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Bean Counter Who Embezzled Hundreds Of Thousands From Bergen Tour Company Sentenced
An accountant from Lyndhurst was sentenced to a plea-bargained 21 months in federal prison for her role in embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a guided tour company she worked for. Ruby Baroni, 55, took a deal from the government rather than face trial – the same as her former manager, Estela Laluf, 76, of River Edge. Laluf was sentenced in April to an agreed-upon 27 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals sentenced Baroni on Thursday to two years of supervised release and ordered her to pay $295,297 in restitution. Between 2010 and 2016, she and Lal…
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Tribute
: Garfield Woman Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Crash Had 'Song In Her Head And Heart'
Alysha Menzies "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute as word spread that the music tragically and unexpectedly had stopped. Menzies, 27, of Garfield, was driving a sedan that apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Menzies was prono…
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Accused Police Imposters From Jersey Shore Charged In Botched Bergen County Kidnapping
It took over a year and a half, but relentless detective work aided by modern tech produced the arrests of two accused police imposters from the Jersey Shore who authorities said tried to abduct an East Rutherford man from outside his home. Anthony Naso of Seaside Heights, Nicholas Polimeni of Toms River and an unidentified accomplice were all wearing bogus police badges when they rushed the victim on Sept. 11, 2020, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim told police he'd just returned to his Lincoln Place home shortly before 10 p.m. when the trio “grabbed him on his stairca…
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Update
: Garfield Woman, 27, Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Tow Truck Crash
A 27-year-old Garfield woman who was pronounced dead at the scene of a fiery overnight crash near the Meadowlands "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute. A sedan driven by Alysha Menzies apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Alysh…
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American
Dream
Shooting
: Brooklyn Resident, 20, Captured, Charged By NJ State Police
New Jersey State Police seized a 20-year-old Brooklyn resident who they said shot a man during a robbery attempt at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford earlier this month. The NYPD and members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force helped detectives from the New Jersey State Police Troop “B” Criminal Investigation Office and the NJSP Fugitive Unit capture Anwar Stuart at his home on Monday, April 25, authorities said. Stuart is charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery, conspiracy, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the April…
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Bergen Tour Company Manager, 76, Headed To Federal Prison For Embezzlement Scheme
UPDATE: A 76-year-old former Bergen County guided-tour company manager is headed to federal prison for 27 months for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer. Estela Laluf Genin -- formerly of Rutherford and River Edge -- must serve the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Laluf Genin began working at the East Rutherford-based company in 1989 and took a management position in 1996, federal authorities said. Between 2010 and 2016, she and an unidentified company accountant conspired to write checks against the firm’s bank accounts to c…
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Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job
UPDATE: An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested ex-con Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensac…
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Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone'
An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensack, has previous…
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Mall
Shooting
: Here's What's Known About American Dream Incident So Far
UPDATE: A man underwent emergency surgery after being shot twice in the chest in the parking lot at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford on Thursday, April 7, multiple sources confirmed. Chaos erupted at the mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex after the bleeding victim walked into the mall shortly around 5:50 p.m., they said. The victim was conscious when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, sources with knowledge of the shooting told Daily Voice. "Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that only one suspect shot the victim, …
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Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands
UPDATE: A man underwent emergency surgery after being shot twice in the chest in the parking lot at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford on Thursday, April 7, multiple sources confirmed. Chaos erupted at the mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex after the bleeding victim walked into the mall shortly around 5:50 p.m., they said. The victim was conscious when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, sources with knowledge of the shooting told Daily Voice. "Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that only one suspect shot the victim, …
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Gun Put To Driver’s Head In Hackensack Cab Robbery, Six Suspects Seized
A gun that was put to the head of a cab driver was recovered by Hackensack police who seized an 18-year-old East Rutherford resident and five juveniles accused of robbing him. Rahmeir McBride was being processed at Hackensack police headquarters following the arrests when he made a run for it. He didn’t get far, authorities said. The driver told police that he’d picked up seven people from the Paramus area and was headed to their requested destination when he was robbed on March 26 near Columbus Park, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. “They first demanded the money from him by pointing…
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Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says
Onlookers watched in horror as three towering men out for revenge savagely beat a vendor at the Meadowlands Flea Market over the weekend, witnesses said. The weekly event was winding down on Saturday, April 2 when another vendor spotted the three men huddled near a truck in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “They had to be 6-5, 6-6,” he said. “They were all wearin’ hoodies and black COVID masks.” “I’m not going to wait,” the vendor said he overheard one of them say. “I’m going to beat that [expletive] down right now.” Whatever the particular issue was, they didn't say…
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