NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With NYPD, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With NYPD, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials
NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With Nypd, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials An 18-year-old New Jersey teen has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he exchanged gunfire with NYPD officers during a Fourth of July violence reduction operation in Brooklyn. Camani Bartletto, 18, of 22 Dean St., was arrested at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Monday, July 6, within the confines of the 77th Precinct, the NYPD said. The charges stem from an incident at approximately 4:14 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, near St. Johns Place and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, where officers assigned to a Mobile Field Force detail were parked in an unmarked police vehicle, an NYPD …
Hazing Death Of Freshman Recruit Lands Bucknell Football Strength Coach Charges Hazing Death Of Freshman Recruit Lands Bucknell Football Strength Coach Charges
Hazing Death Of Freshman Recruit Lands Bucknell Football Strength Coach Charges A former Bucknell University strength coach has been charged in connection with the hazing death of an 18-year-old freshman football recruit who collapsed during his first day of practice in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday, July 6. Mark Kulbis, who served as Bucknell's strength and conditioning coach in 2024, is accused of subjecting Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., of Florida, to a grueling series of conditioning drills despite knowing the freshman carried the Sickle Cell trait — a condition that increased his risk during intense physical exertion, according to the attorn…
Saddle Brook Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor Saddle Brook Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor
Saddle Brook Cop Pistol-Whips Suspect, Turns Off Body Camera: Prosecutor A police officer in a Bergen County township is accused of striking a man in the head with his firearm during an arrest, turning off his body-worn camera, and filing a false incident report, authorities said. Saddle Brook Officer Attilio Dente, 43, was arrested on Thursday, July 2, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Confidential Investigations Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Dente has been an officer with the township police department since December 2017. The investigation began after the Saddle Brook Police Department notified prosec…
Wild Police Chase Ends After Wrong-Way Attempt, Cop Car Slam On Route 80: Police Wild Police Chase Ends After Wrong-Way Attempt, Cop Car Slam On Route 80: Police
Wild Police Chase Ends After Wrong-Way Attempt, Cop Car Slam On Route 80: Police A woman has been arrested after police say she led a dangerous chase through Bergen County before trying to drive the wrong way onto Route 80, then crashing into a patrol vehicle on Sunday, July 5. Moonachie Police Officer Scott Lemongello spotted a gray Toyota Corolla being driven recklessly on North Street in Teterboro at approximately 2:43 p.m., Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said. Lemongello saw the driver cross a double yellow line, nearly strike another vehicle, and run a red light while making a left turn, Behrens said.  When the officer activated his emergency ligh…
Newark Man Gets 100 Years For New Year's Eve Robbery, Murder Of 67-Year-Old Newark Man Gets 100 Years For New Year's Eve Robbery, Murder Of 67-Year-Old
Newark Man Gets 100 Years For New Year's Eve Robbery, Murder Of 67-Year-Old A Newark man who robbed two people at gunpoint before killing one of them on New Year's Eve 2023 has been sentenced to 100 years in prison, authorities said. Jarell Riles, 35, of Newark, was sentenced after a jury convicted him on Feb. 18, 2026, of first-degree felony murder, first-degree murder, robbery, and weapons offenses in the killing of Jose Gaona, 67, of Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said. Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler, who presided over both the trial and sentencing, imposed the sentence. Riles first robbed a man at gunpoint on Vessey Str…
Swatting Call Prompts Heavy Police Response At Bergen County High School Swatting Call Prompts Heavy Police Response At Bergen County High School
Swatting Call Prompts Heavy Police Response At Bergen County High School A suspected swatting call prompted a large police response at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood on Tuesday morning, July 7, authorities said. The Englewood Communications Center received a call reporting a serious threat at the school at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Englewood Police Department said. Englewood police responded immediately along with officers from several surrounding towns, authorities said. After ensuring everyone inside the school was safe, officers conducted a thorough search of the buildings and determined there was no threat, police said. The Englewood Police …
NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG
NJ Pharmacy Shut Down After Refusal to Stop Filling Prescriptions: AG A Gloucester County pharmacist's license was temporarily suspended and her pharmacy was shut down after the state accused her of practicing unsafely, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. Nittal Lodha, owner and operator of Woodbury Family Pharmacy, operated in unsanitary conditions and interfered with patients’ rights to obtain their medications from pharmacies of their choice, leaving them to ration medications or forgo them altogether, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Lodha disregarded patients’ requests to stop filling their prescriptions and transfer them to o…
Jersey City Murder Suspect Captured 500 Miles Away: Prosecutor Jersey City Murder Suspect Captured 500 Miles Away: Prosecutor
Jersey City Murder Suspect Captured 500 Miles Away: Prosecutor A 36-year-old man wanted for a fatal shooting in Jersey City was arrested in North Carolina, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7. At 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, June 28, Jersey City police responded to Orient Avenue near MLK Drive and found Jenaro Tejada, 38, with gunshot wounds, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Tejada was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Mello said. A second victim, a 45-year-old Jersey City man, was located with a gunshot wound. Raheem Rhett was arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina by the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Mello…
Christina Volpe Of Little Falls Dies, 43 Christina Volpe Of Little Falls Dies, 43
Christina Volpe Of Little Falls Dies, 43 Christina Volpe of Little Falls died on Tuesday, June 30, according to her obituary on the Festa Memorial Funeral Home website. She was 43. Born in Paterson, Volpe grew up in Totowa before making her home in Little Falls, her obituary says. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston and a master's degree in communication from William Paterson University in Wayne, according to her LinkedIn profile. Volpe spent the past 14 years at the publishing company Wiley, where she most recently served as lead of accessibility solutions. According to her obituar…
Louise Lasser Dies: Actress Starred In 'Mary Hartman,' Ex-Wife Of Woody Allen Louise Lasser Dies: Actress Starred In 'Mary Hartman,' Ex-Wife Of Woody Allen
Louise Lasser Dies: Actress Starred In 'Mary Hartman,' Ex-Wife Of Woody Allen Louise Lasser turned television anxiety into an art form. The deadpan actress who became a 1970s cult figure as the title character in Norman Lear’s "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" died of natural causes on Monday, July 6, at her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, her close friend Susan Charlotte told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 87. Lasser played Mary Hartman, a pigtailed Ohio housewife trying to hold herself together through suburban chaos, media overload, family trouble, and absurdly dark twists. "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" aired five nights a week from 1976 to 1977 and became a cult…
13-Year-Old Boy Killed After Becoming Trapped Underneath Tractor In South Jersey: Police 13-Year-Old Boy Killed After Becoming Trapped Underneath Tractor In South Jersey: Police
13-Year-Old Boy Killed After Becoming Trapped Underneath Tractor In South Jersey: Police A 13-year-old boy was killed after he was trapped beneath a farm tractor in Gloucester County on Monday, July 6, authorities said. At 5:35 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Swedesboro Road and found the 13-year-old unconscious and unresponsive beneath the overturned tractor, Franklin Township police said. The boy was helping a family member dig a hole using the tractor and was riding on it with a man when the tractor overturned, trapping him, police said. Officers immediately worked together to lift the tractor off the victim and began life-saving measures, police said. The boy…
USPS Raising Forever Stamp Prices By Nearly 5%: What To Know USPS Raising Forever Stamp Prices By Nearly 5%: What To Know
USPS Raising Forever Stamp Prices By Nearly 5%: What To Know The US Postal Service is expected to raise the cost of Forever stamps and other mailing services. The USPS has proposed increasing the rate of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents. The new price would officially go into effect on Sunday, July 12, if approved. The proposal would also raise metered 1-ounce letters from 74 cents to 78 cents, domestic postcards from 61 cents to 65 cents, and international postcards and 1-ounce international letters from $1.70 to $1.75. The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters would stay at 29 cents. The Postal Se…