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
Man Arrested For Robbery After Eluding Police Into Newark
After allegedly shoplifting various items from the Macy’s on Prospect Avenue in West Orange and using his vehicle to strike at least one officer in his flight from the scene, Murad Lampley, 22, led police on a pursuit that ultimately ended on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Newark last night. Employees from Macy’s called… Continue Reading
Newark Man Arrested, Charged With Last Year’s Seton Hall Shooting
More than 13 months after two Seton Hall students were robbed and assaulted in an off-campus apartment – one was shot in the arm and the other was pistol-whipped in the head – a second arrest has been made. Authorities have now confirmed that Kaiyri Bennett (pictured left), a 24-year old Newark man, has been… 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
Teaneck Man Charged with Wyckoff Burglary, Already Sitting in Bergen County Jail as He Awaits Burglary Charges for Franklin Lakes Theft
A Teaneck man suspected of committing a string of robberies in Bergen County and Connecticut has been linked to a burglary in Wyckoff Township. Last month, a Bergen County task force of police, which included police departments from over 20 towns in the county, was monitoring 26-year-old Shakir Major when they saw him drive to… Continue Reading