PASSAIC, NJ – The Daily Voice reports a man who ran a red light was found with possession of marijuana along with $6,167 in suspected drug proceeds on Wednesday. The man, identified as 28-year-old Jamie Martinez, was driving a red Acura sedan when he ran a red light at the intersection of Burhans Avenue and… Read more »
TRENTON, NJ – A man was injured after being shot near an apartment complex on Monday evening, sources report. A gunshot rang out in the 500 block of Grand Street at approximately 6:40 p.m. When authorities arrived at the Grand Court Villas Apartments, they found a male victim suffering from bullet wounds. The victim was… Read more »
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – RLS Media reports that authorities discovered the body of a man inside a vehicle on Friday night in a section of Newark’s North Ward that borders Belleville. The man, who remains unidentified, was found by police outside a repair shop after they were notified of an unconscious man on Rose Avenue… Read more »
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NJ – A man was charged with DWI and several other offenses after driving slowly in the wrong lane on New Jersey Route 46 and impeding traffic on Tuesday morning, according to WRNJ. Mine Hall Township resident Craig Hopping, 51, was driving slowly and obstructing traffic on Route 46 on Tuesday at… Read more »
LACEY, NJ – According to Patch, a man threatened to kill Chase Bank employees on Monday, May 4. The man was identified as 41-year-old Thomas Vance. Vance reportedly left the bank drive-thru and went into the bank when he threatened to kill the employees. The incident was reported by the bank staff at 1:53 p.m…. Read more »
TOMS RIVER, NJ – According to Lakewood Scoop, there was an accident that involved a Toms River police patrol car on Monday, May 4. The accident took place around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue. Officer Frank Moschella was responding to a previous accident where he attempted to block the… Read more »
HELMETTA, NJ – According to RLS Media, a 40-year-old man is critically injured from falling out of a tree. Middlesex County authorities say that after receiving reports of a person who fell out of a tree, they went to the 100 block of Main Street at around 6:23 p.m on May 7. Police say they… Read more »
EDISON, NJ – 11 apartments and at least 35 tenants were displaced from their apartment units after a fire arose, according to Daily Voice. At around 4:16 p.m. on Monday, May 4 flames began to take over the roofs of an apartment building on Parsonage Road. Deputy Fire Chief Andrew Toth Jr. said all of… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – According to Paterson Times, a councilman was driving while intoxicated when he was pulled over by police on Don Bosco Avenue in Paterson because he was driving on the wrong side of the road and almost hit a parked car. The councilman by the name of Shahin Khalique begged authorities to not… Read more »
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey’s traffic deaths for the month of April were down to their lowest numbers in over 50 years amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to NJ Advance Media. Only 26 people have been victims of car accidents in the last month; this is the lowest number of monthly deaths the the state… Read more »
