Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Strange Twist In Arrest Of GOP Council Candidate: Cop Is Democratic Opponent's Son Strange Twist In Arrest Of GOP Council Candidate: Cop Is Democratic Opponent's Son
Strange Twist In Arrest Of GOP Council Candidate: Cop Is Democratic Opponent's Son Newly released body-camera footage shows a Republican candidate for a New Jersey town council being arrested on an assault charge weeks after joining the race. But the case comes with an unusual political twist: The Scotch Plains officer who signed the complaint that led to Gabrielle Gilles' arrest was Kobe White, the son of Councilman Roshan "Roc" White, one of the Democratic incumbents Gilles is running against in November. Gilles, 31, was arrested at her Scotch Plains home around 12:12 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, according to footage published by Transparency Bodycam. Gilles, who …
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Hillsborough PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Hillsborough PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Hillsborough PD A 52-year-old Whitehouse man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Hillsborough Thursday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 5:44 a.m., officers responded to Roycefield Road after a driver was parking his car next to a building when he struck Vernon Mclaughlin, Hillsborough police said. McLaughlin was found unresponsive and transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
American Dream Shoplifter Injures 3 State Troopers During Arrest: Police American Dream Shoplifter Injures 3 State Troopers During Arrest: Police
American Dream Shoplifter Injures 3 State Troopers During Arrest: Police A suspected $430 shoplifting at Alo inside American Dream ended with a struggle with troopers and the discovery of an outstanding warrant, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to the East Rutherford mall around 8:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, on a report of shoplifting at the clothing store, State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Freddy Brown, 39, of New York City, stole approximately $430 worth of merchandise, Lebron said. Troopers attempted to arrest Brown, but he resisted apprehension, according to Lebron. Brown was charged with resisting arrest resulting in injury,…
NJ Man Admits To New Year's Day Homicide: Monmouth County Prosecutor NJ Man Admits To New Year's Day Homicide: Monmouth County Prosecutor
NJ Man Admits To New Year's Day Homicide: Monmouth County Prosecutor A 41-year-old Marlboro man pleaded guilty to killing his mother's boyfriend on New Year's Day, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 10. Carl Richards pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of George Mott, 64, on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he faces 30 years in prison, authorities said. At 12:45 a.m., Marlboro Township police responded to Texas Road in Morganville and found Mott unresponsive, with severe trauma to his head, face, and neck, authorities said. Mott was rushed to a local hospita…
Clifton Driver Pulled Glock-Like BB Gun During Road Rage Dispute: Police Clifton Driver Pulled Glock-Like BB Gun During Road Rage Dispute: Police
Clifton Driver Pulled Glock-Like BB Gun During Road Rage Dispute: Police A dispute between two drivers in Clifton ended with one of them allegedly pulling a BB gun designed to look like a Glock handgun, authorities said. Several officers responded to Randolph and Ackerman avenues around 7:34 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, after a 911 caller reported a man brandishing a handgun, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The caller told police that a brief verbal dispute broke out between two motorists before a man got out of a Chevy Tahoe and brandished what appeared to be a handgun while yelling at the caller. Officers John Zayas and Justin DeGroat found a nearb…
Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD
Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD A 33-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged after he drove drunk with children in the car in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, officers observed a black Dodge Durango driving the wrong way on Route 46, westbound in the eastbound lanes, Fairfield police said. The Dodge was pulled over in a McDonald's parking lot and the driver, Miguel Nocelo-Soto displayed bloodshot and watery eyes, police said. The juveniles, 17, 12 and 1 were seated in the back, police said. Nocelo-Soto told officers he had only consumed two beers,…
$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police $60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police
$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police A New Jersey mom charged with stealing more than $7,000 from Media Little League is now wanted in connection with a nearly $60,000 fraud scheme targeting a senior citizen across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, police said. Robin Massing, 57, of Audubon, New Jersey, was among five people charged following a four-month Nether Providence Township Police investigation, the department announced Thursday, Sept. 10. The victim reported that $58,600 was drained from a TD Bank checking account through five fraudulent in-person withdrawals and a wire transfer between May 8 and May 11, accordi…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says 'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says
'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania attorney was arrested after authorities said he sent a Sussex County public official obscene emails about her daughters, ICE agents and pedophiles. Karl R. Heideck, 45, of Jenkintown, PA, was charged with fourth-degree cyber-harassment following an investigation by the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office and Newton police, Sussex County Prosecutor Daniel M. Perez announced Wednesday, Sept. 9. The investigation began after the public official received the emails on Sunday, Aug. 2, authorities said. The messages contained lewd, indecent or obscene material intended to emotio…
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 in Bergen County, authorities said. Victor G. Sayas was arrested in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 9, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Oakland police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Sayas is accused of penetrating the girl's vagina with his fingers and touching her buttocks with his hand or finger, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. The investigation began on Monday, Sept. 7, when Oakland police contacted the prosecutor's Special Victim…
Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says
Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says A female pit bull was found tied to a fence near the Garden State Parkway, and an animal shelter is trying to find out where she came from. The dog was found on Summit Avenue near the parkway entrance in Bloomfield on Tuesday night, Sept. 8, according to the Bloomfield Animal Shelter. She had no collar, identification tags, or microchip, the shelter said. The shelter is now seeking information about the dog's origin or anyone who may know how she ended up tied to the fence. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bloomfield Animal Shelter at 973-748-0194.
School Bus Crashes Into Home In NJ: Police School Bus Crashes Into Home In NJ: Police
School Bus Crashes Into Home In NJ: Police A school bus crashed into a home in Lakehurst, Thursday morning, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 6:24 a.m., firefighters responded after the school bus struck the home following a two-car crash, Whiting Fire Company Station 33 said. There was no entrapment, and no students were aboard the bus, firefighters said. Both drivers were evaluated by Manchester EMS, with one driver transported for further treatment, firefighters said. The crash remains under investigation, firefighters said.
DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police
DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police An attorney with a history of aggravated assault on law enforcement kneed a police officer in the groin during her arrest in Bergen County, sending him to the hospital on Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, Daily Voice has learned. Yana Chechelnitsky, who identifies herself on Facebook as an attorney with a law practice in Elizabeth, was stopped after an officer observed signs that she was impaired, according to Bill Maer, a spokesperson for the Cliffside Park Police Department. The divorced 48-year-old told the investigating officer she was returning home from a party, Maer said. The …
Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records
Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records A veteran police officer who has been on the force for 24 years was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a crash in the New Jersey town where he serves, court records show. Nelson W. Hearns Jr., a patrolman with the Cranford Police Department, was charged following an incident at Centennial Avenue and South Avenue in Cranford at 12:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, according to New Jersey Judiciary records. Hearns was driving a silver 2019 Mercedes-Benz four-door vehicle, the records show. He was issued three tickets: operating under the influence of liquor …
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
NJ Neighbor Pointed AR-Style Paintball Gun During Dispute, Police Say NJ Neighbor Pointed AR-Style Paintball Gun During Dispute, Police Say
NJ Neighbor Pointed Ar-style Paintball Gun During Dispute, Police Say A dispute between neighbors in New Jersey escalated when one of them pointed an AR-style paintball gun at the other before disappearing, authorities said. The incident began on Mola Boulevard in Elmwood Park on Monday, Sept. 7, when a caller told police her boyfriend had been threatened by a neighbor while outside smoking a cigarette, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The victim told responding officers that the neighbor, later identified as Sylvester Irving, 33, appeared intoxicated and began yelling at him, according to Foligno. The two exchanged words before the neighb…
Rutgers Basketball Coach Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Rutgers Basketball Coach Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Rutgers Basketball Coach Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell revealed he is battling cancer and will undergo treatment during the season. Pikiell, who has coached at Rutgers since 2016 and led the Scarlet Knights to two NCAA Tournament appearances, said he sought medical care a couple of months ago after he wasn't feeling 100 percent.  A series of tests revealed he had cancer. "After a successful surgery, my doctors and I have a kick-ass game plan to finish treatment," Pikiell said. Pikiell said he plans to remain involved with the team as much as possible during treatment, while Associate Head Coach…
Driver Masturbates During Traffic Stop Outside Bergen County Elementary School: Cops Driver Masturbates During Traffic Stop Outside Bergen County Elementary School: Cops
Driver Masturbates During Traffic Stop Outside Bergen County Elementary School: Cops New details have emerged about the driver arrested outside a Bergen County elementary school during morning arrival Tuesday, Sept. 8. Arthur Kim, 31, of Palisades Park, drove around a traffic barricade, onto a sidewalk and past a "DO NOT ENTER" sign before exposing himself and masturbating during a traffic stop outside School No. 2 in Fort Lee, Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Fort Lee police officers were assisting with traffic flow near the Jones Road school at about 8:17 a.m. when Kim, driving a gray Honda, disregarded an officer directing traffic and drove around a barricade, Youn…
‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police ‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police
‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police A caller claiming to be “reactivated army intelligence” threatened to destroy Pennsylvania and execute its residents in a voicemail left for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, state police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The threatening message reached the governor’s main office line at the State Capitol in Harrisburg around 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Staff members discovered the voicemail and reported it to the PSP Political Violence Threat Unit. In the recording, the caller identified himself as “reactivated army intelligence” and said his mission w…
NJ Cop Choked Woman Unconscious After She Blocked Him: Report NJ Cop Choked Woman Unconscious After She Blocked Him: Report
NJ Cop Choked Woman Unconscious After She Blocked Him: Report A police officer in New Jersey is facing charges of aggravated assault and stalking after he allegedly choked a woman until she blacked out after telling him to stop contacting her and blocking him, according to court records and a report by NJ Advance Media. Charges were filed against Gregory M. Dietz, 34, on Sunday, July 19, in connection with an alleged incident on Sunday, July 5, at 10:30 p.m., court records show. Dietz, an officer in Florham Park who remained on the department's roster as of press time, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, harassment, stalking and crimina…
Mom Leaps From Burning NJ Home, Suffers Serious Injuries In Hard Driveway Landing Mom Leaps From Burning NJ Home, Suffers Serious Injuries In Hard Driveway Landing
Mom Leaps From Burning NJ Home, Suffers Serious Injuries In Hard Driveway Landing A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured escaping a house fire that displaced a family and destroyed nearly everything they owned in New Jersey, according to city officials and a GoFundMe launched for the family. The fire broke out at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at a home on Jefferson Avenue in Elizabeth, city spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said. The blaze began at the rear of the first floor and spread to the attic, according to CBS News. The woman jumped from the third floor of the home, landing in the driveway and suffering serious injuries, including a broken bone, Contr…
NJ Man Intentionally Set Fire: Prosecutor NJ Man Intentionally Set Fire: Prosecutor
NJ Man Intentionally Set Fire: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and charged with arson, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Lakewood police and firefighters responded to a structure fire on the Delaware Trail, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was subsequently extinguished, Billhimer said. An investigation determined Yaakov Stern intentionally set the fire and he was transported to Ocean County Jail, Billhimer said.
Boy Airlifted After Struck By Ford F-250 Near Shopping Mall: Bridgewater PD Boy Airlifted After Struck By Ford F-250 Near Shopping Mall: Bridgewater PD
Boy Airlifted After Struck By Ford F-250 Near Shopping Mall: Bridgewater PD A boy was struck by a pickup truck in Bridgewater on Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 4:13 p.m., officers responded to Rout 22 near Commons Way after a Ford F-250 was traveling westbound when it struck a boy that ran south across the highway, directly in front of the operator's truck, Bridgewater police said. The boy came to rest in the shoulder of Route 22 westbound, police said. The boy was airlifted via Medevac helicopter to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, police said. This crash remains under investigation by the Bridgewater Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bu…
NJ Kidnapper Sexually Assaulted 6-Year-Old: Prosecutor NJ Kidnapper Sexually Assaulted 6-Year-Old: Prosecutor
NJ Kidnapper Sexually Assaulted 6-Year-Old: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Warren County man was arrested and charged with kidnapping a 6-year-old is facing additional charges, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. Lester Noe Perez-Amador, a Washington Borough resident, is now charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. At 2:51 a.m., officers in Washington Township received a report of a missing 6-year-old girl in Washington Borough, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The girl was located as she was returning home on foot, having been the victim o…
NJ Wife-Killer Found With Knife Protruding From Chest: Prosecutor NJ Wife-Killer Found With Knife Protruding From Chest: Prosecutor
NJ Wife-Killer Found With Knife Protruding From Chest: Prosecutor A 67-year-old Barnegat Township man murdered his wife and then tried to kill himself on Labor Day, authorities said. At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, Barnegat police responded to Windward Drive and found William Garvin with a knife protruding from his chest and then located Eileen Garvin, his wife, lying dead on the floor, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Garvin killed his wife and he was charged with murder, Billhimer said. Garvin was transported to a nearby hospital where he is presently listed in stable condition, Billhimer said. He w…
Driver Nearly Strikes Crossing Guards Near NJ School Going 75 MPH: Police Driver Nearly Strikes Crossing Guards Near NJ School Going 75 MPH: Police
Driver Nearly Strikes Crossing Guards Near NJ School Going 75 MPH: Police A traffic stop near a New Jersey high school turned into a 73-mph pursuit after a driver nearly struck two school crossing guards before fleeing through backyards and across a creek on Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 7 a.m.. Brick Township Traffic Safety Officer David Thergesen was conducting enforcement near Brick Memorial High when he spotted a vehicle stopped on the shoulder to unsafely drop off students and told the driver, identified as Corey Goodwin, a 38-year-old Brick resident to move, Brick police said.  After noticing Goodwin was not wearing a seatbelt, Therg…
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice:  "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…
NJ Transit Driver Pins Woman Under Bus Wheel In Crosswalk, Ticketed: Police NJ Transit Driver Pins Woman Under Bus Wheel In Crosswalk, Ticketed: Police
NJ Transit Driver Pins Woman Under Bus Wheel In Crosswalk, Ticketed: Police A New Jersey Transit bus struck two women in a Hackensack crosswalk, pinning one beneath a wheel and leaving her with significant leg injuries, authorities said. The pedestrians were struck near 170 State St. just before 6:30 p.m., Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. A 30-year-old Ridgefield woman suffered significant injuries to her leg after she was pinned beneath the bus wheel, Zisa said. A 29-year-old Palisades Park woman suffered injuries believed to be minor. Both women were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries believed to be non-life-threaten…