Fire torches historic 100-year-old VFW building in Linden NJ
No major injuries were reported to first responders or the public, although most of the post building was destroyed.
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Two more NJ towns add mental health screeners to police response
On two shifts a week, cops in Elizabeth and Linden will be joined by mental health screeners in responding to 911 calls for behavioral health crises.
Irvington, NJ man accused of armed robbery at Linden gas station
Elijah Ali was arrested nearly a month after the convenience store at an Exxon in Linden was robbed at knifepoint, according to police.
78-year-old cabbie thrown onto Linden, NJ highway in carjacking
The cab was recovered in Elizabeth with $3,500 worth of wiring allegedly stolen from Home Depot in the trunk.
NJ woman neglected elderly person, causing heatstroke, AG says
The victim was left in the sun long enough for her internal body temperature to reach 106 degrees, and subsequently require intubation.
NJ woman gets 95 years for "monstrous" murder of girlfriend
A Tinton Falls woman convicted of strangling her girlfriend to death after a failed shooting attempt months prior will not be eligible for parole until she is over 100 years old.
$10,000 reward posted to find Linden, NJ hit-and-run driver
Linden police chief David Hart said no piece of information is irrelevant to find the driver that left an 18-year-old young man from Rahway hospitalized.
Rahway, NJ man injured in Route 1&9 hit and run
The 18-year-old man was struck as he crossed the highway at an intersection in front of Aviation Plaza North.
2 dogs get loose and fatally attack a Shih Tzu in Linden, NJ
A Shih Tzu has been euthanized following a nighttime attack by two pit bulls that had gotten loose from their home.
Woman gets $250K for NJ trooper downloading intimate phone video
The case was one of two brought against Marquice Prather, who has since been fired from the State Police, for incidents in 2016.