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Shippensburg, PA
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PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9. Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause. Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Locust Valley-Bayville, NY
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Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police
Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police A man fell to his death from a roof on Long Island on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Cops were called to a home on Forest Avenue in Locust Valley around 11:30 a.m. Thursday and found the man lying on the ground with severe head trauma, the Nassau County Police Department said. The man, identified only as a 51-year-old, had fallen from the first-floor roof after losing his footing, according to police. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a physician, cops said. An investigation is ongoing.

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by Joe Wilkinson
Paterson, NJ
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$100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say $100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say $100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say
$100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say More than $100,000 worth of stolen car parts were recovered during a multi-agency raid at an auto wrecking business following a months-long investigation into thefts across North Jersey, authorities said. The search warrant was executed at Fiero Lafayette Auto Wreckers on Lafayette Street in Paterson on Tuesday, Oct. 6, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Investigators recovered airbags, supplemental restraint system (SRS) modules, Honda engines and transmissions, dashboards, 54 collision radar sensors, trunks, doors and other vehicle parts, Anderson said. The parts have…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jackson, NJ
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2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved." At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…

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by Sam Barron
Ridgewood, NJ
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Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon
Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon A Lexus SUV crashed through a Ridgewood beauty salon Thursday morning, Oct. 8, leaving the business heavily damaged but miraculously injuring no one, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The white Lexus wound up inside the salon on North Maple Avenue, Loving said. Despite the salon being packed at the time, no one inside was injured, according to Loving. The driver also refused medical attention. Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters, Ridgewood police and fire/EMS crews, a Ridgewood building inspector and Bergen County Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the scene, Loving said…

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by Cecilia Levine
Scarsdale, NY
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Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods
Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Police are investigating two separate incidents in which students were approached by strangers driving white vans in a Westchester County village.  The incidents happened in the Fox Meadow and Greenacres neighborhoods of Scarsdale, according to a joint announcement from Scarsdale Police Chief Steven DelBene and Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Andrew Patrick on Thursday, Oct. 8.  The first incident happened during the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 28, when a student in the Fox Meadow neighborhood was approached by someone driving a white van. The person asked the student to help…

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by Ben Crnic
Macungie-Alburtis-Emmaus, PA
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21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…

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by Jillian Pikora
Ellenville-Wawarsing, NY
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Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police
Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police A Hudson Valley woman stole nearly $4,500 from her employer over several months, police said Thursday, Oct. 8. Denah R. Stratton, 35, of Ellenville, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6 for swiping from the Tops Friendly Market where she worked, New York State Police said. Stratton took $4,456 across several months of employment, according to investigators. She was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, state police said. Stratton was arraigned in Ulster County court following her arrest, then released until her next court date Friday, Oct. 9, accordi…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Mamaroneck, NY
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Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said. The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.   Officers ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Bergenfield, NJ
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4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor
4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor Four Bergen County men have been charged in a Dumont home invasion that left a man injured after he was repeatedly struck in the head with a knife, authorities said. Andrew Baik, 31, of Cliffside Park; Christian I. Curatola, 31, of Bergenfield; Brendan J. Hayes, 31, of Bergenfield; and Kerby W. Santillan, 31, of Bergenfield were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The incident began following a dispute among acquaintances early Sunday, Jan. 4, when two vehicles arrived at a home on Larch Avenue, Musella said. Multiple people force…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
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NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home
NJ Transit Bus Slams Into Bergen County Home An NJ Transit bus crashed into a home near Route 4 in Englewood early Thursday morning, Oct. 8, sending the driver to the hospital, officials said. The Route 166 bus had just left the Oradell garage and was heading to Van Nostrand Avenue and Grand Avenue to begin its route when it struck the home around 5:45 a.m., according to NJ Transit. No passengers were aboard the bus. The driver was taken to a local hospital. The extent of the driver's injuries was not immediately known. Englewood police are leading the investigation. Video from a neighbor shows the bus losing control before…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hartford, CT
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New No. 1 Rises In Convenience Store Rankings As Northeast Leaders Slip New No. 1 Rises In Convenience Store Rankings As Northeast Leaders Slip New No. 1 Rises In Convenience Store Rankings As Northeast Leaders Slip
New No. 1 Rises In Convenience Store Rankings As Northeast Leaders Slip Sheetz and Wawa have slipped in the rankings of the nation's best convenience stores for customer satisfaction, according to a new study. The American Customer Satisfaction Index released its 2026 Convenience Store Study on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Midwest-based chain Meijer ranked No. 1 nationwide with a score of 82 out of 100, up 5% from 2025. Sheetz and Wawa finished in a three-way tie with QuikTrip with scores of 80. Sheetz and Wawa each fell 2% from 2025, when they both scored 82. Kwik Trip, which led the industry in 2025 with a score of 84, dropped 6% to 79. Murphy USA, a gas stati…

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by Chris Spiker
Newark, NJ
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Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search
Maxed Out: Child Porn Predator Gets Harshest Prison Term After Newark Airport Phone Search A child pornography offender caught with hundreds of images and videos on his phone after an international flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport has been hit with the stiffest sentence allowed by law. Jayson Setera, 51, of Newberg, OR, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after investigators found approximately 170 photos and eight videos depicting child sexual abuse material on his phone, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. Setera returned from an international trip aboard a flight that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Jan. 22, 2024, prosecutors said.&…

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by Cecilia Levine
Shippensburg, PA
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Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mahopac, NY
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Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after losing control of an electric dirt bike and being thrown from it on a Putnam County road, police said.  The crash happened near Watermelon Hill Road and Eleanor Drive in Mahopac at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Carmel Police. Responding officers and emergency medical crews found the boy with serious injuries. Police said he lost control after hitting an object along the side of the road, possibly a bush, and was thrown from the electric dirt bike.  Detectives are still investigating the circumstances leading u…

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by Ben Crnic
Carmel, NY
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Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Putnam County Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Putnam County Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Putnam County
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Putnam County A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, fire officials said. The crash happened near 173 Fair St. in Carmel at around 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, prompting a response from the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress EMS Medic 3, and Carmel Police. Before fire and EMS crews arrived, however, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was in the area helped the driver out …

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by Ben Crnic
Westport, CT
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CT Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos CT Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos CT Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos
CT Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos A national child protection group tipped off Connecticut police about child sexual abuse videos sent between two email accounts linked to a Westport man, authorities said. Alexander Perry, 37, of Westport, turned himself in to Westport police on Friday, Oct. 2, more than a year after officers began their investigation. Police charged him with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, Westport police said on Wednesday.  The investigation began on April 23, 2025, when the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit sent Westport police information about suspected child se…

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by Josh Lanier
Leesburg, VA
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Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies
Virginia Soccer Player Allison Rivera Dies Allison Rivera made the girls around her better. On the soccer field, the Northern Virginia student-athlete was the fierce midfielder wearing No. 8. Off it, she was a friend and classmate to students at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg. Rivera, a member of the Northern Virginia Alliance Under-14 Girls Academy team, died this week, prompting an outpouring of support from the soccer community. For some of Rivera's teammates, the bond stretched back years. One soccer parent, Jason Moore, said his daughter, London, had shared the field with Rivera for the past seven years. “Fierce …

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by Zak Failla
Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
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Ulster Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary Ulster Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary Ulster Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary
Ulster Man, 32, Dies From Severe Reaction To Bee Sting On Wedding Anniversary A Hudson Valley man remembered for his larger-than-life personality and love for his family died at age 32 after suffering a severe reaction to a bee sting on what should have been celebrated as his second wedding anniversary.  Kerhonkson resident Shawn Markle died on Monday, Oct. 5, the day that would have marked his second wedding anniversary with his wife, Kimberly “Kimmie” Markle, according to his obituary.  Markle had been stung by a bee two days earlier and went into critical condition, his wife said in a social media post. "Today would have marked our two-year wedding anni…

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by Ben Crnic
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Mugshot Shows Bloody Man With Machete Who Triggered Bergen County School Lockdown Mugshot Shows Bloody Man With Machete Who Triggered Bergen County School Lockdown Mugshot Shows Bloody Man With Machete Who Triggered Bergen County School Lockdown
Mugshot Shows Bloody Man With Machete Who Triggered Bergen County School Lockdown A bleeding man carrying a machete near a Bergen County elementary school prompted a shelter-in-place Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, authorities said. A passerby called 911 around 11:15 a.m. after spotting a man with a knife walking on Teaneck Road near Grant Elementary School in Ridgefield Park, Ridgefield Park Police Capt. Justin Tress said. The caller also reported that the man appeared to be bleeding from his head. Grant Elementary School was immediately placed into a shelter-in-place while police gathered more information, Tress said. Sgt. Madan, who was conducting a security check at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Waynesboro, PA
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Maryland-Bound Jet Crashes During Takeoff At Pennsylvania Airport: Police Maryland-Bound Jet Crashes During Takeoff At Pennsylvania Airport: Police Maryland-Bound Jet Crashes During Takeoff At Pennsylvania Airport: Police
Maryland-Bound Jet Crashes During Takeoff At Pennsylvania Airport: Police A private jet headed to Maryland crashed while taking off from a Pennsylvania airport Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, prompting a major emergency response, officials said. The crash happened at Bedford County Airport in Bedford, where emergency crews were called to the scene late Wednesday morning, according to emergency dispatchers, WJAC 6 NBC reported. The crash was not fatal, and an investigation into what happened is underway, the police confirmed to WTAJ CBS. Additional information about possible injuries to the two passengers was not immediately available. Flight records show the aircraft…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paramus, NJ
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Paramus BJ's Bust: 146 Cases Of Red Bull, Blank EBT Cards Seized, Police Say Paramus BJ's Bust: 146 Cases Of Red Bull, Blank EBT Cards Seized, Police Say Paramus BJ's Bust: 146 Cases Of Red Bull, Blank EBT Cards Seized, Police Say
Paramus BJ's Bust: 146 Cases Of Red Bull, Blank EBT Cards Seized, Police Say More than 140 cases of Red Bull, blank EBT cards and a credit card re-encoding device were seized in an alleged organized retail theft scheme at a Paramus BJ's Wholesale Club, authorities said. Paramus police responded to the BJ's at 30 Route 17 North on Tuesday, Oct. 6, after receiving a report of suspicious people in a U-Haul van who were believed to be creating fraudulent credit cards, Deputy Police Chief Frank S. Scott IV said. Officers found Tavonte McClary, 26, inside the van before spotting Shaheim Scarborough, 22, walking toward it with a shopping cart filled with cases of Red Bull,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Undercover Prostitution Sting At NJ Salon Nets 2 Arrests: Police Undercover Prostitution Sting At NJ Salon Nets 2 Arrests: Police Undercover Prostitution Sting At NJ Salon Nets 2 Arrests: Police
Undercover Prostitution Sting At NJ Salon Nets 2 Arrests: Police An undercover prostitution investigation at a Bergen County salon led to two arrests and the seizure of about $2,000, authorities said. The investigation was conducted at Fuji Salon, 53 Woodland Ave., in Rochelle Park, on Friday, Oct. 2, after police received tips from members of the public who suspected and reported prostitution-related activity, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta said. Sumi Ray, 72, of Flushing, NY, was charged with promotion of prostitution and possession of property derived from criminal activity, DePreta said. Mihwa Choi, 55, of Suwon, Korea, was charged with lo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Haverford-Havertown, PA
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FBI Claims Professor Sent 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address FBI Claims Professor Sent 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address FBI Claims Professor Sent 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address
FBI Claims Professor Sent 50 Antisemitic Threats, Posting Victim's Address A Haverford College religion professor used anonymous social media accounts to bombard a Jewish man and his family with roughly 50 antisemitic messages, repeatedly posted the family's home address, referenced the victim's minor son, and warned that security cameras would not protect them, federal prosecutors say. Guangtian Ha, an assistant professor of religion at the Delaware County college, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6, and charged with one federal count of cyberstalking, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The indictment alleges the campaign ran from Oct. 9, 2025, throu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Carmel, NY
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Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Putnam County Crash Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Putnam County Crash Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Putnam County Crash
Father Of 7 Killed, Wife Critically Injured In Putnam County Crash A father of seven was killed and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle went off a Putnam County roadway and rolled down a steep embankment — and now community members are making sure the family gets the help they need. Christopher Roche, 56, was killed in a crash on Route 6 near Sunset Boulevard and Tamarin Drive in Carmel on Friday, Oct. 2, according to a fundraiser launched for his family. His wife, Siobhan Roche, 44, was also seriously injured and remained hospitalized in critical condition, the fundraiser said.   The Carmel Fire Department said the crash was firs…

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by Ben Crnic
Harrisburg, PA
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Same County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ Same County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ Same County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ
Same County Where Trump Was Shot Now Has ISIS Terrorism Indictment: DOJ A Butler County, Pennsylvania man has been indicted on a federal firearms charge tied to an alleged plan to support ISIS, prosecutors announced Tuesday, Oct. 6. Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, knowingly received a semiautomatic rifle and rifle ammunition on Saturday, Sept. 12, knowing they would be used to commit a felony or federal terrorism crime, including supporting ISIS, a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh charged. Kramer remains detained pending trial. The one-count indictment carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both. The case is the latest h…

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by Jillian Pikora
Southampton, NY
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Winter Snow Predictions Released By AccuWeather: Where Totals Could Stack Up Winter Snow Predictions Released By AccuWeather: Where Totals Could Stack Up Winter Snow Predictions Released By AccuWeather: Where Totals Could Stack Up
Winter Snow Predictions Released By AccuWeather: Where Totals Could Stack Up Snow is taking center stage in a new winter outlook, with a forecast that could reset expectations across the Northeast. AccuWeather's 2026-27 winter forecast favors below-average snowfall across much of the region. Its supplied graphics also project fewer days with measurable snow. Among the five Northeast cities listed in AccuWeather’s snowfall chart, Buffalo has the highest projected total. All five, however, fall below their historical averages: New York City: 10 to 20 inches, compared with 29.8 inches. Boston: 15 to 30 inches, compared with 49.2 inches. Philadelphia: 5 to 15 inches, …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
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16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say 16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say 16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say
16-Year-Old Charged After SUV Hits 6 Kids On South Jersey Sidewalk, Police Say A 16-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault and joyriding after an SUV struck six teenagers walking on a South Jersey sidewalk, leaving one trapped beneath the vehicle, authorities said. The Lindenwold teen who was driving the SUV was charged with one count of second-degree aggravated assault, six counts of third-degree aggravated assault and one count of joyriding, Lindenwold police said in an update Wednesday, Oct. 7. The teen was remanded to the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center, police said. The charges stem from a crash on the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road in L…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
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29,000-Pound Frozen Seafood Heist Intercepted Mid-Transfer In Bergen County: Police 29,000-Pound Frozen Seafood Heist Intercepted Mid-Transfer In Bergen County: Police 29,000-Pound Frozen Seafood Heist Intercepted Mid-Transfer In Bergen County: Police
29,000-Pound Frozen Seafood Heist Intercepted Mid-Transfer In Bergen County: Police An attempted heist involving 29,000 pounds of frozen seafood worth more than $273,000 was stopped as the cargo was being transferred between trucks in Bergen county, police said. Officers responded to Porete Avenue on Friday, Oct. 3, after suspicious activity was reported involving cargo being moved from a tractor-trailer, North Arlington Police Capt. David Hudak said. When officers arrived, they found two people transferring pallets of frozen seafood from a refrigerated tractor-trailer into a box truck, Hudak said. Investigators said the tractor-trailer driver had received phone calls…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
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13-Year-Old Girl Calls 911 On Adult During Bergen County Assault, Police Say 13-Year-Old Girl Calls 911 On Adult During Bergen County Assault, Police Say 13-Year-Old Girl Calls 911 On Adult During Bergen County Assault, Police Say
13-Year-Old Girl Calls 911 On Adult During Bergen County Assault, Police Say A 13-year-old girl called 911 during an alleged assault by an adult at a Bergen County home, leading to his arrest on strangulation and other charges, police said. Officers were called to the home around 2:47 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, after the girl reported a domestic disturbance involving the adult, Oradell Police Chief David Gangemi said.  Officers Bahadourian and Viscito responded and investigated the disturbance, interviewing those involved, Gangemi said. David Luy, 50, was identified as the alleged aggressor and arrested, according to police. He was charged with endangering…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley, NJ
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Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped In Burning Bergen County Home Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped In Burning Bergen County Home Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped In Burning Bergen County Home
Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped In Burning Bergen County Home A dog trapped inside a burning Bergen County home was rescued by firefighters as flames and thick black smoke poured from the garage, authorities said. Police and firefighters were called to the home on Glenn Avenue near Tappan Road in Norwood around 1:59 p.m. for a structure fire, authorities said. The first police officers to arrive found flames and heavy black smoke coming from the garage. A resident told officers that a dog was still trapped inside the home. Officers tried to enter but were unable to get inside because of the intense heat and smoke, authorities said. Firefighters …

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by Cecilia Levine