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Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? NYPD Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? NYPD Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation
Mayor’s Bodyguard Tied To Crypto Torture Case? Nypd Officers Subject Of Internal Investigation The bizarre Bitcoin torture saga playing out in a luxury Manhattan townhouse has now reached City Hall. Two members of the NYPD, including an officer assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty amid an internal investigation into whether they had any involvement in the kidnapping and torture of an Italian crypto trader, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The detective assigned to Adams’ security detail provided security at the Prince Street townhouse in Nolita where John Woeltz and William Duplessie allegedly tortured the victim for 17 days, …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Rumored Large Gathering At Bridgewater Mall, Police On Alert Rumored Large Gathering At Bridgewater Mall, Police On Alert
Rumored Large Gathering At Bridgewater Mall, Police On Alert In the wake of recent unrest at multiple malls in Central Jersey, Bridgewater police are trying to preempt a potential gathering at the Bridgewater Commons Mall. Bridgewater Police Chief John Mitzak said his department has been made aware of social media posts about a possible gathering at the mall. “The safety of our residents, visitors, and businesses is our highest priority,” Mitzak said. “Any planned disruptions or unlawful activity will be met with a coordinated response by the Bridgewater Police Department and our law enforcement partners.” A wild brawl broke out at Menlo Park Mall i…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Cops Search School For Cameras After NJ Catholic School Teacher's Arrest Cops Search School For Cameras After NJ Catholic School Teacher's Arrest
Cops Search School For Cameras After NJ Catholic School Teacher's Arrest Authorities have completed a sweep of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School following the arrest of a 50-year-old teacher who they say made child pornography. Axel Palomares, 50, was arrested at his home in Morristown on Tuesday, May 27, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.  A search for hidden cameras in the Catholic high school in Edison, which involved the New Jersey State Police Electronic Scent Detection (ESD) K-9s, was conducted that day. The sweep included locker rooms and bathrooms, the prosecutor's office said, "and no cameras or other recording equipmen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VIDEOS: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights VIDEOS: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights
Videos: 3 Stabbed, 70+ Arrested Memorial Day Weekend In Seaside Heights A curfew has been installed in Seaside Heights after more than 70 people were arrested amid multiple stabbings on the boardwalk Memorial Day weekend. Three people were stabbed and 52 adults and 21 juveniles were arrested between 6 a.m. Friday, May 23 and 6 a.m. Monday, May 26, Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman said. On Saturday, May 24, at 8 p.m., officers responded to the Ocean Block of Webster Avenue and found a 21-year-old stabbed in the back, Korman said. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital and declined to cooperate with police, Korman said. On Sunday, May 25, at 6:45 p.…

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by Sam Barron
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HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash
HS Wrestler Charged In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash An 18-year-old former high school wrestler has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 37 in Toms River, authorities said. Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha (located in Parsippany, Morris County) was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan carrying a female driver and male passenger on Saturday, May 24 at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The crash sent the Mercedes into a utility pole and Mathukutty fled the scene, traveling eastbound over the Thoma…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor
Murder Suspect Captured On NJ Transit Train Days After Sidewalk Stabbing: Prosecutor A Trenton man was arrested on a River Line train in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Hamilton man earlier this month, authorities said. Jermaine Scott, 48, of Hamilton, was dropped off at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton with a stab wound to the abdomen around 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey Hospital staff said Scott arrived in a white, four-door sedan. He was rushed into surgery but “succumbed to his injuries a short time later,” the prosecutor said. An investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By SERT Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By SERT
Liquor Store Fight, NJ Restaurant Shooting Leads To PA Arrest Of Teen By Sert A New Jersey teen accused of opening fire on a group outside a restaurant after a liquor store fight has been arrested in Lancaster, authorities announced on Monday, May 19. Jaylen A. McCray, 18, of Union, is accused of firing six shots toward a group of people on the 200 block of Morris Avenue in Elizabeth City around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, according to police. One man was struck in the leg. The gunfire erupted just minutes after McCray had been involved in a physical altercation with the same group inside a nearby liquor store, investigators said. Both the fight and the shooting were ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus
NJ Native Shot Dead Execution-Style After Showing Wallet On SEPTA Bus A man was gunned down in cold blood just minutes after showing his wallet on a SEPTA bus — and the suspect was seen rifling through his pockets as he lay dying, authorities announced on Sunday, May 18. Jordan Dale Antrim, 32, of Philadelphia, is charged with First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder, Robbery, Carrying a Firearm Without a License, and Possessing an Instrument of Crime, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Lower Providence Township Police Chief Michael Jackson said in a joint statement. The victim was identified as Paul David Ley-Harris…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says
Guns, Xanax: Lacey Township Teen Busted After Fleeing Cops, Prosecutor Says A 19-year-old Lacey Township man was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 15 for dealing Xanax and possessing illegal firearms, authorities said. Detectives began surveilling Aidan Marshall following an investigation into illegal firearms possession and narcotics distribution, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. As detectives attempted to make contact with Marshall, he fled on foot into a wooded area, Billhimer said. He was later found hiding underneath brush in a wooded area and was taken into custody, Billhimer said. Marshall attempted to discard a bag, which contained a gho…

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by Sam Barron
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Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Eastern PA: Police Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Eastern PA: Police
Suspect Flees Into Woods After High-Speed Chase On I-76 In Eastern PA: Police A high-speed police chase on I-76 ended with one arrest and a manhunt in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, May 15. Troopers were patrolling Interstate 76 East near mile marker 337 in Lower Merion Township around 3:01 a.m. when they spotted a blue Honda Odyssey with a dark tinted plate cover, PSP said. A check of the vehicle's registration revealed it was stolen, troopers detailed. The van initially pulled over near the traffic gore at mile marker 331.9 but suddenly fled as troopers approached, prompting a pursuit, PSP said. Troopers chased the vehicle alon…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report
Tired Of Barking Dogs, PA Neighbor Tries Feeding Them Rat Poison-Laced Meatballs: Report A Pennsylvania man is accused of trying to poison his neighbor’s dogs using chocolate and rat-poison-laced meatballs, Action News 6abc reports. The disturbing discovery was made by Joshua Hunter and his family in Broomall about two weeks ago, when they found hundreds of pieces of chocolate strewn across their yard, the outlet reports. Chocolate can be deadly to dogs, so the family quickly cleaned up the mess to protect their pets, Sushi and Hoagie. But what came next was even more dangerous. "Fast-forward from that incident to two days ago. My son woke up again, took the dogs out — we're o…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds
Newark Mayor Releases Videos Of ICE Arrest, Says He Was 'Targeted' By Feds Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka is pushing back after federal officials accused him of trespassing at an ICE detention facility, releasing a series of videos he says prove he was let in by staff and later unfairly arrested. Baraka was taken into custody on Friday, May 9, at Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Baraka, along with members of Congress and a group of protestors, had “stormed” the facility during a demonstration. But videos released by Baraka on Wednesday, May 14 tell a di…

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by Cecilia Levine