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Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Police Standoff With Suicidal Rahway Man Ends Peacefully
A police standoff with an armed and suicidal man barricaded in a Rahway apartment ended peacefully after nearly two hours Tuesday. Authorities responded to an East Cherry Street apartment on reports of a man who was possibly suicidal and armed with a gun around 2:30 p.m., Rahway police said. Officers found the man -- who told police he was armed with a gun and suicidal -- barricaded in his apartment and refusing to come out. Rahway police got into the apartment and were able to speak to the man, who told them he was sad over the loss of his mom. Police persuaded the man to come outsid…
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities ID Body Of Man Slain In Somerset County Woods
A 27-year-old man found dead in the woods near a Somerset County home was the victim of a homicide, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at a home on Park Street in Franklin Township shortly before 6:40 p.m. April 29, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint press release. The body was identified as Duane S. Banks, who lived on the same street, Robertson said. The incident was ruled a homicide following an autopsy, authorities said. No further information was being released as of Tuesday, May 5. Detectives from the Franklin Townsh…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Breaking News
3 Airlifted In Wrong-Way Hunterdon County Weekend Crash
Three people were flown to the hospital with serious injuries following a wrong-way crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. A 51-year-old woman from Bethlehem, PA, was headed east in the westbound lanes of I-78 near milepost 13.8 in Union Township when she sideswiped a pickup truck just before 2 a.m. Sunday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The woman -- behind the wheel of a Hyundai Sonata -- then a sedan head-on, throwing two passengers from the vehicle, Goez said. The passengers -- a 16-year-old boy and 25-year-old man both from Allentown, PA -- and the driv…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Charges Upgraded For DWI Driver Who Critically Injured
Papd
Officer In Jersey City Crash
A New York woman is facing upgraded and additional charges including a DWI in connection with a Jersey City crash that critically injured a Port Authority police officer, authorities said Tuesday. Amandeep Tiwana, 27, was initially charged with fourth-degree assault by auto after she came speeding down the eastbound side of Route 139 and hit PAPD Officer Peter Siano, III, who was securing the scene of a previous rollover crash with Jersey City police officers around 12:30 a.m., Suarez said. She struck the median divider, a JCPD radio car and then Siano, causing serious bodil…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Watch
: Motorcade Escorts Body Of Newark Officer Conners From Hospital
The body of a Newark police officer who died of coronavirus was escorted from the hospital by a motorcade. Officer Michael Conners, 58, died of COVID-19 complications April 30. His body was escorted from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Monday. A funeral was scheduled for May 8. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Officer Conners,” Police Director Anthony Ambrose said. “He was an integral part of our Police Division’s family. We all knew him as a dedicated public servant who served faithfully for 26 years. This painful passing is felt throughout our ranks.” A grandfather of six, Conn…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City Man Surrenders Month After Fatal Shooting, Charged With Homicide
A Jersey City man was charged with murder after turning himself in to law enforcement a month after a fatal shooting, authorities said. Jersey City police responding to a report of shots fired near Ocean Avenue between Bidwell and Bayview avenues found Akim Ward, 21, with gunshot wounds to his upper body April 4 around 3:15 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ward was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just after 3:30 p.m. The cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds and the manner of death was determined t…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
'Numbers Are Suspect': New Low Of NJ Coronavirus Cases Likely Due To System Outage
A network outage may have been to blame for the suspiciously low number of coronavirus cases reported Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said. New Jersey saw an additional 1,621 new positive coronavirus cases overnight Sunday bringing the statewide total to 128,269. Overnight Saturday, there were more than 2,912 new cases reported in the state. "I believe right up front these numbers are suspect," Murphy said during the COVID-19 briefing. "The number of new cases may be low as result of a network outage Sunday that may have prevented all cases from being processed." "I hope history will prove …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Your Community
NJ Schools Closed For Remainder Of Year, HS Sports Cancelled
New Jersey's schools will remain closed for the remainder of the year, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday. Online learning will continue for the rest of the year "to protect the health of our children, our educators, and their families," he said. "Guided by safety and science, this is the best course of action." The NJSIAA also cancelled spring sports citing a lack of viable testing. Murphy ordered all schools closed on March 16 and transitioned to online learning. The governor extended closures twice but said there's still a chance classrooms would reopen before the end of the year. The …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Your Community
NJ Schools Closed For Remainder Of Year, HS Sports Cancelled
New Jersey's schools will remain closed for the remainder of the year, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday. Online learning will continue for the rest of the year "to protect the health of our children, our educators, and their families," he said. "Guided by safety and science, this is the best course of action." The NJSIAA also cancelled spring sports citing a lack of viable testing. Murphy ordered all schools closed on March 16 and transitioned to online learning. The governor extended closures twice but said there's still a chance classrooms would reopen before the end of the year. The …
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Tribute
: Paterson's Eastside Principal Glisson Who Died Of
Covid-
19 Was Father Figure, Mentor
Mentor. Father figure. Life coach. This is how Paterson's Eastside High School principal Gerald Glisson was being remembered after dying of coronavirus Sunday. Glisson, who has been the school principal for the last three years, had been hospitalized in the last week. He died after testing positive for the virus and was in his 40s. Glisson played football at Delaware State University and served as principal of Great falls Academy for one year. He was Paterson's athletic director from 2010 to 2014 and earned his doctorate degree last year. Paterson native and former NY Giant Victor Cruz …
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