The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating the death of a 32-year-old Jersey City man who was fatally shot on Sunday afternoon near Crescent and Belmont Avenues in Jersey City....
On Thursday, January 20, 2022, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Esteban Sarmiento, 38, of Jersey City, on charges that he sexually assaulted a young girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 10. The victim, a North...
A Jersey City man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left an 18-year-old man with serious injuries. Marvin Lara, 39, surrendered himself to detectives with the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit on Thursday, January 20, 2022....
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit has arrested Frank Martinez, a 37-year-old Jersey City Police Officer, and Joanny Hidalgo, 36, of Jersey City, on charges relating to the abuse of a minor. Martinez and Hidalgo individually surrendered themselves to detectives with the Special...
The second fire victim found at 38 Jackson Street in Hoboken on December 20, 2021 has been identified as 61-year-old Alexander von Schlinke. The victim’s identity is being released after members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Arson Task Force worked diligently to locate...
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Special Victims Unit, and the Union City Police Department arrested Mario Lopez Esquit, 25, of Union City, on charges involving the possession and distribution of videos depicting...
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, Anthony King, 34, of Jersey City was arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina in connection with the fatal shooting of Ishamell McCany on November 13, 2021 in Jersey City. King was arrested at approximately 11:50 a.m. by members of the United...
Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Michael Vivar, 23, of North Bergen, on charges involving the sexual assault and robbery of a 33-year-old woman in North Bergen. He surrendered himself to detectives with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday,...
A preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Arson Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined the Origin of a fatal fire at 38 Jackson Street in Hoboken on December 20, 2021 to be a first floor...
The driver involved in a crash that killed off-duty Jersey City Police Officer Morton Otundo on July, 16, 2021 has been charged with one count of Causing Death While Driving Unlicensed, in violation of 2C:40-22a, a crime of the third degree. ...