October 7 Evening News
NEW JERSEY NEWS 12 REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT TWO MEN IN PATERSON HAVE BEEN CONVICTED FOR A MURDER THAT HAPPENED BACK IN 2021. THE TWO MEN WERE JEFERSSON GONZALEZ AND ELVIS DEJESUS. ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, THEY SHOT A WOMAN IN HER CAR IN FRONT OF HER HOME ON EAST 24TH STREET. THE JURY HAS FOUND BOTH MEN GUILTY IN THE KILLING, AND THEIR SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 4TH.
NEW JERSEY NEWS 12 REPORTED ON A RUTGERS POLL REGARDING ONGOING STRUGGLES FOR NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS TO AFFORD BASIC NECESSITIES. THE POLL BY RUTGERS EAGLETON CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST POLLING INCLUDED QUESTIONS ABOUT EXPENSES LIKE TRANSPORTATION AND GAS, EDUCATION AND STUDENT LOANS, HOUSING, GROCERIES AND UTILITY BILLS, AND HEALTHCARE. THE POLLING RESULTS SHARED THAT TWO-THIRDS OF RESIDENTS ARE FINDING CURRENT GAS AND TRAVEL PRICES “DIFFICULT” AND “VERY DIFFICULT” TO AFFORD. OTHERS ALSO STATED THAT HOUSING IS BECOMING HARDER TO AFFORD, AS WELL AS OTHER REPORTS OF DIFFICULTY AFFORDING MEDICAL COSTS AND UTILITIES BY 6 IN 10 PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS POLLS, EVERY ITEM DISCUSSED HAS INCREASED IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS, WITH AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENTAGE POINTS HIGHER FOR ISSUES LIKE GAS AND EDUCATION. THE POLL FEATURED A STATEWIDE GROUP OF 1,004 ADULTS WITH A MARGIN OF ERROR OF 4.1 PERCENT.
NEWJERSEYNEWS12 REPORTED WEDNESDAY THAT A THIRD MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THREE JUVENILE GIRLS IN JERSEY CITY. ACCORDING TO THE HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, QUAMEL SEETTLE, 20, OF JERSEY CITY, WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AT A HOME ON FULTON AVENUE BY MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE NEW YORK / NEW JERSEY REGIONAL FUGITIVE TASK FORCE. HE IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD. THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN AFTER JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER NOTIFIED AUTHORITIES JULY 5 ABOUT A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVOLVING THREE JUVENILE GIRLS. AUTHORITIES SAID THE GIRLS REPORTED MEETING A MAN ON INSTAGRAM WHO ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION TO AN APARTMENT ON BERGAN AVENUE, WHERE THE ALLEGED SEX CRIMES OCCURRED JULY 3RD. SEETTLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HUDSON COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PENDING HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.