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Cops Cut Calm YouTuber Break During Bergen County Traffic Stops, New Bodycam Footage Shows Cops Cut Calm YouTuber Break During Bergen County Traffic Stops, New Bodycam Footage Shows
Cops Cut Calm YouTuber Break During Bergen County Traffic Stops, New Bodycam Footage Shows Newly released bodycam footage reveals tech influencer Marques Brownlee calmly navigating a series of traffic stops in Bergen County, NJ over the past two years. The videos, shared by Transparency Bodycam, show the 31-year-old YouTuber from Maplewood being pulled over on three separate occasions for traffic violations. June 30, 2023, Alpine: Brownlee was stopped by police for tinted windows. Brownlee realizes soon after being pulled over that he does not have his license. Brownlee and the officer make small talk over his barber and the fact that he's going all the way to Weehawken for a hai…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
UPenn Professor's TikTok Celebrating CEO Murder Prompts Apology: 'Inappropriate' (VIDEO) UPenn Professor's TikTok Celebrating CEO Murder Prompts Apology: 'Inappropriate' (VIDEO)
UPenn Professor's TikTok Celebrating CEO Murder Prompts Apology: 'Inappropriate' (Video) A professor at the University of Pennsylvania has issued an apology after she made a TikTok video praising the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. On Monday, following the arrest of Luigi Mangione (Penn Class of 2020), Julia Alekseyeva — an assistant professor of English and cinema/media studies — posted the clip, saying: "I have never been prouder to be a professor at the University of P3nnsylvania." The following day, she issued an apology on X: Late last night I posted a TikTok, as well as several stories on my Instagram. These were completely insensitive and inappro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing
DUI Driver From NJ Who Killed Bride Delivers Desperate Apology Before Sentencing A former New Jersey resident has been sentenced to prison time in a golf cart crash that killed a bride and injured her groom on their wedding night in April 2023. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 26, a Hunterdon County native, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 2, after pleading guilty to reckless homicide, felony DUI causing death, and two counts of felony DUI causing great bodily injury in South Carolina. Komoroski drunkenly rear-ended the golf cart that 34-year-old Samantha Miller and her new husband, Aric Hutchinson, were riding in, in Folly Beach, SC. Police have s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Pretty Stupid:' NJ Influencer Who Hit 100 MPH In Lamborghini Video Apologizes, Cuts Clip 'Pretty Stupid:' NJ Influencer Who Hit 100 MPH In Lamborghini Video Apologizes, Cuts Clip
'Pretty Stupid:' NJ Influencer Who Hit 100 MPH In Lamborghini Video Apologizes, Cuts Clip A New Jersey YouTuber is facing backlash after uploading a video where he was seen driving a Lamborghini at 100 mph in a 35 mph zone — a move he now admits was dangerous and inexcusable. Marques Brownlee, a 30-year-old Maplewood native with 19.6 million YouTube followers, posted the video titled "How My Video Gear is Changing!" on Nov. 11. The clip sparked criticism from viewers who called out his reckless behavior behind the wheel. Brownlee addressed the controversy in an apology on X, saying: "Last video I did something pretty stupid. You might've already seen it, but maybe not, so I'll …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
Glen Rock Councilwoman Facing Backlash After Sharing Controversial Meme To Instagram Glen Rock Councilwoman Facing Backlash After Sharing Controversial Meme To Instagram
Glen Rock Councilwoman Facing Backlash After Sharing Controversial Meme To Instagram A Glen Rock councilwoman is facing backlash after sharing a controversial meme to Instagram. Paula Gilligan last week shared the colorful meme that reads: "Easter eggs are aborted chicken babies that are painted in drag for small children to worship." Paula Gilligan is facing backlash after sharing a controversial meme to Instagram. Paula Gilligan Instagram Gilligan issued an apology on social media saying the meme "takes aim at the absurdity of personhood' laws." It has come to my attention that there are constituents in Glen Rock that have concerns with a meme on my personal…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nets Suspend NJ's Kyrie Irving Nets Suspend NJ's Kyrie Irving
Nets Suspend NJ's Kyrie Irving It wasn't until New Jersey native Kyrie Irving was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets that he showed any remorse. The 30-year-old athlete with West Orange roots retweeted a link to an anti-Semitic movie last week, and refused to apologize media session on Thursday, Nov. 3. Irving grew up playing basketball around North Jersey, particularly in West Orange, which has a thriving Jewish community and JCC, where Irving had been known to frequent. The Nets that day announced his five-game suspension, noting he is "currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets." About four hours l…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock 'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock
'I Was Wrong': Will Smith Apologizes To Chris Rock Actor and rapper Will Smith has formally apologized to comedian Chris Rock after assaulting him on stage at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27. "Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable," the "King Richard" winner wrote on Instagram with his comments disabled Monday evening. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Longtime Leonia Firefighter Resigns Over 'Indefensible' Post About Asian American Protester Longtime Leonia Firefighter Resigns Over 'Indefensible' Post About Asian American Protester
Longtime Leonia Firefighter Resigns Over 'Indefensible' Post About Asian American Protester A string of racist insults on Facebook against a young Asian-American protester has cost a volunteer of nearly 45 years his ranking positions with the Leonia Fire Department. It began with a post by a fellow firefighter of a photo taken during a protest in Leonia against the death of George Floyd. A young woman in the photo holds a sign that says “F(***) THE POLICE”. "To my Leonia people, who is this and how do you think this is peaceful?" a comment attached to the photo asked. A thread of nearly 300 comments followed -- many sharing the poster’s anger -- before the June 8 post was remove…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says
Mayor Who Passed Out Pantless At Party Needs Alcohol Evaluation, Counseling, Council Says Following a public apology from Mayor John Roth for a drunken incident that made national headlines, the Mahwah Township Council recommended Thursday night that he undergo an alcohol assessment and receive counseling on township policies and anti-discrimination laws. “The mayor’s conduct on Jan. 10, 2020 is inappropriate and represents conduct unbecoming an elected official,” a resolution drafted by the council in executive session says. The decision came after an investigation by a private attorney and an apology from Roth during the public portion of Thursday’s meeting for getting drunk …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay VIDEO: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay
Video: Boy Who Flattened Mahwah Family's Inflatable Easter Duck Apologizes, Agrees To Pay In an era of home surveillance cameras and social media, a boy knocking over an inflatable Easter duck on a Mahwah homeowner’s lawn in broad daylight was bound to end in a conviction. Jonathan Marcus posted a video of the boy who broke away from the group he was with, rushed the duck and flattened it around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. At least one of the boys was wearing a Don Bosco jacket, said Marcus, who lives at the corner of Forest Road and Brook Court – across from Wilkes Deli in the township’s Fardale section – and decorates his property for several holidays each year. “The one who destroy…

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by Jerry DeMarco