Crime and Public Safety

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (178+ words) MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 28-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged with stalking following an investigation into alleged ongoing harassment of a neighbor in Mount Olive Township, according to police. Dominick J. Fernandez, 28, of Budd Lake, was…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (166+ words) Oct 11, 2026, 6:55 AM A Newark man is accused of climbing through his ex-girlfriend's apartment window in Hackensack and strangling her during an assault earlier this year. Ruben P. Vera, 33, was arrested Oct. 8 in Newark and charged with home invasion burglary and aggravated…...

4+ day, 58+ min ago   (215+ words) CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — A 33-year-old Flemington man died following a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Clinton Township, authorities said. According to authorities, Hunterdon County Dispatch received a report of a motorcycle crash at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 10 along County…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (159+ words) SPARTA TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Sussex County) — A 40-year-old employee died Saturday after becoming trapped in industrial equipment at Nicolock in Sparta Township, authorities said. Officers from the Sparta Township Police Department responded to the business on Saturday, Oct. 10, for a report of…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (607+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle at Library Avenue and East Delaware Avenue in Newark on the evening of Oct. 9, according to city police. Newark police responded to the accident around 7:20 p.m. and began providing medical assistance to…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (577+ words) A Cherry Hill man has died after a pedestrian accident on Route 38. Michael V, Mancuso, 36, was struck near Longwood Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to a Cherry Hill police account. Route 38 was temporarily closed in both directions for…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (431+ words) A Passaic County jury convicted two Paterson men of murder this week in the December 2021 shooting death of 25-year-old Jasmin Wel, who was gunned down while sitting in her car outside her own home. The jury acquitted a third co-defendant…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (68+ words) Oct 7, 2026, 12:47 PM Two Paterson men have been convicted in the 2021 murder of a woman who was shot while sitting in her car outside her home. Prosecutors said Jefersson Gonzalez and Elvis DeJesus shot Jasmin Wel while she was sitting in…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 as it heads toward the Gulf Coast Two Latvian men bailed after arrest over suspected trespassing at UK air base 10 killed, including minor, in Mexican prison shooting 2 men arrested after breaking into British military base…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (235+ words) RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Doren is encouraging older adults to attend an upcoming fraud and scam prevention seminar aimed at helping them recognize and avoid fraudulent activity. The seminar, presented by Provident Bank, will…...