On February 3, 2020, during the evening hours, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Cold Case Unit arrested and charged Joel Esquijarrosa, age 42, of Harrison, in connection with the August 24, 2007 murder of Rafael Angel Aguero Espinoza in Jersey City. He was...
On February 3, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Francisco Realpe, age 43, of Hoboken, on charges involving the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female student at Dickinson High School in Jersey City. He was...
On Monday, February 3, 2020, Jorge A. Rios, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault related to the death of Carolina Cano that occurred on March 24, 2019 in Jersey City. Rios admitted...
On Friday, January 31, 2020, the Honorable Patrick Arre, J.S.C. sentenced Andrew Howard-French, age 29, of Jersey City, to life in state prison for the 2018 murder of 23-month-old Bryce Sparrow in Jersey City. The life sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act...
On January 29, 2020, a Hudson County Grand Jury returned an Indictment against Edwin Velasco-Salazar, age 22, of West New York, charging him with four counts related to the November 1, 2019 death and alleged sexual assault of Irma Contreras Flores in West New York....
The adult female who died on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in the incident at 33 Suburbia Court in Jersey City in which an infant female also died, has been identified as Sandra Provost, age 41, of Jersey City....
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced today the successful launch in Hudson County of ‘Operation Helping Hand’ – an initiative that aims to be part of the statewide solution to the opioid epidemic by linking narcotics users with recovery services at the time of arrest....
On Saturday, January 25, 2020, shortly before 6 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to 33 Suburbia Court in Jersey City on a report of a woman in need of medical attention. Upon arrival, Jersey City Police Officers found a...
On January 17, 2020, at approximately 9:40 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested William Romero, age 28, of Union City, on charges involving the sexual assault of a 15-year-old female victim from Union City. He was arrested without incident...
On Friday, January 17, 2020, Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre sentenced 65-year-old Oscar Castaneda of Guttenberg to 60 years in New Jersey State Prison on multiple charges related to the sexual assault of two minor female victims....