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NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds
Nysp Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds A New York State Police sergeant from the Hudson Valley who was previously arrested for allegedly assaulting his former partner is now facing federal charges after prosecutors said he filmed young children undressing in a bathroom in his home.  Steven Calderon, 43, of Crawford (Orange County), NY, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  The charges stem from an investigation that began after C…
UPDATE: Man, 75, Takes Fatal Fall From 4th Floor Balcony At Luxury Bergen Senior Complex UPDATE: Man, 75, Takes Fatal Fall From 4th Floor Balcony At Luxury Bergen Senior Complex UPDATE: Man, 75, Takes Fatal Fall From 4th Floor Balcony At Luxury Bergen Senior Complex
Update: Man, 75, Takes Fatal Fall From 4th Floor Balcony At Luxury Bergen Senior Complex A 75-year-old man died following an incident involving a fourth-floor balcony at a luxury senior living community in Bergen County on Friday morning, Nov. 6, authorities said. The incident happened around 10 a.m. at Livana on Pollitt Drive in Fair Lawn, when the man was found unresponsive, lying in the courtyard of the building, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The man was a resident of the building, and his death is believed to have been a suicide, according to Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich. He was pronounced dead by a physician at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood…
Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Jersey Shore Animal Refuge On Halloween Night Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Jersey Shore Animal Refuge On Halloween Night Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Jersey Shore Animal Refuge On Halloween Night
Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Jersey Shore Animal Refuge On Halloween Night Two dogs were left tied to a pole outside a New Jersey animal refuge on Halloween night, spending the night in the cold before they were discovered, the organization said. The dogs, which appear to be a Bernese mountain dog and a golden retriever, were abandoned outside Associated Humane Societies of Forked River in Ocean County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to a statement from the organization. "Well, these two cuties were dumped outside our refuge on Halloween night. 💔" AHS Forked River said. "That means they spent the night outside in the cold, dark, hungry, and scared, with no id…
NJ Township Manager Charged With DUI Despite Testing Under Legal Limit: Report NJ Township Manager Charged With DUI Despite Testing Under Legal Limit: Report NJ Township Manager Charged With DUI Despite Testing Under Legal Limit: Report
NJ Township Manager Charged With DUI Despite Testing Under Legal Limit: Report A New Jersey town's manager has been charged with driving under the influence after police stopped him near Town Hall following a night out at a local bar, according to court records and a report by NJ Advance Media. Belleville Township Manager Brian Banda was driving a 2018 BMW near Washington Avenue and King Street in Belleville around 10:26 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, when the incident occurred, municipal court records show. Banda was reportedly wearing his township manager jacket when he registered a blood alcohol concentration of 0.061 on a Breathalyzer test, below New Jersey's 0.08 legal …
Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials
Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Mangled Vehicle Found On Garden State Parkway: Officials A mass casualty incident was declared after a rollover crash on the Garden State Parkway early Friday morning, Nov. 6, firefighters said. The crash happened around 3 a.m. near Exit 142, where multiple people required medical attention, according to Hillside FMBA Local 35. Hillside Fire Department Engine 1 and rescue crews responded to the scene and worked alongside other emergency personnel to assist those involved, the union said. Photos shared by the firefighters show a heavily mangled vehicle following the crash. The number of people injured and the extent of their injuries were not im…
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5. Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference. The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor
NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor A married pair of dog rescuers in South Jersey are facing animal cruelty charges after they kept dogs in deplorable conditions and euthanized animals illegally, including one they apparently shot dead and then faked cancer in the wake of his deat, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5. An investigation into Thomas Thompson, 37, and his wife, Brooke Thompson, 34, both of Browns Mills, began after a woman told Mullica Township police a dog she was fostering was killed at her home by the couple, who operated Gone Rogue Girls Rescue, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and…
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police A Florida fugitive wanted in a firebombing that left a teenage girl with severe burns was arrested during a traffic stop in Bergen County after giving police multiple false names and trying to run, authorities said. Yang L. Chiong, 37, of Homestead, FL, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on North Midland Avenue in Saddle Brook, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said. Chiong was wanted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on a full-extradition warrant for second-degree attempted murder and first-degree arson, Zotollo said. The Florida Firebombing The charges stem from a March 25,…
Pest Control Truck Thief Arrested Again At Bergen County Business: Police Pest Control Truck Thief Arrested Again At Bergen County Business: Police Pest Control Truck Thief Arrested Again At Bergen County Business: Police
Pest Control Truck Thief Arrested Again At Bergen County Business: Police A 21-year-old man accused of stealing a pest control company's pickup truck in Bergen County was arrested after police found him trespassing inside another local business, authorities said. Joshua E. Sparrow, whose last known address was in Newark, was arrested at 125 Chubb Avenue in Lyndhurst around 7:02 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, Lyndhurst Deputy Police Chief Paul Haggerty said. The investigation began Monday, Oct. 26, when an employee noticed a green Nissan Frontier pickup truck missing from a pest control company's fleet at 1099 Wall Street West, Haggerty said. The truck, marked with …
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…
Bergen County Schools Sued After Student Falsely Blamed For Viral TikTok 'Hit List:' Parents Bergen County Schools Sued After Student Falsely Blamed For Viral TikTok 'Hit List:' Parents Bergen County Schools Sued After Student Falsely Blamed For Viral TikTok 'Hit List:' Parents
Bergen County Schools Sued After Student Falsely Blamed For Viral TikTok 'Hit List:' Parents A Bergen County student was falsely accused of creating a school shooting "hit list" on TikTok, then spent years being bullied, threatened, and isolated while school officials failed to protect him, a new lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Nov. 5, in Bergen County Superior Court, names the Ramsey Board of Education, Ramsey Borough School District, more than a dozen school officials, seven students, and a parent as defendants. When reached for comment by Daily Voice, Superintendent Dr. Andrew C. Matteo said that the district does not comment on pending litigation. The student, id…