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Trio Nabbed After Homicides; Police Step Up Patrols

by Kelly Nicholaides

3 months ago | 0

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A Union Avenue woman came home just a half-hour after a couple’s slaying on Easter morning behind her residence and a short walk from the Garfield Avenue Light Rail—an area where residents are ofte...

Beldini Convicted in Corruption Trial

by Kelly Nicholaides

5 months ago | 0

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A jury convicted Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini on February 11th, 2010 on two of the six charges against her. The guilty verdict was for “acceptance of things of value to influence and reward,” st...

Man Arrested For June 8 Murder

by Kelly Nicholaides

8 months ago | 0

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Jersey City resident Anthony Omar Rose, 25, was arrested November 19 and charged with the murder of Darius Burgess, 28, who was gunned down on June 8 at Cosmo DiSanto Memorial Playground at West Si...

One Dead, One Critical in Two Unrelated Shootings

by Kelly Nicholaides

10 months ago | 0

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An unidentified 19-year-old Claremont Avenue resident is fighting for his life following a shooting near Pine Street, and a 27-year-old Stegman Street resident was shot to death near Booker T. Wash...

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Man Charged in Strangulation Death of Ex’s Daughter

by Kelly Nicholaides

10 months ago | 0

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A woman’s estranged ex-boyfriend went her home, strangled her daughter and set fires to cover up the crime, police said. Romulo A. Gregoria, Jr., 38, of Pearsall Avenue, was arrested in the ho...

Feds Arrest Council President Vega, Other Jersey City Politicians

by Kelly Nicholaides

12 months ago | 0

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Council President Mariano Vega, Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, former mayoral candidates L. Harvey Smith, and brothers Robert and Louis Manzo were arrested along with over 40 individuals in an FB...

Shootout at 24 Reed Street: Officer Dies Four Days After Gunfight

by Kelly Nicholaides

12 months ago | 0

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Police Officer Marc DiNardo, 37, died July 20 following a gunfight in which four other officers were wounded and two armed robbery suspects killed. Family friend Melissa Bartholomew said DiNar...

Nicole Bobek Busted in Methamphetamine Scandal

by Kelly Nicholaides

12 months ago | 0

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Former Olympian figure skater Nicole Bobek is most famous on the ice, but police charge that she played a “significant” role in a drug ring that moved over $20,000 of methamphetamine through Hudson...

Leonard Street Resident Charged in Prostitution Ring

by Kelly Nicholaides

12 months ago | 0

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Joseph Ruis, 43, of Leonard Street, was arrested June 30 and charged with running a call girl service from a Heights office. Additional charges included cocaine distribution and money launderi...

New Law is No Silver Bullet for Illegal Gun Trade

by Kelly Nicholaides

13 months ago | 0

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With illegal gun crimes raging, gun control advocates and NRA members are battling over whether a controversial ‘One Gun A Month’ law is constitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court of Appeals will ...

Man Shot Dead in Playground

by Kelly Nicholaides

13 months ago | 0

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Darius Burgess liked the San Francisco 49ers, the Orlando Magic, and the Boston Red Sox. He looked forward to watching two of his teams play and win this week. The 28 year old Corbin Avenue res...

Houseguest Charged in Murder

by Kelly Nicholaides

14 months ago | 2

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Police charged a Jersey City man in a Heights homicide May 18 after a medical examiner revealed that Darrell Simmons, 43, of Sherman Avenue in the Heights, died of manual strangulation. Leonar...