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Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 287 In Bergen County Causes Miles Of Backups Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 287 In Bergen County Causes Miles Of Backups Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 287 In Bergen County Causes Miles Of Backups
Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 287 In Bergen County Causes Miles Of Backups A multi-vehicle crash on Route 287 in Bergen County was causing miles of traffic backups Friday afternoon, Oct. 9. The crash was reported in the northbound lanes in Mahwah, with major delays reported as of 2:26 p.m. The extent of any injuries was not immediately known. Rubberneckers were also backing up in the southbound lanes spilling over into New York. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Police Remove 63 Cats From CT Home After Finding Signs Of Neglect: Report Police Remove 63 Cats From CT Home After Finding Signs Of Neglect: Report Police Remove 63 Cats From CT Home After Finding Signs Of Neglect: Report
Police Remove 63 Cats From CT Home After Finding Signs Of Neglect: Report Authorities have removed 63 cats from a Wallingford house after police reported signs of neglect and cramped conditions. Officers went to the East Street property at about 2:10 p.m. on Sept. 29, according to WTNH. Police received complaints about the animals, and they wanted to check on the cats' welfare.  Wallingford Animal Control removed the cats after officers found them living in poor, overcrowded conditions, according to police.  Multiple town agencies have joined the investigation. Police are working with animal control, the health department, and town officials, the …
Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Rockland County Prompts Investigation Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Rockland County Prompts Investigation Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Rockland County Prompts Investigation
Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Rockland County Prompts Investigation A Rockland County town has launched a formal workplace violence investigation after an altercation between two top officials at a press conference was caught on video.  The incident involved Clarkstown Highway Superintendent Bob Milone and Town Supervisor George Hoehmann during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to a statement released by the Town of Clarkstown on Friday, Oct. 9.  The press conference had been held to discuss the start of construction on repairs to the Congers Lake Trailway, a project Daily Voice previously reported on.  However, the event too…
Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Crash, One Hurt Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Crash, One Hurt Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Crash, One Hurt
Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Crash, One Hurt One person was injured when a Subaru overturned in a two-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Bergen County Friday morning, Oct. 9, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened on Route 17 southbound near Midland Avenue in Paramus, where the victim suffered a non-life-threatening upper-body injury and was taken by Paramus EMS to Hackensack University Medical Center, Loving said. A tow truck equipped with a hydraulic lift was used to turn the four-door Subaru sedan upright before it was removed from the scene. The other vehicle, a four-door Toyota sedan, did not need…
Weapon Scare Sparks Lockdown At Bergen County High School For Third Time This Year Weapon Scare Sparks Lockdown At Bergen County High School For Third Time This Year Weapon Scare Sparks Lockdown At Bergen County High School For Third Time This Year
Weapon Scare Sparks Lockdown At Bergen County High School For Third Time This Year A report of a student possibly carrying a knife sent a Bergen County high school into lockdown Friday morning, Oct. 9, prompting a response from six police departments, marking the third lockdown at the school in 2026 but first for this school year, authorities said. Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan was placed on lockdown around 10:29 a.m. after a student reported that another student inside the building might have a knife, Old Tappan Police Chief Kathryn J. Weaver said. Officers from Old Tappan, Northvale, Norwood, Harrington Park, Closter and River Vale responded to secu…
PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
PA Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9. Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause. Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…
Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff
Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff A man was arrested after threatening a victim at a Putnam County Elks Lodge, refusing to leave, and fleeing into the woods when deputies arrived, authorities said. The incident happened at the Brewster Elks Lodge on Route 22 in Southeast on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Deputies responded to the property after receiving a report of a man who was refusing to leave and threatening the person who called authorities. When deputies arrived, the man ran toward a wooded area in an apparent attempt to get away, the Sheriff's Office said.  Howev…
2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Westchester, Police Say 2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Westchester, Police Say 2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Westchester, Police Say
2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Westchester, Police Say Two men were arrested in back-to-back incidents after police said they were caught stealing merchandise from the same Macy's store in Westchester County.  The arrests happened at Macy's in the Cross County Center in Yonkers on Friday, Sept. 18, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, Oct. 9.  The department said Officer Steven Velasquez was patrolling the shopping center when he encountered the first suspect, Michael Silvera, 45, of Mount Vernon, who tried to leave Macy's with more than $300 worth of unpaid merchandise.  When Velasquez confronted him, Silvera took off running, p…
Pentagon Says It Will Livestream Fort Hood Mass Shooter's Firing Squad Execution Pentagon Says It Will Livestream Fort Hood Mass Shooter's Firing Squad Execution Pentagon Says It Will Livestream Fort Hood Mass Shooter's Firing Squad Execution
Pentagon Says It Will Livestream Fort Hood Mass Shooter's Firing Squad Execution The planned execution of the Fort Hood shooter is taking an extraordinary turn, with the Pentagon outlining a way for the public to watch. Former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 56, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. Central Time at Fort Hood, Texas, according to an Army announcement. The Pentagon now says the execution will be livestreamed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday, Oct. 8. If carried out, the execution would be the military’s first since 1961 and its first by firing squad since World War II, according to the Death Penalty…
Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age'
Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' A Massachusetts ice cream shop owner is going viral for a profanity-filled post calling out a customer for yelling at a teen employee. David Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, posted the angry Facebook message on Sunday, Oct. 4. The outburst came after Forgit said a customer was upset when a sundae cost about 20 cents more than expected. The Facebook post exploded in popularity, receiving more than 295,000 likes and 23,000 comments as of press time. "I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY F***ING EMPLOYEES," Forgit wrote. "They are children. This job, for m…
Motorcyclist Killed After SUV Turns Into His Path At Intersection: PA State Police Motorcyclist Killed After SUV Turns Into His Path At Intersection: PA State Police Motorcyclist Killed After SUV Turns Into His Path At Intersection: PA State Police
Motorcyclist Killed After SUV Turns Into His Path At Intersection: PA State Police A motorcyclist was killed after an SUV turned into his path at an intersection, throwing him from his bike and leaving him dead along the roadside, Pennsylvania State Police said. The fatal crash happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Forge Road and Woodlawn Lane in South Middleton Township, according to a crash report released Friday, Oct. 9. The motorcyclist was traveling south on Forge Road on a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750 when a 2008 Nissan Armada, which had been stopped at a stop sign on Woodlawn Lane, began turning onto Forge Road, investigators said. The SUV driver attemp…
CT Man Convicted Of Trafficking Women In Exchange For Housing: State CT Man Convicted Of Trafficking Women In Exchange For Housing: State CT Man Convicted Of Trafficking Women In Exchange For Housing: State
CT Man Convicted Of Trafficking Women In Exchange For Housing: State A Connecticut man who arranged paid sexual encounters for women he housed has been convicted of five human trafficking charges, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 8 Gordon Newkirk, 63, of Hartford, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree and third-degree promoting prostitution, Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott announced. A judge is scheduled to sentence him on Dec. 9.  The case began with a 911 call to Bloomfield police on Sept. 27, 2023. A woman living in Newkirk’s home reported witnessing a physical fight between him and another reside…
Meet NJ's Best Teacher In (Almost) Every County Meet NJ's Best Teacher In (Almost) Every County Meet NJ's Best Teacher In (Almost) Every County
Meet NJ's Best Teacher In (Almost) Every County New Jersey's top teachers are getting their moment in the spotlight, with 19 educators earning countywide honors and one dance teacher taking home the state's top prize. The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) announced its 2026-27 County Teachers of the Year on Thursday, Oct. 1, recognizing educators for their impact on students, leadership and dedication to public education (scroll down for the full list of best teacher in each New Jersey county). Hannah Olmo, a dance teacher at Dover High School, was named New Jersey State Teacher of the Year on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Olmo, who has …
Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police
Man Falls To His Death From Roof On Long Island: Police A man fell to his death from a roof on Long Island on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Cops were called to a home on Forest Avenue in Locust Valley around 11:30 a.m. Thursday and found the man lying on the ground with severe head trauma, the Nassau County Police Department said. The man, identified only as a 51-year-old, had fallen from the first-floor roof after losing his footing, according to police. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a physician, cops said. An investigation is ongoing.
$100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say $100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say $100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say
$100K In Stolen Car Parts Recovered In NJ Chop Shop Bust, Police Say More than $100,000 worth of stolen car parts were recovered during a multi-agency raid at an auto wrecking business following a months-long investigation into thefts across North Jersey, authorities said. The search warrant was executed at Fiero Lafayette Auto Wreckers on Lafayette Street in Paterson on Tuesday, Oct. 6, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Investigators recovered airbags, supplemental restraint system (SRS) modules, Honda engines and transmissions, dashboards, 54 collision radar sensors, trunks, doors and other vehicle parts, Anderson said. The parts have…
2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
2-Year-Old NJ Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved." At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…
NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets
NJ Youth Hockey Owner Threatens To Suspend 10-Year-Olds Over Moms' Custom Jackets The owner of a New Jersey youth hockey club apparently threatened to suspend the children of a group of moms who who made custom jackets featuring the team's logo. Bobby Reiss, owner of the Jersey Hitmen hockey program based at the Ice Vault in Wayne, sent an email to parents of the 10U Major team accusing the mothers of trademark infringement. Reiss said the jackets violated contracts prohibiting unauthorized use of the Hitmen and Bandits logos. RIGHT OR WRONG⁉️ Parents on the Jersey Hitmen 10U team had their own jackets made to wear at games, apparently a violation of their p…
Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon
Lexus Crashes Into Packed Ridgewood Beauty Salon A Lexus SUV crashed through a Ridgewood beauty salon Thursday morning, Oct. 8, leaving the business heavily damaged but miraculously injuring no one, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The white Lexus wound up inside the salon on North Maple Avenue, Loving said. Despite the salon being packed at the time, no one inside was injured, according to Loving. The driver also refused medical attention. Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters, Ridgewood police and fire/EMS crews, a Ridgewood building inspector and Bergen County Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the scene, Loving said…
Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods
Students Approached By White Van In Westchester Neighborhoods Police are investigating two separate incidents in which students were approached by strangers driving white vans in a Westchester County village.  The incidents happened in the Fox Meadow and Greenacres neighborhoods of Scarsdale, according to a joint announcement from Scarsdale Police Chief Steven DelBene and Scarsdale Schools Superintendent Andrew Patrick on Thursday, Oct. 8.  The first incident happened during the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 28, when a student in the Fox Meadow neighborhood was approached by someone driving a white van. The person asked the student to help…
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Rockland County A 68-year-old man was killed after an unoccupied pickup truck rolled backward and pinned him underneath it in Rockland County on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Officers responding to Bradley Parkway in Blauvelt around 8:21 a.m. found the man unresponsive beneath a Ford F-350 pickup truck, Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon said. A preliminary investigation found that the truck, which had no one inside, began rolling backward and struck the man for reasons still under investigation, Shannon said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Rockland Co…
19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police
19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police A 19-year-old man was stabbed multiple times near a Burger King in Westchester County before being found injured inside a nearby apartment building, police said.  The stabbing happened in the area of the Burger King restaurant at 53 South Broadway in Yonkers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Yonkers Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 8. At around 6:15 p.m., officers responded to a hallway inside 85 Riverdale Ave., where they found the 19-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to his shoulder and back.  Investigators determined that the stabbing had happened e…
Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police
Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police A Hudson Valley woman stole nearly $4,500 from her employer over several months, police said Thursday, Oct. 8. Denah R. Stratton, 35, of Ellenville, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6 for swiping from the Tops Friendly Market where she worked, New York State Police said. Stratton took $4,456 across several months of employment, according to investigators. She was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, state police said. Stratton was arraigned in Ulster County court following her arrest, then released until her next court date Friday, Oct. 9, accordi…
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Rockland County Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Rockland County Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Rockland County Sentenced: Report
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Rockland County Sentenced: Report A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports. Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.  The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said. The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.   Officers ar…
4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor 4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor
4 Men Stormed Bergen County Home, Repeatedly Struck Man With Knife: Prosecutor Four Bergen County men have been charged in a Dumont home invasion that left a man injured after he was repeatedly struck in the head with a knife, authorities said. Andrew Baik, 31, of Cliffside Park; Christian I. Curatola, 31, of Bergenfield; Brendan J. Hayes, 31, of Bergenfield; and Kerby W. Santillan, 31, of Bergenfield were arrested following a months-long investigation, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The incident began following a dispute among acquaintances early Sunday, Jan. 4, when two vehicles arrived at a home on Larch Avenue, Musella said. Multiple people force…
Dietary Supplement Recalled: Ingredient Could Raise Blood Pressure Dietary Supplement Recalled: Ingredient Could Raise Blood Pressure Dietary Supplement Recalled: Ingredient Could Raise Blood Pressure
Dietary Supplement Recalled: Ingredient Could Raise Blood Pressure A dietary supplement sold nationwide is being recalled after testing found a substance that could raise blood pressure and cause serious heart problems. Leader Formulas LLC, based in Tomball, Texas, is voluntarily recalling one lot of RAPTURE Preworkout powder, according to the company announcement posted on the FDA website. FDA testing detected 1,3-dimethylamylamine, commonly called DMAA, in the product. The announcement warns that using DMAA can elevate blood pressure and could lead to cardiovascular problems, including a heart attack, shortness of breath, and chest tightening. Consumers…
Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA
Anti-Aging Injection Killed 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed NJ Doc Indicted For Murder: DA A New Jersey man accused of practicing medicine without a New York license has been indicted for murder after a 27-year-old woman died about an hour after he gave her an IV injection during an "anti-aging procedure" at a Bronx wellness center, authorities said. Elizabeth Baron received what the New York Daily News described as an anti-aging injection at Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale. She was rushed unconscious and unresponsive to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, the outlet reports. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, allegedly administered the NAD+ intravenous injection to Baron at the bu…