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Mystery In The Skies: FBI Probing Unexplained Drone Sightings In New Jersey (
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The skies over New Jersey remain a puzzling hotspot for drone sightings as reports continue nearly two weeks after they first emerged, with residents growing increasingly uneasy (scroll for video). On Wednesday, Dec. 4, Warren County officials confirmed they are working with the FBI-Newark, New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness to monitor, assess, and investigate the unusual activity. This follows a similar announcement from Morris and Somerset counties, where prosecutors, sheriffs, and emergency management offices are coordinating efforts …
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Body Of Missing Swimmer Recovered From Hudson Valley Lake
The body of a missing swimmer who went underwater in a Hudson Valley lake and never resurfaced has been recovered by divers. Related: Divers Searching For Missing Swimmer At Greenwood Lake The missing man was recovered in Orange County around 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, from Greenwood Lake. According to Chief Adam Eirand of the village of Greenwood Lake Police, the 66-year-old unidentified man went missing around 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the area of the west arm in the northern portion of the main lake. Eirand said the man entered the water from a "vessel" and failed to r…
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Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In Westchester, Elsewhere: Feds
Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…
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Driver From Westchester Who Sped Away From Trooper Crashes, Suffers Serious Injuries: Police
A man from Westchester County who was stopped on the shoulder of the New Jersey Turnpike was seriously injured when he suddenly sped away from the trooper checking on him, hitting another vehicle Sunday morning, May 14, authorities said. The man was stopped in a Honda Accord in Burlington County on the shoulder near milepost 54.2 in Bordentown Township when a trooper came over to check on him around 10:35 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Suddenly, the Accord sped off, crossing from the outer roadway to the inner roadway, striking the passenger side of a Honda Odys…
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Teens OK After Minibus From Greenwich Country Day School Careens Across Entire Parkway
A group of teens and their driver escaped serious injury when a minibus from a prestigious private school in Connecticut careened across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in Paramus, New Jersey. The Greenwich Country Day School bus was headed north when the driver swerved to avoid a Lexus whose driver had changed lanes abruptly around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The minibus ran off the roadway, then across the southbound lanes, before coming to rest in a ditch with a flat rear tire. Two of nearly a…
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Westchester Resident ID'd As Second Victim In Double-Fatal NJ Turnpike Rush-Hour Crash
Police have identified a Westchester County resident as the second victim of a double-fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week. Seyed Tarighati, age 69, of Yonkers, the driver, and his passenger, Robert Birnbaum, age 85, of Scarsdale, both died in the crash Friday, Aug. 19 during afternoon rush hour, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Newark, NJ - Turnpike Southbound near MM 107 - Fatal Accident - 2 patients deceased on scene. Extensive lane closures. pic.twitter.com/DrMxoycO0Z — NorthJersey Dispatch (@NNJnews) August 19, 2022 A Toyota Prius driven by Tarighati vee…
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Westchester Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking' DWI Crash That Killed Friend, Prosecutor Says
A 21-year-old Northern Westchester man has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing the death of a friend while driving impaired, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, must serve a little over five years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina in New Jersey. Lorenz pleaded guilty last month in Superior Court in Mount Holly, NJ, to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto, and driving while intoxicated, Coffina said on Thursday, May 26. The investigation revealed that Lorenz, Roy Song, 21…
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Westchester Man Admits Killing Friend In DWI Crash
A 21-year-old man from Northern Westchester has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, New Jersey to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County, NJ Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under an agreement with the prosecutor’s office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being c…
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Arrest Made In Rape Of Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead
A man is accused of sexually assaulting a Hudson Valley woman who was found dead on Memorial Day Weekend three decades ago. The case dates back to 1990, when the 20-year-old woman from Putnam County was spending the weekend in southern New Jersey with friends in Wildwood, authorities said. Using a DNA match, police arrested Jerry Rosado, now age 62, of Millville, New Jersey, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. Rosado is charged with the sexual assault of Susan Negersmith of Carmel. He has not been ch…
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Two Brothers Nabbed For Murder Of Missing Man From Region
Two brothers have been arrested for the alleged murder of a missing area man. The New York State Police arrested two Sullivan County men, Jack Carter, age 21, and Nick Carter, age 26, both of Glen Spey, on Wednesday, Jan. 19, for the murder of a missing area man. The arrest stems from an investigation into a missing person report for 74-year-old Mark Eckert, of Glen Spey, who was last seen at his home on Saturday, Jan, 15, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation ensued and on Jan. 19, Eckert's was located dead on his property, Nevel said. Jack and Nick Carter wer…
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Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash
A major New York tech company founder who blasted into space with actor William Shatner last month was aboard a small plane that crashed in New Jersey, killing him and a local flight instructor, authorities confirmed Friday, Nov 12. Glen M. De Vries, age 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, age 54, of Hopatcong, New Jersey, were both aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed in a wooded area of a state park near Lake Kemah around 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, according to New Jersey State Police spokeswoman Brandi Slota and the FAA. The plane had been reported missing nearly an …
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Westchester Man Killed In Crash Was 'Genuinely Happy, Loved Living Life'
Support is surging for a Northern Westchester family mourning the loss of their 21-year-old son in a South Jersey crash over the Fourth of July weekend. More than $32,000 had been raised as of Tuesday evening, July 6 on a GoFundMe in memory of Roy Song, of Ossining. "Words cannot express the pain, sadness, and devastation we all feel at his loss," campaign founder Beata Mione writes. Roy was just 21 years old, a 2018 graduate of Ossining High School, with a bright future ahead of him." "He was loved and admired by all who crossed paths with him. The oldest of the three siblings, he leaves…
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21-Year-Old Westchester Man Killed, Two Others Hurt In South Jersey Crash
A Northern Westchester man was killed and two others hurt in a South Jersey crash. Anthony Lorenz, age 20, of Ossining, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Subaru WRX heading east on Hilliards Bridge Road when the car ran off the road to the left, just east of Red Lion Road in Southampton Township around 3:35 a.m. Saturday, July 3, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The vehicle struck a tree stump, a utility pole, and a guardrail, killing 21-year-old passenger Roy Song, also of Ossining, the sergeant said. Lorenz and a third occupant -- a 19-year-old man from Cohansset, Massa…
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Hudson Valley Man Killed In Garden State Parkway Hit-Run Crash
A 77-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. Dutchess County resident Howard Perlman, of Hopewell Junction, was heading northbound in the right lane when his Toyota Venza was struck by an unknown vehicle around 7:10 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in Montvale, New Jersey near milepost 172.3, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Toyota went off the road to the right and struck several trees as the unknown vehicle fled the scene, the sergeant said. Perlman was rushed to Nyack Hospital with serious injuries, w…
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Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Massive Westchester Bust
Several million dollars worth of fentanyl and other drugs are off the streets following a massive Drug Enforcement Agency bust in the Hudson Valley. A joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF), New Jersey State Police, and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office led to the seizure of millions of dollars worth of opiates and other narcotics, including alleged fentanyl in Mount Vernon. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that in total, approximately 25,000 pills alleged to be fentanyl, many ma…
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Prosecutor: Man Charged In Death Of Westchester Resident Fled Crash Scene
A 37-year-old man has been charged in the death of a Northern Westchester man who was struck on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, of Toms River, New Jersey, was charged with vehicular homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Daniel Cintron, 50, of Ossining, had been involved in a minor crash late Saturday, Sept. 5, with a car driven by Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island before a third vehicle struck both of them along the side of the parkway, Billhimer said. Cintron and Puglisi had gotten …
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Westchester Man Struck, Killed On Shoulder Of Garden State Parkway
A 50-year-old man from Northern Westchester was killed when he was struck by an SUV in New Jersey on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, authorities said. Daniel Cintron, of Ossining, was pronounced dead at the crash scene where he had been standing next to a disabled vehicle, New Jersey State Police said. A second pedestrian, also standing outside of the vehicle, suffered moderate injuries when the crash occurred about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. He was identified by state police as Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, 37, of Toms Rive…
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Dashcam Video Released Of Hudson Valley Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting
New video and information has been released of the Hudson Valley man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released audio and video recordings of the Saturday, May 23 shooting of Poughkeepsie resident Maurice Gordon, who was shot and killed by a New Jersey State trooper on the Garden State Parkway after a struggle with police. State Police Sgt. Randall Wetzel was identified by investigators as the shooter as the investigation into the Hudson Valley-native’s death continues. In total, 12 audio and video recordings were released, co…
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Officer-Involved Shooting Involving Hudson Valley Man Under Investigation
A Hudson Valley man was shot and killed in an incident involving the New Jersey State Police on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. Ir happened at about 6:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, in Bass River, in Burlington County, New Jersey. The victim has been identified as Dutchess County resident Maurice S. Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, according to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir. The investigation is ongoing and no further information has been released. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead
UPDATE: A police officer, two suspects and three civilians were killed in what became a Jersey City gun battle Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The slain officer was identified as Joseph Seals, a 17-year department veteran and father of five -- including a newborn -- who lived in North Arlington. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. “We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep every…
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Westchester Native Struck, Killed Walking On Garden State Parkway, Police Say
An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said. Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family members said. He was walking on the northbound parkway at milepost 169.7 in Woodcliff Lake "for an unknown reason" at 3 a.m. when he struck by an Acura driven by a 28-year-old New City man, according to NJ State …
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Westchester Man Airlifted To Hospital With Leg Gash After Dirt Bike Accident
A 29-year-old Westchester man was airlifted to the hospital after a dirt bike accident in Morris County, New Jersey, authorities said. The unidentified man, from Yonkers, was riding the bike in the field behind a home in Chester Township when he lost control, crashing to the ground on Aug. 31 just after 6:30 p.m., Chester Police Chief Thomas Williver said. The man suffered a large cut on his left thigh and could not be moved to the designated landing area for the helicopter, police said. The landing zone for the Medevac -- a New Jersey State Police Jemstar -- was in turn switched to the sa…
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Teens Caught: Stolen Westchester Car Slams Police Vehicle In Chase
A car stolen out of Westchester that was packed with seven teenage members of a New Haven-based vehicle theft ring rammed a police cruiser in a pre-dawn chase that began in Morris County and ended with another crash at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, authorities said. The seven juveniles captured moments after the crash are part of a crew responsible for dozens of vehicle burglaries and thefts in Morris, Essex, Putnam and Westchester counties (both NY), they said. Hanover Police Sgts. Paul Gundersdorf and Sgt Anthony Vitanza reported spotting the speeding vehicle exiting onto northbound Rout…
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Hudson Valley Man Writes Poignant Facebook Post Hours Before Fatal Crash
Hours before he was killed in a crash, a motorcyclist from the Hudson Valley was taking in the idyllic moment alongside Greenwood Lake in Orange County. "Beautiful day to be out on the bike," 38-year-old Jesse Dunn of Unionville, also in Orange County, wrote on Facebook around 4 p.m. Saturday. He shared a photo of his Kawasaki motorcycle and the view from Emerald Point Restaurant & Marina. That evening around 8:30, Dunn was killed after his bike crossed over to the other side of Loomis Avenue and struck the front of a northbound Hyundai Elantra in Wantage, New Jersey Sta…
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Arrests Made In Empire City Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery
Two men were in custody after authorities said they robbed a casino gambler by bumping his car from behind on Route 208 in Wyckoff and claiming they were police officers. The driver told police he’d left the Empire City Casino in Yonkers around 5:30 a.m. Sept. 2 and was headed north on the highway when his vehicle was struck from behind near Cedar Hill Avenue. One of two men who got out of the other car “identified himself as a law enforcement officer and instructed him to place his hands on the trunk of his vehicle,” Wyckoff Police Chief David Murphy said. “They then held him while they r…
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Area Man Killed When Motorcycle Hits Curve, Crashes
An area man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and hitting a guardrail. Carmin Quintero, 27, of Plesant Valley was killed just after 3 p.m. Sunday when he crashed on I-80 eastbound in Wharton, N.J., said New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez. Quintero was riding a Honda motorcycle when he got off at Exit 34 and struck a curb, overturned and both he and his bike hit the guardrail, Goez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, he added. No other vehicles were involved and Quintero was the only person involved, state police said.
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Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups
A fellow member of a gang from Rockland was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in federal prison for his role in carjacking, kidnapping and leaving a local cab driver for dead in Orange County after he and four others robbed a North Jersey bar. Wilbur J. Barahona, 22, of Ridgewood was the last of six defendants to accept a plea deal from federal prosecutors in Newark in connection with the separate crimes, which occurred within hours of one another. The others: Guillermo Carillo-Iraheta, Balmore Carrillo-Iraheta and Juan Chiliseo-Vega, all of Suffern,and the getaway driver in the Hawthorne, …
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Know Them? Police Seek Help In Search For Hudson Valley ID Theft Suspects
The New Jersey State Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for two suspects that went on a multi-state crime run last summer. For months, police have sought the suspects, who obtained a credit card in the Hudson Valley using a falsified New Jersey driver’s license before committing a similar scheme in Connecticut. Police said that the two female suspects entered a Zale’s jewelry store at the Galleria Crystal Run Mall in Wallkill on Aug. 19 to obtain a falsified license with their victim’s biographical information. That credit card was then used to make a purchase at the …
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Small Plane Reportedly Down In NJ; Westchester Police Aviation Unit Assists
Two people aboard a small plane survived an emergency landing late Sunday afternoon in northwest New Jersey, State Police confirmed. A distress call was transmitted from the craft over Lake Hopatcong in Sussex County just after 4 p.m., responders said. The Cessna 172 then landed hard in Lafayette Township, eight or so miles from Sussex County Airport and about 25 miles south of the New York State border, NJSP Lawrence Peele confirmed. The craft sustained minor damage, he said.
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