Real Garden State

06/28/2023

It’s not clear what Scholars Village actually entails, but a Teachers Village within SciTech Scity would help Jersey City Public Schools recruit and retain teachers.

It’s not clear what Scholars Village entails, but a Teachers Village within SciTech Scity would help Jersey City Public Schools recruit and retain teachers.

05/21/2023

If Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop can get the political bosses of the Democratic Party to coalesce behind him, there’s two easy paths to the governorship.

If Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop can get the political bosses of the Democratic Party to coalesce behind him, there's two easy paths to the governorship.

04/13/2023

Becky Scott crashed the county car approximately a month after being appointed director of the Hudson County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center.

04/04/2023

The suspect allegedly displayed his firearm to the front desk employee at a Saddle Brook gym and threatened to “pop her tires.”

James Gaffney allegedly displayed his firearm to the teenage front desk employee at a Saddle Brook gym and threatened to "pop her tires."

04/01/2023

CCTV footage obtained by Real Garden State captured a disturbing multi-car crash in Jersey City on February 10, 2023.

At approximately 9:40 AM that day, a silver Nissan Murano traveling south on Martin Luther King Drive jumped a curb, swerved around a light pole, T-Boned a white Honda Civic at the Claremont Avenue intersection, and then crashed into a third vehicle traveling north on MLK.

An accident report revealed that the operator of the Murano, Sean A. Doyle of New Orleans, LA, falsely claimed the Civic went through the light at Claremont and struck him. Bodycam footage captured Doyle telling officers "I went out and my boy caught control of the steering wheel and the other car came by… I don’t even know where that car came from."

Of note, Doyle’s passenger was a female who told an officer she was "getting dropped off to school" at the time of the collision. As well, the Murano was a rental car and Doyle was listed as self insured.

The crash resulted in multiple injuries and all three drivers were transported to the Jersey City Medical Center. No summonses were issued related to the crash and no alcohol/drug test was performed, per accident report.

03/29/2023

Latarian Milton was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest/eluding after being apprehended by Upper Saddle River police last month.

Latarian Milton was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest/eluding after being arrested in Upper Saddle River on February 11, 2023.

02/28/2023

Combining Mayor Steven Fulop’s Pompidou x Jersey City proposal with Ward F Councilperson Frank Gilmore’s progressive income tax initiative would be great for Jersey City.

Combining Mayor Fulop's Pompidou x Jersey City proposal and Ward F Councilperson Gilmore's progressive income tax initiative would be great for Jersey City.

02/04/2023

A Jersey City woman is facing multiple charges including Aggravated Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon following a road rage incident on the night of November 26, 2022.

CCTV footage obtained via an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request depicts an incident that lasted nearly ten minutes in the vicinity of MLK Drive and Stevens Avenue.

Body-worn Camera (BWC) footage from the arrest reveals that the woman had her children in the car, admitted to having a knife, and the incident allegedly started because individuals were throwing garbage on her vehicle.

The CCTV and BWC footage included in this post is edited for brevity and privacy.

01/23/2023

Testimony provided by then-Sgt. Jocelyn Roldan (Torres) during the Denzel Suitt trial was false based on a retired cop’s sworn statement.

Testimony provided by Jocelyn Roldan (Torres) to a Hudson County jury is directly contradicted by a retired cop’s statement to Cowan Investigations.

01/21/2023

Denzel Suitt has a new sentencing hearing scheduled and is facing imprisonment after the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office successfully appealed his initial sentence.

Former JCPD P.O. Denzel Suitt has a new sentencing hearing scheduled after the HCPO successfully appealed Judge John A. Young's initial sentence.

12/18/2022

SOURCES: NJ Transit bus driver allegedly shot a teen 3 times tonight. Police response in the area of Monticello & Jewett in Jersey City. Victim apparently in critical condition, driver supposedly left with NJT bus and apprehended in Hoboken.

12/13/2022

A lawsuit accusing Brian Platt of encouraging his staff to lie to the media in Kansas City, Missouri, exposes the ongoing journalism crisis in Jersey City.