NJ ICE Detainee's Final Phone Call Before Death Revealed NJ ICE Detainee's Final Phone Call Before Death Revealed
NJ ICE Detainee's Final Phone Call Before Death Revealed The final hours of a Salvadoran immigrant's life are coming into focus through a GoFundMe launched after the New Jersey father's death while in ICE custody. Edwin Lopez Cornejo, 39, called his mother on the evening of Friday, July 31, from Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, according to the GoFundMe organized by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. He told her he "was feeling very sick, that he could not feel half of his face or his right hand, and that he planned to request medical attention," the campaign reads. Lopez Cornejo hoped he would receive the care he needed. The n…
Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment
Ex-NY Police Official Texted Son Instructions On Timing Before Gang Shooting: Indictment A former high-ranking police official in Westchester County accused of helping her son flee after a Bronx shooting sent him text messages directing his movements before the gunfire, according to a newly unsealed indictment. The indictment, returned by a Bronx grand jury on Friday, July 31, charges former Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner of Wellness Jennifer Lackard, her son Chase Lackard, 20, and James Lackard with multiple felony offenses stemming from a shooting outside the Bronx Hall of Justice on June 29.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Jennifer Lackard was fired by the…
WATCH: Driver Climbs Wall After Route 287 Crash, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries WATCH: Driver Climbs Wall After Route 287 Crash, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
Watch: Driver Climbs Wall After Route 287 Crash, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Video circulating on social media is shedding new light on the police activity that unfolded on Monday morning, Aug. 3, along Route 287 in Riverdale. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to the northbound lanes near Exit 52A just before 8 a.m., where a Cadillac lost control and crashed, Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan told Daily Voice. The vehicle became disabled, Brennan said. Police did not release any other information other than the fact that the driver was hospitalized with serious injuries and that the crash remains under investigation. Footage shared by the Instagram accoun…
Convicted NJ Sex Offender Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds Convicted NJ Sex Offender Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds
Convicted NJ Sex Offender Admits To Possessing Child Porn: Feds A 70-year-old Tewksbury Township sex offender admitted to possessing child pornography, authorities announced. In December 2024, the state parole board visited David Tuytjens residence because he was previously convicted of aggravated sexual assault, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said.  During the visit, they discovered 64 gigabyte MicroSD storage card, which Tuytjens is prohibited from possessing, Frazier said. The storage card contained at least 800 images and 30 video files containing child sexual abuse materials, Frazier said  The material images depicting prepubesce…
NJ Dad Reported Missing: Police NJ Dad Reported Missing: Police
NJ Dad Reported Missing: Police UPDATE: The body of 49-year-old Cavan Londergan was found in a Morris County park. Click here for more on what we know.
VIDEO: 1-Star Reviews Hit Jersey Shore Pizzeria After Viral Birthday Cake Blowup VIDEO: 1-Star Reviews Hit Jersey Shore Pizzeria After Viral Birthday Cake Blowup
Video: 1-Star Reviews Hit Jersey Shore Pizzeria After Viral Birthday Cake Blowup A longtime Jersey Shore pizzeria is facing a wave of one-star Yelp reviews after a viral video appeared to show an employee arguing with customers who asked to borrow a knife to cut a birthday cake for a 5-year-old. The video, posted to X on Sunday, Aug. 2 by Vintage NewJersey (@VintageNJ1), shows part of a confrontation at Joey Tomato's in Point Pleasant Beach. The account, owned by Tom Jurkowski, documents New Jersey history and has nearly 300,000 followers on Instagram. Joey Tomato's has been in business since 1990. According to Vintage New Jersey's tweet, the family called ahead to ask …
Four Arrests Made In North Arlington Double Homicide: Prosecutor Four Arrests Made In North Arlington Double Homicide: Prosecutor
Four Arrests Made In North Arlington Double Homicide: Prosecutor Four people have been charged in connection with the double homicide that claimed the lives of cousins last month in North Arlington, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 4. The defendants were identified as Altray K. Brown, 33, of Irvington; Leibys A. Mercedes, 26, of Linden; Lydell M. Mercedes, 24, of Linden; and Yolanda K. Montgomery, 30, of Newark, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, had gone to pick up his two children on Sunday, July 19, when he got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, ABC Eyewitness News reported last month. Lock…
Jersey Shore Warehouse Fire Tolls Multiple Alarms: FD Jersey Shore Warehouse Fire Tolls Multiple Alarms: FD
Jersey Shore Warehouse Fire Tolls Multiple Alarms: FD A warehouse became engulfed in flames in a multi-alarm fire in Freehold, authorities said. At 10 p.m. on Friday, July 31, firefighters responded to the warehouse fire at Freehold Cartage on Route 33, the Morganville Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived and were met with large column of smoke and heavy fire, prompting a second alarm to be transmitted, prompting additional units to respond, fire officials said. Firefighters were forced to hand drag their supply house to suppress the fire with water, firefighters said. A third alarm was tolled as more mutual aid responded to fight t…
'Gunshots' Triggers SWAT Response In Bergen County Town — But It Wasn't Gunfire 'Gunshots' Triggers SWAT Response In Bergen County Town — But It Wasn't Gunfire
'Gunshots' Triggers SWAT Response In Bergen County Town — But It Wasn't Gunfire A report of possible gunshots prompted a large police response in Bergen County on Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. It wasn't until investigators were on scene that they discovered no weapon had been fired, police said. Officers responding to West Saddle River Road secured the area and requested assistance from mutual aid law enforcement agencies and the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team out of an abundance of caution, police said. Following a thorough investigation, authorities determined the loud noise was caused by a blown electrical transformer. There was never an active threat and no inju…
Crash Shuts Route 17 Near Garden State Plaza (DEVELOPING) Crash Shuts Route 17 Near Garden State Plaza (DEVELOPING)
Crash Shuts Route 17 Near Garden State Plaza (Developing) A crash is causing delays on Route 17 south near the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4. Paramus police alerted motorists to the crash shortly after 3 p.m., warning drivers to expect delays in the southbound lanes. The New Jersey Department of Transportation's traffic system showed officers arriving at the scene, located just before the ramp to Farview Avenue, at 3:10 p.m., with one lane of traffic getting by. No information about injuries or the number of vehicles involved was immediately available. Motorists are urged to use caution and expect slow-movi…
20-Year-Old Men Die In Suspected Overdoses In Same NJ Town: Police 20-Year-Old Men Die In Suspected Overdoses In Same NJ Town: Police
20-Year-Old Men Die In Suspected Overdoses In Same NJ Town: Police The deaths of two 20-year-old men are under investigation as suspected overdoses, authorities in a New Jersey town announced Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Kearny Police Department is investigating the deaths in coordination with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, according to police. Authorities did not release the identities of the two men or say when the deaths occurred. As the investigation continues, Kearny police are urging residents to take steps to prevent future overdoses by properly disposing of unused medications. Anyone wishing to discard unused prescription medications or narco…
Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — NJ Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Death Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — NJ Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Death
Family Said She Had Schizophrenia — NJ Cop Was Just Cleared In Her Death In the months following Deborah Terrell's death, her family publicly maintained that the 68-year-old, who had schizophrenia, was not given enough time to respond to officers' commands before she was fatally shot. Nearly a year later, a state grand jury reached its decision. The panel voted "no bill" on Monday, Aug. 3, declining to bring criminal charges against New Brunswick Police Officer Josue Plaza in the Aug. 8, 2025 encounter that killed her, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced. Investigators reviewed 911 calls, police radio transmissions, body-worn camera footage…