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MURDER: Prosecutor IDs Man, 48, Found Shot In Head In Hudson County Home MURDER: Prosecutor IDs Man, 48, Found Shot In Head In Hudson County Home
Murder: Prosecutor IDs Man, 48, Found Shot In Head In Hudson County Home A 48-year-old man was found in the second floor of a Hudson County home after being shot in the head on Monday, Dec. 9, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., the North Bergen Police Department found Juan Moyet's lifeless body inside a second-floor residence at 9028 Palisade Plaza, Hudson County Prosecutor Ether Suarez said. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a post-mortem exam was conducted that determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said. Juan Moyet May You Rest In Peace🙏🙏... May eternal rest be granted unto you🕊🕊. May your family and loved ones be comforted durin…
12-Hour Standoff In Guttenberg Ends In Arrest: Police 12-Hour Standoff In Guttenberg Ends In Arrest: Police
12-Hour Standoff In Guttenberg Ends In Arrest: Police A 37-year-old Guttenberg resident was arrested and hit with numerous charges following a 12-hour standoff with police on Wednesday, Dec. 4, authorities said. Officers initially responded to 70th Street and Hudson Avenue after receiving a report of a burglary and criminal mischief, Guttenberg police said. Video evidence showed Oliver Checo walked up to the apartment door, kicked it in, then entered his apartment next door, police said. An active warrant had previously been issued for Checo for criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after he damaged the building’s mailboxes two days prior…
12-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Wanted Man, Handgun Seized In Hudson County: Cops 12-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Wanted Man, Handgun Seized In Hudson County: Cops
12-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Wanted Man, Handgun Seized In Hudson County: Cops A 12-hour standoff involving a barricaded individual in Hudson County ended with the arrest of a 37-year-old man, the discovery of a loaded handgun and suspected drugs in his apartment, police announced. The Guttenberg incident began around 1:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, when officers were called to an apartment building near 70th Street and Hudson Avenue for a report of possible burglary and criminal mischief, the agency said in a news release. Officers arriving on the scene found an apartment door damaged, appearing to have been kicked in, authorities said. Video surveillance showed…
SWAT Team Surrounds Hudson County Building With Barricaded Suspect (DEVELOPING) SWAT Team Surrounds Hudson County Building With Barricaded Suspect (DEVELOPING)
SWAT Team Surrounds Hudson County Building With Barricaded Suspect (Developing) A SWAT standoff was underway on a Hudson County street Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 4, Daily Voice has learned. The Hudson County Regional SWAT Team surrounded a building at 70th Street and Hudson Avenue, where a barricaded suspect has refused to cooperate with officers, Lt. Aleksandar Ramadanovic said. The incident began around 1:23 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, when the building superintendent reported that a tenant had broken into another apartment, Ramadanovic stated. The suspect, who has an active criminal warrant for a separate incident, then barricaded himself inside his own apartment…
Father, Son Found Dead In NJ Home, Suspect Charged With Murder: Prosecutor Father, Son Found Dead In NJ Home, Suspect Charged With Murder: Prosecutor
Father, Son Found Dead In NJ Home, Suspect Charged With Murder: Prosecutor A 40-year-old East Orange man was arrested and charged after a father and his son were found dead in Guttenberg on Saturday, Nov. 23, Daily Voice has learned. At around 10 p.m., Guttenberg police responded to a residence at 209 71st St. and found two men, Justin Bory, 87, and Ricardo Bory, 58, dead, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. During the initial response, Lamont Cole was arrested for interfering with the investigation, Suarez said, and has been detained at the Hudson County Correctional Facility. On Monday, December 2, the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined…
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks Hudson County Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison 'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks Hudson County Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks Hudson County Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison A New Jersey man who made swatting calls to a Florida high school got more than his 15 minutes of fame: Two years behind bars. Brad Parga, of Guttenberg, who was 17 years old when he called in threats from the Garden State to Milton High School in Santa Rosa County on Feb. 14, 2022, said his reason for doing so was "to get on the news." On Nov. 14, 2024, Parga was sentenced to two years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by three years of probation — and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson didn’t miss the opportunity to give the cheeky update. "You know I'm about gran…
AG IDs Man Who Plunged To His Death During Hudson County Police Pursuit AG IDs Man Who Plunged To His Death During Hudson County Police Pursuit
AG IDs Man Who Plunged To His Death During Hudson County Police Pursuit The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has identified the man who died during a police encounter in Hudson County last week as a 26-year-old Texas man. Authorities on Friday, Nov. 22, named Brandon Lee Ortega as the individual who died following a foot chase with Guttenberg police on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The incident began around 11:02 p.m. when officers responded to 68th Street and Bellevue Avenue for a reported disturbance. Police were informed that one of the individuals involved, later identified as Ortega, was armed with a gun, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Guttenberg Pol…
Man Falls To His Death While Running From Police In New Jersey: AG Man Falls To His Death While Running From Police In New Jersey: AG
Man Falls To His Death While Running From Police In New Jersey: AG A man fell to his death during a foot pursuit with police in Hudson County on Tuesday, Nov. 12, authorities said. At 11:02 p.m., officers in Guttenberg responded to 68th Street and Bellevue Avenue after a 911 call reported a disturbance, the State Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability said. Officers were provided with a description of the individuals involved in the reported disturbance, including that an individual was armed with a gun, authorities said. Officers located one of the individuals in the area of 7000 John F. Kennedy Boulevard East, authorities said. …
Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police
Guttenberg Man Arrested For Serial 9-1-1 Calls Damaged Apartment Complex: Police A 34-year-old Guttenberg man was arrested and charged for the second time this month, this time with causing thousands of dollars in damage to an apartment complex on Sunday, Oct. 6, authorities said. At 10:54 p.m., officers responded to Galaxy Towers for a report of fire alarms activated and were informed there was a partially dressed man, Alfredo Gonzalez,  running from the 26th floor to the 20th floor, behaving erratically, Guttenberg police said.  Officers made their way to the 26th floor and heard loud screaming and banging, which led them to the 20th floor, police …
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD
Post-Drug Deal Arrest Nets Cocaine From North Bergen Man Wanted On 8 Warrants In Guttenberg: PD A 42-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Guttenberg, authorities said. Officers conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle's driver, later identified as Olinsser Vera, engage in what appeared to be drug transaction, Guttenberg police said. Officers believed the driver was engaged in criminal activity and requested the Bayonne Police Department's K9 unit, police said. The narcotics K9 conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle, during which the K-9 indicated to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, police sa…
Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD
Parking Violation Leads To Man's Arrest For Firearm Violation: Guttenberg PD A 27-year-old West New York man was arrested after police found a gun in his car while serving a parking violation in Guttenberg on Sunday, Oct. 27, authorities said. At 12:41 a.m., police were addressing a parking complaint at 69th Street and John F. Kennedy Blvd East, Guttenberg police said. While investigating, officers observed a rifle in plain view inside of the parked vehicle, police said.  During the on-scene investigation, police uncovered that the vehicle owner, Lazaro Urguiaga did not possess a New Jersey Firearms Identification Card, at which point he  wa…
Man Ran Off With NJ Teen After Mom Found Them Lying Naked Together: Police Man Ran Off With NJ Teen After Mom Found Them Lying Naked Together: Police
Man Ran Off With NJ Teen After Mom Found Them Lying Naked Together: Police A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Oct. 10 after he ran off with a 15-year-old girl in Guttenberg, authorities said. Earlier in the week, the 15-year-old's mother found her daughter lying naked on a couch with Mario Astudillo-Mendieta, who she believed was her daughter's friend, Guttenberg police said in a release. Following a verbal dispute, Astudillo-Mendieta and the girl left the home, police said. The girl did not possess a cell phone and the mother had no way of contacting her, police said. Officers were able to locate Astudillo-Mendieta's cell phone…
Recording Studio Dispute Ends In Robbery Of Woman In Hudson County: Police Recording Studio Dispute Ends In Robbery Of Woman In Hudson County: Police
Recording Studio Dispute Ends In Robbery Of Woman In Hudson County: Police Four people were recently arrested and charged with vandalizing a woman's vehicle and stealing her cell phone during a physical altercation in Guttenberg in June, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 12, a woman was surrounded by four men at Lydia Drive and River Road who destroyed her vehicle's windows with bricks, attempted to forcefully remove her from her vehicle and stole her cell phone, Guttenberg police said in a release. The woman said this all stemmed from a dispute at a recording studio in Union City, police said. She had fled from Union City hoping to avoid any issues, but was fo…
Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD
Man Took Video Of Girl In Shower: Guttenberg PD A 46-year-old Guttenberg man was arrested and charged on Sunday, Oct. 6 with taking a video of his ex-girlfriend's young daughter exiting the shower, authorities said. The girl's mother said she went through her ex-boyfriend's cell phone and found a video of her daughter exiting the shower, completely nude, Guttenberg police said in a release.  Officers were able to confirm that the video was taken without the juvenile’s knowledge and that she was secretly recorded through a crack/hole in the bathroom door, police said.  The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the p…
Man In NJ Police Station Calls 9-1-1 Over Scented Candle — And It Didn't Stop There, Cops Say Man In NJ Police Station Calls 9-1-1 Over Scented Candle — And It Didn't Stop There, Cops Say
Man In NJ Police Station Calls 9-1-1 Over Scented Candle — And It Didn't Stop There, Cops Say A 34-year-old Hudson County man was jailed after police said he walked into a local police station and called 9-1-1 over a scented candle, and continued with similar behavior until he was jailed later that day, police said. Alfredo Gonzalez, of Guttenberg, waltzed into the police station on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to speak with officials from the public safety office, Guttenberg police said. While inside, Gonzalez expressed concern over the lighting of a scented candle, police said. Gonzalez then called the county's emergency dispatch line, requesting North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue to th…
NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer
NJ Wrestler Alan Vera Garcia, 33, Dies Weeks After Going Into Cardiac Arrest Playing Soccer Alan Vera Garcia, a professional New Jersey wrestler, died on Monday, Sept. 23, weeks after going into cardiac arrest while playing soccer, according to multiple news reports. He was 33 years old. Our dear friend and teammate, Alan Vera, recently suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing soccer. He is currently... Posted by USA Wrestling on Monday, August 5, 2024 Garcia, of Guttenberg, was born in Cuba and the first Cuban wrestler to win a national championship in the United States in Greco-Roman wrestling, his obituary on the Barquin Funeral Home site reads.  His obituar…
Stuck In The Mud: Hudson County SUV Thieves Arrested, Police Say Stuck In The Mud: Hudson County SUV Thieves Arrested, Police Say
Stuck In The Mud: Hudson County SUV Thieves Arrested, Police Say A pair of SUV thieves were arrested after one of them led a brief pursuit but got stuck in the mud of a marsh last week in Bergen County, police said. Carlos Sierra, 37, and Hortensia Herrera, 50, both of Guttenberg, have been lodged in the Bergen County Jail following their arrests in Lyndhurst Friday, Aug. 16, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Lyndhurst Officer Anthony Giaquinto was on patrol in the 1200 block of Wall Street West when he got a tip that a stolen 2007 GMC Sierra was in the area, Auteri said. Giaquinto found the GMC Sierra as it entered the parking lot of a comme…
Two Men Arrested For Assault With Motorcycle Helmet At Guttenberg Bar: Police Two Men Arrested For Assault With Motorcycle Helmet At Guttenberg Bar: Police
Two Men Arrested For Assault With Motorcycle Helmet At Guttenberg Bar: Police Two men were recently arrested and charged for assaulting another man with a motorcycle helmet outside a bar in Guttenberg in June, authorities said. On Saturday, June 1 at 1:16 a.m., police responded to a bar at 68th Street and Bergenline Avenue and found a man suffering from multiple head injuries and bleeding profusely, Guttenberg police said in a release. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital and police worked to identify the two suspects, one of whom used his motorcycle helmet to strike the man in the back of the head during a verbal dispute, police said. Braihan Collado-Col…
North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say
North Bergen Man, 26, Stomps On Victim's Head In Brutal Guttenberg Assault, Police Say A 26-year-old North Bergen resident was arrested in Guttenberg after an assault and a foot pursuit on Thursday, Aug. 8, authorities said. At 12:41 p.m., officers responded to Bergenline Avenue and 70th Street upon a report of a fight, Guttenberg police said. Officers found a man who had sustained injuries to his head and face and noticed another man, Jazzy Vasquez, walk away from the scene, police said. Witnesses identified Vasquez as the assailant and police ordered him to stop. Vasquez fled on foot but after a brief pursuit, was apprehended, police said.  Police obtained video foota…
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops
Former Cop Flashed Police Badge Before Sexually Harassing Woman In NJ Flower Shop: Cops A 52-year-old Cliffside Park man and former police officer was arrested and charged on Friday, July 26, after he flashed a police badge and sexually harassed a woman in Guttenberg, authorities said. On Tuesday, July 23, a woman told police she was working inside a flower shop when Ytalo Savinovich made criminal sexual contact with her while brandishing a Union City police badge, Guttenberg police said. Savinovich was a police officer in Union City from 1998 to 2008, NJ.com reports citing public records. Following an investigation, police arrested Savinovich and charged him with c…
Man Wanted For Guttenberg Robbery Apprehended In Nebraska: Police Man Wanted For Guttenberg Robbery Apprehended In Nebraska: Police
Man Wanted For Guttenberg Robbery Apprehended In Nebraska: Police A 46-year-old Staten Island resident was recently apprehended in Nebraska for a violent robbery he committed in Guttenberg in April, authorities said. In April, officers responded to a report of a robbery at 68th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard East where a victim sustained injuries after being dragged by a pickup truck for a Rolex watch, Guttenberg police said in a release. Detectives identified the suspect as Danny Ristick and were able to locate the pickup truck, abandoned at John F. Kennedy International Airport, police said. Officers were able to recover the Rolex and various docu…
Armed Guttenberg Teen Gave Police Fake Name: Police Armed Guttenberg Teen Gave Police Fake Name: Police
Armed Guttenberg Teen Gave Police Fake Name: Police An 18-year-old Guttenberg teen was arrested and hit with weapons charges on Friday, July 5, authorities said. Officers had apprehended Miguel Palma after he was wanted on an active warrant for a theft, Guttenberg police said in a release. During their on-scene investigation, officers discovered a loaded handgun inside Palma's handgun, police said. Palma was hit with multiple weapons charges and also charged with possessing prescription drugs and controlled dangerous substances, police said. He was also charged with hindering his apprehension for giving police a fake name, offices said. Pal…
SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 28, Critically Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver In Guttenberg SEE ANYTHING? Pedestrian, 28, Critically Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver In Guttenberg
SEE Anything? Pedestrian, 28, Critically Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver In Guttenberg It's one of the busiest intersections in the area, but no one apparently saw a 28-year-old pedestrian struck and critically injured over the weekend by a hit-and-run driver in Guttenberg. Now authorities are seeking help from the public. The victim remained stable at Jersey City Medical Center with life-threatening injuries following the crash at the corner of Park Avenue and 70th Street shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said on Monday. The prosecutor didn't share any type of description or direction of travel of the vehicle. She did ask tha…