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NJ Teacher Accused Of Touching Student In Hallway Slapped With Disorderly Persons Offense
A Marlboro middle school teacher accused by a parent of assaulting a student in the hallway has been slapped with a disorderly persons offense. On Friday, April 19, Jenna Sciabica, 38, was charged with one count of harassment-offensive touching, which is considered a petty disorderly persons offense, in connection with a March 13 incident, Marlboro police and online records say. Teacher Jenna Sciabica charged after inappropriate touching claim https://t.co/oR03iOdUtf — Avi Lehrer (@lehrer_avi) April 21, 2024 The incident involved "offensive touching over the clothes" in the hallway of …
Police & Fire
Elmwood Park PD: Quartet From PA Nabbed After One Waves Loaded Gun Out Sedan Window
Elmwood Park police seized a Pennsylvania couple and two minors who they said had a loaded gun, a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets in their car. Officers responding to a report of a male passenger brandishing a gun out the window of a blue 2019 Chevy Malibu on Donor Avenue stopped the sedan on Elmwood Terrace shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. As they approached, the officers saw a front passenger shove the gun between his feet, the chief said. All four occupants were ordered out of the vehicle, Foligno said. Officers recovered a …
Police & Fire
Real Estate Agent Bludgeoned To Death At Cresskill Townhouse By Stepson: Sources
A 48-year-old Cresskill real estate agent was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat by her stepson, authorities confirmed Thursday. Borough police responding to a 911 call from her husband found the body of Irma Daniels in the family's Stonegate Trail townhouse shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She'd been struck in the head with a baseball bat by John A. Daniels Jr., 30, the prosecutor said. Daniels fled but was later taken into custody, the prosecutor said. His father, attorney John A. Daniels Sr., identified him as the killer. The …
Sports
NFL Great Lawrence Taylor Busted For Sex Offender Reporting Violation
New York Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to register as a sex offender, according to multiple news reports. TMZ Sports broke the news that Taylor, 62, was booked and released by the Broward County Sheriff's Office late Thursday. Taylor was listed as a sex offender a decade ago after admitting he had sex with a 16-year-old girl who he said he thought was 19. As a registered sex offender, he must alert law enforcement to any changes in his living situation. Taylor retired in 1993 with 132.5 sacks, two Super Bowl rings, 10 selections to the …
Police & Fire
NJ Town's Borough Attorney Steps Down After Assault Charge
The borough attorney in one Union County town is temporarily stepping down following an assault charge. Mountainside's attorney, John Post, was charged with domestic violence simple assault on July 28, on accusations he punched someone and wrestled with another in an incident that caused a skin tear resulting in bleeding, NJ Advance Media reports. Post sent the following message to the news outlet and council members: “Like many families, there are times when certain family issues can become overwhelming and demand complete focus. "For that reason, I’d like to inform you that I am t…
News
Pissed-Off Retiree Who Fired Shots Over Bergen Neighbor's 'Loud' Parties Gets 364 Days In Jail
UPDATE: A retired defense contractor who admitted firing several shots from a handgun outside his Carlstadt home because of a neighbor's "loud parties and noise" must spend a plea-bargained 364 days in the Bergen County Jail. David Knoll, who had no previous history of trouble, had been suffering from depression exacerbated by COVID-19 isolation when he squeezed off three shots into the air in early May, defense attorney Brian Neary told a judge in Hackensack on Friday. Knoll, 62, for his part, told the judge he didn't intend to kill or frighten anyone with the .22-caliber handgun but reali…
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' Family Gives Makeover To Jersey Shore Hotel As Uncle Pleads Not Guilty To Assault
One of the Jersey Shore's most iconic and longest standing hotels is getting a makeover -- thanks to a pair of brothers who rose to fame on the "Real Housewives of New Jersey." Brothers Albie, 34, and Chris Manzo, 31, of Franklin Lakes, were featured on the show with mom, Caroline Manzo. The brothers and their dad Albert are now breathing new life into several areas of the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park. The Manzos are partnering with the hotel to transform its poolside bar and lounge, catering space, outdoor terrace overlooking the ocean and later, a restaurant featurin…
Police & Fire
'Permit Karen': Viral Video Of Fight Between NJ Black Couple, White Neighbor Sparks Protest
Footage of a white woman accused of harassing her black neighbors has gone viral and brought dozens of protestors to the North Jersey street where the alleged dispute over a backyard patio went down. The footage was posted to Facebook by Fareed Nassar Hayat of Montclair on Monday evening. Hayat said his neighbor Susan, who he refers to as "Permit Karen," called the police on him and his wife Norrinda Brown Hayat three times in 30 minutes to lodge a false assault complaint. Susan apparently had come onto the couple's property three times in 30 minutes, demanding to know if he and…
Police & Fire
Ridgewood Woman, 56, Charged With Repeatedly Making Bogus 911 Medical Calls During Pandemic
The last thing emergency dispatchers need during a pandemic are the kind of bogus 911 calls that Ridgewood police said a local woman made in one day. Michelle Westermeyer, 56, “twice made false claims of a medical emergency to the 911 system by calling the 911 dispatch center ten times” this past Sunday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Police who went to her home determined the calls were bogus, Luthcke said. They gave Westermeyer a summons charging her with filing false medical emergency reports and released her pending a court hearing, the chief said.
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END: Hunterdon Custodian Fired Over $20 Christmas Candy Fights Back With Lawsuit
A former Hunterdon County middle school custodian is suing the district after being fired over what he's describing as a misunderstanding. Peter Marro, 58, of Flemington, was fired from Readington Middle School in Dec. 2017 after he brought a $20 box of candy from the maintenance room to his car -- a box that he thought was an end-of-year thank you gift, NJ.com reports. About 20 minutes later, Marro was called to the main office for a meeting with the principal, vice principal, maintenance supervisor and two police officers, the report says. Although Marro insisted he hadn't stolen anythin…
Police & Fire
Feds: Investigation Of JC Shooting Leads To Weapons Trove, Ex-Con Pawn Shop Owner
A note found in the pocket of one of the two dead Jersey City shooters following last week’s gun battle led the FBI to a collection of weapons similar to those used in the attack, authorities said. A search of the shop owned and operated by ex-con Ahmed A-Hady, 35, of Keyport, turned up three AR-15-style assault rifles, among 13 weapons in all, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. A-Hady (also known as Ed Him) also had a .45 caliber handgun that he wasn’t legally permitted to have, leading to a federal charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, Carpenito sai…
Police & Fire
Clifton Man Intentionally Placed Nails, Screws On Nutley Street, Police Say
A Clifton man has been accused of deliberately dropping sharp objects on streets in Nutley since at least August, police said. Adrian Sanchez, 54, was arrested Friday after police said he threw a snowball packed with about 90 nails and screws at Kingsland Street and Windsor Place. He was driving a silver 2010 Ford Expedition at the time, police said. Over the course of the last few months, there have been about 20 instances where residents have found nails and screws wired together and placed upright in the street, positioned so they could puncture tires of passing vehicle…
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Lawsuit
: Zinburger Suing Garden State Plaza Over 'Ghost Town' Mall Location
When Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar signed a lease at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in 2012, its section of the mall was bustling. Seven years later and the burger restaurant remains one of the few tenants remaining in its section. Several retailers were vacated in 2017 and 2018 -- including JCPenney -- and Zinburger is down nearly 20 percent in sales, making it unprofitable, according to a lawsuit filed by the restaurant against the mall. The suit accuses the mall of hindering business to the restaurant and notes that Zinburger's requests to relocate were denied because it would cost …
Police & Fire
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…
News
Video
: 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…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
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 …
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport
Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in federal prison for bringing a gun into Newark Airport earlier this year. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is Laron L. James -- must serve just about all of the sentence: There's no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler also sentenced him to one year of supervised release. Santana, who took a plea deal from the government earlier this year, had a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County that prohibited him from carrying a firearm. SEE: Passaic County Rapp…
Politics
Bergen's New Sheriff Is Anthony Cureton
Bergen County's new sheriff will be Anthony Cureton, who had garnered more than 52 percent of votes (123,744) as of 11 p.m. Tuesday. Cureton -- the Bergen County Democratic Committee's selection -- retired as a detective sergeant from the Englewood Police Department in 2014 and heads the Bergen County chapter of the NAACP. Cureton leads the race for Bergen County Sheriff.Bergen County Clerk He will replace former Sheriff Michael Saudino, who resigned in disgrace on Sept. 21 following publication of secretly recorded racist and homophobic remarks that drew fire all the way up to the gov…
Sports
NY Giants Rookie Lauletta Makes Emotional Apology After Arrest
Kyle Lauletta made an emotional apology Tuesday, speaking out for the first time since his Oct. 30 arrest. The New York Giants rookie quarterback -- who according to head coach Pat Shurmur will not be suspended -- said the incident was "a terrible representation" of who he is and what he stands for. "I can’t say I’m sorry enough about what happened," he said Tuesday during a press briefing in the locker room. "All I can do now is move forward and try to prove myself by my actions and my work ethic. Come back to work and try to put this behind me." The 22-year-old was arrested in Weehawken…
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Who Worked For Clifton Recreation Arrested For Not Reporting Move From Virginia
For roughly a year, Nathaniel Lewis worked for the Clifton Recreation Department without officials knowing that he was a convicted sex offender from Virginia, Daily Voice has learned. Then last month he was taken into custody on a warrant out of Virginia following a traffic stop in Essex County. Last Thursday, he was brought to the Passaic County Jail and charged with failing to register as a sex offender and unlawfully obtaining employment in a youth-serving organization. A detention hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson. Lewis, 37, moved to E…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Passaic Police Sergeant Illegally Searched, Shared Personal Data
A City of Passaic police sergeant illegally tapped into limited-access law enforcement databases and shared some of the personal information she obtained, authorities charged. Ana M. DeIntinis, 47, of Passaic was arrested Monday afternoon in Totowa by detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, authorities said. She was charged with violating state laws that prohibit accessing a computer data base “in excess of authorization” and “knowingly disclosing personal identifying information,” as well as “obtaining personal information from a motor vehicle record without permissible use…
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …
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