A former officer suing Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro in Union County for retribution after reporting sexual harassment is bringing attention to the case. Battiloro’s nephew is accused with a deadly Cranford hit-and-run, drawing attention to the lawsuit. Matthew O’Holla, the plaintiff, left the Westfield Police Department in early August after nearly ten years. After…
The downtown Portland Ice Cube tour bus fire last month was not targeted, according to investigators. Portland Police believe the early September 23 Southwest Oak Street and Broadway fire was random vandalism. Firefighters quickly extinguished the car fire. No one was hurt when bus smoke was evacuated. The investigation into the fire’s cause continues, although…
A Salem County, New Jersey, woman claims a kindergarten teacher’s assistant assaulted her five-year-old daughter, leaving her wounded and afraid to return. Child’s mother Mariah says John Fenwick Academy reported misconduct. She was rushed to school with awful news. Mom came at school to see the teacher’s aide putting her daughter into a chair. She…
After being dragged from the ocean, a Seaside Park, NJ man died early Saturday morning. The occasion was tragic. Locals said emergency workers were called to 8th Avenue beach just before noon after seeing a swimmer struggling. The Seaside Park Fire Department’s water rescue crew rescued the swimmer. His name is John DeVone, 54, from…
A Trenton officer was shot Saturday night near the base. Near the Trenton Police Department on Lincoln, Perry, and North Clinton roads, it happened about 9:15 p.m. The cop was brought to a local hospital for leg injuries immediately. The officer’s injuries were stable late Saturday night, police added. Police haven’t identified a suspect or…
A Clifton, New Jersey, hit-and-run murdered a 20-year-old woman early Saturday morning. Case under investigation by police. Paterson native Kamaya Young was found dead on the northbound side of Route 21 at Route 3 west Exit 9, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. A woman was found on the road about 8 a.m. by…
A big Garfield, New Jersey, fire spread to nearby homes on Sunday afternoon, frightening everyone. Police are investigating. The Bergen County prosecutor believes the fire was intentional. Palisade Avenue apartment caught fire at 12:16 p.m., spreading to nearby properties. Four Garfield fire departments and local firefighters helped. The fire damaged many nearby properties despite moving…
After two adolescent girls died in an accident involving 17-year-old Vincent P. Battiloro, Cranford was rattled. Battiloro was held after the collision but released by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office pending further investigation. He was caught two days later and charged with two first-degree murders of 17-year-olds Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. Battiloro, driving an…
Club 35, a prominent Sayreville strip club, owners received probation for prostitution and unpaid state taxes. Freehold couple Doreen and Anthony Acciardi Sr. made news across New Jersey. Both pled convicted to brothel ownership and state income tax evasion earlier this year. The Attorney General’s Office charged the pair with multiple felonies after a thorough…
On Friday morning, many people gathered at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Union to mourn Maria Niotis, one of two Cranford teens who died in a horrible accident earlier this week. Residents, churchgoers, and their families mourned and supported each other. The church’s front had Maria’s white coffin. The Greek flag and red roses…
