Route 17 Dunkin Customer Pulls Knife On Manager Over Unpaid Donuts, Gatorade: Police Route 17 Dunkin Customer Pulls Knife On Manager Over Unpaid Donuts, Gatorade: Police Route 17 Dunkin Customer Pulls Knife On Manager Over Unpaid Donuts, Gatorade: Police
Route 17 Dunkin Customer Pulls Knife On Manager Over Unpaid Donuts, Gatorade: Police A man who walked out of a Bergen County Dunkin without paying for donuts and a Gatorade pulled a knife on the store manager who followed him outside, police said. The incident happened at the Dunkin on Route 17 North in Rutherford around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, when Ricardo Salamon ordered doughnuts and a Gatorade before leaving without paying, Rutherford police Chief Sean Farrell said. When the store manager followed him outside and tried to get him to pay, Salamon pulled a knife and began advancing toward the employee, the chief said. Customers pulled the manager back insi…
Missing NJ Man, 34, Found Dead In Heavily Wooded Area Along Brook Missing NJ Man, 34, Found Dead In Heavily Wooded Area Along Brook Missing NJ Man, 34, Found Dead In Heavily Wooded Area Along Brook
Missing NJ Man, 34, Found Dead In Heavily Wooded Area Along Brook A 34-year-old Flemington man reported missing in Hunterdon County was found dead in a heavily wooded area along a brook, Monday, Oct. 26, authorities said. Andrew Hunter was reported missing to borough police the day before, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office and Flemington Borough Police Department said. A search involving multiple law enforcement agencies ended when Hunter was found dead in a heavily wooded area along Bushkill Brook in Flemington, authorities said. Preliminary findings showed no signs of suspicious circumstances, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, auth…
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say
Remains Found In NY Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say Human remains found in a shed in New York have now been confirmed as a woman who had been missing since 2010, police said. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen alive May 6, 2010, according to authorities. Her remains were uncovered when law enforcement searched a shed at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Albany Police Department confirmed her identity on Friday, Oct. 23. “At this time the investigation, now led by the Albany Police Department, remains active and ongoing,” the department wrote. “The cause of death is still under investigation…
'It's All Going To End Tonight': NJ Man Sentenced For PA Hotel Murder Of GF Who Begged For Life 'It's All Going To End Tonight': NJ Man Sentenced For PA Hotel Murder Of GF Who Begged For Life 'It's All Going To End Tonight': NJ Man Sentenced For PA Hotel Murder Of GF Who Begged For Life
'It's All Going To End Tonight': NJ Man Sentenced For PA Hotel Murder Of GF Who Begged For Life A New Jersey man who told his girlfriend, "It's all going to end tonight," as she pleaded for her life inside a Pennsylvania hotel room will spend the rest of his life in prison for her murder, prosecutors announced on Monday, Oct. 26. Orenthia Upshur, 52, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges in the Jan. 15, 2025, shooting death of his longtime girlfriend, Maisha Coon, 49, also of Trenton, at the Sleep Inn on Street Road in Bensalem, the Bucks County District Attorney said. The couple had been in a relationship for three decades and had gone to the hotel to …
Police, Family Disagree On How E-Bike Crash That Injured 2 Teens In Bergen County Happened Police, Family Disagree On How E-Bike Crash That Injured 2 Teens In Bergen County Happened Police, Family Disagree On How E-Bike Crash That Injured 2 Teens In Bergen County Happened
Police, Family Disagree On How E-Bike Crash That Injured 2 Teens In Bergen County Happened A teenager seriously injured in a Saddle Brook e-bike crash has undergone multiple surgeries and faces months of recovery, his sister said. Dheer Visram was identified by his family as one of the victims involved in the Thursday, Oct. 22 crash at North Midland and Schepis avenues. Visram suffered fractures throughout the right side of his body and both hands, along with internal injuries, when the e-bike he was riding with another juvenile collided with a car at around 6:24 p.m., said local police, who did not identify Visram by name. Visram also needed stitches in his tongue and lips…
NJ Man Learns Fate In Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate In Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate In Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate In Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Lakehurst man was sentenced to nine years in prison after admitting to driving drunk and killing a 50-year-old construction worker in Toms River, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 26. Douglas Smith previously pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of Allen Adams, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 1 a.m., Toms River police responded to Lakewood Road and Raymond Avenue and found Adams lying in the roadway with serious injuries, Billhimer said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Brick: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Brick: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Brick: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Brick: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Brick Saturday, Oct. 24, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., Brick police responded to Brick Boulevard and North Lake Shore Drive after a pedestrian was struck by Ford Taurus traveling southbound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The pedestrian, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. The driver of the Taurus continued traveling a short distance on Brick Boulevard before pulling over and walking back to the scene of the crash, Billhimer said. The crash remains under investigation, police s…
Neptune Man Charged In Home Invasion That Left One Injured: Lakewood PD Neptune Man Charged In Home Invasion That Left One Injured: Lakewood PD Neptune Man Charged In Home Invasion That Left One Injured: Lakewood PD
Neptune Man Charged In Home Invasion That Left One Injured: Lakewood PD A 46-year-old Neptune man was arrested and charged after he broke into a home in Lakewood Saturday, Oct. 24, authorities said. At 7:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a home invasion in an apartment in John Street, Lakewood police said.  One of the occupants sustained injuries during the incident and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said. Gregory Jones was identified as the suspect and was charged with home invasion, two counts of robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon,…
BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police
BMW Driver Who Rammed NJ Cops With Car Arrested At CT Gas Station: Police A man accused of hitting a New Jersey police officer with his car was caught at a Connecticut gas station overnight, authorities said.  Connecticut State Police arrested Damien Sulewski, 22, shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, after receiving an alert that he had fled into the state.  The alert concerned a BMW allegedly involved in a police shooting in Belleville, New Jersey. Authorities said the driver had struck a Belleville police officer with the car.  Two officers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.&nbs…
GoFundMe Launched After Home Engulfed In Flames In Somerville GoFundMe Launched After Home Engulfed In Flames In Somerville GoFundMe Launched After Home Engulfed In Flames In Somerville
GoFundMe Launched After Home Engulfed In Flames In Somerville A home burned down in Somerville Saturday, Oct. 24 and now the community is coming together to help. At 6:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a structure fire at Catherine and North Gaston Avenue, Somerville Fire Department said. Unfavorable conditions made battling the blaze difficult as firefighters cut the roof for ventilation, firefighters said. The fire was declared under control at 7:55 a.m., firefighters said. A GoFundMe has been launched by Angel Songalia for his grandparents who were impacted by the fire.  "My grandparents lost everything, their clothes, their shoes, family he…
Bergen County Man, 20, Found Shot In Head Inside Vehicle In Paterson, Dies Bergen County Man, 20, Found Shot In Head Inside Vehicle In Paterson, Dies Bergen County Man, 20, Found Shot In Head Inside Vehicle In Paterson, Dies
Bergen County Man, 20, Found Shot In Head Inside Vehicle In Paterson, Dies A 20-year-old Lodi man was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a vehicle in Paterson on Sunday evening, Oct. 25, authorities said. Police responding to a report of an unresponsive man near East 38th Street and 21st Avenue around 7:39 p.m. found the victim inside the vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray said. The man was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not been released. The investigation remains active and ongoing. Authorities have not releas…
Sorority Sister Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Mourned Sorority Sister Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Mourned Sorority Sister Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Mourned
Sorority Sister Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash Mourned Caryn Coon, a 22-year-old Forked River resident, was one of two women killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, Saturday night, Oct. 24, authorities said. Coon was working toward a degree in kinesiology and health sciences at The College of New Jersey, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her family. While at TCNJ, she was a sorority sister at Delta Phi Epsilon. "Caryn was such a fun, energetic, and loving person. She was a shoulder for everyone to lean on, and if you were having a bad day, she could instantly cheer you up," Jillian Bonavia, who …