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Police & Fire
DUI Off-Duty Sergeant Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed Dad Seeking Better Life: Prosecutor
An off-duty police sergeant has been charged in a head-on crash that killed a 55-year-old man on his way to work earlier this month on Route 23 in Morris County, authorities said. Keith Gunther, 42, of Wanaque, and a sergeant with the East Hanover Police Department, was behind the wheel of the Ford F-150 that was traveling south in the northbound lanes when it struck a 2005 Toyota Camry, headed north, head-on just before 11 p.m. in Riverdale on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Hamid Shabuddin, a passenger in the Toyota, was killed as a result of the crash. S…
Police & Fire
Victim Killed In Head-On Route 23 Crash Had Moved To NJ Seeking Better Life: Campaign
Authorities have released the identity of the person killed in a crash on Route 23 earlier this week. Hamid Shabuddin, 55, of Paterson was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Camry that collided head-on with a 2021 Ford F-150 at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the northbound lanes in Riverdale, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. Shabbudin was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Camry was taken to a hospital. The driver of the Ford was transported to Riverdale Police headquarters, and subsequently, transported to Chilton Hospital, authorities said. No char…
Obituaries
DPW Worker Killed In Motorcycle Crash While Riding With Friend In Passaic County, Police Say
A 23-year-old Morris County man died in a two-motorcycle crash in Passaic County last month, police said. Sean McClinton, of Riverdale, was heading north on a 2022 Triumph STR north on East Shore Road when he ran off the road to the right and struck the guardrail, causing him to separate from the motorcycle around 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 31, a spokesperson for the West Milford Police Department said. The other motorcycle rider, a 22-year-old Pompton Lakes man, said he was operating a 2018 Triumph STR following McClinton north on East Shore Road and after seeing the crash, he also ran of…
Obituaries
Gerald 'Jerry' McMinn, Owner Of NJ Ice Cream Institution, Longtime EMT Dies At 93
Gerald "Jerry" McMinn, a man credited for saving countless lives over more than 65 years volunteering as an EMT, and bringing joy to thousands of North Jersey residents through his iconic Milk Barn, has died at 93 years old. An Army Veteran widely known across North Jersey as the owner of the Old Barn Milk Bar in Wayne, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, according to his obituary on the Scanlan Funeral Home website. Jerry graduated from Butler High School and later served in the U.S. Army. While volunteering at the St. Joseph's Hospital emergency room in Paterson, he met his wife, "the l…
Sports
These 23 New Jersey Athletes Are At The Paris Olympic Games: Here's When To Watch
The Paris Olympics have begun! And, in case you missed it, several of Garden State's fittest and most athletic residents are there (scroll for their names, sports, and hometowns). A total of 23 athletes from New Jersey have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold. Events kicked off Friday, July 26. Click here for a complete schedule of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Garden State athletes include: Paxten Aaronson, of Medford: Soccer Bam Adebayo, of Newark, and 2020 Olympian: Basketball Jack Alexy, of Morristown: Swimming Jackie Dubrovich, of Riverda…
Police & Fire
Teresa Giudice Offers Cop Family Business Cards In Maserati Traffic Stop On Route 287 (
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Newly-released bodycam footage shows Teresa Giudice offering a police officer family business cards in a motor vehicle stop in a brand-new Maserati for drifting, weeks after her Mercedes Benz was stolen. The footage from the April 28 stop on Route 287 in Riverdale was released on YouTube by Drive Thru Tours. In the video, the officer explains to the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star around 12:45 a.m. that she was going 55 mph, "a little slow" and drifting into another lane. "What state is the temp tag?" the office asks. "I just bought it. My car got stolen," she said referri…
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Brawl
: Worker At Bergen Shop-Rite Beaten With Chair, Choked Out, Arrest Made
An outside employee on the job at a ShopRite in Rochelle Park beat another with a metal folding chair, then choked him out before fleeing, authorities said. Leslie A. Mann, 53, grabbed the chair during an argument with a fellow privately contracted employee at the West Passaic Street supermarket, Police Capt. James DePreta said. Mann, of Riverdale, hit the co-worker over the head with the chair several times, then punched him in the chest, knocking him to the floor, the captain said. He then choked the victim with his hands until he lost consciousness, DePreta said. Several co-workers fi…
Police & Fire
Driver Had $1,000 In Counterfeit Cash, Loose Pills, More, Glen Rock Police Charge
An unlicensed motorist driving a car with faulty lights and bogus license plates was carrying more than $1,000 in counterfeit bills when he was stopped by a Glen Rock police sergeant, authorities said. Sgt. Greg Carter stopped Erasmo J. Evangelista, 36, of Paterson on Lincoln Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. last weekend, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said A records check showed an active arrest warrant out of Riverdale, the chief said. It also turned out that besides having a suspended license, Evangelista was driving an unregistered vehicle with phony plates, Ackermann said. A justified sear…
Obituaries
Morris County Woman Dies In Highland Lakes Fire At 65
Beloved Morris County resident Kathleen Marie Daly was killed in an early morning house fire in Highland Lakes on Sunday, Oct. 30. She was 65. The fire broke out next door to the home of her sister, Patty, according to a GoFundMe that was launched for the family’s support. Kathleen lived in Riverdale, New Jersey, her obituary says. “Many of our Bronx friends have heard the very tragic news that we lost Kathy Daly (“Kate” to Patty) early Sunday morning in a house fire next door to her sister Patty’s home in Highland Lakes,” reads the campaign. “Patty has now lost all three of her sibl…
Police & Fire
Double Pickup Truck Crash Causes Injuries, Delays On Rt. 287 In Morris County
A crash involving two pickup trucks caused injuries and delays on Route 287 in Morris County late Wednesday morning. The trucks collided in the southbound lanes near milepost 53 in Riverdale just after 11:55 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Multiple occupants were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. Crash with Injuries on I-287 southbound South of Exit 52 - NJ 23 (Riverdale) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed https://t.co/H8hhXzRajy — 511NJ I287 (@511nji287) November 2, 2022 Meanwhile, one of three right lanes wa…
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Morris County woman has been charged in a June crash that killed a beloved single mom and injured a bicyclist, authorities announced. Maria Oliveri, of Riverdale, was heading north in the southbound lane in a Mitsubishi Mirage on Boulevard in Pequannock around 8:25 a.m. on June 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. She struck 55-year-old Jill Altman Russo and 32-year-old female bicyclist, the prosecutor said. The Russo was pronounced dead at the scene and the cyclist suffered bodily injuries, authorities said. Oliveri was charged with one co…
News
Update
: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…
News
NJ State Police ID Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police identified a man who was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder s…
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: Essex County Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287
UPDATE: A troubled man was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287, responders said. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder said. Several passing d…
Business
Morris County Man Nabbed In Hackettstown Bagel Shop Burglary, Police Say
A Morris County man previously put behind bars for a series of burglaries throughout North Jersey was found to be behind the recent break-in of a popular Hackettstown bagel shop, police announced. Riverdale resident Joseph Demauex, 35, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, Hackettstown Police said. Demauex is accused of breaking into Budd Lake Bagel & Deli II on Mountain Avenue using the drive-thru window on Wednesday, Dec. 29, police said. Demauex stole $1,600 in cash, two cash registers valued at $1,650 each, and then fled the scene…
News
Grand Jury Backs North Jersey Police Officer Who Shot Fleeing Driver Trying To Kill Him
UPDATE: A Riverdale police officer was justified in shooting a fleeing suspect who slammed a vehicle into his patrol car, pinning him, following a pursuit that ended in Passaic County, a grand jury has found. Officer Andrew Duffy had tried to stop Michael Rivera, 32, of Newark, who "jumped into a vehicle and started it" following a shoplifting at the Home Depot on northbound Route 23 the morning of Jan. 23, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday. Duffy tried but couldn't get the keys out of the ignition, then fell back as the Acura SUV sped off, he said. "Pol…
News
Ex-Pompton Lakes Police Officer Admits Exchanging Nude Pics With Underage Teen
A now-former Pompton Lakes police officer avoided potential prison time by pleading guilty to exchanging nude photos online with an underage teenager, authorities said. Mark Stinnard, 37, engaged in the relationship with the Riverdale youngster on his own time 3½ years ago and not while he was on the clock, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Stinnard was arrested in late September and charged with “engaging in sexual conduct with a child” and endangerment for manufacturing child pornography and “causing harm to a child,” the prosecutor said. No sexual assault charges were fi…
News
Pompton Lakes Police Officer Charged With Child Sex Offenses
A Pompton Lakes police officer was arrested Monday and charged with having an illegal sexual relationship nearly 3½ years ago with an underage teenager whom authorities said he had take and send him nude videos and photos. Mark Stinnard, 37, is charged with “engaging in sexual conduct with a child” and endangerment for manufacturing child pornography and “causing harm to a child,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. No sexual assault charges were filed, indicating that physical contact wasn't made. Valdes didn’t disclose the gender or exact age of the alleged victim, other th…
News
Firefighters Extricate Driver With Severe Head Injury In Crash Off Route 208
A driver suffered traumatic head injuries and had to be extricated by Franklin Lakes firefighters after she ran a stop sign and her car was hit by a truck, authorities said. The 27-year-old Paterson driver had exited northbound Route 208 to Summit Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m., Police Sgt. Denny G. Knubel said. She made a left onto Summit without stopping and her Nissan Sentra was struck by a Freightliner driven by a 66-year-old borough man, Knubel said. The Sentra then hit a BMW 530 driven by a 48-year-old Riverdale man who was headed north on Summit, he said. The truck and Sentra "wen…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Charged For Causing Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 31, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll said Friday in a joint release with other top officials. King is accused of selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale on Jan. 10, Carroll said. An investigation by the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office determ…
News
Broken Leg Suffered By Route 46 Pedestrian Struck By Pickup
A pedestrian suffered a broken leg when he was struck by a pickup truck before dawn Monday on Route 46 in Elmwood Park, authorities said. The 51-year-old victim from Paterson was crossing the highway at Mola Boulevard when he was hit by a 2008 Dodge Ram shortly after 5:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was taken to St. Joseph's with the broken femur and a cut lip, the chief said. Any summonses or charges against the 60-year-old driver from Riverdale were pending the results of an investigation, he said.
Schools
New Jersey Schools Go Remote, Close Ahead Of Thursday's Winter Storm
New Jersey schools are moving to remote learning or closing entirely ahead of Thursday's winter storm. Between 6 and 9 inches of snow and sleet is expected between Thursday and Friday across much of the state. Here's a list of districts that have announced closures or a switch to remote learning for Thursday. Did we miss one? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com. Asbury Park: remote Barnegat: remote Bergenfield: remote Bernards Twp: remote Bloomfield: closed Denville: remote Dover: closed East Windsor Regional: remote Egg Harbor Township: remote Freehold: remote Hazlet: remote Holmdel:…
Police & Fire
Hudson Corrections Officer Accused Of Shooting Lover, Her Friend Dead In Newark
A Hudson County corrections officer is accused of shooting his lover and another woman dead Tuesday night in Newark, authorities said. Police found Anna Shpilberg, 40, of Randolph suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Luiza Shinkarevskaya, 40, of Riverdale, was found suffering the same on the 100 block of Haynes Avenue moments later, they said. Shinkarevskaya was driving and Shpilberg was a passenger in her car when both were appa…
News
Prospect Park PD: Morris County Driver Found With 750 Heroin Folds After Running Stop Sign
A Morris County driver who ran a stop sign was carrying 750 heroin folds for sale, Prospect Park police said. Officer Greg Williams stopped a 2019 Nissan Altima on Hopper Street and Belle Avenue shortly before noon Monday, Detective Sgt. Walter Richmond said. Williams arrested the driver, 20-year-old Jerelle Wright of Riverdale, after finding the heroin and a bag of pot, Richmond said. He charged Wright with drug possession counts, issued several summonses, then released him pending a hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson.
Business
Report: Wayne's Willowbrook Mall Could Get BJ's Wholesale Club
Bulk retailer BJs Wholesale Club may open a new store at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, according to a new report. A developer’s application with Passaic County officials describes a 105,031-square-foot store and tire center with a nearby gas station at 50 Route 46, JerseyDigs reports. The plan was submitted by Seritage SRC Finance, LLC, which shares a registered address with Seritage Growth Properties in Midtown Manhattan, the report says. The company previously had two leases with the wholesale store, according to the report. The proposal will be discussed Thursday at the Passaic County Pla…
Police & Fire
Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale
UPDATE: A fleeing suspect was shot and killed Thursday morning in Bloomingdale after trying to run over a police officer, authorities confirmed. The chase began with a shoplifting on Route 23 in Riverdale around 9:30 a.m. Riverdale police stopped an Acura SUV and had taken a suspect into custody when the driver hit the gas, responders said. The chase ended at Matthews Drive in Bloomingdale, state Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Immediately before the shooting, police vehicles from Bloomingdale and Riverdale were in pursuit of the car," Grewal said. The driver, Michael J. Rivera, 32, of …
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Drug Ring Sold
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aced Sour Patch Candy, Other Sweets At Jersey Shore, In Bergen
Authorities smashed a drug ring that they said flooded the black market in North Jersey, the Shore and Rockland County with THC-laced Sour Patch candies and other sweets loved by kids. Various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies combined to bring charges against two dozen people while seizing one of the largest amounts ever of illegally-produced THC-infused products in the New York-New Jersey area, authorities announced Tuesday. Seized during the year-long “Operation On the Ropes” investigation were: 1,200 THC-infused “Sour Patch Watermelon” candy packages; 6,250 “Ba…
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Popular Morris County Pizzeria
An overnight fire Friday destroyed a popular Pequannock pizzeria just short of its 50th anniversary. Flames tore through Cosmo Bella on Newark Pompton Turnpike, blowing through the roof and destroying the building, which also housed apartments upstairs. No injuries were reported. It took a few hours to douse the blaze, which broke out shortly before 1:30 a.m. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Lincoln Park, Riverdale and Wayne. Authorities were trying to determine the cause, although responders said initial indications are that it likely was accidental. Flames blew throu…
Police & Fire
Go-Go Bar Owner, Dancers, Bartending Wife Busted In Paterson Prostitution Raid
Undercover vice squad detectives who raided a Paterson go-go bar found a dancer giving a patron oral sex in a lap dance booth, authorities said. They arrested the owner, 62-year-old Thomas P. Humphrey of Riverdale, and his wife, Luciana, 45, along with four dancers, two bartenders and a security guard in the raid at Baby Dolls on Market Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Wednesday. They also captured a fugitive wanted out of New York City and seized $6,679 in cash from the thriving business, Speziale said. “Various complaints” about prostitution and drug dealing brought police to …
Obituaries
Community Rallies For Orphaned Kids Whose Dad Died In Route 23 Riverdale Crash
Six years after their mother's unexpected death, a pair of sisters from Sussex County are dealing with the unimaginable: The sudden loss of their father. The girls found out last week that their father, Robert Murray, 51, of Highland Lakes, was the victim of the horrific Route 23 crash in Riverdale. Murray's current girlfriend -- a single mom of one (now three) -- has selflessly become the guardian for his 12- and- 14-year-old daughters, family told Daily Voice. More than $17,000 had been raised for Murray's girls as of Monday on a GoFundMe page. "These young ladies have had the hard…
News
Man Dies In Route 23 Riverdale Crash, Prosecutor Says
A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 23 in Riverdale Tuesday, authorities said. A witness reported seeing a body covered by a sheet following the crash, involving a car, dump truck and possibly another truck at 11:10 a.m. The Morris County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the adult male's death in the incident but did not release his identity. The crash occurred at the southbound side of the highway at Windbeam Road and remains under investigation, police said. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime…
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