NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner
NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner A New Jersey truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer veered off the road and overturned on Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Thursday, March 6. Timothy O. Atanda, 48, of Newark, was behind the wheel when the crash happened at mile marker 60.7 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, at approximately 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Atanda was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. An autopsy determined his cause of death was blunt force injuries due to a motor veh…
NJ Man Streamed Prepubescent Child Porn, Masturbated In Telehealth Waiting Room: Officials NJ Man Streamed Prepubescent Child Porn, Masturbated In Telehealth Waiting Room: Officials
NJ Man Streamed Prepubescent Child Porn, Masturbated In Telehealth Waiting Room: Officials A 34-year-old New Jersey man is facing charges after authorities say he live-streamed pre-pubescent child porn and masturbated on a virtual telehealth waiting room multiple times. Jason Schain, of Manalapan, live-streamed similar content into the virtual waiting room for the Old Bridge health care provider at least seven times between October 2024 and January 2025, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. An investigation identified Schain as the culprit, Ciccone said alongside Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna. Schain was arrested at his home on Friday, March 7…
Truck Driver, 30, Killed In Route 17 Crash: Prosecutor (UPDATE) Truck Driver, 30, Killed In Route 17 Crash: Prosecutor (UPDATE)
Truck Driver, 30, Killed In Route 17 Crash: Prosecutor (Update) Authorities have identified the driver killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, officials said. Edwin B. Coreas, 30, of Bogota, was pronounced dead at the scene after his Isuzu box truck was involved in a chain-reaction crash on Thursday, March 6, at approximately 6:20 p.m., according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The Hasbrouck Heights Police Department responded to the four-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes near Franklin Avenue, along with the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department and other emergency responders, Musella said. Multiple victims in the ot…
Student Sexually Assaulted By NJ Teacher After Bonding Over 'Words With Friends': Complaint Student Sexually Assaulted By NJ Teacher After Bonding Over 'Words With Friends': Complaint
Student Sexually Assaulted By NJ Teacher After Bonding Over 'Words With Friends': Complaint A 45-year-old teacher at Manchester Township High School was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student 13 years ago, according to a criminal complaint. The woman said she had a sexual relationship with Ryan Ramsay, a social studies teacher when she was a 17-year-old senior at the high school, authorities said. She started talking to Ramsay outside of school by messaging on "Words with Friends" in January 2012, authorities said. Their conversation soon became flirtatious and from February through the end of the school year, they had a sexual relationship, authorities said. Ram…
Scammers Stole Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets In $600K+ Scheme, Prosecutors Say Scammers Stole Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets In $600K+ Scheme, Prosecutors Say
Scammers Stole Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets In $600K+ Scheme, Prosecutors Say Taylor Swift fans are hoping "Karma" comes to whoever scammed them out of expensive tickets to The Eras Tour. Two people were accused of stealing nearly 1,000 tickets to high-demand events, including the popstar's record-breaking concert tour. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced arrests in the case in a news release on Monday, Mar. 3. Tyrone Rose, 20, of Kingston, Jamaica, and Shamara Simmons, 31, of Queens, NY, were facing charges including grand larceny, conspiracy, and computer tampering.  "These defendants tried to use the popularity of Taylor Swift…
NJ Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says NJ Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says
NJ Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says Victoria Lee, a Plainsboro woman who authorities believe was killed by her live-in boyfriend, is being remembered as a loud, free spirit. Lee was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after going missing since January, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said. Rahim Johnson, who was charged with her murder, was living with Lee and was the last person to see her alive before she was reported missing, authorities said. "Victoria's...laugh could fill any space she was in," wrote Gwenneth Kay, who organized a fundraiser for Lee's family. As of Friday, March 7, the fundraiser has raise…
NJ Police Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. NJ Police Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr.
NJ Police Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., a police officer in Fanwood and Scotch Plains resident, died on Wednesday, March 5 after a battle with lymphoma, the borough said. He was 35. Gonzalez was born and raised in Newark, graduating from East Side High School, according to an obituary posted by the Borough of Fanwood. Earning a criminal justice degree from Kean University, he became a police officer in Newark, serving for six years before joining Fanwood in 2020, his obituary reads.  An avid New York Mets and wrestling fan. Gonzalez  enjoyed spending time with loved ones, barbecuing outside, …
Body Found In Bergen County ID'd As NY Man, Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Body Found In Bergen County ID'd As NY Man, Authorities Seek Next Of Kin
Body Found In Bergen County ID'd As NY Man, Authorities Seek Next Of Kin Authorities have identified the body discovered along the shoreline in Fort Lee’s Ross Dock last weekend, but they are still trying to locate his next of kin, officials said. Jairo Lopez-Lopez, 25, of Hempstead, NY, was found dead along the Hudson River at 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, according to Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to the scene after a body was spotted near the water, Angermeyer said. A joint investigation was launched with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Uni…
SUV Rolls Over In Route 17 Crash, Three Injured: Waldwick PD SUV Rolls Over In Route 17 Crash, Three Injured: Waldwick PD
SUV Rolls Over In Route 17 Crash, Three Injured: Waldwick PD A rollover crash on Route 17 South left three people injured and shut down two lanes of traffic, officials said. The crash happened at 1:12 p.m. on Friday, March 8, when Waldwick Police responded to a reported rollover crash involving a 2022 Toyota sedan and a 2023 Buick SUV, according to Lieutenant Troy E. Seifert of the Waldwick Police Department. The Toyota, driven by a 28-year-old Englewood man, was traveling south in the fast lane when a vehicle in front suddenly merged to avoid a stopped car near road construction barricades, Seifert said. To avoid hitting the stopped vehicle, the To…
Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen
Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen Authorities have released new details about a fatal crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured several others, officials said. The two-car collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York state line, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying four people and a 2019 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash, Musella said. One of the Nissan’s passengers, a 16-year-old boy from New York was pronounced dead at the scene, said M…
Paterson Man Supplied Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Route 46 Motel Death: Prosecutor Paterson Man Supplied Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Route 46 Motel Death: Prosecutor
Paterson Man Supplied Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Route 46 Motel Death: Prosecutor A Paterson man is facing strict liability charges after investigators say he supplied the fatal dose of fentanyl that killed a 42-year-old man in an Elmwood Park motel, authorities announced. Terry Redfern, 35, of Paterson, was arrested on Tuesday, March 4, following a months-long investigation into the May 3, 2023, overdose death, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Police responded to a medical emergency at a motel on Route 46 in Elmwood Park at 11:04 a.m., where they found the victim unresponsive and lifeless, according to Musella. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and si…
NJ Judge’s Son, ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Arrested On Gun Charge In PA NJ Judge’s Son, ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Arrested On Gun Charge In PA
NJ Judge’s Son, ‘Fake Cop’ Suspect, Arrested On Gun Charge In PA John Francis McCarthy IV, the son of a Princeton judge and previously accused of impersonating a police officer in Quarryville, is now facing a weapons charge in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, March 7. McCarthy, 39, of Princeton, NJ, was arrested on Thursday, March 6, after an investigation by West Lampeter Township Police revealed he had fired a weapon at Morr Range in Willow Street, PA, in September 2024, despite being legally barred from possessing firearms. McCarthy was prohibited from owning or using guns due to a protection-from-abuse (PFA) equivalent restraining order…