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$188K+ Check Forgery Scheme Ends In Arrest After Months-Long Investigation: Nassau PD A months-long investigation has culminated in the arrest of a 41-year-old Long Island man accused of orchestrating a sophisticated check forgery scheme that netted $188,320.55, police said. Adamantios Mathioudis, 41, of East Elmhurst, NY, became the center of the investigation on March 5, when the Fraud and Forgery Unit of the Major Case Squad received reports of two business checks intercepted after being mailed via the U.S. Postal Service, Nassau County police said. The payee sections on the checks were altered to reflect Mathioudis’ name, detectives said. The funds were then de…

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2024

News

$2M Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey A $2 million winning Powerball ticket from the Saturday, Dec. 21 drawing sold in New Jersey. The lucky ticket matched the five numbers drawn and the Power Play, but not the Powerball. A second ticket matching the same was sold in Idaho. The numbers were: 1, 12, 17, 21, 58, and the Powerball was 1. The Power Play was 3X. Lottery officials are expected to announce where the ticket was sold in the coming days.

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2024

Police & Fire

Elderly Driver Plows Into Three Manchester Homes, Two Hospitalized: Police An elderly driver crashed into three homes Saturday morning, Dec. 21 in Manchester Township, sending two people ot the hospital, police said. It happened in the Leisure Village West community, causing extensive damage just before 11 a.m., according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found a 2017 Toyota Camry with severe front-end damage. The driver, identified as an 84-year-old woman from Manchester, was extricated from the vehicle by first responders. Police say she initially backed her car into a residence where an 88-year-old female occupant, was present…

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2024

Police & Fire

How Quick-Thinking Officers Slowed Fast-Moving New City House Fire Early Sunday, Dec. 22, on one of the coldest nights of the year, police officers and firefighters worked to control an early-morning Rockland County blaze. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Monsey Scoop (@monseyscoop) The temperature was around 30 degrees, and the fire was reported at 2:17 a.m., bringing crews to a home near New Hempstead Road in New City, according to New City Fire Engine Co. 1 and weather reports. Firefighters arrived to find flames consuming an attached, enclosed back porch at the rear of the house. Thanks…

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2024

Police & Fire

Firefighter Injured During Santa Detail In Glen Rock (Photos) A Glen Rock volunteer firefighter was hospitalized Saturday night, Dec. 21, after sustaining a head injury during a "Santa Detail" event, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The 24-year-old firefighter was riding on top of a fire truck when his head was struck by a low-hanging tree branch on Doremus Avenue, near the Glen Rock Municipal Pool, Loving said. The injury, described as non-life-threatening, prompted an immediate response from local emergency services. Firefighters from Hawthorne Rescue Company #5 assisted Glen Rock Fire Department personnel in moving the injured …

by Cecilia Levine

12/22/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Killed, Others Injured In Head-On Hamilton Township Crash: Police A head-on three-vehicle crash in Mercer County claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman and left two others injured late Friday night, Dec. 20, authorities said. The crash occurred at approximately 10:05 p.m. on South Broad Street near the intersection with Hempstead Road in Hamilton Township as snow was falling, the police department said. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, driven by a 45-year-old Waterford Township man, was traveling eastbound when it collided head-on with a westbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, driven by a 62-year-old woman from Lawrenceville.…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2024

Police & Fire

Newlywed Little Falls Officer Gets Special Hospital Sendoff After Harrowing Crash (Video) The Little Falls Police Department has shared heartfelt footage of Officer Antonio Piedrabuena being discharged from The Valley Hospital on Saturday, Dec. 21, following a harrowing accident just days earlier. Piedrabuena, a newlywed, experienced a medical emergency on Thursday, Dec. 19, while driving his marked police vehicle. The episode caused the car to accelerate uncontrollably, reaching speeds of 102 miles per hour, the department said. The officer veered over the double-yellow lines, hit a curb and utility pole, and then crashed into Schumacher Chevrolet on Main Street near Union Avenu…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2024

Police & Fire

Residents Reflect On Life, Legacy Of Bound Brook Police Chief Who Died Of Cancer The Bound Brook Police Department is mourning the loss of its chief, Richard S. Colombaroni, a lifelong resident and pillar of the community whose leadership and dedication over a 40-year career left an enduring impact. Chief Colombaroni passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer, the department announced Friday, Dec. 20. He was 62 years old. A true embodiment of duty and integrity, Colombaroni began his career in 1983 as a dispatcher before attending the Municipal Police Academy in Sea Girt. That same year, he officially joined the Bound Brook Police Department as a pa…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2024

Police & Fire

Three Hospitalized In 4-Vehicle Crash Outside Fair Lawn TD Bank (Photos) Three people were hospitalized following a four-vehicle collision in Fair Lawn on Saturday morning, Dec. 21, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving who captured the aftermath. Photos from the scene show a pickup truck and three small SUVs, all heavily damaged after colliding outside of the TD Bank on Fair Lawn Avenue and Saddle River Road. Fair Lawn Police, EMS, Fire Department, and rescue crews were dispatched to the scene, with assistance from Paramus Police for traffic control, officials said. Three of the involved vehicles had to be towed from the crash site. At least one s…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2024

Weather

4 Inches Of Snow Fell In Parts Of Bergen County: Here's How Much Your Town Got A winter storm dropped varying amounts of snow across New Jersey overnight Friday, Dec. 20, into Saturday morning, Dec. 21. Snowfall totals ranged from trace amounts in South Jersey to more than 5 inches in parts of North Jersey, creating slippery conditions on roadways as temperatures remained below freezing, according to data from the National Weather Service. Sussex and Morris counties recorded the highest snowfall, with Sparta Township leading at 5.5 inches and Randolph Township close behind at 5.3 inches. Meanwhile, southern counties like Atlantic and Cumberland reported only tra…

by Cecilia Levine

12/21/2024

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