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Disgraced NJ Judge’s Son Charged With Collecting Child Porn Disgraced NJ Judge’s Son Charged With Collecting Child Porn
Disgraced NJ Judge’s Son Charged With Collecting Child Porn BREAKING NEWS: The son of a former judge who was removed from the bench for misconduct was busted on child porn charges following a raid on the family home in Waldwick, authorities confirmed on Friday. George M. Silebi, 27, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Jan. 18. Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit raided the Sheridan Avenue home of former Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi exactly a week earlier. From there they traveled to N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Native, Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges NJ Native, Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges
NJ Native, Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges A Connecticut investment banker with roots in New Jersey who plunged to his death from a rooftop bar in Manhattan was facing two misdemeanor criminal charges tied to a domestic incident, according to court papers obtained by Daily Voice. Dale L. Cheney, 46, of New Canaan jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m., according to the New York City Police.  On Friday, Jan. 27, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Cheney's death a suicide. Days earlier, on Monday, Jan. 16, Ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced
Newark's Brand New 700-Pound George Floyd Statue Defaced The 700-pound George Floyd statue erected at City Hall was defaced overnight, authorities said Thursday. A Newark police sergeant traveling in the area of City Hall just before 6 a.m., noticed the bronze statue was defaced with graffiti, according to Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The face of the statue was also painted black, and in white paint on the torso of the statue were the words -- “LIFE…LIBERTY VICTORY PATRIOTFRONT.US”. The Newark Police Division immediately began an investigation, which remains ongoing, and the City's Public Works Depa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay ‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
‘In Cold Blood’: Pair Charged In Cold-Case Murder Of Run-dmc’s Jam Master Jay Two men have been charged in the 2002 drug-related killing of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, federal authorities announced Monday. Karl “Little D” Jordan Jr., 36, executed Jason Mizell with a gunshot to the head “in cold blood” in the band’s studio in Jamaica, Queens, Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme of the Eastern District of New York said Monday. With Jordan, DuCharme said, was Ronald “Tinard” Washington, a 56-year-old ex-con who’s currently serving a 17-year prison sentence string of armed robberies in New York City and on Long Island. The pair from Hollis, Queens went the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Search In Ho-Ho-Kus Ends For Man Who Threatened 'Suicide By Cop' Search In Ho-Ho-Kus Ends For Man Who Threatened 'Suicide By Cop'
Search In Ho-Ho-Kus Ends For Man Who Threatened 'Suicide By Cop' HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- A search in Ho-Ho-Kus for a man who reportedly threatened "suicide by cop" was abandoned Friday afternoon. New York City police notified local authorities that the man may have been in Ho-Ho-Kus, where his minivan was found. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team and county sheriff's K-9 unit were dispatched to Brookside Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, where the minivan was found. A search of the vehicle turned up nothing suspicious. Brookside was temporarily closed between North Maple Avenue and Cliff Street before being reopened. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.

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by Jerry DeMarco