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🚨 Newark Police Seek Suspect After Flowerpot Hurled Into Man’s Face🚨 Nutley Police Announce DUI Checkpoints Ahead of Labor Day Holiday🚨 Secaucus Man Charged in Alleged Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Organization💥 Pennsylvania Man Killed, Two Injured in Route 55 Crash in Vineland⚠️ Point Pleasant Man Seriously Injured in I-195 Crash in Jackson🚨 More Than 60 Syringes Wash Ashore, Swimming Closed at Manasquan Beach
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🚨 Newark Police Seek Suspect After Flowerpot Hurled Into Man’s Face

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🚨 Newark Police Seek Suspect After Flowerpot Hurled Into Man’s Face

Newark police are searching for a man who struck a building employee in the face with a flowerpot on August 1. The suspect fled the scene after the attack, and authorities are now using surveillance footage to help identify him.

Aug 23, 2026
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🚨 Nutley Police Announce DUI Checkpoints Ahead of Labor Day Holiday

The Nutley Police Department will set up sobriety checkpoints through September 7 as part of a statewide crackdown on impaired driving. More than 100 New Jersey law enforcement agencies are participating in the campaign to increase road safety during Labor Day.

Aug 23, 2026
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🚨 Secaucus Man Charged in Alleged Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Organization

A Secaucus man is among 14 people charged for allegedly running a cocaine-trafficking ring out of two Pennsylvania State University fraternities. Prosecutors say the organization moved over seven pounds of drugs through the houses before being dismantled by state investigators.

Aug 23, 2026
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💥 Pennsylvania Man Killed, Two Injured in Route 55 Crash in Vineland

A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man died Saturday after a Tesla crossed the Route 55 median in Vineland and struck his SUV. Two other people were hospitalized with moderate injuries, and New Jersey State Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

Aug 23, 2026
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⚠️ Point Pleasant Man Seriously Injured in I-195 Crash in Jackson

A 38-year-old Point Pleasant man suffered serious injuries Friday morning after his Jeep hit a guardrail and a bridge rail on Interstate 195 in Jackson. New Jersey State Police are currently investigating why the vehicle left the roadway.

Aug 23, 2026
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🚨 More Than 60 Syringes Wash Ashore, Swimming Closed at Manasquan Beach

Swimming is prohibited at Manasquan Beach after more than 60 syringes washed ashore on Saturday. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is monitoring the situation, and officials will re-evaluate water safety on Sunday following two high-tide cycles.

Aug 23, 2026
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