Tornado Watch Issued For 11 NJ Counties Through Thursday Evening
A tornado watch has been issued for 11 New Jersey counties through Thursday evening, Nov. 12, according to the National Weather Service.
The watch covers Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, and Warren counties and remains in effect until 7 p.m.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued the watch at 12:50 p.m.
A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop, but does not mean one has been spotted.
A tornado warning is more urgent and means a tornado has been detected or indicated by rada…
Elizabeth Man Remains Missing In Long Island Construction Disaster, Police Say
The deceased and missing victims of the scaffolding collapse at a Long Island bridge construction site were identified Thursday, Nov. 12 by police.
Kleiton De Madeiros, 39, of Montclair, NJ, was killed Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the shocking collapse at the Loop Parkway bridge over Reynolds Channel on Long Island’s South Shore, New York State Police said.
Diogo De Oliveira, 38, of Elizabeth, NJ, remained missing Thursday, state police said. Search efforts continued in hopes of finding him.
De Madeiros and De Oliveira were both members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, ac…
Oakland Dad, 48, Former Pro Athletic Trainer Craig LaBianco Dies After Health Battle
Craig LaBianco, a New Jersey father who built a career around sports before moving into medical sales died Sunday, Nov. 1, after a long health battle. He was 48 years old.
LaBianco was a graduate of Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, according to his obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website. He played soccer at SUNY Delhi before earning degrees from Salisbury University and Eastern Kentucky University.
LaBianco began his career as an athletic trainer, working with the Tampa Bay Rays, Caldwell High School, JAG Physical Therapy, and Columbia University, where he …
NJ Bank Robber Who Fled To War-Torn Ukraine Now Charged In Colonie Heist: Authorities
A New Jersey bank robber who fled to Ukraine has now been charged with another robbery in New York, authorities announced Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Edward Deveaux, 31, of Berlin Township, has been tied to the robbery of TD Bank in Colonie on Sept. 14, 2022, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Deveaux was extradited from New Jersey state prison to Albany for his arraignment Tuesday, then held in Albany County jail without bail, according to online records and the DA’s office.
Details of the robbery were not released, but online court records indicated Deveaux displayed a firearm and …
Blood-Soaked Blackout: Ex-nypd Cop Charged In Brooklyn Jogger's Murder, Report Says
A knife allegedly discarded by a former NYPD officer accused of fatally stabbing a 28-year-old woman while she jogged along a Brooklyn waterfront trail may have ended up in a New Jersey dump, the New York Post reports.
Sayed Mohassib, 27, allegedly told investigators he woke up covered in blood with no memory of attacking Katie Suarez, 28, a TD Bank worker in Gravesend, and later threw the knife in the trash, the outlet reported, citing police sources. Investigators believe the garbage was taken to a Staten Island landfill before being shipped to New Jersey, though the weapon's whereabo…
Manslaughter For Wildwood Woman, 61, Following Fight That Left Man, 72, Dead: Prosecutor
A 61-year-old Wildwood woman has been charged with manslaughter after a 72-year-old man died from injuries suffered during a physical altercation last month, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Lisa Jones, of the 100 East block of Pine Avenue, was charged with second-degree manslaughter following an investigation by Wildwood police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office, Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said.
Jones was involved in a fight with the man on Tuesday, Oct. 6, authorities said. The victim was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medi…
Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Forked River Animal Refuge On Halloween Night
Two dogs were left tied to a pole outside a New Jersey animal refuge on Halloween night, spending the night in the cold before they were discovered, the organization said.
The dogs, which appear to be a Bernese mountain dog and a golden retriever, were abandoned outside Associated Humane Societies of Forked River in Ocean County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to a statement from the organization.
"Well, these two cuties were dumped outside our refuge on Halloween night. 💔" AHS Forked River said. "That means they spent the night outside in the cold, dark, hungry, and scared, with no id…
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Saddle Brook With Machete: Police
A Florida fugitive wanted in a firebombing that left a teenage girl with severe burns was arrested during a traffic stop in Bergen County after giving police multiple false names and trying to run, authorities said.
Yang L. Chiong, 37, of Homestead, FL, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on North Midland Avenue in Saddle Brook, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
Chiong was wanted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on a full-extradition warrant for second-degree attempted murder and first-degree arson, Zotollo said.
The Florida Firebombing
The charges stem from a March 25,…