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Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside
Thief Snatches Bergen Woman's BMW With Dog Inside The familiar quiet of a suburban Bergen County neighborhood was broken by the screams of a resident whose new luxury SUV had just been stolen with her dog still inside. The 42-year-old victim told Englewood Cliffs police that she'd left her dog in the 2022 BMW X7 for a moment when a thief got in and sped from outside her and her husband's home on Castle Drive shortly before 1:30 p.m. July 4th. The vehicle "had been left running with the keys inside" when "a black male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt" took it, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said. Police were still at the victim's home when s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Killed Crossing NJ Street Immigrated To Give Family In Peru Better Life Construction Worker Killed Crossing NJ Street Immigrated To Give Family In Peru Better Life
Construction Worker Killed Crossing NJ Street Immigrated To Give Family In Peru Better Life Support is surging for the family of a 57-year-old Essex County construction worker struck and killed by a car while crossing the street last month. Miguel Vargas was rushed to the hospital after the 10 p.m. incident on Washington Avenue in Belleville, on June 24, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. He died of his injuries the following day. Vargas was in the process of getting his US citizenship, nearly 20 years after immigrating from Lima, Peru relatives tell NJ Advance Media. He was also helping his children, who he hadn't seen since they were toddlers, join hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Jessica Jacho Of Belleville Dies Suddenly, 24 Jessica Jacho Of Belleville Dies Suddenly, 24
Jessica Jacho Of Belleville Dies Suddenly, 24 Jessica Jacho of Belleville died suddenly on June 19. She was 24 years old. A Belleville High School and Monmouth University graduate, Jessica loved to play soccer, her obituary said.  More than $10,900 had been raised as of Monday, June 27 on a GoFundMe for her family. Jessica is survived by her beloved parents Maria and Carlos Jacho, sister Erika Jacho and brother Carlos Jacho Jr. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor
Driver Who Struck, Killed Teen NJ Dirt Biker Was Unlicensed: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Essex County woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that left a 13-year-old middle schooler dead, authorities announced. Marilyn J. Quisepe-Falcon is accused of hitting Victor Huaringa-Alvez with her Ford Explorer while he was on a dirt bike around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Joralemon Street and Garden Avenue in Belleville on June 7, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tells Daily Voice. Victor was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later at a local hospital, and Quisepe-Falcon took off before police arrived, according to the prosecutor's office. She su…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities
Intruder Climbs In Through Bedroom Window, Rapes Clifton Child: Authorities An intruder climbed in through a Clifton child’s bedroom window, then raped and choked the trapped youngster, authorities said. Andres Vasquez, 24, of Belleville was captured on Friday after Clifton detectives interviewed the victim and witnesses following last Tuesday’s attack, they said. Vasquez, who has a criminal history, remains held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with first-degree aggravated assault and kidnapping, as well as sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, criminal contact, burglary and child endangerment. Passaic County Prosecutor Cameli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days
Burglary Suspect Attempting Escape-Swim Across Passaic River Missing For Days UPDATE: Hector L Nieves' body was recovered from the Passaic River Thursday, May 26, authorities said. Police have launched a massive search for a 33-year-old Belleville man who told his wife he planned on swimming across the Passaic River after burglarizing a truck, authorities said. Hector L. Nieves was reported missing to Kearny police by his 24-year-old wife, who dropped him at his car at 175 Passaic Ave., in Kearny (the LA Fitness parking lot) just after 1 a.m. She waited a short distance away, but Nieves later became the suspect in a truck burglary and was allegedly chased …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report
NJ Man Trying To Flee Hospital With Makeshift Bedsheet Rope Dies: Report A New Jersey man trying to flee from the third floor of a hospital fell to his death after trying to use a makeshift bedsheet as a rope, RLSmedia reports. Crews responding to the fall report at Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville, Essex County found a man suffering from serious injuries shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the outlet reports citing sources involved with the investigation. The man — who an investigation showed broke a window and jumped out with nearly two dozen bedsheets tied together — was pronounced dead at the fall scene, the report says. The case was being handle…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD
Buffalo Wild Wings Fight Ends With Arrest Of Knife-Wielding Teen: Secaucus PD A 17-year-old boy was arrested for pulling out a knife during a fight at a North Jersey Buffalo Wild Wings, authorities said. Officers responded to the restaurant on Harmon Meadow Boulevard on a report of a fight around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 13, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The unidentified Belleville teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and later released to an adult.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: NYSP NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: NYSP
NJ Man Who Modified Pickup To Hold More Fuel Arrested For Bogus Gas Purchases: Nysp A 38-year-old North Jersey man who modified his truck to hold a significant amount of fuel was arrested for using a New York State Fleet Fuel Card to make bogus gas purchases, authorities said. Angel Alvarez-Michel, of Belleville, became the subject of an investigation on Sunday, April 24, after using the card to buy gas at Rockland County gas stations, New York State Police said. He was seen 2008 Ford F-350 with a temporary registration, State Police said. Alvarez-Michel was arrested during a traffic stop on State Route 17 in the Orange County town of Chester, police said. …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says
Bronx Man Beat North Jersey GF Dead, Prosecutor Says A man from the Bronx has been arrested in the beating death of his North Jersey girlfriend, authorities announced. Johnny Rivera, 52, was charged with murder and related offenses in 50-year-old Candy Torres' Belleville slaying, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. A family member went to Torres' home on Hero Way when she wasn't returning phone calls on March 12, where she was found unresponsive, law enforcement officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:16 p.m.  An autopsy later determined t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole
Feds: NJ Drug Dealer Gets 10 Years, No Parole An admitted drug dealer from Union County is headed to federal prison for 10 years. Tyrell "Hell Rell" Wilson, 36, of Rahway, must serve out just about all of the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Wilson was busted in September 2019 with ex-con Marvin "Black Jesus" Lagrier, 39, of Newark. Authorities said they seized cocaine base, heroin, fentanyl, drug-packaging materials, a gun and several rounds of ammunition after searching Wilson's vehicle and a backpack he tossed while trying to flee. They also recovered several Newark Housing Authority uniforms bearin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022
Meet NJ's First Babies Born In 2022 Oh, baby, they're here! New Jersey welcomed its first babies born in 2022. The first in the state was delivered at 12:02 a.m., at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth. Keyla was born to Maria and Jose Duchi of Irvington and weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces. Dr. Hannah Seltzer delivered her. Keyla with parents Maria and Joseduchi, of Irvington.Trinitas Medical Center At 12:07 a.m., Gabriel David DeCurtis-Springsteen was born at Hackensack University Medical Center, at 6 pounds and 5 ounces. His parents are Katlynn DeCurtis and Thomas Springsteen, of Belleville. Gabriel David D…

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by Cecilia Levine