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Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police
A 42-year-old Brick man was arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop in Lakewood, authorities announced. At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, officers observed a disabled vehicle with a flat tire on Ridge Avenue and Lanes Mill Road, Lakewood police said. The driver, Ryan Laudisi had an outstanding warrant from Ocean County, police said. Quantities of suspected crack cocaine and cocaine were recovered from inside the vehicle, police said. Laudisi was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said. He was…
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NJ Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Teen Girls: Feds
A 39-year-old Old Bridge man admitted to producing and possessing child pornography, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Daniel Berwick pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. The criminal complaint against Berwick painted a graphic portrait of a man who authorities say used the photo of an adult content creator to pose as a 17-year-old to catfish a 14-year-old girl into sending him photos of her masturbating with a vibrator. Investigators discovered graphic voice messages Berwick is a…
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Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
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21-Year-Old NJ Woman Stabbed Man: Police
A 21-year-old Glen Gardener woman was arrested and charged with stabbing a man in Brielle, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 8:51 a.m., officers responded to 606 Rankin Rd. after a 62-year-old Brielle man was stabbed in the abdomen with a kitchen knife, Brielle police said. Officers took the suspect, Kendra Angell, into custody, Brielle police said. She is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with extreme indifference to the value of human life, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and endangering another perso…
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Man Who Killed Couple In Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Bergen County Car Break-Ins: Police
A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
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NJ Man Defrauded Clients After Fired From Job: Wall PD
A 37-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with defrauding clients in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Christopher Ross had been terminated from a job as a sales representative for a local business in February, Wall Township police said. Following his termination, Ross continued to contact existing clients, soliciting direct payments via Zelle under the pretense of managing their accounts, police said. Subpoenas served on financial institutions confirmed that these fraudulent transfers were deposited directly into Ross's personal bank account and…
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SC Man Swipes $50 From Kids' Lemonade Stand In Bergen County: Cops
A 35-year-old South Carolina man stole about $50 from a children's lemonade stand in Bergen County before police tracked him down in a nearby park, authorities said. Chapel D. Lighty, a Bishopville, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, and charged with theft and taking or receiving a credit card without the owner's consent, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr said. Police were called to the area of Boulevard and Raymond Street after a 911 caller reported that a man had just stolen the proceeds from a lemonade stand being run by neighborhood kids and fled on foot, Behr said. Video obtained…
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Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
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Motorcyclist Ejected From Vehicle In Parkway Crash:
Njsp
A 23-year-old Little Silver motorcyclist was seriously injured after they were ejected from a motorcycle on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood Township on Wednesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., the motorcyclist was operating a Honda motorcycle south on the Garden State Parkway when they lost directional control while navigating an exit ramp, struck the left guardrail and was ejected from the vehicle, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The…
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Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (
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A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
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NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors
A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…
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ShopRite Employee Shoved By Thief Swiping 12-Pack Of
Thc-i
nfused Cocktails: Cops
A man accused of trying to steal a 12-pack of THC-infused cocktails from a ShopRite liquor store ended up facing robbery and aggravated assault charges after shoving an employee who tried to stop him, police said. Or Bar Yehuda, 29, a U.S. citizen born in Israel, attempted to leave ShopRite Liquors on Nathaniel Place with a 12-pack of Gigli cocktails around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, Englewood Police Capt. Renee LaRaia said. Bergen County Jail records list Israel as Yehuda's country of birth. An employee tried to stop Yehuda as he was leaving with the drinks, and Yehuda shoved the worker a…
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Masturbating Man Followed Teen Through Bergen County Town In Black SUV, Police Say
A 17-year-old girl walking in a Bergen County town noticed a large black SUV following her before the driver pulled alongside her, exposed himself, and began masturbating, authorities said. Wellington Avecillas, 52, of Garfield, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 18, following an investigation into the Sunday morning, Aug 16, encounter, Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Officers were called to the area of St. Nicholas Cemetery on Passaic Street around 9:34 a.m. Sunday, on a report that a man had exposed himself to the teen, Pozo said. The girl told detectives she first noticed a large bla…
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Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K To Alleged NJ Scammer Found Dead: Report
Former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder says he lost his entire life savings in an alleged financial scheme that also ensnared other former NFL players, leaving him trying to rebuild after losing at least $500,000. Tae Crowder, who spent three seasons with the Giants, launched a GoFundMe on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying the loss has left him without the financial stability he spent years building. The fundraiser follows allegations involving Motion Venture, a company run by 23-year-old New Jersey resident Mohamed Coulibaly, who was found dead on Friday, July 31, ESPN reported.&…
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NJ Cop Unlawfully Accessed Computer Records: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Vineland police officer was arrested and charged with unlawfully accessing computer records on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. Between March 2025 and February 2026, Timothy Ball, without authorization utilized an in-house computer system at the Vineland Police Department and the Criminal Justice Information System to research information related to three people, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Bell was charged with four counts of Computer Criminal Activity, police said. He is due back in court in September.
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NJ Woman Drove Drunk, Caused 3-Car Crash With 2-Year-Old In Car In Raritan: Police
A 36-year-old Westfield woman was arrested and charged with driving drunk with a two-year-old in the car following a crash in Raritan on Monday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., officers responded to Route 202 and First Avenue for a three-car crash with injuries after a 2026 Kia driven by Yekaterina Dyukova rear-ended a 2026 Toyota Corolla, which was when then pushed into a 2021 Toyota Camry, Raritan Borough police said. Dyukova was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated and transported to a local hospital for evaluation, along with a two year old passenger in her vehicle…
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$47 Million: Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Targeting Orthodox Jews In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
A 43-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that stole more than $47 million from 97 victims, authorities said. Leor Moshe pleaded guilty to wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Between June 2019 and June 2023, Moshe induced investors to invest in his company, Capital Funding ASAP LLC, by falsely representing, among other things, that their investments would be used exclusively to fund short-term business loans that would generate returns between 9% and 53%, Frazier said. Moshe used the money to make Ponzi-like payments to earlier investors and for perso…
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Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
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Person Stabbed In Monmouth County: Police
A person was stabbed in Monmouth County Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 9 a.m., officers and first responders responded to Rankin Road in Brielle and found a person stabbed and took a suspect into custody, Brielle police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The stabbing remains under investigation, police said.
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Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
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Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash After Going Airborne:
Njsp
A 41-year-old Chesterfield motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Monmouth County on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 9:48 p.m., Jack Reilly was operating a Kawasaki motorcycle north on County Road 27 in Upper Freehold Township when he lost directional control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway to the right, struck a utility pole support, struck a road sign, went airborne and landed in a nearby field, Christopher Postorino, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said. During the crash, Reilly was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino s…
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NJ Teen Dies In Lake Michigan Drowning Amid Rip Currents
A 15-year-old New Jersey boy died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan as large waves and strong rip currents battered the area, authorities said. The boy, whose name is being withheld by Daily Voice due to his age, drowned Monday, Aug. 17, near the Stop 6 beach area in Michigan City, Indiana, according to the LaPorte County Coroner's Office and Michigan City Fire Department. Crews were called that afternoon for a report of a juvenile struggling in the water, the fire department said. The incident happened several stops beyond the designated Washington Park Lifeguard coverage area, a…
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Heroin Dealer Rams NJ State Police Cruiser, Crashes Into Cars During Pursuit: Cops
A 26-year-old driver rammed a New Jersey State Police vehicle, struck several civilian cars, and crashed into another police cruiser during a chase Monday, Aug. 17, authorities said. Detectives from the State Police Crime Suppression North Unit stopped a black Ford Fusion driven by Wolchney Gardere, of Orange, on West Market Street in Newark at 5:43 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. As detectives wearing vests clearly marked as police approached on foot, Gardere intentionally reversed the Ford into the front of an unmarked Dodge Durango troop car, Postorino s…
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Suicidal Man Grieving Fiancée's Death Talked Down From NJ Bridge Jump By Officer
A New Jersey police officer talked a 33-year-old man down from a bridge over active railroad tracks after he called 911 saying he was preparing to jump, authorities said. The man called 911 around 2:48 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, and told a Secaucus Police dispatcher he was getting ready to jump from the bridge near Harmon Cove Towers and Seaview Drive, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers Kiril Petrov and Rober Schaffer responded and found the man standing on a ledge on the opposite side of a fence at the top of the bridge, Miller said. A jump or fall would have been catastrophic becau…
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New Cause Of 2024 NJ Earthquake ID'd As Unmapped Fault: What It Means For Future Risk
New Jersey’s massive Ramapo Fault seemed like the obvious suspect after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck in 2024. It wasn’t. Researchers have now traced the quake to a previously unmapped fault in the New Jersey Highlands, one they’ve named the Mountainville Fault. The discovery was detailed in a study published Monday, Aug. 11, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. The 2024 earthquake struck near Tewksbury and close to the roughly 300-kilometer-long Ramapo Fault, the largest fault in the region, according to the study. But the Ramapo Fault is not well posit…
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Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash. The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies. He…
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Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding
Covid-e
ra Communications From Public View: Feds
David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
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Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
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Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
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2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
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