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Body Of 31-Year-Old Swimmer Washes Up At Seaside Park
A body washed up along the shore at Seaside Park on Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, authorities said. The body of Wilmer Chavez, 31, of Howell, was recovered off the G Street beach, Seaside Park police said. Chavez was among a group of swimmers who were struggling in the ocean around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 off Stockton Avenue. Seaside Park lifeguards and emergency workers responded to six calls over the Labor Day weekend involving 14 total swimmers in distress, Seaside Park police said. All of the other swimmers were rescued or made it out of the water. We have confirmed this is a reco…
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Superintendent Resigns After Controversial Comments On Jersey Shore Teen's Suicide
The superintendent of an Ocean County school district resigned Saturday, Feb. 11 after comments he made on a 14-year-old student's suicide surfaced. Officials at Central Regional High School announced Dr. Triantafillos Parlapanides's resignation on its website, hours after a funeral was held for Adriana Kuch — who died by suicide on Feb. 3, days after a video of her being beaten in the halls of the school went viral. Parlapanides's resignation comes after the Daily Mail leaked an email he sent saying the teen's behavior was a result of her father's affair that began in middle school. Dail…
Police & Fire
Dramatic Footage Shows Rescue Of Family In West New York Fire, 41 Families Displaced
Bystanders stepped up to help a family trapped on a fire escape as a fire tore through their West New York building, ultimately displacing 40 other families on Thursday, Dec. 1. ALSO SEE: Fire Tears Through Union City Salvation Army Donation Center The footage shared by News12 New Jersey appears to show the owners of the bodega on Madison Street using their own ladder to help three children and a dad stuck on a jammed fire escape as flames ripped through the building around 5 p.m. Twenty-five families in the Madison Street building were displaced while 16 others on the adjacent 55 Street …
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Ramapo Student Kidnapped At Knifepoint By Boyfriend, Escapes At Woodbury Common Mall: Mahwah PD
A Ramapo College student told police that she was kidnapped by her boyfriend at knifepoint on the Mahwah campus, then escaped after he made her drive to the Woodbury Common mall in New York to get ski pants. The 19-year-old commuter student said she'd returned to her car from class shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, when Pawel Sliwinski popped up from behind the front seat, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Sliwinski, 22, of Garfield assaulted the victim, then pointed a knife and ordered her to drive off the campus, the captain said. He then had her drive north for near…
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Dozens Of Geese Gassed To 'Control' Growing Population In Jersey Shore Town
Nearly 50 Canada geese were hauled off in a truck and killed by a wildlife management company on the Jersey Shore to control the population, according to reports and wildlife officials. The USDA-approved method for killing the geese is using carbon dioxide and gassing them in crates, a wildlife advocate tells Daily Voice. Goose Control Technology told News12 New Jersey they rounded the geese up on Saturday, June 25. A photo surfaced on social media showing dozens of geese being packed into a U-Haul truck. The borough initially told a News12 reporter they were using a dog to chase…
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Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage
Was there some kind of ritual? A Tarantino-esque crime? Whatever was found splattered on several vehicles at a North Arlington parking garage was being examined by blood-spatter experts. Forensic detectives with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected samples for analysis and examined the patterns of blood discovered on a row of SUVs and the sidewalk at the municipal garage on River Road early Thursday, April 27. Meanwhile, borough police were scouring the area just off Route 7 for video and/or witnesses. "We aren't sure what happened," North Arlington Poli…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 4 Crash With Deer
A motorcyclist from River Vale was killed when he struck a deer on Route 4 in Teaneck before dawn Monday. Albert Spechar, 58, was ejected and landed in the middle of the roadway of the eastbound highway after hitting a four-point buck shortly after 5:30 a.m., responders said. Spechar was later pronounced dead at the scene just past the Margaret Street overpass near Teaneck High School, they said. The motorcycle landed on its side near a bus shelter further on up the road. The eastbound highway remained closed through the morning rush, with backups through Paramus, as the Bergen County Pr…
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Passengers Jump From Bus Windows In Irvington Crash With Stolen Car
Video footage shows NJ Transit passengers jumping from the bus during a crash with a stolen vehicle Wednesday morning in Irvington. The footage was captured by Tyler Edge and published by News12 New Jersey. NJ TRANSIT bus riders jumping out of window after accident this morning with another vehicle at 18th Avenue & Grove... Posted by Tony Caputo on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 There were 30 passengers on board the bus at the time of the 7:30 crash at 18th Avenue and Grove Street, and only one was injured, NJ Transit spokeswoman Mariluz Garcia-Diaz said. The bus on the No. 90 rou…
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: Protestor Arrested After Climbing Famous 'Skyscraper' Ride In Seaside Heights
UPDATED: A man climbed to the top of the 17-story Skyscraper tower ride at Casino Pier to protest what he called unfair charges brought against him by local police, according to several news reports. After he reached the top of the popular ride in Seaside Heights, he raised an American flag. He will come down after he secured an attorney to help with the charges, the man told News12 New Jersey. He did not specify what the charges are or what jurisdiction brought them. About 10 a.m., Christopher Angulo, 45, of Lavallette, climbed back down and was arrested by Seaside Heights police on a tre…
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Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua
A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and i…
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Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua, Police Urge Precautions
A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and immedi…
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