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NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show
NJ Driver Who Mowed Down Police, Bystanders On New Year's In NYC Has Drug History, Records Show UPDATE: A wrong-way driver from Fort Lee who hit a half-dozen people in midtown Manhattan as he tried to flee police on New Year’s Day has a history of drug arrests and convictions, records show. Mohamed Alaouie, 44, was driving a Mercedes sedan that twice mounted the sidewalk on West 34th Street going the wrong way, hitting people, vehicles and a food cart overnight Monday before finally coming to rest, city police said. Alaouie was fleeing uniformed officers 90 minutes or so after the New Year’s ball drop in nearby Times Square when the chain-reaction crashes occurred near Madison Square …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials
US Marshals Capture NJ Wawa Gas Thief Casually Walking Down Philly Street: Officials Authorities who were looking for an accused thief found their suspect walking down a South Philadelphia street on Tuesday night, Nov. 7.  Bernard Estrada, 51, had been sought in New Jersey where he allegedly stole gas from an Oaklyn Wawa and crashed into police cars while making his escape, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. He was spotted by a Philadelphia police task force and taken into custody "without incident" near South 17th and McKean streets, authorities said.  At 7:30 pm, @USMS_Philly was advised that @PhillyPolice South Task Force arrested Bernar…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA
NJ Fugitive ID'd As Gunman In Philadelphia Wawa Shooting: DA The man charged with a shooting at a northeast Philadelphia Wawa last week is also wanted for burglary in New Jersey, authorities have announced.  The District Attorney's Office said Joshua Frazier, 23, shot a 34-year-old man in the stomach after getting into an argument at the Wawa on Frankford Avenue and Academy Road in Torresdale just after 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, multiple outlets report.  Frazier and a female companion fled the scene on a motorcycle, authorities said. The victim was treated for injuries at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and is in stable condition, accord…

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by Mac Bullock
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WILD RIDE: Erratic NJ Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard WILD RIDE: Erratic NJ Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard
Wild Ride: Erratic NJ Jitney Driver, 71, Speeds From Police With Passengers Aboard Nearly a dozen jitney passengers survived a wild ride after their 71-year-old driver first pulled over for police in Fairview, then hit the gas and sped from the stop. Adrian Marin was driving erratically when Fairview Police Officer Diego Porras stopped the bus on Bergen Boulevard and Harding Place back on the morning of June 30. Two officers doing jitney bus inspections at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church on Anderson Avenue headed over as backup as Porras asked Marin for his paperwork, Detective Lt. Michael Martic said. "He started to get his documents, then took off with the 10 passe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say
Armed Maryland Officer Suspended In NYC Nightclub Fight, Police Say A Prince George’s County Police officer was suspended without pay following his arrest outside of a New York City nightclub, authorities say. First Class Officer Aaron Holliday was off-duty at the time of the incident that occurred at the Manhattan nightclub on Tuesday, June 14, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  No injuries were reported in the incident. Holliday, who has been with the department for four years has been charged with criminal possession of a loaded firearm, reckless endangerment and menacing. Any questions regarding the arrest should be direc…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said. Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel. Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said. It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Longawaited Charges Filed Against PA Police Officers In Killing Of 8-Year-Old Girl Murder charges have been withdrawn for two individuals accused of killing an 8-year-old girl at a Delaware County football stadium last summer, and instead, three local police officers are accused of manslaughter. A.J. Ford and Hasein Strand were initially charged with murder in the shooting death of Fanta Bility near the entrance of the Academy Park High School football stadium on Aug. 27, 2021 in Sharon Hill.  Strand had fired shots toward the three officers monitoring the game, and the Sharon Hill officers -- Devon Smith, Sean Dolan, and Brian Devaney -- fired back, District Attorney Ja…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say
Pennsylvania Woman Named 'Tesla' Dragged Man In Attempted Carjacking, Police Say With a name like "Tesla," cars might be a passion, because this York woman with a name like the car brand has repeatedly been arrested following car related incidents. Tesla Marie Wetzel, 25, of the 1st block of Massa Drive in Windsor, has been arrested after she attempted to take a man's car and dragged him while trying to flee, according to Upper Allen police. This is not the first time Wetzel has made headlines, in Aug. 2019, she fled from state police during a traffic stop at speeds greater than 80 MPH along Route 74 in Chanceford Township.  The then 23-year-old, drove into a corn…

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by Daily Voice
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Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour.  The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan
Bergen County Jail Protestors Struck By Runaway Sedan In Manhattan Surveillance video shows a speeding sedan plowing into a group of demonstrators in Manhattan who were demanding the release of ICE detainees at the Bergen County Jail. The NYPD said 52-year-old Kathleen Casillo, of Queens, was charged with reckless endangerment following the incident in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan. Casillo had stopped near the corner of East 39th Street and Third Avenue when some protestors surrounded her car, hitting it, shortly after 4 p.m. responders said. She apparently hit the gas in a panic to get away and struck at least seven people, several who were in th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat
Police Investigating Reports That Pace Coach From NJ Hit Freshman In Face With Bat Police are investigating an incident in which a Pace University baseball coach from North Jersey accidentally whacked a freshman player in the face with a bat during a locker room tirade after a loss, then allegedly failed to call an ambulance and instead stormed into his office. Someone familiar with the incident involving Pace Baseball Coach Hank Manning alerted Mount Pleasant police on June 3, nearly two months later, Police Chief Paul Oliva told Daily Voice. "We're looking into it," Oliva said. Pace Athletic Director Mark Brown didn't immediately return a request from Daily Voice for c…

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by Cecilia Levine