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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 22: Prosecutor
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 22 West in Somerset County on Sunday, Oct. 11, authorities said. At 8:52 p.m., Green Brook police responded to Route 22 West near King George Road and found the pedestrian, who was not identified, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay and Green Brook Township Chief of Police William Coward said. The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead on Monday, Oct. 12. The crash remains under investigat…
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Freak Accident At NJ Gun Range Triggered By Hot Shell Casing: Report
A 66-year-old man accidentally shot himself at a New Jersey gun range over the weekend, according to multiple published reports, including News 12 New Jersey. Silvano Cruz, of Carteret, accidentally pulled the trigger and shot himself in the thigh a a reaction to a hot shell casing that had fallen into his shirt on Sautrday, Oct. 10 in Union, the outlet said. Initial reports show it happened at RTSP Union- Range, Firearms & Training, on Route 22 in Union, where a man turned a gun on himself and died in March 2022. Cruz was taken to University Hospital in Newark for evaluation and …
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PA Teen Flees Cops During Car Meet At NJ Kohl's, Police Say
A 17-year-old Pennsylvania boy was arrested after police say he tried fleeing officers during a reckless driving gathering in a New Jersey parking lot early Sunday, Oct. 11. Police responded to the Kohl's parking lot at 3 Millcreek Drive in Secaucus around 4:34 a.m. after receiving reports of several vehicles driving recklessly, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers attempted to stop one of the vehicles, but the driver fled, police said. Police eventually stopped the vehicle and arrested the 17-year-old driver from Pottstown, PA, on charges of eluding and riot: failure to disp…
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NJ Fire Chief Killed In Turnpike Crash, Driver Arrested Fleeing Scene:
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A 47-year-old fire chief was killed after he was struck by a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike early Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, according to state officials and those who knew him. Brian Flanagan was working within a marked construction zone on the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison when a GMC SUV entered the area and hit him just after 3:50 a.m., Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Anthony Bernardi, the driver of the GMC, fled the scene, Postorino said. Bernardi, an Edison resident, was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homici…
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Delta Flight From JFK Evacuated Upon Arrival In Israel After Bomb Threat: Reports
A Delta flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Tel Aviv was evacuated on arrival Tuesday morning, Oct. 13 due to a bomb threat, according to multiple reports. Passengers on Delta Flight 234 were rushed off the plane shortly landing at Ben Gurion Airport, the main commercial airport in Israel, due to the anonymous claim that a bomb was on board, the Jerusalem Post reported. The plane was then moved to a remote parking area on the tarmac and searched by security teams, according to Israeli news source Ynet. Nothing suspicious was found in the aircraft, officials said. Normal operations resum…
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: Humpback Whale Crashes Into Small Boat Off Long Island Coast: ‘Holy!’
A giant humpback whale crashed into a boat off the coast of Long Island on Saturday, Oct. 10. The shocking collision was captured on video by Steven Heid, who shared the clip on social media. The whale approached Heid’s boat quickly as he was fishing in Moriches Inlet, the video shows. It appeared to be feeding, as dozens of fish are seen flying through the air in the moments before the whale slammed into the boat’s side. View this post on Instagram While the whale made solid contact with the side of the boat, appearing to even “bite” the sid…
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Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge At NJ Hotel: Cops
A 22-year-old man was arrested on a prostitution charge after police spotted him in the parking lot of a New Jersey hotel earlier this month, authorities said. Darwin Sanoquiz-Chavez, of Secaucus, was arrested after officers saw him acting suspiciously in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn along the Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus on Tuesday, Oct. 6, around 1:08 a.m., Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Sanoquiz-Chavez was charged with engaging in prostitution, issued a complaint summons and released from police custody, authorities said.
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Retired UConn Prof’s Son Faces Bomb Charges Years After Dad Said He Gave Him Explosive Material
A Connecticut man charged with making bombs after police searched his home during a domestic disturbance investigation was previously accused of making explosives in a 2010 case that led to his father’s arrest. Aleksi Javanainen, 30, was arrested on Oct. 3 at his home on Hanks Hill Road in Mansfield. He was charged with illegally possessing explosives, manufacturing bombs, and three misdemeanor counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. According to his arrest warrant, police began investigating after a woman told troopers that Javanainen kept unlocke…
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Severely Emaciated Dog Rescued From NY Home, Husband And Wife Charged: Authorities
A Long Island husband and wife were hit with animal cruelty charges after their dog was found severely emaciated, weighing nearly half his expected weight, authorities said. Michael O’Brien, 39, and Jenecia O’Brien, 37, both of Sound Beach, failed to provide enough food, water, and veterinary care for their dog, Kobe, from early this year into October, the Suffolk County SPCA said Tuesday, Oct. 13. Kobe, a 5-year-old Coonhound-Boxer mix, weighed just 37 pounds when he was brought for veterinary care, well below the expected 65 to 67 pounds for a dog of his breed and age, the SPCA said. Kob…
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Car Crashes Into NJ McDonald's: EMS
A car crashed into a McDonald's on Route 9 Monday, Oct. 12, authorities said. An 86-year-old man mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake while attempting to pull into a parking spot, Marlboro police said. The driver was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center as a precaution, police said. No occupants inside of the McDonald’s were injured due to the crash, police said.
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Two Killed In Route 9 Crash: Prosecutor
Two people were killed in a crash on Route 9 Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The crash occurred on Route 9 southbound near Symmes Drive in Manalapan, Manalapan police said. The identities of the victims has not been released. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
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Cops ID Worker Trapped In Asphalt Silo After Falling Backward At NJ Plant
A 26-year-old Mays Landing man was rescued after he was trapped inside an asphalt bin in Egg Harbor Township, Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 6:03 a.m., officers responded to AE Stone at 1435 Doughty Rd after Cameron Briggs fell backwards into a recycled asphalt bin, Egg Harbor Township police said. A partial collapse of the asphalt occurred and Briggs ended up trapped in a seated position with his legs straight out and asphalt over his waist, police said. Workers called for emergency assistance after they spent 20 minutes trying to free him, police said. Briggs remain…
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Crane Operator Injured As Equipment Topples At New Garden State Plaza Luxury Apartment Site
A crane operator was injured when a massive piece of construction equipment toppled onto its side at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Monday morning, Oct. 12, authorities said. The all-terrain crane tipped onto its left side at the Mill Creek construction site around 9 a.m. while its boom was raised, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The operator, a 42-year-old man from Cinnaminson, was reportedly performing monthly maintenance on the crane when it overturned. He managed to climb out of the cab on his own but suffered moderate injuries, Guidetti said. Paramus EMS tr…
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NJ Apartment Superintendent Snuck Into Tenants' Homes, Stole Jewelry
An apartment complex superintendent in New Jersey has been arrested after he used his access to tenants' homes to steal jewelry and other personal belongings, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Nicholas Brent, the superintendent of Heritage Square Apartments in Aberdeen Township, was arrested following an investigation into allegations that he unlawfully entered residents' apartments and stole their property, Aberdeen police said. Police are now urging everyone living at the complex to check their homes for missing valuables, particularly jewelry. Residents who discover missing belongi…
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Unlicensed Motorcyclist, 25, Thrown 30 Yards Into Brush In Route 17 Crash: Police
An unlicensed 25-year-old woman was thrown approximately 30 yards into the brush after losing control of her motorcycle on a Route 17 ramp over the weekend, authorities said. The unidentified woman was riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja at a high rate of speed when she failed to negotiate the curve connecting Route 17 South to Route 3 East around 1:56 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Rutherford Police Chief Sean Farrell said. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle, with the force of the crash carrying her roughly 30 yards off the highway and into the brush, Farrell said. Officers found her alert, co…
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6 PA Teens Involved In Deadly NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized
Six Pennsylvania teens were involved in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two of them and sent four others to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:06 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the southbound outer lanes near mile marker 69.9 in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle said. The vehicle was carrying six people when it crashed, ejecting two occupants, a 19-year-old from Warminster and a 16-year-old from Hatboro, authorities said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The four…
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100 Cars, Masked Crowds, Guns: Massive Street Racing Takeover Erupts In NJ Town
A massive street racing takeover involving approximately 100 vehicles and up to 200 people brought chaos to a North Jersey intersection early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said. Officers were called to the area of River Road and Route 21 in Clifton around 5:02 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of vehicles blocking the roads, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Responding officers found the intersection of River Road and Entin Road intentionally blocked as drivers raced and performed reckless maneuvers, Anderson said. Many people in the crowd wore face coverings, wh…
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Selma Blair Seen In Court, Lawyer Provides Apparent Reason For Flight Arrest: Reports
New details are coming to light in the arrest of actress Selma Blair following an apparently bloody flight from Los Angeles to JFK Airport on Sunday, Oct. 11. The "Hellboy" and "Cruel Intentions" actress has been charged with two counts of assault for kicking a Port Authority Police Department officer following what was described as a bloody altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to JFK Airport on Sunday, Oct. 11, ABC News reports. Blair, 54, missed several doses of a "powerful" medication and hit her head before the ordeal, the New York Post reports citing the actress' lawyers. One attor…
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Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges
A former New Jersey assemblyman and mayor has been arrested on assault and harassment charges, jail records show. Reginald W. Atkins, 58, of Roselle, who previously served as the borough's mayor, was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility on Monday, Oct. 12, according to inmate records. Atkins faces charges of simple assault for purposely or knowingly causing bodily injury, simple assault involving threats of bodily injury by physical menace, and harassment involving striking, offensive touching or threats, records show. The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident were n…
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Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report
A second man accused in a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit involving Cornell University is seeking to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the criminal investigation, arguing that her public comments about the accuser raise questions about her impartiality as special prosecutor. Winston Lee, one of seven former fraternity members named in the lawsuit, filed a motion in Tompkins County criminal court on Friday, Oct. 9, asking a judge to bar James from overseeing the investigation and participating in any future grand jury proceedings, NBC News reported. The filing com…
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Wedding Dress, Children's Toys Gone In Seconds: 4-Alarm Inferno Devastates NJ Families
Multiple families have been displaced by a four-alarm fire at a New Jersey apartment complex, leaving some with nothing but the clothes they were wearing and others uncertain when they can return home. The fire broke out at the Glenwood Apartments on Peach Lane in Old Bridge, around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. In the days since, friends and relatives have launched fundraisers to help families rebuild, raising more than $50,000 combined as of Monday, Oct. 12. Among those affected were Alyssa and Joseph Battaglia and their two sons, ages 4 years and 6 months. Their apartment was left unl…
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Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In Bergen County: Police
A report of a missing 4-month-old baby in Bergen County turned violent when the caller attacked two police officers and threatened to kill one of them, authorities said. Obel E. Simon-Lopez, 23, a Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park, was arrested following the Thursday, Oct. 8 incident, Police Chief George Beck announced Monday, Oct. 12. Officers responded to the area of Broad and Henry avenues around 3:33 p.m. after receiving the missing baby report, Beck said. Police initially could not find the caller at his apartment but later located Simon-Lopez outside on Broad Avenue, w…
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NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record
Loved ones of a mechanic killed in a Thursday, Oct. 1 crash believed to have been caused by an intoxicated teen driver are working to keep his legacy alive. Michael DiTondo, a 56-year-old Hope Township resident, has been identified as the victim killed in a crash by 19-year-old Edward McVey, of Lower Township, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said, as previously reported by Daily Voice. DiTondo was returning from his campsite at The Race of Gentlemen racing event in Wildwoods, at the time of the crash, according to a GoFundMe launched after his passing. McVey's vehicle stru…
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Driver, 28, Charged In Deadly NJ Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian
A New Jersey driver has been charged in a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 62-year-old pedestrian crossing Route 21, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Mickael Esteban Barrionuevo Medina, 28, is charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and third-degree endangering an injured victim, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The victim, James Edward Kolla, of Newark, was crossing a marked crosswalk at Edison Place and McCarter Highway in Newark around 7:44 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, as the traf…
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3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash After Vehicle Slams Utility Pole, Deputy Chief Says
Three people suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries when a vehicle veered off Route 17 and struck a utility pole in Paramus early Monday, Oct. 12, authorities said. The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes, just past the Garden State Parkway and Century Road, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole on a strip of land near the parkway ramp, Scott said. One passenger was removed from the vehicle by patrol officers, while the other two occupants got out on their own before or around the time p…
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Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…
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NJ Woman Missing For Week: Police
A 71-year-old Franklin Township woman has been missing for a week, authorities said. Belinda Prentice was last seen Monday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. near Bamburgh Court in Somerset near New Brunswick Road and Willow Avenue, Franklin Township police said. Prentice is 5'4" and weighs 135 lbs., police said. She frequently wears a head covering, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Franklin Township police at 732-873-5533.
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Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
A 39-year-old woman with a recent measles diagnosis has become the US's sixth measles-associated death as the outbreak climbed past 1,100 cases in Pennsylvania. The woman died Saturday, Oct. 10, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 12. She had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles that had been treated, the coroner said. Her death meets the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s definition of a measles-associated death, according to the advisory. The coroner’s office did not release her name or further details that could identify…
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Crash Closes Lane On Route 9 During Morning Commute
A crash closed one lane on Route 9 southbound in Middlesex County during the Monday morning commute, Oct. 12, authorities said. The crash was reported north of Route 35 in South Amboy at 8:27 a.m., according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The right lane of the two-lane highway was closed. Details on injuries and when the lane would reopen were not immediately available.
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119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said. Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…
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3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD
Three tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved in an overnight crash on Route 80 in Warren County, sending multiple people to hospitals and shutting down two eastbound lanes, authorities said. At 12:26 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene and found one tractor-trailer overturned, and four other vehicles involved, the Allamuchy Fire Department said. Multiple people were hospitalized and firefighters contained a minor fluid leak at the scene, fire officials said. Two of the three eastbound lanes and the right shoulder were closed east of the Allamuchy Rest Area as …
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