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Authorities: Pompton Lakes HS Teacher From PA Found Dead At School Of Suicide
A teacher from Pennsylvania who was found dead at Pompton Lakes High School had apparently killed himself, authorities said Saturday.
Although an autopsy was to determine the official cause, the death of Patrick Moccia, 47, of Doylestown, PA, was “believed to be the result of an apparent suicide,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Pompton Lakes Police Chief Derek Clark said in a joint announcement.
Police found the body of Moccia, who taught at the school, shortly after 9 p.m. Friday following a search on a welfare check, they said.
Moccia began in the school district as a w…
Police: Lehigh Valley Man Found With Cocaine, Heroin, $70K Cash Had 5 Children In Car
A Lehigh Valley man had five children in the car when he was pulled over and found with heroin, cocaine and about $70,000 in cash, authorities charged.
Jesus Serano, 38, was stopped for several violations on Route 22 in Pohatcong on Tuesday, township police said.
A K-9 search of the car turned up cocaine, heroin and around $70,000 in cash, police said.
Serano, of Allentown, PA, was arrested and charged with money laundering and endangering the welfare of a child in addition to numerous narcotics possession and distribution offenses, police said.
The five children inside the vehicle were r…
Bergen County Man Among 5 Busted For Meth In Secaucus, Authorities Say
Five people were busted with methamphetamine when keen-eyed police officers spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a corporate parking deck over the weekend, authorities said.
The Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit saw the car on a deck at 100 Plaza Drive (near a Marriott hotel and corporate offices) around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, Chief Dennis Miller said.
During the investigation, police arrested Richard Rivera of North Bergen, 34; Katherine Chavez-Montalvan of Allentown, PA, 32; Allison Chavez-Montalvan of Weehawken, 22; Michelle Romanescu of Jamaica Estates, 31; and&nbs…
Penn State Mourns Loss Of First Student To Die Of Covid-19, Allentown Man, 21
Penn State University is mourning the death of a 21-year-old student who died of COVID-19 complications.
Juan Garcia, of Allentown, PA, died Tuesday of respiratory failure and coronavirus complications, university officials said.
Garcia is the first known COVID-19 fatality among Penn State students, officials said.
More than $21,000 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe for Garcia's funeral expenses.
"He was an amazing son, big brother and friend to all," campaign founder Guillermo Castillo writes.
"His memory will forever live within our hearts. Let's rememb…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday.
The dead were identified as:
Michelle Toledo, 38;
Irvina Gee, 20;
Sheckylle Chain, 23;
Ayana Navas, 16;
Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA.
The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice.
The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Authorities ID Five Dead In Horrific Route 3 Crash: Four From Paterson, Boy From Pennsylvania
UPDATE: Four Paterson residents and a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy were killed on Route 3 in Rutherford late Sunday when their SUV slammed into the back of a front-end loader, authorities said Monday.
The dead were identified as:
Michelle Toledo, 38;
Irvina Gee, 20;
Sheckylle Chain, 23;
Ayana Navas, 16;
Noah Alexander Dejesus, 4, of Allentown, PA.
The boy's parents weren't in the vehicle, sources told Daily Voice.
The 39-year-old front-loader operator was returning to a construction site on Route 3 after dropping off a load at a nearby construction yard when the vehicle entered westbound R…
Seen Them? Alert Issued After Man, 45, Pulls Teen Girl From School
Have you seen them?
A Missing Person Alert has been issued after a 45-year-old man signed a 16-year-old girl out of school in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the two believed to be traveling out of state, possibly in the tristate area.
The man, Kevin Esterly, and the teen, Amy Yu, could possibly be traveling together in a two-door 1999 Red Honda Accord bearing PA vehicle registration of KLT 0529, police said.
Amy Yu is an Asian female, 4-foot-11 and weighing about 90 pounds. Esterly is a white male, 5-foot-9 and weighing 185 pounds.
The two were last seen on Monday, March 5. A warrant for…
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