Officials confirmed yesterday that a firefighter with North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue (located in North Bergen) was arrested last week on an Atlantic City warrant that charged him with Simple Assault, a crime of domestic violence. He was subsequently suspended without pay for failing to disclose the incident to his superiors. Ronald Ruiz, a… Continue Reading
Woodland Park Man Arrested Following Knife Fight at Nutley Bar
Anthony Campisi, a 39-year old Woodland Park man, was arrested this weekend after allegedly stabbing another man during a Saturday afternoon fight at the Midtown Bar and Grill on Franklin Avenue in Nutley. According to law enforcement, the fight occurred just after 2pm on Saturday. Campisi and another man apparently got into an argument which… Continue Reading
Murder Charge Brings ‘Kai, the Hitchhiker’ to New Jersey
“Kai, the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” (pictured left), who briefly gained fame on the Internet after intervening in an attack on a Fresno, CA utility worker, will soon be transported to Union County to face charges related to the Murder of 73-year old Joseph Galfy, Jr., a local and well-respected land use attorney. “Kai,” whose real name… Continue Reading
Homeless Man Charged With Robbery Following Pizza Hut Incident
Carlos Rosario Martinez, a 40-year old homeless man, was arrested yesterday after he attacked a patron at the Pizza Hut on Monroe Street in Passaic and stole his wallet. According to reports, Martinez approached a patron and began repeatedly punching him in the face. He stole the man’s wallet after the assault and fled on… Continue Reading
Jury Convicts Fairfield Woman of Mother’s Murder
After only a day and a half of deliberations, a jury sitting in the Essex County Superior Court convicted Tina Lunney, a 45-year old Fairfield woman (pictured left), of murdering her mother, Marie Zoppi, who was 81. Specifically, it was alleged by the State throughout the trial that Lunney had strangled her mother with a… Continue Reading
