Vincent P. Battiloro, 17, of New Jersey, is charged with first-degree murder in the e-bike crash deaths of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. Battiloro voiced complaints, promised vengeance, and obliquely addressed accusations in a 22-minute webcast in the days and hours before the crash. Battiloro reportedly used his livestream to address Maria and her mother’s…
A New Jersey hospital tech was arrested for sexually abusing a patient. After investigating, local police and county prosecutors caught the suspect ECG technician on Tuesday. According to prosecutors, it happened that morning in the hospital. Dumont resident Asher Younis, 41, was arrested for first-, second-, and third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact. Police said the…
Bergen County authorities say a Lyndhurst citizen is charged with setting his apartment building on fire and streaming it on Facebook. Alexander Pluchino, 42, was charged with purposefully burning cardboard and trash in his Valley Brook Avenue communal stairwell. As neighbors reported smoke and flames Tuesday morning, an emergency response was called. After 8:25 a.m.,…
Nine Chilean males were arrested by New Jersey federal officials for transnational theft. The arrests in Jersey City and Princeton on September 19 followed an investigation by ICE Newark and the FBI’s Joint Organized Crime Task Force. All nine individuals entered the US legitimately but stayed longer than their visas allowed, according to law enforcement….
A automobile murdered two 17-year-old e-bike riders in Cranford, New Jersey, on Monday night, shocking the town. Garwood police promptly apprehended a 17-year-old on two first-degree murder charges for Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. Young women were heading home from school when the 5:30 p.m. Burnside Avenue collision occurred. Local officials said a black 2021…
New Jersey’s dismal tale has changed. The man committed suicide in Camden County jail the day after being convicted of murdering his wife. Jail guards found 53-year-old Shawn Lichtfuss of Voorhees dead in his cell late at night on September 19 during routine checks. After being pronounced dead, it was discovered that he had suffocated…
A Vineland, New Jersey, 13-year-old girl told police a man stopped her on her way to school, showed her his private parts, and tried to get her into his car. Police are investigating this disturbing tale. The event took place Monday about 6:30–7:30 a.m. on South Valley Avenue, 0.3 kilometers from the girl’s school. The…
The lawsuit involving Tiffany Valiante’s 2015 train crash death has taken a new turn as state officials and NJ Transit seek to dismiss it. Tiffany died on a rural South Jersey train line after a graduation celebration, but her parents have challenged the suicide verdict in numerous courts. Tiffany’s parents sued under the New Jersey…
A man in Jersey City was caught disguising his license plates with socks to avoid paying over $18,000 in tolls at the Holland Tunnel. The 51-year-old driver had black socks over his plate when Port Authority police saw him. Authorities claim the suspect hid from toll cameras with socks since they didn’t have an E-ZPass…
The contentious arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was highlighted by newly disclosed body-worn camera evidence showing that federal agents acted under the apparent direction of the U.S. Deputy Attorney General. On September 29, the U.S. District Court for New Jersey released the film, which is key to Congresswoman LaMonica McIver’s federal assault defense. McIver,…
