Archive for new-jersey

Woman sues 13-year-old boy after she is hit with a baseball

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

A New Jersey woman is suing a 13-year-old baseball player after the ball he was throwing hit her in the face two years ago, when the boy was 11, and caused multiple fractures. 45-year-old Elizabeth Lloyd believes the boy did it intentionally. The boy, Matthew Migliaccio, claims he was helping warm up the pitcher and it was ... read more »

Mother accused of letting 5-year-old use tanning bed

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Patricia Krencil has been arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after she allowed her 5-year-old daughter to use a tanning booth. “The pediatrician said that she’s got a little sunburn, but it was that only weekend we were out doing the gardening,” Krentcil, 44, said. The school nurse noticed that the child had a ... read more »

Woman denies barricading mother-in-law in ‘cat infested’ basement

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

A northern New Jersey woman is facing charges of elderly neglect after police officers discovered her mother-in-law living in her basement with the door barricaded from the outside by a shovel. West New York police say they were responding to a call of animal abuse after it was reported that there were dozens of cats ... read more »

Autistic boy bullied by teachers caught on tape, called a “bastard”

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

  A Cherry Hill, New Jersey father suspected something wasn’t quite right at his autistic son’s school.  What he uncovered has started an Internet campaign to stop abusive teachers from bullying students. On Friday, Stuart Chaifetz posted a video on YouTube in which he said that he was shocked when he was told by school officials his ... read more »

‘Norwegian Wood’ pulled by NJ schools for lesbian sex scene

Monday, August 29th, 2011

A school district in Williamstown, New Jersey, has pulled the book Norwegian Wood from its high school reading list over some of its racy content. The book by Haruki Murakami, which was assigned as part of a summer reading list for students, describes a lesbian sex scene between a 31-year-old woman and a young teenage ... read more »

Service dog may be put down after biting child

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

A German Shepherd currently acting as a service dog for a New Jersey girl with brain cancer may be put down after biting a neighbor girl in the face. The dog, Ava, has been a companion to 9-year-old Molly Kimball for the past year as Molly undergoes numerous rounds of chemotherapy and has endured six ... read more »

Boy gets to be New Jersey governor for the day

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

A young boy who achieved Internet fame when a video showing him having a meltdown because he wanted to be the governor of New Jersey went viral has gotten his wish. Sort of. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who had seen the video and sent a message of support via Twitter, invited Jesse Koczon and ... read more »

Boy in critical condition after falling from hayride

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

A New Jersey boy is in critical condition after falling off a haunted hayride at his church. Police say the boy was on the side or front of a landscaping trailer that had wood framing and was being pulled by a tractor at the Shrine of St. Joseph church. At least 10 other people on ... read more »

Neighbors photograph toddlers on roof

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Police have arrested a New Jersey mother for child endangerment after neighbors photographed her daughter and nephew on the roof of her building — and standing dangerously close to the edge. The disturbing photos, taken last Thursday by a neighbor, showed the toddlers — a boy and a girl — walking around on the roof ... read more »

Wandering toddler saved by Jersey City DJ

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Freak-ay freak-ay freak-ay fresh. A Jersey City disc jockey returning from a canceled gig rescued a naked 2-year-old girl who was about to wander into traffic. Harvey King said he was driving home from a job he was to have played at Liberty State Park Sunday morning when he spotted the toddler about to cross ... read more »

Student claims principal forced him to talk dirty

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

A former Teaneck High School student is suing the school, saying their lack of safety rules led to a principal abusing him. Andrew Dizon is now 20, but he was a 17-year-old senior when he claims former Principal Joseph White engaged him in explicit conversations and told the boy to expose himself. Dizon, who later ... read more »

Father gets 30 years for son’s death

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

A “man” was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of his infant son by striking him so hard he crashed into a fish stand and died. William J. Duncan II, 25, asserted in court, “I am not a monster. … I think I’m good enough to take care of kids.” Duncan, who ... read more »

Man kills girlfriend, children, self

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

A Virginia man went on a brutal rampage and shot his girlfriend and their two children, ages 1 and 2, before turning the gun on himself. The man, Aaron Poseidon Jackson, age 24, apparently shot the his girlfriend, Latasha Nicole Thomas, age 23, with an AK-47 type assault rifle, then he took a handgun, went ... read more »

Infant found dead at fairgrounds

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The cleaning crew at a fairground in Millville, New Jersey made the grizzly discovery of a baby in a toilet tank. Officials are still trying to determine if the baby was full term or if it was an aborted fetus. Investigators say an autopsy is needed to determine if the baby reached full term and ... read more »

Pregnant policewoman requests light duty — DENIED

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

A pregnant female police officer in Ocean Township, New Jersey requested she be put on “light duty” — but the town officials said, “nuh, uh.” Officer Sonia Henriques is concerned about putting her unborn child at risk and her doctor agrees. She is two months pregnant. At a council meeting Monday night, Mayor William Larkin ... read more »