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Hudson Valley Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old: Police
A 33-year-old New York man was arrested by New Jersey State Police after paying a woman to have sex with her 12-year-old daughter, authorities said. New Jersey State Police began investigating Ulster County resident Alexander Boyd in January after he was soliciting children for sex on the internet, New Paltz Police, where Boyd lives, said. Boyd made plans with a woman to purchase her 12-year-old daughter for sex, police said. Once they settled on a price, Boyd traveled to New Jersey, booked a hotel room, and waited for the woman and her daughter, police said. He was located and taken i…
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Missing Rockland County Girl, 13, Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway
A missing Rockland County girl died when she was struck on the Garden State Parkway by two vehicles -- one of which kept going -- just before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The 14-year-old victim from Chestnut Ridge was pronounced dead on the darkened southbound highway near Exit 171 south of the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale shortly after 5 a.m. Nov. 16, they said. An unknown vehicle hit the girl first and kept going, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Chevy Tahoe traveling behind that vehicle then hit her, as well, he said. The Tahoe driver "cont…
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Missing Rockland County Girl, 13, Struck, Killed On Garden State Parkway
A missing Rockland County girl died when she was struck on the Garden State Parkway by two vehicles -- one of which kept going -- just before dawn Thursday, authorities said. The 14-year-old victim from Chestnut Ridge was pronounced dead on the darkened southbound highway near Exit 171 south of the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale shortly after 5 a.m. Nov. 16, they said. An unknown vehicle hit the girl first and kept going, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. A Chevy Tahoe traveling behind that vehicle then hit her, as well, he said. The Tahoe driver "contacted Troo…
Police & Fire
Man From Region Threatening To Murder Ex-Girlfriend Nabbed With Help From Drone, Police Say
A man from the region allegedly threatening to torture and murder his ex-girlfriend was nabbed with the help of a drone. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Barryville, a hamlet of Highland on Monday, Oct. 22. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, the department was contacted by the New Jersey State Police in regards to a man who was making terroristic threats from a residence located in Barryville. The man, identified as Joseph Bell, age 47, of Barryville, was threatening to torture and murder his ex-girlfriend while she was actually at…
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Firefighter, Driver Detail Revival Of Orange County Woman Ejected In Parkway Crash
An off-duty firefighter, nurse, and passing driver revived an Orange County woman ejected from a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway, sources tell Daily Voice. UPDATE: A 54-year-old Port Jervis woman driving a Chevrolet SUV veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, sending the vehicle into the roadway in front of a Chevrolet pickup truck near milepost 136.5 in Clark Township in Union County on Wednesday, Aug. 9, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The SUV driver was ejected and seriously injured, but things could've turned out differently if not for the o…
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Hudson Valley Man Who Sped Away From Trooper In NJ 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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Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median
A man from Rockland County who was struck trying to cross a stretch of Route 17 suffered a gruesome fate, responders revealed. Both his lower left leg and part of his right foot were amputated after he was knocked over the highway divider, they said. The 66-year-old Suffern resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the tragic mishap shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Ramsey Police Chief Brian M. Lyman said. "The initial investigation reveals the pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway and was on, or near, the center divider when he was struck by a 4-do…
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Body Of Missing Man With Rockland Ties Found At Garden State Parkway Rest Stop: Sources
The body of a missing Rockland County native was found at a Garden State Parkway rest stop in Montvale, New Jersey, just south of the state border, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, responders said. No foul play was suspected in the death of Brian Lenihan, they said. Lenihan, age 43, who most recently lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, was reported last seen on Friday, Nov. 18 in New Jersey. He reportedly still had ties to the Pearl River/Orangetown area. His body was found at the James Gandolfini Service Area in Montvale around noon Tuesday, sources told Daily Voice. New Jersey State Police are inv…
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Vehicular Homicide: Rockland Man Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Driver From Dutchess
Police have arrested a Rockland County man who they said was responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 77-year-old motorist on the Garden State Parkway a year and a half ago. Christopher Forrest, age 26, was charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of Dutchess County resident Howard Perlman on June 17, 2021, according to records obtained by Daily Voice. Forrest, of Spring Valley, was recklessly driving a BMW that clipped Perlman's Toyota Venza in the area of milepost 172.3 in Montvale shortly after 7 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. …
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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fatal DWI Crash, 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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Sgt. Justified In Shooting Area Man During Struggle Over Gun, AG Says
A police sergeant was justified in fatally shooting a New York man who jumped him and tried taking his gun during a furious struggle on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, a grand jury has found. New Jersey State Police Staff Sgt. Randall Wetzel ended what had been a series of interactions between Dutchess County resident Maurice Gordon, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, and law enforcers in Brick Township, Waretown, Stafford, and, ultimately, Bass River in New Jersey, in an encounter two years ago that was captured on video. New Jersey law required a grand jury review of the incident des…
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Man From Hudson Valley 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 Area 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 Area
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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Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say
UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker truck driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard when the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for mil…
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Orange County Woman Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash
A Hudson Valley woman died and another person was injured in a chain-reaction crash in New Jersey, authorities said. A tractor-trailer, a Scion, Hyundai SUV, Toyota Camry, and a Honda Accord were traveling west when the truck struck the back of the Scion, causing a collision with the other two cars on Route 280 in Essex County around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The Scion driver, Orange County resident Nicole A. Greco, age 51, of Chester, was killed. The Hyundai driver, Daniel Clark,age 36, of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, suffered moderate in…
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Hudson Valley 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 Hudson Valley 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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Multi-Agency Probe Ties Quartet To 84 Burglaries In Eight NJ Counties, Rockland
A car crash in Hackensack and an alert officer in Cedar Grove produced key evidence in the takedown of a mixed-gender crew believed responsible for 84 home burglaries in eight New Jersey counties and Rockland, authorities said. Investigators armed with a search warrant found proceeds from one of the burglaries in a Mercedes-Benz GL 450 that Keith Perry, 38, of Teaneck crashed in March, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Perry was identified as a burglar who threatened an Englewood homeowner by "making a motion with his hand inside his sweatshirt as though he had a gun" and sayin…
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Millions In Fentanyl, Opiates, Seized In Hudson Valley
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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Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen In Motel Apprehended In Rockland County
A 33-year-old man accused of luring and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old child in a motel last November was apprehended in Rockland County, authorities said. Michael Torenheim, of Brooklyn, was captured in Spring Valley by members of the US Marshals Office, New Jersey State Police and Wall Township Police Department, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. No further details of the alleged incident were released. Torenheim was charged with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree luring, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was bei…
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$1.1M In Cash, Drugs, Gun Seized From Orange County Couple Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking
A Hudson Valley couple accused of trafficking cocaine in New Jersey was busted with $180,000 in drugs and more than $1.1 million in cash, authorities said. Orange County residents Marius Schwerberg, 65, and his wife, Nancy Schwerberg, 43, were charged in a felony complaint filed in the Town of Montgomery Court with first-degree criminal drug possession on Oct. 21, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. The money constitutes the largest amount of cash recovered during a narcotics search warrant in Orange County history, Hoovler said. The charges were the resul…
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Know Them? NY Pair Wanted For NJ Turnpike Road-Rage Assault
New Jersey State Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a pair of men wanted for a road rage incident on the NJ Turnpike. The victim and the two suspects were pulled over on the northbound, inner roadway at milepost 82 in East Brunswick around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15, State Police said. The two men got out of their car and hit the victim in the face with an unknown object, then got back in a black Mercedes Benz SUV with an unknown New York plate and fled, authorities said. The suspects are described as Hispanic men. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State P…
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Man Charged In Death Of Area Resident Fled Crash Scene, Prosecutor Says
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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Hudson Valley 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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One Of Inseparable Brothers Killed In Upper Greenwood Lake Jet Ski Accident
TRIBUTE: He came from an extremely close family and was a community role model. He set weightlifting records at West Milford High School that may never be broken and nearly carried the football team on his back during the last of his three years on varsity. Then, in an instant, he was gone. Tristan Bakalian, 21, of Hewitt, fell off a jet ski on Upper Greenwood Lake late Friday and never resurfaced, authorities said. A search of the lake that included a New Jersey State Police boat and helicopter began after they received an alert around 11:30 p.m. Friday. Divers from an NJSP T.E.A.M.S…
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West Milford Man, 21, Killed In Jet Ski Crash On Upper Greenwood Lake
He came from a tight-knit family and was one of five inseparable brothers. He set weightlifting records at West Milford High School that may never be broken and nearly carried the football team on his back during most of his three years on varsity. An immense community this weekend began mourning the death of Tristan Bakalian, 21, of Hewitt, who fell off the back of a jet ski on Upper Greenwood Lake and never resurfaced. Authorities were alerted around 11:30 p.m. Friday. A search of the lake that included a New Jersey State Police boat and helicopter yielded no results. Divers from an NJSP…
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State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest
A high-speed New Jersey State Police pursuit that began Wednesday night in Morris County ended nearly a half-hour later in Rockland with a suspect in custody, responders said. The nearly 30-mile chase began on northbound Route 287 shortly before 8 p.m. With wet road conditions and speeds eventually topping 100 miles per hours, troopers began to pull back as the suspect exited at Airmont Road in Suffern, responders said. Moments later, the driver was taken into custody at the corner of Route 59 and College Road just off the highway in the Airmont section of Ramapo, they said. CHECK BACK FO…
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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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