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Police & Fire
Runaway Boy, 2, Wanders Naked Into NJ Pizzeria
A 2-year-old boy was reunited with his mother after he walked naked into a Paramus pizzeria around noontime Tuesday, authorities said. The toddler wandered into La Bella Roma on North Farview Avenue just off Route 17 around 12:30 p.m. March 12, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. "it was crazy. He just walked in stark naked," a witness said. "He grabbed a package of Oreos and started to eat them. "He didn’t know English and didn’t respond to yes or no, either. He sat with the owner [until] the police. Just happy he’s OK." Guidetti's officers summoned Paramus EMTs who checked o…
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Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Stays Calm While Saving Choking Son In Ring Video
Reality television star. Recovering addict. Dad. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino shared Ring footage of a scary moment at the family dinner table in Holmdel. The MTV "Jersey Shore" star sprung into action when he noticed his 2-year-old son Romeo choking on his favorite pasta dish, pesto gnocchi, in a clip she shared to Instagram Saturday morning, Feb. 3. Footage shows the child hunched over in his seat at the table and in seconds, his parents realize what's happening. Sorrentino pulls his son from his chair and smacks him on the back until the food becomes dislodged. The child soon cries …
Business
Millions Of Plastic Furniture Anchor Kits Recalled Due To Entrapment Hazard For Children
A massive recall of furniture tip kits and tip restraints sold across the country since 2019 are being recalled due to possible entrapment hazards to children, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. New Age Industries is recalling millions of products that feature plastic zip ties that can become brittle or break, potentially allowing a clothing storage unit believed to be anchored to the wall to detach, creating the potential for serious injuries or death to children. There have been two reports of New Age tip kits breaking, though no injuries have been reported as of …
Police & Fire
NJ Predator Admits Getting Underage Girl To Share Nudes
A New Jersey man admitted posing as someone else to get a minor to pose naked online for him. Federal authorities had charged Sunil Vaid, 51, of North Brunswick with posing online as various people, including a man seeking romance, a woman offering career help and a personal trainer to meet underage victims. Rather than risk the outcome of a trial, Vaid took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to inducing one of them to engage in cybersex, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. U.S. District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi scheduled sentencing for Feb…
Police & Fire
Crime Fighters From NJ Work Case Of Baby, 1, Killed By Fentanyl At NYC Day Care Center
The owner of a Bronx daycare center where a 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl exposure was seized by federal authorities on Tuesday along with her husband’s cousin. Grei Mendez De Ventura, 36, the owner of Divino Niño Daycare, and her alleged accomplice, Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, were charged by the federal government on Sept. 19 with possession with the intent and conspiracy to distribute drugs resulting in death. Meanwhile, a manhunt continued for De Ventura’s fugitive husband, who was identified as the leader of the drug operation. Children who napped where the defendants were cuttin…
Business
Water Bead Toys Sold At Target Being Recalled After Infant Dies, Child Seriously Injured
One child is dead and a second required surgery after playing with a water bead toy that is now being recalled. Buffalo Games is recalling 52,000 "Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits" due to the potential risk that children could swallow them and face severe, potentially life-threatening consequences, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced this week. If a water bead is ingested, it expands and can pose ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards inside a child's body, resulting in discomfort, dehydration, and the risk of death. The recalled toys were s…
Police & Fire
4 Years Later: What Dulce Maria Alavez Would Look Like Now
Dulce Maria Alavez would be nine years old. She was just five when she went missing on Sept. 16, 2019, while at a Cumberland County playground with her younger brother, Manny. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a new "progressive sketch" that shows what Dulce Maria would look like today. A vigil will be held Saturday, Sept. 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Bridgeton City Park's Dulce tree —dedicated to the missing child near the playground where she was last seen. The tree is often decorated with flowers, balloons and well wishes for the girl's return. Cumberland County Pro…
Police & Fire
Man Approached Girl In Car After School In South Jersey: Police
Police in Camden County are on the lookout for a suspicious man who approached a girl in his car while she was walking home from school. On Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 11:45 a.m., police got a complaint about the man, Gloucester Township police said. The girl was walking from Triton High School. She traveled down Evesham Road and the Black Horse Pike southbound towards Station Avenue. The juvenile turned right onto Station Avenue when a vehicle pulled next to her while she was on the sidewalk. The male asked the girl if she needed a ride. The vehicle then sped off down Station Avenue towards Dept…
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Kids Bike Helmets Recalled For 'Risk Of Head Injury,'
Cpsc
Says
These helmets had one job — to keep kids safe — and they failed to do it, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Ecnup Kids Bike Helmets failed to comply with basic federal safety requirements "for coverage, positional stability, and labeling," according to the recall notice issued on Aug. 24, 2023. CPSC noted that "the helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury." The recall includes the size Extra Small (XS), fitting a head circumference of about 18-1/2 to 20-1/2 inches. They were sold in pink, purple, blue, “d…
Police & Fire
Woman Hit Child With Skee-Ball At Jersey Shore Arcade: Police
Cape May police seek the public's help in identifying the woman in the white dress. She was involved in a disagreement with another patron of the arcade. As a result, she threw a skee ball striking a child in the back of the head, police said. Click here to see a video of the incident. Anyone with information about the incident or the identity of any of the subjects is encouraged to contact the Cape May Police Department detectives at 609-884-9507.
Police & Fire
Dad Drowns After Saving Three Kids In Somerset County River
A 42-year-old dad has died a hero. UPDATE: Police ID Dad Who Drowned Saving Kids In Millstone River The South River dad went into the Millstone River and brought his children, ages 8, 11, and 13 to shore, around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, Franklin Township police said. He, however, struggled to maintain his balance. Thus began a search for the victim, as his children were treated at the scene and released without further medical attention. Members of the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office dive team found the man's body just before 5:30 p.m. His name was being withheld p…
Lifestyle
Millions Of Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled Due To Injury Risk For Children
Doo doo doo not let your kids use these Baby Shark toys. Toymaker Zuru announced that it is recalling 7.5 million Baby Shark and Mini Baby Shark bath toys that have hard plastic top fins that pose a risk of "impalement, laceration, and puncture injuries," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Officials said that a child using the toys, specifically in a bathtub or wading pool, run the risk of slipping, falling, and landing on the point of the plastic toys. The recall involves both full-size Robo Alive Junior Baby Shark Sing & Swim bath toys, which sing and swim in the …
Police & Fire
Sketch Of Man Who Allegedly Tried Abducting Boy From South Jersey Wawa Released By Police
New Jersey State Police released a sketch of a man who allegedly tried abducting a 7-year-old boy at a Wawa by luring him with candy. On Sunday, May 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., an unidentified male entered the convenience store on State Highway 47 in Dorchester (Maurice River), Cumberland County before the attempted abduction, State Police said. The unidentified male allegedly entered the Wawa bathroom and approached the boy and offered him candy to leave the Wawa with him, State Police said. The boy declined his invitation, at which point the older unidentified male grabbed him by …
Police & Fire
Update
: Knife-Wielding Woman Slashes BF In Fair Lawn, Flees With Son, 4
UPDATE: A 22-year-old Ridgewood woman had her 4-year-old son in the back seat when she slashed her boyfriend with a knife in her car Thursday night in Fair Lawn, authorities confirmed. Trinity Rodriguez fled the parking lot of Fairlawn Industries, leaving the victim behind, but was nabbed by borough police a few blocks away, they said. The victim, 27, from Garfield, held a gauze pad to his bleeding arm while talking with responding officers on the other side of Maple Avenue from the Craftsman restaurant around 7:45 p.m. May 18. He eventually got into a Fair Lawn ambulance and was taken to…
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police
Good Samaritans pulled a 5-year-old bicyclist out from underneath an SUV that struck her, leaving her seriously injured over the weekend, authorities said. The girl was riding her bike on the 200 block of north Montpelier Avenue 36-year-old Nivida Garciaromero lost control of her GMC Yukon and struck her around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, city police said. Witnesses sprung into action, pulling the girl from underneath the vehicle before an ambulance rushed her to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life-threatening injuries. Garciaromero and her passengers, …
Police & Fire
Child, 7, Struck, Critically Hurt In Crash Near South Jersey Middle School: Police
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after being struck by a car, authorities said. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Evesham Police and Fire Departments responded to the 200 block of Stallion Court, Marlton, for the report of a pedestrian-involved crash. The pedestrian, a Marlton child. was found in the street, suffering from serious bodily injuries, police said. Both the Evesham Police and Fire Departments attended to this child, and coordinated a medevac helicopter, to airlift the child to Cooper Hospital in Camden for treatment. The …
Police & Fire
Child Struck By Hit-Run Pickup Near South Jersey School
Bellmawr police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred before school on Monday, Oct. 3. A 9-year-old child was struck near E.M. Burke School just prior to the start of school, Bellmawr police said. The pickup shown above immediately fled the scene and the child was taken to an area hospital where she was seen and released with minor injuries, police said. The truck has a broken rear window and a damaged front bumper. Anyone who has information is asked to contact Bellmawr Police at 856-931-2120.
News
Seesaw App Used By Elementary Schools Sends
Nsfw
Photos To Parents In Apparent Nationwide Hack
Elementary schools across the US are urging parents to not open the messages on the Seesaw app after an apparent hack sent out "inappropriate" images starting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. "The platform was hacked and is experiencing a nationwide issue where some school district families and teachers were receiving links/URLs to inappropriate images," officials at a Schodock elementary school in New York said on its website. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Seesaw (@seesawlearning) Most schools are simply asking parents and guard…
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Child Struck By Train At NJ Amusement Park
A 2-year-old child was airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a train at a Warren County amusement park Saturday, Aug. 20, authorities said. The child was flown in critical condition after the incident at the Land of Make Believe in Hope Township around 1:05 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The incident remains under investigation. In Summer 2020, a woman was airlifted from the same amusement park in a water slide accident, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The amusement park on Great Meadows Road was transformed from a dairy farm in 1954.
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Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To US Struck, Critically Injured On Busy North Jersey Road
UPDATE: A crash that critically injured a 6-year-old girl whose family had just moved to Maywood was a "serious and unfortunate accident" and not the fault of the 25-year-old driver from Englewood, the borough's police chief said. A delivery van that had stopped in front of a house on Spring Valley Road across from Memorial Park around noon Monday had obstructed the driver's view when the child ran out into the street, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said Tuesday. Witnesses said the southbound Honda Civic knocked the youngster into the air. "The driver stopped immediately and remain…
Police & Fire
Possible Drowning Reported On Jersey Shore (
Developing
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There was a possible drowning involving a child in Ocean County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The incident was reported at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 in Surf City, initial reports said. A medical helicopter was called to transport a parent and child, reports said. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Update
: Drowning Baby Pulled From Backyard Paramus Pool Transferred To Mount Sinai
UPDATE: A 1-year-old boy was clinging to life after his mother pulled him from their backyard pool in Paramus, authorities said. Officers rushed to an emergency call at the Beechwood Drive home shortly before 7 p.m. Monday and found the woman conducting CPR, responders said. The officers took over the life-saving measure for about 20 minutes, they said. Paramus EMS -- escorted by police -- then took the infant to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where a pulse was restored, Deputy Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The baby was later transferred to Mt. Sinai Hospital in …
News
7-Year-Old NJ Girl Drowns In Backyard Pool
UPDATE: A 7-year-old Newark girl had been reported missing before she was found drowned over the weekend in a backyard Teaneck pool that its owners rent out for parties, authorities said. Officers and neighbors were searching for the girl after she'd been reported missing early Sunday evening, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. They found her at the bottom of the in-ground pool on Westervelt Place near Teaneck Road shortly after 6 p.m., the chief said. The officers conducted CPR, then escorted an ambulance to Holy Name Medical Center, where the child was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m…
Lifestyle
13K Baby Push Walkers Recalled Over Strangulation Hazard
More than 13,000 baby walkers that were sold nationwide are being recalled due to possible strangulation risk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Asweets is recalling Wonder & Wise Baby Activity four-wheel walkers because rubber rings on the rear wheels can separate, detach, and pose a hazard for young children. According to CPSC, the wooden push walkers have a panel of interactive toys and activities for babies. The recalled walkers are white with black and wood-colored accents, a front panel with a shape-sorting puzzle, bead activities, other wooden toys, …
Police & Fire
Near
Drowning
: Boy Unresponsive After Ocean City Lifeguards Pull 3 From Rip Current
One of three children was hospitalized in serious condition after being rescued by lifeguards from a rip current in Ocean City Saturday, May 21, NJ Advance Media reports The 12-year-old Mays Landing boy was "breathing on his own but unresponsive," when he and the two other children from Hammonton were saved by beach patron off 10th Street around noon, the outlet said citing local officials. He was rushed to the trauma center at Cooper University Hospital, while the other two were taken to Shore Medical Center as a precaution, NJ.com says. Click here for more from NJ Adv…
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Bully Throwing Fireball Leaves CT Boy Severely Burned, Family Says
A 6-year-old Fairfield County boy was left severely burned after another child lit a gasoline-doused ball on fire and threw it at hime, his family says. Dominick Krankall was burned around 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24 in Bridgeport, according to a GoFundMe page. Bridgeport police responded to Louisiana Avenue on a report of a child burned, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for Bridgeport. Dominick KrankallKayla Deegan/GoFundMe The police department, who said a group of four unsupervised youths were lighting things on fire with gasoline, declined to confirm the boy was bu…
News
Parents Detail Moments Before Toddler Was Swept Away To Her Death By Waterfall
The family of a 3-year-old Pennsylvania toddler who was swept away to her death by the rapids of a North Carolina waterfall early Monday morning is detailing the incident. Nevaeh Jade Newswanger's Denver parents say they have been working on a construction site in North Carolina and decided to hike up a trail nearby on Sunday, April 10. Nevaeh was playing in the sand nearby when she slipped and fell into the water, her parents said on a GoFundMe page. "We desperately tried to rescue her but the current was so strong and it swept her down the river and over the falls where the angels caught…
Police & Fire
11-Year-Old Boy Burned When Gas Can Explodes At South Jersey Bonfire: Report
An 11-year-old boy was severely burned when he poured gasoline on a backyard bonfire, NJ Advance Media reported. EMS crews responded to 198 Ramblewood Parkway in Mount Laurel Township at 6:15 p.m. after neighbors reported an explosion, initial reports said. As the child poured gas on the fire, flames traveled to the gas can, which exploded while the boy was holding it, the outlet reports citing Mount Laurel police. The child was hospitalized at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children after a medical airlift. A parent was at the house when the incident occurred, NJ.com said. The f…
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Child Slides Under Moving Car In Horrific Sledding Accident
A child was airlifted after sliding under a moving car in a Philadelphia area sledding accident, authorities said. Upper Merion police and EMS were called to the 100 block of Arden Road around 4:40 p.m. Friday, police said. The two-year-old child was sledding when they veered off course and into the street, sliding under a passing vehicle, authorities said. The driver immediately stopped and assisted the family in removing the trapped child from underneath the car before first responders arrived, police said. The child was airlifted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in…
Police & Fire
Child Suffers Head Injury While Sledding In Central Jersey: Developing
A child was seriously hurt in a Central Jersey sledding accident, according to developing reports. The mishap occurred about 2:30 p.m. Friday near Grand Teton Avenue and Newtons Corner Road in Howell Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the juvenile was "in and out of consciousness after suffering a head injury." Howell police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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Report Of Attempted Child Luring In NJ Turns Out To Be Something Else
UPDATE: What was at first reported as an attempted child luring in Teaneck turned out to be an innocent incident, authorities said. A “keen-eyed caller” reported hearing a conversation last week between the youngster and “occupants of a slow-moving vehicle that was driving next to the child” that triggered fears of a possible abduction, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Tuesday. The caller provided a license plate number along with Ring doorbell footage and audio of the New Year’s Eve incident, the chief said. “Based on the detailed information that the witness provided, detectiv…
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