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NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release
NJ Transit PD: Serial Sex Offender Assaults Train Passenger Days After Jail Release A Jersey City man had only been out of jail for a few days when he sexually assaulted a female train passenger earlier this week, NJ Transit officials said. Darrell Jordan, 25 -- who has been arrested 14 times by the NJ Transit police since 2019 -- slapped the buttock of a woman on a northbound Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train near the Port Imperial station in Weehawken then fled the scene Tuesday, NJTPD Police Chief Christopher Trucillo said. NJTPD officers responded and searched the area, and found Jordan shortly after the incident, the chief said. Since January 2019, J…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder
Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder A Newark man was charged with murder after a Newark education activist was found dead in his home last month, authorities said. Johnnie Lattner, 55 -- the co-founder of PULSE (Parents Unified for Local School Education) -- was found unresponsive at a Mount Pleasant Avenue home Aug. 17,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The death was considered suspicious and ruled a homicide following an autopsy, Ambrose and Stephens said. The cause of death was sharp force injuries, an ECPO spokeswoman said. Josh…
PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven
PA Man Charged In Armed Robbery Linden 7-Eleven A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 2017 armed robbery of a Linden 7-Eleven, authorities said Thursday. Ibin Bryant, 32, of Glen Lyon, PA, handed a note to the clerk at the E. Edgard Road store demanding she open the register while brandishing a black handgun from his pocket around 10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2017, Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The clerk, a 20-year-old woman from Elizabeth, was not hurt, Guenther said. Bryant was later identified as a suspect, and -- after a nearly three-year investigation by the Linden Police Detective Bureau -- was charged with first-degree rob…
KNOW HIM? Police Seek Shoplifter Who Stole $750 Worth Of Perfume From Bloomfield CVS KNOW HIM? Police Seek Shoplifter Who Stole $750 Worth Of Perfume From Bloomfield CVS KNOW HIM? Police Seek Shoplifter Who Stole $750 Worth Of Perfume From Bloomfield CVS
Know HIM? Police Seek Shoplifter Who Stole $750 Worth Of Perfume From Bloomfield CVS Bloomfield police are seeking a man who they say stole $750 worth of cologne and perfume from a CVS. The store manager of the Broad Street store told authorities a man walked out with 10 bottles of cologne and three bottles of perfume on Aug. 26, Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. Anyone with information can call Bloomfield police at (973) 680-4141. This incident is under investigation. 
LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M
Look Inside: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M Joe and Teresa Giudice's Morris County mansion has hit the market. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple, who recently finalized their divorce, raised their girls in the 10,000-square-foot Towaco home on Indian Lane. According to listing agent and top NJ real estate executive Michelle Pais the 6-bedroom and 5.5-bathroom home features an entrance foyer with a high ceiling and black marble flooring, Cinderella staircase, gourmet kitchen, wine cellar and master suite with walk-in closets. The home also has an attached three-car garage, detached two-car garage and outdoor heated pool. Alt…
Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress
Essex County Native Chris D'Elia Accused Of Exposing Himself To Hollywood Actress Essex County native Chris D'Elia has again been accused of sexual misconduct -- this time, the accusations are coming from a Hollywood actress. Megan Drust says the comic and former Montclairite had asked her for a ride home from a restaurant in Los Angeles when he got into her car and unzipped his pants, exposing himself in 2011, CNN reports. Drust is among a trio of women including Laura Vitarelli and an anonymous women who all allege D'Elia exposed himself to them.  D'Elia "emphatically states that he has never engaged in any sexual conduct with any woman without her consent," his lawy…
NJ Transit K9 Officer Magnus Dies NJ Transit K9 Officer Magnus Dies NJ Transit K9 Officer Magnus Dies
NJ Transit K9 Officer Magnus Dies The NJ Transit Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 officer Magnus. The canine, whose name means great in Latin, served as part of an explosives detection team along with his partner, Officer Benjamin Zink.  Magnus served for 10 dedicated years and died due to sudden medical complications.  "Together the pair helped to protect and secure the NJ TRANSIT system and all within the great state of New Jersey," NJ Transit police said.  "The entire NJTPD would like to thank K9 Magnus for his faithful years of service to the department and the community."
LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M LOOK INSIDE: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M
Look Inside: Teresa Giudice's Morris County Mansion Hits Market At Nearly $2.5M Joe and Teresa Giudice's Morris County mansion has hit the market. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple, who recently finalized their divorce, raised their girls in the 10,000-square-foot Towaco home on Indian Lane. According to listing agent and top NJ real estate executive Michelle Pais the 6-bedroom and 5.5-bathroom home features an entrance foyer with a high ceiling and black marble flooring, Cinderella staircase, gourmet kitchen, wine cellar and master suite with walk-in closets. The home also has an attached three-car garage, detached two-car garage and outdoor heated pool. Alt…
Paramus Delays In-Person Learning Last Minute Paramus Delays In-Person Learning Last Minute Paramus Delays In-Person Learning Last Minute
Paramus Delays In-Person Learning Last Minute In-person instruction was set to begin Thursday for Paramus students. But Monday, the district's top education officials decided that would have to wait until November. Thursday remains the first day of school, but it will all be done virtually, Superintendent Sean Adams said. "While circumstances dictated the need for this adjustment, it is nonetheless an extremely disappointing turn of events for our students, parents/guardians, administration, faculty, staff, and Board of Education," Adams said in a letter. The last-minute change was largely due to employees with underlying medical…
NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment
NJ Hit DJ Facing Rape Charge Found Dead In Miami Apartment A DJ who got his start in New Jersey and produced the hit song "I Like To Move It" was found dead in his Miami Beach apartment at 49 years old. Union City's Erick Morillo -- who used the pseudonym Reel 2 Reel -- was due in court Friday on a sexual battery charge. His body was found Tuesday morning, Local10 reports. Morillo spent his teenage years in Columbia before moving to Union City with his family. He started DJing family events at 11 years old, and later met some of the people integral for his success at night clubs around Hudson County. Morrillo's hit song "I Like To Move It" was pro…
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