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Jersey City Woman, 24, Nabbed In Pair Of Hit-Run Crashes, Secaucus Police Say Jersey City Woman, 24, Nabbed In Pair Of Hit-Run Crashes, Secaucus Police Say Jersey City Woman, 24, Nabbed In Pair Of Hit-Run Crashes, Secaucus Police Say
Jersey City Woman, 24, Nabbed In Pair Of Hit-Run Crashes, Secaucus Police Say A 24-year-old Jersey City woman was charged in a pair of hit-and-run crashes that occurred last week in Secaucus, authorities said Wednesday. Amanda Hernandez, 24, was arrested on Jan. 5 -- two days after the crashes -- and slapped with multiple charges including assault by auto, leaving the scene of an accident and more. Police were called to the intersection of Paterson Plank Road and County Avenue for a crash, where one of the vehicles fled the scene and the driver of the other suffered minor injuries on Jan. 3, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Moments later, police respon…
WINNER: Lottery Ticket Good For $755K Sold In Bergen County WINNER: Lottery Ticket Good For $755K Sold In Bergen County WINNER: Lottery Ticket Good For $755K Sold In Bergen County
Winner: Lottery Ticket Good For $755K Sold In Bergen County A New Jersey Lottery ticket good for $755,708 was sold in Bergen County. The ticket from the Tuesday, Jan. 5 Jersey Cash 5 drawing was sold at the ShopRite on River Road in New Milford. The winning numbers were 03, 07, 10, 29, and 45 and the XTRA number was: 02 The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold. 
Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of COVID-19 Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of COVID-19 Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of COVID-19
Totowa's Jon DiGangi, 26, Dies Of Covid-19 The community is rallying for the family of Totowa's Jonathan DiGangi, who died of COVID-19 at just 26 years old. More than $16,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched to cover funeral expenses as of Wednesday. DiGangi was a manager at Jersey Johnny's Restaurant in Pequannock, and was passionate about cars, his obituary says. He took an interest in Japanese culture and visited he country twice. Affectionately known as "Jon Jon," DiGangi was described as being kind-hearted and selfless by GoFundMe founder Brandon Borer. "Jonathan had a special way about him, and was loved by every…
Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement
Paterson Student Injured Running From Bees Awarded $85K Settlement A former Paterson High School student who fell over a pothole while running from a swarm of bees and was injured in 2016 has been awarded $85,000 as part of a settlement, NJ.com reports. Luis Silverio, 20, was awarded the funds in addition to the $100,000 he was awarded by the Paterson Board of Education last lear. Paterson's City Council voted in favor of the settlement as part of an agreement Silverio would drop his claim agains the city, according to Mayor Andre Sayegh. Silverio, then 16, was in an outdoor gym class at Westside Park, when he fell while running from the bees th…
Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's
Loose Chickens Caught 'Wreaking Havoc' & Harassing Customers At NJ McDonald's Authorities in one New Jersey town were looking for the owner of a pair of loose chickens creating a "fowl" disturbance at a local McDonald's Tuesday. Police from Washington Township (Warren County) dispatched their animal control officer to the McDonald's on Route 31 sometime in the morning, the department said on Facebook. "He quickly leapt into action and responded to the scene before the perpetrators could fly the coup. (see what we did there?)," the department said. The two suspect chickens were harassing and chasing customers, and pecking at tires when Robbie arrived. "A short while…
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Facing Murder Charge In Fatal Jersey City Stabbing SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Facing Murder Charge In Fatal Jersey City Stabbing SEEN HIM? Police Seek Man Facing Murder Charge In Fatal Jersey City Stabbing
Seen HIM? Police Seek Man Facing Murder Charge In Fatal Jersey City Stabbing Police are on the lookout for a 45-year-old man wanted on a murder charge and weapons offenses in connection with a New Year's stabbing, authorities said. Darius Evans is accused of stabbing 39-year-old Tyrone Haskins in his torso on Ocean Avenue just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Haskins was taken by EMS to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:20 a.m., Suarez said. Anyone who sees Evans should not approach him and immediately contact police.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the H…
Couple Kicked Off Newark Flight To Israel For Saying Ultra-Orthodox Jews Would Spread COVID-19 Couple Kicked Off Newark Flight To Israel For Saying Ultra-Orthodox Jews Would Spread COVID-19 Couple Kicked Off Newark Flight To Israel For Saying Ultra-Orthodox Jews Would Spread COVID-19
Couple Kicked Off Newark Flight To Israel For Saying Ultra-Orthodox Jews Would Spread Covid-19 A couple was removed from a United Airlines flight from Newark International Airport to Israel over the weekend after saying the ultra-Orthodox would spread COVID-19, according to recent news reports. The Saturday incident began at the boarding gate where the couple reportedly shouted at an ultra-Orthodox student that he should wear his mask on his nose as well and that he was spreading the disease, the Jerusalem Post reports citing Ynet. The couple then demanded not to be sat next to any ultra-Orthodox passengers and that instead, they should all be sat together because they're "spreading …
WINNERS: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores WINNERS: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores WINNERS: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores
Winners: Pennsylvania Lottery Tickets Good For $1 Million, $100K Sold In These Stores Some Pennsylvania residents are starting out the new year feeling like a million bucks. The four, $1 million winning tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle drawing on Saturday, Jan. 2 were sold in Bucks, Erie, Montgomery and York counties. The winning ticket numbers were: 00185442, 00237745, 00351937 and 00469412.  Those tickets were purchased from the following stores: Pantry 1 Food Mart, 123 Woodbourne Road, Langhorne, Bucks County; GetGo, 6400 Peach St., Erie, Erie County; Royal Farms, 1780 Sumneytown Pike, Kulpsville, Montgomery County; and Rutter…
Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man
Authorities Probe New Year's Eve Hotel Shooting That Injured New Brunswick Man A New Brunswick man was seriously injured in a hotel shooting late New Year's Eve in Somerset County, authorities said. Franklin Township police responding to reports of shots fired found a man with a gunshot wound outside of a hotel near Cedar Grove Lane around 2:30 a.m., Jan. 1, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said Tuesday. The victim, a New Brunswick resident, was taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, Robertson said alongside Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Spruill. The mo…
Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew
Jersey City Uncle Arrested In Child Abuse Case Involving Cig Lighter, His Own Niece & Nephew A Jersey City man was charged with child abuse for burning his niece and nephew, ages 6 and 9, with a cigarette lighter, authorities said Tuesday. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Dec. 28 got a tip from the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency alleging two Jersey City children were being abused, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The investigation found that 21-year-old Jaimear Butler had physically abused a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl by intentionally burning their bodies with a cigarette lighter, Suarez said. …
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