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Police: Valley Stream man head-butted officer during arrest tied to park bike incidents
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (177+ words) Apr 20, 2026, 7: 37 AM A Valley Stream man accused of aggressively swerving his bicycle at multiple women in Arthur J. Hendrickson Park allegedly became violent with police during his arrest. Authorities say 21-year-old Matthew Nunez swerved his bicycle at a 45-year-old roller skater…...
Man held at gunpoint, injured during Fordham robbery
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (66+ words) Apr 19, 2026, 3: 06 PM Police say a 33-year-old man was injured during a gunpoint robbery at East 180th Street and Webster Avenue in Fordham. Investigators say three men approached the victim when one of them displayed a firearm and took his jewelry. The…...
Westport's Police Department and Human Services Department partner on new Community Care Unit
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) Jan 31, 2026, 9: 54 AM The Westport Police Department and Human Services Department have teamed up for a new effort called the Community Care Unit, which they say is about communication more than anything else. "It's both working internally to bring the systems…...
Abandoned bear cub rescued by New Jersey State Police along I-78
2+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) Apr 2, 2026, 3: 47 PM A bear cub found alone in a roadside ditch along Interstate 78 in Union Township was rescued Wednesday afternoon by New Jersey State Police troopers, authorities said. Troopers from Troop B's Perryville Station responded at about 1: 37 p. m. to I-78 East at…...
Community outrage follows police killing of New Brunswick woman
8+ mon, 2+ hour ago (408+ words) Aug 20, 2025, 6: 38 PM Tensions ran high Wednesday night in New Brunswick, as hundreds of demonstrators protested the fatal police shooting of 68-year-old Deborah Terrell, who was killed during what her family describes as a mental health crisis. Protestors filled the street…...
Rockland lawmakers unveil new draft legislation to restrict county's communication with ICE
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) Feb 4, 2026, 6: 19 PM If enacted, the Safety and Dignity For All Act would ban county deputies, probation officers and corrections officers from communicating with ICE agents about any certain person - unless the law requires it, the person is accused of a…...
4 people shot in Paterson
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (192+ words) Apr 18, 2026, 10: 14 PM One person was killed and three others were wounded in a Saturday night shooting in Paterson, according to City Councilman Luis Velez. Officers found four gunshot wound victims in the area of East 29th Street and 10th Avenue. at about…...
Florida man arrested in Hunterdon County faces up to 20 years for cross-state kidnapping
3+ week, 3+ day ago (84+ words) Mar 27, 2026, 5: 20 AM A Florida man is facing up to 20 years in prison for a kidnapping across state lines after being arrested in Hunterdon County. Prosecutors say Ahad Hasanov, 31, took the victim in Ohio and sexually abused the victim several times....
State police seek information in fatal Newark box truck crash
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (102+ words) Apr 17, 2026, 6: 45 AM New Jersey State Police are asking witnesses to come forward about a Newark crash that killed two people on April 1. Investigators say the incident began when a box truck traveling east on I-78 veered off the road and struck…...
Willingboro High School evacuated following reported bomb threat
2+ week, 6+ day ago (166+ words) Mar 31, 2026, 10: 47 AM Willingboro High School was evacuated and dismissed early Tuesday morning following a reported bomb threat. District officials, with the help of Willingboro Police Department, moved to a virtual learning schedule "out of an abundance of caution" for the…...