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Police & Fire
Paterson Officers Charged With Covering For
Nypd
Captain Indicted For Brutally Beating Woman
UPDATE: The other shoe finally dropped with the arrests of three Paterson police officers in connection with what authorities said was the kidnapping and brutal beating of an off-duty female NYPD commander from New Jersey by a fellow captain she'd been dating. Giuseppe Ciarla, Juan Cruz-Fernandez and Jason Schmid let then-NYPD Capt. Hariton Marachilian leave after finding the victim with clearly visible injuries from a vicious beating outside a Paterson restaurant in December 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Marachilian and the female captain had been out to dinner wi…
Police & Fire
Complaint Alleges How
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Captain Kidnapped, Brutally Beat Woman In Paterson
An off-duty NYPD commander kidnapped and brutally beat a New Jersey woman outside a restaurant in Paterson, authorities charged. Capt. Hariton Marachilian, a 45-year-old Long Island resident, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Thursday, Dec. 7, following his arrest for the alleged Dec. 10, 2022 incident. In what to some might resemble staged professional wrestling violence, a complaint filed by Paterson police says Marchilian viciously grabbed the victim by the hair and smashed her head into the dashboard of his car. But that was only the beginning, it says. Marchilian then chased…
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Jersey Shore HS Teacher, Iraq War Vet Documenting Breast Cancer Battle On Instagram
A New Jersey high school teacher and Gulf War veteran who is battling breast cancer is taking to social media to spread hope. Sandy Jessop, of Wall, served alongside her now-husband, Christian Jessop, during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, then deployed again to Iraq in 2008. The couple share three children together and are both high school teachers. About one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandy -- a teacher at Freehold Regional High School -- was diagnosed with breast cancer. "It was confirmed I have breast cancer on Saturday," she wrote in an Instagram post. "I expect a long hard r…
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Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope
The Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss of a Bethlehem police officer who died by suicide on July 4. Matthew Ragusa was "a beckon of light to countless citizens who needed hope in their darkest hour," wrote Robert Corsi. Corsi organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and other needs for his wife Stephanie, and three sons, Xavier, 13, Braxton, 10, and Lex, 6. The campaign had raised more than $33,000 as of Thursday evening. Matthew RagusaGoFundMe photo Prior to joining the Bethlehem Police Department in 2015, Ragusa served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Cor…
Police & Fire
Army Vet Struck, Killed On NJ Turnpike While Changing Tire After Party With Wife, Son
A 33-year-old U.S. Army veteran returning from a birthday party with his wife and son was struck and killed by a car while changing a tire on the NJ Turnpike in Secaucus, authorities said. Police found East Newark's Jose Peralta lying in the roadway around 11:50 Saturday night, New Jersey State Police said. The driver did not stop after hitting Peralta on the right shoulder of the southbound eastern spur, state police said. More than $3,300 had been raised as of Monday afternoon on a GoFundMe for Peralta's family. Peralta had been returning home from a birthday party with his wife and son…
Police & Fire
Bergen Sheriff's Command Staff Sworn: Nearly A Century Combined Of Law Enforcement Experience
Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s team of executive officers were sworn in at a public ceremony Monday afternoon in Hackensack. Executive Undersheriff Vincent Quatrone, Undersheriffs Jin Sung Kim and David Borzotta and Chief Warrant Officer Cora Taylor all took the oaths of office at Two Bergen County Plaza. “We have comprised a team of qualified individuals who are representative of our diverse Bergen County community, with over 100 years of experience across the law enforcement profession,” Cureton said. Borzotta worked for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for 25 years, nearl…
Police & Fire
Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff
A retired Lodi police chief who served in the U.S. Navy and the Secret Service will join three former members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office who will be sworn to posts with the county sheriff this coming Monday. Former Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone will be sworn as an executive undersheriff along with David Borzotta and Jin Sung Kim during a 4:30 p.m. ceremony at the Bergen County Courthouse, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Cora Taylor will be sworn as chief warrant officer, he said. As executive undersheriff, Quattrone is right behind Cureton in command and will supervise th…
Police & Fire
Found
! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons
UPDATE: A Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning was found Monday afternoon at Woodbury Commons in Orange County -- after walking there. Thomas Podschelne, 59, was recognized by someone at the shopping center -- 25 miles from home -- after seeing one of the Facebook postings seeking help finding him. "He walked there!" his relieved daughter, Chelsea, told Daily Voice after picking him up around 3:45 p.m. Health-wise, "he seems OK," she said, "just a little sunburned." Podschelne, who suffers from severe PTSD, didn't show up for …
Police & Fire
Found
! Missing Waldwick Military Vet Walked 25 Miles To Woodbury Commons
UPDATE: A Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning was found Monday afternoon at Woodbury Commons in Orange County -- after walking there. Thomas Podschelne, 59, was recognized by someone at the shopping center -- 25 miles from home -- after seeing one of the Facebook postings seeking help finding him. "He walked there!" his relieved daughter, Chelsea, told Daily Voice after picking him up around 3:45 p.m. Health-wise, "he seems OK," she said, "just a little sunburned." Podschelne, who suffers from severe PTSD, didn't show up for …
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Seen
HIM? Search Continues For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD
The search for a Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning entered its third day Monday with a false alarm or two but little else. Thomas Podschelne -- whose 60th birthday is this July 23 -- had briefly gone missing before but not for more than a half-day. "He could be anywhere at this point," said his daughter, Chelsea Podschelne. Authorities and citizens have been notified throughout Bergen and Passaic counties and even in Rockland. Police had no pings from his phone, nor any reports that he'd used a credit or debit card anywhere. Podschelne, who s…
Police & Fire
Seen
HIM? Search For Waldwick Military Vet With PTSD Enters Third Day
The search for a Waldwick military veteran who wandered off from home Saturday morning entered its third day Monday with a false alarm or two but little else. Thomas Podschelne -- whose 60th birthday is this July 23 -- had briefly gone missing before but not for more than a half-day. "He could be anywhere at this point," said his daughter, Chelsea Podschelne. Authorities and citizens have been notified throughout Bergen and Passaic counties and even in Rockland. Police had no pings from his phone, nor any reports that he'd used a credit or debit card anywhere. Podschelne, who s…
Police & Fire
Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone Leaves Action Behind For Final Walkout
LODI, N.J. -- He served his country in the U.S. Navy and his government as a Secret Service agent -- and on Wednesday, Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone took his final walkout from the department he'd served for 28 years. Quatrone, a former college lacrosse player who became chief in 2014, is headed to the private sector as an insurance company senior risk consultant manager. Whether it will be stimulating enough for him, given his career in public service, will be seen. Twice the 49-year-old lieutenant commander was deployed with the U.S. Navy -- during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 an…
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Highly-Decorated Fort Lee Soldier Died Days Shy Of 13th Enlistment Date
FORT LEE, N.J. — The remains of soldier Mihail Golin who was killed fighting in Afghanistan are back home, multiple sources report. The remains of 1st Class Sgt. Golin, 34, arrived at Dover Air Force base in Delaware on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. Four other soldiers were wounded in the Jan. 1 battle -- 2 are stable, and 2 haven't returned to duty, the article says. Golin died Monday as a result of wounds he sustained while engaged in combat operations in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the U.S. Army. Golin was born in Riga, Latvia, A…
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