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Jersey City Gym Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Student Jersey City Gym Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Student
Jersey City Gym Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Student A 43-year-old teacher at a Jersey City high school is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female student, authorities said. Francisco Realpe was arrested Wednesday at his Hoboken home on accusations he assaulted a William L. Dickinson High School student, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The assault was first reported to the prosecutor's office on Jan. 31, by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP). Realpe's LinkedIn profile says he is a health and physical education teacher at the school with nearly 14 years of experience. Realpe's LinkedIn profile…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety
Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety Because some victims of domestic violence in Bergen County may not be aware of the various resources available, several agencies are uniting this Thursday to help show the way. A free “Domestic Violence Awareness Night” symposium is scheduled from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the New Milford High School auditorium at Snyder Circle. The scheduled panel guests include one of New Jersey’s most experienced and successful domestic violence unit prosecutors, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts, as well as Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, a former New Jersey state lawmaker who herself is a dom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Englewood Boy, 2, Rushed To Hospital After Ingesting Thyroid Meds Englewood Boy, 2, Rushed To Hospital After Ingesting Thyroid Meds
Englewood Boy, 2, Rushed To Hospital After Ingesting Thyroid Meds A 2-year-old Englewood boy who ingested thyroid medication was conscious and alert when taken to the hospital Friday, authorities said. Responding officers were met in the lobby of the William Street building by the boy’s father, who said he’d taken an unknown amount of the medication, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The boy was “alert, conscious and responsive” when EMS took him to nearby Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Halstead said. Detectives were investigating, as was the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, the deputy chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
POLICE: Teaneck Woman Possibly DWI Arrested In Connection With Rochelle Park DPW Hit-Run POLICE: Teaneck Woman Possibly DWI Arrested In Connection With Rochelle Park DPW Hit-Run
Police: Teaneck Woman Possibly DWI Arrested In Connection With Rochelle Park DPW Hit-Run A Teaneck woman suspected of drunk driving was taken into police custody after hitting a landscaping trailer that was pushed into a DPW worker in Rochelle Park, then fleeing the scene with two kids in the car, authorities said. Sheree Rogers, 33, fled from the Midland School incident in a black Dodge Caravan around 10:35 a.m., but was stoped by Hackensack police a short while later on Summit  and Central avenues, Rochelle Park Det. Sgt. James DePreta said. The DPW worker was treated at the scene for minor injuries at the scene, DePreta said. The children in Rogers' car were taken to a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler
Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler A Fair Lawn toddler found wandering alone wasn't able to help police find his parents -- but the director of a local early learning center was, authorities said. Confusion between the parents and the boy’s grandmother over who was watching him left him wandering alone around dinnertime Monday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Tuesday. Police were called after he was found on Westmoreland Avenue around 5:30 p.m., Metzler said. Because the boy was non-verbal -- and no one had reported him missing -- police had a mystery on their hands. So they went to Jessica DeMott, director of the Lightbridge Acad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler
Director Of Fair Lawn Early Learning Center Helps Police Find Parents Of Wandering Toddler UPDATE: A Fair Lawn toddler found wandering alone wasn't able to help police find his parents -- but the director of a local early learning center was, authorities said. Confusion between the parents and the boy’s grandmother over who was watching him left him wandering alone around dinnertime Monday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Tuesday. Police were called after he was found on Westmoreland Avenue around 5:30 p.m., Metzler said. Because the boy was non-verbal -- and no one had reported him missing -- police had a mystery on their hands. So they went to Jessica DeMott, director of the Lightbri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Washington Township Father, 34, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Recorded It Prosecutor: Washington Township Father, 34, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Recorded It
Prosecutor: Washington Township Father, 34, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Recorded It A married Washington Township father who works elsewhere as a paramedic sexually assaulted a pre-teen at least twice – and recorded it, authorities charged. Cesar Fallas-Urena, 34, who is married and has a 2½-year-old son, was arrested following a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. A judge, following a detention hearing on Saturday, ordered that Fallas-Urena remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action. He ic charged with aggravated sexual assault, manufacturing child pornography and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Head Of Franklin Lakes Child Psychology Clinic Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen Prosecutor: Head Of Franklin Lakes Child Psychology Clinic Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen
Prosecutor: Head Of Franklin Lakes Child Psychology Clinic Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen A 78-year-old Franklin Lakes child psychologist who operates a clinic for public and private schools sexually assaulted a pre-teen at least twice, said authorities who arrested him. Lorenzo Puertas, the executive director of Psych-Ed Services Inc., was taken into custody following an investigation that began with a tip to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. Puertas, who is married, is charged with sexual assault by contact and child endangerment at his Commanche Lane h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Westwood College Student, 20, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge Westwood College Student, 20, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge
Westwood College Student, 20, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Authorities Charge A 20-year-old college student from Westwood was charged with sexually abusing a pre-teen. Christian Pena-Ortiz was arrested following an investigation produced by a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that he'd "engaged in sexual contact" with a minor under 13, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor said Tuesday. He’s charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault – one from last month and another from last June -- and one of child endangerment. Pena-Ortiz remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018 Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018
Hard News: Running Down The Top North Jersey Daily Voice Stories Of 2018 Another year of news has come and gone. Daily Voice is running down the biggest and most impactful stories of 2018. Here are the top 10 hard news stories of the year. 10. Body Of Missing Postal Worker From Lyndhurst Found In Passaic River: The body of 51-year-old Vitorino Cirne was pulled from the Passaic River more than three weeks after he went missing. Vitorino CirneCOURTESY: Lyndhurst PD 9. Fort Lee Woman Charged With Dumping 15-Year-Old Deaf, Blind Dog In Teterboro: Tania Connelly, 59, was served with a complaint filed by the Bergen County SPCA’s Law Enforcement Division charging h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Dad Charged With Belt Beating After Boy, 9, Calls Police Ridgefield Park Dad Charged With Belt Beating After Boy, 9, Calls Police
Ridgefield Park Dad Charged With Belt Beating After Boy, 9, Calls Police Authorities arrested a Ridgefield Park man after his 9-year-old dialed 911 and said he’d hit him with a belt. Jose P. Alvarez-Acosta, a married 29-year-old driver, was charged with fourth-degree child abuse after he “administered excessive physical discipline” to the youngster, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. The bruised boy called police himself on Thursday, multiple sources said. “The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency was contacted and the ensuing investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Ridgefield Park P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ
NH Man Charged With Online Sex With Lyndhurst Minor Extradited To NJ A New Hampshire paint technician was charged with having online sexual conduct with an underage Lyndhurst teen. Blake Ryan Ballinger, 27, became the target of an investigation beginning in January after the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency “received information that an adult male named Blake had inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Monday. Work by members of Calo’s Special Victims Unit and Lyndhurst Police Department produced arrest warrants late last month charging him with aggravated sexual assault and child endan…

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by Jerry DeMarco