Wayne Woman Refused To Identify Herself During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say Wayne Woman Refused To Identify Herself During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say
Wayne Woman Refused To Identify Herself During Fairfield Traffic Stop, Police Say A Wayne woman was arrested after refusing to hand over her driver's license or tell officers who she was during a traffic stop in Fairfield, authorities said. Nancy Tirado, 47, was charged with hindering apprehension and obstruction following the Wednesday, Sept. 16 stop, Fairfield police said. Officer Patrick Reynolds was patrolling Passaic Avenue near Little Falls Road around 12:05 a.m. when he saw a gray Honda SUV being driven carelessly, police said. Reynolds stopped the SUV on Two Bridges Road near Sand Road and approached Tirado, who allegedly refused to provide her driver's lice…
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report
Ex-NJ Cop Abused Young Relative In PA, Admitted Prior Plea Story Was Made Up: Report A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced for sexually abusing a young relative in Pennsylvania, where he admitted the story behind his New Jersey plea deal was made up, according to court records and New Brunswick Today’s reporting. Former Woodbridge, NJ officer Ryan Alcott, 29, of Sewaren, NJ, pleaded guilty on Jan. 15 to misdemeanor indecent assault of a child, according to Wayne County court records dated Wednesday, Sept. 16. Video footage reviewed by Daily Voice shows Alcott being sworn in as a Woodbridge police officer in June 2022. Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry lis…
NJ Driver Accused Of Fleeing Head-On Crash Had 15 Pages Of NJ Court Offenses NJ Driver Accused Of Fleeing Head-On Crash Had 15 Pages Of NJ Court Offenses
NJ Driver Accused Of Fleeing Head-On Crash Had 15 Pages Of NJ Court Offenses A driver who fled a head-on crash in Hawthorne and was captured in neighboring Glen Rock has been identified as a 36-year-old Wanaque man with a lengthy history in New Jersey's court system, authorities and records show. Kevin Wunk was arrested on an outstanding warrant following the crash on Lincoln Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said. Wunk was later released on his own recognizance, King said. Wunk has 15 pages of offenses listed under his name in the New Jersey Courts system, records show. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Wunk fled on foot after …
NJ Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor NJ Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor
NJ Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Whiting gymnastics coach was convicted of sexually assaulting two student-athletes he was training, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Sasha Raught was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of sexual assault, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Raught had entered into sexual relationships with two of his former athletes when they were each teenagers, authorities said. The first instance took place when he was employed at Shrewsbury Gymnastics during the early to mid-1990s, while the second instance took place in 2008, while he was employed at J…
Charges Dropped Against Florham Park Cop Accused Of Choking Woman Until She Blacked Out Charges Dropped Against Florham Park Cop Accused Of Choking Woman Until She Blacked Out
Charges Dropped Against Florham Park Cop Accused Of Choking Woman Until She Blacked Out Charges have been dropped against a New Jersey police officer accused of choking a woman until she blacked out after she blocked him and told him to stop contacting her, authorities confirmed. The charges against Florham Park Police Officer Gregory M. Dietz, 34, were dropped Monday, Sept. 15, due to insufficient evidence, Essex County Prosecutor's Office Public Information Officer Carmen Martin told Daily Voice. "We cannot comment further on the specifics of the matter," Martin said. Dietz had been charged with second-degree aggravated assault, harassment, stalking and criminal trespassing…
Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown
Child's 911 Call Of Armed Person Sends NJ School Into Lockdown A juvenile's 911 call reporting an armed person inside a North Jersey school prompted a lockdown and multi-agency police response before authorities determined there was no threat, police said. The Pompton Lakes Police Department received the transferred 911 call from Passaic County dispatch reporting an armed person inside Windsor School around 10:07 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, Police Chief Anthony J. Rodriguez said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown as Pompton Lakes officers responded with police from Riverdale, Wanaque and Bloomingdale, Rodriguez said. Officers established…
Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam
Bergen Sheriff’s Officer Confronts Impersonator After Influencer Nearly Falls For Scam A Bergen County influencer is warning others about an elaborate scam involving callers posing as sheriff's officers, the same scheme the Bergen County Sheriff's Office says has already targeted residents. TikTok user LindsayAngio detailed her experience in a video shared Wednesday, Sept. 16, opening with a blunt admission: “So I got scammed today.” The 33-year-old mom of two said she was at work in New York around lunchtime when she missed a call and received a voicemail from someone claiming to be Lt. Damian Pope with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. She looked up the name and disc…
Pedestrian Airlifted After Hit By Car Tending To Deer: Mount Olive PD Pedestrian Airlifted After Hit By Car Tending To Deer: Mount Olive PD
Pedestrian Airlifted After Hit By Car Tending To Deer: Mount Olive PD A 24-year-old Lake Hopatcong woman was airlifted to a hospital after she was hit by a car on Route 206 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 11:43 p.m., officers responded to Route 206 and Patricia Drive and after a woman attempted to tend to an injured deer and was subsequently struck by a white Mazda, Mount Olive police. After being found lying in the roadway, she was flown via helicopter to a nearby hospital, police said. The driver, a 29-year-old Flanders woman remained on the scene and was not injured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Philly Man Brandished Gun In Road Rage Incident: Jefferson Twp PD Philly Man Brandished Gun In Road Rage Incident: Jefferson Twp PD
Philly Man Brandished Gun In Road Rage Incident: Jefferson Twp PD A 39-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged after he brandished a firearm at another driver in Jefferson Township Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. Officers responded to Route 15 south and stopped the vehicle involved in the incident, Jefferson Township police said. A loaded firearm was found inside the vehicle and Anthony Lopez was placed under arrest, police said. Lopez was charged with multiple weapons offenses, including aggravated assault of a weapon, police said.
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Victims Bound With Charging Cables In Bergen County Robbery, Sex Assault: Prosecutor Six men have been charged in a gunpoint robbery and sexual assault at a Bergen County business that investigators say involved at least one member of Anti-Tren, a splinter faction of Tren de Aragua, authorities announced. Multiple victims were robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint inside a business on Old River Road in Edgewater around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The suspects brandished at least two firearms and grabbed two knives from the business's kitchen before ordering the victims into the kitchen, according to Musella. The victims' arms a…
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims A conniving NYC escort schemed nearly $6 million from the grieving and vulnerable widow of a Roblox inventor, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 14. Gregg Starr, an employee of high-end escort service Cowboys 4 Angels, targeted Marianne Flippo beginning in December 2024, according to the suit. Flippo, 49, had lost her husband, Chad Flippo, to depression in August 2024 after 28 years of marriage, the suit says. Chad Flippo had been an early part of the company that became Roblox, which meant his death left Marianne and their three kids with a substantial amount of mon…
NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game
NJ Football Player Airlifted To Hospital After Injury During Game A New Jersey high school football player was airlifted to Morristown after suffering an injury during a game Monday, Sept. 14, district officials said. The Warren Hills Regional High School student-athlete required emergency medical attention and was flown by helicopter to Morristown for further evaluation, Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Diaz said in a message to the school community. The incident happened during a freshman football game against Morris Knolls, NJ Advance Media reports. The player was released from the hospital to his family's care Tuesday, Sept. 15, Diaz said. "I know that w…
Cyclist Injured After Struck By SUV: NJSP Cyclist Injured After Struck By SUV: NJSP
Cyclist Injured After Struck By SUV: Njsp A cyclist was injured after they were struck by an SUV in Warren County Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 3:41 p.m., the driver of a Volkswagen SUV was attempting to make left turn onto Knowlton Road onto Koeck Road when it struck a cyclist, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The bicyclist sustained minor injuries and was transferred to an area hospital, Postorino said.. There were no other injuries reported on scene, Postorino said.  The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged. From May 2025 through May 2026,  the defendants conspired with…
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say ‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’ Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with  CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.  Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 72-year-old Washington Township man was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Gregory Rademacher must register as a sex offender after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer said. An investigation into Rademacher was launched after a 10-year-old girl disclosed Rademacher committed multiple acts of sexua…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says
Murder-suicide: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In NJ Home, Prosecutor Says A man killed his sister before turning the gun on himself in Pennsauken on Wednesday, Sept. 16, authorities said. At 9:01 a.m., Pennsauken police responded to the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue and located Janet Camacho, a 59-year-old Pennsauken resident, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo said. She was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. A perimeter was established around the home and members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team responded, author…
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
Jersey City Man Accused Of Directing Child To Sexually Assault Younger Sister Jersey City Man Accused Of Directing Child To Sexually Assault Younger Sister
Jersey City Man Accused Of Directing Child To Sexually Assault Younger Sister A Jersey City man is accused of directing a child to sexually assault his younger sister and produce child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Christopher Drew, 38, was charged following an investigation sparked by a CyberTip referred to New Jersey investigators by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, the Division of Criminal Justice and New Jersey State Police. The tip involved a Discord chat indicating that a user in Alabama had directed a child in New Jersey to sexually assault his younger sister,…
Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD
Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD A 21-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged after he fled from police officers while on a dirt bike, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. At 12:28 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, officers observed a motorized dirt bike traveling on Flanders Drakestown Road with no license plate and no illuminated taillight, Mount Olive police said. Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop, but the dirt bike accelerated rapidly down Wolfe Road, police said. Officers opted not to pursue the dirt bike but continued to check the area, police said. Officers located the dirt bike at the corne…
Online Predator From Mendham Caught In NY Sting Operation: State Police Online Predator From Mendham Caught In NY Sting Operation: State Police
Online Predator From Mendham Caught In NY Sting Operation: State Police Three men, including a New Jersey resident, were arrested during a police undercover operation targeting online predators accused of using the internet to pursue sexual activity involving children in the Hudson Valley, authorities said.  The New York State Police-led Internet Crimes Against Children operation was conducted over several days in August 2026, with specially trained undercover investigators posing as minors online, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Investigators said the suspects believed they were communicating with children and took steps to arrange i…
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16. Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said. Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said. When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
UPDATE: Crane Falls Off Truck, Slams SUV On Route 287, NJSP Says UPDATE: Crane Falls Off Truck, Slams SUV On Route 287, NJSP Says
Update: Crane Falls Off Truck, Slams SUV On Route 287, Njsp Says A crane being hauled on a truck struck an overpass before falling from its trailer and slamming into an SUV on Route 287 in Morris County, injuring two people Wednesday morning, Sept. 16, police said. Troopers responded to the crash on Route 287 south at milepost 39.8 in Hanover Township around 7:40 a.m., according to New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino. A Mack truck was hauling the crane on a trailer when the crane struck a bridge overpass support beam, a preliminary investigation found. The crane then fell from the trailer and struck a Volvo SUV, police said. Th…
DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD
DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD A 27-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle overturned in a crash on Friday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 10:42 p.m., officers responded to Old Boonton Road and found a vehicle overturned in the front yard of a house, Denville police said. The driver, Jonathan Monaco, was outside of the vehicle. An investigation determined Monaco was under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.
State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80: NJSP State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80: NJSP
State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80: Njsp A state trooper car was struck on Route 80 in Mount Olive Monday, Sept. 14, authorities said. At 755 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 80 west after a Nissan SUV lost directional control and struck the back of a marked Ford SUV troop vehicle and the side of an Infiniti car, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Non-life threatening injuries were reported, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster
Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster Macklemore got the boot, then Ed Sheeran’s opening acts followed suit. One day after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour for his pro-Palestinian remarks during his openers in New Jersey, all four other opening artists dropped out in solidarity on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Those artists include Billie Eilish's brother Finneas, Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga. In a statement, Rowe wrote, in part: "I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up ag…
Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor
Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Texas man will not face prison time after he pleading guilty to a fatal crash in Mount Olive, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Cody Bonds previously pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a driver’s license suspension of five years, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Cordileone. Bonds was also given credit for 17 days served in jail, authorities said. At 2:51 p.m., on Tu…
NJ's 'WALL Of Shame' Grows: 8 Businesses Owe Nearly $744K, Labor Department Says NJ's 'WALL Of Shame' Grows: 8 Businesses Owe Nearly $744K, Labor Department Says
NJ's 'Wall Of Shame' Grows: 8 Businesses Owe Nearly $744K, Labor Department Says Eight New Jersey businesses have landed on the state's workplace accountability "wall," owing a combined $743,826.95 in unpaid wages, fines and penalties. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development added the eight businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List, known as The WALL, in September, the agency announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Businesses on The WALL are barred from public contracts with state, county and local governments until their liabilities are paid in full. The largest amount among the eight belongs to InvaTech Pharma Solutions LLC, which has addresse…