Subscribe
71°
Tax Preparer From NJ Admits To Nearly $6M Fraud Scheme, Filing False Returns: Feds
A tax preparer from New Jersey has admitted to orchestrating a nearly $6 million fraud scheme through his Westchester County, NY businesses that involved filing thousands of returns containing fabricated deductions and credits, federal prosecutors said.
Bergen County resident Joseph Clay, age 52, of Lodi, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false and fraudulent federal income tax return, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Federal officials said that from 2019 through 2024, Clay…
SWAT Responds After Gunshots Ring Out At NJ Home, Man Surrenders: Police
A 57-year-old New Jersey man surrendered to police after gunshots were reported and heard near a home on Thursday morning, Oct. 1, authorities said.
Kearny police were called to a residence on Webster Avenue around 9:16 a.m. after a 911 caller reported shots fired, police said. As officers took positions near the home, another gunshot was heard, authorities said.
No residents or officers were injured. Police secured the area, established a perimeter and began negotiations with the suspect.
Thomas J. Romano, 57, of Kearny, surrendered after a period of time, police said. Romano wa…
Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom
A dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide months after a Route 23 crash killed a beloved local EMT and mother and seriously injured two others, authorities said.
Sebastian Zapata, 36, of Sussex, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, following an investigation into the June 18 crash at Route 23 and Mabie Street in Franklin Borough, police said.
Katherine "Kat" VanAllen, of Franklin, was killed in the three-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Her teenage daughter, who was riding with her, suffered serious injuries.
Investigators said a dump truck operated by Zapat…
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
West Milford Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor
A 78-year-old man lured a 5-year-old boy into his New Jersey apartment and sexually assaulted him, authorities said.
Arnold Allan Capalbo, of West Milford, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville said.
West Milford police notified the prosecutor’s office around 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, after receiving a report that a 5-year-old had been sexually assaulted at Capalbo’s West Milford home earlier that day, authoritie…
NJ Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened
A Bergen County guitarist who inspired his son to pursue a career in music died after complications following cancer treatment, leaving his family seeking help with funeral expenses.
Keith Illidge-Loving, of Edgewater, died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to his son, Max Illidge, lead singer of the New Jersey metal band 40 Below Summer.
In an Instagram post, Max said his father was cancer-free but had been struggling with malnutrition and dehydration after radiation damaged his throat, making it difficult for him to eat and drink.
"I'm completely devastated. I thought I had more time," Max wro…
New Details Released In Arrest Of Accused Stalker Charged In Attack On Bergen County Rabbi
The man charged in an attack on a Bergen County rabbi nearly a year ago has been arrested again after repeatedly returning to a Ridgefield Park home and allegedly sending threatening calls and texts, authorities said.
Jeffrey Zicchinella, 41, of Ridgefield Park, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 27, and committed to the Bergen County Jail, according to police and jail records.
Officers were called to a single-family home around 10:07 a.m. on a report of a trespasser, Ridgefield Park police said. Zicchinella had been formally barred from the residence on Thursday, Sept. 24, when officers responded …
NJ Luxury Car Rental Owner Lands In Prison, Husband Awaits Trial In Broader Scheme
An Edgewater woman who owned a luxury car rental company was sentenced to four years in state prison after admitting she tried to collect nearly $274,000 through a staged Bentley crash, authorities said.
Bozena A. Kolc, 47, was sentenced Monday, Sept. 28, in Bergen County Superior Court, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced. Kolc was also ordered to pay approximately $314,000 in restitution for additional losses tied to the broader case, authorities said.
An Instagram account was created to help expose the alleg…
NY Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign
A New York father of two has died following a devastating crash while walking through Central Park on his way to work, according to police and the man's loved ones.
Richard "Richie" O’Brien, of Port Jefferson Station, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the collision Wednesday, Sept. 23 and died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for his family.
Police were alerted to a collision at approximately 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, involving a bicycle and a pedestrian on West Drive near West 84th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice.
There, police found that O'Brien was…
