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Police & Fire
Perth Amboy Motorcyclist Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash, Investigators Say
A Perth Amboy man was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a car, authorities said. Michael Fernandez, 25, died in the three-vehicle crash on Friday, Aug. 23, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release. Perth Amboy police were called to the scene near the intersection of Kamm Road and Route 35 (Convery Boulevard) at around 5:55 p.m. Investigators said Fernandez was turning onto Route 35 when he was struck by a sedan, which also crashed into another vehicle. Fernandez was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with serious injuries and he was pro…
Obituaries
Longtime Edison Firefighter Ray Tobik Dies Suddenly, 58
A family was rallying for support after a former Edison firefighter died, according to a fundraising campaign. Ray Tibok, 58, died suddenly on Thursday, Aug. 8, a GoFundMe page said. He had served as a firefighter for the Edison Township Fire Department for 30 years before retiring in May 2022. The GoFundMe had raised more than $1,400 from at least 11 donations as of Thursday, Aug. 22. "His commitment to his community and his family was unwavering," wrote Tibok's nephew Joseph Schmidig in the memorial fundraiser. "Whenever you needed something Ray would be there." Tibok was reme…
Police & Fire
Kayaker Who Drowned In NJ Lake Wasn't Wearing Life Preserver, Investigators Say
Authorities have identified the Old Bridge man who drowned when his kayak capsized in Jackson Township. Search and rescue divers found the body of 29-year-old John Pereira in Prospertown Lake on Sunday, Aug. 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He was first reported missing at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Witnesses told Jackson Township police that Pereira was not wearing a life preserver and they believed he drowned. The search was suspended in the evening due to severe weather and Pereira's body was recovered at around 3:55 p.…
News
Police ID Drowning Victim At Dangerous NJ Lake As 18-Year-Old Trespasser
A teen swimmer has died after being pulled from a notoriously dangerous and privately owned lake in Manchester Township. Victor Arias-Peralta, 18, of Perth Amboy drowned at Crystal Lake on Monday, July 29, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a news release. Investigators said Arias-Peralta was with a group that trespassed on the Heritage Mineral property at around 6 p.m. Arias-Peralta and a friend tried to swim across the lake when Arias-Peralta suffered from "severe fatigue" and became distressed about 20 yards from the shore. Friends…
News
Winners
: Instant Lottery Tickets Worth $130K, $139K Sold In Central Jersey
Two winning instant New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold in Middlesex County on Sunday, July 28. One lucky player purchased a ticket for the $10 Jersey Jackpot to win $129,652, That ticket was sold at Stop & Shop #2809, 647 Route 18 South in East Brunswick. Another lucky player purchased a Quick Draw Progressive ticket worth $139,420. That winning ticket was sold at Quick Stop Deli, 162 New Brunswick Ave. in Perth Amboy.
Police & Fire
'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops
A Perth Amboy detective remains in stable condition after he was shot while executing an arrest warrant in Rahway on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 8:32 p.m., the detective, who has not been identified, was shot by 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago, who is a suspect in an aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. The detective was shot multiple times in the leg, while Santiago sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower leg, authorities said. …
News
Details Released: Perth Amboy Officer Shot In Rahway Was Serving Warrant, Officials Say
A Perth Amboy police officer is in stable condition after being shot in the line of duty in Rahway Wednesday evening, July 24, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe said the officer had been serving a search warrant alongside local police when the suspects tried to flee the scene. Reports say it happened along Broad Street. "During this incident, one suspect discharged a firearm, striking a Perth Amboy Police Officer in the leg," the mayor said. The officer was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with a no…
News
Child Porn Wasn't The Only Disturbing Footage Detectives Found On NJ Man's Cell Phone, Cops Say
Detectives made disturbing discoveries on one New Jersey man's electronic devices following a cyber tip, the prosecutor's office said. Osbourne Daubon, 19, of Perth Amboy, became the center of an investigation when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) told investigators that he might have child pornography on his phone, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. In addition to child pornography, a forensic examination also turned up numerous videos of Daubon on the streets of Perth Amboy exposing himself to juveniles and women, Ciccone said alongsi…
Police & Fire
Food Deliveryman Heard Man Berating Grandmother Before He Beat Her Dead In NJ: Affidavit
The 35-year-old man accused of beating his grandmother to death in Middlesex County was "inconsistent and disoriented" in his statement to police and had bruises on his swollen hands, authorities said. Raymond T. Maldonado, of Perth Amboy, has been charged with murder in connection with the Sunday, June 30 death of Awilda Verrette, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone previously said. Maldonado, who had lived in his grandmother's attic, also is charged with violating a restraining order, she said. Verrette, 80, was found unresponsive in a State Street home by a relative ar…
News
Officers Save Victims From Fire That Destroyed Victorian Home In Perth Amboy
Two officers were injured in a fire that raced through a historic home in Perth Amboy on Wednesday, July 3. The fire was reported at the structure at 61 Water St., at approximately 5:30 p.m. 🚨Breaking News🚨 House Explosion on Water Street A house explosion on Water Street has left police officers injured... Posted by A.D. Pauro on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 The NJ State PBA said officers rescued residents from the third and fourth floors of the home. Local resident and historian John Kerry Dyke said the home, called the Noe House, was built in 1872.
Police & Fire
Man, 34, Violates Restraining Order, Killed Grandmother, 80, In Perth Amboy: Officials (
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A 34-year-old man has been charged with violating a restraining order and killing his grandmother in Middlesex County, authorities said. Raymond Maldonado, of Perth Amboy, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Awilda Verrette, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Verrette, 80, was found unresponsive in a State Street home by a relative around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, June 30, according to Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano. An investigation conducted by Detective Jeremy Harris of the Perth Amboy Police Department and Detective Jose …
News
Temps Could Feel 105 Degrees This Week, Excessive Heat Watch Issued Across NJ, PA (
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A heat advisory and excessive heat watch are both in effect across New Jersey and Pennsylvania ahead of scorching temps expected later this week. Temps are expected to rise into the low 90s Tuesday, June 18 (see heat index maps below) and get increasingly hotter as the week progresses. National Weather Service By Friday, temps are expected to be at 96, but could feel more like 100 or even 105, the National Weather Service says. Some New Jersey school districts have early dismissals planned. Those are: Bridgewater-Raritan (Tuesday, with 4-hour days already planned for Wednesd…
News
Winner
: Powerball Lottery Player Takes Home $50K At Central Jersey Grocery
There was a lucky Powerball winner in Middlesex County. The winning numbers for the Saturday, May 18 drawing were 19, 36, 37, 42, and 59 and the Powerball was 19. The Powerplay was 2x. The winning ticket was sold at Caba Grocery at 147 Brighton Ave. in Perth Amboy.
Police & Fire
Victory Bridge Jumper Woodbridge Perth Amboy
A person who jumped from the Victory Bridge in Middlesex County miraculously survived on Wednesday, May 15, Daily Voice has learned. Marine units from Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, and the New Jersey State Police responded to the bridge that brings Route 35 over the Raritan River around 3:30 p.m., Sayreville Police Lt. James Novak said. They found the jumper — alive — and brought them to Raritan Bay Hospital in Perth Amboy. The jumper's name and injuries are unknown at this time. Ten years ago, fences were installed along the bridge to prevent suicides, NJ Advance Media reporte…
Weather
Coastal Flood Warning Issued For Many Jersey Shore Areas Due To Onshore Flow, High Tides: NWS
Many coastal areas of New Jersey are under the threat of moderate flooding during high tides over the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning on Friday, May 10 for coastal parts of Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean counties. A coastal flood advisory was issued for oceanfront areas of Middlesex and Monmouth counties, as well as bayfront and riverfront parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties. The NWS said moderate flooding was forecasted in coastal communities like Atlantic City, Barnegat Light, B…
Police & Fire
Feds: Nine Sex, Money, Murder Members Nabbed With Fentanyl, Coke, More At Open-Air Drug Market
Nine reputed members and associates of the Sex, Money, Murder street gang were charged by Homeland Security agents in New Jersey with peddling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine at an open-air drug market. Working with local law enforcers, agents with HSI Investigations Newark homed in on a neighborhood on West 3rd Street in Plainfield where the subset of the Bloods controlled the drug trade, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. For months, they witnessed and recorded sales, conducted undercover buys -- some by confidential informants -- and analyzed phone records, the U.S. attorney said. …
Police & Fire
Luis Alberto Serrano Diaz Perth Amboy Stabbing Jason Torres
Newly-obtained documents paint a harrowing picture of a deadly New Jersey stabbing. Jason Torres, 32, left a trail of blood from the second floor of the home where he was stabbed to the sidewalk near Smith and Maple streets in Perth Amboy at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, April 28, according to the affidavit for probable cause. The exact address of the stabbing was redacted from police documents, but says surveillance video shows two people leaving the side door of the address and two people leaving the front door, including the victim, before the 911 calls were placed. Jason Torres was…
Police & Fire
Luis Alberto Serrano Diaz Perth Amboy Stabbing Jason Torres
A 24-year-old Perth Amboy man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a 32-year-old man he knew, authorities said. Luis Alberto Serrano Diaz has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in connection with the death on Sunday, April 28, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Lawrence Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department said. At approximately 9 p.m. Sunday, police responded to Smith Street and Maple Street in Perth Amboy for a stabbing. Police found Jason Torres, of Perth Amboy, who had multiple stab wounds and had co…
Police & Fire
Perth Amboy Fatal Stabbing Jason Torres
A 32-year-old man from Perth Amboy was stabbed to death Sunday, April 28, authorities said. Jason Torres was found collapsed at about 9 p.m. at Smith and Maple streets in Perth Amboy, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Lawrence Cattano of the Perth Amboy Police Department. Torres was taken to Hackensack Merdian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, they said. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Jose Santiago of the Perth Amboy Police…
Police & Fire
Fatal Stabbing Perth Amboy
There was a fatal stabbing Sunday night, April 28 in Perth Amboy, authorities said. The stabbing occurred near Smith and Maple streets, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. UPDATE: Police ID Man, 32, Stabbed Dead In Perth Amboy An office spokeswoman said Monday, April 29 that a press statement was being prepared and was waiting on notification of next of kin. Perth Amboy local scoop posted video on Facebook of the crime scene.
Police & Fire
Ziyare Palmer, of Perth Amboy, Charged With Attempted Murder
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for slashing a man and cutting off some of his fingers during an attack under the Victory Bridge in Perth Amboy, authorities said. Ziyare Palmer, of Perth Amboy, was charged with attempted murder, weapons offenses and motor vehicle theft in what Perth Amboy police described as a domestic violence assault. Palmer attacked a 39-year-old Woodbridge man at about 11:15 p.m. on April 14, police said. The victim was yelling for help when police arrived. He was brought to an area hospital. “This incident was a targeted act of domestic violence, and there is no …
Police & Fire
Victim's Fingers Severed
A victim had his fingers cut off during an attack in Perth Amboy, authorities said. The man also was slashed, according to a spokeswoman for Perth Amboy City Hall. Police were called to Riverview Drive under the Victory Bridge at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, April 14 and found the injured man, the spokeswoman said. The man, who does not reside in Perth Amboy, was brought to an area hospital. Additional details were not available.
Weather
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies
An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
News
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (
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New Jersey is hoping to become a national leader for affordable housing. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill making it easier for municipalities to get funding to build more affordable housing and track its progress in meeting its benchmarks, under the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. "We will be able to create more certainty and lower costs in New Jersey’s affordable housing landscape," Murphy said of the legislation. The Mount Laurel doctrine was created after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that every municipality must "make realistically possible an a…
Police & Fire
Schools Shelter In Place Amid Investigation Into Possibly Armed NJ Student: Cops
An investigation into a student who was believed to have been armed with a gun had some schools sheltering in place Friday, March 22, police said. The investigation began around 12:10 p.m., when officers were called to investigate a student "acting suspiciously" at a school in Perth Amboy, local police said. The student was believed to have been headed toward another school looking for another student, police said. The student was taken into custody and was found to not have been armed, police said. The shelter in place was lifted later in the day. The investigation is ongoing.
Police & Fire
Perth Amboy Police Arrest Street Racer Doing 'Donuts'
A 21-year-old man from Plainfield has been arrested in connection with illegal street racing in Perth Amboy, authorities said. On Sunday, March 17, Perth Amboy police responded to reports of racing at Victory Bridge and Smith Street. Deyvi Navarette-Menjivar was arrested, according to Perth Amboy police. Driving a Mustang, he was reportedly doing "donuts" on the pavement, according to Facebook posts. His exact charges were not immediately available. "Quick action led to multiple stops and a key arrest," Perth Amboy police said. Additional arrests are expected, police said. No inj…
Police & Fire
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Police & Fire
Watch
: Video Shows Ex-Con Killed In Shootout With Police On Garden State Parkway
Chilling video shows a fleeing ex-con slamming a stolen van into a Garden State Parkway guardrail, emerging through the driver’s side window and exchanging gunfire with police who shoot him dead. Kevin Harlfinger, 40, of Perth Amboy comes through the window firing after the work van smashes head-on into the end of the guardrail at Exit 131 of the southbound Parkway in Woodbridge during a high-speed police pursuit less than two months ago, a collection of videos released by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office shows. Harlfinger, in a hoodie and knit hat, begins climbing out the window an…
News
Son Of Former Mayor Launches 2nd Bid For Mayor In Perth Amboy
The son of a former mayor has launched his second bid for mayor in the City of Perth Amboy. Joseph B. Vas, a lawyer in Perth Amboy, faces Helmin Caba in the June primary election for the Democratic Party. His father, Joseph, was a former city mayor for 18 years. "I'm a big fan of Perth Amboy but I'm not happy with what's going on in town," Vas told Daily Voice. "Nothing's being done" about violent crime, he said. The increase in crime involving gangs and vandalism and the need for rent control enforcement are two of Vas' campaign platforms. Two to three families are shar…
Police & Fire
NJ Child Porn Trafficker Got Child To Perform Online For Him, Feds Charge
A child porn trafficker from Middlesex County got a minor to perform online for him, federal authorities charged. Francisco Villafane, 37, of Perth Amboy, initially lost contact after he began texting with the youngster in 2020, but they resumed communication in late 2023, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Villafane "exchanged sexually explicit content with the victim and solicited explicit material...including videos of the victim engaging in sexual acts at Villafane’s request," the U.S. attorney said. Members of his Newark Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force ch…
News
Winner
: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $30K From Central Jersey Deli
There was a $30,000 Mega Millions lottery winner in Middlesex County. The winning numbers for Tuesday, Feb. 13 were 1, 3, 19, 25 and 58 and the Megaball was 20. The megaplier was 3x. The winning ticket was sold at Quick Stop Deli, 162 New Brunswick Ave. in Perth Amboy.
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