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Cecilia Levine

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Video: 10 Families Displaced By Leonia Condo Fire, Officials Say Thirty-four people from 10 different families were displaced by a fire that tore through an apartment complex in Leonia on Friday morning, Feb. 14, officials said (scroll for video). The blaze broke out in a condominium complex along Grand Avenue around 8:30 a.m., bringing fire companies from surrounding towns to the scene. Photos from the scene show flames and smoke coming from multiple buildings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewjersey Leonia Fire Chief John Dunn tells News12 the fire is believed to have started i…

by Cecilia Levine

02/14/2025

Police & Fire

Sex Offender ID'd As 'Peeping Tom' Banging On Bridgeport Apartment Windows, Police Say Bridgeport police arrested a registered sex offender while investigating reports of a "Peeping Tom" in a neighborhood plagued by suspicious activity, authorities said. Officers responded to 655 Palisades Avenue on Monday, Feb. 4, after residents reported a man banging on windows and peering into apartments, according to the Bridgeport Police Department. The area had recently seen a rise in concerns over trespassers and attempted break-ins. During their investigation, officers made contact with Kevin Tucker, who was found to be in violation of unrelated offenses, police said. Records show he…

by Cecilia Levine

02/14/2025

Police & Fire

'I Hope We Don't Crash:' Passenger Admits To 'Stupid' Remarks At Tweed Airport, Cops Say A Fairfield man was arrested after making alarming comments about a bomb and plane crashes while boarding a flight at Tweed-New Haven Airport, sparking a major police response and delaying takeoff, authorities said. Jarrett Tucker, 31, was among the passengers boarding Avelo Flight 295 to Concord/Charlotte around 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, when he began making unsettling remarks to others on board, according to New Haven police. As Tucker placed his luggage in the overhead compartment, he allegedly said, "I hope that's not a bomb," before adding, "I hope we don’t crash, there have bee…

by Cecilia Levine

02/14/2025

Police & Fire

Final Ride: Paterson Motor Officer Laid To Rest, Honored With Special Sendoff Former Paterson Police Officer Anthony DeSopo was honored with a heartfelt farewell on Thursday, Feb. 13, as colleagues and loved ones gathered to pay their final respects. The department shared powerful images of a solemn police procession, featuring DeSopo's former patrol bike—a touching tribute to his years of service. DeSopo, who retired in January 2024, tragically lost his life in a snowmobile accident in Pennsylvania on Friday, Feb. 7. He was 55 years old. Photos captured officers standing at attention, lining the city streets in salute as a black hearse, flanked by Paterson motor of…

by Cecilia Levine

02/13/2025

Police & Fire

Cache Of Firearms Found During Investigation Into Bergen Parks Employee For Theft: Prosecutor A former Bergen County Parks Department employee has been arrested after authorities say he stole tools and heavy equipment from the county’s parks department—including a woodchipper and a 20-foot trailer—while also illegally possessing more than a dozen unregistered firearms. Charles T. Gatt, 44, of Sparta, was arrested on Feb. 11, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The probe began in January after an audit revealed that multiple pieces of equipment were missing from the Bergen County Departme…

by Cecilia Levine

02/13/2025

Police & Fire

Dad, 41, Killed In Front Of 10-Year-Old Son, Family Member Arrested In Wildwood Crest: Police A 10-year-old boy witnessed his 41-year-old father's murder at the hands of a 63-year-old family member in Wildwood Crest on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 12, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Carmine Neri shot Joseph Falciani at an East Cresse Avenue home around 3:45 p.m., in the presence of Falciani's son. The 911 caller directed police inside of the home where she said the shooter remained, police paperwork says. There, they saw Neri, with a black and silver handgun in his back right jeans pocket, police said. He was…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

02/13/2025

Weather

NJ Snowstorm Shocker: These Towns Doubled Forecasts In Latest Winter Whopper New Jersey’s latest snowstorm played favorites, dropping way more snow than expected in some spots while barely making an appearance in others, according to the National Weather Service (scroll all the way down to see totals by county). Forecasters had called for 4 to 6 inches across much of South Jersey Tuesday, Feb. 11, with Cape May and parts of Delaware expecting 6 to 8 inches. But by Wednesday morning, some towns were digging out from totals well beyond those estimates—while others were left wondering where winter went. Who Got Buried? Some towns saw their snow totals soar past expect…

by Cecilia Levine

02/13/2025

News

Yacht Club Owner, Englewood Cliffs Attorney Arrested In Miami Night Club Assault: Report A New Jersey attorney and prominent yacht club owner is facing assault and battery charges in Miami for bloody assault involving a glass cup on New Year's Day, according to a news report by Local10 and court records. Miami-Dade court records confirm that Michael Lupolover, 43, was charged with assault and battery on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Citing a report from Miami Beach PD, Local10 says Lupolover approached another man at Queen Miami Beach around 1:10 a.m. and told him that he didn't belong there. He continuously approached the man and gave him the middle finger, eventually hitting …

by Cecilia Levine

02/13/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Pair Charged In Death Of 2-Year-Old: Cops A New Jersey woman and man have been arrested in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child found unresponsive in a home last summer, police said. Woodbury officers responded to a residence on the 400 block of Deptford Avenue on June 3, 2024, for reports of an unresponsive toddler, according to the Woodbury Police Department. Officers attempted life-saving measures before the child was transported to Cooper Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities launched a joint investigation with the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, gathering evidence over several month…

by Cecilia Levine

02/12/2025

Police & Fire

'I'll Kill You:' 100 MPH Pursuit Ends In Arrest Of I-84 Hartford Road Rage Driver, Troopers Say Connecticut State Police troopers got their guy. A 27-year-old Hartford is in custody after police say he was involved in a series of violent road rage incidents on I-84 before leading officers on a high-speed chase, CT State Police announced. Robert Patrick Misericordia was identified as the driver of an orange Honda Civic involved in at least three separate road rage incidents on the morning of Feb. 11, according to Connecticut State Police. The first incident was reported near Exit 18 in Waterbury, where a motorist told police that Misericordia cut him off, blocked his vehicle, and got …

by Cecilia Levine

02/12/2025

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