Man Charged With Vicious $30,000 Baseball Bat Assault-Robbery In Little Ferry
Federal authorities have moved to take custody of a Bergen County Jail inmate charged with stealing $30,000 from a man he bashed in the head with a baseball bat outside a Little Ferry business.
Jose Mejia, a 32-year-old Salvadoran national, was wanted for a Dec. 28 robbery in a parking lot just off Route 46 and Liberty Street.
He was captured this past Thursday, Jan. 11, records show.
The 39-year-old victim, from Clifton, and two companions told Little Ferry police that an assailant in a ski mask, black shirt and blue jeans hit him in the head with a baseball bat, then snatched a blue duff…
Man Points Fake Gun At Woman, 3 Children, At Long Island Drive-Thru: Police
A Long Island man was arrested after he drew a fake firearm behind him in a McDonald’s drive-thru line, authorities said.
The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Hicksville McDonald’s, located at 805 South Broadway.
According to Nassau County Police, it was just before 10 p.m. when a 31-year-old woman and her three children, ages 12, 7, and 1, were waiting in the restaurant’s drive-thru line behind a red Hyundai operated by Nicholas Carpenzano, age 32 of Patchogue.
She told police she honked at Carpenzano, as he was not moving his car in the line.
However, when she did, he …
River Edge McDonald's Employee, 65, Struck Leaving Work, School Bus Crashes Moments Later
In back-to-back accidents, a 65-year-old employee at the McDonald's in River Edge was struck crossing a busy nearby intersection Wednesday night, moments before a school bus crashed in front of the fast-food place, authorities said.
The pedestrian, who lives in Hackensack, went in and out of consciousness after she was struck outside the Green Papaya restaurant at the corner of Kinderkamack and Grand avenues shortly after sunset on Jan. 10, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said.
She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center.
The driver, from Park Ridge, remained at the s…
32-Year-Old Man Who Died In Lawrence McDonald’s Stabbing ID’d, Suspect Charged: DA
A 47-year-old man has been arrested on a murder charge after fatally stabbing a 32-year-old man at a McDonald’s in Lawrence, according to authorities.
Kendrick Marcus Brown, 32, was found by officers suffering from an apparent stab wound at 50 Broadway around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Essex District Attorney said.
He was rushed to Lawrence Hospital, where he died from his injures.
Marcos A. Muniz, 47, was later identified in connection with the stabbing and arrested on a murder charge, the DA said.
He is set to appear in Lawrence District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Lawrence and s…
'Forever Loved': Northeast Tech Senior Killed In Crash Remembered As Loving, Caring Friend
Friends and family of an 18-year-old high school senior from Malden who died in a Middleton crash last week said he was someone you could always rely on.
Robert “Bobby” Giardino, 18, died Wednesday night, Dec. 6, after the pickup truck he was driving with three teens veered off the road into the woods, hit several trees, and rolled onto its roof, MassLive reported.
Besides Giardino, another 18-year-old, and two 17-year-olds were rushed to local hospitals. Officials have not released their names or conditions.
Related: Northeast Metro Tech Senior From Malden Killed In Middleton…
Here's What's On Menu At CosMc's, McDonald's Brand-New Spinoff Restaurant
Would you like a Turmeric Spiced Latte with that?
You may be asked that question when visiting CosMc's, McDonald's brand-new spinoff restaurant that has just launched its first location -- in Bolingbrook, Illinois, about 30 miles outside of the company's world headquarters in Chicago.
Ten more pilot outlets will be unveiled in 2024, with most or even all expected to be in Texas, in the the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metro areas, followed by a projected much broader rollout nationwide.
There will be no fries -- or burgers, for that matter -- at CosMc's, a new small-format, …
