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Bus Driver From Roselle Cleared Of Charges She Locked Up Passenger: Report
Charges have been dropped against a Roselle bus driver accused of locking a passenger inside a bus luggage compartment, The Boston Globe reported. Wendy Alberty, 49, was driving a Peter Pan bus towards Boston Aug. 4 when the passenger called police from inside the luggage compartment. Police stopped the bus in Connecticut and freed the woman, who a witness said did not appear to be in any distress. The woman reportedly told police she had been deliberately locked inside the compartment while trying to get items from her bag. But Alberty's attorney said the incident proved…
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: Dancing Woman Climbs Into Lion's Den At Bronx Zoo
A trespasser at the Bronx Zoo escape unscathed after she climbed into the African lion exhibit and appeared to taunt one of the animals. The woman, clad in a gray T-shirt and black pants, hopped over the barrier at the zoo this past Saturday and began shimmying in front of a lion who gives her a death stare, captured on what's become a viral video. Officials said the woman got out before the lion reacted to her unexpected visit. A witness recorded the incident on video and posted it on Instagram. Before long, it exploded on social media. Zoo officials didn't say whether the woman wa…
Lifestyle
Lenny Dykstra Now Says He Won't Fight 'Bagel Boss' In A.C.: Report
A novelty boxing match between an Internet-famous celebrity and Lenny Dykstra, the former slugger for the New York Mets, has been called off, The New York Post reported. Dykstra, a former Linden resident who said several weeks ago that he is moving to Livingston, pulled out of the fight scheduled to be held in Atlantic City to concentrate on a lawsuit he filed against his former attorneys. The 56-year-old was planning to go toe-to-toe with Chris Morgan, dubbed the Bagel Boss Guy after the Long Island man's rant at a bagel shop went viral over the summer. But in a twist be…
Police & Fire
Hawthorne PD: Drivers Face More Serious Charges After Defying Officers Writing Parking Tickets
Hawthorne police officers trying to write simple parking tickets came up against one driver who had to be chased down and another who tore up the summonses and threw them at their feet, authorities said. Now both face more serious charges. An officer was issuing a summons to an illegally parked 2015 Chevy Spark on Diamond Bridge Avenue when Kristen Chin, 24, of Bloomfield “came out and attempted to move the vehicle,” Detective Sgt. Matthew Hoogmoed said. The officer told her to stop and asked her why she parked there, considering that the subcompact hatchback nearly caused an accident …
Lifestyle
Ex-Met Lenny Dykstra Moves, Curses Out Linden Neighbors: Report
Lenny Dykstra, the former New York Mets star whose post-baseball career has taken a number of bizarre turns, is moving out of the Linden home which he had been accused of using as an unlicensed rooming house, NJ.com reported Monday. “I made the house a great home. Those Stockton-ites can go f---- themselves,” Dykstra told the news site. “They complained they heard my chicks screaming during sex. Now they don’t have to hear it anymore.” Dykstra, 56, who was part of the legendary Mets squad that won the World Series in 1986, sold the home on Stockton Circle for $439,000. He's moving to …
Police & Fire
Newark Man, An Ex-Military Interpreter, Charged With Human Smuggling
A citizen of Afghanistan who became a lawful permanent resident of the United States after working as a military interpreter was indicted Friday for his alleged role in a scheme to illegally bring Afghans into the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Mujeeb Rahman Saify, 32, who has lived in Newark and New York, became a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. in 2009 following a stint as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Authorities say that from August 2016 through February 2017, he worked with groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring tw…
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Seen The Easter Bunny Brawl? Wanted North Jersey Man Says He Was Defending Woman At Florida Bar
A Sussex County man wanted on an outstanding warrant in South Brunswick partied with women in a Florida bar while dressed as the Easter Bunny, then got into a street brawl with a patron accused of spitting on one of them -- all caught on video, of course. Video shows a costumed Antoine McDonald, 20, of Franklin, dancing provocatively with women in the Orlando bar Saturday night. He's later seen throwing haymakers at a man who’d been knocked to the ground. WATCH him partying, then brawling here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwj6i37Ayau/ McDonald told various news outlets that he saw a coup…
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Paterson Police Take Councilman Into Custody For Violating Wife's Restraining Order
Paterson Councilman Luis Velez was taken into custody outside Tuesday night's City Council meeting by authorities who said he violated a restraining order obtained by his wife, according to several reports. Velez, who represents the 5th Ward, reportedly was issued a summons and released after being accused of threatening his wife, Evelyn Sanchez, during a phone call with another person. The couple has dueled publicly, with each accusing the other of domestic violence. Velez "got another woman," Sanchez posted on Facebook. "I found a text." The fourth-degree disorderly charges don't affect…
Police & Fire
Linden Firefighter Can't Sue Over Prank That Injured His Privates, Appeals Court Rules
A Linden firefighter cannot seek damages for a prank that resulted in an injury to his scrotum, a state appeals court has ruled. The Appellate Division panel upheld a lower court decision Monday dismissing a lawsuit filed by the firefighter, Raymond Johns. Johns was on the toilet at the firehouse on Nov. 27, 2015 when, he said, he felt a small explosion. Examining himself, he said he discovered a bleeding blister on his scrotum. On the toilet seat, Johns said he found the remnants of a bang snap -- a small firework that detonates when compressed. J…
News
Hackensack Born ISIS Bride Suing Trump Administration, Report Says
The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit from a Hackensack-born ISIS bride who feels she and her toddler son are wrongfully being kept out of the U.S. Hoda Muthana, 24, has since renounced the terrorist group that she left for in 2014, her lawyer Hassan Shibly said, adding she had a valid passport at the time. Shibly said Muthana was "brainwashed" by the Islamic State when she fled her family in Alabama -- "just a stupid, naive young dumb woman, he said. After her third marriage to an IS fighter, Muthana wanted to get out. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Muthana does not have any …
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Teacher Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up Elmwood Park Pre-School
UPDATE: A judge in Hackensack on Wednesday ordered the release of a teacher who police said threatened to shoot up the Elmwood Park pre-school where she works. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/saddlebrook/police-fire/judge-frees-teacher-charged-with-threatening-to-shoot-up-elmwood-park-pre-school-pending-trial/747308/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: An Elmwood Park pre-school was placed in lockdown and a teacher was arrested after staffers there said she threatened to “one day…come here and shoot it up,” authorities said. Several staff members at the Goddard School told police that Gina Schr…
Police & Fire
Garfield Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Shooting Accused Car Burglar Due In Court Friday
UPDATE: A 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday is scheduled for a first court appearance on attempted murder charges Friday in Hackensack. Omar Smadiya, who owns and operates a moving and storage company, also is charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (meaning: the gun is legal, but the use of it wasn't) and possession of high-capacity magazines. Smadiya remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending Friday's court appearance. It was just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday when he armed himself with a Gloc…
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