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Fort Lee Woman Raped By Newark Uber Driver, Suit Says Fort Lee Woman Raped By Newark Uber Driver, Suit Says
Fort Lee Woman Raped By Newark Uber Driver, Suit Says A Fort Lee woman is claiming in a civil suit that she was raped by her Uber driver two years ago in Edgewater. The suit was filed by Attorneys Paul Faugno and John Daniels on the victim's behalf, on Dec. 12 in Bergen County Superior Court, NorthJersey.com reports. Uber and a Newark driver are listed as the defendants. The victim is seeking unspecified damages, the lawsuit says. Uber driver Victor Suvakeenpillaj was taking the woman from her home in Fort Lee to her previous residence in Edgewater on Dec. 19, 2017, the suit says. When she bent down to pick up a bag, the driver got out, open…

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by Cecilia Levine
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LAWSUIT: Bergenfield Man Wants $5M From Family Fun Day Mechanical Bull Injury LAWSUIT: Bergenfield Man Wants $5M From Family Fun Day Mechanical Bull Injury
Lawsuit: Bergenfield Man Wants $5M From Family Fun Day Mechanical Bull Injury A Bergenfield man who says he was injured while riding a mechanical bull at a local annual event is seeking $5 million from the borough. Ryan Nelson had no time to secure himself on the ride when the operator "unreasonably and unexpectedly jolted and jerked" him on the bull at the Bergenfield Family Fun Day in June 2017, NorthJersey.com reports. Nelson was out of work and under went surgery for some permanent injuries to his head, neck, limbs and nervous system endured on the ride at Veteran's Memorial Park, his lawyer Christopher DiGirolamo said. The suit was filed in Berge…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit 'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit
'Too Late,' Judge Tells Paramus Teacher, Bus Crash Survivor Who Tried To File Suit A Paramus teacher who survived the Morris County school bus crash on Route 80 might have been able to file a lawsuit -- if only she had tried sooner, according to a Superior Court judge. East Brook Middle School teacher Jessica Madonna was diagnosed with PTSD in January, eight months after the Mount Olive crash that killed her colleague, a fifth grade student and left nearly 40 others injured, NJ.com reports. The 28-year-old was released from the hospital the day of the crash without symptoms, and returned to teaching the following September, the article says citing Morris County court docu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
North Bergen Police Lieutenant From Carlstadt Arrested On DWI, Cocaine Charges North Bergen Police Lieutenant From Carlstadt Arrested On DWI, Cocaine Charges
North Bergen Police Lieutenant From Carlstadt Arrested On DWI, Cocaine Charges A North Bergen police lieutenant was suspended from the department after he was arrested on DWI and drug charges last weekend in East Rutherford, authorities said. Alex J. Guzman, 39 of Carlstadt is scheduled for a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court on Aug. 22, facing allegations he was in possession of cocaine when he was arrested Saturday evening, East Rutherford police said. Guzman was immediately suspended when the department was notified of his arrest, North Bergen Police Chief Robert Dowd said in a statement to the Jersey Journal. East Rutherford police received a repor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Inmate Attempting Suicide In Bergen County Jail Saved By Sheriff's Officers Inmate Attempting Suicide In Bergen County Jail Saved By Sheriff's Officers
Inmate Attempting Suicide In Bergen County Jail Saved By Sheriff's Officers A 54-year-old man being held on criminal charges in the Bergen County Jail attempted suicide Sunday evening but was resuscitated by sheriff's officers and medical staff, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 6 p.m., Bergen County Sheriff's Office spokesman William Schievella told Daily Voice. The inmate -- being held on criminal charges by the Bergen County Superior Court -- was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, Schievella said. Schievella did not release the man's name and was unable to say if there was evidence that he was planning suicide.

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Bergen Catholic Wrestling Program Accused Of Sex, Verbal Assault In Lawsuit Bergen Catholic Wrestling Program Accused Of Sex, Verbal Assault In Lawsuit
Bergen Catholic Wrestling Program Accused Of Sex, Verbal Assault In Lawsuit The Bergen Catholic Wrestling program is being accused of sexual and verbal assault in a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court. The complaint was filed on behalf of one former wrestler and 100 other unnamed victims, according to the suit, posted in an article by NorthJersey.com. The 29-page suit says that head coach Dave Bell made inappropriate comments to the athlete, saying he was "shredded" and in emails and texts told him he loved him "as well as other highly inappropriate and sexual predatory behavior on a minor child," the article says. Bell's lawyer, Sean…

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by Cecilia Levine