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Suspect On Run Nabbed For Violent Home Invasion In Area, Police Say Suspect On Run Nabbed For Violent Home Invasion In Area, Police Say
Suspect On Run Nabbed For Violent Home Invasion In Area, Police Say A man wanted in connection with an alleged home invasion in which an area resident was stabbed, has been nabbed by authorities. Jamel McCaskill, of New York City, was arrested in New Jersey on Friday, April 16, for the n Orange County incident which took place in Washingtonville on Saturday, Jan. 30. According to felony complaints filed with the Washingtonville Village Court, on Jan. 30, McCaskill entered a residence in the village and used a large kitchen knife to stab an individual inside.  McCaskill fled the scene and was at large. The Washingtonville Police Department, togeth…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist
Rockland Trucker Ticketed In Route 17 Crash That Killed Motorcyclist The Rockland County driver of a garbage truck that struck and killed a 52-year-old motorcyclist from Hasbrouck Heights on Route 17 on Monday was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to observe road signals, authorities said. Although no criminal charges were immediately filed, an investigation into the death Monday of Nuri Kaloshi was continuing, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. Jonathan D. Lacher, 50, of Nanuet was driving the truck that collided with Kaloshi’s Kawasaki ZX-14 motorcycle on southbound Route 17 as it turned onto the highway from westbound Fra…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More
Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More An Oradell man admitted in federal court Wednesday that he robbed banks in Edgewater and Mahwah – one of them with help from his girlfriend -- as well as an out-of-area bank, gas station and liquor store. Joel Robbins, a 47-year-old Tenafly native, was caught after he pointed a fake gun at two tellers at a TD Bank on Route 17 in Mahwah on Dec. 3 and demanded money, warning them not to “make me have to kill you,” authorities said. Soel, who wore a bandana over his face, then left with an undisclosed amount of cash – dropping bills along the way – and hopped into a waiting Toyota Corolla dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Pearl River Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a Pearl River bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess of Norwood in Bergen County. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the families told Daily Voice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Allendale PD: Driver Shouted Death Threat Outside Northern Highlands HS Allendale PD: Driver Shouted Death Threat Outside Northern Highlands HS
Allendale PD: Driver Shouted Death Threat Outside Northern Highlands HS ALLENDALE, N.J. – “I will kill everyone!” a frustrated father of a student shouted as he pulled into the parking lot of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, making a gun gesture with his hands – and leading to his arrest, authorities said. Another student told police he was stopped in traffic driving out of the lot Tuesday when a white Nissan pulled in and stopped next to a vehicle in front of his, Police Chief George Scherb said. The Nissan driver “made a weapons gesture with his hands” while shouting at the other driver that he would “kill everyone,” Scherb said. After i…

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by Jerry DeMarco