Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown
Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown A juvenile's 911 call reporting an armed person inside a North Jersey school prompted a lockdown and multi-agency police response before authorities determined there was no threat, police said. The Pompton Lakes Police Department received the transferred 911 call from Passaic County dispatch reporting an armed person inside Windsor School around 10:07 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, Police Chief Anthony J. Rodriguez said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown as Pompton Lakes officers responded with police from Riverdale, Wanaque and Bloomingdale, Rodriguez said. Officers established…
Route 18 Breakdown Unravels Into Stolen Car Case, Foot Chase: Police Route 18 Breakdown Unravels Into Stolen Car Case, Foot Chase: Police
Route 18 Breakdown Unravels Into Stolen Car Case, Foot Chase: Police Good Samaritans stopped to help a stranded driver in Central Jersey, only for police to discover the vehicle had been stolen and launch a search for the man behind the wheel, authorities said. Officers responded to Route 18 south and Eggers Street around 2:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, on a report of a disabled vehicle, East Brunswick police said. Before officers arrived, Good Samaritans helped the driver move the vehicle to a safe location off the roadway, police said. When officers arrived, the driver immediately ran away, authorities said. Investigators contacted the vehicle's registere…
Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam
Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam A Bergen County influencer is warning others about an elaborate scam involving callers posing as sheriff's officers, the same scheme the Bergen County Sheriff's Office says has already targeted residents. TikTok user LindsayAngio detailed her experience in a video shared Wednesday, Sept. 16, opening with a blunt admission: “So I got scammed today.” The 33-year-old mom of two said she was at work in New York around lunchtime when she missed a call and received a voicemail from someone claiming to be Lt. Damian Pope with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. She looked up the name and disc…
NJ Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate After Shooting At Cyclist: Prosecutor A 21-year-old Manchester man was sentenced to six years in prison after previously pleading guilty to shooting at a bicyclist in Toms River, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Anthony Zigarelli pleaded guilty  pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in June, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Toms River police responded to Camino Medio and Camino Verde after Anthony Ventrice produced a handgun and fired multiple gunshots at a person who was riding his bicycle through the area, Billhimer said. Zigarelli and Ventrice then ent…
Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police
Man Had Meth At Manahawkin Lake Park: Police A Barnegat man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine at a park in Manahawkin, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, officers were conducting a property check at Manahawkin Lake Park when they developed suspicion that they were in possession of controlled dangerous substances, police said. A search led to the recovery of meth and drug paraphernalia, police said. Dennis Roberts was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police
Woman Trying To Help Injured Deer Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital In NJ: Police A 24-year-old woman was flown to a New Jersey hospital after she was hit by a car while trying to help an injured deer, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, officers responded to Route 206 and Patricia Drive, where a Lake Hopatcong woman was found lying in the roadway after she was struck by a white Mazda while attempting to aid the injured animal, Mount Olive police said. The woman was airlifted to a hospital, while the driver, a 29-year-old Flanders woman, remained on scene and was not injured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor Six men have been charged in a gunpoint robbery and sexual assault at a Bergen County business that investigators say involved at least one member of Anti-Tren, a splinter faction of Tren de Aragua, authorities announced. Multiple victims were robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint inside a business on Old River Road in Edgewater around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The suspects brandished at least two firearms and grabbed two knives from the business's kitchen before ordering the victims into the kitchen, according to Musella. The victims' arms a…
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims A conniving NYC escort schemed nearly $6 million from the grieving and vulnerable widow of a Roblox inventor, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 14. Gregg Starr, an employee of high-end escort service Cowboys 4 Angels, targeted Marianne Flippo beginning in December 2024, according to the suit. Flippo, 49, had lost her husband, Chad Flippo, to depression in August 2024 after 28 years of marriage, the suit says. Chad Flippo had been an early part of the company that became Roblox, which meant his death left Marianne and their three kids with a substantial amount of mon…
NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game
NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game A New Jersey high school football player was airlifted to Morristown after suffering an injury during a game Monday, Sept. 14, district officials said. The Warren Hills Regional High School student-athlete required emergency medical attention and was flown by helicopter to Morristown for further evaluation, Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Diaz said in a message to the school community. The incident happened during a freshman football game against Morris Knolls, NJ Advance Media reports. The player was released from the hospital to his family's care Tuesday, Sept. 15, Diaz said. "I know that w…
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged. From May 2025 through May 2026,  the defendants conspired with…
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…