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Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle NJ Turnpike Crash: State Police
A wrong-way driver from New York was killed, and three others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday morning, Jan. 19, New Jersey State Police said. Ramin Shakhgusegynov, 44, of Brooklyn, NY was driving a Volvo SUV southbound in the northbound lanes when he struck three vehicles at 4:20 a.m. on the northbound inner roadway near milepost 96.9 in Linden, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The Volvo collided with a Jeep driven by a 64-year-old Carmel, NY man. A Honda minivan operated by a 38-year-old Carteret man, behind the Jeep. A Chevrolet …
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Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Teaneck Driver Who Plowed Dodge Ram Through Hackensack McDonald's
Newly released bodycam footage shows the arrest of an intoxicated driver who sent his brand-new pickup truck into the side of a Hackensack McDonald's on Tuesday, Dec. 31. The footage, released by Transparency Bodycam on Sunday, Jan. 19, Christian Andia, 37, of Teaneck, being pulled from his 2025 Dodge Ram, which was lodged in the side of the River Street establishment. Records show Andia was also arrested for DUI and careless driving in February 2015, and for DUI, reckless driving, and wrong-way down a one-way street in May 2008. Two days prior to the May 2008 arrest he was arrested for DWI…
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Fiery Crash Involving Fallen Wires Outside SoJo Spa Knocks Power In Edgewater
Hundreds of Edgewater residents were left without power on Sunday morning, Jan. 19, following a fiery crash. The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. outside SoJo Spa at 725 River Road, and left wires across the roadway, the fire department said. Richard Madonna, who was shopping at Trader Joe's on River Road at the time, said the lights went out suddenly. Stepping outside, he spotted a car engulfed in flames across the street. According to the PSE&G outage map, approximately 380 residents in Edgewater were affected by the power outage. Crews were dispatched to assess the damage …
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Passenger, 22, Killed In Route 80 Crash:
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A 22-year-old Union City man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 80 early Saturday, Jan. 18, authorities said. A Honda driven by a 22-year-old Belleville man was heading west when it veered off the road and struck a tree in Knowlton near milepost 6.2 around 3:05 a.m., according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. The driver sustained minor injuries in the crash, while one passenger, a 19-year-old Passaic man, suffered moderate injuries. A second passenger, age 22, of Union City, died of his injuries, Marchan said. The victim's name was not released. The crash re…
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NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA
Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty. Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn. David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…
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Video Shows Dump Truck Barreling Into North Bergen Target Store, Serious Injuries Reported
Six people were injured including two seriously when a dump trailer struck a tractor trailer before barreling into the North Bergen Target store Friday, Jan. 17 ( scroll for video). North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco said that the dump truck going down the hill on 69th Street lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic, and struck a tractor trailer. The impact of the crash sent both vehicles into the building. Customers told HudPost they heard a loud "bang" while shopping. HudPost shared videos of the truck barreling into the store. View this post on Instagram…
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CT Woman, 40, Killed In Route 287 Chain Reaction Crash: Police
A 40-year-old Connecticut woman died in a crash Thursday evening, Jan. 16 on Route 287 in New Jersey, authorities said. A Freightliner tractor-trailer, Honda Civic, Audi S5, and Ford F350 were heading north when he Freightliner struck the back of the Honda at approximately 5:40 p.m. near milepost 66.3 in Mahwah, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. What resulted was a chain-reaction crash involving the Audi and the Ford. As a result, the driver of the Honda, Lauren Kopko, of Stratford, CT, died. The driver of the Audi sustained minor injuries, and no other injuries were reporte…
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Man Punches Creep Recording Him, Gets An Apology In Wayne JCPenney Bathroom: Cops
A Central Jersey man has been charged with invasion of privacy after he was accused of using his cell phone to film another man in a restroom at the JCPenney department store in Wayne, authorities said. The incident occurred at the Wayne Towne Center store on Friday, Jan. 10, at approximately 1:30 p.m. when Wayne Police Officers Anthony Halko, John Nielsen, and Sergeant John Culic responded to reports of suspicious activity at the store, according to Detective Capt. Daniel Daly. The victim told police he was in a bathroom stall when someone reached under the front door with a cell pho…
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Off-Duty EMT Revives Driver In Palisades Interstate Parkway Crash, See His Dashcam Footage
A serious crash closed a stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Thursday afternoon, Jan. 16. Witnesses say that the driver was trying to make a U-turn when they were struck near Exit 1 in Fort Lee just after 3 p.m. Off-duty EMT Geoff Fallows was headed northbound when he spotted the crash in the shoulder of the southbound lanes, he tells Daily Voice. With an injured knee, Fallows — who was the Little Ferry EMS captain for 16 years — says he hobbled across the highway, where another gentleman was performing compressions on the driver. Hatzolah arrived with equipment …
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Multi-Million Diesel Fuel Theft Ring Busted in NJ: AG
A sophisticated operation that stole credit card information and used cloned cards to purchase diesel fuel, and then resold it for millions in illicit profits has been dismantled, authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. The scheme involved 25 people and four companies operating in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The enterprise used credit card skimmers installed at gas pumps to steal data and create cloned cards, Platkin said. The group used modified vehicles with auxiliary fuel tanks to store and tran…
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NJ Teacher Had Baby With Student She Sexually Assaulted For Years: Report
A 34-year-old Cape May County, NJ elementary school teacher was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student living in her home, with whom she shares a child with, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Case Of Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Former Student Laura Caron, a fifth grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, had a relationship with the student, who was born in 2005, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Michael Emmer in conjunction with Chief Tracey Super, of the Middle Township …
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Woman Lied About Insurance On Stolen Car Hoping For Reimbursement: Passaic Prosecutor
A Rockaway woman has been charged with insurance fraud following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Insurance Fraud Unit. Christie Reyes, 37, gave authorities false information in an attempt to secure insurance coverage for a previously stolen vehicle, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Reyes tried to obtain reimbursement for the theft after she had already secured new insurance coverage for the vehicle, Reyes said. Authorities were tipped off on Jan. 11, 2024, prompting an investigation. She was arrested on Jan. 14, 2025, Reyes is charged with…
Police & Fire
Harrowing Video Shows Officers Run Into Bergen County Home As Fire Rages
Newly-released bodycam footage shows Carlstadt police officers evacuating a home as flames race through it Tuesday night, Jan. 14 (scroll for video). At the scene. Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department Officers were called to the home at 617 1st St. at approximately 8:30 p.m. on reports of a resident experiencing difficulty breathing, Police Chief Thomas Cox said. Officers Brian Monroe, Chelsea Marafelias, and Anthony Bellina saw smoke and flames coming from the first floor of the home. "Without hesitation, the officers entered the home and evacuated one resident from the first flo…
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Cops Identify DUI Driver With Missing Wheel Arrested In Ridgewood
Ridgewood police have released the name of a 65-year-old New York man arrested for DUI after they said he was spotted driving erratically in a heavily damaged pickup truck. Thomas Delaney, of Valley Cottage (Rockland County) was charged with driving while intoxicated and under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance on Wednesday, Jan. 14 in Ridgewood, Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Ridgewood police were notified by responders in Paramus of an erratic vehicle on Linwood Avenue coming from Route 17 with heavy from end damage, Capt. Glenn Ender said. Officers located the truck …
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Former Camp Director Performed Sexual Acts On Boy At Park:
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Tara Carr, a 46-year-old Woodlawn woman, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy over the course of three months, authorities said. Carr, the former director of Camp Sam at the Rastelli Kids Complex — which she owned — in Sewell, performed sexual acts on the boy in her black Chevrolet SUV four times between March and May 2024 at Marlton Park in Pilesgrove, according to a complaint warrant from New Jersey State Police. Carr also had sexually explicit conversations with the child on Snapchat and sent him nude photos, police said. State po…
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Prison For NJ School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bleach, Bodily Fluids: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old former school janitor in South Jersey recently pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 13, to putting bleach and bodily fluids into school items meant for students and staff, authorities said. As part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Giovanni Impellizzeri, a Vineland resident, is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison. He also faces three years in prison for possessing child pornography, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. The sentences will run consecutively, authorities said. Impellizzeri recorded the videos and uploaded them to an online chat group while w…
Police & Fire
Clifton Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Behind Shopping Center
Clifton police are investigating the death of a man found dead in a wooded area behind the Botany Plaza shopping center in Clifton earlier this month. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 2:21 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, and discovered the body of Cesilio Coyotzi, a 49-year-old Clifton resident, down an embankment, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The site contained a makeshift shelter and personal belongings. Emergency personnel, including police, fire, and EMS, determined that Coyotzi was already deceased upon their arrival. While the cause of death is still under investigat…
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New Ballistic Evidence Links Released Gunman To Teaneck Rideshare Shooting: Police
New ballistic evidence has linked a 21-year-old Hackensack man to a Teaneck shooting earlier this month, days after authorities had released him from their custody, police announced. Kawan Vining, 21, was a suspect in the "shots fired" call early Thursday, Jan. 2, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr previously announced. Officers responded to Glenwood and Harding avenues after residents reported hearing gunfire just before 4:30 a.m., McGurr said. Officers quickly located a vehicle matching the description, carrying three males in the backseat. A black bag in the rear seat was found to contai…
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Guilty
! Special Needs Girl Strangled As Bus Monitor Scrolled Instagram: Somerset Prosecutor
A 28-year-old New Brunswick bus monitor has been found guilty after a six-year-old child with special needs in her care was killed was strangled by her wheelchair harness in July 2023. On Monday, July 17, 2023, Amanda Davila was working as a bus monitor for the route to the Claremont School in Franklin Township, where she was responsible for the safety of Fajr Williams, a 6-year-old girl in a wheelchair, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. ALSO SEE: NJ Mom Pushes For New Law After Bus Monitor Charged In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Death Williams was properly strapped in her wheelc…
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Basketball Mom Assaults Secaucus Player During Heated North Arlington Varsity Game: Cops
A high school basketball game took a shocking turn earlier this month, when a parent was arrested following an on-court altercation involving players from North Arlington and Secaucus high schools, police said. With less than two minutes left in the game at North Arlington High School, players from both teams got into a heated exchange over the ball around 5:55 p.m. on Jan. 3, North Arlington Police Lt. Rui Encarnacao said. Officials stopped the game as referees worked to separate the players. Meanwhile, a Secaucus player and a North Arlington player began to fight. The 32-year-ol…
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Murder
: Arrest Made In Killing Of Elizabeth Mom Found Dead In PA Dumpster
A 42-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a missing Elizabeth mom of four whose body was found in a dumpster in Pennsylvania days prior, authorities announced. Lucrecia Jadan Sumba's family reported her missing on Jan. 9, having last seen her the day before, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Sumba's remains were discovered in Coopersburg, PA on Saturday, Jan. 11 and an autopsy conducted by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office ruled the death was a homicide, as previously repo…
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Construction Worker Rushed To Hospital With Head Trauma In Bergen County Accident: Police
A construction worker was hospitalized in Bergen County Tuesday morning, Jan. 14 in a worksite accident, police said. The worker, 56, was struck in the head by the bucket of an excavator while working at a construction site in the 1500 block of Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. He was taken by the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson with severe injuries, Auteri said. Investigators from OSHA are on the scene investigating.
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Hackensack Men Seriously Injured In Route 1&9 Crash In Jersey City, Prosecutor Says
Two Hackensack men were hospitalized with serious injuries in a crash on Route 1&9 in Jersey City overnight, authorities said. Two Honda Accords collided between Duncan and Communipaw avenues just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The driver of the black Accord, a 21-year-old Jersey City man, suffered minor injuries while the driver of the white Accord, a 34-year-old man from Hackensack, was seriously injured, as was his passenger, a 32-year-old Hackensack resident, police said. The circumstances of the crash are being investigated by the Hudso…
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Cops Smash Window, Seize Gun Loaded With High-Capacity Mag From Wanted Man In Bergen County: PD
A Lodi man wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident was seized following a tense motor vehicle top in Garfield, during which officers found him in possession of a handgun loaded with a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point bullets, authorities said. Officers received a “be on the lookout” alert from Lodi Saturday, Jan. 11, before spotting a blue Acura TL matching the description around 11:05 p.m., Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Christian O. Cabrera was behind the wheel, police said. Officer Marvin Camano — aware of a potential threat posed by a handgun — stopped the …
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No Charges Filed In Fatal NJ Police Shooting Of Bling Bishop Robber: AG
A state grand jury declined to indict the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old Brooklyn man in South Brunswick last January, authorities said. Shamar Leggette was shot by members of the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 at a motel room in South Brunswick. Legette had been wanted for robbing "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead from Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Leggette, was also wanted out of Rhode Island for armed robbery, Platkin said. The second suspect, a female,…
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Bizzare YouTube Video Shows Threat Made By Montclair Teacher Placed On Leave: Report
Amir Doctry, who was arrested Monday, Jan. 13 after making threats that caused the Montclair school district to shut down, had been placed on leave for "erratic behavior," according to a report. The Northeast Elementary School teacher, was arrested at his home in Philadelphia, after posting a bizarre YouTube video in which he claimed he was going to be the next Montclair superintendent. In the video description, he wrote: "Joe must die school shooting Montclair school shooting kills Dr. Joe Racsim Racist Joe is dead. He dies tonight." Montclair Police Lt. Terrence Turner told the New York …
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Pilot, Student Survive Plane Crash At NJ Airport
A plane crashed at the Essex County Airport this weekend after its landing gear malfunctioned and failed to deploy, authorities said. The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, when a Piper Seminole P-44 crash-landed on its belly. The pilot, a 31-year-old man from Paterson, and a 32-year-old Elizabeth student survived without injury, Fairfield police said. “The circumstances surrounding this crash could have been much worse, and these gentlemen are very lucky,” said Public Information Officer Stacy Chiarolanza. The airport was closed Sunday afternoon as auth…
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NJ Facebook User Sexually Assaults Woman He Met Online, Then Does It Again: Cops
An Edison man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault after two women accused him of assaulting them following meetings arranged through Facebook, authorities said. Faton Boqolli, 31, was arrested on Jan. 10, after an investigation by Detective Clint Hetzell of the Edison Police Department, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said. A female victim reported that Boqolli had sexually assaulted her during an in-person meeting after they connected on Facebook. This is not the first time Boqolli has faced such a…
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1,750 Prepubescent Child Porn Files Found On Teen's Devices, Bergen County Prosecutor Says
More than 1,750 files depicting prepubescent child pornography were found on devices owned by a teenager, authorities in Bergen County said. Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit identified a 17-year-old child during an ongoing Internet child pornography investigation last August, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The months-long investigation, which involved a court-authorized search of the juvenile’s electronic device, revealed that the juvenile viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed 1,751 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and p…
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NJ Woman Left Child Locked In Vehicle At Wegman's In Below Freezing Temps: Police
A 42-year-old Rockaway woman was arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 23 after leaving a child unattended, locked in a vehicle, authorities said. Officers responded to Wegmans at 34 Sylvan Way in Whippany and found the child locked in the vehicle, the Hanover Township Police Department said. The high that day was 27 degrees. Tatiana Petrina was charged with child abandonment and released with a court date, police said. The child was unharmed during the incident, police said.
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Prison For Man Who Went On Months-Long Crime Spree That Ended At AC Casino Spa: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 10, to five years in prison, after pleading guilty to a 10-month crime spree, authorities said. From November 2023 until September 2024, Fernando Corriano was arrested for a variety of shoplifting, narcotics, and burglary offenses, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Monday, Nov. 6. Corriano was arrested for shoplifting from Boscov’s in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, Corriano was arrested in Atlantic City for the distribution of cocaine. after officers from the A…
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