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Sicko Teacher Arrested In Bergen County For Sending Nudes To Teens Pleads Guilty In NY: DA
A Long Island teacher admitted to sending and soliciting nudes to and from underage girls on Monday, Sept. 21, authorities said. Ryan J. McCaffery, 38, of Ridge, cut a plea deal in the appalling case about 18 months after he resigned from Riverhead High School, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced. McCaffery created profiles on Snapchat and Kik, where he posed as a teen boy and communicated with hundreds of accounts, investigators said. His Snapchat account was “c_chambers77” and he also used the name “Asherkonlon2,” officials previously said. In his messages, McCaffery …
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Human Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023: Police
A 51-year-old woman missing since 2023 was identified as remains recovered in Woodland Township earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 22. Denice Smith had been missing since she walked away from her Woodland Township home on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. In the days following her disappearance, the New Jersey State Police conducted multiple search and rescue operations throughout the area but were unable to locate Smith, law enforcement said. On Sunday, April 12, a coordinated search by the Burlington County Search and Rescue Volunteer Team…
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Man Dies After Fatal Leap At Palisades Center Mall In NY
A man died after jumping from an upper floor inside the Palisades Center Mall in Rockland County, police confirmed. The incident happened at the Palisades Center Mall at 1000 Palisades Center Drive in West Nyack at around 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Clarkstown Police. Officers were called to the mall about three minutes later. An investigation determined that the adult man had jumped from an upper interior floor of the mall, police said. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until his family can be …
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Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack
A smash-and-grab jewelry theft sparked reports of possible gunfire at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. Officers responding to the mall learned no shots had been fired, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said in a release. Instead, a suspect entered Bloomingdale’s and smashed a display case before stealing various pieces of jewelry, police said. The sound of the case shattering caused multiple people inside the mall to call 911 and report gunshots, according to police. No injuries were reported. A Daily Voice reporter at the scene ob…
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Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
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Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say
A missing license plate led to the discovery of a loaded handgun during an early-morning traffic stop in Bergen County, authorities said. A Township of Washington police officer spotted a boat trailer being towed without a license plate on Linwood Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck said. The officer stopped the vehicle and, while speaking with the driver, noticed what appeared to be the butt of a firearm inside, Osenbruck said. Police determined the weapon was a loaded Ruger semi-automatic pistol, according to Osenbruck. The driver, William Bradley Smith…
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'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
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Arrest Made In Route 80 Crash That Seriously Injured Saddle Brook Officer:
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A 20-year-old Maywood woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Saddle Brook police officer critically injured on Route 80, authorities said. Katelyn M. Gallardo was charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, third-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, and third-degree endangering an injured victim, following the crash Sunday morning, Sept. 20, in the eastbound lanes that left Saddle Brook Officer seriously injured, New Jersey State Police said. Genuario remained in the intensive care unit Monday, Sept. 21, where …
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NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right'
A 7-year-old boy died after the gas-powered minibike he was riding collided with a car in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boy was riding near Massachusetts and Melrose avenues around 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when the minibike collided with a 2012 blue Nissan Altima, Atlantic City police said. The Nissan driver remained at the scene, and both vehicles were towed for further investigation, police said. The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe started by …
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Stolen Hyundai Driven With USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Cops
Two teenagers were arrested after a stolen Hyundai being driven with a USB cable crashed into a tractor-trailer and a Paramus police vehicle during an attempted escape on Route 17, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Mordaga spotted the 2013 Hyundai Elantra traveling up and down the aisles of the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot around 12:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Mordaga ran the vehicle's information and learned it had been reported stolen out of Wallington, Guidetti said. The driver fled the mall after spotting Mordaga and entered Route 17 South,…
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Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing
For 14 years, Eileen Garvin helped get Barnegat children safely to and from school. Now, her own children need help. The 69-year-old woman, who spent 14 years as a school bus aide and driver in town, was strangled by her husband, William Garvin, at their Windward Drive home earlier this month, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. Now, with William behind bars, Eileen's children are left mourning the loss of their mother while facing the financial and legal responsibilities that came with her sudden death. “Eileen was much more than a school bus driver," Diane Lundy, who organiz…
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Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
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Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene
A car stolen from New Jersey went up in flames after crashing in Northern Westchester, NY, early Sunday morning, but when first responders arrived, the driver was nowhere to be found, fire officials said. The crash happened on Route 202, also known as the Goat Trail, in Cortlandt on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, according to the Continental Village Fire Department. Firefighters were first dispatched for a report of a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire, with a driver possibly trapped inside. Arriving crews instead found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The fire had al…
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Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession
A Linden police officer was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash while participating in a funeral procession Monday morning, Sept. 21, authorities said. Shortly before 11 a.m., the officer was traveling south on Roselle Street on a marked police motorcycle when he collided with a Ford van entering a private driveway, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The officer was taken to University Hospital in Newark with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Guenther said. The van driver was not injured. Roselle Street remained closed between Ziegler and Elizabeth avenues as …
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Amtrak Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Ground Stops at Philly, Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro
An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line in New Jersey, triggering a telecommunications outage that forced the FAA to halt flights at five major Northeast airports Monday, Sept. 21, federal officials said. Flights were affected at Philadelphia International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport as the outage rippled across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. "An Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut into a fiber line in New Jersey which caused a telecom outage and forced FAA to …
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Glass Bottle Attack Leaves Man Bloodied At Hackensack Rooming House: Police
A fight between two housemates at a Hackensack rooming house turned bloody when one man allegedly punched the other and threw a glass bottle at him, authorities said. Officers responded to the rooming house on the 200 block of First Street on Saturday, Sept. 19, on a report of a fight between two housemates, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. Investigators found that Jesus Toro Sanchez attacked his housemate by punching him and throwing a glass bottle at him, according to Zisa. The bottle broke, leaving the 39-year-old victim with lacerations to his face and head, Zisa said.…
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Suspicious Person Call In Maywood Leads To Arrest Of Wanted Paterson Man: Police
A suspicious person call in Maywood led police to a Paterson man wanted on a Passaic County warrant, authorities said. Sgt. Shawn Patton and Officer Chris Melber responded to Lenox Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, after a person was reported approaching at least two homes, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said. Officers found Tajimier Jones, 26, of Paterson, in the street on an e-bike, Kenny said. Jones told officers he was trying to visit his girlfriend but had initially gone to the wrong house, according to Kenny. Officers asked Jones for identification because he …
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Family Eyes MetLife Tribute For NY Man Killed In PA ATV Hit-And-Run
A 27-year-old New York man killed after falling from an ATV onto a Pennsylvania roadway and being struck by a driver who fled has been identified, authorities said. Kyle Elardo, of Suffolk County, Long Island was killed late Thursday, Sept. 17, on State Route 903 near Church Road in Penn Forest Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Carbon County Coroner's Office. Troopers from the Fern Ridge barracks were called to the scene around 11:30 p.m. for a reported fatal hit-and-run and found Elardo in the northbound lane, police said. Investigators determined Elardo had been op…
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“Real Housewives” stars and other Bravo personalities packed a new Bergen County restaurant as Teresa Giudice and daughter Gia celebrated its grand opening with friends and family. The private celebration was held at Il Vero on Center Avenue in Westwood on Saturday, Sept. 19. Il Vero is reportedly set to open to the public this week. Gia told New Jersey Monthly the theme of the party was “Italian old money.” Gia and family friend Maria Sausa are owners and business partners. On Gia's podcast, Sausa said she "had the building" before speaking with Gia and it was a "match made in heaven." “I…
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4 Kids Found Inside Ramapo HS With Toy Rifle After Stealing School Vehicle: Police
Four juveniles, including one carrying a toy rifle that resembled a real firearm, were taken into custody after breaking into Ramapo High School and stealing a school vehicle, police said. Officers responded to Ramapo High School at 331 George St. in Franklin Lakes on Monday, Sept. 21, at 1:33 a.m., after school security reported several people walking through the hallways, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said. One appeared to be carrying a firearm, Grassi said. Franklin Lakes police called for mutual aid from Mahwah, Wyckoff, Oakland, North Haledon, Fair Lawn and Glen Rock police…
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Runner Collapses In Cardiac Arrest During 5K In Bergen County, Saved By Responders
A 74-year-old runner went into cardiac arrest during the Haworth 5K before first responders used an AED to help save his life, authorities said. Sgt. Gianluca Ragone saw the man collapse while running on Haworth Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 19, and immediately called for emergency medical assistance, according to Lt. Justin Fox. Fox, Ragone, D/Sgt. James Morgan, Demarest firefighter and Special Police Officer Matthew Carey, and members of the Haworth Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. The runner was unresponsive, not breathing, and in cardiac arrest, Fox said. Responders immediately began …
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LI Woman Swallowed By Hidden 8-Foot Backyard Hole Thought She Was Going To Die: Reports
A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors she'd never met after falling into an 8-foot hole in her backyard that she never knew was there last week (scroll down for video). Danielle Tammone told CBS News that she thought she was going to die when she fell in and couldn't get out. She began screaming for help. It happened last Thursday, Sept. 17, Tammone's 47th birthday. Tammone tells 1010 Wins she was walking in her backyard when her feet sank into the ground, and seconds later, she was swallowed into the earth. Once she realized what had happened, panic set in. "Wow, I could die t…
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Wife Of Retired Garfield Police LT Wife Killed In Jersey Shore Restaurant Crash
The 56-year-old wife of a New Jersey fire chief died when a 93-year-old driver crashed through a popular restaurant this weekend, officials have confirmed. The Lavallette driver was attempting to park her 2014 Buick Encore in front of Meg's Grill at 1401 Grand Central Ave. in Lavallette around 11:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, when the vehicle rapidly accelerated into the outdoor dining area and building, Lavallette police said. The driver apparently pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, police said. Seven restaurant patrons were injured and taken to the hospital with various inju…
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Saddle Brook Chief IDs Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver On Route 80
Authorities have identified the Saddle Brook police officer who was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on Route 80 Sunday morning, Sept. 20. Saddle Brook Police Chief John Zotollo Jr. identified the officer as Nicholas Genuario, who was sworn into the department in 2024. Genuario had stopped a gray Nissan Maxima in the deceleration lane of Route 80 eastbound at milepost 62.4 around 4:34 a.m., New Jersey State Police said. While Genuario was outside the vehicle, an unknown vehicle traveling east struck the left side of the Nissan and the offic…
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PA, NJ Ren Faire Performer Lady Amanda Chase Honored After Death At 43
A woman whose childhood dream of performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire became reality — and later took her to Renaissance stages across Pennsylvania and New Jersey — was honored Saturday, Sept. 19, at the place she said captured her heart when she was just 5 years old. Shannon Maria Jones, 43, also known to fairegoers as Lady Amanda Chase and online as Shannon’s Sunflowers, died in early August while on an Alaskan cruise with her mother, Tamara Sweitzer. Jones had been living with four incurable diseases that damaged her lungs, her mother wrote in announcing her death. “She pass…
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'Confused' Bus Driver Crashes Into 3 Vehicles During Apparent Medical Episode In Fairview
A bus driver and one passenger were hospitalized after the driver crashed into multiple vehicles while suffering an apparent medical episode Saturday, Sept. 19, in Fairview, Daily Voice has learned (scroll for video). The crash happened at Walker Street and Anderson Avenue. The bus was carrying six people, and the parked vehicle had one person in it. Sources at the scene said the driver seemed confused while talking with police. View this post on Instagram The driver was taken to Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center for evaluat…
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Hunter Kills Woman After Mistaking Her For Deer In Front Of Kids: Police
A hunter is facing charges after police say he shot and killed a woman walking through a field with a man and two children after mistaking her for a deer in Delaware. Walter Moorhead, 74, of Salisbury, MD, was identified as the hunter in the tragic accident, while the victim has been identified as 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, from Georgetown, DE, Delaware State Police said. was charged with manslaughter and other offenses after he fatally shot a woman on Friday night in Ellendale while he was hunting from a ground blind, according to Delaware State Police. Shortly after 7:30 …
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Paramus Mall Thefts End In Crash Near Oradell Animal Hospital, Pursuit: Cops
A $1,660 theft from Lululemon and SKIMS at Westfield's Garden State Plaza ended with a Mercedes crashed on an embankment and two Brooklyn women fleeing on foot in Paramus, authorities said (scroll down for photos from Boyd A. Loving at the scene). Paramus police were alerted to a theft at Lululemon around 12:11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Two women had removed anti-theft sensors from several pieces of clothing and left without paying, the chief said. Crime Suppression Officer Matthew Mulick spotted the women entering SKIMS, where they selected clothing and…
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Medical Emergencies Delay Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship's Return To NJ Port
Two medical emergencies aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship delayed the cruise ship's return to New Jersey, impacting passengers' travel plans, according to a notice distributed onboard. Medical staff determined that two guests aboard Oasis of the Seas needed urgent medical attention during the voyage, the notice says. The passengers were successfully taken off the ship to receive additional medical care. While the nature of the emergencies was not released, Cruise Hive reports that one involved a critically ill 7-year-old child, prompting the ship to return to Nassau, the closes…
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Bergen County High Schooler Dies, 15
A Bergen County high school is mourning the loss of one of its students. Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio announced the teen boy's loss on Friday, Sept. 18, saying he had spoken with the teen's father. The boy died the night before. “Our Bergenfield community continues to mourn the heartbreaking loss of one of our high school students,” the mayor said. “I spoke with the student’s father and personally expressed our community’s deepest condolences, prayers, and support. Let us surround the family with compassion while continuing to respect their privacy.” A funeral Mass will be held Monday…
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: Widow Speaks Out After Husband Beaten Dead By Walmart Worker's Parents, Report Says
A widow is speaking out months after her husband of 42 years was beaten to death by the parents of a Walmart worker in Virginia, according to a brand-new report. Josephine Atienza and her 77-year-old husband Bert Atienza went to a Walmart store near thei home in Virginia Beach, on June 7, when a 17-year-old employee nearly struck Josephine with a cart, the widow tells WKTR. Bert began arguing with the teen, who reportedly threw a can at them as they walked away, but missed. As they were shopping, Erika Mitchell, 42, and Travis White, 44, identified by WKTR as the teen worker's parents…
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