Essex County Home Prices Near $1 Million as June Inventory Tightens
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J. – Homebuyers in Essex County continued to face rising prices and limited inventory in June as the median sales price for a single-family home climbed to $961,000, up 9.8%…
Newark firefighters battled two-alarm blaze at William Street restaurant
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reports that members of the Newark Fire Division extinguished a 2-alarm fire at 55 William Street today. Just before 5:15 a.m., firefighters…
Two winning tickets sold in million-dollar New Jersey lottery, here’s where
TRENTON (Oct. 15, 2021) – Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $1,901,716 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, October 14, drawing. Each ticket is worth $950,858. The winning numbers were: 03, 07, 09, 19, and…
A bad day for the Pagans as 11 members of outlaw motorcycle club arrested in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – Two high-ranking members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club were arrested today for assault in aid of racketeering, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Luis Arocho, aka “LuRoc,” 43,…
Jackson, Newark School Districts recognized for exemplary school lunch program
JACKSON, NJ – National School Lunch Week is this week, Oct. 11-15, and New Jersey has more than 800 schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program. Three school districts that…
Guard at New Jersey’s “Rape Prison” charged with sexual assault of inmate
TRENTON – This week, Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli called it a ‘rape prison’ in his debate with Governor Phil Murphy, and although the governor has announced its closure and subsequent…
Clifton man charged with stalking
CLIFTON, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CHRISTOPHER J. GRIEG (DOB: 4/20/1982; single; unemployed) of Clifton, New Jersey on charges of stalking, contempt of a stalking restraining…
Teacher, Coach arrested for sexually assaulting student, second teacher charged for knowing it was going on and doing nothing
MONTGOMERY, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor, Police Captain/Director James M. Gill and Franklin Township Director of Public Safety Quovella Spruill announced the…
Branchburg teen, passenger killed in motor vehicle crash
BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP, NJ – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor announced an ongoing investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash…
Morris County Prosecutor hosts first annual “Coming Out” day to celebrate LGBTQ+ community
A collaboration with LGBTQ+ liaisons from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris Township Police Department, Morris County Sheriff’s Office and Morristown Police Department, the first annual Morris County National Coming Out Day…
Jersey dad accused of sexual assault against 7-year-old daughter caught trying to flee with her to Canada
JERSEY CITY, NJ – On Monday, October 11, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained a Hudson County couple who attempted to enter Canada with their minor child, despite there being…
Finally! New Jersey is not last in something as the state is ranked safest in America
A new report by Safewise claims New Jersey is the safest state in the country. Here at Shore News Network, which covers crime news from around the country, we have to agree.…
Dirty Jersey: Storage company to be served with an injunction to stop them from throwing storm victim’s belongings in trash
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Meg Baker, a customer at Public Storage, which was flooded during Hurricane Ida, like many others are fighting to save what’s left of their belongings. The company notified…
Peruvian Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Smuggling Seven Kilos of Cocaine into United States through Newark Airport
NEWARK, N.J. – A Peruvian woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for smuggling approximately seven kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Peru, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Jersey City man charged for trying to extort 12-year-old girl to send naked pics on Discord
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a man who allegedly attempted to extort a 12-year-old girl he encountered on the gaming app Discord to…
It’s now legal in New Jersey for AIDS patients to infect their sexual partners without notifying them first
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Buck is ordeing police departments in the state to immediately stop charging and prosecuting AIDS patients who knowingly have sex with non-AIDS infected partners…
21-year-old stabbed, killed in Elizabeth
ELIZABETH, NJ – A homicide that took place in Elizabeth yesterday is under investigation, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Saccajointly announced Monday. The deceased victim has been identified as 21-year-old Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres of Elizabeth. Elizabeth Police Department patrol…
Middlesex Police respond after teen struck by car outside high school
MIDDLESEX, NJ – On Wednesday, police headquarters received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle as he crossed Bound Brook Road in front of the Middlesex…
Paterson police shoot stolen car suspects as they sped toward him
PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces that on October 7, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Paterson Police Department attempted to stop a stolen vehicle in…
Grand jury indicts teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted three young girls, students
A Hudson County Grand Jury has indicted a Long Island man and teacher at the Infinity Institute in Jersey City for sexual assault of three female students – who were all 11…
Bayonne man charged for hit and run that left woman critically injured
On Thursday, October 7, 2021, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Collision Investigation Unit arrested Magdy Botros, age 51, of Bayonne for leaving the scene of…
