Man Was Masturbating Around Kids In NJ Kohl's Store: Police Man Was Masturbating Around Kids In NJ Kohl's Store: Police
Man Was Masturbating Around Kids In NJ Kohl's Store: Police A 27-year-old New York man is facing charges after masturbating in a Hudson County Kohl's store, authorities said. Christopher Honnold, of Smithtown, NY, was walking around the Kohl's store on Millcreek Drive in Secaucus around 3:10 p.m. on March 2, "gratifying himself in view of the public were he could be observed by children under the age of thirteen," Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Honnold left the store after being approached by a loss prevention officer, but surrendered to Secaucus police on March 6, and was charged with sexual assault. He was lodged in the Hudson Coun…
Snow Totals Increase In Latest Winter Storm Predictions Snow Totals Increase In Latest Winter Storm Predictions
Snow Totals Increase In Latest Winter Storm Predictions The latest forecast has increased the amount of snow in what's expected to be the first winter storm headed to the region Monday, Feb. 27. Up to eight inches was being predicted as of Monday morning by the National Weather Service, for the areas north of Route 80 in North Jersey and the Poconos.  Parts of Bergen, Passaic, Warren, and Essex counties could see between three and seven inches, while the Route 78 corridor will likely be getting a wintry mix. Hudson and Hunterdon counties are expected to get up to four inches of snow. The Lehigh Valley could still see up to four inches of a…
Another Marijuana Dispensary Was Just Approved In Jersey City Another Marijuana Dispensary Was Just Approved In Jersey City
Another Marijuana Dispensary Was Just Approved In Jersey City The Jersey City Planning Board has approved the application for another marijuana dispensary, Daily Voice has learned. The application for Kushmart at 1521 Kennedy Boulevard had been carried by the Board from its Feb. 7 meeting over concerns it was too close to another applicant, 420 Cannabis Place Corp., as reported by the Hudson County View. Kushmart gained approval from the majority of the Board on Tuesday, Feb. 21, city officials confirmed with Daily Voice. Kushmart appears to be a Washington-based dispensary that opened in 2014. Its website says it is "consistently ranked a top r…
Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out
Feds: Hudsonite Nabbed Accepting Mail-Order Fentanyl From Mexico Pleads Out A Hudson County man admitted accepting mail-order fentanyl destined for New Jersey’s streets that shipped to his home from Mexico, federal authorities said. Miguel Polanco, 31, even watched a how-to video on how to handle the shipment, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said following a plea hearing in Newark on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Polanco became the focus of an investigation after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted the package from Mexico City on its way to his Union City apartment, Sellinger said. He had previously received a video from a conspirator “exp…
Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold In Hudson County Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold In Hudson County
Fast-Play Lottery Ticket Worth $25K Sold In Hudson County One lucky player purchased a Fast-Play lottery ticket for the $2 Jersey Jackpot winning $24,916 on Wednesday, February 8. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at any retailer and offer a fast way for players to see if their ticket is a lucky winner.  The winning ticket was sold at Pyramid Traders, 546 Broadway, Bayonne in Hudson County.
WINNERS: Five NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K WINNERS: Five NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K
Winners: Five NJ Powerball Players Take Home $50K There were five New Jersey Powerball players who took home $50,000 apiece in the Saturday, Feb. 4 drawing, state Lottery officials said. Five tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Bergen County: 7-Eleven #38078, 111 Union Ave., East Rutherford; Bergen County: Wawa #8335, 7 Jewels St., Garfield; Hudson County: Quick Chek #124, 20-38 East 53rd St., Bayonne; Morris County: Main Street Submarine, 187 Main St., Madison; and, Passaic County: Nana Pena Grocery Deli Market, 276 Trenton Ave., Paterson. The winning n…
WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $521K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $520,687 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from Wednesday, Feb. 1, state Lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 06, 12, 17, 33 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.  The winning ticket was sold at Faber News & Gift, 100 Laurel Hill Ave., Secaucus in Hudson County.
WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K WINNERS: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K
Winners: Mega Millions Lottery Players Take Home $10K There were two third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, Jan. 27, Mega Millions lottery. They matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.  Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: Hudson County: Kearny Wine and Liquor, 818 Kearny Ave., Kearny; and Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt. The winning numbers for the Friday, Jan. 27, drawing were: 04, 43, 46, 47 and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 22 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.
Body Found Near Newark Bay: Prosecutor Body Found Near Newark Bay: Prosecutor
Body Found Near Newark Bay: Prosecutor A man's body was found Friday, Jan. 27 off the Hudson County shoreline, authorities announced. The discovery was made on the shoreline of Newark Bay near the Thomas W. Zito Bayside Apartments, and pronounced dead around 3 p.m., the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The Cause and Manner of death of are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Bayonne Police Department are actively investigating.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Pr…
UPDATE: Shots Fired, Two Seized In SWAT-Assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst UPDATE: Shots Fired, Two Seized In SWAT-Assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst
Update: Shots Fired, Two Seized In Swat-assisted Drug Probe In Kearny, Lyndhurst Narcotics detectives arrested two men, one of whom surrendered without incident in Lyndhurst and the other who was seized by a Hudson County SWAT team after shots were fired in Kearny. Boosted by heavily-armed tactical squads, detectives from the Bergen and Hudson county prosecutor's offices simultaneously hit both locations early Wednesday, Jan. 25, as part of a drug investigation, ranking law enforcement officers told Daily Voice. The first suspect was immediately seized at a single-family home on Union Avenue, they said. The second proved more problematic. He barricaded himself in an a…
Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, NJSP, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, NJSP, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools
Human Trafficking: US Homeland Security Investigations, Njsp, Others Cite New Enforcement Tools New ways of targeting and stopping human trafficking will be discussed by an elite group of federal, state and local law enforcement authorities in Newark on Wednesday, Jan. 25. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip R. Sellinger, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Newark Special Agent In Charge Ricky J. Patel and Ali Boak, the director of the Global Center on Human Trafficking, will be among the speakers at the unique news media event. They will discuss joint efforts at fighting human trafficking by giving law enforcement at all levels the necessary tools – including a new mobile app and…
Man Made Teen Sexually Abuse 4-Year-Old, Record It: Hudson Prosecutor Man Made Teen Sexually Abuse 4-Year-Old, Record It: Hudson Prosecutor
Man Made Teen Sexually Abuse 4-Year-Old, Record It: Hudson Prosecutor A 31-year-old Hudson County man was arrested on various charges after authorities say he instructed a 13-year-old boy to sexually abuse a 4-year-old girl child and send him recordings of it. Joseph Suarez, of West New York, disseminated footage from the out-of-state boy over social media platform Discord, the Hudson County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on Jan. 10, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A search of Suarez's home turned up more than 1,000 files of child sex abuse material, the prosecutor said. He was charged with child endangerment, facilitating child sex abuse materia…