New Jersey

NJ man smashes car through police station while blasting ‘Welcom to the Jungle’ on car stereo

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INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ – A bizarre incident unfolded in New Jersey, where a man intentionally drove his vehicle into a police station while blaring Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle,” leading to his arrest on terrorism charges, as reported by the district attorney’s office. The incident, which caught the police officers off guard, was handled swiftly and professionally. John Hargreaves, the suspect, allegedly targeted a home in Liberty Township, New Jersey, on September 20, …

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U.S. Senator indicted for bribery. Large amounts of cash and gold found.

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NEWARK, NJ – A federal indictment charging Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey with bribery offenses is set to be unsealed this Friday, according to the Southern District of New York prosecutors. The indictment implicates not only Menendez but also his wife, Nadine Menendez, and three businessmen from New Jersey, Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes. The indictment alleges that the senator, his wife, and the three businessmen were involved in a corrupt …

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Child found living with 30 dead foster dogs, more buried on the property

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A shocking case of animal cruelty and child endangerment has emerged in New Jersey, leading to the arrest of a couple. Brandon Leconey, 32, and Rebeccah Halbach, 35, were taken into custody after police discovered a 9-year-old child living in their squalid home, surrounded by dozens of dead foster dogs. The couple is accused of accepting money from animal rescue groups to care for the dogs, but instead, they allegedly allowed the animals to starve …

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A gang linked to over 200 burglaries brought to justice

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Six individuals from the Bronx, notorious for their high-speed getaways, have been linked to over 200 burglaries and 50 vehicle thefts. Their downfall came when they began to show off their stolen goods and large sums of cash on social media platforms, leading to their arrest, as announced by authorities on Friday. The group is believed to have stolen items and cash worth around $3 million, including at least 54 vehicles, from June 2020 to …

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School bus monitor charged in choking death of disabled child

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A school bus monitor in New Jersey has been charged with manslaughter and child endangerment after allegedly failing to notice a disabled 6-year-old girl being suffocated by a seat belt. The incident occurred when the bus hit bumps on the road, causing the child to slump in her wheelchair and the harness to tighten around her neck. The monitor, Amanda Davila, was charged and appeared in court. Amanda Davila, a 27-year-old resident of New Brunswick, …

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Building implosion sends six to the hospital

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A residential building in Newark, New Jersey, unexpectedly collapsed on Friday, resulting in six injuries and the destruction of three apartments. The incident occurred at a property managed by the Newark Housing Authority on South Pine Lane around 6 p.m. Among the injured, one individual sustained serious injuries, while five others were hospitalized. One person declined medical treatment. The critically injured individual was transported to the burn unit at Saint Barnabas Hospital. The collapse led …

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Man arrested for councilwoman’s murder

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The arrest of a Virginia man in connection with the shooting death of New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour has shaken the community of Sayreville, where she tragically lost her life in February. Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old resident of Portsmouth, Virginia, was taken into custody outside a Chesapeake City home on Tuesday. Authorities charged him with first-degree murder and two firearm offenses, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Ciccone acknowledged the profound impact of …

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New Jersey man arrested for kidnapping and assaulting student inside college dorm

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A 21-year-old man from Jersey City, New Jersey, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a female student at Fairleigh Dickinson University and sexually assaulting her at knifepoint over several hours in a dorm room. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll described the incident as an act of domestic violence that occurred on Sunday. The suspect, Jayshawn Moore, reportedly forced the adult female victim, who was known to him, into a dormitory room on the university’s Florham …

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New Jersey man suspected of fatally stabbing his mother and brother

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Authorities suspect a New Jersey man of stabbing his mother and brother to death in a Teaneck home on Wednesday. Keith Knight, 60, was taken into custody on Thursday morning in connection with the fatal stabbing of his mother, Victoria Knight, 84, and his brother, Ronald Knight, 52, according to Maureen Parenta, a spokesperson for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. While specific details about the incident remain scarce, Parenta confirmed that both victims had died. …

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Girl, 11, takes her own life after being bullied, school officials find her final email she sent them

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An 11-year-old girl from New Jersey, Felicia LoAlbo-Melendez, took her own life on February 6th inside a bathroom at F.W. Holbein School in Mount Holly. Her suicide followed the recent passing of her father, NJ Transit Detective Alexis Melendez, from cancer. The sixth-grader had previously expressed concerns about bullying at her school in an email to a school official. In the email, Felicia proposed the idea of creating a “Trauma Club” where students could have …

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