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NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG
NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: AG A 56-year-old Manchester nurse at a nursing home in Ocean County was indicted by a grand jury for assaulting an 87-year-old man earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 16. On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. in Whiting for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said. The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property,  Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. The patient  was ripping a computer mouse…
3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police 3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police
3 NJ Nursing Home Staffers Charged After Elderly Man Pepper Sprayed: Police Three people at a nursing home charged after an 87-year-old man was pepper sprayed, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 15. On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., officers responded to Whiting Gardens, at 3000 Hilltop Rd. for a fight between staff and the man, Manchester police said. The patient, who was diagnosed with dementia, depression, and anxiety had become agitated and began damaging property, Lisa Erickson, a nurse at the facility told officers, police said. Erikson said she deployed pepper spray to de-escalate the situation, and the man was confined to his room, pending the arri…
Bergen County Nurse Whose Neglect Led To East Hanover Man's Death Learns Fate: Prosecutor Bergen County Nurse Whose Neglect Led To East Hanover Man's Death Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Bergen County Nurse Whose Neglect Led To East Hanover Man's Death Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Carlstadt nurse was sentenced to probation on Friday, April 4 after his neglect led to the death of a disabled person in East Hanover in 2023, authorities said. Emilio Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation, following a short jail stint, after pleading guilty to endangering another person and neglect of a disabled person, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and East Hanover Police Chief Christopher Cannizzo said. On Friday, Feb. 10, 19-year-old Matthew Rossi, a non-verbal man in a wheelchair, was unconscious after ju…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Cats Soaked In Urine Abandoned In Paterson Parking Lot, Rescuers Say Cats Soaked In Urine Abandoned In Paterson Parking Lot, Rescuers Say
Cats Soaked In Urine Abandoned In Paterson Parking Lot, Rescuers Say Two cats were rescued in Paterson after being abandoned in a parking lot during near-freezing temperatures, left in a filthy carrier soaked in urine and rainwater, rescuers say. According to the Oakland-based Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI), the animals, named Sid and Tony, are now receiving emergency medical care after enduring severe neglect and exposure. RBARI said the cats were found traumatized and sick from the conditions they were subjected to.  “Sid and Tony urgently need your help,” the organization said in a statement, highlighting the critical care the cats require to r…
Tale Of Dog Dumped On Maywood Street Ends In Tragedy Tale Of Dog Dumped On Maywood Street Ends In Tragedy
Tale Of Dog Dumped On Maywood Street Ends In Tragedy The story of a dog abandoned by her owners on a Maywood street has come to a tragic end. Tsunami, the tan and white pitbull with a large tumor growing in her mouth, was seen by good Samaritans being tied to a street sign along Golf Avenue on Monday evening, July 1. On Wednesday, July 23, Daily Voice learned that Tsunami will be euthanized this week due to extremely poor health conditions. Amanda Karpinski, Bergen County's public information officer, said that a police investigation was launched upon Tsunami's discovery, but the search for her owners turned up fruitless. While Tsunami …
Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse
Resident Relocated After Partial Hasbrouck Heights House Collapse A Hasbrouck Heights woman had to be relocated after the portico of her home collapsed Monday afternoon, authorities said. The resident wasn't injured in the mishap, they said. A building official summoned the town engineer to determine the structural integrity of the home. A PSEG crew temporarily turned off the utilities. The resident wasn't injured.HASBROUCK HEIGHTS FD The house "appeared to suffer from severe neglect for some time," a borough official said.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE
Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims
Prosecutor: NJ Adult Daycare Center Employees Sentenced For Abusing Disabled Victims Five workers of a former adult daycare center in Middlesex County have been convicted and sentenced for their involvement in the physical abuse of two patients with severe disabilities, authorities said Friday. New Brunswick resident and former Broadway Respite and Home Care employee Asia Lunn, 24, was convicted of abandonment and neglect of a disabled person on July 23, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a release Friday. Lunn was sentenced to 180 days in county jail, five years probation and a $1,000 fine, Ciccone said. Lunn’s conviction and sentencing follows a nearly t…
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son
Wayne Dad Charged With Beating 4-Week-Old Son A Wayne father beat his 4-week-old son, leaving him with serious injuries, authorities charged. Slobodan Todoric, a 30-year-old Spring Valley native, was released with pre-trial monitoring, among other conditions, following a first appearance before a judge in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on Tuesday. It began with the unresponsive infant being taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on May 31, 2020, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. Emergency room doctors discovered external and internal injuries, …