A teenage Broadway actress was tragically murdered at her Edison home on Sunday morning, shocking the community. Authorities received a 911 call of a stabbing at a Grover Avenue home around 9:15 a.m. Imani Smith, 26, was found with multiple stab wounds by authorities. She was rushed to a local hospital but died shortly after….
A father and son implicated in a gruesome murder and dismemberment in Camden County have rejected plea agreements from prosecutors, startling officials and the community. After a night of cards with friends in June, Harold “Hal” Miller Jr., 48, was killed. Camden resident Everton R. Thomas, 42, is accused of shooting Miller to death. Authorities…
A Kearny, New Jersey man faces significant charges after a bow-and-arrow attack and police standoff. In police arrest, Oscar Feijoo, 44, allegedly killed and ruined a man’s home. An arrow hit 45-year-old Harrison resident Pablo Criollo near Kearny and Johnston Avenues late Saturday night. First responders took Criollo to University Hospital in Newark at 6:45…
New Jersey prosecutors say a federal jury convicted two Jersey City men of a gang-related attack that killed three people, including a pregnant woman, exposing street gang savagery. Neighborhood Federal agents identified Bloods gang members. 2017 saw their conviction for targeting a rival gang member. Maintaining gang domination was the goal, according to prosecutors. A…
Three puppies abandoned near a school early Sunday morning spurred a Passaic County investigation. Officials need community help identifying the criminal. A Clifton neighbor called police after seeing a white SUV stop outside Clifton School 3 at Washington Avenue and 7th Street about 8 a.m. A woman allegedly fled, abandoned three puppies, and drove away….
A three-car crash in Ewing Township during a high-speed police pursuit injured one child, according to investigators. Police and emergency services responded to a car theft and dangerous chase across a busy intersection by two teens. Before 7:00 p.m., police claimed the pursuit began on Prospect Street near Parkway Avenue. Patrolling officers sought to halt…
The late-night fight outside a Woodland Park high-end catering and event site murdered a 46-year-old Plainfield man. Westmount Country Club, a Passaic County wedding and Christmas party venue, celebrated before midnight Thursday. After 11:50 p.m., the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and local police found a man not responding outside the venue. At Paterson’s St. Joseph’s…
A New Jersey jury convicted a man of many child sexual crimes, highlighting child protection legislation. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office announced the conviction this week, underlining the crimes’ seriousness and trial evidence. Torean Nixon, 41, of Newark was convicted of two first-degree aggravated sexual assaults, two second-degree assaults, and two second-degree child endangerment. Each…
Despite household abuse allegations, a 6-year-old Newark girl died days after a state welfare worker checked on her. This has raised public scrutiny of New Jersey’s child protection system. How warning signs are evaluated and why official alerts sometimes fail have been raised by the case. State officials reported multiple calls to New Jersey’s child…
A minor television and film star was indicted by a New Jersey grand jury for road rage near Stockton University. Prosecutors say a driving dispute evolved into a daytime life-threatening gunshot. Port Republic’s 47-year-old Ernest Heinz was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons crimes. According to court documents, the 31-count accusation follows…
