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'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (
Poll
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Local leaders had plenty to say after a jury acquitted a Long Island man in the death of a homeless street artist aboard a Manhattan subway car. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, as reported by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway car on May 1, 2023. Multiple witnesses told NYPD detectives that Neely, a well-known Michae…
Police & Fire
Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report
The son of the imam fatally shot outside a Newark mosque has been arrested in connection with his killing, according to NBC New York. Abdush Sharif, 36, Kevin Rogers, 46 and Dashawn Kitchen were arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 in Newark and charged with violation of regulatory provisions related to firearms in connection to the fatal shooting of Hassan Sharif, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. NBC identified Sharif as the imam's son citing prosecutors. A spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately confirm the relationship. Abdush and Rogers are bei…
Obituaries
Joint Funeral Set For Union Family Slain In Murder-Suicide
A joint funeral service has been set for the Alarcon family, the Union family who authorities say were slain in a murder-suicide at the hands of their matriarch, the Union Funeral Home announced. A funeral mass for Andrea Alarcon, 41, Ruben Alarcon, 51, and their two children, Scarlett, 9, and Emma, 6, will be on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 10:15 a.m. at St. Michael's Church in Union. A private burial will follow. Andrea is believed to have shot her husband and the girls in their home at 1329 Lincrest Terrace in Union, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. Then, she turned the gun on herse…
Police & Fire
Union Murder-Suicide Update: Police ID Slain Family Of Four
Authorities have released new information in a murder-suicide that left a family of four dead in Union this week. Andrea Alarcon, 42, is believed to have fatally shot her husband, Ruben Alarcon, 51, and their two juvenile daughters in their home at 1329 Lincrest Terrace in Union, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Then, she turned the gun on herself, police said. ALSO SEE: Joint Funeral Set For Family Killed In Union Murder-Suicide According to NBC New York, the harrowing discovery was made by sheriff's officers serving an eviction notice. The home had bee…
News
'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC
A stuntwoman known for her work on the "Black Panther" is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, according to her mother and NBC New York. Carrie Bernans, 29, who IMDB says was born in Hopewell and raised in Richmond, VA, suffered broken bones and chipped teeth in the incident on Monday, Jan. 1, her mother, Patricia said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Annie Bernans ✨ (@carriebernans) View this post on Instagram A …
News
2.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles North Jersey Town
A 2.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Morris County Tuesday, Aug. 29. The 30-second quake struck at 5:14 p.m., less than a mile west of White Meadow Lake in Rockaway Township, the U.S. Geological Survey says. Who felt the 2.3 earthquake in Morris county, NJ at 5:14pm? Appx 3mi from Denville and 6mi from Randolph. #NJearthquake #earthquake pic.twitter.com/dMz4ntUxXx — WeatherReMarks (@WeatherReMarks) August 31, 2022 It was likely connected to the Ramapo Fault Line, an active fault line that runs southwest to northeast through Morristown, geophysicist Jonathan Tytell tells NBC New York.
Police & Fire
Shooter Killed By Jersey City Police (
Developing
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Police in Jersey City shot and killed a man just before midnight Tuesday, May 24, sources tell Daily Voice. The man purportedly opened fire on a female victim before police shot him near the BP Gas Station on Communipaw and and West Side avenues. A man is dead after opening fire after midnight in Jersey City. Police shot and killed him. What we know for sure at 4 on @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/FAPyCtXKZp — Romney Smith (@RomneySmith) May 25, 2022 Two officers were hospitalized with minor injuries. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office did not immediately return Daily Voice's inform…
News
Police ID Person Of Interest In 'Revenge' Murder Of Orsolya Gaal
Gruesome new details are coming to light in connection with the weekend slaying of Orsolya Gaal. A man who knew the 51-year-old Forest Hills mom and had access to her Juno Street home has been identified as a person of interest, but no names have been released, NBC New York reports citing multiple law enforcement sources. Gaal's body was found by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home, around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16. She had been stabbed some 58 times in the neck, torso, and left arm. The sources also revealed she had wounds to her hands in an att…
Police & Fire
NJ Renter Claiming To Be Santeria Doc Had Pigeon Nailed Above Door, 22 Dead/Alive Farm Animals
A Jersey City landlord says the COVID-19 moratorium on evictions has kept her from booting a renter claiming to be a Santeria doctor who was found with nearly two dozen farm animals -- dead and alive -- in the house, according to a new report by the Daily Beast. Emilio Otero told the outlet he practices Santeria -- a Cuban religion known for sacrificing animals -- and helps people heal their ailments. In this case, though, he was using the animals for food, he told NBC New York Landlord Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez, an active-duty Navy sailor and new mom, called police when she return…
Sports
Red Bull Arena Brawl Draws Massive Police Presence, At Least 1 Injured
A brawl outside the Red Bull Arena during a doubleheader soccer match drew a massive police presence and left at least one person injured Sunday evening. More than 20,000 people were at the Harrison sports complex for the matches between Club Deportivo Olimpia vs. Futbol Club Motagua and Deportivo Independiente Medellin vs. America de Cali S.A., Secaucus police said. ¡Vergonzoso! El saldo que dejó la batalla campal entre aficionados de Olimpia y Motagua en Nueva Jersey. Unos 200 policías tuvieron que intervenir para controlar el pleito en las afueras del Red Bull Arena. https://t.co/qpP…
Police & Fire
Update
: FBI Agents Kill Armed Kidnapping Suspect From Philadelphia In North Jersey
FBI agents shot and killed an armed kidnapping suspect out of Philadelphia at an apartment complex in North Jersey early Wednesday, authorities said. Law enforcement agents tracked the suspect to the Lakeview Apartments in Leonia, where a confrontation with members of the FBI's Philadelphia and Newark field offices ensued, NBC New York reports. Local resident Kathleen Gentile told Daily Voice she heard voices outside just before 3:45 a.m. saying "FBI, please come out, you're standing in the window." Then, she heard gunshots. "Literally, 'Bang, bang bang' is what I heard," she said. &…
Schools
Daughter Of Jersey City Teacher Who Went On Racist Tirade During Class Apologizes To Students
"You did nothing to deserve this treatment." That's the message Aliya Jackson had for the Jersey City's Dickinson High School students who sat helplessly in an online class her father went on a racist and profane tirade, according to NJ Advance Media. Twice. Howard Zlotkin, who taught the Landscape Design class at Dickinson High School, has since been suspended for the incidents in which he vocalized his sentiments on the Black Lives Matter movement, George Floyd and more, students told NBC New York. "I hear people whining and crying about Black Lives Matter," Zlotkin says, "but Geor…
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: Entire Newark Flight Ousted From Plane After Toddler, 2, Refuses Face Mask
An entire Newark-bound flight was forced off the plane after a 2-year-old girl refused to wear a face mask, reports say. Chaya Bruck of Brooklyn, NY, was flying alone from Orlando Wednesday with her six children when her youngest, Dina, refused to keep her mask on, she said in a Facebook post. Flight attendants warned Bruck if her toddler didn't keep her mask on, they'd be kicked off the plane. Other passengers encouraged Bruck to stand her ground -- even arguing with the flight attendants over their face mask policy and the age of the child. Bruck pleaded with flight attendants to let he…
Police & Fire
Massive Weekend Pool Parties At Alpine Mansion Draw Authorities' Attention
UPDATE: Party-goers packed a Vegas-like backyard bash that spilled into the street at a posh Bergen County mansion this past weekend, bringing police, an ambulance – and, now, scrutiny from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. The coronavirus pandemic was spreading when promoters two months ago made the Hemlock Drive home, in what’s considered New Jersey’s most exclusive zip code, “a nightclub being operated from the backyard,” one neighbor told NBC New York. Video posted by the promoter and attendees shows hundreds of party-goers crammed into this weekend's backyard pool party, near…
News
More Than 2 Dozen Jersey Shore Lifeguards Test Positive For
Covid-
19
More than two dozen Jersey Shore lifeguards tested positive for COVID-19 after attending social gatherings, reports say. The lifeguards are natives of Surf City, Harvey Cedars and surrounding areas on Long Beach Island, NBC New York reports. A total of 17 Harvey Cedars lifeguards tested positive after attending a Surf City gathering. A dozen from Surf City also tested positive, the report said. Surf City and Harvey Cedars beaches will remain open with safety protocols set. While Harvey Cedars has 73 lifeguards and will remain fully staffed, other adjustments may be made for Surf City beach…
News
Storm Downs Trees, Power Lines Across Region, Thousands Without Power
A storm packing winds that gusted up to 60 mph blasted through New Jersey Thursday night and into early Friday morning, toppling trees and leaving thousands without power. Trees fell onto homes in Bayonne, Union, Livingston and a number of other communities as the storm kicked up late on Halloween night. A section of Mt. Pleasant Avenue in West Orange was shut down Friday morning due to storm damage. STORM DAMAGE: Smoldering wires & toppled trees in Livingston, NJ. How will those Halloween high winds and rain impact you? We’re Live w/details @NBCNewYork at 4am #nbc4ny pic.twitter.…
Police & Fire
Woman With Small Child Seen Taking Package From Hoboken Stoop
Video posted to Twitter shows a woman pushing a baby stroller and accompanied by a young girl on a scooter take a package from the front stoop of a Hoboken home. Neighbors in Hoboken say this video shows a mother stealing a package, with a young child as an apparent lookout! My report coming up at 11p #NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/IYXF3QewQw — Michael George (@mgeorge4NY) July 19, 2019 The incident took place at 7th and Garden Monday morning, when the little girl appears to point the package out to the woman pushing the stroller. The woman is then seen entering the courtyard and picking …
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