Monday, May 13, 2013
Gubernatorial candidate speaks in Newark Monday about the 'scourge' of gun violence
The likely Democratic candidate for governor accused incumbent Chris Christie on Monday of supporting "shallow" gun control legislation in order to avoid alienating conservatives elsewhere in the country. “This governor calibrates every decision he makes with an eye towards 2016. He calibrates every decision he makes with an eye towards making sure it plays well with voters in the cornfields of Iowa, instead of standing up for what’s right for the people and neighborhoods of New Jersey,” state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) said during a press conference held at Good Neighbor Baptist Church in Newark. Buono is expected to win next month’s primary, but is an underdog in the November governor’s race against the popular Christie, who is …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
[UPDATED] Department of Environmental Protection took over the 30 to 40 gallon fuel cleanup at the intersection of Short Hills Avenue and Pine Terrace following a crash where one person was hospitalized, Millburn fire officials say.
Updated 6:30 p.m. A water utility truck spilled 30 to 40 gallons of diesel fuel onto Short Hills Avenue Thursday after it was hit by another car, according to township officials. A Toyota Scion collided with a New Jersey American Water utility truck around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Short Hills Avenue and Pine Terrace hospitalizing the driver of the Toyota, officials said. The crash, which appeared to be a head-on collision, caused the truck to dump up to 40 gallons of its diesel fuel onto the street and into sewers, Fire Chief Michael Roberts said. The Nutley Township hazmat unit arrived at about 3:50 p.m. to clean up the fuel but the Department of Environmental Protection took over the scene around 6 p.m. Millburn FD will …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Woman took $900 in merchandise from Gucci, while man stole misplaced iPhone from Brookstone.
Millburn police are looking for a woman and a man in connection with two separate alleged shoplifting incidents this past weekend in the Mall at Short Hills, officials said. According to Millburn police, three women walked in to the Gucci store in the mall at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. One of the store's managers told police as the women walked around the store he saw one of the women take three belts and put them in her Louis Vuitton purse, each valued at $300. According to the report, the manager told one of his employees to lock the door leading back into the mall. The women walked to the exit, unlocked the door and walked out of the store into the mall. When police arrived, officers searched for the three women but couldn't …
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Reward for information leading to capture of Joanne Chesimard, convicted in 1973 killing of state trooper, totals $2 million.
The most wanted woman in New Jersey history is now the first woman on the FBI's fugitive terrorist list. Joanne Chesimard, convicted of a murdering a state trooper in 1973, was added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list Thursday on the 40-year anniversary of the trooper's death. The FBI Newark Division held a press conference Thursday to announce the addition of Chesimard's name and the collaboration between federal and state law enforcement agencies in upping the reward for information that leads to her arrest to $2 million. Chesimard is the first woman on the Most Wanted Terrorist List. Chesimard, who is now known as Assata Shakur, has been living under political asylum in Cuba since she broke out of a Hunterdon County prison during a…
Monday, April 29, 2013
Millburn police chase, arrest a 40-year-old Vauxhall man after reports he was allegedly attempting to break into apartments in downtown Millburn.
A 40-year-old Vauxhall man suspected of attempting to break into apartments in downtown Millburn Thursday was arrested after a short police chase, Millburn police said. Henry Jackson III was charged on April 25 with peering into windows and obstruction of justice, officials said. According to police reports, Jackson was attempting to break into the apartments at about 10:40 p.m. near the intersection of Holmes Street and Millburn Avenue. When police arrived at the intersection, a man fitting his description suddenly started to run. Police chased Jackson and arrested him in the PNC Bank parking lot. Jackson told police he ran because he was scared and claimed he wasn't looking into apartment windows. A resident told police the man was …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Plan to attack New York City collapsed after carjacked vehicle ran low on gas, police commissioner says.
The Boston Marathon bombers hatched a last-minute plot to detonate their remaining explosives in New York City's Times Square, but the scheme fell apart when they realized that their carjacked SUV was low on gas, city officials said Thursday. Although surviving terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, first told authorities that he and his brother, Tamerlan, planned to "party" in New York City after the Marathon bombings, more questioning revealed that the pair wanted to attack Manhattan last Thursday night, according to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. “We don’t know if we would have been able to stop the terrorists, had they arrived here from Boston, we’re just thankful we didn’t have to find out that answer," New York City Mayor Michael R. …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Undercover operation, new fines considered to stop texting, talking and driving around state.
State law enforcement officials are cracking down on distracted drivers in the Garden State announcing a new undercover police operation focusing on drivers who talk and text behind the wheel, a broadcast report said. Authorities told CBS 2 Monday drivers need to be made aware of the dangers involved with the practice. “It appears they’re not getting the message,” Cpl. Dennis Kardos of the North Plainfield Police Department said in the broadcast.” Last year we lost 3,300 lives across the country.” Currently, New Jersey drivers face a $130 ticket for distracted driving, the report said, but under a new bill being considered in the state Legislature, those fines could increase to $200 to $400 for a first offense and $600 to $800 plus three …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tsarnaev sisters say they "don’t have any answers" after brothers suspected in Boston attacks.
Attorneys for the sisters of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers released a statement Tuesday saying their clients are "absolutely devastated" and were awaiting a thorough investigation. "Our heart goes out the victims of last week’s bombing. It saddens us to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act. As a family, we are absolutely devastated by the sense of loss and sorrow this has caused. We don’t have any answers but we look forward to a thorough investigation and hope to learn more," said the statement, issued on behalf of Ailina and Bella Tsarnaev, who have lived in Fairview and West New York. "We ask the media to respect our privacy during this difficult time," said the statement from attorneys Joseph Ginarte and …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Multiple Grammy winner's sentencing adjourned to May 6. Singer did not pay taxes on three years' worth of earnings.
Sentencing in the federal tax evasion case against singer Lauryn Hill, who rose to fame as part of The Fugees and for her 1998 solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was adjourned Monday until May 6 after a dispute arose over how much she actually owes. The 37-year-old singer and South Orange resident pleaded guilty in June 2012 to failing to pay taxes on $1.8 million in income earned in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The eight-time Grammy winner earned most of that income from music and film royalties and also owned at least four businesses. Sitting in Newark federal court, Judge Madeline Cox Arleo took Hill to task for failing to pay off the more than $500,000 in federal taxes she owes despite earlier promises to do so before her …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Authorities took potential evidence from Ailina Tsarnaev of West New York at the same time her younger brother was being taken into custody in Watertown, Massachusetts.
FBI agents and local police spent several hours in a West New York apartment Friday night removing computers, cell phones and other belongings from the residence of Ailina Tsarnaev, the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, according to northjersey.com. A police presence in the form of one cruiser vehicle was stationed in front of the apartment building Saturday morning, the report said, and the officer on duty did not know how long the detail was scheduled to last. Officials told northjersey.com a 24-hour police presence would be placed outside the apartment. It was not known if Tsarnaev was still in the residence Saturday. Tsarnaev’s brothers, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 are suspected of planting the two…
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7:52 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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