In what proved to be a busy weekend for the Englewood Police Department, two separate domestic violence incidents resulting in the filing of criminal charges. In the first incident that occurred on Friday evening, Tommy Dean, a 56-year old resident of the City of Englewood (pictured left), allegedly threw a chair at his wife’s head… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Domestic Violence
Jersey City Man Arrested, Charged With Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend Over Money
Following what authorities are describing as a domestic violence incident that took place over money, a 37-year old Jersey City man has been taken into custody. Troy Shipman, of Duncan Avenue, was arrested earlier this week after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the chest and right thigh with a knife when she refused to give… Continue Reading
Englewood Officers Arrest Couple for Domestic Violence Dispute Witnessed by Couple’s Young Child
A pair of Englewood police officers heroically scaled a fire escape to stop a man from beating his girlfriend in front of the woman’s six-year-old son. When officers responded to a burglary alarm at an East Palisade Avenue business in Englewood, they came upon a domestic dispute that was occurring on a balcony above the… Continue Reading
Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack Adds Rooms to Safeguard Victims of Domestic Violence, Care for Children of Litigants
Last month, the Bergen County courthouse in Hackensack NJ held a ceremony for the opening of a Waiting Room for domestic violence victims. People also gathered for a ceremonial re-opening of the refurbished Children’s Court Care Center at the courthouse. Domestic violence victims awaiting hearings in the Bergen County courthouse now have a place to… Continue Reading
Union City Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Wife With Knife
According to reports, Juan Yanez-Mejia, a 38-year old Union City man (pictured left) was arrested last night after his wife told officers that he threatened to kill her with a kitchen knife at her North Bergen home on 44th Street and Grand Avenue. Officers from the North Bergen Police Department were dispatched to the victim’s… Continue Reading
