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Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says
Hotel Room Raid: Long Island Man Busted With Meth, Heroin, Handgun, Secaucus PD Says A 33-year-old Long Island man was found with meth, ecstasy, heroin and a gun in the raid of a Hudson County hotel, authorities said. Sean McDermott, of Southampton, had been wanted out of Middlesex County, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. He was found with the following while at the Harmony Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive in Secaucus on Monday, Nov. 14 around 5:25 p.m., according to Miller: More than fifty (50) grams of suspected methamphetamine, More than thirty (30) pills of suspected ecstasy,  Heroin Gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB), Several hundred dollars in suspected drug p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Victim Suffers Broken Cheekbone In Hudson County Walmart Assault: Police Victim Suffers Broken Cheekbone In Hudson County Walmart Assault: Police
Victim Suffers Broken Cheekbone In Hudson County Walmart Assault: Police A Hudson County man is in police custody, after authorities say he assaulted a shopper at Walmart.  Police said Gerald Rainey, 34, of Secaucus, punched the victim at Walmart on Oct. 14, breaking their cheekbone, town Police Chief Dennis Miller told Daily Voice.  Rainey was arrested Thursday, Nov. 3, according to Miller. He is being held at Hudson County Jail, the chief added.  State court records show Rainey is charged with aggravated assault with attempt to cause serious bodily injury. It's not clear when he's due back in court.

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities
NJ Hotel Bomb Threat Investigation Leads Officers To Man With Crystal Meth: Authorities Authorities investigating a bomb threat at a North Jersey hotel were led to a man with crystal meth — but he wasn't the person who called in the threat, police say. A female placed a call to Secaucus police on Monday, Oct. 31 around 9:35 p.m., reporting a possible bomb on the premises of Harmony Suites on Plaza Drive, Chief Dennis Miller said. While the threat was deemed unfounded, police found 26-year-old Christopher Geary, of Hewitt, in possession of crystal meth, Miller said. Geary was charged on a summons and released. It wasn't immediately clear if charges had been filed in regards to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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East Rutherford Tenant Convicted Of Female Neighbor's Horrific Murder East Rutherford Tenant Convicted Of Female Neighbor's Horrific Murder
East Rutherford Tenant Convicted Of Female Neighbor's Horrific Murder UPDATE: Jurors in Hackensack convicted an East Rutherford man on Tuesday of kidnapping and killing a female neighbor. Francis "Frank" Tattoli, 30, was found guilty on Nov. 1 of murder, kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Monet Thomas, 25, in the apartment building where both lived. The jury also found him not guilty of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Thomas, who was born in Teaneck, lived with her family in Kearny before moving to East Rutherford, where she lived with her boyfriend and her bulldog. She worked as a manager of group sales for a hotel in Secaucus.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prostitution Bust Nets Seven Arrests At Hotels In This Hudson County Town Prostitution Bust Nets Seven Arrests At Hotels In This Hudson County Town
Prostitution Bust Nets Seven Arrests At Hotels In This Hudson County Town Several prostitution-related arrests were made in one day as part of a continuous effort to combat violent crimes in one Hudson County town. "We are specifically targeting prostitution because of the additional crime it brings to our hotel," said Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller citing drug-dealing, robberies and sexual assaults. "The day before the Anti-Crime Unit conducted this operation, a prostitute was robbed at knifepoint. The Secaucus Police Department will continue these efforts to ensure the safety of the transient community who stay at our hotels." The arrests were made on T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Las Vegas Performer Revamps North Jersey Library Las Vegas Performer Revamps North Jersey Library
Las Vegas Performer Revamps North Jersey Library Have you noticed an incredible breakthrough in the events, entertainment, and overall community spirit at the Secaucus Public Library? With experience performing in NYC clubs, working as a voice-over artist, and even progressing all the way to Las Vegas, Jeffrey Machno has seemingly done it all — and now, he’s using his charm, individuality, and charisma to give the library the one-of-a-kind boost it needs to reach its true potential. A lifelong Secaucus resident, Machno, 42, attended Immaculate Conception grammar school and Hudson Catholic High School, he tells DailyVoice.com. But what spa…

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by Valerie Musson
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Massachusetts Man Exposes Himself To NJ Hotel Worker: Police Massachusetts Man Exposes Himself To NJ Hotel Worker: Police
Massachusetts Man Exposes Himself To NJ Hotel Worker: Police Police in New Jersey arrested a 38-year-old Massachusetts man after a hotel worker accused him of exposing his genitals and "performing a lewd act," authorities said.  Daniel Cater, of Brockton, sneaked into the employee's area of a Candlewood Suites hotel at 279 Secaucus Road on Oct. 17 just after 6:30 a.m. and performed the stunt, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.  Police arrested him without incident and charged him with lewdness, Miller said. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Hudson County Man Seized By Federal Agents In $1M ID Theft Scheme Hudson County Man Seized By Federal Agents In $1M ID Theft Scheme
Hudson County Man Seized By Federal Agents In $1M ID Theft Scheme A Hudson County man was seized by federal agents early Thursday on charges of pocketing more than $1 million from victims whose identities they said he stole. Marc Lazarre, 37, of Secaucus was charged with bank fraud and aggravated ID theft charges following his arrest the morning of Oct. 20, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Lazarre swiped bank account and personal identity information to open accounts in the victims’ names without their knowledge and then withdrew funds, Sellinger said. Lazarre also "unlawfully obtained checks made out to victims, used fraudulent identificati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Unique Tattoo Makes ID’ing Suspect In Tri-County Crime Spree Simple, Police In North Jersey Say Unique Tattoo Makes ID’ing Suspect In Tri-County Crime Spree Simple, Police In North Jersey Say
Unique Tattoo Makes ID’ing Suspect In Tri-County Crime Spree Simple, Police In North Jersey Say When it comes to distinguishing marks, it's tough to beat an enormous butterfly-skull neck tattoo. It helped police identify an 18-year-old Newark man charged with breaking into homes or vehicles in no fewer than three North Jersey counties. Authorities in Rochelle Park became the latest to charge Zaire Gaskins, with police in even more towns possibly following. ROCHELLE PARK: Gaskins and two accomplices tried taking a BMW from a residence on West Oldis Street on Sept. 18, Police Lt. James DePreta said. When they couldn’t find the keys inside the vehicle, one of them unsuccessfully tried t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Buddies In Stolen BMW Tried Burglarizing Cars In North Jersey: Police Buddies In Stolen BMW Tried Burglarizing Cars In North Jersey: Police
Buddies In Stolen BMW Tried Burglarizing Cars In North Jersey: Police A pair of men have been arrested on multiple charges for trying to break into a BMW while driving another stolen BMW, authorities said. On Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:01 p.m., a Secaucus resident called the Secaucus Police Department and reported that an individual attempted to burglarize his BMW X5 parked on Humboldt Street and Centre Avenue. The individual did not make entry into the vehicle but fled the area in a BMW 750 that was waiting in the area with several other suspects inside, according to Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller. During the investigation, the BMW 750 was discovere…

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by Jon Craig
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UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge
Update: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Westbound Route 3 was reopened after authorities recovered the body of a driver who responders said stopped on a bridge on the East Rutherford side of the Hackensack River, got out and jumped. The jumper's body was recovered from the water beneath the bridge across from Secaucus near the American Dream mall following the 10:58 a.m. call on Tuesday, Sept. 20, East Rutherford Police Capt. Mike Giancaspro said. The driver's SUV was parked in the far right lane off the bridge's narrow shoulder. That lane and the one next to it remained closed while authorities investigated. All westbo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery
Arrests Made In Route 3 Gas Station Gunpoint Robbery Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery on July  10, at a Secaucus gas, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 19.  Taquan Andrews, 20, of Newark, NJ and Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Elizabeth, NJ were arrested in connection with a robbery at the Exxon Gas Station located at 209 Route 3 East at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller tells Daily Voice.  Secaucus Police Department Anti-Crime Unit filed the following charges against the two men Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Theft, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, a Handgun, Possess…

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by Jillian Pikora