A late-night crash involving a bear on Interstate 78 left a New Jersey motorcyclist with serious injuries on Sunday, according to authorities. The incident happened at approximately 11:21 p.m. on the westbound side of Interstate 78 near milepost 22.4 in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County. New Jersey State Police said the crash occurred when a bear…
A New Jersey man diagnosed with autism has filed a lawsuit alleging he was wrongly arrested and detained for nearly two weeks after neighbors complained about his behavior captured on a home security camera. The case raises serious questions about probable cause, disability awareness, and police procedures in Bergen County. According to court filings, 53-year-old…
South Jersey Pharmacist and Wife Face Federal Charges in Prescription Drug and Citizenship Case Federal authorities have charged a New Jersey pharmacist and his wife in separate cases involving prescription drug distribution and alleged false statements made during the U.S. citizenship process. According to federal prosecutors, Charles Suh, 63, of Voorhees, New Jersey, is accused…
A police officer in Paramus, New Jersey, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a simple interaction on social media became the turning point that cost him a promotion and triggered an internal investigation within the department. Michael Boccher Sr., a long-serving officer with the Paramus Police Department, claims in court documents that he was unfairly…
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to federal prison after authorities said he played a central role in a long-running online fraud operation that convinced victims across several states to send large amounts of money through romance scams, fake cryptocurrency investments, and other deceptive schemes. Federal prosecutors said 38-year-old Kenny Osas Okuonghae of Edison,…
A New Jersey man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Bridgeton father of six has been sentenced to 45 years in prison, bringing a major criminal case from 2022 to a close. Ryan A. Askins, 32, of Bridgeton, received the sentence on Thursday after a jury found him guilty earlier this year in the…
A 25-year-old truck driver from New York lost his life in a serious early-morning crash on Interstate 80 in Warren County, New Jersey, on Wednesday after his tractor-trailer collided with another tractor-trailer that was parked along the highway shoulder. According to authorities, the crash happened at approximately 6:55 a.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate…
A homicide investigation that sparked a multi-county search across southern New Jersey has ended with the arrest of a Salem County man accused of killing his aunt during a domestic dispute and then fleeing the area. Authorities announced that 27-year-old Leroy L. Martin Jr. of Woodstown was taken into custody on Thursday following an intensive…
Authorities in Passaic County are investigating after a body was discovered in the Passaic River on Thursday morning near the Monroe Street Bridge, an area that connects parts of Passaic and Garfield. According to local officials, the discovery was reported shortly after 7:25 a.m. when a resident contacted law enforcement after noticing what appeared to…
A weekend traffic incident in Monmouth County turned fatal after a pickup truck left the roadway and crashed into a line of trees, resulting in the death of a 43-year-old driver, according to local authorities. Police confirmed that the crash happened on Saturday afternoon along Route 18 in Ocean Township. The driver, identified as a…
