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Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge
Sparta Man Was Drunk, Speeding In Head-On Crash That Killed Beloved Mom Of 2, Police Charge A Sparta man was drunk and speeding when he crashed head-on into a 41-year-old mother and COVID emergency room nurse, causing her death last month, authorities charged Tuesday. Sparta detectives charged Atilla Princz, 41, with criminal vehicular homicide, DWI, and numerous violations, Lt. John Lamon said in a release. Princz was behind the wheel of a gray 540i BMW traveling northbound on Route 181 at nearly 70 mph when his vehicle crossed over into the southbound lane and crashed head-on into a blue Hyundai Tuscon driven by Erin Moore, of Sparta, around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, DailyVo…

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by Valerie Musson
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GOTCHA! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash GOTCHA! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash
Gotcha! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash Three car thieves from Newark were captured thanks to a Saddle River resident who suspected something sinister, along with force-multiplying officers from neighboring towns who responded instantly, authorities said. Car thefts not only have skyrocketed recently throughout New Jersey the past few months -- they also occur during the day now, all because of new rules that prevent police pursuits. What local law enforcement officers can rely on, however, are their colleagues and their citizens. This played out in Saddle River -- an affluent suburban town off Route 17 near the New York State b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted
Strong ARM Robbery: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted SEE ANYTHING? A Route 17 quick-stop attendant was making change when a robber clocked him and fled with hundreds of dollars in cash, authorities said. The robber pulled a dark-colored BMW into the Exxon station on the southbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights -- just south of Route 46 -- shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Detective Bradley Dussault said. After requesting a fill-up, he briefly went into the station's 7-Eleven store, then grabbed two jugs of anti-freeze on the way back toward his car, Dussault said. The bandit got a price, then assaulted the attendant as soon as he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report
Maryland Pageant Queen Keeps Calm In Dizzying New Jersey Crash: Report Miss Maryland United States can certainly keep her composure. The 26-year-old beauty queen was nothing short of graceful after a crash that spun the BMW she was riding in on Monday, Feb 14 in New Jersey, the New York Post reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel LaBatt (@rachel_labatt) Rachel LaBatt was riding in the sedan with her videographer and family friend, who was behind the wheel when they were struck by a plumbing and heating van at Ridgewood Avenue and Dodd Street on Glen Ridge around 9 a.m., the outlet said. L…

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by Cecilia Levine
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East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead
Missing South Jersey Man Found Dead New Jersey State Police say the body of a man missing from Cumberland County has been found. "The body of Jonathan Morris II, 23, has been located and identified," Trooper Brandi Slota said Tuesday morning.   Morris had last been seen early Friday morning in the Bridgeton area, according to State Police. “NJSP Bridgeton Station considers him missing and possibly in harm’s way,” State Police had posted on social media. Morris reportedly went out with friends after work on Thursday night, and then communication suddenly stopped, his family said at a Sunday afternoon news conference in Hope…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Who Landed On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City Highrise Released From Hospital Man Who Landed On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City Highrise Released From Hospital
Man Who Landed On BMW After 9-Story Fall From Jersey City Highrise Released From Hospital The man who landed on a BMW in a 9-story fall from a Jersey City highrise in October 2021 has been released from the hospital, officials said. The 31-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after leaping out of a window and crashing through the roof of the BMW 330i below, at Sip Avenue and Enos Place (26 Journal Square), City Spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione previously told Daily Voice. The unnamed victim -- who suffered possible internal injuries and a mangled right arm -- was released from a treatment center last month, Wallace-Scalcione said. Christina Smith caug…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds
Haledon PD: Paterson Pair Nabbed With 1½ Ounces Of Potentially Fatal Fentanyl, 105 Heroin Folds An unregistered, uninsured and uninspected BMW led Haledon police to an ounce and a half of deadly fentanyl, 105 heroin folds and the arrests of two Paterson men, authorities said. Members of their department's Investigative and Special Services Bureau were watching the 100th block of Belmont Avenue near the Silk City border following complaints of drug dealing, Capt. George Guzman said. They stopped the BMW -- which had tinted windows and an expired Texas registration after the driver failed to signal a turn, Guzman said.The officers noted "abrupt sudden movement" between him and his front…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CLOSE CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike CLOSE CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike
Close CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike HERO: A passing tow truck driver helped a motorist from his burning car on the New Jersey Turnpike seconds before it was engulfed in flames. Nick's Towing Service driver John Tashian of Paramus was returning from a job in Newark when he saw the burning vehicle just off the road in Kearny at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, said his boss, Nicholas F. Testa. Tashian called a Nick's Towing Service dispatcher who, in turn, notified the Turnpike Authority. He then ran to the car to help get the driver out. They had gotten a safe distance away when it went up in flames, Testa said. Kearny firefighters doused…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife
Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife A posse of local, county and state law enforcement officers captured three teens who’d bolted into the Meadowlands marshes off the New Jersey Turnpike after they blew a tire on a stolen BMW during a pursuit. Hasbrouck Heights police issued an alert to area law enforcement around noon Saturday after the owner happened to spot the red 320i sedan, which had been stolen from outside his Lodi home two days earlier, Carlstadt Deputy Police Chief Thomas Cox said. The owner followed the vehicle as it headed south on Terrace Avenue / Hackensack Street toward Wood-Ridge, Cox said. Just up the road …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital
Head-On Collision In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized after two sedans crashed head-on into one another on Friday in Ridgewood. A BMW and a Honda collided at the intersection of West Ridgewood Avenue and North Monroe Street across from the West Side Presbyterian Church shortly before 11:30 a.m. The impact sent the Honda into a retaining wall at the Woman's Club of Ridgewood. The female victim was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Both sedans had to be towed.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Village police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a hospital paramedic team. Both sedans were removed by a f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Carjacker Admits Firing Shots Into Vehicle At Route 78 Entrance Ramp In Newark Feds: Carjacker Admits Firing Shots Into Vehicle At Route 78 Entrance Ramp In Newark
Feds: Carjacker Admits Firing Shots Into Vehicle At Route 78 Entrance Ramp In Newark A carjacker from Newark admitted firing shots into an SUV after the intended target rammed his car and sped off, federal authorities said. Antwan Malone, 34, told a federal judge in Newark that he'd pulled up alongside the BMW M5 that was stopped at a light at the westbound Route 78 entrance ramp on Irvine Turner Boulevard on Feb. 22, 2021 and blocked it from entering the highway, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. He said he then pointed a gun in the driver's face and threatened to shoot while ordering the person out, Sellinger said. "The driver was able to escape by r…

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by Jerry DeMarco