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Hackensack Police Director Ray Guidetti Stepping Down, City Says Hackensack Police Director Ray Guidetti Stepping Down, City Says
Hackensack Police Director Ray Guidetti Stepping Down, City Says Hackensack Police Director Ray Gudietti is stepping down. The City of Hackensack made the announcement on Thursday, March 6. Guidetti said he will step down at the end of March. Guidetti's departure comes after "taking on a culture of corruption that had infected the Hackensack Police Department when he was appointed in 2022, and instituting major reforms with the goal of bringing the Department back to its rightful position as a premier law enforcement agency in Bergen County," the release says. Guidetti was appointed "after a storied law enforcement career to clean up a police department…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Residents Among 23 Arrested In Another Major Drug Bust: Prosecutor Passaic County Residents Among 23 Arrested In Another Major Drug Bust: Prosecutor
Passaic County Residents Among 23 Arrested In Another Major Drug Bust: Prosecutor Twenty-three people including four women and 19 men from Bergen and Passaic counties have been arrested following a 10-month-long investigation into the distribution of cocaine and narcotics in Passaic County, authorities said. The 23 people were charged with various controlled dangerous substance offenses after an investigation that began last May, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and numerous police chiefs said. Law enforcement in Wayne and Pompton Lakes began investigating after responding to complaints about the sale of cocaine in the area, Valdes said. The investigati…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
‘Can You Guarantee I Won’t Be On TikTok?’: Video Shows Accused DWI Driver's Route 46 Arrest ‘Can You Guarantee I Won’t Be On TikTok?’: Video Shows Accused DWI Driver's Route 46 Arrest
‘Can You Guarantee I Won’t Be On TikTok?’: Video Shows Accused DWI Driver's Route 46 Arrest Newly released bodycam footage captures the moment a 43-year-old woman was arrested for DWI after driving the wrong way on Route 46 and crashing head-on into another vehicle, police said. The crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2:40 a.m., when Clifton police responded to a head-on collision on Route 46 West between Crooks Avenue and the Garden State Parkway, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson.  Bodycam footage obtained by Transparency Bodycam opens with another motorist limping next to his crashed vehicle. It later shows Velez, of Belleville, struggling through field sob…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Route 4 In Teaneck (DEVELOPING) Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Route 4 In Teaneck (DEVELOPING)
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Route 4 In Teaneck (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash closed a stretch of Route 4 on Thursday, March 6 in Teaneck. Photos from the scene show one car off the roadway and another facing the opposite direction near Belle Avenue. At least five were involved at approximately 10:45 a.m. Witnesses tell Daily Voice that glass and debris were in the roadway, "making it difficult to even get around." "A cop from the opposite side of the highway stopped traffic and came over the divider to help assist the driver that was off roadway out of the vehicle," they said. "A few people came out of their vehicle to check on the drivers." …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say
Paterson Man Assaults Two EMTs, Police Say A 25-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged for assaulting two EMTs who were trying to help him during a medical emergency, authorities said.  The attack happened on March 2, 2025, at approximately 5:25 a.m. when officers responded to 169 16th Ave. for a report of an aggravated assault, Paterson Police Department Officer in Charge Patrick B. Murray said. Paterson Fire Department EMS personnel had responded to the address less than an hour earlier for a person experiencing difficulty breathing, Murray said. The EMTs secured the individual to a gurney, preparing to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Dave Portnoy’s Jersey Shore Pizza Tour: One Review Sparks Debate, Another Scores Big Dave Portnoy’s Jersey Shore Pizza Tour: One Review Sparks Debate, Another Scores Big
Dave Portnoy’s Jersey Shore Pizza Tour: One Review Sparks Debate, Another Scores Big Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy has been making the rounds at the Jersey Shore, dishing out his famous One Bite pizza reviews at multiple pizzerias. Known for his no-nonsense approach to pizza rankings, Portnoy visited several shore spots in the batch of reviews dropping this week, drawing crowds of excited customers and loyal fans eager to see how their local favorites would fare. Here’s how the latest stops stacked up: Tramonto's Pizza (Ocean Township, NJ) – 7.7 Portnoy praised Tramonto’s for its good texture, no flop, and crispy thin crust—all elements he loves in a slice. The score? …

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Police & Fire
East Rutherford EMT, 20, Killed By NJ Transit Train (UPDATE) East Rutherford EMT, 20, Killed By NJ Transit Train (UPDATE)
East Rutherford EMT, 20, Killed By NJ Transit Train (Update) The 20-year-old woman struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last month in Bergen County had been working as an EMT for the last year or more, confirmed with Daily Voice. Arfa Hoque, 20, of East Rutherford, was killed by the train near the Rutherford Station at approximately 1 a.m. on Feb. 26, according to NJ Transit spokesmen Kyalo Mulumba and spokesman John Chartier. Hoque's LinkedIn page shows she has been an EMT in Lyndhurst since April 2024, and has been a member of the East Rutherford Fire Department's Emergency Medical Squad since 2021. She was formerly a student at Bect…

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News
Rail Service Resumes After Fatal Crash In Elizabeth, Delays Persist Due to Hudson Tunnel Power Rail Service Resumes After Fatal Crash In Elizabeth, Delays Persist Due to Hudson Tunnel Power
Rail Service Resumes After Fatal Crash In Elizabeth, Delays Persist Due to Hudson Tunnel Power Rail service on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line has resumed in both directions following a trespasser fatality at Elizabeth Station, NJ Transit announced. According to NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba, at approximately 5:31 p.m. on March 5, North Jersey Coast Line train 3363—which departed New York Penn Station at 5:01 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Bay Head at 7:07 p.m.—struck and fatally injured a trespasser at Elizabeth Station. There were no reported injuries to the approximately 1,100 passengers or crew members aboard the train, Mulumba said. As a result, Nor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Storm Knocks Power To Hundreds In Morris County Storm Knocks Power To Hundreds In Morris County
Storm Knocks Power To Hundreds In Morris County Torrential downpours Wednesday evening, March 5, left several New Jersey roadways underwater and impassable, while thousands of residents lost power due to the storm. As of 6:15 p.m., the following roads were closed due to flooding and storm-related hazards, according to the NJDOT site: Route 130 in both directions in Brooklawn Route 46 in both directions in Clifton Route 49 in Maurice River—all lanes closed due to downed wires and a utility pole Route 79 in Freehold—northbound lanes closed due to a downed utility pole The storm also knocked out power to thousands of residents, with outage…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
20 Indicted In Fentanyl, Heroin Ring That Fueled Drug Use Across North Jersey: AG 20 Indicted In Fentanyl, Heroin Ring That Fueled Drug Use Across North Jersey: AG
20 Indicted In Fentanyl, Heroin Ring That Fueled Drug Use Across North Jersey: AG Twenty people have been indicted in the sweeping takedown of opioid mills that fueled drug distribution across North Jersey, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday, March 5. ALSO SEE: 23 People Arrested In Another Massive NJ Drug Bust — Fentanyl, Guns, Seized, Prosecutor Says The indictment, handed down by a state grand jury, includes 53 charges ranging from racketeering and drug trafficking to weapons offenses and financial crimes. Authorities say the suspects were part of the Rodriguez, Sanchez, and Gutierrez Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO), which operated from A…

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