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New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally
New Jersey Hospital Worker, Nursing Student Arrested In Dangerous Car Rally An illegal car meetup with fires and a police officer nearly being struck has led to two more arrests — this time of people from outside the Philadelphia suburbs, police announced on Saturday, Sept. 28.  Alexis Boyce, 20 of Englishtown, NJ, turned herself into Philadelphia Police at 600 Arch Street at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and Albert Woynar, 18 of Pittsburgh, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Troopers later that day, Philadelphia Police detailed in the release. Both were wanted in connection with a 50-car meetup in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Se…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bleeding Motorcyclist, 31, Aided By Good Samaritans, Officer After Edgewater Crash (UPDATE) Bleeding Motorcyclist, 31, Aided By Good Samaritans, Officer After Edgewater Crash (UPDATE)
Bleeding Motorcyclist, 31, Aided By Good Samaritans, Officer After Edgewater Crash (Update) Good Samaritans and a police officer jumped into action to help a 31-year-old motorcyclist involved in a crash last week in Edgewater, police said. The motorcyclist was heading north on River Road when he lost control of his 2007 Harley Davidson, sliding into a southbound vehicle waiting to turn into 1111 River Road around 4:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Edgewater Police Detective Lt. Tim Farrell said. The motorcyclist was reported to have a severe leg injury with blood loss. Good Samaritans had already applied a makeshift tourniquet before Officer Gillian Cabrera arrived and applied a to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 33, Killed By Car Trying To Cross Route 3 In East Rutherford, Police Say Man, 33, Killed By Car Trying To Cross Route 3 In East Rutherford, Police Say
Man, 33, Killed By Car Trying To Cross Route 3 In East Rutherford, Police Say A 33-year-old man was struck and killed by a car on Route 3 Thursday night, Sept. 26, police said. Officers were called to the eastbound lanes of the highway at midnight where the pedestrian had been struck by a 2004 Toyota Camry while trying to cross the highway, ERPD Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man, 33, Prosecutor Says Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man, 33, Prosecutor Says
Preteen Sexually Assaulted By Bergen County Man, 33, Prosecutor Says A 33-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child sex assault charges, authorities said. Junior Reyes-Tejada, of Lodi, is accused of sexually assaulting a child under 13 years old in Lodi, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The BCPO's Special Victims Unit was contacted on Wednesday, Sept. 25 regarding the accusations, Musella said.  Reyes-Tejada was arrested following an investigation and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second- degree sexual assault by contact, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was remanded to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Water Main Break Floods Portion Of Route 17 In Paramus Water Main Break Floods Portion Of Route 17 In Paramus
Water Main Break Floods Portion Of Route 17 In Paramus A water main break flooded a portion of Route 17 in Paramus on Friday, Sept. 27 around noon. Veolia Water responded to the scene to mitigate the leak, and the right lane of Route 17 South will be closed until further notice, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. As a result, the Chipotle and the Ashley Furniture complex have been temporarily closed. Water has been flowing into the driveway and undermining parts of the highway, however, Veolia has shut the water, the chief said. Patrol units responded to manage the situation and assist with traffic control. Repairs will continue overni…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Warrant Issued For Hersheypark Slasher's NJ Partner In Crime: Police Warrant Issued For Hersheypark Slasher's NJ Partner In Crime: Police
Warrant Issued For Hersheypark Slasher's NJ Partner In Crime: Police The 63-year-old New York, identified as the suspected Hersheypark Slasher, was arrested — but his Jersey City partner remains at large, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 27.  Huley Williams of Brooklyn, NY is accused of being the man who committed the "slash and grab" in the Hersheypark parking lot around 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, police said and Daily Voice previously reported.  Williams (pictured above on the right) is accused of being the man (pictured above on the left) who was caught rummaging around in the backseat of a car when th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former Bergen County Real Estate Company Employee Siphoned $100K Into Bank Account, Police Say Former Bergen County Real Estate Company Employee Siphoned $100K Into Bank Account, Police Say
Former Bergen County Real Estate Company Employee Siphoned $100K Into Bank Account, Police Say A 52-year-old Bergen County woman has been charged with theft after police said she siphoned nearly $100,000 from a business account to her personal bank account. Maria Vega, 52, of Leonia — a former employee of a Passaic Street realty company in Rochelle Park — was identified as a suspect after accounting representatives recognized a series of wire transfers to a personal checking account on Wednesday, Sept. 11, RPPD Capt. James DePreta said. Bank records and subpoenas showed Vega wired the funds to the same account in which she received legitimate direct deposit payments between March 202…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mugshot Of Bergen County Snapchatter Accused Of Luring Juvenile To NJ Hotel For Sex Released Mugshot Of Bergen County Snapchatter Accused Of Luring Juvenile To NJ Hotel For Sex Released
Mugshot Of Bergen County Snapchatter Accused Of Luring Juvenile To NJ Hotel For Sex Released Daily Voice has received the mugshot of a 37-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of arranging a sexual encounter with a child under 16 years old at a New Jersey hotel. Thomas G. Rutledge, of Green Lane (Montgomery County), PA began talking with the child over Snapchat, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Rutledge was a stranger to the child, and engaged in "sexually explicit" conversations, Musella said. Teaneck police were tipped off to an incident of luring within their jurisdiction on Monday, Feb. 19. An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office und…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In Paterson Shooting, Prosecutor Says Arrest Made In Paterson Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Arrest Made In Paterson Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old Paterson resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 25 for shooting a 56-year-old Paterson man in June, authorities said. At 10:51 p.m. on Friday, June 28, Paterson police responded to Mill Street and Market Street and found the victim, who was transported to a nearby hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbass said. An investigation determined Marquay Crawford was responsible for the shooting and he was arrested by New Jersey State Police in Elmwood Park. Crawford is charged with attempted mu…

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by Sam Barron
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Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee
Route 4 Crash: Responders Extricate Victim In Fort Lee Firefighters rescued one person trapped in a vehicle after a crash on Route 4 on Thursday, Sept. 26, witnesses said. Photos obtained by Daily Voice show firefighters cutting off the roof of a sedan following a collision with another car and a construction vehicle in the eastbound lanes near Jones Road in the afternoon hours. While a previous version of this story citing a witness said firefighters, police, and paramedics worked for almost an hour at the scene, Fort Lee Fire Chief John Klein says it only took 30 minutes from the time of dispatch. All eastbound lanes were closed. The e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Long Gun-Wielding Trio Robs 5 Victims On Paterson Sidewalk, Police Say Long Gun-Wielding Trio Robs 5 Victims On Paterson Sidewalk, Police Say
Long Gun-Wielding Trio Robs 5 Victims On Paterson Sidewalk, Police Say A 23-year-old Paterson man is in custody while two others remain at large in connection with a high-profile armed robbery last week, authorities said. Nazier Balmer and two other individuals were dressed in all black and carrying long guns when they robbed at least five people at gunpoint on the 300 block of Main Street at 1:55 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, Paterson Police Officer In Charge Isa Abbassi said. Balmer and the two other men took cash, jewelry, phones, and a key fob from the victims and fled the scene. No injuries were reported. "As soon as the crime took place, members of the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police
Car Burglar Busted In Wallington After Trying To Flee On Bike: Police A man was arrested in Wallington on the early morning of Monday, Sept. 23 after being wanted for multiple vehicle break-ins, authorities said. At 4:54 a.m., officers were on patrol at Wallington Avenue and Lester Street when they observed a man, Rashon Johnson, who had been wanted for committed multiple motor vehicle burglaries in the region,  Wallington police said. Johnson's hat and bike matched a previous description provided to police, they said. Johnson was ordered to stop, but refused and pedaled on his bicycle at a high rate of speed, police said. Johnson sped toward police, wh…

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by Sam Barron