Authorities in Somerset County are trying to find three men who committed an armed home invasion this past weekend in Franklin Township. The masked gunmen forced their way into a home on Cedar Grove Lane through a garage entrance just after 12:30 a.m. …
Attendant robbed and another car stolen at gunpoint from Downtown Jersey City lot
Another vehicle was stolen at gunpoint from a Downtown Jersey City commercial parking lot Sunday, 10 days after two cars were taken from the same lot in an armed robbery, authorities said. In both cases, the gunmen also took the parking attendant’s cel…
Bright lights, almost big city, for Giants’ top pick | Letters
InZack Rosenblatt’s profile of New York Giants’ first-round draft pick Evan Neal, a “country boy” from Okeechobee, Florida, Neal admits that life in the “big city” will be a “bit of culture shock.” In response to Rosenblatt’s query, “Can he handle the …
Driver 31, killed in fiery Cape May County crash
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was killed in a fiery, single-vehicle crash Sunday night in Middle Township, Cape May County, authorities said. Jordan Lee veered off the road and crashed into multiple trees the area of Shunpike Road and Oyster Road at abo…
Police across Hudson County battle alarming rise in vehicle thefts
A gun was drawn and it didn’t take long for the parking lot attendee handed over the keys to a BMW and an Audi. A few seconds later, the high-end cars that had been parked in a Downtown Jersey City parking lot were in the wind and out of sight. A few d…
No injuries after small plane makes emergency landing at N.J. airport due to smoke
No injuries were reported when a small plane bound for Maryland on Sunday made an emergency landing in Bergen County after smoke was reported in the cockpit, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA-32 landed safely at Teterboro Airport in B…
Man is shot in Hoboken
A 20-year-old Hoboken was shot in the stomach late Sunday night in the area of Fourth and Jackson streets, authorities said. The man was shot just before midnight by a person who stepped out of a vehicle and fired one shot, Hoboken Lt. Danilo Cabrera s…
Small plane makes emergency landing in N.J. after smoke reported in cockpit
A small plane bound for Maryland made an emergency landing in New Jersey Sunday morning after smoke was reported in the aircraft’s cockpit, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to NJ Advance Media. The single-engine Piper PA-32 landed safely a…
N.J. reports 1,776 new COVID cases, 1 death, as U.S. total fatalities reach nearly 1 million
New Jersey on Sunday reported one new COVID-19 death and 1,776 new confirmed positive tests, with the United States total coronavirus fatalities reaching 993,717. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed COVID cases increased to 2,168 on Sunday, up …
Thanks to N.J. courts, it’s harder for police to claim qualified immunity. But more is needed. | Opinion
By Nick Sibilla In a welcome win for police accountability, the New Jersey Supreme Court this spring set an important limit on qualified immunity. This controversial legal doctrine shields all government employees from liability, unless they violated a…