Perth Amboy police officer dies in Route 1 car crash

If you listened to the traffic reports this morning, you likely heard about the accident on Route 1 in Woodbridge involving a Perth Amboy police car. The Star-Ledger is now reporting one officer died and another is being treated for serious injuries. The officer who died is Thomas Raji, 31. Mr. Raji was married to [...]

Beware of imposter SPAM e-mails

E-mails that appear to have come from MSNBC or CNN over the last 12-plus hours may very well be SPAM, according to a technology blog on MSNBC. The e-mails, which appear quite similar to the MSNBC and CNN Web sites, actually contain malicious codes that will cause harm to your computer—and that may wind up [...]

Isaac Hayes dead at 65

MEMPHIS — Singer Isaac Hayes has died, The New York Daily News is reporting. He was 65. Reports say family members found Hayes unresponsive near a treadmill. An hour later, the ’70s icon was pronounced dead at a Memphis hospital.  Click here for the full story.

Nutley police search for suspect who held up Commerce Bank Sunday

Police say suspect was a Black man who fled in black car

NUTLEY — Police and the FBI need your help finding a suspect who is believed to have held up a Commerce Bank on Kingsland Street Sunday afternoon at around 2:25.
Detective Lt. Steven Rogers, of the Nutley police Detective Bureau, says the suspect, described as [...]

Essex Prosecutor’s Office: Fire victim was burned badly; dental records were used to identify her

The Nutley woman who died in a fire at 276 Harrison St. Thursday morning was burned so badly that authorities had to used dental records to positively identify her, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Press Secretary Paul Loriquet said today.
The victim was ultimately identified as 35-year-old Rebecca Lee, of 276 Harrison St., according to Nutley Fire [...]

34-year-old woman dies in Nutley fire

A 34-year-old Nutley woman died in a fire early this morning, Detective Lt. Steven L. Rogers said.
Rogers says police here received a 9-1-1 call about a fire at 276 Harrison St. Both police and fire responded to the scene, and when they did, they found the woman, whose name has not yet been released, dead.
Though [...]

May be 3 more years before World Trade Center rebuild is complete

Here’s a story update from The New York Post via the Associated Press on the progress at Ground Zero. The report indicates there could be as much as a three-year delay, as if it hasn’t already taken long enough to rebuild there.

Nutley police capture Alberti

Nutley police today announced they’ve captured Mario Alberti, 47, of Nutley, a man for whom an arrest warrant had been issued.
Alberti is alleged to have beaten up one of his employees after he kicked down the front door of the victim’s home, only to attack the man and rob him of nearly $200. The victim [...]