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Cecilia Levine

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Police & Fire

Woman In Her 20s Struck By Car, Run Over By Tractor Trailer On Route 17, Police Say A woman in her 20s died after being struck by a car then run over by a tractor-trailer on Route 17 overnight in Paramus, authorities said. Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, near Wendy's, as the possibly Hispanic woman was crossing the highway from east to west. "After successfully crossing the northbound lanes and the roadway median, she entered the southbound lanes of Route 17," Guidetti said. When the woman reached the middle lane of traffic, she was struck by a white Kia, driven by a 42-year-old man, and was then…

by Cecilia Levine

09/21/2024

Police & Fire

Driver Crawls Out Of Overturned Car Following Norwood Crash: Police A 54-year-old Hillsdale resident was largely unscathed after his vehicle overturned in Norwood on Thursday, Sept. 19, police said. The driver was heading south on Summit Street when the vehicle struck a parked car and overturned around 8:10 p.m., Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. Norwood EMS responded to the scene and assessed the driver, who Federici said declined transport to a hospital. Norwood firefighters also responded to make the vehicle safe, prior to it being flipped upright and removed from the roadway. The Norwood PD Traffic Unit is overseeing the investigation…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Bloomfield Woman, 26, Shot Dead In Newark Supermarket: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Bloomfield woman was shot and killed in a Newark supermarket on Wednesday, Sept. 18, authorities said. Nakiyyah Blue was found unresponsive having suffered gunshot wounds in the store on the 300 block of South 7th Street around 8:45 p.m., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. First responders rendered aid, but Blue was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:57 p.m. Sidi Supermarket appears to be the only grocery store on the block where Blue was killed. The incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Slain Eatontown Taxi Driver's Accused Killer Captured, Prosecutor Says The man accused of gunning down a 42-year-old taxi driver last weekend in Monmouth County was arrested in Brooklyn, NY, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 20. Gaetano S. Scannavino, 25, of Brooklyn, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree carjacking, and two second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the Saturday, Sept. 14 death of Anthony Hill, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Hazlet police responded to the parking lot of 270 Route 36, a local motel, where they found Hill, of Eatontown, dead near a dump…

by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Schools

Girl Listed Targets Of School Shooting 'To See How People Would React,' Bridgeton Police Say A girl was taken into custody after police in New Jersey said she made a school shooting threat on social media "to see how people would react." Bridgeton police were made aware of the threat of a shooting at the Broad Street School on Thursday, Sept. 19, they said. "This threat was posted to Instagram and other social media applications," police said. "On the post there were many names listed as potential targets of the shooting." Following an investigation, police tracked down the girl who posted the threat and arrested her, they said. "It was learned during this investigation that the …

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Four Officers Lauded In Seaside Park Water Rescues Four police officers are being recognized in three separate water rescues at unguarded New Jersey beaches. On Friday, Sept. 13, Seaside Park Class One Officers Dakota Giglio and Bryan Urspruch were conducting a quad patrol near Stockton Avenue Beach when they were flagged down for a swimmer in distress. The swimmer, approximately one hundred feet out in the water, was rescued by Giglio and Urspruch, and later declined medical attention. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Class Two Officer Mason Kinlan and Class One Officer Luke Cox were conducting a quad patrol when they were dispatched…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Photo Of Nude Boy Was Wallpaper On Paterson Man's Phone, Sheriff Says A 36-year-old Paterson man has been arrested on child pornography charges after detectives found a nude photo of a young boy had been set as the wallpaper of his cellphone, authorities said. An investigation into Darrel Dye began following a tip regarding illegal internet activity, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. "Specifically, the information indicated that an Internet user uploaded and kept numerous media files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an online photo sharing and cloud service account," Giardina said. Detectives identified Dye — who fills …

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Driver Cited For Reckless Driving In Route 17 Rollover Crash, Police Say A teenage driver was cited for reckless driving in a rollover crash on Route 17 that sent both occupants to the hospital Thursday night, Sept. 19, authorities said. Reports of a rollover with ejections brought firefighters and police officers to the northbound lanes of Route 17, just north of Franklin Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, around 8 p.m., Hasbrouck Heights Police Lt. John Behr said. Responders found the vehicle on its side, sources previously told Daily Voice. Responders also found that both teens had self-extricated prior to the arrival of officers and firefighters, contrar…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

News

Small Plane Taxis Into Teterboro Airport Building: FAA A small plane experiencing possible brake failure taxied into a line service building at the main terminal of Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Thursday night, Sept. 19, federal officials said. The FAA said that the Cessna Citation was carrying five people at the time of the 10 p.m. crash. A Port Authority PD spokesperson said no injuries were reported. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB is the lead agency in the investigation.

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

Police & Fire

DUI Driver Leaving Karaoke Bar Was 2X Legal Limit In Edgewater Crash, Police Say (Video) Bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 39-year-old Hackensack woman who police say was more than twice the legal limit when she caused a chain-reaction crash in Edgewater last month. Edgewater Police Detective Lt. Tim Farrell tells Daily Voice that officers were called to 916 River Road just before midnight on Aug. 4, where 39-year-old Lauren Wells had rear-ended a vehicle, which struck the car in front of it. Bodycam footage of Wells' arrest was shared by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. Wells tells Edgewater Police Officer John Hansen she was heading home after leaving Volume Up Karaoke, a…

by Cecilia Levine

09/20/2024

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