Missing woman discovered dead in Newark
A 60-year-old woman who had been reported missing was discovered dead inside her home on Saturday afternoon. Sandra Shanks, of Newark, was found unresponsive around 1:15 p.m. on February 7. She was pronounced dead at 1:36 p.m. The incident is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected, according...
Former Goya Foods employee arrested for stealing over $274K in company funds
An investigation by the Jersey City Police Department has led to the arrest of a former employee of Goya Foods. Jersey City Police said they arrested 54-year-old Jennifer Kutler after a meticulous, month-long financial investigation that uncovered more than $274,000 in stolen company funds. In August 2025 Goya Foods...
Grand Jury Clears Bloomfield Cops in Fatal Police Chase (Video)
A state Grand Jury has declined to file criminal charges against the Bloomfield officers whose chase ended in the death of a man fleeing in a car police allege was used during robberies in Montclair and Bloomfield, authorities said Tuesday. Omar Williams, 46, of Hamilton, Mercer County, died when he...
Michael Imperioli Blasts York’s 90-Minute Reservation Limits as ‘Repulsive’
A Lifetime Behind the Restaurant Curtain (Image Credits: Flickr) New York City – Michael Imperioli, the actor recognized for his roles in "The White Lotus" and "The Sopranos," expressed sharp criticism toward restaurants that cap dinner reservations at 90 minutes.[1] A Lifetime Behind the Restaurant Curtain Long...
NYPD cop indicted in 2 on-duty clashes – including stand-off with man who ‘called...
A veteran NYPD officer was indicted this week on misconduct charges linked to two on-duty clashes with civilians in Brooklyn – including a tense caught-on-video stand-off with a bystander who confronted the cop for wild driving, prosecutors said. Quran McPhatter, 42 – who joined the department in 2005, according to...
Nypd Officer Michael Izzo Dies After Greenlawn Crash
Michael Izzo, of Huntington, was pronounced dead at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Suffolk County Police said. Izzo, who was off-duty at the time, had been hospitalized in critical condition since the early morning crash in Greenlawn on Sunday, Feb. 8. The collision occurred...
Another illegal NYC encampment flourishes in the Bronx, with toilets emptied into the streets
It’s a stretch of the Big Apple where laws don’t seem to exist. Squatters living in more than a dozen trailers and RVs — and even a decommissioned ambulance — have turned a Bronx street into a filthy nightmare, with illegal generators and propane tanks lining the sidewalk and waste from chemical toilets dumped right...
ECPO: Kearny woman, 25, killed in Rt. 21 car crash
A 25-year-old Kearny woman has died following a significant one-car crash on Route 21 in Newark Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. An investigation is underway into the fatal crash in Newark. According to Stephens:. At approximately 2 a.m. that day, the Newark Police...
Why Hobbys Delicatessen is New Jersey’s top Jewish deli
You know that feeling when a deli sandwich hits just right? Newark’s own Hobbys Delicatessen has been serving up that satisfaction since 1962.
Air Traffic Controller failed to warn pilots about turbulence that caused serious injuries on...
An air traffic controller violated Federal Aviation Administration policy when they failed to relay turbulence in the area of a flight approaching Newark Liberty International Airport that severely injured three flight attendants, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The...
