Hackensack Woman's Attack Leaves Fellow Church-Goer With Broken Orbital Bone, 4-Inch Gash: PD Hackensack Woman's Attack Leaves Fellow Church-Goer With Broken Orbital Bone, 4-Inch Gash: PD
Hackensack Woman's Attack Leaves Fellow Church-Goer With Broken Orbital Bone, 4-Inch Gash: PD A 62-year-old woman was stabbed and beaten by a 36-year-old Hackensack woman she knew from church at her home in Englewood on Friday, Aug. 2, police said. Kaleema Dicks confronted the victim outside of her home around 3:35 p.m., pushed her way inside and began punching her in the face, Englewood Police Detective Lt. Fred Pulice said. Dicks then stabbed the victim in her back with a knife, the lieutenant said.  The victim suffered a broken orbital bone and a 4-inch laceration to her back. She was taken to Hackensack Medical Center where she was treated for her injuries. The actor…
Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds
Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds A 26-year-old New Jersey man who asked a flight attendant for sex and tried to open the aircraft's doors multiple times has been indicted by a federal grand jury, authorities said. Eric Nicholas Gapco, of Delanco, a passenger onboard American Airlines flight #2101, assaulted and intimidated a flight attendant and aircraft crew members on July 18, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The flight originated in Seattle en route to Dallas but was diverted to Salt Lake City where law enforcement arrested him. According to court documents, Gapco failed to follow instructions to remain in his …
Would-Be Sex Assault Victim Fights Off Attacker On Bathroom Floor At Shops At Riverside: Cops Would-Be Sex Assault Victim Fights Off Attacker On Bathroom Floor At Shops At Riverside: Cops
Would-Be Sex Assault Victim Fights Off Attacker On Bathroom Floor At Shops At Riverside: Cops A 30-year-old New Milford man has been arrested after an attempted sex assault at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, authorities said. Craig Herbert followed the victim into a restroom at the Hackensack Avenue and Route 4 shopping center and shoved her to the floor, where he tried sexually assaulting her on Friday, July 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The woman was able to fight off Herbert before calling 9-1-1, Musella said. Herbert was captured on surveillance footage and later identified, then tracked down by police, according to the prosecutor. Herbert was charg…
Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD
Man Charged After Assaulting Two Men, Causing Heavy Bleeding: Bogota PD A 22-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after assaulting two men in Bogota on the morning of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 7:41 a.m., officers responded to a report of two men fighting on the 400 block of River Road, Bogota police said. When they arrived on scene, police found two men bleeding heavily from multiple locations, officers said. Both men were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Police determined Ahmad Alkandari attacked one of the victims at the 100 block of West Grove Street, authorities said. Alkandari was charged wit…
Man Shot, Assaulted On NJ Turnpike Roadside, Ditched By Assailants He Was Traveling With: Cops Man Shot, Assaulted On NJ Turnpike Roadside, Ditched By Assailants He Was Traveling With: Cops
Man Shot, Assaulted On NJ Turnpike Roadside, Ditched By Assailants He Was Traveling With: Cops A Texas man was shot during an argument with people he'd been riding with, then assaulted and ditched on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus, authorities said. At 2:26 p.m., a 52-year-old Houston resident got into an argument with two men while traveling in a white Nissan passenger vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike Monday, July 22, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The man was shot before the car pulled over to the side of the road near Interchange 17, where all occupants got out of the vehicle and began assaulting the victim, Lebron sai…
North Jersey Man Violates Restraining Order, Injures Officer On Long Island: Cops North Jersey Man Violates Restraining Order, Injures Officer On Long Island: Cops
North Jersey Man Violates Restraining Order, Injures Officer On Long Island: Cops A New Jersey man is facing charges including assault and more after he allegedly broke a restraining order and later injured a police officer during his arrest. The Baldwin incident occurred on Saturday, July 13, according to Nassau County Police. At about 4:30 p.m. on that day, 36-year-old Horace Rattigan was allegedly in a verbal argument with a woman at Coes Neck Park, located at 1240 Coes Neck Road. Rattigan, an Essex County resident from the township of Montclair, stole the woman’s cell phone and fled the park on foot. Authorities located Rattigan nearby and attempted to arrest …
Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor
Security Guard Charged In Deadly Assault At Elizabeth Lounge: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Elizabeth resident was arrested and charged on Friday, July 12, with a deadly assault in 2023, authorities said. In July 2023, Elizabeth police found Jose Lopez suffering from a head injury at the El Monsignor Lounge, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Lopez was taken to a rehabilitation facility where he died in March, authorities said.  Regis Pelegrino Motas was identified as Lopez's assailant, and had been working as a security guard at the lounge at the time of the inciden…
FBI Arrests Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Elderly Victim Unconscious In Fort Lee: Prosecutor FBI Arrests Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Elderly Victim Unconscious In Fort Lee: Prosecutor
FBI Arrests Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Elderly Victim Unconscious In Fort Lee: Prosecutor A 29-year-old New York man has been charged in a Fort Lee shopping mall assault that let a 77-year-old comatose for two months, authorities announced. Efrain Escobar, of the Bronx, had gotten in an argument with the elderly man at Plaza West Mall on Bergen Boulevard just before 7:15 p.m. Monday, April 8, after a minor motor vehicle crash, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Escobar then punched the man in the face knocking him unconscious, leaving him incapacitate at the scene, Musella said. Escobar had fled the scene by the time police arrived, the prosecutor said. The…
Birthday Party Machete Assault, Baseball Bat Brawl Prompts Investigation By Clifton Police Birthday Party Machete Assault, Baseball Bat Brawl Prompts Investigation By Clifton Police
Birthday Party Machete Assault, Baseball Bat Brawl Prompts Investigation By Clifton Police Police in Clifton are investigating after a teenager and a 44-year-old man were assaulted with a machete during a birthday party over the weekend, police said. Multiple 911 calls reporting people fighting — some with baseball bats, knifes, and a machete — brought officers to the Clifton Sports & Fitness Club on Scoles Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday, July 7, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson tells Daily Voice. There, officers found a 15-year-old boy from Passaic who'd been struck with the machete, suffering a gash to his head, Anderson said. He was taken to a local hospital by Clifton…
NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor
NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor Three New York men have been charged in a January Teaneck home invasion, authorities announced. Frank A Salcedo, 43; Francisco Sandoval, 42; and Brian Arias, 40; are facing a litany of charges including armed robbery, kidnapping, weapons possession and related offenses in the Friday, Jan. 12 incident on East Tryon Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The three men wearing masks and armed with handguns broke into the home and used zip ties to restrain two men in the home around 10:30 a.m., Musella said. Over the next few hours, two more adult victims arrived at the …
Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents
Westwood HS Brawl: Names Released In Police Documents Daily Voice has obtained the names of the 10 of the 13 individuals charged in connection with the brawls that broke out following the Westwood High School graduation ceremony last month. As previously reported by Daily Voice, two graduating students and 11 of their family members were slapped with a total of 25 charges including assault, disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, and obstruction, following the fights on Thursday, June 20, Washington Township Police Chief John Calamari said. In accordance with the Open Public Records Act, Daily Voice obtained the names of most of the individua…
Westwood HS Brawl: 25 Charges Filed Against Graduating Students, Family Members (UPDATE) Westwood HS Brawl: 25 Charges Filed Against Graduating Students, Family Members (UPDATE)
Westwood HS Brawl: 25 Charges Filed Against Graduating Students, Family Members (Update) Charges have been filed against 13 people in connection with brawls that broke out last Thursday, June 20 following the Westwood High School graduation ceremony, police announced. Two graduation students and their family members are facing a total of 25 charges including assault, disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, and obstruction, Washington Township Police Chief John Calamari said. Multiple fights erupted on the football field just after the ceremony had ended, bringing officers from multiple surrounding agencies to the scene, Washington Township police said in a release at the time.…