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Police & Fire
DWI Arrests Pile Up In Fair Lawn After BMW Crash, Slumped Driver, Hit-Run: Cops
Three people were charged with driving while intoxicated in Fair Lawn in recent weeks, police said. On Friday, March 27, around 1:37 a.m., Patrol Officer Matthew Hearon responded to a crash on Route 208 North at Berdan Avenue. There, he arrested Kenneth R. Gibbs, 48, of Glen Rock after a roadside sobriety test, police said. According to Fair Lawn police, Gibbs had been operating a 2023 BMW and struck the rear of a 2013 Volkswagen being driven by a 35-year-old man from Sacramento, CA. The driver complained of pain but refused medical attention. Gibbs was charged with reckless driving, DWI, …
Police & Fire
Mystery Surrounds Body Found In Submerged Car Of NJ Retention Basin
A body was pulled from a vehicle recovered from a retention basin in New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said. The Manalapan Township Police Department responded around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, after receiving a report of a vehicle submerged in the water off Comtois Road, according to Deputy Chief Michael Hoppock. When officers arrived, they saw the open trunk of the vehicle above the water line, while the front end was completely submerged, Hoppock said. Water Rescue Teams were dispatched to the scene and located one subject deceased inside the vehicle, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
Intense Fire Destroys Multiple Garages, Sheds In Bergen County (
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Several sheds, garages, and a car were destroyed in a stubborn, multiple-alarm fire Sunday afternoon, April 27 in Elmwood Park. The fire broke out on Phillip Avenue, just east of River Drive, according to incident photographer Boyd A. Loving. At least one two-car garage was completely consumed by flames, and multiple sheds and smaller garages sustained heavy damage, Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 04/27/2025: A stubborn, multiple-alarm Sunday afternoon, 04/27, fire destroyed several out... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Sunday, April 27, 2025 Photo(s) of the day, 04/27/2025: …
Police & Fire
Haledon Man, 75, Charged With Lewdness After Supermarket Incident: Police
A 75-year-old man has been charged in an act of lewdness at a Haledon supermarket, police said. The incident occurred on April 19, around 6:57 p.m., inside the Super Supermarket located at 408 Haledon Ave., according to a press release from Deputy Chief George Guzman Jr. Officer Rubel Jimenez and Officer II Manuel Diaz responded to the store after a female shopper reported seeing a man engaging in lewd behavior in one of the aisles, police said After speaking with store management, Officer Jimenez learned that security footage confirmed the shopper’s report, according to the departm…
Police & Fire
North Bergen Scooter Thief With Bloodied Clothes Busted After Robbery In Guttenberg: Police
A North Bergen man was arrested after violently beating a victim and stealing his scooter in Guttenberg early Friday morning, April 25, authorities said. Ariel Sandoval-Paulino, 36, was charged with robbery and disorderly conduct after officers found him with the stolen scooter and blood on his clothing, according to a statement from Guttenberg Police Chief Frank Pelaez Police said the attack happened around 12:26 a.m. on April 25, 2025, near the intersection of 68th Street and Bergenline Avenue According to authorities, officers from the West New York Police Department were first notifi…
Police & Fire
Lumber Truck Overturns On NJ Turnpike Exit Ramp, Driver Hospitalized
A lumber truck overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike - Western Spur Friday afternoon, blocking traffic and sending the driver to the hospital, officials said. The crash occurred around 2:39 p.m. on April 25 on the northbound exit ramp at Interchange 16W - NJ 3, in East Rutherford, according to the East Rutherford Fire Department. “The driver was extricated prior to our arrival and was transported to the hospital,” East Rutherford FD said. As of 2:47 p.m., the right lane and shoulder were blocked, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. As of press time, major delays were …
Police & Fire
Captured
! PA Man Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Girl, 12, Apprehended By US Marshals: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old man from Pennsylvania who authorities say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl earlier this year in New Jersey, was arrested on the morning of Friday, April 25, authorities said. Shane Hennesy, a Newtown Square resident, was arrested by US Marshals at 6 a.m. in Morgantown, Pa., by U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division and the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force – Reading Division. Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pine Hill Police Chief Christ…
Police & Fire
NJ Prep School Grad, College Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old New Jersey man who played college golf was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 23 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Investigators began looking into Kevin Kramarski, a Moorestown, NJ resident, after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. The tip included his efforts to purchase child sexual abuse material online and engaging in online chats with juveniles where he requested they send him nude photos, the prosecutor said. Kev…
Police & Fire
Another Arrest Made In Murder Of Garfield Man In Paterson: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old Paterson man has been charged with murder in a broad-daylight shooting that killed a man from Garfield in Paterson last month, authorities announced. Jihad Abdullah has been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses in connection with the March 22 killing of 21-year-old d Jah’Zyer Montgomery near 12th Avenue and East 24th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray said. A 17-year-old juvenile was also charged earlier this month. Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice (EXCLUSIVE…
Police & Fire
NJ, PA Native Stabbed Dead In Colorado Days Before Return Trip Home: Report
A woman with New Jersey and Pennsylvania roots was stabbed dead in Colorado this week, according to police and news reports. Cali Federico, 28 who has ties to Doylestown, PA and Flemington, NJ, was stabbed by 47-year-old Imani Tate on Easter Sunday, April 20 in Wheat Ridge, according to 9News and Wheat Ridge police. Police say the homicide was the result of a fight. Federico was rushed to a local hospital where she died, while Tate was recommended a second-degree murder charge and a protection order violation. It was not immediately clear whether or not the two knew each other. A GoFundMe …
Police & Fire
Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years:
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A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…
Police & Fire
Former HS Athlete Convicted Of Raping Tinder Date In West Village Apartment: DA
A New York man has been convicted of raping a 23-year-old woman he met on Tinder on their first date in 2020, authorities confirmed on Thursday, April 24. William Hathaway, 33 — who now lives in Miami, FL and was raised in West Hartford, CT — was arrested in July 2020 on accusations he raped the woman at his West 14th Street apartment in the West Village on Feb. 15, 2020, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Daily Voice sources. The victim met up with Hathaway at Soho House, a swanky bar and nightclub in the area, after connecting on Tinder, Bragg said.&…
Police & Fire
Man Broke Into Houses, Cars Throughout North Jersey, Including Armed Home Invasion: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged on Thursday, April 24, with committing multiple burglaries and a home invasion throughout North Jersey, authorities said. Alquan Harris broke into homes and vehicles in Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, committing an armed home invasion in West Caldwell on Wednesday, April 9, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Ricky Patel Jr. said. Harris is charged with several counts of burglary, attempted burglary and motor vehicle thefts, authorities said. Harris was ac…
Police & Fire
NJ Dad Beaten Dead With Metal Baseball Bat While Defending Teen Daughter On Easter: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old Millville man and his 17-year-old son were charged on Monday, April 21, after killing a father and assaulting his teen daughter over the weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, April 19, Gus Serbeck's daughter was assaulted by the 17-year-old, referred to as J.H. at the teen's Leamings Mill residence in Millville, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The next day, Serbeck and his daughter went to their house to confront Eric Hannah about the assault, Webb-McRae said. J.H. and Serbeck met at the front door and began physically fighting, Webb-McRae said. …
Police & Fire
4 Hospitalized In 3-Car Rollover Crash At Paramus-Oradell Border: Cops
Four people were hospitalized in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning, April 24 at the border of Oradell and Paramus, police said. According to Oradell officials, the crash happened on Forest Avenue. Photos from the scene show three vehicles, including one that had overturned near Oradell Avenue, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Oradell police say four people were hospitalized with minor injuries. A cause was not identified. Officers from both Oradell and Paramus responded, along with the Oradell Fire Department and Holy Name EMS.
Police & Fire
Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From NJ Lake
A 55-year-old Cedar Lake man has been identified after his kayak flipped over on a New Jersey lake Wednesday night, April 23, authorities said. At 8:23 p.m., emergency responders arrived at Cedar Lake in Denville on a report of a man, later identified as Ronnie McLeod, who “flipped over and did not resurface,” the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. After an extensive search involving dive teams and a drone operated by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, McLeod was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene at 9:45 p.m., Denville police said. McLeod's body was turned over t…
Police & Fire
Roofer Dies, Second Critical In Fall From Bergen County Job Site, Police Say
A roofer died and another was critically injured after falling from a roof in Bergen County Wednesday evening, April 23, officials said. The incident happened Wednesday evening, April 23, in the 600 block of Maywood Avenue in Maywood, according to Chief Terence R. Kenny of the Maywood Police Department. Police received the 911 call around 6 p.m., Kenny said in an update Thursday morning. “A roofing company was working at the location when two workers fell from the roof,” Kenny said. “One of the individuals sustained critical injuries, while a second worker suffered a head injury.” Pa…
Police & Fire
Rutgers Honors Student Killed In NJ Crash: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old South Brunswick resident was killed in a two-car crash in North Brunswick on Tuesday, April 22, authorities said. At 11:43 a.m., North Brunswick police responded to Georges Road and Route 1 southbound for a crash between a Nissan Sedan and a Mitsubishi SUV, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joesph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Police Department said. Henna Aslam, the driver of the Nissan Altima, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, authorities said. Aslam was an honors student at Rutgers University and a leader in the…
Police & Fire
Suspended DWI Elmwood Park Driver Busted In Mount Olive: Cops
A 32-year-old Elmwood Park was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Budd Lake on Monday, April 21, after officers observed him driving erratically, authorities said. At 3:31 p.m., officers observed a gray Ford Focus traveling west on Route 46 fail to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. As officers spoke to the driver, Krzystof Janasik, they detected the odor of alcohol and believed him to be impaired, police said. Following field sobriety testing, Janasik was transported to police headquarters where he was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving w…
Police & Fire
Cops ID Man, 40, Crushed By Car In Clifton: 'Tragic Accident'
Police have identified the 40-year-old man fatally crushed by a vehicle in Clifton on Wednesday, April 23. Freddi Gonzalez, of Paterson, was found unresponsive under a vehicle in the parking lot by officers responding to the scene at 810 Bloomfield Ave., at approximately 6:30 a.m., Clifton PD Lt. Robert Anderson said. Medical interventions were unsuccessful and Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene, Anderson said. "Although the investigation is ongoing, at this time, this appears to be a tragic accident," Anderson said. The address comes up as Atlantic Casting and Engineering on…
Police & Fire
Child Jumps Out Of Moving NJ Lyft Fearing Danger, What Cops Uncovered Shocked Everyone
A juvenile who feared for their safety jumped from a moving Lyft in New Jersey after a missed turn. But police say it was all a misunderstanding. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22, around 3:32 p.m., after the juvenile requested a ride home from school, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The juvenile became alarmed when the driver took a different route and missed a turn onto their street, police said. “The juvenile attempted to alert the driver to the missed turn, but indicated that the driver did not respond,” deMoncada said. In fear, the teen exited the moving vehicle, f…
Police & Fire
Child Porn Raid Reveals Prepubescent Images At 63-Year-Old Bergen County Man's Home: Prosecutor
A 63-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities announced. James T. Reilly, of Edgewater, used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The findings were announced following a raid of Reilly's home Wednesday, April 23, the prosecutor said. Reilly was arrested in Paramus and charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography and third-degree possession of child pornography. H…
Police & Fire
Man Crushed To Death By Car In Clifton: Here's What We Know
A man was fatally crushed by a vehicle in Clifton, authorities confirmed. Police say the incident happened early Wednesday, April 23 at 810 Bloomfield Ave. The man was found crushed under the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 6:40 a.m., police confirmed. The business comes up as Atlantic Casting and Engineering. Robert Anderson, a lieutenant with Clifton police, said the incident remains under investigation and no further details were available as of press time. Atlantic Casting & Engineering's website describes the business as a "world-class manufacture…
Police & Fire
Crack-fueled
Rampage
: Man Assaults Motel Worker, Charges At Cop In Bergen County, Police Say
A Nutley man under the influence of crack cocaine allegedly assaulted a motel worker, stole their keys, and charged at police officers responding to a 9-1-1 call in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The incident happened Thursday, April 17, at the Winslow Motel on Rutherford Avenue around 7:30 p.m., according to Detective Capt. Vincent Auteri of the Lyndhurst Police Department. Police say Steven Tantalean, 34, was found shirtless and behaving erratically on a second-floor balcony. Officers Michael Carrino and Anthony Giaquinto approached but kept cover, concerned that Tantalean may be armed. “M…
Police & Fire
Haledon Cops Seek Help In Lewdness Investigation
The Haledon Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a man in a lewdness investigation, they said. The man, pictured above, may be driving a silver Nissan Altima or Nissan Sentra. No further information was provided. Anyone who recognizes the man pictured above is urged to contact Detective/Lieutenant Timothy Lindberg at tlindberg@haledonpd.org or Detective/Corporal Semir Celoski at sceloski@haledonpd.org, or call 973-790-4444. You can also reach out via email at tips@haledonpd.org. Your prompt assistance is greatly appreciated!
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Man Wounded In Paterson Park Shooting: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old woman was killed and a 24-year-old man was wounded in a shooting at a Paterson park on Tuesday, April 22, authorities said. Officers responded to East Side Park just before 6 p.m. when gunfire rang out, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Patrick Murray said. Soon after, both victims arrived at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, where the woman was pronounced dead. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line…
Police & Fire
NJ Wildfire Explodes To 12,500 Acres: Latest From Forest Fire Service
An otherwise idyllic spring day along the New Jersey coast was darkened by thick plumes of smoke as a massive wildfire scorched through 12,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power Wednesday, April 23. 🚨 A massive wildfire, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, is tearing through 1,200 acres in Barnegat Township’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County, NJ, as of April 22, 2025, with 0% containment. Mandatory evacuations are underway for Wells Mills Road from Bryant… pic.twitter.com/61nPv8YRcH — Laszlo Varga (@LaszloRealtor) April 2…
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From Council Chambers To Nightclubs: Familiar NJ Faces Among 39 Charged In Mob Gambling Ring
The general manager of a Hoboken nightclub. The father of a prominent Paramus wrestler who was killed in a car crash. A Prospect Park councilman. It wasn't just mobsters among the 39 people arrested for their alleged roles in an underground gambling empire run by the members of the Lucchese Crime Family. It was familiar faces in the community. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the arrests on Friday, April 11, following multi-agency raids at 12 locations across northern New Jersey earlier in the week. Among the sites: Four poker clubs operating out of Totowa, Garfield, an…
Police & Fire
Princeton University Student Found Dead, Officials Confirm
The body of a 23-year-old Princeton University student who had been missing since last weekend was found in a New Jersey lake on Friday, April 25, university officials announced. Lauren Blackburn, a junior who hails from Indiana, was last seen around 6 p.m. on April 19, near Firestone Library, according to a missing persons alert issued by the university. Blackburn was described as 6'2" tall, weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, authorities said. At the time he was last seen, Blackburn was wearing blue jeans with torn knees, a yellow T-shirt, a black, zippered hooded sweatsh…
Police & Fire
Not a Bright Idea: NJ Duo Shined Laser Beam Into Cars On Interstate, Police Say
Drivers on I-84 had a scare when a green laser beam was seen flashing into vehicles near Exit 61 in Manchester. A 911 caller told police someone inside a black Toyota Prius was pointing a laser at passing cars on Monday night, April 21 — a dangerous distraction on a busy road. A witness called police around 8:30 p.m. to report the light show and followed the Prius while directing dispatchers and helping troopers track the vehicle as it headed west onto I-91 south. Troopers stopped the vehicle near Exit 27 in Hartford, Connecticut State Police said. Manuel Dominguez-Liz, 25, of Ca…
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Creep Peeped On Kids In NJ Walmart Bathroom: Cops
A man accused of watching juveniles under bathroom stalls at a Bergen County, NJ Walmart has been arrested, police said. Officers responded to the Walmart at 174 Passaic St. in Garfield on Saturday, April 19, after receiving a report of a man allegedly peering under bathroom stalls at juveniles, according to Capt. Mario X. Pozo of the Garfield Police Department. The suspect fled the store in a navy blue vehicle, according to a caller. Officers Cody Doud and Benjamin Marceca soon spotted a car matching the description on Passaic Street and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, identified as…
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