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Fundraiser Will Aid North Jersey Man Paralyzed Neck Down In Brutal February Attack Fundraiser Will Aid North Jersey Man Paralyzed Neck Down In Brutal February Attack
Fundraiser Will Aid North Jersey Man Paralyzed Neck Down In Brutal February Attack Life can change in an instant. It did last February for Charles Stubbs, 25 of Westwood, who was paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from a vehicle on a dead-end Hillsdale street and left for dead. Since that fateful night, every moment has been a fight for his life. "A parent's worst nightmare [is] having to identify their son in a coma laying in ICU," his mom Hillaria Stubbs said on a GoFundMe page, where more than $1,000 had been raised as of Thursday afternoon. "He survived a violent attack that came with in inches of his life. He is lucky to be alive." …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the third and final suspect wanted in connection with a drug deal gone bad that left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street. Alex Juarez, 29, was being held in the Bergen County Jail, joining Bryan Ortigoza, 19, of Passaic, who was arrested last Wednesday. Both are charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The getaway driver, a 17-year-old girl who also is from Nutley, was previously detained. A delinquen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A drug deal gone bad left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he fell or was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street, Daily Voice has learned. A Passaic man, meanwhile, was jailed on attempted murder charges in connection with the assault. The victim -- who'd been beaten in neighboring Westwood -- ended up on the hood of the car Tuesday night before landing outside a house on Catherine Court, local sources said. He was flown by AirMed One to Hackensack University Medical Center after a local firefighter found him on the curb, neighbors said. An alert was i…

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by Jerry DeMarco