identified as a suspect. “I am very proud of the collective effort leading to a timely arrest in this case,” Hart said. “Stopping violent crime remains our top priority, and this investigati…
Man, 28, Shot In Linden Man, 28, Shot In Linden Man, 28, Shot In Linden
Man, 28, Shot In Linden Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Linden. A 28-year-old man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway after the 3:30 p.m. incident on the 1100 block of Monmouth Avenue, authorities said. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries believed to be sustained during the incident, police said. The incident remains under investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau, and anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Detective Joseph Kaulfers at 908-474-8536 or via email at [email protected] Information a…
KNOW HIM? Police Seek PT Cruiser Driver Who Beat Linden Man Unconscious In Road Rage Incident KNOW HIM? Police Seek PT Cruiser Driver Who Beat Linden Man Unconscious In Road Rage Incident KNOW HIM? Police Seek PT Cruiser Driver Who Beat Linden Man Unconscious In Road Rage Incident
Know HIM? Police Seek PT Cruiser Driver Who Beat Linden Man Unconscious In Road Rage Incident Authorities in Linden are seeking the public's help in identifying a man wanted for assaulting another driver in a road rage incident, who has been in the hospital ever since. The suspect pulled the 50-year-old Linden man from his car on the 1900,  assaulted him, then fled in a black Chrysler PT Cruiser around 5 p.m. March 8, Linden police said. The victim was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he remains hospitalized. The suspect is described as heavy-set white man with brown or black hair and facial hair wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants. Anyone with in…
Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive
Prosecutor: NJ Man With 200 Heroin Folds Found Riding In Car With New Year's Shooting Fugitive Police tracking down a man wanted in a drug investigation found him with 200 folds of heroin and other drugs while riding in a vehicle also occupied by a fugitive wanted in a New Year's shooting, authorities in Somerset County said. Armando Ortiz Jr., 23, of Bound Brook, was the target of a heroin-distribution investigation when authorities saw him arriving at an undisclosed area in a vehicle occupied by two other individuals on Feb. 25 around 7:45 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.  As authorities approached Oritz for questioning, he tossed a 200 wax fold…
Teacher From Nassau County, 67, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student Teacher From Nassau County, 67, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student Teacher From Nassau County, 67, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student
Teacher From Nassau County, 67, Charged With Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student A 67-year-old teacher from Long Island is accused of sexually assaulting a female student at the New Jersey school where he worked in 2019, authorities announced Wednesday, March 17. Apparao Sunkara, age 67, was arrested at his Hicksville home on Tuesday, March 16, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The alleged victim, now 12, said Sunkara sexually assaulted her at the Infinity Institute in Jersey City when she was 11, authorities said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Nassau County Police Department for the investigation an…
Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street
Overturned Truck Closes North Bergen Street An overturned truck closed a North Bergen street Wednesday afternoon.  The truck appeared to have lost control making a righthand turn from Westside Avenue onto 69th Street, bringing a tow truck and ambulance to the scene as of 12:40 p.m. Injuries were unknown and no other vehicles were involved. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
North Jersey Dealer In OD Nabbed With 100 Heroin Folds, 70 Opioid Films, Police Say North Jersey Dealer In OD Nabbed With 100 Heroin Folds, 70 Opioid Films, Police Say North Jersey Dealer In OD Nabbed With 100 Heroin Folds, 70 Opioid Films, Police Say
North Jersey Dealer In OD Nabbed With 100 Heroin Folds, 70 Opioid Films, Police Say The man who sold heroin to an individual who overdosed on it last month was found with more than 100 heroin folds, 70 opioid films and more, according to North Jersey authorities who arrested him. Jason Keidel, 51, of Secaucus, was arrested on March 16 and charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute and several other drug charges, and lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Facility, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police on Feb. 4 responded to the parking lot at 10 Meadowlands Parkway on reports of an overdose, Miller said. There, officers administered Nasa…
WANTED: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct WANTED: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct WANTED: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct
Wanted: Jeep Jumps Curb, Injures Officer In Newark's 2nd Precinct Authorities in Newark on Wednesday were on the hunt for a black Jeep Cherokee that jumped a curb and struck an officer in the city's 2nd ward Tuesday night, police said. The officer suffered an elbow injury after being struck by the late model Jeep at Ruggerio Plaza around 11:40 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. The Jeep is reported to be missing a portion of the right side bumper. Police did not release further details.
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife A 72-year-old Jersey City man was arrested after he threatened to kill a man in a public Hoboken park bathroom with a knife, authorities said. The Union city man told police he had stopped to use the Church Square Park bathroom at 400 Garden Street when he noticed Allen inside on Tuesday afternoon, Hoboken Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The two began arguing over the use of a bathroom when Allen brandished a knife and threatened to kill the other man, Cabrera said. Allen was arrested around 1:50 p.m. on charges of terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Allen’s charges …
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