Jersey City resident Hector Vargas, a self-described homeless activist who posted photos from inside the Capitol Building during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, was convicted yesterday after a five day jury trial in the United States District Court in Washington, D.C. The jury found Vargas guilty of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly […]
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Two Newark Men Arrested in 2021 Jersey City Homicide
Two Newark men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in 2021. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Khalil Kelley, 23, and Roger Pickett Jr., 22, have been charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Kaheem Taylor in Jersey City on March 29, 2021. That night, just after 10:30 p.m., members of the […]
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Jersey City Police Get Perfect Score on Fatal Shootings in WaPo Analysis
Since 2015, following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the Washington Post has maintained what many consider to be the definitive database on fatal police shootings. Now, a new Post analysis shows that the Jersey City Police Department registered zero fatal shootings in the period from 2015 to 2021. The analysis came this […]
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Authorities ask for Public’s Help Identifying Hit and Run Vehicle
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in the Heights yesterday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was informed that a pedestrian had been struck […]
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Pedestrian Critical After Heights Hit and Run
A pedestrian is in critical condition following a hit-and-run crash in the Heights yesterday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was informed that a pedestrian had been struck at the Griffith Street and Sherman Avenue intersection. Responding officers found a 36-year-old Jersey City man with […]
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Jersey City Man Faces 30 Years for Bank Fraud
A Jersey City man has pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud banks that provided home equity loans. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Anthony Garvin, 52, pleaded guilty on Dec. 2 before U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden in Newark federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud […]
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Jersey City Now Has State’s Highest-Ranking Female Firefighter
Jersey City made history Tuesday when it elevated a veteran female firefighter to the post of deputy fire chief becoming what Mayor Steve Fulop called the highest-ranking woman in the fire services in New Jersey. And “possibly (highest) in the tri-state area,” added city Fire Chief Steven J. McGill. She’s Constance Zappella, who was promoted […]
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Grieving Parents Seek Justice in Daughter’s Drug Death
A grieving family mourning the loss of their daughter apparently to drug use is still upset over what they consider to be a law enforcement lapse in failing to prosecute the individual they blame for her drug habit. But the police agency says that, while they empathize with the family, no evidence was found linking […]
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Jersey City Woman Charged with Hindering Prosecution of Homicide Suspect
A Jersey City woman has been charged with providing false information to law enforcement as they investigated a Hoboken homicide. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Demetria Huggins, 38, has been arrested and charged with Hindering Apprehension. Huggins allegedly provided false information to law enforcement to prevent the arrest of Deon Williams, who has […]
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One Injured in Bergen-Lafayette Shooting
One person was injured tonight in a Bergen-Lafayette shooting. According to radio reports, at approximately 9:40 p.m. police responded to the vicinity of 641 Ocean Avenue on a report of shots fired. A man was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with three gunshot wounds. Two cars were struck by bullets. The condition of the […]