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Firefighter killed in Plainfield, New Jersey
A firefighter lost his life responding to the Emerson Avenue blaze, a local councilmember said.
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Firefighter dies responding to New Jersey blaze: Officials
A firefighter lost his life responding to a blaze in Plainfield, New Jersey, Friday, according to city officials. Marques Hudson was responding to a fire on Emerson Avenue when he died, according to a statement released by Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp’s office. Mapp said Hudson, while battling the fire, either fell through the floor or down a flight of...
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Dog Shot and Killed After Attacking 2 Police Officers
Two officers in New Jersey are recovering tonight after a dog attack in Linden that ended with the dog being shot and killed. Adam Harding reports.
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Dog Shot and Killed By Police After Attacking Officers Responding to NJ Home
Police in New Jersey shot and killed a dog that attacked officers responding to a call about checking on animals’ welfare in Linden Friday morning, authorities say. The 600 block of Dewitt Street in Linden was teeming with law enforcement after the attack around 11 a.m. It wasn’t clear what prompted the call for a welfare check for the multiple…
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NJ Man Gets 29 Years for Stabbing Lyft Driver, Passenger Before Carjacking
A New Jersey man will spend decades in prison for the attempted murder of a Lyft driver and the assault of another passenger before carjacking the driver’s vehicle in April of 2019, according to prosecutors. Thirty-one-year-old Farrakhan Howard, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to 29 years: 24 years on the carjacking conviction, 18-year concurrent sentence on the attempted murder conviction, and…