Sheriff's Officer From Budd Lake Indicted On Official Misconduct, Vehicle Title Fraud Charges Sheriff's Officer From Budd Lake Indicted On Official Misconduct, Vehicle Title Fraud Charges
Sheriff's Officer From Budd Lake Indicted On Official Misconduct, Vehicle Title Fraud Charges A Union County sheriff's officer has been indicted on official misconduct and vehicle title fraud charges following an investigation, authorities said. Christopher R. Wolf, 46, of Budd Lake, was named in a five-count indictment returned by a Union County grand jury on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Union County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday, Aug. 14. The indictment followed an investigation into official misconduct and fraudulent title filings, prosecutors said. The Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecution Unit conducted the investigation in coordination with local police departm…
FALSE ALARM: Scene Cleared At Passaic River After Report Of Children In Water FALSE ALARM: Scene Cleared At Passaic River After Report Of Children In Water
False ALARM: Scene Cleared At Passaic River After Report Of Children In Water A report of children in the Passaic River sparked a search-and-rescue response Friday, Aug. 14, just weeks after two 10-year-olds drowned in the same spot. But this time, it was a false alarm. The call came in at approximately 1:10 p.m. from a woman who reported seeing two people go into the river on the Passaic side, sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. She hung up immediately, but officials tracked the woman's number down and called her right back. Then, her story appeared to change. Regardless of the circumstances, officials treated the trip seriously and lau…
1,600+ THC Vapes, 10 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Clifton Smoke Shop: Sheriff 1,600+ THC Vapes, 10 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Clifton Smoke Shop: Sheriff
1,600+ THC Vapes, 10 Pounds Of Pot Seized From Clifton Smoke Shop: Sheriff Complaints about local students using marijuana, THC vapes, and edibles led investigators to a Clifton smoke shop where more than $80,000 worth of unregulated products were seized, authorities said. The investigation began after Little Falls and Woodland Park police received numerous quality-of-life complaints involving students using marijuana, THC-infused electronic vapes, and marijuana-infused edibles, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The departments contacted the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Narcotics, prompting a joint investigation with the Passaic County Pro…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses
Dog Food Sold In NJ Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses A Connecticut company is recalling pet food sold in several Northeast states after it tested positive for Salmonella. Oma's Pride issued a recall for 639 six-pound bags of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, according to a Food and Drug Administration notice published on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Avon-based company is investigating the source of the contamination. The FDA received a consumer complaint and later collected and analyzed a sample of the food, which tested positive for Salmonella. Three illnesses were reported in connection with the complaint, though the notice…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD 3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD
3-Year-Old Nearly Drowns: Hackettstown PD A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized after nearly drowning in Hackettstown on Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 6:55 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Reese Avenue and located a child that was breathing but not responding, surrounded by several adults, Hackettstown police said. Officers were advised that CPR had been initiated after the boy was found in a swimming pool and pulled from the water, police said. The child was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center for further treatment, police said. He is currently listed in stable but critical condition, police said The incid…
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court A startling confession inside a packed Manhattan courtroom has dramatically shifted one of the nation’s most closely watched criminal cases. Luigi Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 14, to two federal stalking counts stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the judge. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Members of Thompson’s family, including hi…
NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Stepdaughter: Prosecutor A 50-year-old Egg Harbor Township man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Per the terms of a plea agreement, Rufino Carreron-Peralta faces 18 years in prison after pleadinig guilty to aggravated sexual assault against a victim less than 13 years of age, endangering the welfare of a child by permitting a child to engage in filming a prohibited sexual act, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. In 2003, a girl told Egg Harbor Township police Carreron-Peralta, her stefather, was sexually abusing her, authorities s…
29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach 29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach
29 Dead Sharks Wash Up Along 10-Block Stretch Of NJ Beach Michelle Greenling is used to seeing the occasional shark during her morning walks along the beach. But 29 in a 10-block stretch? That caught her attention. Greenling, 46, was walking along the beach in Sea Isle City on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, when she counted 29 dead dogfish sharks along the shoreline between 29th and 39th street, she told Daily Voice. Greenling took photos and posted about what she found in a SIC Facebook group, hoping someone could tell her whether the discovery should be reported. Commenters suggested contacting marine organizations or the New Jersey Department of…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice. But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial. On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake
NJ Soccer Player Recovering After Mom Dies Saving Her In Colombia Quake A college soccer player from Bergen County is recovering from critical injuries after an earthquake in Colombia killed her mother, who reportedly went back into a collapsed home to save her. Natalia Jaramillo, who plays soccer for Kean Jersey City, was critically injured during the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, according to the team's Instagram account. Natalia's mother, Bergenfield resident Magnolia Garcia Lugo, initially survived when the home where the family was staying collapsed but went back inside in an effort to save her daughter, Bergenfield Mayo…