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Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt
Investigators: Paterson Man, 19, Shot, Killed In Poconos Over Alleged $100 Debt UPDATE: A Pennsylvania man claimed he shot and killed a Paterson teen in the Poconos over an alleged $100 debt, authorities said after arresting him and an accused accomplice. Tyrone Michael Parson, 19, of Stroudsburg lured Jaheem Keith Alston, also 19, into a purported drug deal before pulling out a gun and firing several shots at him on Oct. 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Alston's body was later found in a wooded area of Middle Smithfield Township, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Water Gap, they said. Parson allegedly told investigators that Alston -- who was graduate…
Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos
Twin Tragedies: Paterson Cousin Of Deceased Missing Glen Rock Man Shot, Killed In Poconos Two grieving Paterson brothers must each bury a son this week following separate tragedies barely 48 hours apart. Jaheem Keith Alston, 19, of Paterson was gunned down in Middle Smithfield Township, near East Stroudsburg late Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police said. This came two nights after the body of his missing cousin, 26-year-old Kiariff Alston of Glen Rock, was found in the waters off the Jersey Shore. Pennsylvania State Police said they responded to an 11:18 p.m. call Saturday of multiple shots fired between Gingerbread and Arrowhead lanes, about 15 minutes west of the Delaware Wat…
Feds: Ex-Lodi HS Teacher Admits Scamming Insurance Out Of $550,000 For Compound Meds Feds: Ex-Lodi HS Teacher Admits Scamming Insurance Out Of $550,000 For Compound Meds
Feds: Ex-Lodi HS Teacher Admits Scamming Insurance Out Of $550,000 For Compound Meds A now-former Lodi High School teacher admitted that he collected $550,000 worth of compound medications through bogus claims to an employee benefit program. Jason Nardachone, 51, of Nutley bribed three other teachers $500 a month each to obtain compounded medications that they, like him, didn’t need, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Some of the unnecessary compounded medications – for vitamins and pain and scar creams -- cost the New Jersey School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) $3,300 to $22,800 apiece, she said. All told, Nardachone and his accomplices defrauded the…
Anthony DeGraw, 33, Lodi Native Leaves Behind Wife And Daughter Anthony DeGraw, 33, Lodi Native Leaves Behind Wife And Daughter
Anthony DeGraw, 33, Lodi Native Leaves Behind Wife And Daughter Anthony DeGraw of Beachwood died Thursday. He was 33 years old.  Born in Wayne, he grew up in Lodi and graduated from Lodi High School in 2005. He met his future wife, Krystal Anderson, in middle school in Lodi. The couple moved to Beachwood in 2017.  He worked as a granite installer,  most recently for Progress Dimensions in South Toms River. A devoted New York Giants fan, he was also a hunter and outdoorsman who enjoyed motorcycle and quad riding.  He was predeceased by his daughter, Paige Ellen DeGraw, in 2014, his Aunt Lisa in 2018 and his grandfather, John Ruehle, …
Lodi Special Education Teacher Charged With Assault In Fort Lee Lodi Special Education Teacher Charged With Assault In Fort Lee
Lodi Special Education Teacher Charged With Assault In Fort Lee A Lodi High School special education teacher who was charged with DWI three years ago is headed to court again, this time after Fort Lee police arrested her on assault charges, records show. Melissa Grant-Terhune, 43, is scheduled for an April 9 hearing in Fort Lee Municipal Court for “attempting to cause bodily injury to [the victim], specifically by scratching the right side of his face,” a Fort Lee police report says. Her attorney said she was acting in self-defense and intends to file a complaint against the alleged victim. Borough police arrested Grant-Terhune the night of March 3 aft…
Feds: Lodi Social Studies Teacher Ran $550K Medications Scam, Some Cost $22,800 Each Feds: Lodi Social Studies Teacher Ran $550K Medications Scam, Some Cost $22,800 Each
Feds: Lodi Social Studies Teacher Ran $550K Medications Scam, Some Cost $22,800 Each A Lodi High School social studies teacher ran a scam that billed a state employees' health insurance program more than $550,000 for unnecessarily prescribed metabolic vitamins and special creams for himself and three colleagues, a federal grand jury indictment charges. Jason Nardachone, 45, of Nutley, "bribed the three other teachers with monthly payments of $500 in exchange for their agreement to obtain compounded medications they did not need," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The medications cost the N.J. School Employees’ Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) from $3,300 to $22,8…
POLICE: Scrawled Bathroom Wall Scribble Prompts Lodi HS Lockdown POLICE: Scrawled Bathroom Wall Scribble Prompts Lodi HS Lockdown
Police: Scrawled Bathroom Wall Scribble Prompts Lodi HS Lockdown LODI, N.J. -- A barely decipherable message scrawled on a bathroom wall led to an afternoon lockdown Thursday at Lodi High School. "It's nothing serious. The building and students are safe," a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Included in the ineligible writing was the time "1 p.m," authorities said. School officials and Lodi police dealt with the matter quickly. The lockdown was temporarily kept in place while a pair of tactical officers with a K-9 swept the building, as anxious parents waited outside. A trio of New Jerse…