VIDEO: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After NJ Crash With Kids In Car, Police Say VIDEO: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After NJ Crash With Kids In Car, Police Say
Video: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After NJ Crash With Kids In Car, Police Say A man holding scissors begged police to shoot him after a crash involving three vehicles — including one carrying children — in a Morris County gas station parking lot on Wednesday, May 21, authorities said (scroll for video). The crash happened around 5:26 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue, Hanover police said. Officers arrived and began tending to one of the vehicles’ occupants when they noticed a man outside his car acting suspiciously, police said. “When officers began talking to him, he began acting erratically and stated he wanted to die,” the news release reads. The man, who was holding…
NJ Man Built A Corvette-Powered Food Truck, Now He’s Gunning For A World Record NJ Man Built A Corvette-Powered Food Truck, Now He’s Gunning For A World Record
NJ Man Built A Corvette-Powered Food Truck, Now He’s Gunning For A World Record It’s part food truck, part racecar — but all New Jersey ambition. LJ Koch of West Milford, is trying to make history this summer — behind the wheel of a Corvette-powered fajita truck that just hit 126 mph at Pocono Raceway. Nicknamed The Vettro, the one-of-a-kind ride is part 1952 International Metro Van, part 2021 Corvette Stingray, and fully fueled by Jersey creativity. “We didn’t plan on making a race car food truck,” said Koch, 30. “But after a mid-engine C8 Corvette came into our lives, we all looked at each other and were like, we need to build the world’s fastest food truck.” Koch,…
Memorial Day Travel Expected To Break 20-Year Record Memorial Day Travel Expected To Break 20-Year Record
Memorial Day Travel Expected To Break 20-Year Record More Americans are planning trips for Memorial Day weekend, with a new forecast suggesting this year could set a new benchmark for holiday travel. AAA projects more than 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the five-day holiday stretch, making it the busiest Memorial Day weekend for domestic travel since 2005. That year, 44 million people took trips. This year’s forecast includes an estimated 39.4 million people expected to hit the road. Driving remains the preferred travel method for Memorial Day, with roughly 87 percent choosing to travel by car.  Lower-t…
Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash
Services Announced For NJ HS Coach Killed In Quadruple-Fatal NY Parkway Crash Family and friends will gather next week to say goodbye to Robert “Rob” Violante, a beloved New Jersey high school coach and educator from Westchester County who was tragically killed in a fatal crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York.  Violante, age 45, of the hamlet of Granite Springs in Somers, was driving home from work on Wednesday, May 14, when his vehicle was struck head-on by a van that crossed the median near mile marker 9.2 in New Castle, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Three men in the van were also killed. The crash remains under investigation.  Known aff…
Got A Ferrari Or Lambo? Netflix Wants You (And Your Car) For NJ Feature Film Got A Ferrari Or Lambo? Netflix Wants You (And Your Car) For NJ Feature Film
Got A Ferrari Or Lambo? Netflix Wants You (And Your Car) For NJ Feature Film If you're rolling through New Jersey in a Ferrari, Lambo, or Bentley, your car — and you — could land a role in an upcoming Netflix feature film. Grant Wilfley Casting is looking for people with luxury cars to appear as paid background actors in "72 Hours," a Netflix production filming in New Jersey this June and July. The casting call specifically lists the following car makes and models: Ferrari Lamborghini Maserati Lotus Aston Martin Bentley Porsche BMW 7 Series Mercedes S/SL/CLS/G Class Audi A7/A8 Series Both SAG-AFTRA and non-union actors are welcome to apply. The base pay is: $216…
Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos
Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos Ford is recalling more than 273,000 large SUVs because of two significant issues that raise crash risks, federal regulators said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Ford has recalled 273,789 Expeditions and Navigators. The recall, which was announced on Friday, May 9, affects the model years 2022 through 2024. In the affected vehicles, the front brake lines may rub against the engine air cleaner outlet pipe, causing a fluid leak that could lead to a loss of front brake function. "A brake line leak may cause a longer-than-expected brake pedal travel and result…
15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities 15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities
15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities A 15-year-old from Pennsylvania led police on a high-speed multi-state chase from New Jersey into Rockland County in a stolen car before crashing into a tree on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police said.  The pursuit began just after noon on Sunday, May 11, when troopers responded to a report of a vehicle being chased northbound on the parkway in the town of Clarkstown, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 12.  Investigators say the car, a 2024 Subaru, had been reported stolen out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was originally being pursued by the New Jersey Palisades…
WATCH: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest WATCH: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest
Watch: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest A Maryland woman who HAD to get to work in Virginia did not make it there after driving through a crowded street fair and ignoring an officer's demands to stop.  On a day that started with an explosion in Laurel, local resident Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28, provided the fireworks after making a scene and plowing through an officer, then through a busy crowd filled with children and families during the annual Main Street Festival.  Quick Action by Laurel Police! During today's Main Street Festival, officers swiftly intervened when a driver... Posted by Laurel Police Department on&n…
39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police 39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police
39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police Thirty-nine people were hurt in a crash involving two buses and three cars on the New Jersey Turnpike, state police said. Troopers responded at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, to the northbound outer roadway at milepost 56.4 in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County. A preliminary investigation shows that two Van Hool buses were driving north when one rear-ended the other, police said. The crash caused a chain-reaction collision with three passenger vehicles traveling behind the buses. In total, 39 people had minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. The crash rema…
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor
Army Reservists Smash In To Stop Carjacking As Passing Driver Is Strangled In NJ: Prosecutor Two U.S. military members — including a Philadelphia police officer — stopped a violent carjacking and rescued a woman being assaulted in New Jersey, authorities said. It happened around 8:37 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, when a car crashed into a wooded area off Jackson Road near Waverly Avenue in Waterford Township, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Waterford Township Police Chief Daniel Cormaney.  Police say the driver of the crashed car got out, ripped open the locked passenger door of a passing vehicle, and began strangling the woman inside after she refused t…
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
Mugshot Out For NJ Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2. Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad. Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Missing Man ID'd As Body In Car Submerged In NJ Retention Basin: Cops Missing Man ID'd As Body In Car Submerged In NJ Retention Basin: Cops
Missing Man ID'd As Body In Car Submerged In NJ Retention Basin: Cops A body pulled from a car found submerged in a Jersey Shore retention basin has been identified as a 45-year-old missing man Keyport man who had not been heard from in nearly three weeks, authorities said. The Manalapan Township Police Department responded around 1:45 p.m. Saturday, April 26, to Comtois Road for a report of a vehicle in the water, police said in an updated press release issued Wednesday, April 30. When officers arrived, they saw the trunk of a vehicle above the water line, located within the Four Season gated community. The front of the car was completely submerged. Water r…