North Jersey News

JERSEY CITY, NJ – It was a cold February night in 2021 when members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the area …

PERTH AMBOY, NJ – A two-alarm fire at 2.5 story residential structure in Perth Amboy displaced six residents in Perth Amboy last night. At around 7:09 pm. the Perth Amboy …

EDGEWATER, NJ – The Edgewater Police Department responded to a double shooting shortly after midnight at the Edgewater Promenade, a downtown waterfront retail and restaurant center overlooking the Hudson River …

BRANCHBURG, NJ – Police have arrested and charged Jerry Otero, 40, of Staten Island. Otero, while serving as a coach of a youth baseball game in the USABL baseball league …

Paterson, NJ – A Paterson man, Trayshaun Harris, 29, was arrested on Sunday in connection to a murder in the city on Saturday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and …

NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Department is seeking to identify a man wanted for questioning related to a shooting incident last weekend in the city. Newark Public Safety Director …

NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Department is searching for a man caught stealing credit cards from wallets in a gym locker Room and using those cards to make illegal …

NEWARK, NJ – Newark Police Department officers showed off their community policing skills and their community togetherness to celebrate Juneteenth at the Mount Vernon Elementary School. 6th Precinct Community Service …

FAIR LAWN, NJ – A 17-year-old has been charged after a motor vehicle crash left a Fair Lawn man critically injured Wednesday night. The incident took place at around 10 …

FORT LEE, NJ – There has been a black bear sighting in Fort Lee, and police are warning residents to use common sense and avoid it. The bear was seen …

The Paramus Fire Dept. responded to a fully involved house fire at 5am this morning. All the occupants got out safely and there were no injuries on scene.

PARAMUS, NJ – Police in Paramus are searching for a missing 82-year-old man and are asking the community to keep an eye out in their daily travels. Joseph Kelly, Jr. …

NEWARK, NJ – A gas station clerk at the Millennium Gas Station on Bloomfield Avenue was just trying to make it to the end of his shift Wednesday morning when …

NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for William Smith, 37, of Newark, for a burglary he committed on June 11th. Newark Public Safety Director …

WESTFIELD, NJ – Popup parties aren’t just for the Jersey Shore anymore. After a Snapchat post for a popup party in Mindowaskin Park went out online, the town immediately set …

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A North Jersey postal worker has been arrested for submitting bogus medical claims to his insurance company, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office reported. Hudson County Prosecutor …

NEWARK, NJ – A driver was beaten with an unknown weapon, suffering damage to their face during a violent carjacking in the city of Newark on Monday. Today, Newark Public …

ELIZABETH, NJ – A Jersey City man, Anthony Reciofigueroa, 27, was found guilty Thursday on one count each of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession …

MINE HILL, NJ – The bodies of two swimmers who vanished on Tuesday at Mine Hill Beach in Morris County were recovered by search and rescue teams Tuesday night, according …

OAKLAND, NJ – A wanted Paterson man was charged and released after being caught with an illegal prescription for oxycodone, Oakland police reported today. “While on patrol on June 9th, …

EAST ORANGE, NJ – A man who was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend and desecrating her remains is going to prison for 30 years. “Union County Superior Court Judge …

KEARNY, NJ – A man who was convicted in March for a 2019 killing of a 12-year-old child in Union has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in state prison. …

JERSEY CITY, NJ – A 34-year-old man was shot on Martin Luther King Boulevard Sunday night and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to Hudson County …

PASSAIC, NJ – An 18-year-old Passaic man was arrested by the Paramus Police Department for causing a false public alarm at the Windsor Preparatory High School on Friday. Alex Barrales …

HARRISON, NJ – A man who walked into a cab company office to rob it at knifepoint was convicted this week in federal court. Alfuquan Turner, 46, of Newark was …