🇺🇸 ATLANTIC CITY MAYOR PRESENTS $25,000 DONATION TO 9/11 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Mayor Marty Small, Sr. donated $25,000 to the Saracini-O’Neill Foundation during Atlantic City’s annual September 11 memorial ceremony. The money, raised from the mayor's inaugural gala, will help maintain the local monument honoring those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
🚔 BRIDGETON MAN ARRESTED ON CRIMINAL MISCHIEF CHARGE
Bridgeton police arrested 45-year-old Kyle Rodriguez on September 8 and charged him with criminal mischief. Authorities released the Pineview Terrace resident on his own recognizance following the afternoon arrest.
🚔 BRIDGETON MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED ATM BREAK-IN AT BANK OF AMERICA
Bridgeton police arrested 37-year-old Evi Roa-Ruiz early Thursday morning after he allegedly broke into a Bank of America automated teller machine. Officers caught Roa-Ruiz following a brief foot pursuit and charged him with burglary, theft, and weapons offenses.
⚖️ 12-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR TOMS RIVER MAN IN COCAINE CASES
A judge sentenced a 41-year-old Toms River man to 12 years in prison following his guilty plea for cocaine distribution, eluding, and financial facilitation. Police arrested him twice in 2025 after uncovering large amounts of drugs and cash during separate investigations.
🚨 POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH MAN INDICTED IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL CASE
An Ocean County grand jury indicted John Olson of Point Pleasant Borough for allegedly possessing and manufacturing child sexual abuse material. Investigators claim Olson used hidden cameras to record children inside a home that formerly operated as a foster care facility.
🏆 BLOOMFIELD HONORS TICE FAMILY & DANIEL BITECOLA III WITH 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
Bloomfield officials honored the Tice family and Daniel Bitecola III with the 2026 Community Service Awards for their extensive volunteer work. The recipients were recognized during a September ceremony for their long-term dedication to local youth sports, charities, and township events.
✈️❤️ FLIGHT ATTENDANT CATCHES FALLING BABY DURING NEW JERSEY-TO-MICHIGAN FLIGHT
Flight attendant Monique Harris caught a baby slipping from a sleeping mother’s lap during a flight from Newark to Michigan. Harris then held the infant so the mother could rest, earning widespread praise after a passenger shared the story online.
🎗️ NJ MOM FACING BREAST CANCER SEEKS HELP WITH MEDICAL BILLS & EVERYDAY EXPENSES
Caitlin Quinoñes, a single mother from Hillsborough who works with special needs children, is seeking community support following a breast cancer diagnosis. A fundraiser is helping cover her medical bills and living expenses while she recovers from upcoming surgery.
🚔⚖️ OAKLAND, NJ: MAN CHARGED IN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD UNDER 13
Bergen County authorities arrested 39-year-old Victor G. Sayas on Wednesday for the alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The Oakland man faces several charges, including first-degree aggravated sexual assault, and is currently held in the county jail.
🚨📧 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ: SCHOOL DISTRICT WARNS FAMILIES ABOUT FRAUDULENT STAFF EMAILS
South Brunswick School District officials are warning families to ignore fraudulent emails that appear to be from staff members. The messages falsely request money, gift cards, or personal information for classroom supplies.
🚨🕯️ JERSEY CITY, NJ: FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH PROMPTS ROAD CLOSURES FOR INVESTIGATION
A 58-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning on Routes 1 and 9 in Jersey City. Part of the highway will close for several hours this Sunday morning while authorities continue their investigation into the crash.
🚨👜 PRINCETON, NJ: 4 MASKED THIEVES STEAL 75 DESIGNER HANDBAGS IN MINUTE-LONG BURGLARY
Four masked thieves stole 75 designer handbags from a business on Witherspoon Street in Princeton on September 1. The suspects smashed a glass door and completed the burglary in about one minute before fleeing, and police are currently searching for them.
🚍💥 LAKEHURST, NJ: SCHOOL BUS CRASHES INTO HOME, TWO INJURED
A Manchester Township Schools bus crashed into a pickup truck and a home in Lakehurst on Thursday morning. No students were on the bus, and the two drivers were hospitalized with minor injuries after the house sustained significant damage.
🚔⚖️ FLORHAM PARK, NJ: POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, STALKING
Florham Park police officer Gregory M. Dietz faces charges including aggravated assault and stalking after allegedly choking a woman until she lost consciousness. The Roseland Police Department arrested Dietz following an investigation into the July incident, and his current employment status remains unclear.
🚨💎 SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, NJ: THIEVES SMASH JEWELRY CASES DURING OVERNIGHT BREAK-IN
Two burglars smashed display cases at Bentley Diamonds on Route 35 early Thursday morning before fleeing the scene. Spring Lake Heights police are investigating the break-in, which follows a similar jewelry store burglary in nearby Ocean Township last month.
🚨 DENVILLE, NJ: OVER 25 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA SEIZED DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Denville police arrested a 24-year-old man Thursday after a routine traffic stop on Route 46 led to the discovery of over 25 pounds of marijuana. Officers also seized cash and drug paraphernalia, charging the driver with drug distribution and money laundering.
🔥 PLEASANTVILLE HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER POSSIBLE EXPLOSION REPORTED 🏠💥
A fire destroyed a home in Pleasantville on Tuesday after reports of a possible explosion. While everyone evacuated safely and only one firefighter suffered minor injuries, the American Red Cross is assisting four residents displaced by the blaze.
🚨 SOMERSET COUNTY ALREADY SURPASSES 2025 FATAL CRASH TOTAL 🚨
Somerset County has recorded 16 fatal vehicle crashes through August 2026, already surpassing last year’s total. The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is urging drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists to prioritize safety to reverse this deadly trend.
🚨 RAMAPO COLLEGE LOCKDOWN ENDS AFTER REPORTED GUN THREAT DEEMED UNFOUNDED 🎓
Ramapo College lifted a campus lockdown Thursday night after police determined a report of a man with a gun was unfounded. Officers searched the Mahwah campus but found no active threat, marking the second false alarm at a Bergen County school that day.
📍 ASBURY PARK, NJ Two beloved geese that have called Deal Lake home for nearly 15 years are back where they belong after being taken from the lake earlier this month. According to the Monmouth Coun
Two local geese named Taco and Churro have returned to Deal Lake after being taken on September 2. Authorities rescued the birds from a Warren County farm following a social media search, and the geese are now healthy and back home.
🚔 BLOOMFIELD POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER WOMAN ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED ON STREET 🚨
Bloomfield Police arrested Gabriel Pillajo, 27, for allegedly attacking a woman on Delaware Place in late August. Investigators say the suspect shoved the victim and touched her inappropriately, and they believe he may be involved in similar cases in other towns.
🏠 FAMILY ASLEEP AS UNIDENTIFIED MAN ALLEGEDLY ENTERS NEPTUNE APARTMENT 🚔
Neptune Township Police arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly remaining inside a family’s apartment for four hours while they slept. Justin Johnson faces burglary charges after a home camera captured the incident at the Jumping Brook Apartments.
🚨 DEADLY PARKWAY COLLISION CLAIMS TOMS RIVER RESIDENT 🚨
A 57-year-old Toms River man died Thursday afternoon after his SUV struck a guardrail and crashed into a tree on the Garden State Parkway. New Jersey State Police are still investigating the cause of the fatal accident near milepost 103.1.
📉🚔 NEW FBI DATA SHOWS VIOLENT CRIME CONTINUES LONG-TERM DECLINE IN NEW JERSEY
New Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows violent crime in New Jersey dropped nearly 12 percent in 2025. This continues a long-term downward trend, with the state's violent crime rate falling roughly 70 percent since its peak in 1990.