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Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said.
Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
NJ Police Lt. Thomas 'TJ' Malanka Jr. Dies 2 Months After Retirement
A longtime North Jersey police lieutenant who retired just two months ago has died, the department announced.
Lt. Thomas “TJ” Malanka Jr., Secaucus PD badge No. 125, died around 1:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, the department said.
Malanka served with the Secaucus Police Department from 2002 until June 2026. His assignments included patrol supervisor, platoon commander, and extra duty coordinator. Malanka also spent more than a decade as a member of the Hudson County Rapid Deployment Force, police said.
Malanka is survived by his wife, children, mother, and father, retired Secaucus…
NJ Woman ID'd In Pennsylvania Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials
A woman shot to death inside a Northampton County home has been identified as 27-year-old Atirah N. Steed, while another woman remains jailed without bail on homicide charges, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
Steed died from multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center determined. Her death was ruled a homicide, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
Lacole Diane Dotson, 27, also of Freemansburg, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person i…
Man Chases Woman With Knife, Threatens To Kill Her, Child In Bergen County Town: Police
A heavily intoxicated man chased a woman from a Bergen County home with a knife after threatening to kill her and a child, authorities said.
Police were called to a Fairview home for a domestic incident involving a weapon in Fairview on Saturday, Aug. 22, around 8:20 p.m., Deputy Police Chief John Pierrotti said.
Eswuar Amilcar Herrera, 29, of a Guatemalan national, had gotten into an argument with the woman and threatened physical harm to her and the young child, Pierrotti said.
During the argument, the woman left the home, and Herrera chased her outside with a knife while saying he wante…
18-Year-Old Charged After Hawthorne Stabbing Sends Victim To Hospital
An 18-year-old has been arrested after a stabbing sent a victim to the hospital from a Hawthorne home over the weekend, police confirmed.
Keishmer O. Roman was arrested in connection with the Sunday, Aug. 23 incident, Hawthorne police confirmed.
Roman faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and simple assault, according to Passaic County jail records. He was also charged with criminal mischief in an offense dated Monday, Aug. 24.
Roman was being held without bond in the Passaic County Jail as of Monday, Aug. 24, …
Victims ID'd In Deadly Stolen-G Wagon Crash; 18-Year-Old, 3 Juveniles Charged
Authorities have identified the two people killed in a head-on South Jersey crash involving a stolen G-Wagon, as an 18-year-old and three juveniles face charges, authorities said.
Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed in the crash in Mays Landing on Saturday, Aug. 22, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
The crash happened at Route 50 and Third Street at approximately 7:30 a.m., authorities said. Investigators determined a stolen vehicle was at fault in the crash, authorities said.
Photos and surveillance footage shared online from t…
Sports Car Driver Cited After Spining Out, Slamming Through Fence In Fair Lawn
A Nissan sports car ended up partially through a fence after its driver lost control in Fair Lawn Saturday morning, Aug. 22, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports.
The driver, a 20-year-old borough resident, was making a right turn from Fair Lawn Parkway onto Berkshire Road when the silver Nissan spun out and slammed rear-end-first through the fence, according to Loving and Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Sean Macys.
The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was not injured, according to Loving. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash, Loving said. A hydraulic lift tow truck …
