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Three Killed In New Jersey As Storm Uproots Trees, Crushes Cars, Flattens Homes
A violent thunderstorm that ripped through New Jersey Thursday night, July 3, left three people dead — including a Middlesex woman, a 79-year-old man, and a 25-year-old Plainfield resident — and caused widespread destruction across Union and Somerset counties, officials said.
Storm photos in Edison below (scroll for fatal incidents).
Yesterday’s strong thunderstorm caused many wires, countless trees, branches and other debris to come down but... Posted by Mayor Sam Joshi on Friday, July 4, 2025
North Plainfield:
At around 6:30 p.m., a 44-year-old Middlesex woman was driving a 2018 …
LI Priest Accused Of Groping Woman Inside Church Kitchen; Police Seek More Victims
A Long Island priest has been accused of sexually abusing a woman inside a church kitchen, Nassau County police said.
John Adjei-Boamah, 43, was arrested for forcible touching and sexual abuse, according to detectives with the Special Victims Squad.
It happened at St. Catherine of Sienna Church in Franklin Square around 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, authorities said in a Friday, July 4 press release.
The woman was working in the church rectory kitchen on New Hyde Park Road when Adjei-Boamah, a priest living at the rectory, came up behind her and touched her inappropriately, police say.
The…
Man Inappropriately Touched Young Boys For Decades In NY, Police Say
A 57-year-old Orange County man is facing serious charges following allegations that he sexually abused multiple juvenile boys over a span of more than 20 years in Rockland County, police announced.
James Valentine, of Cornwall, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, after an investigation uncovered evidence that he had inappropriately touched several underage male victims, with incidents dating back more than two decades, New York State Police said.
The case began on Wednesday, June 4, when investigators learned that two 15-year-old boys reported inappropriate contact with Valentine at h…
Burger Bandit Caught Grilling At NJ Shake Shack, In Uniform After Break-Ins, Police Say
A repeat offender from Newark with an impressive rap sheet broke into a Paramus Shake Shack after hours, grilled food, stole merchandise, and then came back for more days later—this time wearing a Shake Shack shirt and chef’s hat, police in the borough said.
Jermaine Campbell, 26, was arrested on Monday, June 30, after a staff member spotted him trying to break into the fast-casual burger joint on Route 17 South around 10:30 p.m., Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
The drama began two days earlier, on Saturday, June 28, when the Shake Shack general manager called police to report a …
NY Man Caught With Fake DEA Gear, Knife, Masks, Ammo During Shoplifting Bust in CT: Police
A New York man was arrested in Greenwich after a simple shoplifting accusation led police to fake DEA badges, tactical gear, and illegal weapons in his car, police said.
Gentian Gjana, 33, of Yonkers, faces multiple charges following his arrest on Thursday, June 26.
Officers were called to a Greenwich store around 1 p.m. after an employee reported that a man and a woman stole a pair of $548 sunglasses, authorities said.
Police found Gjana nearby soon after. He denied taking the sunglasses, but officers said the surveillance video backed up the store's accusation.&nbs…
Man Robs Gas Station At Gunpoint, Flees With $2.5K In Cash In NY: Police
An armed robbery at a Dutchess County gas station ended with a major arrest thanks to what police called a swift and thorough investigation.
Dalton J. Desimone, 33, of Florida, was taken into custody on Sunday, June 29, after allegedly robbing a Sunoco Gas Station in Hyde Park just three days earlier, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.
The robbery happened around 10:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the Sunoco station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. Police said Desimone entered the store, took out what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded cash. He then took off in a…
Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In NY, Cops Say
Two men were arrested in Putnam County following separate traffic stops that led to a repeat drunk driver getting more charges and a man being caught with bags of heroin, police said.
The first arrest happened in Kent on Friday night, June 6, around 8:50 p.m., when officers pulled over a vehicle near Kent Recycling on Route 52 for vehicle and traffic law violations. The driver, 27-year-old Oscar Patino of Carmel, was found to be intoxicated after field sobriety tests, the Kent Police Department said on Friday, June 27.
Further investigation revealed that Patino had a prior DWI c…
Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester: Police Investigating
A 42-year-old man was struck and killed by a Metro-North train on its way to Yankee Stadium in Westchester County, authorities said.
The incident happened just before 11:30 a.m., when Metro-North Train 7620, which was traveling from the Putnam County town of Southeast to Yankee Stadium, was entering the White Plains station and struck the man, who was on the tracks without authorization, the MTA Police Department said on Monday, June 30.
The victim, identified as Alexander Newman of North Kensico Avenue in White Plains, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS at 11:45 a.m. No pa…
100 MPH Long Island Pursuit Ends In Ejection, Rollover Crash, State Police Say
A high-speed police chase topping 100 mph ended in a violent rollover crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway, seriously injuring a 42-year-old Long Island man, New York State Police said.
Troopers attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Equinox in West Babylon around 12:55 a.m. Saturday, June 28, after it was seen speeding southbound in the area of Exit M6 in Hempstead, according to Trooper Brittany Burton.
The driver, identified as Raphael Chuan, 42, failed to pull over, prompting troopers to initiate a pursuit.
The chase ended when Chuan’s SUV collided with an uninvolved vehicle and rolled o…
