2 charged with robbing N.J. motel customers at gunpoint
Three men wearing masks entered a room at the motel on Route 206 at about 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, according to authorities
Community offering to pay for funeral of 92-year-old N.J. woman who died alone
The woman died July 17 at the CareOne nursing home in Cresskill. She apparently didn’t have any relatives in New Jersey.
Whistleblower detective found ‘symbolic’ dead mouse under his desk, N.J. lawsuit says
Detective Jason Gorto, a member of the Essex County Homicide Task Force, claims in court papers he was targeted for retaliation after reporting issues.
Woman, 26, dies after she’s shot inside North Jersey home
The shooting occurred about 8:25 a.m. Thursday in a residence on Hickory Street in Teaneck, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Ex-N.J. cop sentenced for drunken crash that killed 2 passengers
Amitoj Oberoi, 30, pleaded guilty on June 18 to two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide for the crash in Franklin Township that killed 2 people.
N.J. man, 19, found fatally shot on sidewalk
The victim was found by Paterson police officers shortly after 2 a.m. in the area of Market Street and Rosa Parks Boulevard.
N.J. woman, 38, assaulted child under age 16, cops say
Cassandra M. Gianotti, 38, of Fairview, is accused of assaulting a child under age 16 in the borough on July 11, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Funeral home searching for family of N.J. woman, 92, who died alone in nursing home
Carmela Polimeni, a lifelong Bergen County resident, died on July 17. Eternity Funeral Services of Englewood has been trying to find her relatives.
Driver of stolen SUV shot, critically hurt by Newark police, AG says
The shooting occurred about 8:35 p.m. Monday night when a driver tried to flee from two Newark police officers, authorities said.
Teens charged after stolen car rams police cruiser on Garden State Parkway, cops say
The chase began shortly before 5 a.m. Tuesday on the Parkway in Bergen County.
Police shooting in Newark under investigation, authorities say
Essex County officials said members of the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General are investigating the shooting, which occurred Monday night in the area of Hawthorne and Clinton Place in Newark.
Walmart restocking cart slammed into me in N.J. store, woman says in lawsuit
The woman was shopping in the Walmart in Marlton in 2022 when a restocking cart struck her, causing severe injuries, according to the lawsuit.