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Franklin Township, NJ
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Authorities: Somerset Couple Busted With $50K Of Cocaine After Postal Workers Intercept Package Authorities: Somerset Couple Busted With $50K Of Cocaine After Postal Workers Intercept Package Authorities: Somerset Couple Busted With $50K Of Cocaine After Postal Workers Intercept Package
Authorities: Somerset Couple Busted With $50K Of Cocaine After Postal Workers Intercept Package A Somerset County couple was found with ½ kilo of cocaine after the U.S. Postal Service intercepted a suspicious package shipped to their house, authorities said Wednesday. Jorge Diaz, 32, and Grethel Guevara, 29, became targets of an investigation when the U.S. Postal Service identified a suspicious package to their Hillcrest Avenue home in Somerset earlier this month, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced in a joint release. Somerset County Sheriff’s Officer K-9 “Basilone” conducted an exterior sniff of the parcel, indicating a positive result for the presence of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl A fugitive wanted in a 2018 Union County sexual assault of a child was found in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Jose A. Donis, 53, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday evening in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Donis had been renting a room in the Plainfield building in which the victim lived when he sexually assaulted her from early June 2018 to late September of 2018, Ruotolo and Burgess said last month. A warrant was issued for Doni…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
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HEROES: Firefighters Revive Baby Brought To Station In Woman's Arms HEROES: Firefighters Revive Baby Brought To Station In Woman's Arms HEROES: Firefighters Revive Baby Brought To Station In Woman's Arms
Heroes: Firefighters Revive Baby Brought To Station In Woman's Arms Firefighters jumped into action to save a baby that had stopped breathing Wednesday morning. A frantic woman desperate for help showed up to the fire station at 87 Elm Road (Engine 27, Ladder 4) around 11:10 a.m., holding the baby who had turned purple, a city spokesperson said.  woman who showed up to a Newark fire station with an infant who had stopped breathing Firefighters immediately administered oxygen, and the child began to breathe again. The baby was taken in an ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment. It was not clear why the child stopped breathing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
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PA Motorcyclist Ejected Over NJ Turnpike, Falls 25 Feet To His Death PA Motorcyclist Ejected Over NJ Turnpike, Falls 25 Feet To His Death PA Motorcyclist Ejected Over NJ Turnpike, Falls 25 Feet To His Death
PA Motorcyclist Ejected Over NJ Turnpike, Falls 25 Feet To His Death Police have identified the motorcyclist who died after being ejected off of an elevated roadway on the NJ Turnpike and fell nearly 25 feet to his death. Jay Sills of Allentown, PA was headed eastbound near the Holland Tunnel approach on a Suzuki motorcycle when he struck a concrete barrier at milepost 7.9 around 4:20 p.m. Sunday, State Police Trooper Philip Curry said. Sills, 43, was ejected from his motorcycle and fell over the highway onto a dirt lot below, located near 14th and Monmouth Street, local and state police said. Sills was pronounced dead at the scene.

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Donations Accepted Weeks After Linden Girl, 14, Found Dead In Pond Donations Accepted Weeks After Linden Girl, 14, Found Dead In Pond Donations Accepted Weeks After Linden Girl, 14, Found Dead In Pond
Donations Accepted Weeks After Linden Girl, 14, Found Dead In Pond The community continues to rally for the family of a Linden teen whose body was found in a Roselle lake more than a month ago. Jayanna Rosechelle Francois, 14, was found dead in the lake at Warinanco Park in Roselle Aug. 10. More than $3,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the former McManus Middle School student's family as of Sept. 23. Jayanna would have started her freshman year at Linden High School this month. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead mourned the teen's loss in a Facebook post. There is no easy way for me to report to all of you this terrible news. Being the father of 3 ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Colombian Bakery Opens In Bergen County Colombian Bakery Opens In Bergen County Colombian Bakery Opens In Bergen County
Colombian Bakery Opens In Bergen County Bergen County is getting a new bakery specializing in international delights. Arepa & Dulce de Leche Bakery is coming to Henley Avenue in New Milford. According to its Facebook page, the bakery offers Colombian, Argentinian & Uruguayan delights, including breakfast arepas, sweets, empanadas, specialty sandwiches and more. An opening date has not yet been announced. The bakery will be located at 160 Henley Ave., New Milford.

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Highlands, NJ
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PHOTOS: Saddle River Mansion With Greenhouse, Backyard Oasis Listed At $9.8M PHOTOS: Saddle River Mansion With Greenhouse, Backyard Oasis Listed At $9.8M PHOTOS: Saddle River Mansion With Greenhouse, Backyard Oasis Listed At $9.8M
Photos: Saddle River Mansion With Greenhouse, Backyard Oasis Listed At $9.8M If you're in the market for a 20,000-square-foot home with a movie theater, greenhouse and in-ground pool, this Saddle River mansion could be for you. The two-story home at 1 Alford Dr. has six bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and three partial baths, a four-car garage, two-story foyer and more. The sprawling home has a formal dining room as well as a modern, eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances. The kitchen opens to a breakfast area and family room with fireplace. The first floor master suite has a luxurious master bathroom with double sinks, a dressing area and two walk-in closet…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
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COVID-19: 37 Teachers, Students Quarantined At Middlesex County High School COVID-19: 37 Teachers, Students Quarantined At Middlesex County High School COVID-19: 37 Teachers, Students Quarantined At Middlesex County High School
Covid-19: 37 Teachers, Students Quarantined At Middlesex County High School A combined 37 teachers and students at East Brunswick High School are quarantining after coming in contact with COVID-19 cases, district officials said. The 10 teachers and 27 students all came in contact with three separate cases, not from within the school system, East Brunswick Schools Superintendent Victor Valeski said. In addition to those cases, local athletic teams in other districts came in contact with "close contacts" at Central, Chittick, Lawrence Brook and Memorial elementary schools, as well as Hammarskjold Middle School -- which includes the ELA, Before Care and…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff
Prosecutor: Linden Man Sets Items Ablaze, Throws Knives, Bricks At Police During SWAT Standoff A Linden man stabbed a woman, set several household items on fire, fired a nail gun at police and more during a SWAT standoff over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. John P. Mooney refused to surrender to police responding to his Furber Avenue home around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found a woman with minor stab wounds, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. During a standoff that ensued with police, 36-year-old Mooney punched out a front window of his home, set several household items on fire, threw knives and bricks at officers and then fired a nail gun at police, Ru…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
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WATCH: Officer Promises To Let Asbury Park Man Cut His Hair Moments Before Fatal Shooting WATCH: Officer Promises To Let Asbury Park Man Cut His Hair Moments Before Fatal Shooting WATCH: Officer Promises To Let Asbury Park Man Cut His Hair Moments Before Fatal Shooting
Watch: Officer Promises To Let Asbury Park Man Cut His Hair Moments Before Fatal Shooting ** WARNING: Recordings contain profanities and sensitive content **  UPDATE: An Asbury Park police sergeant shot and killed a barricaded man who threatened an officer with a knife moments after another promised he'd get a haircut if he surrendered, recordings released Tuesday show. A police bodycam shows officers negotiating at the door with Hasani Best, 39, who was armed with a knife when he barricaded himself inside a 4th Avenue apartment after a domestic dispute around 9 p.m. Aug. 21, State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. "You get a haircut, I'll come out," Best says (5:36 …

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