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Rutgers Puts On 'Saddest Fireworks Show I've Ever Seen' After Stunning Loss To Winless UMass Rutgers Puts On 'Saddest Fireworks Show I've Ever Seen' After Stunning Loss To Winless UMass
Rutgers Puts On 'Saddest Fireworks Show I've Ever Seen' After Stunning Loss To Winless UMass Rutgers' season opener ended with a thud, and then a sad bang. UMass, which went 0-12 last season, stunned Rutgers 37-21 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway on Thursday, Sept. 3, snapping a 16-game losing streak against FBS teams. The Scarlet Knights scored first before UMass rattled off 30 unanswered points, taking a 30-7 lead before Rutgers scored twice in the fourth quarter. Then came the fireworks. Videos from College Football Travel Guy show music playing, and fireworks cracked over a mostly empty SHI Stadium as Rutgers went ahead with a postgame show scheduled as part of its season-opening…

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Grandmother, 2 Grandkids Among 4 Hurt In Route 208 Chain-Reaction Crash Grandmother, 2 Grandkids Among 4 Hurt In Route 208 Chain-Reaction Crash
Grandmother, 2 Grandkids Among 4 Hurt In Route 208 Chain-Reaction Crash A grandmother and two of her grandchildren were among four people injured in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Route 208 in Hawthorne on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to incident photographer Boyd A. Loving. The crash happened on the northbound side near Grandview Avenue on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3. Ambulances from Hawthorne and Wyckoff took all four victims to The Valley Hospital in Paramus, Loving said. Their injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening. At least two vehicles had to be towed from the scene. Traffic was restricted to the left lane while emergency crews worked…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report NJ 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
NJ 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…

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Why Shooter Who Killed NJ Army Vet In Florida Parking Lot Dispute Won't Be Charged (VIDEO) Why Shooter Who Killed NJ Army Vet In Florida Parking Lot Dispute Won't Be Charged (VIDEO)
Why Shooter Who Killed NJ Army Vet In Florida Parking Lot Dispute Won't Be Charged (Video) A woman who shot and killed a retired Army staff sergeant from New Jersey during a confrontation over a Walmart parking space in Florida will not be charged, prosecutors announced as they released video showing the deadly encounter unfold. Melissa Payne is immune from prosecution under Florida's Stand Your Ground law in the Tuesday, June 30 shooting death of Bart DiGuglielmo in North Lauderdale, the Broward County State Attorney's Office announced this week. DiGuglielmo, 62, a retired Army staff sergeant and Hammonton native, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead …

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‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …

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NJ Cop Stayed Home Rather Than Report To Work: Prosecutor NJ Cop Stayed Home Rather Than Report To Work: Prosecutor
NJ Cop Stayed Home Rather Than Report To Work: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Colts Neck police officer was charged with not leaving his home when he was supposed to be on the job, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 3. Between last December through May, Daniel Mazzucola spent significant portions of his assigned on-duty time, including overtime shifts, at his home, rather than on patrol or providing police services, Monmouth County Raymond Santiago said. Mazzucola falsely claimed in a law enforcement database entry that he had responded to calls, despite never leaving his residence, Santiago said. The total value of the theft of salary relate…

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NJ Cop Gave Info To Suspect Leading To Botched Search Warrant: Prosecutor NJ Cop Gave Info To Suspect Leading To Botched Search Warrant: Prosecutor
NJ Cop Gave Info To Suspect Leading To Botched Search Warrant: Prosecutor A 34-year-old police officer in New Jersey was arrested and charged with giving information to a suspect, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 3. Donald Reddin, an officer in Rockaway Township, is charged with obstruction of a government operation and has been suspended without pay, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano said. On Thursday, March 12, Reddin informed the subject not to leave his residence due to police activity in the area, which negatively affected the execution of a search warrant during an investigation, autho…

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Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At NJ IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At NJ IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest
Video Shows Viral 'Predator' Sting At NJ IHOP That Ends With Man's Unrelated Arrest A viral video showing a self-described predator-catching group confronting a man at a New Jersey IHOP has now prompted a response from police — and details of his arrest that appear to be unrelated. Jose Aquino-Arias, 33, of Paterson, was arrested on Sunday, May 24, after Teaneck police received a 911 call reporting an attempted child-luring incident near Cedar Lane, Police Chief Seth Kriegel said. The caller reported Aquino-Arias fled after being confronted while attempting to meet someone he believed was a juvenile under circumstances that, if substantiated, could constitute attempted luri…

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Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…

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Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police
Cop Tackles Burglary Suspect Fleeing Route 46 Car Dealership: Police A 20-year-old Bronx man carrying burglary tools was tackled by a Clifton police officer after running from a Route 46 car dealership, authorities said. Multiple officers responded to Fette Auto on Route 46 in Clifton on Thursday, Sept. 3, at about 4:13 a.m. on a report of two suspicious men walking around the property, Clifton Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. One man immediately fled in a dark-colored vehicle as police arrived, while the second took off on foot, Anderson said. Officers David Konarzewski and Alberto Perez chased the man through the parking lot, over a large fence ont…

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Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor
Kearny Man, 63, Fondles Girls' Breasts In North Arlington: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Hudson County man is behind bars after authorities say he fondled a girl's breasts in Bergen County last month, authorities said. Victor A. Fujimoto Diaz, of Kearny, was arrested in North Arlington on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and North Arlington police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation began Monday, Aug. 31, when the New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency contacted the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit about alleged past sexual contact with a juvenile in North Arlingto…

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Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Hackensack Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Hackensack Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker
Bodycam Shows Off-Duty Hackensack Detective Swoop In To Take Down Armed Outlaw Biker A more than 4-minute bodycam video shows the moment an off-duty Hackensack detective swoops in to help as a suspected outlaw motorcycle gang member struggles with a police officer during a traffic stop in Fairfield (scroll down for video). The clip opens with Fairfield Cpl. Jeffrey Dean questioning Marcelo Valencia-Solis, 44, of Hackensack, next to his black 2018 Harley-Davidson on Two Bridges Road in Fairfield just after 10:05 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Valencia-Solis was wearing a denim vest displaying “Thunderguards” and “New Jersey” rockers, which police said commonly…

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