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UPDATE: 87-Year-Old Bergen Man Stabbed, Bludgeoned, Drowned By Son, Police Charge UPDATE: 87-Year-Old Bergen Man Stabbed, Bludgeoned, Drowned By Son, Police Charge
Update: 87-Year-Old Bergen Man Stabbed, Bludgeoned, Drowned By Son, Police Charge UPDATE: An unemployed Franklin Lakes man stabbed, bludgeoned and drowned his 87-year-old father in their home, then went to the police station to confess to the murder, according to a report outlining the horrific assault. David Allen Hagal, 60, was charged with murder and illegal weapons possession in the brutal murder of his 87-year-old father. Borough police rushed to the home, found the body of George J. Hagal and took David Allen Hagal, 60, into custody shortly after 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. The younger Hagal hit his father in the head with a metal pipe and stabbed him multiple…

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Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father, Multiple Weapons Seized Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father, Multiple Weapons Seized
Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father, Multiple Weapons Seized UPDATE: An unemployed Franklin Lakes man stabbed, bludgeoned and drowned his 87-year-old father in their home, then went to the police station to confess to the murder, according to a report outlining the horrific assault. David Allen Hagal, 60, was charged with murder and illegal weapons possession in the brutal murder of his 87-year-old father. Borough police rushed to the home, found the body of George J. Hagal and took David Allen Hagal, 60, into custody shortly after 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. The younger Hagal hit his father in the head with a metal pipe and stabbed him multiple…

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Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father
Murder In Franklin Lakes: Son Charged With Killing 87-Year-Old Father UPDATE: An unemployed Franklin Lakes man stabbed, bludgeoned and drowned his 87-year-old father in their home, then went to the police station to confess to the murder, according to a report outlining the horrific assault. David Allen Hagal, 60, was charged with murder and illegal weapons possession in the brutal murder of his 87-year-old father. Borough police rushed to the home, found the body of George J. Hagal and took David Allen Hagal, 60, into custody shortly after 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. The younger Hagal hit his father in the head with a metal pipe and stabbed him multiple…

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Two Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Small Hackensack Park (UPDATE) Two Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Small Hackensack Park (UPDATE)
Two Wounded When Gunfire Erupts At Small Hackensack Park (Update) UPDATE: Two people were wounded in a hail of gunfire outside a small Hackensack park early Tuesday evening. Police who responded to Clay and Second streets near Carver Park found a 35-year-old man with a graze wound around 5:30 p.m. May 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A 40-year-old man, meanwhile, arrived at Hackensack University Medical Center in a private vehicle, the prosecutor said. His injuries weren't believed to be life-threatening. Carver ParkPaul D. Nickels for DAILY VOICE A potential suspect wearing a blue hoodie was said to have fled south on 3rd Street in a…

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HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad
Hackensack Homicide: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad BREAKING NEWS:  A Hackensack teenager was arrested Monday and charged with participating in the calculated cold-blooded killing of a 28-year-old Maywood man outside a city barbershop late last year. Jaheim Robinson, an 18-year-old college student, “acted as an accomplice in the fatal hit on Vidal Nieves” in the area of Essex and Lehigh streets on Nov. 12, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Robinson was taken into custody on March 6 and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Musella said. He’s with charg…

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UPDATE: Search Intensifies For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Bergen Mother Of 5 UPDATE: Search Intensifies For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Bergen Mother Of 5
Update: Search Intensifies For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Bergen Mother Of 5 UPDATE: A 26-year-old real estate agent from Paterson was driving the hit-and-run sedan that struck and killed a Garfield mother of five outside her home, authorities confirmed. Victor E. Diaz Castenada was being held in the Bergen County Jail on Tuesday, Jan. 10, in connection with the death exactly a week earlier of Shazia Faazal, 51. CONTINUED HERE: Real Estate Agent Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Bergen Mother Of Five ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An anguished family continues to reel from the death of a beloved mother of five who was struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver as she cross…

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NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities
NJ Woman, 73, Who Gave Infant Fatal Magnesium Dose Has Treated People For Years: Authorities A 73-year-old Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park who was charged with the death of an 11-month-old baby had allegedly been treating people in the area for years -- including the dead infant's older brother. Elida Medina-Ramos was charged earlier this week with aggravated manslaughter and illegally practicing medicine for giving baby Genesis a fatal dose of magnesium, olive oil and water to treat constipation, court documents show. Enma Medina, 38, who lives across town, took the infant to Medina-Ramos's home last Dec. 7 because the infant was sick, according to an affidavit o…

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Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby
Palisades Park Woman, 73, Charged With Killing Baby UPDATE: A 73-year-old Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park who was charged with the death of an 11-month-old baby allegedly had been treating people in the area for years -- including the dead infant's older brother. Elida Catalan-Medina was charged earlier this week with aggravated manslaughter and illegally practicing medicine for giving baby Genesis a fatal dose of magnesium, olive oil and water to treat constipation, court documents show. Enma Medina, 38, who lives across town, took the infant to Medina-Ramos's home last Dec. 7 because the infant was sick, according to an affida…

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Detectives: Elmwood Park Man Charged With Stabbing Mom On NY Eve Intended To Kill Her Detectives: Elmwood Park Man Charged With Stabbing Mom On NY Eve Intended To Kill Her
Detectives: Elmwood Park Man Charged With Stabbing Mom On NY Eve Intended To Kill Her UPDATE: An Elmwood Park man who stabbed his mother in the back with a kitchen knife on New Year's Eve told detectives that he intended to kill her -- and actually thought she was dead when he left the house, authorities said. Emiliano Domi, 25, told investigators he'd confronted the victim in the family's Martha Avenue home because she laughed at him when he complained about her moving a jacket of his from a living-room couch, an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges. After pushing her down, Domi said, he grabbed a 6-inch kitchen knife and angrily stabbed the victim in the…

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Prosecutor: Elmwood Park Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve Prosecutor: Elmwood Park Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve
Prosecutor: Elmwood Park Man Stabs Mom In Back On New Year's Eve An Elmwood Park man stabbed his mother in the back with a kitchen knife on New Year's Eve, snapping the blade off between her shoulder blades, authorities said. Garfield police captured Emiliano Domi, 25, after investigators said he fled following Friday's attack on Martha Avenue near the border of both towns, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was initially unclear what prompted the alleged assault, which sent the 43-year-old victim to the hospital. The Albanian immigrant told responders that she was suddenly attacked from behind. She was expected to survive, responders said. …

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Bergen County Lawyer, 79, Attacked In His Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder Bergen County Lawyer, 79, Attacked In His Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder
Bergen County Lawyer, 79, Attacked In His Office, IT Worker Charged With Attempted Murder An IT worker was charged with attempted murder after a 79-year-old attorney was beaten in his Fair Lawn office, authorities said. Associates said Friday that Ira J. Levine was out of the intensive care unit following Tuesday’s attack, in which he was struck with what Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella described as a “wooden baton.” His accused assailant, Mohammad Ramadan, 34, of Rochelle Park remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charges that also include aggravated assault causing serious bodily…

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MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail MURDER IN MAHWAH: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail
Murder IN Mahwah: Laborer Extradited, Booked Into Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A gas station worker accused of shooting his Mahwah roommate dead in their rented home near the New York State border this summer was extradited to New Jersey this week to face murder charges. Milan Ghimire, a 23-year-old Nepali national, is accused of shooting and killing station co-worker Phu Tsewang, 56, in the West Mahwah residence the night of July 12. Both were among several residents who rented the 1,760-square-foot home in a residential neighborhood between Route 202 and Route 17 within walking distance of work. Township police called to the Avenue A home by another re…

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COUPLE MURDERS: Doorbell Video Shows Ex-Con Repeatedly Stabbing Hackensack Woman, Police Say COUPLE MURDERS: Doorbell Video Shows Ex-Con Repeatedly Stabbing Hackensack Woman, Police Say
Couple Murders: Doorbell Video Shows Ex-Con Repeatedly Stabbing Hackensack Woman, Police Say UPDATE: A doorbell camera captured horrific video -- and audio -- of an ex-con from Paterson repeatedly stabbing a Hackensack woman outside her home, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, apparently had come to see Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery on Wednesday evening to discuss living in a room in their Fairmount Avenue home. An argument over what would be the terms of his stay erupted before turning deadly, an investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Police responding to a 911 call captured Stokes after they found him "walking down the stree…

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Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room UPDATE: A Hackensack couple was stabbed dead by an ex-con who came to their home looking for a room, authorities said. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, got into an argument with the victims over what would be the terms of his stay before stabbing Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a law enforcement investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Gunter, a 67-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, was pronounced dead in a living room on the second floor of the Fairmount Avenue home after he'd been stabbed in the torso, responders said. Doorbell video with audio shows Avery…

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Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room UPDATE: A Hackensack couple was stabbed dead by an ex-con who came to their home looking for a room, authorities said. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, got into an argument with the victims over what would be the terms of his stay before stabbing Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a law enforcement investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Gunter, a 67-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, was pronounced dead in a living room on the second floor of the Fairmount Avenue home after he'd been stabbed in the torso, responders said. Doorbell video with audio shows Avery…

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Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station
Prosecutor: Mahwah Killer Worked With Victim At Local Gas Station UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in Supe…

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GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD
Gotcha! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By Nypd UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC MURDER IN MAHWAH: Arrest Made In NYC
Murder IN Mahwah: Arrest Made In NYC UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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Authorities: Man Stabs Brother Dead In Rutherford Apartment, Dials 911 Authorities: Man Stabs Brother Dead In Rutherford Apartment, Dials 911
Authorities: Man Stabs Brother Dead In Rutherford Apartment, Dials 911 A man stabbed his brother dead in a Rutherford apartment Tuesday night, then dialed 911 from there to report it, authorities said. "The male victim died as a result of stab wounds, and one suspect is in custody," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, noting that it was a domestic violence assault. "No other individuals are believed to be involved."    The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit joined Rutherford police at the Union Avenue building across from Union School and next to Rutherford Fire Department's West End firehouse shortly before 10 p.m. Union Avenue wa…

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UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought UPDATE: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought
Update: Worker Shot At Englewood Apartment Complex Undergoes Emergency Surgery, Gunman Sought SEE ANYTHING? A construction worker was struck Monday by stray gunfire at an Englewood apartment complex, said authorities who were searching for the shooter. The innocent bystander was struck by at least one bullet deliberately fired through the window of a second-floor apartment at the Rock Creek Terrace Apartments between Routes 4 and 95 around 10 a.m., responders said. Family members were home at the time, but the worker -- who was part of a crew working there -- was the only one injured, they said. The victim underwent successful emergency surgery at Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah
Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah A rescue mission turned into a recovery after a Bergenfield man drowned early Saturday night in the upper lake at the Ramapo Valley Reservation in Mahwah. The victim was reported missing about an hour after he was last seen, responders said. A Mahwah police drone located the body, as various police, firefighters and dive teams converged on the scene. Mahwah and Parsippany divers retrieved his body just offshore. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit was notified.  Authorities also summoned the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau …

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AUTHORITIES: Dumont Girlfriend Murderer Captured Without Pants, Shoes, Carrying 2 Young Kids AUTHORITIES: Dumont Girlfriend Murderer Captured Without Pants, Shoes, Carrying 2 Young Kids
Authorities: Dumont Girlfriend Murderer Captured Without Pants, Shoes, Carrying 2 Young Kids UPDATE: A man who authorities said brutally stabbed his girlfriend dead in her Dumont apartment before dawn Tuesday was captured by Closter police after he knocked on a local resident's door in the middle of the night not wearing pants or shoes and carrying their two young children in his arms. Jeffrey Daniels, 36, was charged with murder, child endangerment and illegal weapons possession in the slaying of Michelle Boccellari Burns hours earlier in the garden apartment they shared on Knickerbocker Road. Burns, a 36-year-old mother of three girls, had been stabbed several times in the head …

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Man Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Emerson Home Man Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Emerson Home
Man Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot At Emerson Home A 29-year-old man was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot in the basement of his parents' Emerson home on Saturday, responders said. Investigators were trying to determine whether it was accidental or intentional. The victim, whose father is a retired police officer, was pronounced dead at the home shortly after he was shot in the head around 2:30 p.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit and Emerson police were investigating. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence.

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Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument
Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument UPDATE: A gunman who surrendered nearly three hours after barricading himself in his Elmwood Park garden apartment Sunday made headlines earlier this year when police said he pulled a gun on another man during an argument over a parking space. Lonnie Day, 26, was taken into custody without incident just after 3:30 p.m., authorities told Daily Voice. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team, the county prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit and several county sheriff's officers were among a large number of responders to the Donor Avenue apartment off Elmwood Terrace in Elmwood Village, beginning around 12…

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Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument
Elmwood Park Man In SWAT Standoff Previously Was Accused Of Pulling Gun During Parking Argument UPDATE: A gunman who surrendered nearly three hours after barricading himself in his Elmwood Park garden apartment Sunday made headlines earlier this year when police said he pulled a gun on another man during an argument over a parking space. Lonnie Day, 26, was taken into custody without incident just after 3:30 p.m., authorities told Daily Voice. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team, the county prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit and several county sheriff's officers were among a large number of responders to the Donor Avenue apartment off Elmwood Terrace in Elmwood Village, beginning around 12…

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Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings
Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…

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Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…

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