Parents Charged With Killing Infant In NJ: Prosecutor Parents Charged With Killing Infant In NJ: Prosecutor
Parents Charged With Killing Infant In NJ: Prosecutor A mother and father have been charged with killing their infant baby in Hudson County, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. Jason Megaro, a 27-year-old Mount Carmel, Pa. resident and Jenae Vasquez, a 20-year-old Bronx resident were indicted by a grand jury on charges of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. On Wednesday, March 25, a 2-month old baby boy was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead the next day, Mello said. The cause of death was determined to be complications from blunt force injuries t…
Heroin, Cocaine: Newark Man Arrested After Traffic Stop, Police Say Heroin, Cocaine: Newark Man Arrested After Traffic Stop, Police Say
Heroin, Cocaine: Newark Man Arrested After Traffic Stop, Police Say A 38-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged after drugs were found in his vehicle in Stafford, authorities announced. At 10:17 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, Brandon Felix's vehicle was stopped near Route 72 and Stafford Square, Stafford Township police said. During the course of the motor vehicle stop, officers developed suspicion that Felix was in possession of a controlled dangerous substance inside the vehicle, police said. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in officers locating a digital scale and quantities of suspected crack cocaine, and suspected heroin, police said. F…
Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59 Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59
Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59 Award-winning New Jersey sportswriter Greg Tufaro, whose nearly 30-year career earned national recognition and the admiration of fellow journalists, died Monday, Aug. 10, at 59 years old. The lifelong Edison resident graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen and Rutgers University. He would go on to spend nearly three decades in journalism, writing for the Home News Tribune in East Brunswick and the USA TODAY NETWORK, racking up national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for investigative reporting, breaking news, news reporting, and game story writing. Ove…
$770M ATM Ponzi: Man Who Filed NJ Bankruptcy Pleads Guilty In Massive Fraud $770M ATM Ponzi: Man Who Filed NJ Bankruptcy Pleads Guilty In Massive Fraud
$770M ATM Ponzi: Man Who Filed NJ Bankruptcy Pleads Guilty In Massive Fraud A businessman accused of building a $770 million investment scheme around thousands of ATMs and cryptocurrency kiosks — some of which did not exist — has admitted to federal securities fraud. Daryl F. Heller, 56, of Lititz, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Catherine Henry on Monday, Aug. 10, according to US Attorney David Metcalf. Heller admitted that from approximately January 2017 through December 2024, he solicited and caused others to solicit approximately $770 million from investors in Prestige and WF Velocity ATM Funds through false and fraudulent representations, federal prose…
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops
Human Remains Found In South Jersey Wooded Area: Cops A local resident made a grisly discovery in a wooded area of a South Jersey town: part of a human skeleton, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Officers  responded at dawn Thursday, July 30, to woods near the intersection of Tilton and Delilah roads after the resident discovered a portion of the remains, Egg Harbor Township police said. A cadaver canine unit from the New Jersey State Parks Police was brought in to search the area and located the rest of the skeletal remains nearby, while the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office completed the recovery of the remains, police sai…
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilwoman, Husband Used Phony Signatures To Get On Ballot: Prosecutor Gina LaPlaca and her husband Jason Carty are in trouble with the law again. LaPlaca, 47 and Carty, 49 are charged charged with fraudulently placing LaPlaca on the Democratic primary ballot in the June 2026 Lumberton Township Committee race, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Multiple individuals whose names and purported signatures appeared on LaPlaca's nominating petition indicated they had neither signed the petition nor authorized anyone to do so on their behalf in support of the candidate's nomination, Bradshaw said. The petition, which was submitted to the Lumbert…
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run
Mom Sues NJ Strip Club, Driver After 26-Year-Old Son Dies In Hit-Run A New Jersey mother is suing a strip club and the driver accused of fatally striking her 26-year-old son, claiming the club continued serving the motorist alcohol before the deadly crash in August 2024, court records show. Jeannette Consoro Green, acting on behalf of the estate of her son, Matthew Flores, of Ridgefield Park, filed the wrongful-death lawsuit (attached at the bottom of this news article) in Passaic County Superior Court against Edinson Polo Jr., Silk Gentlemen's Club, and several businesses and individuals associated with the club and nearby parking areas on Tuesday, Aug. 4. …
Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD
Overturned Vehicle Engulfed In Flames On Route 22: FD An overturned vehicle caught fire on Route 22 East in Bridgewater on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11. At 3:53 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene at Route 22 east and saw a vehicle engulfed in flames, the Finderne Fire Department said. The driver was able to self extricate the vehicle and did not sustain any injuries, firefighters said. The fire was extinguished and the scene was turned over to the Bridgewater Police Department, firefighters said.
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit A convicted murderer and the mother of a 4-year-old boy are accused in a disturbing child abuse case that left the child with broken bones, burns, bruises, and injuries doctors ultimately categorized as "torture," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Raheem Akbar Shabazz Floyd, 38, who was on parole for a North Carolina murder conviction, and the boy's mother, Brianna Nichole Nolte-Maple, 32, were arrested in Harrisburg following an investigation into the child's extensive injuries on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the affidavit. The investigation began af…
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador
NJ Boy Dies In Car Crash During Family Vacation In Ecuador A New Jersey mother is facing what friends called "every parent’s worst nightmare" after her son died in a car crash during a family vacation in Ecuador. Vanessa Gonzalez was vacationing in Ecuador with her husband and son Zechariah Diaz, of Cliffside Park, and members of her husband’s family when the crash happened, according to a GoFundMe shared by the borough. Zechariah and members of Gonzalez’s in-law family were involved in the crash, according to the fundraiser, launched by Juliana Chalarca. Zechariah died. Gonzalez remains in Ecuador with her husband as the family handles arrang…
NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor
NJ Man Learns Fate After Child Porn Bust: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Brick man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 10. An investigation into Christian Kohl began after law enforcement received a tip from he National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of a person sending and receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. In summer 2024, a detective conducted an undercover chat investigation on the Kik messenger service, posing as a 14-year-old girl and chatting with Kohl, Bi…
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police
Drugs, Guns, Machete Gets Florida Man Arrested In NJ: Police A 49-year-old Florida man was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of multiple weapons and drugs in Stafford, authorities announced. At 12:44 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route 9 North and Mary Bell Road and believed Charles Clemons was in possession of drugs, Stafford Township police said. During a search his vehicle, officers located a large machete, a fixed-blade knife, and a Glock 19-style pistol, police said. An additional search led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and anabolic s…