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Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Killing Of Jersey City Man, 40
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the killing of a 40-year-old Jersey City man. The unidentified teen has been charged with murder and is facing several weapons offenses in connection with the death of Benjamin Stone, who was found dead in a Storms Avenue apartment on April 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was arrested on May 6 around 3:30 p.m. at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. More than $16,700 had been raised as of Friday morning on a GoFundMe honoring Stone. He was found by officers performing a welfare check around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead app…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Friends Of Jersey City Man Beaten To Death Rally To Help Family Find Answers
Support is surging for the family of a 40-year-old Jersey City man beaten to death in his apartment last month. More than $13,300 had been raised as of Wednesday morning on a GoFundMe honoring Benjamin Stone. Stone was Benjamin Stone was found lifeless in his Storms Avenue apartment by officers performing a welfare check on April 27 around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead 30 minutes later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner later ruled the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma to the torso and the manner of death to be homicide. M…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Authorities ID Man, 23, Gunned Down In Jersey City
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Jersey City. Emmanuel Garcia was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body near Princeton Avenue and Brown Place around 11 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:24 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID 23-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Jersey City
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Jersey City. Emmanuel Garcia was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his body near Princeton Avenue and Brown Place around 11 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased at 11:24 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case. No arrests…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Wrapped In Tarp In Bayonne ID'd As NYC Man
A body wrapped in a tarp found last week in Bayonne has been identified as that of a New York City man, authorities announced Wednesday. The body of Jose Rivera, 41, was discovered in a wooded area near the 63rd Street exit of northbound Route 440 around 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending further police investigation and the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. No arrests had been made. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Department are actively investigatin…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Man, 40, Was Beaten To Death In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says
The death of a 40-year-old Jersey City man has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced Tuesday. Benjamin Stone was found lifeless in his Storms Avenue apartment by officers performing a welfare check on April 27 around 1:30 a.m., and pronounced dead 30 minutes later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma to the torso and the manner of death to be homicide. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case.&nbs…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Authorities ID Union City Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman Resting In Car
A 44-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman resting in her car earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. The woman parked her car and left it running in the midtown area of Kennedy Boulevard in Union City when Juan Gonzalez-Fuentes got inside and drove her to a nearby location around around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes drove the woman to a downtown area of North Bergen, and woke her up by sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes fled…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Authorities ID Union City Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman Resting In Car
A 44-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman resting in her car earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. The woman parked her car and left it running in the midtown area of Kennedy Boulevard in Union City when Juan Gonzalez-Fuentes got inside and drove her to a nearby location around around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes drove the woman to a downtown area of North Bergen, and woke her up by sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes fled…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Double Shooting Leaves 21-Year-Old Dead In Jersey City
A 21-year-old man died and a 22-year-old man was injured in a Jersey City shooting Tuesday night, authorities said. Rodney Wallace was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound in his chest after being shot around 11 p.m. near 162 Wilkinson Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at approximately 11:45 p.m. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Educational Gilmore (@edu_gilmore) A second victim, a 22-year-old man, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the Jersey City Medical Center. …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Boy, 16, Killed In Jersey City Shooting
A 16-year-old boy was killed in a Jersey City shooting Monday night, authorities said. Jersey City police responded to a report of shots fired in the vestibule of a building at 83 Bergen Ave., just after 10:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, they found Kaheem Taylor with gunshot wounds to the upper body, Suarez said. Taylor was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m., Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecut…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Man Shot Dead Marks Second Bayonne Homicide Last Week
A 27-year-old man shot dead in Bayonne Saturday night marks the second homicide in the city last week. Police responding to reports of shots fired near East 49th Street and Avenue E found Anthony Alvarado suffering multiple gunshot wounds around 11:15 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Alvarado was taken by EMS to Jersey City Medical Center. He was pronounced dead just before midnight, Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Earlier this week, Mathew Mortimer was stabbed to death in the v…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Police ID Man, 29, Stabbed Dead In Bayonne
Authorities in Hudson County are seeking a motive behind the fatal stabbing of a 29-year-old man in Bayonne Tuesday. Matthew Mortimer was stabbed just before 3:30 p.m., at 1095 Avenue C between 53rd and 54th streets, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to his face and chest, initial reports say. Mortimer was pronounced dead at approximately 4:15 p.m. A GoFundMe in memory of Mortimer had raised $2,000 as of Wednesday morning. Records show Mortimer previously lived in Jersey City. The cause and manner of de…
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