NJ Transit Quietly Scales Back Ambitious $22 Million Bus Lane After World Cup
Newark, NJ – A new NJ TRANSIT after-action report on transportation operations during the FIFA World Cup does not cancel the long-discussed Meadowlands Transitway. Instead, the report concludes that future events at…
Armed carjacking in Newark sends police on hunt for suspects
NEWARK, NJ – Police in Newark are actively searching for two men wanted for an armed carjacking in the city on Tuesday. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé requests the public’s…
New Jersey Man Admits to Illegal Possession of Drugs and Firearm for Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – William Murphy, 45, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, admitted yesterday to illegally possessing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone for distribution and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Murphy…
Two dogs shot and killed, three women injured during dog fighting incident
ELIZABETH, NJ – Police in Elizabeth were called to the scene of a dog fighting incident where three women were attacked by five fighting dogs while trying to separate them. According to…
East Orange Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Morris County Robbery Spree
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – Howard Parks, 55, formerly of East Orange, was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Friday, in connection with a series of robberies that occurred on April 1,…
Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Raises $91K at Inaugural Irish American Breakfast
by Sean Quinn, Newark, N.J. – The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) raised $91,000 — which is $16,000 more than its target goal — to fund partial tuition assistance scholarships for…
Armed carjackers sought by Newark police
NEWARK, NJ – Police are asking the public to assist in identifying suspects involved in a carjacking last week in Newark. Detectives were able to identify the suspects after they attempted to…
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 29 Years for Attempted Murder and Carjacking
BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY – A Bloomfield man, Farrakhan Howard, 31, has been sentenced to a total of 29 years in State Prison after being convicted in November for attempting to murder a…
Perth Amboy Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Execution-Style Shooting
PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY – Last week, a Perth Amboy man, Shannon Assing, 26, has been sentenced to 25 years in State Prison for the shooting death of 24-year-old Isaiah Spicer of…
Repeat Offender Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Manslaughter
UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY – Union County Superior Court Judge Candido Rodriguez, Jr. has sentenced Laquan McCall, 31, to an extended term of 16 years in State Prison for second-degree manslaughter. McCall’s…
Man riding scooter in Jersey City victim of hit and run
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating a hit-and-run incident that seriously injured a 33-year-old man riding an electric…
Newark Police seeking to identify shooting suspects
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé is seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects connected to an incident of criminal mischief that occurred on last month. Today, police…
Three from Newark charged for murder after DOT worker found body on I-80
ALLAMUCHY TWP, NEW JERSEY – Three men have been charged with murder after a New Jersey Department of Transportation worker found a body near a wooded area along I-80. The victim, police…
New Jersey teacher, youth coach charged with assault of juvenile
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY – On Thursday, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll announced the arrest of Joseph Derose Jr., 27, for an assault and related charges. Derose Jr. is a substitute…
Ten members of Jersey City gang arrested on drug trafficking charges
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Marion Gardens Housing Complex drug trafficking operation was dealt a blow this week by federal officials after ten members of the organized gang were arrested and charged…
Early morning three-alarm fire displaces sixteen people in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – An early morning fire displaced fifteen people, including one child in Newark on Saturday. Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire shortly after 7 am at 851 South 19th Street.…
Police asking public for assistance in solving Paterson shooting incident
PATERSON, NEW JERSEY – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro announced that on March 6, 2023, at approximately 12:45 p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department…
Police investigating unsolved shooting incident in Paterson
PATERSON, NEW JERSEY -Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman report that on March 2 at approximately 9:26 p.m., the City of Passaic Police Department responded…
Man who escaped police custody in January arrested by police
PATERSON, NEW JERSEY – Justin Ranko, a 22-year-old Paterson resident, was arrested on March 7, 2023, after previously escaping police custody on February 16, 2023. Ranko was initially being processed at Paterson…
Police continue to investigate double shooting in Paterson
PATERSON, NEW JERSEY – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro announced that on March 7, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m., members of the Paterson Police Department…
21-year-old survives shooting in Passaic
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced a shooting that occurred in the area of 24 Martha Place in Passaic, New…
