Hudson County

Four Jersey City men, ages 19 to 26, were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Bayonne girl who they met after she ran away from home earlier this month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Tuesday. Nasire Williams, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child in the third degree,…

A woman accused of sparking of massive fire that left dozens of people homeless in Jersey City was arrested late Friday, prosecutors said. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

Prosecutors announced the arrest of a woman suspected of intentionally starting a fire that spread to several buildings in Jersey City earlier this month that displaced 33 residents. The prosecutor’s office identified Diane Stiles as the primary suspect in a notice Friday morning asking for the public’s help to locate her whereabouts. Several hours later, they said she had...

A man suffering from a reported mental health crisis was shot and killed by police in a New Jersey home early Monday morning. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said the shooting took place around 7 a.m. on First Street in Bayonne. Two sources with direct knowledge of the investigation say a woman at the residence called police for an...

A police shooting in Bayonne on Monday morning is under investigation by New Jersey officials. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan has the latest.

A mail carrier in New Jersey admitted Thursday that he threw away mail, including 99 general election ballots sent to West Orange residents, according to federal prosecutors.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murdering the 40-year-old Jersey City photographer who was found beaten to death in his home late last month after a welfare check, Hudson County prosecutors announced Friday. The teenager has been charged as a juvenile, so his name has not been released. In addition to the murder charge, he’s accused of unlawful...

Police are searching for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a photographer in New Jersey. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A body found in a tarp in a wooded area of New Jersey late last month has been identified as a missing 41-year-old New York City man, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jose Rivera was the person found dead in a tarp off Route 440 in Bayonne around 4:30 p.m. on April 27, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. His family has…

In the race to vaccinate one New Jersey county is falling behind despite being the most densely populated in the Garden State. Hudson County had the lowest vaccination rate in the state and leaders in the region say they’re left frustrated trying to get more vaccine. Vaccination centers in the county are using every dose they get but the...

Hudson County has the lowest COVD vaccination rate in the state, but local leaders bemoan the lack of supply they are getting, pointing out that it gets far fewer doses on a per capita basis than nearby suburban counties. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A New Jersey county prosecutor says cash being held as evidence in multiple different cases is missing, and her office is launching an internal investigation. “Various denominations of cash recovered from several separate cases have gone missing. All of the missing cash was recovered from scenes and was being temporarily held for safekeeping. The money was kept in temporary storage…

A New Jersey man was arrested and charged for allegedly kidnapping and sexual assaulting a 14-year-old boy, Hudson County prosecutors said. Robert Harper, 54, is accused of barricading a teen in his apartment and sexually assaulting him, prosecutors said Saturday. He was arrested at his Jersey City home Friday evening. According to prosecutors, Harper invited the boy to his apartment…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy unveiled the largest rollback of consumer mail services in a generation as part of his 10-year plan for the U.S. Postal Service, including longer first-class delivery windows, reduced post office hours and higher postage prices. Tuesday’s announcement was part of DeJoy’s strategic vision for the agency.

A New Jersey teen was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with the murder of a 35-year-old man two weeks after the fatal shooting, prosecutors said Friday.

A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with murder following a grand jury indictment for his role in the death of his 4-month-old daughter nearly three years ago, prosecutors said

Drone video shows how the abandoned tracks slice through urban communities and wooded areas, including several cities and towns from Montclair to Jersey City

Similar to the High Line in Manhattan, a long-talked about plan to transform an abandoned New Jersey rail line into a 9-mile-long recreational area is gaining tractionNBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A 44-year-old New Jersey man, who is a teacher at a daycare, has been charged after his toddler son was hospitalized and tested positive for methadone, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Roberto Delgado-Gonzalez, of Guttenberg, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child , a crime of the second degree. He was arrested around 7 p.m….

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Hudson County, New Jersey, was arrested for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections that were intended to be delivered to West Orange residents, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny, is charged by complaint with one count of delay, secretion, or detention…