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Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland Gets Plea-Bargained 14 Years Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland Gets Plea-Bargained 14 Years
Mastermind Of 84 Brazen Burglaries In Nine NJ Counties, Rockland Gets Plea-Bargained 14 Years UPDATE: A Teaneck ex-con was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for leading a band of brazen burglars who authorities said committed no fewer than 84 broad-daylight home break-ins throughout New Jersey and Rockland County. Keith Perry, 39, took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk the consequences of a trial, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Tuesday, March 14. Perry was among several people arrested in April 2021 for dozens of burglaries committed over the previous six months in nine New Jersey counties — Morris, Bergen, Essex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Union, Passai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC
Music Where Your Heart Lives: The Mighty Keb' Mo' Headed Toward BergenPAC Keb' Mo' is peaking once more. Playing with a stellar backing trio -- a nimble-fingered keyboardist and a rhythm section tighter than a clam -- he's shredding again, picking deftly again, melding sexy blues, bounce, swing and just-plain-funky licks with that sweet-sweet roots music that hits that warm spot where your heart lives. And he's bringing it all back to BergenPAC in Englewood on June 16. It's always a party with Kevin Roosevelt Moore, but his latest tour is much more. The setlist sequencing is superb (even when he goes rogue) and his soulful combo is equally effective in adding a…

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Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef
Ecuadorian National Pleads Guilty To Brutal Stabbing Death Of Popular Bergen County Chef A Jersey City man who brutally stabbed a well-known chef to death during a party at the victim’s Little Ferry home cut a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter in exchange for a lesser sentence. Ray Edwardo Arcentales Sanchez, 24, could still get a minimum sentence of 10 years in state prison for the plea, entered in Superior Court in Hackensack earlier this week. Then there’s the matter of his citizenship. Police at the time said the Ecuadorian national was sitting on a curb, spattered with blood, when officers responding to a 911 call found a mortally wounded …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ICE Looks To Deport Colombian National Nabbed On Child Sex Charges In Englewood ICE Looks To Deport Colombian National Nabbed On Child Sex Charges In Englewood
ICE Looks To Deport Colombian National Nabbed On Child Sex Charges In Englewood A Colombian national living in Englewood who was jailed over the weekend on child sex charges will have to face a federal immigration judge in Newark first. Jeisson Murillo-Beltran, 30, had just been booked into the Bergen County Jail on Sunday, Feb. 19, when ICE officials issued a detainer aimed at preventing his release. Murillo-Beltran was charged with separate instances of child endangerment through sexual conduct and one count each of criminal sexual contact, lewdness and harassment through touching out of Englewood. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately issued the deta…

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Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police
Motel Guest Covered In Lotion Rescued From Knife-Wielding Woman At Little Ferry Motel: Police Little Ferry police rescued a motel guest from Hackensack from a knife-wielding Englewood woman who covered him in lotion and held him against his will, authorities said. Responding officers two people arguing loudly on the other side of the room door when they arrived at the Capri Inn, Police Chief James Walters said. Desarey Victoria Hutchison, 31, who records show has a history of stalking arrests, initially refused to open the door, the chief said. She finally relented but was “extremely irate and screaming," he said. The officers found the 35-year-old victim covered head-to-toe in lo…

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Body Of Missing Hudson Man Found In His Van In Englewood, No Foul Play Suspected Body Of Missing Hudson Man Found In His Van In Englewood, No Foul Play Suspected
Body Of Missing Hudson Man Found In His Van In Englewood, No Foul Play Suspected The body of an audio engineer from West New York who'd gone missing earlier this month was found in his van parked outside an Englewood day care center on Friday, multiple responders said. Investigators said they don't suspect any wrongdoing in the death of Lestor Tabora, 31, whose body was found near the corner of William Street and West Linden Avenue. An autopsy scheduled Saturday morning by the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office will provide definitive results, they said. Tabora was last seen driving the white GMC van in Fairview on Feb. 8. Loved ones described Tabora as a "kind-h…

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ICE Looks To Deport Salvadoran National Charged With Sexually Assaulting Englewood Children ICE Looks To Deport Salvadoran National Charged With Sexually Assaulting Englewood Children
ICE Looks To Deport Salvadoran National Charged With Sexually Assaulting Englewood Children Federal immigration officials plan to take custody of a 31-year-old cashier who was charged this week with sexually assaulting two Englewood children between 7 and 9 years old, Daily Voice has learned. ICE placed a detainer on Salvadoran national William Hernandez almost immediately after he was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 25, with an eye toward deporting him. The detainer will hold Hernandez in the Bergen County Jail – without exceptions -- until he can be brought before a federal judge at an immigration status hearing in Newark. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from …

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Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire
Teaneck Police Heroes Rescue Wheelchair-Bound Tenant, 88, From Apartment Building Fire UPDATE: Two Teaneck police officers rescued an 88-year-old wheelchair-bound tenant from what began as an appliance fire in her fifth-floor apartment, carrying her down several flights to safety, authorities said. Sgt. Stephen Morena and Officer Aundra Ellington quickly gathered the woman – who, it turns out, had an oxygen tank that could have exploded – after the blaze broke out in the brick building at 34 State Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Morena and Ellington carried the woman to the second floor and handed her over to members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps, A…

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These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022 These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022
These Popular NJ Restaurants Closed In 2022 New Jerseyans will be entering a new year without some of their longtime favorite restaurants. The establishments were more than just places to grab a bite. They were the go-to spot for every family occasion where patrons became close with the management and wait staff. They provided a taste of childhood and comfort. There was an attachment there, and leaving them in 2022 was sad for some. Here are some of the New Jersey restaurants that closed in 2022 that patrons will miss most: Inkwell Coffee House, Long Branch Brooklyn's Pizzeria, Edgewater Ice Cream By Mike, Ridgewood East, T…

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Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms
Children Tossed From Fire Escape Into Hackensack Heroes' Arms Hackensack firefighters caught two children tossed to them by their parents during an overnight apartment building blaze. The city's bravest arrived at the four-story brick building on Prospect Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, to find several residents on the fire escapes trying to flee the second-floor blaze. Other children, as well as adults, were rescued safely after two youngsters were dropped to the firefighters from the escapes. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. Several tenants were displaced, however, and went to stay with relatives. The Red Cross ass…

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Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run
Bergen County Native Gregg Berhalter Leads US Men's Soccer Team For World Cup Run The US Men’s National Team will have vociferous voices out in force playing their vuvuzelas in New Jersey as a Bergen County native looks to guide one of the world's youngest squads to victory in the biggest sporting event on the globe. Gregg Berhalter, 49, a Tenafly native, has the world in his hands and on his shoulders as he leads the national team in their first World Cup match in eight years against Wales after the team failed to qualify for the event four years ago. Berhalter has a difficult task on his hands, leading a promising, but young - the second youngest team by average in the…

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Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…

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