A Commemoration At 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hold a memorial Mass in Lower Manhattan to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Six people and an unborn child were killed when a truck bomb was detonated in a parking garage […]
Jersey City Crime and Safety
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Man Convicted of Murder in 2018 Bergen-Lafayette Stabbing
A 46-year-old man has been convicted in connection with the 2018 fatal stabbing of a woman in Bergen-Lafayette. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, on Friday a jury convicted Ishmeal Coleman of all charges in the stabbing death of Takeela Wilson, 38, in Jersey City on August 12, 2018. At approximately 4:30 p.m. that […]
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Man Arrested in 2022 Heights Hit-And-Run
Fourteen months after a Heights hit-and-run left a man with serious injuries, authorities have made an arrest. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit arrested 42-year-old Brandon Espinosa yesterday and charged him in the crash. Espinosa allegedly ran the victim down near the intersection of Griffith […]
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After Wild Chase, Thieves Steal E-Bike From Local Comedian
As he rounded the corner onto Montgomery Street late Saturday afternoon, comedian Rich Kiamco realized that his predicament was no joke. He was being followed by several young men on bikes, seemingly intent on catching him. For what purpose, he didn’t know. He had first noticed them as he passed a Citibike station at Fairmount […]
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Violent Crime is up Under Mayor Fulop
When Mayor Steven Fulop took to the lectern at a heavily publicized December press conference to tout his administration’s progress fighting crime, he began with homicides. With 13 days left in the year, there had been only ten, he announced. “It represents the lowest homicide rate that this city has ever seen since records have […]
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Violent Crime is up Under Mayor Fulop
When Mayor Steven Fulop took to the lectern at a heavily publicized December press conference to tout his administration’s progress fighting crime, he began with homicides. With 13 days left in the year, there had been only ten, he announced. “It represents the lowest homicide rate that this city has ever seen since records have […]
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Montclair Man Admits to Defrauding Condo Owner of $470,000
A Montclair man admitted today to conspiring with two others in a kickback scheme to defraud the owner of a condominium complex in Jersey City of $470,000. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Jonathan Smith, 56, pleaded guilty in Camden federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Smith’s conspirator, Nathaniel […]
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Reputed Gang Member Indicted for Mother’s Day Killing
A Jersey City man and reputed gang member has been indicted by a Hudson County Grand Jury in connection with the brutal Mother’s Day killing of his children’s mother. According to a detective’s affidavit, the man, Gregory Mallard, 35, ran over Norelis Mendoza, 32, of Lindenwold in the early morning hours of May 13, 2023 […]
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Bayonne Woman Dies in Early Morning Jersey City Crash
A Bayonne woman died early this morning when the car in which she was riding collided with a parked and unoccupied tractor trailer. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, a 2019 Nissan ran into the tractor trailer shortly before 12:20 a.m. when Jersey City police were alerted to the collision. The crash took place […]
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Jersey City Man Indicted for High Speed Crash that Killed Three
A Jersey City man has been indicted for his role in a high speed crash in October that left three people dead. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, a Hudson County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Ziyang Wang, 23, in the collision, which took place on Paterson Plank Road in Jersey City on […]