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Neighbors Awakened By Screams In Deadly Doylestown House Fire Neighbors of one Doylestown community called 911 after being woken up by screams coming from inside a burning house that left one person dead early Sunday morning. The house at 5777 Private Dr., was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 3:15 a.m., Buckingham Township police said. The homeowner told responders outside saying someone else was still inside, but the house was fully involved with flames and smoke, preventing units from entering. Police and firefighters tried to get into the upstairs portion of the house where the other homeowner was located. Fire person…

by Cecilia Levine

12/05/2021

Police & Fire

Mom Stabs 5-Month-Old Daughter Dead: Salem County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Penns Grove mom has been charged in the stabbing death of her 5-month-old child, authorities announced Saturday. Kristhie I. Alcazar, 26, was arrested on murder charges after her daughter was found with stab wounds on Friday, Dec. 3, the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Police responded to an open 911 call with audible disturbance in the background. Investigators arrived at Alcazar’s home on Helms Cove Lane in Penns Grove, where they found her arguing with another person and the body of the infant with visible stab wounds to the chest, authorities …

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Police & Fire

Police Helicopter Helps Nab Thieves In Stolen Bergen County Car: Newark Authorities A Newark police helicopter helped track a pair of car thieves in an SUV stolen out of Bergen County, authorities said. The copter spotted a gray Alfa Romeo SUV stolen out of Closter speeding near 16th Avenue and South 13th Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday, city police said in a release. The car was later seen parked in a driveway at North 6th Street and 12th Avenue. Upon becoming aware of police presence, Rasheed Mells, 23, the driver, got out of the car and ran, police said. He was apprehended at North 11th Street. Newark Police Director Brian A. O’Hara, who was in the area at the time appr…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Police & Fire

Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash Support is surging for an EMT supervisor who was seriously in a motorcycle crash while coming home from work in Elizabeth Friday. Jason Hamilton, affectionately known as "Hammy," was flown to the hospital after the crash at the corner of Magie Avenue and Springfield Road, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Hamilton faces a long road ahead as he recovers at University Hospital, those who know him say. Please keep in your prayers our EMS Supervisor Jason “Hammy”Hamilton (S5) who is assigned to the Elizabeth Fire... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Saturd…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

News

New Lawsuit Details NJ Rabbi's Horrific Sexual Abuse Of Teen Students A New Jersey rabbi formerly convicted of child sex assault is facing lawsuits from five women alleging he sexually abused them, too -- all while his employers sat idly, according to various media outlets. Rabbi Baruch Lanner, the Orthodox Union (OU), the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) and Hillel Yeshiva High School were named as defendants in the suit, filed earlier this week in Middlesex County Superior Court, as originally reported by the Jewish Week via the Jewish Telegraph Association. Lanner's abuse was initially detailed in an investigative piece by the Jewish Week cal…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Obituaries

Late NJ Dad Walked Miles To Train So Wife Could Use Car For Son With Autism, Campaign Says Support is surging for a New Jersey mom and her son after the patriarch of the family died suddenly. Aliaksei Novikau of Wayne passed away on Nov. 28. He was 47 years old. Meanwhile, his wife, Tanya, and their son Anthony, who has autism, are left grieving his loss. More than $1,800 had been raised as of Saturday morning on a GoFundMe for the mother and son. He was being remembered as a caring and devoted husband and dad. "Any time someone needed help with something, Alex dropped whatever he was doing to lend a hand," GoFundMe founder Matt Watkins said. "Our car broke down in the …

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Police & Fire

Gunman Shoots Retired Newark Police Capt. In Attempted Carjacking, More Arrests: Authorities Several arrests were made in connection with an attempted carjacking and multiple shootings including one for firing at a retired police officer in Newark this week, authorities said. The following information was released by Newark Public Safety Director O’Hara: On Nov. 24, police responded to 14th Avenue on a ShotSpotter notification where police found the victim, a retired Newark police captain, who had been shot at by a juvenile who attempted to carjack him. The suspect was arrested Friday on charges of carjacking, aggravated assault, weapon possession and criminal misch…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Police & Fire

10-Month-Old Baby Stabbed Dead In South Jersey Home: Report A baby was stabbed to death in a Salem County home, 6abc reports. Police were called to a home on Helms Cove Lane around 11 p.m., where the 10-month-old baby was found unresponsive with multiple stab wounds, the outlet said citing authorities. It was not clear Saturday if any arrests had been made. Click here for more from 6abc.

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

Police & Fire

Boy Dies After Being Struck By Train On Jersey Shore: NJT A boy died after being struck by a train early Saturday morning on the Jersey Shore, New Jersey Transit officials said. The North Jersey Coastline train with two engines had no passenger cars when the boy was struck around 1:30 a.m. near West Bergen Place near Red Bank station, NJ Transit spokesperson Everett Merrill told Daily Voice. The train was heading from the Meadows Maintenance Complex (MMC) in Kearny to Long Branch, he told the outlet. No passengers were on the train and no injuries were reported to the crew. Service was suspended in both directions between Long Bran…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

News

Mangled Bait Dog In NJ Fighting Ring Dies As Another Fights For Her Life, Rescue Says One pit bull believed to be a bait dog in a New Jersey dog fighting ring died days after being discovered, while another remains fighting for her life. Peaches was the first dog to be found in the case about a week before Thanksgiving. She was discovered in Vineland in "horrific condition," Jersey Pits said. ‼️PLEASE SHARE URGENT RESCUE IN PROGRESS FOR PEACHES‼️ We were alerted of a Pittie named Peaches and she is in horrific... Posted by Jersey Pits Rescue on Saturday, November 20, 2021 {warning: graphic images} Percy remains hospitalized receiving round the clock care. He is fi…

by Cecilia Levine

12/04/2021

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