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Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Sayreville Officer: Prosecutor
A man armed with a knife was shot by a Sayreville police officer after authorities said he menaced people in a neighborhood and advanced toward the officer Saturday, Aug. 22, authorities said. Sayreville police responded to the area of Kendall Drive in Parlin around 6:15 p.m., on reports of a disorderly man armed with a knife who was menacing people and a vehicle, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Sayreville Police Chief Daniel Plumacker said. An officer encountered the man, who was not identified, holding a knife when police arrived, authorities said. The man ignored commands…
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Stabbing Victim Rushed To Hospital From Hawthorne Home: Report
A person suffering from several stab wounds was rushed to the hospital from a Hawthorne home late Sunday afternoon, Aug. 23, according to incident photographer Boyd A. Loving. The victim was alert and conscious when first responders arrived at a multi-family dwelling in the 200 block of Westervelt Avenue, Loving said. A Hawthorne EMS ambulance rushed the victim to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, Loving said. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Hawthorne EMTs. Several Hawthorne and Prospect Park police officers were seen entering the dwelling and handl…
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Paramus Fires Back At Cop Claiming Promotions Were Rigged, Wants Suit Tossed
Paramus officials are firing back at a longtime police officer who claims favoritism and nepotism cost him repeated promotions, denying his allegations and asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit. The Borough of Paramus, Police Chief Robert Guidetti, and the Paramus Police Department filed their 16-page answer in response to Michael Boccher Sr.'s lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on Wednesday, Aug. 19. In their answer (attached at the bottom of this news article), the defendants denied most of Officer Michael Boccher Sr.'s allegations and argued the decision not to promote him was…
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15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Paramus May Have Taken Bus To Queens, Police Say
Police in Bergen County are asking for the public's help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who may have headed to Queens. Khalia Simpson was last seen on foot near 278 E. Midland Ave. in Paramus around 12:10 a.m., Paramus police said. Police said Simpson may have boarded a New Jersey Transit bus and could be headed to Queens, New York. Simpson was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue pants, with her hair in a ponytail, police said. She is approximately 5-foot-3 and 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, according to police. Anyone who has seen Simpson or has information…
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Victims ID'd In Deadly Stolen-G Wagon Crash; 18-Year-Old, 3 Juveniles Charged
Authorities have identified the two people killed in a head-on South Jersey crash involving a stolen G-Wagon, as an 18-year-old and three juveniles face charges, authorities said. Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, both of Egg Harbor Township, were killed in the crash in Mays Landing on Saturday, Aug. 22, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash happened at Route 50 and Third Street at approximately 7:30 a.m., authorities said. Investigators determined a stolen vehicle was at fault in the crash, authorities said. Photos and surveillance footage shared online from t…
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Sports Car Driver Cited After Spining Out, Slamming Through Fence In Fair Lawn
A Nissan sports car ended up partially through a fence after its driver lost control in Fair Lawn Saturday morning, Aug. 22, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The driver, a 20-year-old borough resident, was making a right turn from Fair Lawn Parkway onto Berkshire Road when the silver Nissan spun out and slammed rear-end-first through the fence, according to Loving and Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Sean Macys. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was not injured, according to Loving. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash, Loving said. A hydraulic lift tow truck …
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Child Seriously Hurt After Honda Slams Into NJ Trooper, Disabled Jeep On Turnpike:
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A child was seriously injured when a Honda struck an unmarked New Jersey State Police vehicle and a disabled Jeep on the New Jersey Turnpike overnight in Burlington County, authorities said. At 12:44 a.m., a Jeep SUV was disabled on the Turnpike South in Mansfield with an unmarked Ford Explorer troop car parked behind it with its emergency lights activated, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Stat Police said said. A southbound Honda struck the rear of the Ford and the Jeep, Brennan said. A child in the Honda suffered serious injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital, B…
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Tesla Crosses Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Crash:
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A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed when a Tesla crossed the median of Route 55 and struck his SUV in South Jersey on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 8:31 a.m., a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland when its driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, struck a tree, and entered the northbound lanes, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police said said. The Tesla then struck a northbound Chevrolet SUV, Brennan said The Chevrolet driver, Phillip Eastman, 68, of Springfield, PA, died, while the Tesla dr…
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Massive Manta Ray Spotted At Popular Long Island Beach
A massive manta ray made a surprise appearance close to shore off Long Island. An oceanic manta ray was spotted feeding off Jones Beach State Park, according to New York State Parks, which shared video of the encounter on Aug. 17. The species is typically found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters, mostly offshore, according to NYS Parks. However, oceanic manta rays can also appear in New York waters during the warm summer months. Manta rays are filter feeders that consume large amounts of zooplankton closer to shore. In deeper water, they can forage for medium-sized fish, NYS…
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Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire
Goosey picked one heck of a time to find his voice. The 4-month-old Texas goose had never honked before — until a barn caught fire. Chelsea Gerber shared footage of Goosey's heroic act earlier this month on TikTok as The Fuster Cluck, where the feathered fire alarm has since gone viral. The clip shows Goosey waddling around and honking as the blaze burns in the background. Bert Gerber had fallen asleep on the couch when the bird's honking woke him at the family's Fort Bend County home, according to KHOU 11. Gerber went outside to see what had Goosey making so much noise and spotted hi…
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NJ Dad Stabbed To Death By Brother In Florida, Authorities Say
A Trenton father was stabbed to death by his brother in Florida, authorities said, leaving his family raising money to bring him home for burial. Ryan Daniels, 30, was found bleeding on the front porch of a home on Davis Road near Finley Road in Jacksonville's Oceanway neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 15, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Daniels was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Detectives identified Daniels' brother, Eric Mincey, 38, as his attacker after reviewing evidence and speaking with witnesses, the sheriff's office said. M…
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…
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Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Toms Riverman was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, authorities said. An investigation into Justin Thomas began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Toms River residence as the location from which Thomas was uploading child pornography to the internet, Billhime…
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Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
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NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds
A 39-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to participating in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme and fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million of federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 21. Arthur Spitzer pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Spitzer's co-defenders, Mendel Deutsh, a 39-year-old Toms River resident and Joshua Feldberger, a 44-year-old Howell Township resident had previously pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentence, Frazier said. Spitzer got mortgage lo…
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Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
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Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law. However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut. The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
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Lightning Strike Causes 2-Alarm Fire In NJ City: Authorities
A two-alarm fire displaced nine people in Summit on Thursday, Aug. 20, authorities said. At 6:21 p.m., firefighters responded to a lightning strike at a multiapartment home on Kent Place Boulevard, the City of Summit said in a release. Crews were met with an active fire in the attic and a second alarm was tolled, bringing additional units to the scene, authorities said. After conducting searches of all floors within the home, nine residents, three cats, and one dog were evacuated. The fire was declared under control at 7:16, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authoriti…
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‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
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Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son
The mother of a 28-year-old man killed in a Memorial Day boating crash on Long Beach Island has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with her son's death. Jennifer Pearson, a 59-year-old Barnegat resident, surrendered to state police on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and was charged with death by vessel, operating a vessel under the influence, reckless operation, operating without a Boating Safety Certificate, and failure to have a proper lookout, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Pearson is the mother of Gunnar Pearson, a Barnegat resident, w…
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NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD
A 33-year-old Keansburg man was arrested and charged after he fled from police in Denville during a traffic stop, authorities said. At 10:57 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on East Main Street after observing a moving violation, Denville police said. The driver, Christopher Cox, provided officers with a drivers license but refused to provide the required vehicle documentation, police said. He then suddenly put the car in drive and fled the traffic stop, police said. Because the officers were already in possession of Cox’s driver’s license and his identity …
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Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
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Viral Wawa Video Has Twist Ending In Bergen County
A driver seen in a viral video apparently backing into a police vehicle at a Bergen County Wawa has been located, authorities said. The video shared by Jersey Talks on Instagram shows a small, black hatchback backing into the police vehicle at the Wawa on Essex Street in Lodi. The officer appears not to realize the vehicle was struck. Lodi police announced Wednesday, Aug. 19, that the driver had been found after asking the public for help. "We received numerous messages, shares, and tips from members of the public," the announcement said. "Your support and willingness to help made a differ…
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Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report
A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle. Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice. Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
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Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police
A 42-year-old Brick man was arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop in Lakewood, authorities announced. At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, officers observed a disabled vehicle with a flat tire on Ridge Avenue and Lanes Mill Road, Lakewood police said. The driver, Ryan Laudisi had an outstanding warrant from Ocean County, police said. Quantities of suspected crack cocaine and cocaine were recovered from inside the vehicle, police said. Laudisi was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said. He was…
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NJ Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Teen Girls: Feds
A 39-year-old Old Bridge man admitted to producing and possessing child pornography, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Daniel Berwick pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. The criminal complaint against Berwick painted a graphic portrait of a man who authorities say used the photo of an adult content creator to pose as a 17-year-old to catfish a 14-year-old girl into sending him photos of her masturbating with a vibrator. Investigators discovered graphic voice messages Berwick is a…
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Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
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21-Year-Old NJ Woman Stabbed Man: Police
A 21-year-old Glen Gardener woman was arrested and charged with stabbing a man in Brielle, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 8:51 a.m., officers responded to 606 Rankin Rd. after a 62-year-old Brielle man was stabbed in the abdomen with a kitchen knife, Brielle police said. Officers took the suspect, Kendra Angell, into custody, Brielle police said. She is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with extreme indifference to the value of human life, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and endangering another perso…
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Man Who Killed Couple In Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Bergen County Car Break-Ins: Police
A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
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NJ Man Defrauded Clients After Fired From Job: Wall PD
A 37-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with defrauding clients in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Christopher Ross had been terminated from a job as a sales representative for a local business in February, Wall Township police said. Following his termination, Ross continued to contact existing clients, soliciting direct payments via Zelle under the pretense of managing their accounts, police said. Subpoenas served on financial institutions confirmed that these fraudulent transfers were deposited directly into Ross's personal bank account and…
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SC Man Swipes $50 From Kids' Lemonade Stand In Bergen County: Cops
A 35-year-old South Carolina man stole about $50 from a children's lemonade stand in Bergen County before police tracked him down in a nearby park, authorities said. Chapel D. Lighty, a Bishopville, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, and charged with theft and taking or receiving a credit card without the owner's consent, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. John Behr said. Police were called to the area of Boulevard and Raymond Street after a 911 caller reported that a man had just stolen the proceeds from a lemonade stand being run by neighborhood kids and fled on foot, Behr said. Video obtained…
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