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Raging Patron At Bergen County Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police Raging Patron At Bergen County Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police
Raging Patron At Bergen County Strip Club Robs, Beats Security Guard: Police A 33-year-old man caused a scene at a Bergen County strip club, beat up a security guard, and stole his jewelry before being tackled and cuffed by police, authorities said. Carlstadt Police Officers Moustafa Abdulla and Julio Perez-Tavera were called to Stiletto’s on Paterson Plank Road Sunday, Aug. 3, for a reported dispute, Detective Sgt. Mark Wong said. When officers arrived, they saw Indrit Lamcaj yelling at security guards, with "blood on his hands," Wong said. One of the guards had "blood on his mouth and face," the officer noted. Lamcaj ignored repeated police commands to calm down,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed ‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed
‘Man Of God’ Mennonite Bishop With $793K Home Accused Of Starving Child In Shed A Lancaster County man who describes himself as a “man of God” and serves as a part-time bishop at a Mennonite-rooted church is accused of starving and assaulting a juvenile family member forced to live in a shed, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 31, and social media post by the suspects.  Daryl Jay Sensenig, 41, and his wife, Grace Louise Sensenig, 42, of Reinholds, were arrested after Ephrata Police responded to a violent domestic dispute on the 800 block of Laurel Ridge Road around 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, police said. The couple forced the boy — a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit
Two Infants Under 7 Months Brutally Injured By Daycare Teacher: Affidavit A Montgomery County woman has been charged with violently assaulting two infants in her care at a child care facility in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, July 31. Catalina Baldwin, 37, of Phoenixville, was arrested after a joint investigation by Upper Providence Township Police and Montgomery County Detectives revealed two babies suffered life-threatening injuries while under her sole supervision at Oaks Early Learning Center, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. First Infant: 7-Month-Old Girl S.F. Police and EMS were called at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesd…

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by Jillian Pikora
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WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…

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by Zak Failla
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From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences
From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences A Pennsylvania couple whose 2022 crime spree left two people dead and two others brutally terrorized will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 30. Cortland Rogers, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of first-degree murder for the execution-style slayings of Kevin Williford and Judy Hunter in Waynesburg on Feb. 1, 2022, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. A Greene County judge sentenced him in February to two mandatory life terms plus a concurrent 15-to-60-year sentence for kidnapping and assaulting two additional victims. No…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mass Stabbing At Walmart Leaves 11 Injured — Suspect Taken Down Inside Store: Sheriff Mass Stabbing At Walmart Leaves 11 Injured — Suspect Taken Down Inside Store: Sheriff
Mass Stabbing At Walmart Leaves 11 Injured — Suspect Taken Down Inside Store: Sheriff A Michigan man is facing terrorism charges after police say he stabbed 11 people in a horrifying attack at a Walmart on Saturday afternoon. Bradford James Gille, 42, of Elkden, was arrested after allegedly walking into the store in Garfield Township around 4:45 p.m. on July 26 and using a folding knife to stab multiple people at random, according to the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office. Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a multiple stabbing incident at the Wal-Mart in Traverse City. The suspect is in custody, details are limited at this time.A PIO is in route t…

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by Zak Failla
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Backyard Bergen County Shooting Sends Bullets Flying, Ends In SWAT Arrest: Officials Backyard Bergen County Shooting Sends Bullets Flying, Ends In SWAT Arrest: Officials
Backyard Bergen County Shooting Sends Bullets Flying, Ends In SWAT Arrest: Officials Two men have been charged following a shooting outside a Saddle River home earlier this month that ended with bullets fired into cars and a SWAT team arrest, officials said. Jeremiah L. Rivera, 19, of Saddle River, and Sha’Zeik Davis, 20, of Mahwah, were arrested on charges stemming from the Tuesday, July 15, shooting, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Thursday, July 24. Police were called to a Chestnut Ridge Road home around 6:16 p.m. after a report of gunfire. No injuries were reported, but responding officers and detectives found ballistic evidence and determined the shooti…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Dad Beats 78-Year-Old Grandfather To Death In South Philly Home: Police NJ Dad Beats 78-Year-Old Grandfather To Death In South Philly Home: Police
NJ Dad Beats 78-Year-Old Grandfather To Death In South Philly Home: Police A 78-year-old man was brutally beaten and later died of his injuries after a disturbing attack inside his South Philadelphia home, police announced on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Santo Procopio, of the 2600 block of South 10th Street, was found with severe head and facial trauma after officers responded to reports of a person screaming around 7:33 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, according to Officer Tanya Little of the Philadelphia Police Department. Procopio was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition with facial fractures, head and chin lacerations, and bleeding on the brain, inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Protester Who Spit On Driver Before She Hit Crowd In Fairview Arrested: Police Protester Who Spit On Driver Before She Hit Crowd In Fairview Arrested: Police
Protester Who Spit On Driver Before She Hit Crowd In Fairview Arrested: Police The man who spat in a driver's face during a protest in Fairview, prompting her to strike multiple people with her car, has been arrested, police said. And not just for the incident involving the driver, authorities said. Giancarlo Pontecorvo, 26, of Ridgefield, who was participating in the peaceful protest on Saturday, July 12, organized by United Without Fear, first got into an altercation with an individual at 6 Anderson Ave., Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci said. Pontecorvo crossed the street from the demonstration and began arguing with the victim on the sidewalk, the chief…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti-ICE Protestors In Fairview Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti-ICE Protestors In Fairview
Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti-ice Protestors In Fairview A North Bergen woman was arrested after police say she hit several protesters with her vehicle during a public demonstration in Fairview on Saturday, July 12 (scroll for video). The incident happened around midday around 2:!5 p.m., at the intersection of Fairview and Anderson avenues, according to Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci. Demonstrators were crossing the intersection, temporarily holding up traffic, when a confrontation began between one of the participants and a motorist, later identified as Linda Roglen, Bellucci said.  One of the demonstrators spat on Roglen — which i…

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by Cecilia Levine & Josh Lanier
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NJ Man, 44, Beats Mom With Cane, Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor NJ Man, 44, Beats Mom With Cane, Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor
NJ Man, 44, Beats Mom With Cane, Charged With Attempted Murder: Prosecutor A New Jersey man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly beating his 71-year-old mother with a cane, officials said. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at the Pine Acres Manor Mobile Home Community in Manchester Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Police responded to a call about a woman in distress and found the victim with visible injuries to her face and body, authorities said. She was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, where she was listed in critical but stable condition. The suspect, 44-year…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Gets More Charges In DWI Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Injured 2 More In NY: DA Driver Gets More Charges In DWI Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Injured 2 More In NY: DA
Driver Gets More Charges In DWI Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Injured 2 More In NY: DA A driver accused of killing a 4-year-old girl and seriously injuring two others in a devastating DWI crash in Rockland County has been hit with a new manslaughter charge, prosecutors announced. Axel I. Lopez-Santiago, 41, was indicted on Thursday, June 26, on three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, felony DWI, and reckless driving, Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced.  The indictment stems from a Saturday, June 14 crash in Spring Valley. Authorities say Lopez-Santiago was driving at a high speed while into…

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by Ben Crnic