Bergen County Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Learns Fate After Deadly Crash: Prosecutor A 34-year-old East Rutherford man was sentenced to five years in prison following a crash that killed a woman in Roxbury, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Alexander Serrano pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide in April, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said. At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, officers responded to a crash on Howard Boulevard at the Ledgewood Road/Mount Arlington Road intersection after a 2003 Chevy Express van crashed into a tree, authorities said. Serrano, the dri…
Car Lands In Route 17 Creek In Early Morning Crash Car Lands In Route 17 Creek In Early Morning Crash
Car Lands In Route 17 Creek In Early Morning Crash A driver was hospitalized after their vehicle landed in a creek off Route 17 South following an early morning crash in Ramsey, responders said Tuesday, June 23. The Ramsey Fire Department was dispatched to Route 17 South at 5:19 a.m. on a report of a motor vehicle accident with a possible entrapment, the department said on Facebook. Upon arrival, firefighters found the vehicle off the roadway in a creek, authorities said. The driver had already been removed from the vehicle by the time emergency crews arrived. The vehicle had been traveling on Route 17 South when the driver lost control on…
BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff
BMW Driver Who Led Route 21 Pursuit Gets 8 Tickets, Eluding Charge: Sheriff A 19-year-old Newark driver was arrested after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and driving recklessly on Route 21, authorities said. A Passaic County Sheriff's detective assigned to a traffic enforcement detail spotted a dark-colored BMW traveling south on Route 21 in Passaic on June 13, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The vehicle was weaving through traffic, making unsafe lane changes, and traveling at a high rate of speed, nearly striking several motorists, according to the sheriff. The incident occurred along a heavily traveled stretch of roadway during a period when…
'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary 'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary
'Paul Was A Legend': Dad Who Died After Fall At Concert Was Celebrating Wedding Anniversary A Connecticut father who died after a fall during a Madison Square Garden concert is being remembered as a devoted family man whose life centered on the people and community he loved. Hundreds are now rallying around his family following his death.  Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, suffered injuries "indicative of falling from an elevated condition" inside the iconic Manhattan arena during a Goose concert, according to New York police. Officers said the incident happened around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, June 20.  Kueker was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. The NYPD is inves…
NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor
NJ Husband Of Cheerleading Coach Admits To Sexually Assaulting Minor: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Mantua resident pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor, authorities announced. Michael Brown, the husband of cheerleading coach Valerie Brown, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a minor on Wednesday, June 17, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Jones said. As part of his plea deal, he is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in prison, Johns said. As part of his guilty plea,  Brown admitted to having sexual intercourse with a victim between the ages of 13 and 16 on multiple occasions at his Mantua home, Johns said. Valerie Brown was a coach and…
8 Cars, 2 Towns, 1 Suspect: Bronx Man Arrested In Bergen County Break-Ins: Cops 8 Cars, 2 Towns, 1 Suspect: Bronx Man Arrested In Bergen County Break-Ins: Cops
8 Cars, 2 Towns, 1 Suspect: Bronx Man Arrested In Bergen County Break-Ins: Cops A 22-year-old Bronx man has been charged in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries that targeted eight cars across Teaneck, police announced Monday, June 22. Edward Rutledge is accused of burglarizing six vehicles in Teaneck's central section late June 1 and into the early morning hours of June 2, according to Deputy Teaneck Police Chief Seth Kriegel. Three days later, two more vehicles were burglarized in the township's northern section, Kriegel said. Investigators determined the same suspect was responsible for all eight break-ins. The cases were assigned to the Teaneck Police De…
2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor 2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor
2 Women Killed In Newark Hit-Run: Prosecutor Two women were killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing a Newark street Saturday night, authorities said. Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, of Elizabeth, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 61, of Newark, were struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Park Avenue and North 7th Street at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. Newark police responded to reports that the women had been hit while they were in the crosswalk, Stephens and Miranda said. The …
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret
Tesla 'Drove Itself,' NJ Driver Claims After Crashing Into Cars, Victoria's Secret What began as a routine parking maneuver ended with a Tesla plowing through a grass median, striking multiple vehicles, and crashing into a support pillar outside a Hershey outlet store, police said. The crash happened at the Tanger Outlets in Derry Township around 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Derry Township police Sharada Naganur, of Princeton, New Jersey, was parked or attempting to park her 2026 Tesla when the vehicle suddenly jumped a curb and turned sharply right, police said. The Tesla traveled down a grass median toward the row of stores, striking a small tree and thr…
Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Child Porn Raid Ends In Arrest Of Central Jersey Man: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Central Jersey man was found with child pornography following a tip from a nearby law enforcement agency, authorities said. Michael Shaw, who lives in the Keyport section of Old Bridge, was arrested Friday, June 12 at his home after an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Monday, June 22. The investigation began after a referral from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and was led by Detective Ken McGarry of t…
North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor
North Bergen Murder Suspect Dead By Suicide In Wayne: Prosecutor A 61-year-old North Bergen man was shot and killed Sunday night, June 21, and the person of interest in the case was later found dead after barricading himself inside a Wayne home, authorities said. Officers responded to reports of shots fired on Paterson Plank Road near 14th Street at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. At the scene, police found Manuel Colon, 61, of North Bergen, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, Mello said. Colon was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause and manner of death remai…
NJ Driver Killed 2 Delaware Teens Walking E-Bike In Delaware: State Police NJ Driver Killed 2 Delaware Teens Walking E-Bike In Delaware: State Police
NJ Driver Killed 2 Delaware Teens Walking E-Bike In Delaware: State Police A 23-year-old New Jersey man is facing charges after Delaware State Police say he left the scene of a crash that killed two teenagers walking an electric bike early Saturday morning, June 20. Nizaiah Ellis, of Newfield, was arrested following the crash on Dupont Parkway in Townsend, according to Delaware State Police. The crash happened at approximately 1:10 a.m. on southbound Dupont Parkway, south of Denny Lynn Drive, police said. A 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female, both from Townsend, were walking an electric bike in or near the left lane of the highway when a southbound Nis…
EMT, Mom Killed In Route 23 Crash EMT, Mom Killed In Route 23 Crash
EMT, Mom Killed In Route 23 Crash A Sussex County EMT and longtime YMCA employee was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck on Route 23 in Franklin Borough, according to sources, loved ones, and community members. Kat VanAllen, of Franklin, was identified as the driver of a Ford SUV that was struck shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the intersection of Route 23 and Mabie Street. VanAllen's teenage daughter, who was riding in the vehicle, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local trauma center. A preliminary investigation found the Ford SUV was struck on the driver's side by a northbo…