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Missing Woman Found Dead, Man Survives 46+ Hours Lost In NJ Wilderness: Authorities
A missing 77-year-old man was rescued and an 87-year-old woman was found dead after a massive search in North Jersey on Tuesday, Sept. 1, authorities said.
John Higgins and Virginia Taetzch, both of Pompton Plains, went hiking at Pyramid Mountain around 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, according to a joint release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and Montville Township police.
The search began after the Morris County Sheriff’s Office found an unattended vehicle in the Pyramid Mountain parking lot around 10:14 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. Crews se…
NJ Business Owner Dies A Week After I-80 Motorcycle Crash In PA
A New Jersey business owner has died a week after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 80 in the Poconos, officials said.
Albert R. VanRiper III, 71, of Montville, was pronounced dead at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
VanRiper was riding a motorcycle when it crashed around 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, on I-80 near mile marker 305 in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, the coroner said.
The Montville resident was the president and owner-operator of A. R. Van Riper Jr. Inc., according to h…
Aunt Jumped From Ride After Toddler Fell On NJ Boardwalk: Report
Two people fell from the Sky Ride, a ski-lift-style ride, over the Seaside Heights boardwalk Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said.
At 8 p.m., firefighters responded to the boardwalk after two people fell, while one child remained on the ride, firefighters said. The two people who fell were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, firefighters said. Firefighters did not reveal their condition.
A 31-year-old woman jumped from the ride after her niece fell, News12 reported, citing Seaside Heights police. Neither the girl nor her aunt had obvious injuries, News12 reported.&n…
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police
A 32-year-old New Jersey woman was killed after she was stabbed in Times Square Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said.
At 4:24 p.m., police responded to Times Square after Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old Queens woman, had stabbed Erin Piacenti, a Chester resident, and a 68-year-old man, the New York City Police Department said. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital where Piacenti was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. The other victim was in stable condition, police said.
Cisneros, seen in a video shared to Instagram by bboypop97, displayed two large knives and advanced toward police, w…
Man Seen Leaving Route 17 Hotel With 'Shotgun' Had Loaded BB Rifle: Police
A report of a man walking out of a Route 17 hotel with what appeared to be a shotgun led to the arrest of an Indiana man on Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said.
Eric M. Smith, 42, of Elkhart, IN, was arrested at the Home2 Suites by Hilton on Route 17 South in Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr said.
Officers Perez, Thibault, Connors, and Detective Olivo were called to the hotel around 4:19 p.m. on a report of a man walking out of the lobby with a shotgun, Behr said.
Officers arrived and spotted Smith in the parking lot, Behr said. Further investigation determined the…
