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ON Video: Bergen Footballer, 17, Stabbed In Heart By Long Island Killer, DA Says
A surveillance camera recorded a Long Island man stabbing a 17-year-old New Jersey high school football player dead and slashing his older brother during a fight in downtown Manhattan on Thanksgiving, city authorities revealed.
An autopsy revealed that a 6-inch stab wound pierced the heart of Rocco Rodden in front of an ax-throwing bar on Lafayette Street around 1:50 a.m., Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eun Bi Kim said on Saturday, Nov. 25.
The accused killer, Gianluca Bordone, 19, of Oyster Bay, was wearing a black sweatshirt with the word "courage" on the back when he was brought …
Winning $10K Mega Millions Lottery Tickets Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart
There were three third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, June 6, Mega Millions drawing.
They matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize, New Jersey Lottery officials said.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Bergen County: 7-Eleven #34205, 1 Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale;
Bergen County: Junior Smoke Shop, 42 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood; and,
Middlesex County: Walmart #2003, 979 Route #1 South, North Brunswick.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, June 6, drawing were: 06, 12, 23, 29 and 57. The Gold Meg…
Vehicular Homicide: Motorist Charged In 2021 Hit-Run That Killed Driver, 77, On GSP
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago.
Christopher Forrest, 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County, NY, resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice.
Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., Stat…
Powerball Winner Worth $10K Sold In North Jersey
A ticket from the Friday, Nov. 19 Powerball drawing good for $10,000 was sold in North Jersey.
The ticket was sold at Montvale Snack Shop, located at 108 Spring Valley Road in Montvale (Bergen County).
The winning numbers were 05, 23, 52, 53, and 59. The Gold Mega Ball was 18, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.
In addition to the third-tier prize won, six players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,500.
Moreover, 19,140 other New Jersey player…
Son Of Infamous NJ Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud
The son of an infamous Bergen County burglar was charged with unemployment fraud after a shoplifting bust in Virginia, authorities said.
A judge ordered Daniel Gatson Jr., 24, of Ridgefield released this week after he was booked into the Bergen County Jail hours earlier, records show.
Gatson assumed another identity to open bank accounts, then applied for and received unemployment benefits from the state of New Jersey, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the amount.
Detectives in Fairfax County, VA discovered this while investigating a shoplifting, the prose…
All Shook Down: Bergen Payroll Manager’s Extortion Racket Shorted Workers By $1M, State Charges
The payroll manager of a Saddle Brook construction company shorted a group of employees' pay by more than $1 million by shaking them down for cash kickbacks, state authorities charged.
Toni Jovanoski, 44, of Montvale was charged with misconduct by a corporate official and making false payment claims for a public works contract, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Monday.
At the same time, state officials allowed the general contractor, UniMak, to avoid criminal charges by agreeing to repay the seven cheated employees the full $1,082,041 they lost, he said.
For more than five …