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Halloween Pizza Rush Turns Fiery At Ringwood Favorite, Forcing Indefinite Closure
A Halloween night pizza rush took a frightening turn at a New Jersey pizzeria when an oven caught fire, forcing the restaurant to close indefinitely.
Luigi's Pizza & Restaurant, located at 16 Skyline Lake Drive in Ringwood, said the fire broke out Friday, Oct. 31, while employees were juggling orders, deliveries, and more than 40 pizzas stacked on top of an oven.
A small flame started in the back corner of the oven, unnoticed by employees until Anthony Martinelli, who was helping delivery drivers on the other side of the counter, spotted it.
"If Anthony was not helping the drivers and …
Girl, 13, Killed After Pickup Truck Strikes Scooter In NJ: Prosecutor
A 13-year-old girl has died days after being struck by a pickup truck while riding a scooter in Burlington County, Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said.
The crash happened near Route 130 in Bordentown Township, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Bordentown Township Public Safety Director Frank Lombardo said. The girl was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead, Sunday, Nov. 1.
No criminal charges have been filed. The driver of the vehicle stopped after the October 30th collision and is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said.
The student, who attend…
Garden State Plaza Theft Ring: Trio Caught With Nearly $4K In Stolen Goods, Cops Say
Three New Yorkers were arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $4,000 in merchandise from six stores at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said.
Luisa Gonzalez, 24, of Fresh Meadows, Andres M. Rincon, 35, of Whitestone, and Michell Calderon-Varela, 28, also of Whitestone, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, following an undercover operation at the mall, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said.
Plainclothes officers from the department's Crime Suppression Unit were alerted to a theft in progress around 6:16 p.m., when Officer Matthew Mulick spotted Rincon hiding merchand…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30.
John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
