TV Show Filming Closes Bayonne Streets TV Show Filming Closes Bayonne Streets
TV Show Filming Closes Bayonne Streets Several streets in Bayonne are shut down this week for the filming of a 1980s reboot series starring Queen Latifah. A reboot of the classic series "The Equalizer" began filming Wednesday and will continue Thursday from 6 p.m. to Friday at 6 a.m., the NBC Locations Department said. The filming involves stunts with gunshots and small explosives, requiring the assistance and coordination of Bayonne Police. Parking will be held 24 hours in advance on the west side of Avenue A between West First and Gertrude Streets, officials said. The show has also filmed in areas across Essex, Union and Hud…
Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl
Police: 4 Family Members Fight Officers, Arrested In Bayonne Bar Brawl Four members of the same family were charged with resisting arrest when they began fighting police trying to contain a brawl that broke out outside of a Bayonne bar, authorities said. Officers patrolling the area saw a large, unruly group near the Refinery Tavern at 37th Street and Broadway on Monday around 12:45 a.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The crowd proceeded to walk south on Broadway while continuing their aggressive, loud, and tumultuous behavior, police said. As officers ordered them to cease their behavior and clear the area, the group disregarded the commands and bega…
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper
First Responders Rush To Rescue Bayonne Bridge Jumper Responders rushed to rescue a person who jumped from the Bayonne Bridge just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Arriving units found individuals on a tug boat in the Kill van Kull pulling the victim aboard, located just east of the bridge, Bayonne Fire Department Deputy Chief Bill Bartos said. Bayonne Fire Boat Marine 1 pulled up aside the vessel and transferred the person to their boat.  Firefighters provided medical care on the person as they headed towards the boat launch at 16th Street Park, where they were met by EMS. The unidentified individual did not survive, Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Da…
Wrong-Way Jersey City Dirt Bike Rider Drags Officer During 3rd Bayonne Pursuit, Authorities Say Wrong-Way Jersey City Dirt Bike Rider Drags Officer During 3rd Bayonne Pursuit, Authorities Say
Wrong-Way Jersey City Dirt Bike Rider Drags Officer During 3rd Bayonne Pursuit, Authorities Say A 27-year-old dirt bike rider dragged an officer attempting to stop him after leading several pursuits down local Bayonne streets -- some against the flow of traffic, authorities said. Officers saw a mini dirt bike without a license plate, functional turn signals, functional brake, functional headlight heading northbound on Avenue C near 7th Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The operator -- Elijhad Gainey, of Jersey City -- was also not wearing a helmet, Amato said. As officers attempted to stop the bike, Gainley accelerated and continued north…
Police: Bayonne Man, 22, Threatened To Harm ShopRite Workers, Harassed Customers Police: Bayonne Man, 22, Threatened To Harm ShopRite Workers, Harassed Customers
Police: Bayonne Man, 22, Threatened To Harm ShopRite Workers, Harassed Customers A 22-year-old Bayonne man was arrested after threatening to hurt ShopRite employees, police said. Nicholas Franklin was harassing customers and threatening employees at the Avenue C store, after repeatedly being asked to leave Wednesday afternoon, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Franklin was arrested around 12:40 p.m., on charges of harassment, terroristic threats and defiant trespass, police said.
Speeding Staten Island Man Found With Pounds Of Pot In Back-To-Back Hudson County Arrests Speeding Staten Island Man Found With Pounds Of Pot In Back-To-Back Hudson County Arrests
Speeding Staten Island Man Found With Pounds Of Pot In Back-To-Back Hudson County Arrests A Staten Island man was found with several pounds of marijuana during a Bayonne traffic stop and hit with a slew of narcotics charges for the second time in two weeks, authorities said. Walter A. Harris, 34, was pulled over for speeding near 30th Street and Kennedy Boulevard around 11:20 p.m. Monday, Bayonne Police Captain Eric R. Amato said. A search of his vehicle turned up 2.8 pounds of pot, police said. Harris was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and other offenses. On Jan. 13, Harris was charged with se…
VIDEO: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne VIDEO: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne
Video: Tennessee Woman Charged In Racial Incident Caught On Camera In Bayonne WARNING: This article contains offensive racial slurs and expletives. A 60-year-old Tennessee woman who recently moved to Bayonne is facing charges after shouting racial slurs at a neighbor trying to help her, authorities said. The Jan. 4 incident was captured by Tameka Bordeaux, in which Claudia Emanuele can be heard saying: "[N-word] b***h went after me for no reason at all.  "I came out of my apartment to talk to the mailman and wanted to know where my mail was, and she had to be an intrusion -- not minding her business -- a procrastinator, instigator. "Nasty wig-headed black b***h." …
Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot
Bayonne PD: Fully-Loaded High Capacity Mag, Drugs Seized From Wyoming Driver In 7-Eleven Lot Ecstasy, cocaine and a fully-loaded large-capacity magazine were seized from a Wyoming driver whose car was parked in a Bayonne 7-Eleven lot for several hours, authorities said. Officers visiting the convenience store on Avenue C were advised of a suspicious car that had been parked there for several hours around 12:30 a.m., Dec. 18, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. The driver, identified as Jason M. Gacel, 35, of Laramie, Wisconsin, had an open beer container next to him, Amato said. Gacel refused to lower his window and repeatedly reached for the floor, refusing the officers' c…
Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne
Watch As Lifeguard With Prosthetic Leg Rescues Driver From Sinking Car In Bayonne A local swimming instructor with a prosthetic leg happened to be in the right place at the right time Tuesday, when a 68-year-old driver who couldn't swim accidentally sent his car into the Newark Bay in Bayonne. The British Swim School instructor and lifeguard -- 29-year-old Anthony Capuano -- went in after him. And the entire rescue was caught on tape. Capuano, of Elizabeth, was just 17 years old when he was struck by a train in Jersey City. He's been living with a prosthetic limb, but that hasn't stopped him from living an active life. Three years ago, he became a swimming instructor, …
Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop
Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop A Staten Island man was found with a fully-loaded handgun as well as ecstasy, other drugs and bogus bank cards during a Monday night traffic stop in Bayonne, police said. Steven Polanco, 26, was stopped for a violation near Andrew Street and JFK Boulevard shortly before 10 p.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Officers approached Polanco’s Chevy Cobalt and “immediately” identified a strong odor of marijuana, police said. A subsequent search of Polanco’s car turned up a fully-loaded .22 caliber revolver handgun, more than a pound of marijuana, an ecstasy pill, 17 prescription pills as…
Agitated Newark Man Curses Out Bayonne Hospital Staff, Kicks Occupied Car Window Agitated Newark Man Curses Out Bayonne Hospital Staff, Kicks Occupied Car Window
Agitated Newark Man Curses Out Bayonne Hospital Staff, Kicks Occupied Car Window A 39-year-old Newark man refusing to leave a Hudson County hospital kicked the window of a parked car and cursed out medical workers, authorities said. Sergio L. Garvin was refusing to leave while being discharged from Bayonne Medical Center around 2:50 p.m. Sunday, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Garvin shouted profanities at the staff and then, after being escorted out by police, he kicked the window of an occupied parked car on West 30th Street, Amato said. Officers were able to intercept and placed Garvin under arrest before he was able to continue to and possibly break a window.…
Man Charged With Assault For Attacking Couple In Hudson County Costco Parking Lot Man Charged With Assault For Attacking Couple In Hudson County Costco Parking Lot
Man Charged With Assault For Attacking Couple In Hudson County Costco Parking Lot A 24-year-old man wanted out of Jersey City was taken into custody after punching two people in the parking lot of Costco in Bayonne, authorities said. Kane M. Young approached a 23-year-old man and 30-year-old woman walking through the Goldsborough Drive store's parking lot around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. "Due to the ongoing issues the male victim has been having with Young, the female positioned herself in between the two,"the police report said. Young struck the woman in her face with a closed fist, then hit the other man several times, too, Amato sa…