A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Bergen County Target store on Saturday afternoon. A store employee made the threat, police later discovered. Law enforcement reported the incident at Target in Edgewater Commons after 1:40 p.m. Edgewater police reacted immediately to a bomb call at the company. While investigators investigated, shoppers and personnel were…
State and local authorities said police responding to a knife threat at a Piscataway, New Jersey, house shot a man and found three people dead Monday evening. Police said the incident is isolated and not a public concern. Piscataway police arrived to a River Road house at 5:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. A…
New Jersey police are investigating a gunshot in Paulsboro, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office. On Saturday, police announced an inquiry. They indicated it was ongoing and little was known. Who or what caused the event is unknown. Additionally, the victims’ health is unknown. Police investigated a Paulsboro home with an automobile in the…
A 30-year-old New Jersey man was hit and killed crossing a busy Old Bridge route early Saturday morning, officials said. The tragedy highlights the need of nighttime and early morning pedestrian safety on major state highways. Officials reported a 1:25 a.m. Route 9 South crash near an Old Bridge vehicle dealership. Police came to find…
NJ SHORE— Officials in Atlantic City stated that a man who was retrieved from the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Eve attacked first responders with a screwdriver. Around 12:30 p.m., police and firefighters from Atlantic City went to rescue a man who was having trouble near the Rhode Island Avenue beach…
Ocean County police charged a New Jersey man with multiple felonies after a struggle to arrest him on New Year’s Day. One officer was hospitalized among several injured. Authorities said it happened around 7:15 a.m. in Lacey Township’s Forked River. Police investigated a suspect on Sarasota Drive. Officials haven’t addressed the previous probe. Police found…
Union County jurors found a New Jersey town guilty of penalizing a longtime police officer after internal politics influenced his career. The case concerns Cranford Township police officer Timothy O’Brien since 1998. In late 2022, O’Brien was not promoted from sergeant to lieutenant despite having greater experience. A jury later ruled that the judgment was…
An accident on the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County killed a 31-year-old woman on New Year’s Day. Authorities claim Barnegat resident Tiara Muhammad was badly hurt when thrown from her car during the confrontation. Near Woodbridge’s mile marker 127.9 at 3:36 a.m. The New Jersey State Police said Muhammad hit a local-express lane barrier…
Local and county officials say a New Year’s Day gunfire in Paterson killed one guy and injured another. The year began tragically as authorities investigated the gunfire’s cause. Police responded to shooting along Market Street and Memorial Drive about 7:10 a.m. Two shot guys were located by police. Rescuers rushed both victims to Paterson’s St….
Traffic deaths in New Jersey fell after a 30-year peak in 2024. Traffic crashes killed 575 people in 2025, down from 684 in 2024, according to New Jersey State Police preliminary data. After years of rising car mortality in the state, this 15% decline is promising. Although still being analyzed, state authorities said preliminary results…
