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61K Gun Safes Sold At Retailers Nationwide Recalled After 12-Year-Old Shot, Killed With Weapon
More than 61,000 gun cases sold nationwide are being recalled due to a malfunction that can allow unauthorized people to access dangerous weapons, and already led to the death of a child. Illinois-based Fortress Safe announced this week that the biometric gun safes were being recalled due to a "serious safety hazard and risk of death" caused by a programming feature that made the safes more accessible. The recall comes following a recent lawsuit that alleges a 12-year-old boy died from a gun obtained from one of the safes, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). "…
Lifestyle
Cardi Cleared: NJ Rapper Won't Face Charges For Mic Toss
Cardi B can breathe a sigh of relief. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced no charges will be filed against Cardi B, a Tenafly resident, for tossing a microphone at a fan who threw a drink at her during a concert in Las Vegas last weekend. "After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Footage of Cardi's mic toss has gone viral across social media. After the mic toss spread across social medi…
Lifestyle
You Can Own The Mic NJ's Cardi B Tossed At A Fan
The microphone seen around the world can be yours for just $99,900. The Shure microphone that Cardi B tossed at a fan who splashed her with a drink at a show in Las Vegas last weekend has been listed on Ebay. As of Thursday, August 3, 124 bidders have pushed the price up to $99,900. The auction ends on Tuesday, August 8. Scott Fisher, the owner of an audio company that provides support for shows at nightclubs in Las Vegas, is listing the microphone. "We provided more than one microphone for this particular show and verified with the in house crew which one was specifically used by Car…
Lifestyle
Watch Hoboken Native On New Latest Netflix Obsession Based In NJ
A native of Hoboken is a part of everyone's newest Netflix obsession, which is set in Camden County. Alex Giaimo is appearing on "King of Collectables," which debuted on Netflix on Friday, April 28, and is already living in the streaming service's top 10 most watched shows. The show explores Ken Goldin, who runs an auction house that specializes in rare collectables and is headquartered in Runnemede. Giaimo is one of his employees. Alex Giaimo on "King of Collectibles."Netflix Alex Giaimo on "King of Collectibles."Netflix Athletes like Karl Malone, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Mike…
Police & Fire
Retired NJ Doctor Found Guilty Of Selling Toxic Chemical As Weight-Loss Drug
An 85-year-old retired doctor from New Jersey was convicted of selling a toxic industrial chemical as a weight-loss drug, authorities said. William Merlino, of Mays Landing, was charged in December 2019 with one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said Tuesday, Aug. 9. Merlino ran the business out of his home, packaging and selling Dinitriophenol (DNP) for human consumption from at least November 2017 until March 2019, the US Attorney said. The chemical, which has never been approved by the FDA, was first int…
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Companies Selling Honey Tainted With Drugs Used To Fight Erectile Dysfunction: FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to four companies that allegedly illegally sold honey-based products that could contain drug ingredients found in erectile dysfunction medication. Testing by the FDA found that products being sold throughout the East Coast could pose a significant health risk to consumers due to the presence of drug ingredients that can be found in Cialis (tadalafil) and Viagra (sildenafil). Officials noted that those drugs are used to treat erectile dysfunction and are “restricted to use under the supervision of licensed health care professio…
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: Pharmacist Charged With Selling COVID Vax Cards On eBay, Feds Warn Against Fakes
A licensed pharmacist was arrested by federal agents Tuesday for selling COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay as government warnings against buying cards increased. Tangtang Zhao, 34, of Chicago worked for a pharmacy that distributed and administered vaccines – and with them the vax cards -- at its locations nationwide, Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. said. Zhao got his hands on 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards that he sold to nearly a dozen different buyers for $10 each, Polite said. “Knowingly selling COVID vacc…
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Former Bergen Resident From CT Admits Embezzling $540,000 From Security Firm
A former Bergen County resident now living in Connecticut admitted Wednesday that she embezzled $540,000 from a local company. Melissa Corso, 50, and her husband lived in Closter when she worked for a Delaware-based security systems supplier with an office in Ridgefield Park, federal authorities said. Corso, currently of Groton, CT, and co-worker Joseph Spaccavento steered customer payments owed to their former employer to a PayPal account registered to him and linked to her work email, according to an FBI complaint. The customers, in turn, sent more than $3.1 million through 1,150 transa…
Business
'End Of An Era': Hackensack Music Icon 'The Record King' Closing After 56 Years
Closing time has come for one longtime Hackensack record store. "The Record King" will close its Main Street shop after 56 years, owner Craig Shepneski said citing the city's $1 billion redevelopment plan. Posted by The Record King on Monday, November 28, 2016 Shepneski last week got a letter in the mail saying his shop's lease had been up, and he'd have to be out by the end of the month, NJ Advance Media reports. The longtime owner made the announcement last week on Facebook, where dozens lamented the store's closure. "So sad...the end of an era," one person wrote. "Many happy Satur…
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Ramsey Man Admits Embezzling $516,000 From Ridgefield Park Security Firm
A Ramsey man who worked at a Ridgefield Park security systems firm told a federal judge that he and an accomplice diverted $516,000 of the company’s money to spend on themselves. Joseph Spaccavento, 41, was an accounts payable manager and assistant controller at the firm, which developed hardware and software for video surveillance, federal authorities said. His accomplice, Melissa Corso, coordinated the collection of customer payments and applied them to invoices, they said. For more than 5 ½ years, the two diverted customer payments to themselves, Spaccavento admitted during a videoconfe…
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FBI: Don’t Even Think Of Using A Phony COVID Vaccination Card
It was inevitable that there’d be a black market for COVID vaccination cards, which has prompted warnings from federal authorities. It might be tempting to print out and fill in a blank vaccination card you bought online -- or on the street. Just be warned: You’re not just putting others at risk. You’re also facing possible federal charges if you’re caught with a forged card, the FBI says. "If you did not receive the vaccine, do not buy fake vaccine cards, do not make your own vaccine cards, and do not fill-in blank vaccination record cards with false information," the bureau warns. "By …
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Feds: Former Bergen Resident From CT Embezzled $540,000 From Ridgefield Park Security Firm
A former Bergen County resident now living in Connecticut embezzled $540,000 intended for a local company that she diverted into a PayPal account for herself, her husband and a co-worker, federal authorities charged. A federal judge in Connecticut ordered Melissa Corso, 50, of Groton, held pending transfer to New Jersey to face wire fraud charges after the FBI arrested her on Thursday. Corso and her husband lived in Closter when she worked for a Delaware-based security systems supplier with an office in Ridgefield Park, federal authorities said. For more than six years, beginning in early …
Lifestyle
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski
A Jersey City man may have devised the ultimate commuting hack: traveling by jet ski. David Pike told WABC's "Good Morning America" that he used to take the PATH, the bus and the subway to get to his job in Brooklyn, a 90-minute slog one way. During these commutes, Pike realized that the distance as the crow flies -- or as the fish swims -- between his job at New York Trolley and his Jersey City home was relatively short. Then one day he had a eureka moment. "I went on eBay and bought a jet ski -- and now it takes me 15 minutes, I just cut straight across the harbor," he …
Lifestyle
North Jersey 'Avengers: Endgame' Tix Selling on eBay For Thousands Of Dollars Each
Marvel fans are reselling their "Avengers: Endgame" prime tickets for thousands of dollars on eBay. As of Sunday morning, the asking price for two tickets for a showing in Linden was $2,000 each. At the Kerasotes theater in Secaucus, someone wants a jaw-dropping $25,000 for a set of three. Someone else is asking $500 apiece for tickets to the IMAX theater at Paramus' AMC Garden State 16 and $5,999 for a showing in Clifton (with a buy-it-now price of $9,999). Earlier this week, a pair of tickets were sold at $15,000 for the Essex Green screening in West Orange. The film wil…
Police & Fire
Dozens Charged In Huge Tri-State Area Shoplifting Ring
A band of shoplifters targeting chain stores including Walgreens have been arrested after netting millions in goods, Jersey City police announced during a press conference Thursday afternoon. The shoplifters filled bags with items purloined from the stores, which include locations in Bayonne and Jersey City, said Chief of Police Michael Kelly. Twenty- three people have been charged so far but the investigation is continuing, authorities said. The arrests were the result of undercover surveillance operations launched in Jersey City after police there learned of similar inc…
Police & Fire
Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay
A tech consultant used a Hackensack company's money to buy $200,000 worth of cellphones that he then sold on eBay, authorities charged. Michael Acosta, 34, of North Bergen used his position in the company to buy more than 400 phones without authorization from its service provider between October 2015 and September 2018, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He “later sold them on eBay for his own personal gain,” Calo said. Acosta was issued a summons and released pending a Feb. 20 first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charge…
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: Retired Fire Chief From Tenafly Swiped Artifacts From Museum To Sell On eBay
A retired Bayonne battalion chief was arrested for stealing artifacts from the Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum and selling them online, said authorities who charged him. Paul Avery, 64 of Tenafly, was charged last Thursday with theft after an investigation found he sold several items on eBay including three helmets and a speaking trumpet, police told several media outlets. Avery, who earns an annual pension of $130,000, worked at the museum painting and building cabinets, the New York Post reports. He worked for the department for 36 years and retired in 2017. A fire captain who wor…
Police & Fire
Edgewater Defendant Indicted In $12M Go-Go Bar Theft Ring
An Edgewater man conspired with the owner of a shuttered go-go bar to use stolen credit card information – and illegally acquired gift cards – to steal more than $12 million, authorities said. Kevin Bae, 30, shared a bank account with the Morris County bar owner “into which millions of dollars were transferred” through the scheme, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. They generated the money through a variety of scams, including scaring elderly people over the phone into buying gift cards by pretending to be a grandchild who was in jail and needed bail money, Grewal said. The own…
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