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Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach
Meet Rookie Cop Who Swam Through Head-High Surf To Save Teen At Asbury Park Beach An Asbury Park police officer swam through head-high surf to rescue a juvenile swimmer in distress before lifeguards were on duty Saturday morning, Aug. 1, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the area of Convention Hall at approximately 6:18 a.m. for a quality-of-life complaint involving an estimated 200 people gathered on the beach, according to the Asbury Park Police Department. Less than 10 minutes later, officers received a report that three juvenile swimmers were in distress off Fourth Avenue Beach, police said. Officers were then advised that only two swimmers remained i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In Deadly Route 70 Crash Details Released In Deadly Route 70 Crash
Details Released In Deadly Route 70 Crash A 53-year-old Toms River woman was killed in a head-on crash on Route 70 in Manchester Township on Thursday afternoon, July 30, authorities said. At 5:14 p.m., officers responded to Route 70 for a two-vehicle crash, after a 2019 Honda Civic driven by Tammy Huth was traveling eastbound when it crossed the center line into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, Manchester police said. Huth, who was wearing a seat belt, was the sole occupant of the Honda, police said.. Although the vehicle's front and side airbags deployed, she was unresponsive when fi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River
Body Of 10-Year-Old Girl Found After 2-Day Search Of Passaic River The body of the 10-year-old girl swept away in the Passaic River on Wednesday evening, July 29 was found on Friday evening, July 31, city officials confirm. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora has told multiple outlets that the girl's body was located near the Market Street bridge, but had not yet been recovered as of press time. The girl, the 10-year-old boy who also drowned, and his older sister, who was able to get out, are all from Garfield, ABC7 reports. At approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast curr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church
Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church A worker apparently hired to perform excavation work at a Bergen County church was rescued after spending more than an hour trapped in a trench on Friday evening, July 31, police said. Emergency crews were called to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Hoboken Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a trench collapse, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone told Daily Voice. The worker became trapped up to his knees while digging after the church hired him to perform the work, Yannacone said. Rescuers freed the worker after more than an hour. The worker's cond…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say 1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say
1 Airlifted After Boat Captain Falls Asleep, Vessels Collide Off Barnegat Inlet, Sources Say One person was airlifted after a dive boat and a fishing boat collided several miles off Barnegat Inlet on Friday morning, July 31, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The crash happened at approximately 11:45 a.m., about eight miles offshore and involved a 32-foot research vessel and a 33-foot Grady-White, TowBoatUS Barnegat Light & Beach Haven said on Facebook. A source tells Daily Voice the fishing boat was returning from offshore when the captain fell asleep while the vessel was on autopilot. Daily Voice could not immediately independently verify tha…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor
NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.

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by Sam Barron
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Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police
Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police A pedestrian was injured after he was struck by vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Friday morning, July 31, authorities said. At 9:05 a.m., officers responded to Route 35 north near the train station after the man fled from ICE agents who were attempting to apprehend him, Point Pleasant Beach police said. During the course of fleeing, the man entered the roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle, police said. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Point Pleasant police said they were not notified of …

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by Sam Barron
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Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor
Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license has been charged in a New Jersey crash that killed a 30-year-old man in May, authorities announced. Donovan Kelly, 28, of Hewitt, was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he struck a Dodge Charger operated by a Bardonia, NY man on May 31, just before 6 p.m. on Warwick Turnpike and Lake Shore Drive In Hewitt, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville announced on Friday, July 31. The Dodge Charger operator was identified by News 12 as Anthony Navarro. Navarro was flown t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles Near NJ River: Here's How You Can Help Save Them Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles Near NJ River: Here's How You Can Help Save Them
Someone Dumped 150+ Turtles Near NJ River: Here's How You Can Help Save Them More than 150 protected box turtles were illegally dumped in New Jersey, and officials are asking the public to help recover the remaining animals. The turtles were abandoned along the edge of a river in Cranford and reported on Wednesday, July 29, according to a public advisory issued by the Cranford Health Department in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Fish, Game and Wildlife division. Local residents, animal control officers, and law enforcement have already recovered nearly 100 turtles, but officials believe dozens are still missing. The turtles …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (UPDATE) Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (UPDATE)
Drowned 3-Year-Old Had Been Missing Before Being Found In Neighbor's NJ Pool, Cops (Update) The 3-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool this week had been reported missing before being found unresponsive in a backyard Bergen County swimming pool, authorities announced. Englewood Cliffs officers responded to a report of a missing child at approximately 2:06 p.m., Officer in Charge Lt. James Tracy said. As officers searched the area, they found the child unresponsive in a neighbor's backyard pool, Tracy said.  Officers immediately began life-saving measures before the girl was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said…

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Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Bergen County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen he was related to, authorities said Thursday, July 30. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Kristian S. Peralta-Montano, of Fair Lawn, was related to the victim, who was between 16 and 18 years old. The Fair Lawn Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Wednesday, July 29, regarding an alleged sexual assault, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fair Lawn Police Department rev…

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Somerset County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor Somerset County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Somerset County Man Possessed Child Porn: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Somerset County man was arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child porn, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. An investigation into Craig Babcock, a Warren resident, was launched in May after authorities received a tip concerning the possession of files depicting the sexual abuse and/or exploitation of a minor via a messaging application platform, Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie Mueller, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Warren Township Chief of Police Robert Ferr…

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by Sam Barron