Irvington police were called to the Gallery Holiday Motel on Ball Street in Irvington around noon about a man with a gun, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II.
The Irvington mayor and other officials are on defense after a state investigation found they wasted $632K meant to help communities overwhelmed by opioid addiction.
Isaac Bishop, of Irvington, was found shot to death in Weymouth. Dyshawn Bostick, of Tinton Falls, and Franchesa Burgos-Gonzalez, of Phoenix, AZ, have been indicted for murder.
Court documents say a New Jersey man surrendered to police covered in his girlfriend's blood after a violent stabbing seen by the victim's mother, according to a published report.
"My thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this devastating incident, especially the residents directly involved," said Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss.
A pawn shop business owner has admitted bribing a former Newark official with cash and jewelry, in exchange for illegal help buying and redeveloping city-owned properties.
Police from several jurisdictions converged on a Rumson neighborhood just before sunrise on Friday on reports of multiple burglaries, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.