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Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A confessed member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison.
Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, NJ, must serve a little over two years before he'll be eligible for release because there's no parole in the federal prison system.
Jackson was part of a second-story crew that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on “stereotype and opportunity" from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019.
One of Jackson's associates told detectives t…
Three Men Charged In New Year's Elizabeth Homicide: Prosecutor
Three Elizabeth men have been charged with a homicide that occurred in the city on New Year's Day 2023.
On the early morning hours of the New Year, Elizabeth police responded to 4th Street and found Vladmir Martinez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said.
An investigation identified Jofrandy Diaz-Ramirez, 25, Albenys Soto-Fernandez, 25 and Yoel Sanchez, 22, as the men responsible, authorities said. Diaz-Ramirez …
Union County Dad, Coach Battling Brain Cancer Sees Overwhelming Support
Phil Orsini, a Union County dad, is in the fight of his life. But he won't do it alone.
Orsini, of Scotch Plains, was diagnosed with Grade 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme, brain cancer, last year. He had surgery at Morristown Medical Center and underwent nine months of treatments, according to a campaign launched for his fight.
Despite his diagnosis, Orsini continued to live his life, coaching youth softball and basketball, fishing, golfing, performing punk rock karaoke and spending time with his wife Jill, and his two daughters, Lena and Amelia.
Dear Friends,
Phil Orsini, a softball e…
Elizabeth Driver Charged In Route 35 Sayreville Crash That Killed Passenger
A 26-year-old driver from Union County has been charged with vehicular homicide in a Sayreville crash that killed one of his passengers, authorities said.
Brandon Witkowski, of Elizabeth, was charged Thursday, April 18, in the Route 35 crash that killed Zion Jackson, 24, of Keansburg, last fall, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
On Oct. 28, 2023, at 5 a.m., authorities responded to Route 35 South in the vicinity of Fred’s Bait and Tackle Shop, following the report of a fatal crash. Police found a 2009 Acura TL that had rolled over onto two parked vehic…
Man Who Struck, Killed Victim With Car Intentionally Gets 13 Years: Union County Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Orange man was sentenced to 13 years in state prison on Friday, March 8, after killed a 30-year-old Newark man by deliberately hitting him with his car in Elizabeth in 2021, authorities said.
On April 3, 2021, Kareem Allen got into a verbal altercation with Malcom Webb at a restaurant in Elizabeth on Dickinson Street, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said.
Allen, Webb and others exited the restaurant and Allen proceeded to enter his car and deliberately strike Webb before …
Gotcha! NJ Duo Charged With Beating Gas Station Attendants In Armed Tri-County Robbery Spree
Two men wanted for beating attendants during a two-day spree of quick-stop armed gas station robberies in three New Jersey counties were captured by federal agents, authorities said.
Ex-con Ahmad Singletary, 24, and Joseph Young, 26, both of Newark, committed three of the robberies last Sept. 5, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
Four more holdups -- also in a single day -- followed exactly a week later, the U.S. attorney said.
Singletary "threatened, assaulted, and struck victims in the head" with a Ruger 9 mm P95 handgun, injuring all of them, a complaint filed by the ATF says.
Th…
Winner! Hillside Powerball Player Scores $50K
Two North Jersey Powerball players, one in Middlesex County and one in Union County, had a lucrative ending to 2023.
Their tickets matched four of the five numbers, plus the Powerball, in the drawing held on Saturday, Dec. 30, winning $50,000.
The tickets were sold at Fiesta Pilipino Restaurant and Grocery in Colonia and Seabra Foods in Hillside. The winning numbers were 10, 11, 26, 27, 34, and the Powerball was 7.
Snow Showers Could Close Out 2023 In Some Parts Of NJ, Mostly Dry Elsewhere: NWS
It won't be white but there will be flurries.
New Year's Eve could come with snow (just a dusting of it) in parts of New Jersey, the National Weather Service says.
We're gonna actually see our local star for a fair amount of today, which is something we haven't seen much of for the... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Friday, December 29, 2023
The week will close out with sunny skies and temps near 50 on Friday, Dec. 29, according to the NWS.
Temperatures will drop to around 45 on Saturday, Dec. 30, and slightly lower Sunday, Dec. 31. Sunday evening…
Winner! Linden Lotto Player Strikes It Rich
It was a lucky Tuesday, Nov. 28 for two Mega Millions players in North Jersey.
Two tickets, one sold in Union County and another sold in Bergen County, matched four of the five winning numbers plus the gold Mega Ball, winning $10,000. The ticket sold in Bergen County was bought with a Megaplier, increasing the prize to $30,000. Only 12 lottery players in the country took home $10,000.
The tickets were sold at A & S Discount Liquors in Linden and Rocklin's in Teaneck. The winning numbers were 27, 37, 42, 59, 61 and the gold Mega Ball was 11.
Matricide: Rahway Woman Fatally Stabbed Mother, Jury Finds
A 26-year-old New Jersey woman was found guilty of fatally stabbing her mother on Friday, Nov. 3, authorities said.
Malika Jones, of Rahway, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter for the incident, which occurred in February 2020, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said.
At 3 p.m. on February 16, the Rahway Police Department responded to 100 East Albert Street and found Inell Jones, 58, fatally stabbed at the scene, authorities said. Malika was immediately taken into custody, authorities said.
Jones was a former Barnard student who had …