Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police
Fake FBI Agents Storm NJ Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police A New Jersey man has been arrested after police say he and two accomplices posed as FBI agents, forced their way into a woman's apartment and stole $7,500 from her safe. Samuel Prata, 42, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 4, in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 27 home invasion on Mott Street near Raymond Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said. Three men knocked on the door of the woman's third-floor apartment around 2:30 p.m. and claimed to be federal agents, demanding that she open the door, Miranda said. When she did, the men rushed inside and pushed her onto a c…
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car. But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride. For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans. Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…
30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say 30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say 30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say
30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say A large fight involving approximately 30 people outside a Bergen County bar ended with four arrests early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, police said. Officers responded to JoJo's Bar and Grill on Monroe Street in Garfield, just before 1:30 a.m., for reports of a large fight outside the bar, Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo told Daily Voice. Officers saw two people actively fighting as they arrived, Pozo said. Mutual aid was requested from police departments in Lodi, Wallington and Saddle Brook. Four people were ultimately arrested, including three on simple assault charges and one on an obstructi…
Man Charged In Somerset Arson That Killed 2 Pets, Displaced 15: Prosecutor Man Charged In Somerset Arson That Killed 2 Pets, Displaced 15: Prosecutor Man Charged In Somerset Arson That Killed 2 Pets, Displaced 15: Prosecutor
Man Charged In Somerset Arson That Killed 2 Pets, Displaced 15: Prosecutor A 56-year-old New Brunswick man seen carrying a container toward a Somerset County apartment building shortly before it went up in flames has been charged with arson in a fire that killed two pets and displaced 15 people on Friday, Oct. 2 authorities said. Perfecto Quintana, was arrested in connection with the fire on Home Street in Franklin Township, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. At 3:45 p.m., firefighters and police responded to the apartment building for an active fire, which was eventually extinguished, McDonald said. Three families, 11 adults and four children, we…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports. Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.  They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported. Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age. A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In Skillman Mansion, Prosecutor Says Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In Skillman Mansion, Prosecutor Says Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In Skillman Mansion, Prosecutor Says
Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In Skillman Mansion, Prosecutor Says Three people were found shot dead in a New Jersey home, including one person who was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, Oct. 2,  officials said. At 5:52 p.m., the three bodies were discovered at a home on Wild Azalea Lane, in Skillman, Somerset County Prosecutor John  McDonald said. Caution tape was seen outside of the mansion 39 Wild Azalea Ln., as published by The Montgomery News. The investigation began a day earlier, when Montgomery Township police received a request to check on the occupants of the home just before 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, McDonald said.&nb…
Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters
Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Flames ripped through the front of a Bergen County home as firefighters responded to a reported structure fire with a possible explosion, officials said. The Wyckoff Fire Department responded to the home on Patton Place on Friday night, Oct. 2, according to the department. Video shared by the department shows flames shooting from the front of the home as crews worked at the scene. Firefighters conducted fire suppression and ventilation, the department said. Mutual aid crews responded to the scene and provided coverage. No information on injuries or the cause of the fire was immediately r…
50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor 50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor 50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor
50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Paterson, authorities said. The Paterson woman was struck near Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue on Friday, Oct. 2, at approximately 7 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said. The woman was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene. The investigation remained active and ongoing as of Saturday, Oct. 3. Anyone with information is asked to call the Passaic County …
Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor
Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a Friday, Oct. 2 Route 4 crash that involved a gunshot victim, Daily Voice has learned. Teaneck police responded to multiple reports of a crash on Route 4 westbound on Friday, Oct. 2, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. Two people in the vehicle fled the crash at Decatur Avenue, leaving one shooting victim with a gunshot wound to his arm in the vehicle, Daily Voice has learned. Photos shared by NorthJersey.com show a white Toyota RAV4 that crashed into a utility p…
14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police
14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police A 14-year-old boy died after falling from a skateboard and striking his head on the pavement in North Jersey, authorities said. At 5:46 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, emergency crews responded to Hopper Avenue and Woodland Court in Pequannock Township and found a boy suffering from a head injury, Pequannock Township Police said. He had been riding a skateboard when he fell and struck his head on the pavement, police said. The boy, whose identity was not released, was treated at the scene before he was taken to Morristown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police …
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home A victim was found dead inside a South Jersey home following a fire on Friday, Oct. 2, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a home on Iron Bridge Road and confirmed a working fire, Cedarville Fire Department Chief Kevin Scarlato said. Cedarville fire crews, along with mutual responders, stretched two lines and began attacking the flames, Scarlato said. The victim, who was not identified, was found dead following a search of the home, Scarlato said. The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety and the Cumberland County Fire Ma…
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…