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Boyfriend Charged With Murder Of Clifton's 'Dunkin' Donuts Queen' Daniela Ghafour
A Passaic man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old Clifton native known as the “Dunkin’ Donuts Queen” nearly one year later, authorities announced. Ernest Lawrence, 35, of Passaic, was identified as the suspect in the March 16, 2025 murder of Daniela Ghafour, of Passaic, and captured in North Carolina, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman. Sources tell Daily Voice that Lawrence was Ghafour's boyfriend. He has been extradited to New Jersey where he will face charges of murder, unlawful po…
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Bergen County Home Invasion, Knifepoint Sex Assault: 27-Year-Old In Custody: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Passaic County man is in custody after police say he broke into the home of an acquaintance and sexually assaulted them at knifepoint in Bergen County. Valentino Tusha of Prospect Park was arrested on charges including home invasion burglary, aggravated sexual assault, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began Sunday, Feb. 8, when the Lodi Police Department notified the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit of an alleged aggravated sexual assault, Musella sai…
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Second Man Seen With Gun At Garden State Plaza Arrested 77 Miles Away: Cops
A second man spotted with a gun at Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus last month was arrested nearly 80 miles away in a routine traffic stop, police said. Jamal Clark, a 21-year-old Newark resident, had been wanted following a reported gun sighting inside the mall on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, in which Charlie Williams was previously arrested. Officers were notified at approximately 9:05 p.m. after mall security reported a suspicious person believed to be armed just after 9 p.m., according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. Once patrol officers arrived, police learned that two separate in…
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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Screams After Bergen Cop Wakes Him, Speeds Off With Fake Loaded Gun: PD
A Bergen County man was arrested after speeding away from an officer, almost causing a head-on crash, and being found with a loaded imitation handgun, local police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Nov. 27, just before 2 a.m., when Officer Michael Carrino saw a black Nissan SUV idling in the wrong direction on the 300 block of Page Avenue, according to the Lyndhurst Police Capt. Paul Haggerty. The driver, Milton J. Hernandez, 24, was slumped over in the driver's seat asleep, police said. Officer Carrino knocked on the window to wake him. Once Hernandez awoke, he looked at Carrino w…
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Boy, 17, Kills 49-Year-Old Mom In Atlantic County: Cops
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of his mother, authorities in Atlantic County announced Sunday, Nov. 22. Julissa Serrano, 49, was found with multiple stab wounds just after 6 p.m, Saturday, Nov. 22, after Hamilton Township police were called to the Meadowbrook Condos in Mays Landing, the county prosecutor's office said. Serrano was transported to AtlantiCare Medical Center in Atlantic City, where she died from her injuries, authorities said. The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, officials said…
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Asbury Park Man Charged In Fatal Paterson Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
An Asbury Park man has been charged in connection with a deadly stabbing in Paterson, authorities said. Jean Romelus, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in connection with the Oct. 22 fatal stabbing near Market Street and Veterans Place, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. Officers responded to the area around 2:21 p.m. after receiving a report of a stabbing. When police arrived, they found William Davis, 38, of Paterson, lying on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds, authorities said. Davis was taken to St. Jos…
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24-Year-Old Evading Cops Hit, Killed Toy Collector From NJ, DA Says
A 24-year-old Long Island man was formally charged in a crash that killed a New Jersey native. Jason Jean-Joseph, of West Babylon, was arraigned on manslaughter, weapon possession, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the June crash that killed 29-year-old Hillel Fuld. Fuld, originally from Teaneck and living in Wyandanch, was gravely injured around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jun 13, near Wyandanch and Mount avenues, as Daily Voice reported. Moments before the collision, a Suffolk County police officer attempted to stop Jean-Joseph’s 2018 BMW 5 Series. Ins…
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Murder Suspect Captured Running From Scene In Jackson, Prosecutor Says
A Jackson Township man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman Saturday morning, Sept. 6, authorities said. At approximately 11 a.m., Jackson Township police responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired and an unresponsive female in the roadway at the Paragon Apartment Complex on Larsen Road, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Responding officers found the woman, later identified as Toraya Reid of Jackson, dead near the exit of the complex with multiple gunshot wounds, the prosecutor said. Additional officers saw a man — later ident…
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Parsippany Man Crashes Stolen Motorcycle, Found With Crack In Middletown: Cops
A Parsippany man was arrested after crashing a stolen motorcycle and running from police in Middletown, authorities said. Michael Crupi, 48, was taken into custody Monday, July 21, following a crash involving two cars and a motorcycle near State Route 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road, according to Middletown Township Police Chief R. Craig Weber. Police said the motorcyclist fled the scene before officers arrived. Ptl. Salvatore Albanese later spotted the motorcycle near Wilson Avenue and State Route 36. When the officer approached, Crupi ran, according to police. Ptl. Albanese and Detective Li…
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NJ Man Indicted For Murder After Strangling Wife With Belt: Prosecutor
A 38-year-old South Toms River man was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges after authorities say he killed his wife by strangling her with a belt, officials announced Wednesday, July 23. At 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, officers from the South Toms River Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious female at a home on Hummel Drive, Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer said. Responding officers arrived to find Cheyanne Juarez lying on the floor, unconscious, with blood on her face and a belt around her neck, Billhimer said. Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene,…
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New Brunswick Woman Tries To Stab Cop, Firefighter During Welfare Check, Authorities Say
A woman in New Brunswick tried to stab a police officer and firefighter before barricading herself inside her home during a welfare check, authorities said. Officers were called to Harvey Street around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10, after a report of a resident in crisis, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo. When police arrived, the woman was “uncooperative and attempted to stab” a responding New Brunswick Police officer and firefighter, officials said. She then barricaded herself inside the home. The Middlesex County Special…
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Man With Crack Pipe, Homemade Knife Degrades Cops Before Wayne Wawa Arrest, Police Say
A 56-year-old Andover man was arrested after police say he was caught with multiple weapons and suspected drugs during a late-night stop at Wawa in Wayne. The arrest happened on Sunday, June 22, around 11:45 p.m., when Wayne Police Officer Michael Sweeney spotted a 2007 Honda Pilot with a headlight out and a smashed windshield driving on Route 23 North, a release from Capt. Dan Daly says. The vehicle was stopped in the Wawa parking lot, where Officer Gerard Parent arrived to assist. While speaking with the driver, Sweeney noticed what he believed to be “a crack pipe with burn marks on it a…
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US Marshals Capture Fugitive Who Rammed Cop With Car At NJ Hotel: Police
A months-long manhunt ended this week with the arrest of a fugitive accused of trying to kill a police officer during a wild escape from a New Jersey hotel, authorities said. Luis Duval-Jimenez, 31, of New Brunswick, was wanted for attempted murder of a police officer after an incident on May 15, in South Brunswick, officials said in a news release from the South Brunswick Police Department. Duval-Jimenez was arrested early Wednesday, June 18, by the U.S. Marshals Service in North Arlington, police said. The charges stem from a confrontation at Hotel Vincenza, located at 3793 Route 1, wher…
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She Stabbed Him At Bergen County Hotel Then Disappeared, Now The Hunt Is On, Cops Say
A 29-year-old Texas man was found bleeding from a stab wound at a Mahwah hotel Saturday morning, and police are searching for the woman they say did it. Officers with the Mahwah Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said in a release issued Wednesday, May 7. The caller was an unknown male who reported that a woman had stabbed someone and fled the scene, the captain said. When officers arrived, they found the 29-year-old victim—identified only as being from Huffman, TX—with a stab…
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Man Possessed BB Gun, Knife Outside Church: Palisades Park Police
A 29-year-old Little Ferry man was arrested and charged on Monday, April 14, after he was found with a knife and a BB gun outside a church in Palisades Park authorities said. At 6:11 p.m., officers responded to a report of a suspicious person at First Street and E. Edsall Boulevard and located Minseuk Jung standing out the Presbyterian Church of New Jersey at 500 Broad Ave., Palisades Park police said. Officers conducted a pat down of Jung and located a knife and an air-type BB gun, police said. Jung was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon, police said.
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Squatter Who Took Over Monmouth County Homes Escapes From Psych Hospital: Cops
Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old man who walked away from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, months after being charged with squatting in two vacant homes and falsely claiming ownership, officials said. Markies Wells, who also goes by Messiah Law-Elbey, was last seen at 4:08 a.m. on Friday, March 7, wearing a green jumpsuit, according to Ewing Police. He is described as 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, with a full beard and dreadlocks, police said. Wells was accused of breaking into and illegally living in multiple homes in Monmouth County, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Kea…
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Ghost Guns, Meth, Firearm Seized From Pair In Ocean County Raid: AG
Two Ocean County residents are facing charges following a raid on Wednesday, Feb. 19 that turned up numerous ghost guns and methamphetamine, authorities said. Law enforcement conducted search warrants at multiple locations and recovered and seized, guns, including guns with no serial number- "ghost guns," extended magazines, and a quantity of methamphetamine, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The defendants, George Garulle, 56, of Beachwood, and Dana Restaino, 39, of Whiting, conspired to sell a defaced firearm with no serial number, Platkin said. They were charge…
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Dad, 41, Killed In Front Of 10-Year-Old Son, Family Member Arrested In Wildwood Crest: Police
A 10-year-old boy witnessed his 41-year-old father's murder at the hands of a 63-year-old family member in Wildwood Crest on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Carmine Neri shot Joseph Falciani at an East Cresse Avenue home around 3:45 p.m., in the presence of Falciani's son. The 911 caller directed police inside of the home where she said the shooter remained, police paperwork says. There, they saw Neri, with a black and silver handgun in his back right jeans pocket, police said. He was…
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Life In Prison For BF Who Beat, Stabbed GF Dead In Bergen County Home: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, who he stabbed and beat in her home, prosecutors said. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 6, following his conviction for the 2021 murder of 51-year-old Mary E. Huber, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. The crime occurred on Oct. 24, 2021, when police responded to a 911 call at a private residence in Washington Township shortly after midnight. Officers found Camilli lying on top of Huber, with a k…
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NJ Stepson's Brutal Hammer Assault Leaves Stepfather Critical: Prosecutor
A Woodbridge man is clinging to life after his stepson allegedly attacked him with a hammer, authorities announced on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Ronald Javier Polanco-Barrera, 22, is accused of striking his 48-year-old stepfather multiple times in the head at their Sherry Street residence, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 6:42 p.m. and found the victim unconscious with blunt force trauma to his head, officials said. He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospita…
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'Daredevil' Teen Drag Racer Assaults Officer During Attempted Escape In NJ's Largest City: PD
A New Jersey man has been arrested after allegedly injuring a Newark police officer during a drag racing incident over the weekend, authorities said. Wyatt Bowden, 18, of Somerville was trying to escape officers responding to reports of erratic driving when he drove over a Newark officer's foot just after 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. Bowden faces charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, and possession of a weapon (auto) following the incident at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Miller Street, police said. The officer wa…
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Four Arrested In NJ Detective's Home Invasion Killing: 'Significant Step Toward Justice'
Four people have been charged for their roles in a violent home invasion that left a Cumberland County detective dead, authorities announced. Nyshawn Mutcherson, 29, of Vineland; Jarred Brown, 31, of Bridgeton; and Richard Hawkins Willis, 32, of Gloucester City, were each charged with first-degree murder, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Oct. 28. Cyndia Pimentel, 38, of Paulsboro, was also facing charges in the case. Sgt. Monica Mosley, a detective sergeant with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, was shot and killed in her Brid…
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Toms River Man Convicted For Shooting Two Men In Head, Killing Them: Prosecutors
A Toms River man was found guilty of killing two men in a Lakewood apartment nearly three years ago, authorities said. After a nearly month-long trial, a jury convicted 42-year-old Tyshaun Drummond on Tuesday, Oct. 22 of two murder counts, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged in the deaths of 36-year-old Nicholas Hardy of Toms River and 32-year-old Sergio Chavez-Perez of Lakewood. Lakewood police responded to shots fired at an apartment complex on River Avenue at around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Officers found Drummond matching…
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'Most Wanted' NJ Fugitive Captured After 14 Years To Remain Held Pending Trial
A 40-year-old fugitive captured 14 years after shooting a man in the face in Ocean County will remain held pending trial, authorities announced. Marciano Sanchez, who had been named to the "New Jersey's Most Wanted" list, was captured earlier this month in New York City, as previously reported by Daily Voice. On Thursday, Oct. 17, Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels ordered Sanchez jailed pending trial. Sanchez is suspected of shooting a man in the face at the Community First Aid building on Mantoloking Road on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley B…
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! Bruce Cymanski Convicted In Nancy Noga's Cold Case Killing
A 52-year-old New Jersey man accused of killing a 17-year-old girl 25 years ago has been found guilty, authorities announced. A Middlesex County Jury has found Bruce A. Cymanski guilty in the 1999 murder of Sayreville's Nancy Noga, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. Nancy was a senior in high school when she was reported missing on Jan. 7, 1999. Five days later, her body was found in a wooded area behind a strip mall on Ernston Road. An autopsy later determined Noga died from blunt force trauma after being struck with a b…
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Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend Stabbed 29 Times In Bergen County
A 59-year-old Bergen County man has been convicted in the killing of his 51-year-old girlfriend in 2021, authorities announced. Patrick J. Camilli, 59, of Washington Township, was found guilty after a four-week trial beginning last September in the death of Mary Huber, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Camilli was found lying on top of Mary E. Huber on the floor of a Lexington Township Court home on Oct. 24, 2021, just after midnight, Musella said. A knife was found near Camilli at the scene. Huber had suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises and was taken to The Valley Hosp…
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Wife Stabbed Dead By Husband, Both Found Lying On Kitchen Floor In NJ: Prosecutor
A Perth Amboy man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife overnight, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Perth Amboy Mom Believed Killed By Husband Survived By 4 Daughters, Campaign Says Officers responding to a 911 call on reports of a stabbing in a Bertrand Avenue residence found Rosana Rodriguez lying on the kitchen floor next to her husband, Wellington Leonardo, just before 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano said. Rodriguez appeared to have been stabbed, the prosecutor and chief s…
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Suspected Killer Indicted In 2022 Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting: Prosecutors
An Asbury Park man was indicted in a deadly triple shooting at a Toms River hookah lounge nearly two years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Eric Manzanares on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Manzanares was accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Nymere Tinsley of Brick Township on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Toms River police responded to a…
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Teen Indicted In Deadly Triple Shooting Of 21-Year-Old In Asbury Park, Prosecutors Say
A Long Branch teen has been indicted after he was accused of killing a man in a triple shooting in Asbury Park more than a year ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 19-year-old Michael Sally for first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, and gang criminality, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree receiving stolen property. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the indictment in a news release on Tu…
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Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A man who had been wanted out of New Jersey on child abuse charges was arrested in a New York traffic stop last week, when authorities found him with police uniforms and handcuffs, they said. Joseph Zuziela, 43, of Branchburg, NJ, was stopped in Oceanside, NY on Thursday night, Aug. 8. Somerset County Prosecutor's Fugitive Task Force Unit Nassau County Police said officers stopped Zuziela’s vehicle at around 11:45 p.m. near Merrick and Oceanside roads. Inside, they reportedly found a trove of law enforcement paraphernalia, including police uniforms, handcuffs, a gold badge, brass knu…
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New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say
New details have emerged in a serious wreck last June in Passaic County. According to police papers obtained by Daily Voice, the 31-year-old Paterson man who caused the crash on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne had been trying to end his own life, but ended up injuring a 44-year-old motorist instead. Police called to Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road just before 2 a.m. on June 14 where they found D’Airon J. James sitting on the ground "saying he wished for this happen," according to the criminal complaint in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. James said that he purposely dr…
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