South Plainfield

A photo by tourist Jennifer Foster of an NYPD officer giving a barefoot man shoes (credit: NYPD/Facebook)

Homeless Man, Gifted Boots By NYPD Officer, Shoeless Once Again

Asked about the $100 all-weather boots Officer Larry DePrimo gave him, Jeffrey Hillman said he has hidden them because “they are worth a lot of money.”

2012/12/03

Funeral services for five victims killed in a house fire in South Plainfield, NJ on Friday, March 9, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Funerals For 4 Children, Grandmother Killed In South Plainfield Fire

Christopher Jefferson, 5, Tyler Davis, 7, Alize Jefferson, 12, Elijah Taylor, 2, and their grandmother, 62-year-old Ann Jefferson, all died in the Feb. 23 blaze.

2012/03/09

Mom Who Escaped Multi-Fatal South Plainfield, N.J. Blaze Speaks Of Tragic Loss

Natalie Jefferson is still trying to grapple with the loss of most of her family. It was early last Thursday when she awoke to find her side of a two-family home in smoke and flames.

2012/02/29

Landlord: South Plainfield Home Had Smoke Detectors

While authorities continue to investigate the cause of the fast-moving blaze, the owner of the home, Gerado Avalos, said he inspected the home in October and all the detectors were operable.

2012/02/25

Five people were killed in a house fire in South Plainfield, NJ on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 (credit: Al Jones/1010 WINS)

Investigators Continue To Seek Answers In Deadly South Plainfield Blaze

Police say they want to question a man who lived in the two-family home and hasn’t been seen since the blaze. Police have stressed that the man they are looking to speak to is not a suspect.

2012/02/24

Five people were killed and four others injured in a house fire in South Plainfield, NJ on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

4 Children, Grandmother Killed In South Plainfield House Fire

Killed in the fire were 62-year-old Ann Jefferson and four of her grandchildren: 2-year-old Elijah, 3-year-old Christopher, 12-year-old Alize and 7-year-old Tyler.

2012/02/23