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...
15-Year-Old Arrested For Jersey City Shootings: Police
A 15-year-old was arrested and charged following two shootings in Jersey City, authorities announced Wednesday, Feb. 11. At 11:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, officers responded after shots were fired at Van Nostrand and Ocean Avenues, Jersey City police said. No injuries were reported, police said. At …
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...
These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold.
City officials say Kenneth Luna, 29, died after being exposed to the cold at a Bronx park in late January 2026. The cases show even those with stable living situations can be vulnerable to extreme weather. [ more › ]
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...
