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Cecilia Levine

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NJ Amazon Workers Demand Details In Colleague's Death, Some Info Released: NBC Amazon employees who worked alongside the man who collapsed and died during the company's Prime Day shopping rush at a New Jersey warehouse are demanding answers, NBC reports. While some staffers speculated that the death was work-related, Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson told the outlet that the incident was related to a personal medical condition, and ruled out working conditions as a culprit and disputed labor leaders’ account of the timeline. The worker, identified only as Rafael, experienced chest pains the evening before his shift on Wednesday, July 13, but didn't tell colleagues o…

by Cecilia Levine & Eli M. Rosenberg (NBC News)

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

NJ Man 'Posed As Doctor' To Sexually Assault Woman Hurt In Car Crash: Police A 65-year-old man from Old Bridge is accused of posing as a doctor to "treat" and sexually assault a woman who was hurt in a car crash, said authorities and charging documents. The woman had declined treatment at the scene of the crash days earlier, but arrived at Orger Sibaja-Bolanos' home at the Brynwood Gardens Apartments on Wednesday, July 20, with her boyfriend, NJ Advance Media says citing court papers. Sibaja-Bolanos brought the woman into a bedroom where he began massaging the areas where she said she was in pain, then instructed her to take off her shirt and bra, the…

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Arrest Made In Shooting That Killed Beloved Newark Corner Store Owner A 24-year-old murder suspect wanted in a corner store killing in Newark was captured in Kearny, authorities said. Quadree Richardson, 24, is accused of fatally killing Rabel Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, while he was working at a corner store on the 200 block of South 10th Street Sunday, July 17, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Richardson was charged with first degree murder and two weapon offenses. Ramos-Gomez's heartbroken step-children launched a GoFundMe, remembering him as a "giving soul." "A tragedy, he was working at the store with his…

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Linden Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, 2 Girls, Woman: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Linden man was ordered detained pending pending disposition after his arrest for sexually assaulting a boy, two girls and a woman, authorities announced. An investigation into Johan A. Osorno began last month, when the Linden Police Department notified he sexually assaulted the two children, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. During the investigation, police learned Osorno had also molested a now-adult female when she was a minor between 2018 and 2020, according to Assistant Prosecutor Bryan Tiscia, who is prosecuting the case. A woman was al…

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Driver, 23, Equipped With Emergency Tool Saved Her Own Life When Car Went Into D&R Canal It wasn't luck that a 23-year-old driver experienced when her car plunged into the D&R Canal. It was preparation. Guided by police dispatcher Ryan Howarth, Sara Goyal was equipped with an emergency window-break tool, which she used to shatter her car window and free herself when her car began sinking into the D&R Canal. The incident happened near Jacques Lane in Franklin Township Thursday, July 21 just before 11 a.m., and Goyal's "timely decision" allowed to swim to a nearby embankment as her car floated northbound, local police said. Franklin officers, Brian Quigley, Lauren Gregor…

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

East Orange Apartment Fire Kills Woman, Displaces 18 Families (Video) A massive fire tore through an East Orange apartment building, killing an elderly woman and displacing 18 families overnight and into Friday morning, July 22. Five firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the nine hours it took to put out the fire at The Villa on Prospect Street. Our hearts are with those affected by today's #fire in East Orange. At this time, our volunteers have provided 44 people... Posted by American Red Cross New Jersey Region on Friday, July 22, 2022 The three-alarm blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. and was burning when the sun came up. The elderly …

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

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E. Coli Found In This Bergen County Drinking Water System A boil water advisory has been issued for several Bergen County towns after E. coli was discovered in the drinking water. The advisory was issued to Veolia customers in Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Fairview, Fort Lee, Leonia, Ridgefield and Palisades Park, the company said on Thursday, July 21. E. coli was confirmed in samples taken July 19 and 20, following a water main break at the Ridgefield plant, the company said. What should you do? Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one minute and let it cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for…

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Killed In Central Jersey Crash Was Aspiring Mechanic Nelisson De La Rosa was just more than a year out of high school and had a bright future ahead of him, those who knew him said. He was an aspiring mechanic and, no matter the circumstance, had a positive attitude. The 19-year-old Franklin Township resident died in a Somerset crash Wednesday, July 20, leaving his single dad to grieve the loss of yet another son. More than $6,800 had been raised as of Thursday, July 21 on a GoFundMe to help bring his body to the Dominican Republic, where his mother lives. De La Rosa collided with a Toyota Camry turning left on Easton Avenue …

by Cecilia Levine

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Police Intercept Rape At Silver Spring Transit Center: Transit PD Police intercepted a rape at a Maryland transit center early Thursday, July 21. Tiwan D. Sweet, 38, of Washington DC, tried forcing himself into the victim and physically assaulted her while she waited at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring around 3 a.m., Metro Transit Police said. The victim yelled for help and Montgomery County Police responded and, intervened in the attack. Sweet was detained and arrested upon arrival of MTPD. “This is a heinous crime against an innocent victim and the community is now safer with this arrest,” MTPD Chief Michael Anzallo said. …

by Cecilia Levine

07/21/2022

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Twitter Has Field Day After Drone Stops Flights At Reagan National Airport Reports of a drone halted all flights at Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday, July 21 — and Twitter users were having a field day. Some suspected the drone was a tourist trying to get a shot of the Washington Monument. A grounded passenger was just happy the delay wasn't for a "boring" reason. Whoever is operating that drone at DCA is going to be in a world of trouble...chaotic situation right now in the airspace around DCA as inbound flights being turned away from approach/landing. #aviation — Kenny Lorber (@KMLorbz) July 21, 2022 All arrivals and departures at the Arlington ai…

by Cecilia Levine

07/21/2022

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