A 15-year-old youth was shot and killed this morning in Greenville. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:20 a.m. today, the police received a 911 call reporting a shooting at 124 Wilkinson Avenue. There responding officers found Tyshawn Smith, 15, of Jersey City with an apparent gunshot wound. Smith was pronounced dead […]
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Heavy Police Presence at Scene of Morning Shooting in Greenville
Note: This story has been updated here. A Wilkinson Avenue home remained cordoned off with yellow police tape this morning following reports of an early morning shooting. A police cruiser parked against the traffic remained posted in front. A detective standing with four patrol officers next to the crime scene, 124 Wilkinson Ave., declined to […]
Five Greenville Gang Members Sentenced in Stabbing of Rival
Five members and associates of a Greenville street gang have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a gang-related stabbing. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Yahsier Brown, 21, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison. Jaylen Boone, 22, was sentenced on May 2, 2023, to 56 months in prison. Jamil […]
Authorities Disclose More Details on Yesterday’s Deadly Greenville Crash
Authorities are disclosing more details surrounding yesterday’s deadly Greenville car crash. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Desiree Milow, 36, of Jersey City, died at the scene after colliding with six vehicles along Garfield Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Wegman Parkway. A video of a police officer unsuccessfully attempting to administer CPR to Milow […]
Woman Dies in Multi-Vehicle Car Crash in Greenville
Go here for an update to this article. Roadblocks have been set up along Garfield Avenue following a multi-vehicle crash that left one person dead. According to radio reports, at approximately noon today, a tan Chevrolet Tahoe struck several vehicles along Garfield Avenue between Stegman Street and Bayview Avenue and then flipped over. The female […]
Greenville Gang Member Admits to Stabbing Rival
A Jersey City man has admitted to stabbing a rival gang member with a knife in 2020. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, on Thursday Sheldon Mays, aka “Thottie,” 23, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon – a knife […]
Jersey City Man Arrested in Death of Lindenwold Mother of Two
A Jersey City man was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with the death of a Lindenwold mother of two, Norelis Mendoza, who was found dead in Bayonne on Wednesday. The Jersey Journal has reported that the man, Gregory Mallard, 35, is the father of Mendoza’s two children, served 10 years in prison for […]
Authorities Identify Body Found Today in Bayonne
Updated 5.17.23 at 9:51 p.m. A body found today by Jersey City police has been identified as that of a 32-year-old Lindenwold woman. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the lifeless body of Norelis Mendoza, 32, of Lindenwold, was found today in Bayonne, close to the border of Jersey City and near Route 440. […]
City Closer to Offering Discount Ferry Service from Port Liberte to Manhattan
The Jersey City Municipal Council will vote May 24 on a resolution engaging NY Waterway to operate a ferry service between Port Liberte and Manhattan. Using $4 million in state funding, the service will run five days a week with adult fares discounted nearly 40% from previous levels to $8.00 each way. To help ferry residents to […]
Dead Body Found Near Bayonne
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation following the discovery of a dead body near Bayonne. According to a tweet this morning, the body was found in the area of Route 440 on the border of Jersey City and Bayonne. The HCPO Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating. The […]