One Dead, One Wounded In Jersey City Shooting One Dead, One Wounded In Jersey City Shooting
One Dead, One Wounded In Jersey City Shooting A 46-year-old man was killed and 49-year-old man critically wounded in a Jersey City shooting overnight, authorities said. Keshean Nettles, 46, was found with a gunshot wound to the middle of his body near Monticello Avenue and Astor Place around 3 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 49-year-old man had suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body.  Both victims were transported to Jersey City Medical Center where Nettles was pronounced dead. Just got hit with a call that made my heart sink. Everytime I would run into my guy Keshean Nettles he would al…
Hit-Run Crash Leaves Jersey City Bicyclist Seriously Injured Hit-Run Crash Leaves Jersey City Bicyclist Seriously Injured
Hit-Run Crash Leaves Jersey City Bicyclist Seriously Injured A 63-year-old Jersey City bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries in a hit-and-run crash last month, authorities said. the cyclist was struck from behind while heading south on JFK Boulevard on July 24 around 12:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The car did not stop and continued south on JFK, where it struck a parked vehicle as well, Suarez said. The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he currently remains with injuries that were considered life-threatening as of Aug. 2, authorities said. Police believ…
Police ID Victim Killed In Bayonne As 23-Year-Old NY Man Police ID Victim Killed In Bayonne As 23-Year-Old NY Man
Police ID Victim Killed In Bayonne As 23-Year-Old NY Man Police have identified the victim killed in a Bayonne shooting early Wednesday, July 27 as a New York man. Damoi Davauni Campbell, 23, was killed near 21st Street and Avenue A around 4:30 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. 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 Bayonne Police Department are actively investigating this case.  No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Of…
Deadly Jersey City Stabbing May Have Resulted From Love Triangle, Sources Say Deadly Jersey City Stabbing May Have Resulted From Love Triangle, Sources Say
Deadly Jersey City Stabbing May Have Resulted From Love Triangle, Sources Say A 21-year-old man was killed and a 22-year-old woman hurt by knife-wielding suspect in what sources say may have been a love triangle, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice requesting anonymity. Jason Khusial was found around 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 5 at 186 McAdoo Ave., and pronounced dead about 15 minutes later, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The 22-year-old female victim suffered a serious stab wound around 6:40 a.m. at 196 Clinton Ave., and rushed to Jersey City Medical Center, where she remained Wednesday in stable condition, Suarez said. …
Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash
Police ID Woman Killed, Passenger Critical In North Bergen Weekend Crash A 36-year-old woman died and a 61-year-old man was seriously hurt when the sedan they were in overturned over the weekend in North Bergen, authorities said. Police responding to a park lot adjacent to 8701 River Road found an overturned Toyota Camry Solara around 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The front seat passenger, Yajira Valenzuela, of West New York, was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver, a 61-year-old West New York man, was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was in critical but stable condition. The Hudson Coun…
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities
Brothers Were Racing Moments Before Jersey City 5-Car Crash That Left Man Critical: Authorities Two brothers from Jersey City were racing each when one caused a June 2021 crash that seriously injured a 44-year-old man from Passaic, authorities said. Justin Crespo, 25, was heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in a Mercedes Benz when he struck a Toyota Highlander, as the 34-year-old driver was turning left onto Leonard Street from the south side of the roadway on the evening of June 5, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The backseat passenger in the Toyota was ejected and suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were treated for minor injuries a…
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Jersey City man brought a 14-year-old girl he met at a light rail station back to his home where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Cashmere Mudayh met the girl at a light rail station in Jersey City on Monday, April 18, then brought her back to his Fulton Avenue apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Mudayh was arrested Wednesday, June 1 by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on sexual assault and child endangerment charges. He was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court a…
Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28 Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28
Man Killed In Broad Daylight Stabbing ID'd As Jersey City Man, 28 A 28-year-old man was stabbed dead in Jersey City over Memorial Day Weekend. Jawon Purcell was found with multiple stab wounds at 12 Bostwick Ave., around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 2 p.m.  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 had been made as of Monday morning.  Anyone w…
Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor
Repeat Offender Secretly Recorded Woman Inside Home: Hudson Prosecutor A repeat offender from Union City was charged with recording a woman inside of her home without her consent, authorities said. Mario Lopez Esquit, 24, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, May 24, on a charge of invasion of privacy, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Lopez Esquit was being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility on unrelated charges, Suarez said. He was arrested in January after an investigation found that he shared child porn on social media, the prosecutor previously said.  Lopez Esquit was charged with the possession and distribution of child…
Jersey City Officer Filed False Report After Police Car Crash: Prosecutor Jersey City Officer Filed False Report After Police Car Crash: Prosecutor
Jersey City Officer Filed False Report After Police Car Crash: Prosecutor A Jersey City police officer has been arrested for filing a false police report after a motor vehicle accident in his patrol car, authorities said. Joseph Ross, 36, was involved in a crash in his marked car on Thursday, Feb. 10, but later reported that the car was involved in a hit-and-run crash at a separate location, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ross was charged with one count of False Reporting to a Law Enforcement Officer and arrested without incident at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City. He was released on a summons pending his first court appear…
Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County
Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County A 42-year-old man was charged in a hit-and-run crash that injured a 50-year-old pedestrian last summer in Hudson County, authorities said. Thomas Adedeji, of Orange, was heading north on Bergenline Avenue near the 74th Street intersection in a silver Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck the Fairview resident while crossing the street in North Bergen around 2:15 a.m. on July 3, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The driver had already fled when police arrived and discovered the victim, the prosecutor said. The unnamed victim was taken to Hackensack Unive…
Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor
Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Union City man wanted out of North Carolina for armed robbery has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Hermes Navarro-Cuevas was arrested by members of Homeland Security Investigations at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark on Friday, May 13 around 12:40 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred in January and February 2022, authorities said. Navarro-Cuevas knew his victim, authorities said. He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny and on sex assault…