MIDDLETOWN, NJ – A Middletown man was dragged and injured when he tried to stop thieves from stealing his car on May 9, according to reports. Police received a 911 call reporting a car theft at 5:37 p.m. on Windermere Road in the Lincroft section. The homeowner became aware of the theft while it was… Read more »
NEWARK, NJ – A child has been hospitalized after suffering from smoke inhalation in a four-story apartment fire in Newark on Thursday, according to reports. A two-alarm fire occurred at an apartment building located at 400 Irvine Turner Boulevard at around 1:40 a.m. Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose stated, “Fire was found in… Read more »
PATERSON, NJ – According to RLS Media, gun shots were reported to the Paterson Police Department at approximately 7:30 on Sunday. Evidence suggests that the woman was a passenger in a motorcycle traveling on Carroll Street when she was shot. Police arrived to the scene on Carroll Street, but could not locate the victim. Shortly… Read more »
EAST ORANGE, NJ – RLS Media reports that residents say several men fled a vehicle that struck an East Orange home Monday morning, with one suspect appearing to be injured. Police responded to the accident that happened on Brookwood Street at around 7:30 a.m. and discovered the vacant vehicle crashed into a parked car on… 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 »
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – A Nutley man has been charged with a battery of offenses after he deliberately rammed his SUV into a vehicle occupied by a Muslim woman and her son in an apparent hate crime. According to Nutley officials, the incident began inside a Carvel Ice Cream shop on on Franklin Ave on… Read more »
ESSEX, NJ – According to NJ Advance Media, the family of an Essex county woman who sued Verizon will receive $125 million after a weathered telephone pole fell on her, leaving her paralyzed. Maria Moser Meister, a 50-year-old mother and lawyer from West Orange, was injured by a collapsing pole over two years ago on… Read more »
Marlboro – Two Seriously Hurt After Van Overturns Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after their van overturned on State Highway 18 North early Sunday morning, May 3. Police were called to State Highway 18 North between Country Route 537 and State Highway 79 after reports of an overturned van at the location at… Read more »
Gloucester Township – Two Winslow Police Officers Injured in Crash Two police officers from Winslow Township were injured in a car crash at an intersection in the township late Sunday night, May 3. The crash occurred at the intersection of Sicklerville Road and Berlin-Cross Keys Road at around 11:45 p.m. The two Winslow Township officers… Read more »
Brick – Crash Outside Target Parking Lot Leaves Three Injured A two-vehicle collision outside a Target parking lot left two people with serious injuries Saturday evening, May 2. According to police reports, the crash took place at around 9 p.m. just outside the Target parking lot located at Cedar Bridge Avenue. 57 year-old Anthony Natiello… Read more »
