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POLICE SHOOTOUT: Montclair Officer, Suspect Both Shot In Exchange Of Gunfire, Prosecutor Says POLICE SHOOTOUT: Montclair Officer, Suspect Both Shot In Exchange Of Gunfire, Prosecutor Says
Police Shootout: Montclair Officer, Suspect Both Shot In Exchange Of Gunfire, Prosecutor Says A police officer and suspect were both injured in a shooting on Monday, April 15, authorities said. An individual in a residence began shooting at a police officer on the 100 block of Forest Street, Thomas Fennelly, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutors Office said. The officer was hit but was able to return fire, striking the suspect, Fennelly aid. The officer and suspect were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Fennelly said. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating, Fennelly said. 
'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip 'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip
'Insane Injury, Average Tackle:' NJ Teen Quarterback Suffers Broken Pelvis, Dislocated Hip What seemed like a routine tackle to his coach turned into a life-altering incident for a 13-year-old Morris County quarterback last month. In the first three minutes of the game against Lenape Valley on Oct. 28, Cashius "Cash" Bowman — a Junior Knights eighth-grader from Dover — suffered two breaks in his pelvis and a dislocated left hip, Knights Coach Domenic Lepre said. Cash was rushed to Morristown Memorial where he underwent emergency surgery to relocate the hip and put screws in his pelvis, leaving him in tremendous pain. "It was pretty horrific," the coach said. "It is the most ins…
North Jersey High School Star Takes Over As Giants QB In Loss To Jets North Jersey High School Star Takes Over As Giants QB In Loss To Jets
North Jersey High School Star Takes Over As Giants QB In Loss To Jets UPDATE (Nov. 1): Because the Jets game was the third straight time that QB Tommy DeVito was elevated from the practice squad, the Giants had to sign him to the 53-man roster before he could suit up against the Raiders in Las Vegas this Sunday. They did just that on Tuesday, Oct. 31. ****** ORIGINAL STORY (Oct. 29): It wasn't the Cinderella moment New York Giants fans might've hoped for when local quarterback Tommy DeVito was thrust into Sunday's game against the Jets for his first action as a pro. The third-string signal caller, who grew up a short drive from the Meadowlands, scored a t…
North Jersey Native Critically Injured Fighting Baltimore Fire Sees Community Support North Jersey Native Critically Injured Fighting Baltimore Fire Sees Community Support
North Jersey Native Critically Injured Fighting Baltimore Fire Sees Community Support People are coming together to support Dillion Rinaldo, a lieutenant in the Baltimore City Fire Department and a Fair Lawn native, who was seriously injured battling a three-alarm blaze last week. A fundraiser has been launched for Rinaldo and his fiancée, Lauren. As of Tuesday, Oct. 24, more than $73,000 has been raised. Rinaldo remains in a burn center while he recovers from the fire that killed one firefighter.  "Dillon is the most selfless individual anyone knows." Scott Greco, who organized the fundraiser, said. "He is always willing to help with anything, putting others before him…
North Jersey Toddler Mauled By Pitbull At Town-Wide Garage Sale: Lawsuit North Jersey Toddler Mauled By Pitbull At Town-Wide Garage Sale: Lawsuit
North Jersey Toddler Mauled By Pitbull At Town-Wide Garage Sale: Lawsuit The family of an 18-month-old boy from North Jersey has filed a lawsuit saying he suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by a pitbull at a town-wide garage sale last year. Samuel Miller Sr. and Roxanne Miller say in court papers that they were at the annual Kinnelon garage sale on Sept. 24, 2022 when a pitbull named Leo violently attacked their son, who was secured in a stroller, according to papers filed in Morris County Superior Court (see lawsuit attached). Roxanne Miller, of Sparta physically fought with and restrained the dog in order to stop the attack, and became covered in her…
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash
Broken Arm, Facial Injuries Reported In Paramus Crash A crash at a busy Paramus intersection sent an occupant to the hospital with a broken arm and facial injuries, responders said. The woman was in a Honda CRV that broadsided a Tesla at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Another occupant and a small dog in the Honda escaped injury. The Tesla driver sustained a head injury but refused transportation. A tow truck removed both vehicles following the 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 crash at Paramus Road and West Midland Avenue in Paramus.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Both vehicles were removed by a tow tru…
CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades CLIFFS RESCUE: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades
Cliffs Rescue: Rutherford Man, 20, Injured In 50-Foot Fall From Top Of Palisades A 20-year-old Rutherford man was rescued from the Palisades after he fell and was injured before dawn on Labor Day, authorities said. The victim called police from the Englewood Cliffs section of the Palisade Interstate Parkway overlooking the Hudson River at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 4, PIP Police Lt. Raymond Walter said. Parkway officers using GPS coordinates quickly located him about 50 feet down the cliff just south of the Rockefeller Lookout, the lieutenant said. He complained of head and back injuries, Walker said. The East Bergen Rappel Team, Alpine Fire Department, Closter Volu…
North Jersey's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles North Jersey's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles
North Jersey's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles Liv Morgan's reign as WWE Women's Tag Team Champion is over. Morgan, a Bergen County native, was forced to relinquish the championship after suffering an injury during a match on "WWE Friday Night Smackdown" on Friday, May 12.  BREAKING: The WWE Women's Tag Team Titles have been vacated. New champions will be crowned on the May 29th episode of #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/Hzrczwmeit — WWE (@WWE) May 20, 2023 It is unknown how long Morgan will be out for, though announcer Michael Cole said she is expected to miss significant time. Love y’all — LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) May 18, 2023 …
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD
Juvenile Trio Knock Down Elderly Woman, Chased Down By Passaic PD A Passaic senior citizen was injured when three shoplifting teens knocked her down, said police who captured the trio soon after. The victim was bruised but otherwise OK after the incident on Jefferson Street with the boys -- two from Newark, one from Lodi, ages 17, 16 and 13, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One of them is a convicted delinquent with a robbery history who recently cut off a monitoring bracelet while on house arrest, the mayor said. The juvenile tried to escape by scampering across rooftops and climbing fences, but patrol officers chased them down, he said. Police w…
Woman Hospitalized After Fall From Paramus Mall Escalator Woman Hospitalized After Fall From Paramus Mall Escalator
Woman Hospitalized After Fall From Paramus Mall Escalator A woman suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries when she fell from an escalator at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. The 19-year-old victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after falling an estimated 25 feet at Macy's shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, responders said. She sustained back, neck and facial injuries, they said. Borough police were investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: Four women who work at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack were hospitalized -- one of them in serious condition -- after an apparent group drug overdose in a lower park…
PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed
PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed Defensive back Damar Hamlin, a Pittsburgh College graduate and McKees Rocks native out of Pennsylvania, suffered a terrifying injury that postponed a Monday Night Football game between his Buffalo Bills and the hometown Cincinnati Bengals. Roughly six minutes remained in the first quarter when Hamlin, 24, made an open-field tackle on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins, who'd caught a pass while headed across the middle of the field. Higgins's helmet appeared to hit Hamlin square in the upper chest area. Hamlin got up -- and seconds later fell onto his back without moving again. Replays were bro…
'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization 'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization
'Captain American' Christian Pulisic 'Cleared To Play' At World Cup Following Hospitalization Christian Pulisic will be returning to the field after he was injured while scoring his first goal at the World Cup during the US game against Iran—  making this the first winning game for the US Men's National Team.  Captain American will be reporting for duty, the fans are tweeting after the US Men's National Team shared the update on Friday, Dec. 2.  As protests continue in Iran and Americans continue to speak out in support of the citizens, the world's eyes were on Pulisic when he made the only goal of the game in the first half of the match at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar on Tuesday, N…
SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border
SUV Collides With Sedan, Slams Into Restaurant At Bergen-Passaic Border Three people were hospitalized after a collision shortly before daybreak sent an SUV crashing into the window of a restaurant at the Bergen-Passaic border. The collision occurred at the corner of Lincoln and Loretto avenues when a 2010 Nissan driven by a 57-year-old Oak Ridge man knocked a 2007 Honda CR-V into the corner eatery known as First on the Hawthorne side of the street across from Fair Lawn shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. The other vehicle, a 2010 Nissan, was so badly damaged that a huge chunk of its nose fell off. The Honda driver, 54, of Paterson and passenger, 31,…
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Morris County Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Morris County
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Morris County A pedestrian was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Morris County, investigating authorities said. The male victim was hit near the intersection of South Main and Saint Mary’s streets in Wharton just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, local police said in a release on Tuesday, May 31. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The driver fled the scene heading toward Randall Avenue on Saint Mary’s Street, according to police. The vehicle is believed to be a silver or gray Nissan Ro…
NJ Native Dies 2 Weeks After Maryland Explosion NJ Native Dies 2 Weeks After Maryland Explosion
NJ Native Dies 2 Weeks After Maryland Explosion A man who fought to live for two weeks after being injured by a shipping container explosion in Millersville has died, reports CBS 13.  Kevin Patrick Zichelli, 33, was opening the container when a piece of equipment inside the container ignited gas leaking from a propane tank, causing the explosion at a business on the 1500 block of Jabez Run on Wednesday, May 4.  Kevin died of his injuries on Thursday, May 19, CBS says.  Born in Livingston, New Jersey, Kevin was a graduate of University of Maryland, College Park and worked as an account manager for BG Products and Services,…
Six Flags Guest Injured In Fall While Climbing Building In Restricted Area Six Flags Guest Injured In Fall While Climbing Building In Restricted Area
Six Flags Guest Injured In Fall While Climbing Building In Restricted Area A Six Flags Great Adventure Guest was injured after climbing a fence into a restricted area Sunday, park officials said. While climbing onto the roof of a building in the restricted area, the guest slipped and injured her leg around 8:30 p.m., officials said.  It was not clear where in the park the incident occurred.  A medevac was called to the park, although it was unclear if the victim was flown or taken by ground. "We are proud of our public safety team, who risked their own safety to serve our guest," officials said.
Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff
Severely Injured Hiker Rescued In Fall From Palisades Cliff A bicyclist was rescued after falling from a cliff on the Palisades and severely injuring his ankle. Temperatures had broken 90 degrees, the 31-year-old victim from Queens told police, when he stopped to get a drink of water on Henry Hudson Drive in Tenafly shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. "While doing so he lost his footing and fell," Walter said. Parkway police climbed down "an extremely treacherous area of the cliff" and rendered first aid -- causing an injury to one of the officers, the sergeant said. Members of…
UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash UPDATE: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash
Update: Pennsylvania Driver Critical After Passaic County Tree Crash A Pennsylvania driver was critically injured when her compact car struck a tree in West Milford during the Independence Day weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The 32-year-old Bethel, PA resident was driving a 2006 Toyota Scion xB that crashed outside the Secluded Acres Horse Boarding farm on Union Valley Road shortly after 6 p.m., they said. Both she and a 34-year-old male passenger from Lake Hopatcong were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief James DeVore said. The driver remained there in…
Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash
Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash An off-duty Cliffside Park police officer was injured when a driver suddenly pulled in front of his motorcycle Tuesday night, authorities said. The 30-year-old officer was headed south in the 400 block of Gorge Road near Park Avenue when a local resident who was headed north turned into his driveway in front of him, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The six-year veteran's Harley struck the rear passenger side of the 60-something driver's Honda Civic, Capano said. The officer was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with neck and back pain, along with several scrapes and bru…
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash
Police: Fleeing Route 46 Driver Injures Two In Wrong-Way Ridgefield Park Crash A speeding driver led a Ridgefield Park police officer on a chase through village side streets before his coupe crashed into a pickup truck on the opposite side of the road, injuring its two occupants, authorities said. Officer Brian Lyons tried to stop the BMW on westbound Route 46 shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. The driver – Romy D. Fabre, 26, of Jamaica, Queens – then hit the gas and turned off the highway, Jensen said. He eventually ended up heading south in the northbound lanes of the Main Street bypass when his vehicle collided with a Ford F350 pickup truck,…
2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze 2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze
2 Families Displaced, Firefighter Falls Through Floor In Newark Blaze Two families were displaced and one firefighter injured in an early-morning fire Friday that tore through a Newark home. Firefighters responded to the 3-story wood frame home at 382 Leslie St., where a kitchen fire had spread to the second and third floors around 6 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. A second alarm was called around 6:30 a.m., with some 90 firefighters in total working to knock down the blaze. One firefighter was injured after falling through the floor and suffering a knee injury. He was treated at the scene by EMS, Ambrose said. The fire was…
Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious
Authorities Probe West Milford Crash That Sent 5 To Hospital, One Serious Authorities said they were investigating a West Milford crash that sent three adults and two juveniles to the hospital. A 57-year-old West Milford woman who was driving a 2002 Toyota Highlander was taken St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with serious injuries following the three-vehicle collision shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Oak Ridge and Cozy Lake roads, they said. Meanwhile, a 49-year-old woman, also from West Milford, and two juvenile passengers in her 2019 Jeep Compass were taken to Morristown Medical Center in Morristown where they were treated for minor injuries…
Passaic Firefighter Injured In Christmas Tree Blaze Passaic Firefighter Injured In Christmas Tree Blaze
Passaic Firefighter Injured In Christmas Tree Blaze Passaic firefighters kept a Christmas tree blaze from spreading Sunday night. A firefighter was hospitalized with a cut on his right hand in the two-alarm Passaic Avenue blaze, which broke out around 9 p.m. Firefighters quickly knocked it down before Battalion Chief Hayowyk declared the fire under control in under 40 minutes. The residents got out OK. Mutual aid included firefighters from Paterson and Clifton.
Woman Airlifted After Waterslide Injury At NJ Amusement Park 'Land Of Make Believe' Woman Airlifted After Waterslide Injury At NJ Amusement Park 'Land Of Make Believe'
Woman Airlifted After Waterslide Injury At NJ Amusement Park 'Land Of Make Believe' A woman was airlifted to an area hospital after she went unconscious on a water slide at a Warren County amusement park Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was alert and fully conscious before she was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center from the "Land of Make Believe" around 1 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. Initial reports said that the woman was unable to feel her legs and had sustained a possible head injury. Daily Voice's call and email to the amusement park were not returned as of 3 p.m. The park has been open for nearly 66 years, and recently …
Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39 Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39
Authorities Seek Help In Minivan Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Paterson Man, 39 Authorities late Thursday turned to the public for help finding a hit-and-run minivan driver who struck and seriously injured a pedestrian five days earlier in Paterson. The 39-year-old victim was struck by a light-colored Dodge Caravan as he crossed Totowa Avenue near Marion Street shortly after 11:30 p.m. last Saturday, they said. Although Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said investigators had surveillance video of the vehicle, they didn't share it. Instead, they distributed a photo of another Caravan. The vehicle they're looking for…
Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window
Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window A Cliffside Park man was injured in a freak accident Monday at a Hackensack law firm, authorities said. A private company bucket loader was doing sewer work and backed into a decorative light post, knocking it into a window at Harwood Lloyd LLC on Main Street, responders said. A shard of glass from the broken window hit the 31-year-old victim, who required treatment for a cut on his hand. Police were investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: A 28-year-old Guatemalan national living in Hackensack was caught having online sex chats with an underage Englewood girl, authorities said. https://dailyvo…
Rig Filled With Chick-Fil-A Fries, Hash Browns Tips At 'Tanker Turn' Link To Route 80 Rig Filled With Chick-Fil-A Fries, Hash Browns Tips At 'Tanker Turn' Link To Route 80
Rig Filled With Chick-Fil-A Fries, Hash Browns Tips At 'Tanker Turn' Link To Route 80 UPDATE: A driver hauling Chick-fil-A waffle fries and hash browns was hospitalized after his tractor-trailer tipped at North Jersey's infamous "tanker turn" in Teaneck late Wednesday, authorities said. Heavy-duty wreckers were summoned to right the rig after it toppled around 9:30 p.m. on the northbound Route 95 connector to westbound Route 80. The driver sustained an ankle injury, responders said. Access to the westbound local lanes on Route 80 from 95 was blocked while the 'tater treats were offloaded to another truck and the wreckage was removed. State Police created access to the expr…
Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way
Tenafly Mom, Dumont Son Struck Crossing Englewood Street, But Not In The Usual Way A 72-year-old Tenafly woman and her 51-year-old son from Dumont were hospitalized after they were struck Friday in Englewood by a vehicle involved in a nearby crash, authorities said. A 48-year-old driver was trying to make a left from Engle Street onto Chestnut Street around 12:45 p.m. when his Audi collided with a Ford Focus driven by a woman in her early 70s, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The Ford got knocked into the pedestrians, who were headed north in the crosswalk on Engle Street, the deputy chief said. The woman sustained a head injury and her son an injury to his leg…
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof
Construction Worker Falls From Fair Lawn Roof A 49-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell 15 feet off the roof of a Fair Lawn home. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the worker to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson after the Hopper Avenue mishap at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim, who lives in Newark, injured his back, neck and wrist, Metzler said.
Family Dog Severs Ear Lobe Of Old Tappan Girl, 2 Family Dog Severs Ear Lobe Of Old Tappan Girl, 2
Family Dog Severs Ear Lobe Of Old Tappan Girl, 2 A 2-year-old Old Tappan girl had her left ear lobe bitten off by the family dog in an unfortunate accident on Sunday, authorities said. The toddler inadvertently jumped on the border collie, who was sleeping, and was bitten around 1:30 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Shine said. She also sustained a puncture wound on her right arm, the chief said. She was in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center and may require surgery, he said. Detective Robert Wacht was investigating.
Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges
Sussex County Supermarket Shopper, 72, Injured By Runaway Carts, Lawsuit Alleges A 72-year-old Sussex County woman suffered hip and back injuries, and chipped a tooth, when a local ShopRite employee lost control of carts that slammed into her, a lawsuit alleges. Joy Prunty, 72, was waiting in the checkout line at the Byram Township store on Route 206 when a worker hit her hip with a "stack of wheeled shopping basket carts" on July 20, 2018, the suit alleges, according to NJ.com. Prunty, of Stanhope, experienced substantial pain in her hip and back as a result of the incident, even causing her to clench her jaw to the point where she chipped a tooth, the suit says. …