Police & Fire

JERSEY CITY - According to officials, members of the Jersey City Fire Department rescued motorists after their car became trapped in heavy flood waters. 

In Downtown Jersey City near at Merseles and Montgomery streets, motorists were attempting to navigate roads that soon became waist-deep in flash flood waters. Units were able to respond and safely assist the occupants as they were ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - An investigation is underway into the events that led to members of the Jersey City Police Department finding a 30-year-old city man dead inside a car in the area of Clerk Street and Forrest Street.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, law enforcement officials were called to the scene at approximately 12:40 p.m. and, upon arrival, found the victim, identified ...

BAYONNE, NJ - An 18-year-old Jersey City man was arrested Monday after members of the Bayonne Police Department caught him swimming in the DiDomenico Pool without permission.

According to Captain Eric Amato, officers responded to the area at approximately 5:42 p.m. on a report of trespassers. Upon arrival offices located a man, later identified as Jeremiah A. Footman, in the pool and ordered ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A 34-year-old Jersey City man has been arrested and charged in connection with a stabbing incident that took place on Friday.

According to a report, at approximately 7:46 p.m. Officer Kyle Seper responded to a group of disorderly males being loud and consuming alcoholic beverages. Upon arrival, Seper was alerted to a dispute related to that group.

As Officer Seper ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City officials welcomed the addition of, and, as part of a fire service tradition, blessed, three new fire trucks for its fleet on Tuesday. The delivery of an aerial platform apparatus is expected later this month.

JCFD Chief Steven McGill said the three new vehicles will replace two fire trucks that are already two years beyond the 15-year life expectancy and a ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - After viewing the body camera footage supplied by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, community leaders in Jersey City have made a plea for the resignation of a police officer they claim used excessive force breaking up a fight on Bostwick Ave. on May 5.

Chris Gadsden, a member of the Jersey City NAACP, was joined by activists Pamela Johnson, Frank Gilmore and Nevin ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 17-year-old Jersey City girl is dead after being shot in the “upper body” Monday night. 

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Rutgers Avenue and New Street on a report of shots fired at approximately 10:30 p.m. Once on scene police found the victim, identified as Tyeah ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The deaths of two people found in the Hudson River Saturday are being investigated by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, members of both agencies responded to the Hudson River near the end of Morris Canal Park in Jersey City on reports of a female in the water ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 26-year-old Jersey City man is dead after being fatally struck by a vehicle just after 4:00 a.m. Saturday. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the incident that claimed the life of Shawn Charles.

A report states that Charles was standing outside a home on Summit Avenue when he was ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Police Department is investigating the death of a man who died in the early hours of Saturday after being hit by exploding fireworks, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the incident.

The incident, said to have taken place just after midnight in the area of the Booker T. Washington Apartments, comes as cities across the state, including Jersey ...