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Cecilia Levine

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UPS Employee Heading To Work Struck, Killed In Bridgewater Hit-Run Crash, Authorities Say A 28-year-old Plainfield man was on his way to work at UPS when he was struck and killed by a tractor trailer that fled the scene around 2 a.n. in Bridgewater, authorities announced. Robert C. Cepeda had gotten off an NJ Transit commuter bus on the westbound side of Route 28 with two co-workers when he was struck near Chimney Rock Road while walking across an intersection toward a nearby convenience store, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The trailer was brown or red and heading eastbound, and slowed down but failed to stop at the scene, Robertson said alongside lo…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

Police & Fire

NJ Man Thought He Was Meeting Teen Boy For Sex -- It Was Undercover Agent, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man who thought he was chatting with a 15-year-old boy online was actually talking to an undercover officer, and was arrested when he tried meeting up with him at a strip mall, authorities said. Kevin Hilbert, 53, of Florence, had been talking to the "boy" over a social media app for several weeks in April and May, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced. He was arrested on May 5, after picking up a beverage for the teen at a convenience store and then heading to the Hamilton strip mall to meet him, authorities said. The undercover officer had told Hamilton soon into c…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

Police & Fire

13 Displaced, 2 Firefighters Injured In Massive Bayonne House Fire Two firefighters were injured, two cats were rescued and 13 people were displaced by a three-alarm Bayonne house fire Wednesday. Flames shot out of the home at 126 W. 27th St., around 3:40 p.m., and had spread to both adjacent buildings, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said. An occupant was treated by McCabe EMS at the scene while two firefighters were treated at the hospital and released, officials said. Two cats were also rescued from one of the adjacent buildings, and given oxygen by paramedics. The cause remains under investigation but does not appear suspicious, authoriti…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

Police & Fire

Swatara Crews Rescue Driver, Vehicle Hanging Over Embankment Firefighters in Swatara worked to lift a car that had tumbled down a small embankment and struck another vehicle parked at a car dealership. Rescue91 posted photos of the scene on the 3300 block of Paxton Street Wednesday, where the vehicle had apparently struck a car parked at the Subaru dealership. At the sceneswatarafire91 Instagram Crews stabilized the vehicle using cribbing, struts and the winch from a truck. Once the vehicle was stabilized, crews helped the occupant get out of the vehicle safely. No injuries were reported. At the sceneswatarafire91 Instagram

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

News

Winners: 2 Powerball Tickets Good For $50K Each Sold In NJ A pair of winning Powerball tickets good for $50,000 a piece were sold in New Jersey. The winning numbers for the May 26 drawing were: 02, 08, 21, 34, and 62. The Red Power Ball number was 16. The Multiplier number was 02. They were sold at the following locations: Burlington County: Masonville News & Food Store, 241 Masonville Rd., Mt. Laurel; and, Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt. The Powerball jackpot rolls to $253 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, May 29, at 10:59 p.m.

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

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Prosecutor: NJ Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Between Ages 8, 10 A Hudson County man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl on multiple occasions when she was between the ages of 8 and 10 years old. Mario Villa, 62, of West New York, assaulted the now-13-year-old girl between 2016 and 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Special Victims Unit was notified by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency last month and launched an investigation in the alleged assaults. Villa was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, sexual assault, child endangerment and more on May 25, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson Coun…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

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UPS Employee Heading To Work Struck, Killed In Bridgewater Hit-Run Crash, Authorities Say A 28-year-old Plainfield man was on his way to work at UPS when he was struck and killed by a tractor trailer that fled the scene around 2 a.n. in Bridgewater, authorities announced. Robert C. Cepeda had gotten off an NJ Transit commuter bus on the westbound side of Route 28 with two co-workers when he was struck near Chimney Rock Road while walking across an intersection toward a nearby convenience store, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The trailer was brown or red and heading eastbound, and slowed down but failed to stop at the scene, Robertson said alongside lo…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

News

Amazon Buys MGM Studios In $8.45 Billion Deal Amazon announced it will be purchasing MGM Studios in an $8.45 billion deal. The acquisition is Amazon's most expensive, following Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in 2017. Amazon made the announcement on Wednesday, and emphasized it will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalog of films, and provide customers with greater access to these existing works. Through this acquisition, Amazon would empower MGM to continue to do what they do best: Great storytelling, the company said. "Legally Blonde," "12 Angry Men," "Basic Instinct," "Rocky," "Thelma & Louise," "Fargo," "The Handmaid's T…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

Police & Fire

PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 Three Pennsylvania men were charged in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 287 in New Jersey that injured a motorcyclist over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown; Luis Velez, 37, of Bethlehem; and Raymond Bethancourt, 35, of Shillington have been arrested on various weapons charges while Plaza is also facing a charge of attempted murder, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers from the Somerville Station responded to Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater, where the motorcyclist had called 911 saying another driver brandished a gun and shot him on the highway around 6:40 p…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

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Manville Man In His 30s Dies In Route 22 Crash A man in his 30s died in a crash on Route 22 in Somerset County Wednesday, authorities said. Bound Brook police responded to the eastbound side of the roadway following multiple 911 calls reporting a crash between Vosseller and Mountain avenues around 11:20 a.m., Deputy Chief Kevin Rivenbark said. The Manville man, whose identity was not being released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Several witnesses pulled over and cooperated with the investigation. The accident was under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Reconstruction Team…

by Cecilia Levine

05/27/2021

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