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Construction Worker Warned Of Dangerous Conditions Day Before Deadly NJ Accident, Family Says
On Jan. 27, Drew Arntz told his family that the conditions at the Linden construction site he was working on were becoming too dangerous, according to his sister, Dawn Arntz.
The following day, he died when his machine fell into icy waters, leaving him trapped in a pocket of air for nearly an hour.
Drew, 55, of Allentown, PA, was being remembered by his sister as a "good man who loved life."
Still, Dawn told Daily Voice, "he wanted off this job."
Simpson and Brown Inc., of Cranford, was identified by OSHA as the employer. The company is also currently being investigated by OSHA for an em…
Authorities: Pompton Lakes HS Teacher From PA Found Dead At School Of Suicide
A teacher from Pennsylvania who was found dead at Pompton Lakes High School had apparently killed himself, authorities said Saturday.
Although an autopsy was to determine the official cause, the death of Patrick Moccia, 47, of Doylestown, PA, was “believed to be the result of an apparent suicide,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Pompton Lakes Police Chief Derek Clark said in a joint announcement.
Police found the body of Moccia, who taught at the school, shortly after 9 p.m. Friday following a search on a welfare check, they said.
Moccia began in the school district as a w…
Police: Lehigh Valley Woman, 23, Found With Loaded Handgun
A Lehigh Valley woman was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop earlier this month, authorities said.
Alexis Medina-Piorelli, 23, was found with the weapon during a stop near 10th St. and Washington St. in Allentown on Sunday, Jan. 17 around 2:20 a.m., police said.
Medina-Piorelli, of Allentown, was arrested and charged with firearms not to be carried without a license and other weapons offenses, police said.
Police: Lehigh Valley Man Found With Cocaine, Heroin, $70K Cash Had 5 Children In Car
A Lehigh Valley man had five children in the car when he was pulled over and found with heroin, cocaine and about $70,000 in cash, authorities charged.
Jesus Serano, 38, was stopped for several violations on Route 22 in Pohatcong on Tuesday, township police said.
A K-9 search of the car turned up cocaine, heroin and around $70,000 in cash, police said.
Serano, of Allentown, PA, was arrested and charged with money laundering and endangering the welfare of a child in addition to numerous narcotics possession and distribution offenses, police said.
The five children inside the vehicle were r…
Keen-Eyed Officers Bust 5 With Meth In Corporate Secaucus Parking Deck, Authorities Say
Five people were busted with methamphetamine when keen-eyed police officers spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in a corporate parking deck over the weekend, authorities said.
The Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit saw the car on a deck at 100 Plaza Drive (near a Marriott hotel and corporate offices) around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, Chief Dennis Miller said.
During the investigation, police arrested Richard Rivera of North Bergen, 34; Katherine Chavez-Montalvan of Allentown, PA, 32; Allison Chavez-Montalvan of Weehawken, 22; Michelle Romanescu of Jamaica Estates, 31; and&nbs…
