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Police & Fire
Unlicensed Dentist Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient On Route 46: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old Orange man was arrested and charged with practicing dentistry without a license on Tuesday, Oct. 15, authorities said. On Monday, Oct. 14, Fairfield police began investigating a sexual assault alleged to have occurred at 363 Route 46, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim said she was seeing Jonathan Colombo, who advertised on Instagram, that he provided dental veneers at a discounted rate, authorities said. The woman said she was sexually assaulted after the dental procedure, authorities said. Authorities said they are continuing to investigate the sexu…
Police & Fire
Police Issue Warning After $1,400 Facebook Marketplace Deal Turns To Robbery In NJ
Police in Passaic County have arrested a man who they say stole a $1,400 vehicle programming tool from a victim he met on Facebook Marketplace. Jayson Moralessales, of Orange, agreed to meet the seller in person to buy the tool, but instead, fled with the item without paying on Oct. 5, police in Bloomingdale said. Moralessales was identified as a suspect and arrested on Monday, Oct. 7, police said. He was released on a summons pending his court appearance. "This arrest serves as a reminder to the community to exercise caution when conducting transactions through online marketpla…
News
Car Fire Shuts Route 280, DOT Says
A vehicle fire closed a portion of Route 280 Monday evening, June 24 in Essex County. Emergency response vehicles were at the scene in Orange as of 7:45 p.m. Two right lanes on the eastbound side just east of Exit 11 were closed.
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Missing In West Orange
Timothy Robinson has been missing from West Orange since Thursday, May 16, authorities said. He was last seen at 4:25 p.m. on Central Avenue near the Orange border, West Orange police said. Robinson is an elderly man who has memory loss, police said. He was last seen wearing a brown jacket, black sweatpants and a blue hat. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the West Orange Police Department at 973-325-4000.
Lifestyle
International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting NJ Women On Brand-New TV Dating Show
Three New Jersey women will be dating massive, international soccer stars on a brand-new Peacock dating show. The twist? She has no idea how famous they are back home. "Love Undercover" will follow five male athletes who must leave their lavish lives behind to take on secret identities in dating single women in America, all completely unsuspecting of their fame overseas. Among them: Jacklyn Romano of Sea Isle City, Kai Hilbert of Orange, and Gabrielle Findley of Newark. The Garden State singles will be dating Premier League stars Jamie O’Hara, 36 of the United Kingdom; …
Police & Fire
Whole Foods Worker Goes Missing After Shift At North Jersey Store: Police
A 60-year-old Orange man has been missing since he worked a shift at Whole Foods Market on Sunday, April 21. Rousier Romain did not return home after he left his shift abruptly at the Whole Foods in Vauxhall, Township of Union police said. Romaine left Whole Foods at 3:40 p.m. and was last seen on foot in the parking lot near the fence along the edge of Route 78, adjacent to the property, police said. Romain’s vehicle was found parked in the lot and his cell phone is currently turned off, police said. Romain suffers from several medical conditions which require medication, police said..&nbs…
Obituaries
Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police
Molly Dowd, 43-year-old New Jersey mother, died Monday, April 1, the day after a deer jumped through the windshield of the car she was riding in on a Pennsylvania highway, according to her PA State Police and her obituary on the Dangler Funeral Home website. Dowd was a passenger in the vehicle operated by Michael Bird on I-276 east when a deer crossed the westbound lanes, jumped over the center concrete barrier and onto the hood of the vehicle at 6:25 p.m. March 31 in Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The deer came crashing through the windshield, seriousl…
Police & Fire
Orange Man Seriously Injured After Truck Crashes Into Car On Route 78:
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A 27-year-old Orange man was seriously injured after a vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on Route 78 on the morning of Friday, April 5, authorities said. At 5:13 a.m. on Route 78 west in Newark, a Chevrolet passenger vehicle was stopped in the right lane due to a previous crash when it was truck by a Freightliner truck, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The passenger of the Chevrolet was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Police & Fire
Man Who Struck, Killed Victim With Car Intentionally Gets 13 Years: Union County Prosecutor
A 29-year-old Orange man was sentenced to 13 years in state prison on Friday, March 8, after killed a 30-year-old Newark man by deliberately hitting him with his car in Elizabeth in 2021, authorities said. On April 3, 2021, Kareem Allen got into a verbal altercation with Malcom Webb at a restaurant in Elizabeth on Dickinson Street, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. Allen, Webb and others exited the restaurant and Allen proceeded to enter his car and deliberately strike Webb before …
Weather
50 MPH Winds Knock Power To More Than 30K New Jersey Residents
Wind gusts nearing 50 miles per hour left thousands of New Jersey residents without power Monday, March 11. According to the National Weather Service, winds are expected to die down in the evening with a wind advisory in effect until 11 p.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a high near 50. As of 4:15 p.m., the following areas did not have power: JCP&L: Hunterdon County: 4,264 without power mostly in Bethlehem, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon, Readington Middlesex County: 8,359 without power mostly in Monroe Township Morris County: 10,049 mostly in…
Obituaries
Miriam Mychalczak, Formerly Of Short Hills, Maplewood, Dies At 52
Miriam "Miriasia" Mychalczak, a North Jersey native, died on Friday, Feb. 16 at the age of 56. according to her obituary. Mychalczak was born in Orange and grew up in Maplewood and Short Hills, later attending McGill University and getting her Masters degree at Columbia University, her obituary reads. She is being remembered for her persistence, optimism and grit in the wake of numerous health issues, according to her obituary. She is survived by her children, Sofia and Nicolas, her mother Bohdanna, her sister Roma, and other family and friends, her obituary reads. Visitati…
News
Toms River Company Among 19 NJ Businesses Who Owe $1.1M In Unpaid Dues, State Says
Nineteen businesses who owe a total of $1.1 million have been barred from public contracting until they pay back their dues, the New Jersey Department of Labor said. R.A. Florio Building Contractors Inc., of Toms River, for example, has been ordered to pay $39,555.57 to the state, according to the department of labor and workforce development. The final judgment was given on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. The contractor is one of 101 total businesses on New Jersey's Workplace Accountability in Labor List, also known as the WALL. According to the state, Florio Building Contractors violated …
Police & Fire
Killer Who Waited On Victim's NJ Porch To Shoot Him Gets Life: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old North Carolina resident was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, Nov. 20 for the June 2021 shooting death of Renown Wilson, a 55-year-old Orange resident, authorities said. In August, James Height was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Height was also convicted on several weapons charges, Stephens said. Height shot Wilson with a .32 revolver inside Wilson's Orange home, Stephens said. Height died a week later, Stephens said. Video footage shows Height walking onto Wilson's pro…
Police & Fire
Teen Thieves In Stolen Car Bail Out On Garden State Parkway, Nabbed By Mahwah, Paramus Police
A trio of teenagers bailed out of a stolen car on the Garden State Parkway during an overnight chase and were quickly captured by police from Mahwah and Paramus. Mahwah Police Officer Brian Doolittle was on pro-active patrol in the township’s Scotch Hills area when he spotted the 2023 Honda Civic moving slowly along McIntosh Drive shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. An instant license plate check showed the Civic had been reported stolen out of Orange on Sept. 29, Bussinelli said. Doolittle called for backups and activated his vehicle’s overhead lights, the …
Police & Fire
Orange Man Busted With Handgun At Essex County Hall of Records: Sheriff's Office
A 44-year-old Orange man was arrested and charged after he attempted to enter the Essex County Hall of Records with a semi-automatic handgun in his backpack on Monday, Sept. 18, authorities said. Charles Pryor II's handgun was detected in the X-ray machine and was seized by an Essex County Sheriff's Officer manning the security screening post, the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. Pryor told police he forgot the handgun was in his backpack, police said. Pryor was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun without a permit in the second degree. He was transported to the Essex Coun…
Police & Fire
NJ Revokes License Of Doctor After Child He Had With Cognitively Impaired Patient Comes Forward
An Essex County physician had sex with a cognitively impaired patient who bore his child in 1986, state authorities said Wednesday in announcing that his license had been revoked. Jashvant Amin became the subject of an investigation after the now-adult son he had with the woman filed a complaint, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Aug. 9. The investigation found “uncontroverted evidence” that Amin -- an internist and hematologist with an office in Orange -- had a sexual relationship with the complainant's mother, who was "cognitively impaired by …
News
Newly Minted Millionaire! Essex County Lotto Player Wins Big
The Powerball drawing on Wednesday, July 19 produced some big winners. While no one in the Garden State took home the $1 billion jackpot, a ticket sold in Essex County matched all five of the white balls drawn, winning $1 million. The ticket was sold at Galaxy Liquors on Central Avenue in Orange. The winning numbers were 07, 10, 11, 13 and 24 and the red Powerball number was 24.
Police & Fire
3 Brick City Brims Get 100 Years Combined For Murdering Informant, Bystander, Rival Gangster
A trio of ruthless Essex County gang members who admitted gunning down a government informant after killing an innocent bystander they mistook for the snitch were sentenced to nearly 100 years combined in federal prison. There’s no parole in the federal prison system, which means the East Orange trio will all have to serve out their plea-bargained sentences: Thomas Zimmerman, 28, was sentenced to 37 years; Tyquan Daniels, 27, got 35 years; Ali Hill, 30, was sentenced to 25 years. That means Daniels and Zimmerman will both be pushing 65 when either tastes freedom again. Hill would be approa…
Police & Fire
Hours-Long SWAT Standoff Ends With Guttenberg Barricade Suspect In Custody (
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A man who mowed down a pedestrian, assaulted others then barricaded himself in a Hudson County home was in custody after a seven-hour standoff Sunday, July 2, authorities said. The strange scene began shortly before 9 a.m., when 45-year-old Malik Moore, of Orange, struck a pedestrian near the intersection of 70th Street and Bergenline Avenue, police in Guttenberg said. Moree tried to walk away from the scene, and during that stroll, assaulted another person, police said. Then, he went rogue. Following those two incidents, Moore managed to make his way into a home on 70th Street with …
Police & Fire
Trio Indicted In Month-Long Robbery Spree: Union County Prosecutor
Three men were indicted on Wednesday, June 28 after they committed a spree of robberies and a carjacking in Union and Essex counties, authorities said. Isaiah Barrett, a 33-year-old Elizabeth resident, Alfred Pierre, a 37-year-old Roselle resident and Daron Thomas, a 32-year-old East Orange resident began their month-long string of crimes last December, committing robberies in Roselle, Linden, Elizabeth and Orange, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In January in Linden, Barrett and Thomas committed both a robbery and a carjacking, prosecutors said. The trio were char…
News
Housemate Who Killed Prominent Sculptor From NJ Gets Prison Time
The woman who admitted to murdering her 92-year-old sculptor roommate and attempting to make it look like a natural death will spend decades behind bars, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Julia Birch, 28, of Kensington, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 23 years suspended for her role in the death of her family friend and renowned artist Nancy Ann Frankel, who hails from Orange, NJ. Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death investigati…
Business
McDonald's Reopens Location In North Jersey
Just in time to celebrate Grimace's birthday! McDonald's reopened its location at 15-31 Central Ave. in Passaic after an extensive renovation The restaurant will feature a digital outdoor menu board and a side-by-side drive thru lane. The Passaic McDonald's is hosting a community day on Saturday, July 8 from noon to 3 p.m. with activities like face painting and the raffling of a TV and digital tablet. The McDonald's is owned by Angela Adderley, who has been operating McDonald's for more than 20 years. Adderley also operates McDonald's in Paterson, Plainfield, Orange, Bran…
Police & Fire
Ex-Con NJ Bloods Leader Known As 'Hellboy' Gets 10 Years, No Parole, After Undercover PCP Sting
UPDATE: The leader of a Bloods subset that ruled some East Orange, Newark and Orange neighborhoods must spend the next 10 years in federal prison after he got stung selling PCP to an undercover agent. Tyree Thomas, 29, of Irvington -- known on the street as “Hellboy” -- had two loaded guns to protect the drugs and proceeds in a stash house that was raided after he repeatedly peddled phencyclidine to the agent from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Agents seized a 9mm Glock 19 and a .380-caliber Grendel P1O…
Business
Most Popular Pizzerias In North Jersey
Some North Jersey pizzerias have been around for decades. Others are brand new. Some have a thin and crispy crust. Others are fluffy and plump. Whatever your pizza preference may be, one thing's for sure: There are plenty of places to choose from in North Jersey. Daily Voice polled our Instagram followers on their favorite pizzerias, and (in no particular order) here were the most common answers: Ralph's, Nutley Danny's, Bloomingdale Grant Street Cafe, Dumont Tenth Street Pasta & Pizza, Hoboken Nellie's, Waldwick Park Tavern, East Rutherford Mario's, Saddle Brook Star Tavern, Ora…
Police & Fire
Four Kids, 5 Adults Packed Into Vehicle Peppered With Gunfire In Passaic
Five adults and four youngsters packed into a single vehicle all escaped injury when shots were fired at them in Passaic, authorities said. Hours after a city police officer stopped a gunman across town, a call came in of shots fired at Fourth and South streets. Responding officers found the vehicle near the corner of Monroe Street and Central Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. There were nine occupants, they said: a 21-year-old man from Asbury Park; a 20-year-old man f…
Police & Fire
Car Thief Nabbed By Essex County Sheriff's Officers: Authorities
A 20-year-old man from Essex County was arrested with a stolen car and weapons, authorities said. On Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 10:11 p.m., Essex County Sheriff’s Officers arrested Basir North, of Orange, for resisting arrest by flight, unlawful possession of a handgun, and receiving stolen property among other charges. While stopped at a red light at the intersection of Central Avenue and South Harrison Street, in East Orange, an Essex County Sheriff’s Officer observed a vehicle matching the description of a stolen vehicle crash into another vehicle, authorities said. The driver then exi…
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman Hovers Over Man Pumping Tires At North Jersey QuickChek: Police
A dispute over an air pump took a frightening turn for a man who was threatened by a 28-year-old driver hovering over him with a knife last weekend, authorities said. The knife-wielding driver — Asia Beasley, of Orange — had attempted to cut in front of the victim in line for air at the QuickChek on 22nd Street in Bayonne around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Police Capt. Eric Amato said. After parking at the pumps to fill his tires, the victim knelt to the ground to fill a tir, and was startled by Beasley standing over him with a knife in her hand, threatening his life, Amato said. R…
Business
Wawa Opens Another NJ Location With More Coming
Wawa has added another New Jersey store to its roster. The popular convenience store and gas station combo is located at 1750 Route 22 in Union. The Hamilton and Orange stores are expected to open later this fall as part of a mass expansion plan.
Sports
Star North Jersey High School Wrestler Shot Dead At 28
A former high school wrestler was shot and killed on a North Jersey street Thursday, Sept. 22, officials said. Katon Washington, 28, who grappled for Montclair High School in 2012, was found with gunshot wounds on Aldine and Cleveland streets in Orange around 1 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Posted by Mike Freedman on Thursday, September 22, 2022 I am truly heartbroken. Katon Washington passed away and I don't have the words to express my feelings of loss and... Posted by Scott White on Thursday, September 22, 2022 Washington was rushed to Univer…
News
Flyer Seized With Six Gun Stashed In Suitcase Said She Didn't Know It Was There: Newark TSA
A traveler at Newark Airport claimed she didn't know she had a .38 Special stashed behind the lining of her suitcase, authorities said. The loaded revolver was "artfully" concealed in the Orange, NJ, woman's carry-on, Transportation Security Administration Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. A TSA officer staffing a checkpoint X-ray monitor alerted Port Authority police, who seized the six shooter and the woman, Farbstein said. It was the 11th gun picked off at a Newark TSA checkpoint so far this year, she said. “This is a fine example of how we use the technology available to us to…
Schools
Newly-Appointed North Jersey Middle School Principal Charged With DUI: Report
A newly-appointed middle school principal was charged with DUI in the town she was hired in, NJ Advance Media reports citing court records. Aretha M. Dooley-Malloy was issued a summons for DUI, driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to possess and insurance card, and failing to give consent for breath samples while driving on Rock Spring Road in West Orange around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, the outlet says. West Orange Schools Superintendent Dr. C. Lauren Schoen was not immediately available when Daily Voice called Friday, Sept. 2. Dooley-Malloy was recently sworn is as principal of…
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