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75 MPH Wind Gusts, Flash Flooding, Isolated Tornadoes Possible As Severe Storms Near
A break from extreme weather won't last for long.
A new round of severe thunderstorms triggered by a strong cold front will sweep into the region on Tuesday, July 21, bringing damaging winds, hail, flash flooding, and a risk of tornadoes.
Click here for a new, updated story - Dangerous Storms To Hit Northeast In Waves: Timing, Highest-Risk Areas
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center placed parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, the third level on its five-point scale.
A lower but still serious threat extends …
‘I Scam The Government’: NYC Jail Guards Among Suspects In Brazen $500K Bank Scam, Feds Say
Two New York City jail guards were among seven people busted in a $500,000 fraudulent check scheme, authorities announced Monday, July 20.
Christopher Walker, 34, is currently employed by the city’s Department of Corrections, while Valeria Waldron, 37, is a former DOC employee who most recently worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, according to the Justice Department.
Two other NYC jail guards — Aaron Warren and Tara Dildy — previously pleaded guilty in the same case in Brooklyn federal court, according to the feds.
The scheme was orchestrated by Bianca Vieux, a 33-year-old …
Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report
A father of two who was killed in a double shooting in North Arlington on Sunday night, July 19, had gone to pick up his children when a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend turned deadly, ABC7 Eyewitness News reports.
UPDATE: Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, of North Arlington, NJ, and Ezequiel Aquino, 29, of Newark, were identified as the victims by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. A GoFundMe campaign says they were cousins. A separate GoFundMe was launched by Aquino's mother, who sources say buried her other son, Uriel Aquino, four years ago due to an alleged overdos…
Parolee Steals $500K SWAT Truck From NJ Transit Lot: Report
A stolen car is one thing. A stolen armored SWAT vehicle is another.
A 39-year-old Maplewood man is accused of breaking into an NJ Transit facility, swiping a $500,000 BearCat, then taking it on an early-morning joyride before abandoning it in Irvington on Tuesday, July 14, according to NJ.com and jail/court records.
Christopher Bruton-Frazier allegedly caused nearly $13,000 in damage after crashing the 2018 Lenco BearCat into a K-9 kennel, a police truck, and a garage door while trying to drive it out of the agency's Ferry Street facility around 4 a.m., NJ.com reported, citing a criminal a…
