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Son Accused of Killing 70-Year-Old Mother in New Jersey
The son of a 70-year-old woman found unresponsive in her New Jersey home has been charged with her murder, according to authorities. On Monday, at around 12: 56 p.m. Gwen Avrut was discovered in her South Orange Avenue home in Maplewood unresponsive suffering from serious injuries, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Maplewood Police Chief…
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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Au Pair, Comedy Club Owner in Crime That Rocked New Jersey Community
A jilted lover has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing the au pair he was dating and her comedy club-owning boss in the employer’s New Jersey home earlier this month.
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Au Pair, Employer Killed in Apparent Double-Homicide
An au pair and her male employer were killed in Maplewood, New Jersey. George Spencer reports.
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NJ Transit Bus Driver Killed After Head-on Crash With Garbage Truck: Prosecutors
A driver and four other people were seriously injured when an NJ Transit bus and a garbage truck apparently collided head-on while traveling a major neighborhood artery in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, officials say, leaving the bus a smashed wreck and the busy road completely shut down in both directions.
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Rizzo Statue Egg-Tosser Sentenced to Community Service
The penalty works out to an hour per egg. Brandon Templin, accused of hitting the Frank Rizzo statue with four eggs in August, accepted a judge’s offer Tuesday to do four hours of community service.
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New Details on Temple Student Killed by Miami Police
New details have been released on the police-involved shooting death of a Temple student in Miami. The student was celebrating her twenty-second birthday in Miami when she allegedly fled the scene of a crash and ran over an officer before police shot and killed her. NBC Miami’s Julia Bagg speaks to the woman’s father and a witness.
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13-Year-Old Boy Suspected in Carjackings Arrested Again Hours After Release
A 13-year-old boy suspected in several carjackings was arrested again after a court ordered his release, Newark police say.
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“Too Gay” Banner at NJ High School Brews Controversy
A gay pride banner proclaiming “Too Gay” hanging from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, is spurring controversy in the wake of the massacre that claimed at least 49 lives in Orlando over the weekend. Brian Thompson reports.
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Body Found on New Jersey Street: Police
An unidentified body was found on a street in Maplewood, New Jersey, Monday morning, authorities said. News 4’s Rana Novini reports.