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Edison, NJ
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FBI Confirms: Dead Activist Lawyer Killed Judge's Son, Wounded Her Husband
UPDATE: The FBI late Monday afternoon officially identified Roy Den Hollander as the gunman who killed the son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas and wounded her husband at their Middlesex County home. The body of Den Hollander -- who recently had a case before the judge -- was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Sullivan County town of Rockland in New York State. "Den Hollander is now deceased," U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced Monday afternoon while calling him the "primary suspect." The investigation was continuing, Carpenito emphasized. He aske…
Edison, NJ
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Boy, 4, Drowns In Backyard East Brunswick Pool
East Brunswick Township suffered another tragic drowning on Saturday, this time involving a 4-year-old boy during a Kindergarten graduation party, authorities said. The toddler accidentally fell into a Sandalwood Drive swimming pool during a July Fourth party and drowned, around 5:10 p.m. East Brunswick police in a statement. Adults at the party realized the boy was missing, when a family member spotted him at the bottom of the in-ground pool, police said. The boy was transported to Robert Wood Johnson hospital, where he later died. The home's security camera recorded video of the b…
Edison, NJ
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Monroe Woman, 81, Dies Of Injuries From 3-Car Crash
An 81-year-old Monroe Township woman died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a three-car crash on Route 1 in South Brunswick, authorities said. Theresa Dowling succumbed to her injuries Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, South Brunswick police said. Dowling was driving a 2017 Lexus westbound on Henderson Road at 10:47 a.m. Friday when she failed to stop for a red light, police said. Her Lexus entered the intersection and was struck by a 2013 Hyundai, driven northbound by a Somerset woman.The impact sent the Lexus across Route 1, striking a 2016 Chevrolet, polic…
Newark, NJ
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: 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…
Newark, NJ
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‘Dedicated, Faithful’ Newark Police Veteran Killed By Coronavirus
A Newark police veteran who served the public faithfully for 26 years died of complications from COVID-19, officials said Friday. Officer Michael Conners, 58, a grandfather of six, succumbed to the illness Thursday night at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. last night at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, according to his family. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Officer Conners,” 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 yea…
Edison, NJ
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Toms River Driver, 18, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Left Whippany Utility Worker Critical
An 18-year-old driver from Toms River was charged with Monday's hit-and-run that left a 51-year-old utility worker From Whippany in critical condition, authorities said. A white Ford F 250 pickup truck struck the victim in the crosswalk at Middlesex Avenue and Grove Avenue at 9:01 a.m. and kept going, Metuchen police said. Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Metuchen Police Chief David Irizarry sought the public's assistance in identifying the driver of a white pickup truck seen near the incident. That driver contacted authoriti…
Edison, NJ
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IT? Utility Worker Critically Injured In Hit-Run Pickup Crash
Authorities turned to the public for help finding the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash in Metuchen on Monday that left a utility worker in critical condition. A white pickup truck struck the victim in the crosswalk at Middlesex Avenue and Grove Street around 9 a.m. Monday and kept going, police said. The pickup, possibly a Nissan Frontier, has an extended cab with markings on the side and tailgate, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Metuchen Police Chief David Irizarry said in a joint statement. The driver had a passenger, …
Elizabeth, NJ
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Four Linden Police Officers Hospitalized: Three In Arson Assault, Another In Crash
Hours after a Linden police officer was hospitalized in a crash, another officer was seriously injured and two others briefly hospitalized Sunday morning following an assault by an arson suspect. A 23-year-old man set fire to a mattress at a Chandler Avenue residence, then assaulted a responding officer who confronted the suspect as he emerged from the building around 10:45 a.m., Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The suspect ran but was quickly captured near the corner of East Blancke Street and Baltimore Avenue, Guenther said. The first officer was taken to Newark University Hospital wi…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Shooting Reported Near Linden Strip Club, Victim Critical
Authorities are investigating reports of a shooting near a Linden strip club early Saturday morning that left a 30-year-old man with serious injuries, police said. The shooting was reported near Cheeques Gentleman's Club, 1230 E. Linden Ave., around 2:45 a.m. Shortly afterwards, the victim showed up at Robert Wood Johnson hospital in Rahway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he was listed in critical but stable condition. East Linden Avenue was closed between Willow Glade Road and Park Avenue for the investigation Saturday m…
Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Man Dead In 5-Car North Plainfield Crash
A 31-year-old Clifton man died in a five-car crash in North Plainfield, authorities said. John Melo was found unresponsive after losing control of his vehicle and hitting several others in the left and center lanes of Route 22 near West End Avenue around 1:05 p.m. Monday, North Plainfield Police Chief William Parenti said. First responders administered medical aid on Melo before he was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerset, where he died just before 1:50 p.m., police said. A commercial-type vehicle that fled the scene was also involved in the crash, authorities said. Othe…
Elizabeth, NJ
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Plainfield Man Shot And Killed Sunday Night
The Union County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting in Plainfield Sunday night. Police were called to the 200 block of Liberty Street around 8:20 p.m. on a report of gunfire. When they arrived, they found Jaquan Heyward, 32, of Plainfield, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick about an hour later. Plainfield police, the Union County Homicide Task Force, the sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit and county police are all assisting in the investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting is being urg…
