🕯️🔎 42 YEARS LATER, NJ POLICE RENEW SEARCH TO IDENTIFY MURDER VICTIM AND FIND HER FAMILY 💔
New Jersey State Police are using advanced DNA testing to identify a woman murdered in East Orange 42 years ago. Investigators hope genetic genealogy will reveal the true identity of the victim, who was known only by the nickname "L.A."
🚨📱 NEWARK POLICE SEEK SUSPECT AFTER $200 AND THREE PHONES STOLEN FROM VEHICLE 🔎🚔
Newark police are searching for a suspect who stole $200 and three cellphones from a vehicle parked near Dolby Place and Lincoln Street. Investigators released surveillance footage from the September 5th incident and are asking anyone with information to contact the department.
🚨🚲 NEWARK POLICE ASK PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY SUSPECT IN VEHICLE BURGLARY 🔎
Newark police are searching for a suspect who stole a wallet from an unlocked car on 16th Avenue last week. Surveillance footage shows the individual fleeing the scene on a bicycle, and authorities are offering a reward for information.
🚔🔎 NEWARK POLICE ROUNDUP TARGETS WANTED SUSPECTS IN AUGUST ARRESTS ⚖️🚨
The Newark Department of Public Safety arrested 10 people in August during a crackdown on wanted suspects. The roundup targeted individuals facing charges for violent crimes including carjacking, robbery, and aggravated assault as part of a citywide effort to reduce crime.
🚨 FIVE MEN EXTRADITED TO NEW JERSEY IN ALLEGED INTERNATIONAL ROMANCE SCAM OPERATION 💻💰⚖️
Five men were extradited from South Africa to face federal charges in Trenton for an alleged decade-long internet fraud operation. Prosecutors say the group used romance scams and business email schemes to steal money from victims across the United States.
🚨 ATLANTIC CITY MAN PLEADS GUILTY AFTER THREAT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO DRUGS AND LOADED GUN 🚔
Trevon Drinks of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to drug distribution and weapons charges after a June investigation into threats made against his family. Police found a loaded handgun and narcotics, and the thirty-two-year-old now faces a ten-year state prison sentence.
🚨 DIESEL SPILL FROM SECAUCUS DATA CENTER PROMPTS ONGOING CLEANUP ALONG ANDERSON CREEK 🌊⛽
Cleanup crews are removing about 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel that leaked from a Secaucus data center into Anderson Creek on Friday. Officials say the spill was caused by a mechanical failure and has not impacted the Hackensack River or wildlife.
🏥 TWO NJ CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE 💙
Hackensack Meridian Health and Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital both ranked among the nation's top 50 pediatric centers. The U.S. News and World Report honors highlight the hospitals' excellence in adolescent behavioral health services.
🌅 GOOD MORNING & HAPPY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026! 🇺🇸🗽
New Jersey will see warm and humid conditions today with highs reaching the mid-80s. While the day features a mix of sun and clouds, residents should prepare for possible showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon and evening.
🚔 TWO SEPARATE ASSAULTS REPORTED IN SOUTH ORANGE OVER TWO DAYS 🚔
South Orange police are investigating two separate assaults reported on August 29 and 30. A 20-year-old man was attacked by a group on Wilden Place, and a gas station employee was struck by a driver during a dispute over a sale.
🕯️ BARNEGAT MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE; COURT RECORDS DETAIL INVESTIGATION 🕯️
William Garvin of Barnegat faces murder charges for allegedly strangling his wife, Eileen Garvin, during an argument over a fish pond. Police found the suspect with a self-inflicted stab wound near his wife's body at their Windward Drive home.
⚠️ MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP MAN INDICTED IN OCEAN COUNTY CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL CASE ⚖️
An Ocean County grand jury indicted Phillip Ommundsen of Manchester Township for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material through social media. Ommundsen is currently serving a prison sentence in Pennsylvania for separate charges involving the attempted assault of a minor.
🐾 TWO PETS ABANDONED IN BLOOMFIELD, SHELTER SEEKS INFORMATION 🐾
The Bloomfield Animal Shelter is seeking information after a dog was found tied to a fence and a cat was left outside its gates last week. Officials remind the public that abandoning animals is illegal and dangerous for the pets.
🚨 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS REPORTEDLY DETAIN PEOPLE IN MONTCLAIR AND BLOOMFIELD 🚨
Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained several people in Montclair and Bloomfield on Monday. The enforcement actions are part of a series of operations that have led to multiple arrests throughout Essex County this year.
🚔 SUSSEX COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN ARRESTED ON GUN-RELATED CHARGES 🚔
State Police arrested Sussex County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph LaBarbera following a reported road-rage incident in Stillwater. LaBarbera faces multiple charges after allegedly pointing a handgun at a vehicle carrying an adult and a child.
💰 BELMAR FACES POTENTIAL LOSS OF $250,000 STATE EMS GRANT 💰
Belmar may lose a $250,000 state grant for emergency medical services because the borough failed to use the funds by the deadline. Local officials might seek an extension to keep the money as they consider shifting to county-run ambulance coverage.
⚠️ FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH UNDER INVESTIGATION IN LINDEN ⚠️
A 70-year-old Elizabeth man died Monday night after his motorcycle collided with a car at a Linden intersection. Police are investigating the crash and asking any witnesses to contact the Linden Police Traffic Bureau with information.
🌅 GOOD MORNING & HAPPY WEDNESDAY! — SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 🌅
New Jersey will see mostly sunny skies and warm weather this Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 70s and low 80s with no major rain in the forecast.
❤️🩹🚔 BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICERS PERFORM CPR, HELP SAVE UNRESPONSIVE DRIVER IN HACKENSACK
Bergen County Sheriff’s officers saved an 80-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his car at a Hackensack intersection on Tuesday. Officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used a defibrillator to restore the driver's heart rhythm before he was hospitalized.
🕊️🇺🇸 PORT AUTHORITY DEDICATES NEW LIBERTY PARK MEMORIAL HONORING 1993 & 9/11 VICTIMS
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dedicated a new memorial at Liberty Park in Jersey City. The site honors 88 employees killed in the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as those who fell ill during recovery efforts.
🛩️🏈 JETS OPEN 2026 SEASON WITH 23-10 VICTORY OVER TITANS
The New York Jets beat the Tennessee Titans 23-10 to secure their first season-opening win since 2023. Breece Hall rushed for 102 yards while quarterback Geno Smith debuted with 215 passing yards to lead the team to victory.
🏈🔥 JAXSON DART MAKES NFL HISTORY AS GIANTS DEFEAT COWBOYS 28-20
Quarterback Jaxson Dart set multiple records as the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 to open the 2026 season. Dart is now only the second player in National Football League history to reach several specific milestones during a Week 1 game.
🕊️ PLAINFIELD COUNCILMAN CHARLES MCRAE DIES AT 73
Plainfield City Councilman Charles McRae has died at age 73. A longtime resident and community leader, McRae served the Third Ward since 2017 and was known for mentoring local youth and chairing the Diamond Foundation.
🕯️ SOUTH PLAINFIELD WOMAN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH; INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Authorities are investigating a collision in South Plainfield that killed 27-year-old motorcyclist Sierra Grey on Saturday evening. Grey died at the scene after her motorcycle struck a Subaru making a turn at the intersection of Ledden Terrace and Clinton Avenue.