NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THAT A MAN WAS ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS MONDAY EVENING AFTER SAYING HE HAD A BOMB ABOARD A UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM NEWARK. ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES, THE 34-YEAR-OLD MAN BEGAN ACTING IRRATIONALLY, AND HE TOLD CREW MEMBERS THAT HE HAD POSSESSION OF A BOMB. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CARRYING 46 PASSENGERS AND 6 CREW MEMBERS. ACCORDING TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE MAN WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAKEN TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH CORRECTIONAL CENTER. HE WAS BOOKED ON CHARGES OF COMMUNICATING FALSE INFORMATION OF PLANNED ARSON AND TERRORIZING. THE MAN IS ALSO IN ICE CUSTODY AS AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT FROM HONDURAS. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPORTED TWICE, AND NOW FACES DEPORTATION FOR A THIRD TIME FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT PLANS TO INVESTIGATE MONDAY’S INCIDENT.
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY REPORTED THAT A CAR CRASHED THROUGH A PARKING GARAGE WALL IN ROCHELLE PARK TUESDAY MORNING, SENDING DEBRIS ONTO A MAN BELOW. INVESTIGATORS SAID A DRIVER HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES BEFORE STRIKING THE WALL AT 218 ROUTE 17 NORTH. THE DRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AS A 19-YEAR-OLD PHILADELPHIA RESIDENT. POLICE SAID OFFICERS RESPONDED AROUND 10:42 A.M., WHEN THEY FOUND THE CAR HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF THE DAMAGED WALL. FALLING DEBRIS INJURED A 65-YEAR-OLD PATERSON MAN, WHO WAS TAKEN TO HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR EVALUATION. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURE. NO SUMMONSES WERE ISSUED.