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30-Year-Old Man Dies After Coworkers Pull Him From Bottom Of Employer's Jersey Shore Pool A 30-year-old man died after being found by coworkers at the bottom of a swimming pool on their employer's Jersey Shore property Friday, authorities said. Guilebaldo Ramos, 30, of Freehold, was swimming with his co-workers when they saw him at the bottom of the deep end of the Conover Road pool in Millstone around 6:45 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Ramos' co-workers removed him from the pool and attempted life-saving measures, the sergeant said. Ramos was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics arrived. The incident remained under investigation as of Sa…

by Cecilia Levine

07/31/2021

Police & Fire

Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support is surging for a Reading family who lost three of its own along with their belongings in a blaze earlier this week. More than $11,500 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe for Aaron "Ace" Torres, mourning the loss of his partner, Catherine Torres, and two of their kids. Catherine, 32, and 9-year-old Christian Torres died of burns and smoke inhalation following the blaze at 936 Muhlenberg St., Thursday morning, the Reading Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived at 9:41 a.m. to find the 2.5-story building ravaged by flames that had spread rapidly from the downstairs kitche…

by Cecilia Levine

07/31/2021

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old NJ Boy Said Nothing Before Deadly Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel, Report Says A 14-year-old New Jersey boy leapt to his death from The Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City Thursday. The teen was with his parents, sister and grandmother, and said nothing before the jumped around 12:50 p.m., the New York Post reports. Police did not disclose the boy's identity, however, NJ1015 says he was from Livingston. This is the fourth suicide at the building in the last 18 months, and could prompt The Vessel to close, the outlet said. “We are heartbroken by this tragedy and our thoughts are with the family of the young person who lost his life,” Hudson Yards spokeswoman Kimb…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Prosecutor: NJ Drug Dealer Indicted In Woman's OD Death, Fentanyl In System Was 5X Lethal Dose A Burlington County drug dealer was indicted on charges stemming from a woman's fatal overdose in 2019, authorities said. Antoine Crawley, 35, of Pemberton's Sunbury Village section, was charged by a grand jury in the death of 27-year-old Brittney Wallace, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. An autopsy found that the fentanyl level in Wallace's system was more than five times the lethal dose, authorities said. The indictment returned June 24 charges Crawley with strict liability for drug-induced death, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled …

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Hillside Man Stabbed Victim In Throat During Physical Fight, Police Say A 29-year-old man was arrested in a Hillside stabbing, authorities announced. Hillside's Maurice H. Ray Jr. was engaged in an argument with the victim when he left and returned later with a female on July 23, Det. Natalie Ogonowski said. A physical fight broke out between the female and the victim, at which point Ray cut the victim's neck, authorities said. Officers arrived at the scene and the victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the detective said. Ray was charged on a warrant on July 26, and arrested on July 27, after police saw him at a local…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Business

Hundreds Of Nostalgic Customers Line Up For One Last Bite From 'The Fireplace' Nostalgia set in Friday for hundreds of customers who turned out in droves hoping for one last burger from The Fireplace in Paramus. The Route 17 burger joint announced in a Facebook post Thursday that July 30 would be its last day open after 65 years in business. Nearly 500 people stopped by the iconic eatery, some ready to say their goodbyes, others hoping that the news wasn't true. VIDEO. The line snaked around the inside of The Fireplace and then out the door and around the parking lot. The iconic Paramus restaurant is closing its doors after 65yrs. Rising food prices and slowin…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

News

NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog A New Jersey man previously on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list was sentenced to 31 and a half years in prison for killing his fiancé and her dog, authorities announced Friday. Lamont Stephenson, 46, on June 17 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for strangling Olga “Ivy” DeJesus in her Newark home on Oct. 17, 2014, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Stephenson said he killed DeJesus because he had been fired from his job at Pep Boys, the auto parts and service store, and did not want to tell her. He also pleaded guilty to one count of ani…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Seen HIM? Man Wanted In Deadly Shooting Of Jersey City Woman Authorities in Hudson County are seeking the public's help in locating a man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting. An arrest warrant has been issued for 26-year-old Mark Stewart, of Jersey City, for the shooting of 30-year-old Felicia Stewart on July 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. Felicia was shot on Grant Avenue near MLK Drive just before 1 a.m. while attending a memorial service for another shooting victim, officials said. She was rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased at 2:02 a.m. The Regional Medical Examiner determin…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Police & Fire

Roselle Man Points Loaded 'Ghost Gun' At Driver In Cranford Road Rage Incident, Police Say A 37-year-old Roselle man was in police custody after pointing a loaded, illegal firearm at another driver in a road rage incident Thursday evening, authorities in Cranford said. Alexander Truzzolino, of Roselle, was stopped in white Ford van at Springfield Avenue and Lafayette Place, where a confrontation ensued around 8:05 p.m., Cranford police said. There, Truzzolino flashed a firearm at the other driver, authorities said. Sergeants D’Ambola and Stiansen immediately found the suspect vehicle and coordinated with other patrol units to conduct a felony motor vehicle stop in the area of Mu…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

Weather

Tornado Touched Down In North Jersey, NWS Confirms A tornado touched down in North Jersey during Thursday's storm, the National Weather Service has confirmed. The EF-0 twister had maximum winds of 65 mph, was 50 yards wide and touched down just before 6 p.m. in Essex County. We can confirm an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Essex County, NJ yesterday evening. Maximum winds were 65 mph and it was on the ground for less than a half mile. Several trees and large limbs were knocked down, with one home left severely damaged. #NJwx #tornado pic.twitter.com/SZ7ilLUTPt — NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) July 30, 2021 The tornado was on the…

by Cecilia Levine

07/30/2021

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