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Two Dogs Tied To Pole, Abandoned Outside Jersey Shore Animal Refuge On Halloween Night
Two dogs were left tied to a pole outside a New Jersey animal refuge on Halloween night, spending the night in the cold before they were discovered, the organization said.
The dogs, which appear to be a Bernese mountain dog and a golden retriever, were abandoned outside Associated Humane Societies of Forked River in Ocean County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to a statement from the organization.
"Well, these two cuties were dumped outside our refuge on Halloween night. 💔" AHS Forked River said. "That means they spent the night outside in the cold, dark, hungry, and scared, with no id…
Roselle Man, 65, Struck By Three Vehicles, Killed In Newark: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old pedestrian from Union County was struck by three vehicles and killed in Newark on Friday morning, Nov. 6, authorities said.
Darryl Jenkins, whose last known address was in Roselle, was pronounced dead at the scene near the 400 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
Newark police received a report of the crash around 6:20 a.m., authorities said.
All three drivers remained at the scene, and none showed signs of impairment, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation.…
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference.
The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor
A married pair of dog rescuers in South Jersey are facing animal cruelty charges after they kept dogs in deplorable conditions and euthanized animals illegally, including one they apparently shot dead and then faked cancer in the wake of his deat, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
An investigation into Thomas Thompson, 37, and his wife, Brooke Thompson, 34, both of Browns Mills, began after a woman told Mullica Township police a dog she was fostering was killed at her home by the couple, who operated Gone Rogue Girls Rescue, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and…
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police
A Florida fugitive wanted in a firebombing that left a teenage girl with severe burns was arrested during a traffic stop in Bergen County after giving police multiple false names and trying to run, authorities said.
Yang L. Chiong, 37, of Homestead, FL, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on North Midland Avenue in Saddle Brook, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
Chiong was wanted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on a full-extradition warrant for second-degree attempted murder and first-degree arson, Zotollo said.
The Florida Firebombing
The charges stem from a March 25,…
Viral TikTok 'Hit List' Turned NJ Student's Life Upside Down, Lawsuit Says
A Bergen County student was falsely accused of creating a school shooting "hit list" on TikTok, then spent years being bullied, threatened, and isolated while school officials failed to protect him, a new lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Nov. 5, in Bergen County Superior Court, names the Ramsey Board of Education, Ramsey Borough School District, more than a dozen school officials, seven students, and a parent as defendants.
When reached for comment by Daily Voice, Superintendent Dr. Andrew C. Matteo said that the district does not comment on pending litigation.
The student, id…
