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Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say
Paterson Driver Caught With Loaded Gun, Machete, Police Say A driver who falsely claimed to be a Paterson public school counselor was caught carrying a loaded gun and a machete after parking illegally, city authorities said. Detectives noticed the improperly parked Chevy Impala with an expired license plate number outside a soul food restaurant at 10th Avenue and 23rd Street shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Its headlights and tail lights were on and the windows were heavily tinted, making it difficult to determine whether anyone was inside, he said. The driver, 30-year-old Malik Colon, lowered the driver’s side wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hoboken PD: Three Unlicensed Teens Busted Trying To Steal Toyota Left Running On Main Drag Hoboken PD: Three Unlicensed Teens Busted Trying To Steal Toyota Left Running On Main Drag
Hoboken PD: Three Unlicensed Teens Busted Trying To Steal Toyota Left Running On Main Drag Three Hudson County teenage boys attempted to steal a Toyota that was left unlocked and running on the side of a busy Hoboken street Sunday evening, authorities said. Police in Hoboken saw a man chasing after a black Toyota in the middle of Washington Street just after 5:10 p.m., authorities said. Two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old from Kearny were then seen getting out of the Toyota and running westbound from 5th and Washington Street before officers stopped them near Garden Street, Hoboken police said. The teens were arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle and hindering. One o…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground 3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground
3 Teens Charged With Arson For Fire That Ravaged PA School Playground Three teens are facing arson charges for a fire that ravaged a Bucks County playground, authorities said Monday. Firefighters responded to the McDonald Elementary School playground Nov. 8, where flames were shooting out of the playground. No injuries were reported, however substantial damage was caused by the blaze, police said. Based on video evidence and witness reports, the Warminster police identified and filed charges against two boys, ages 13 and 15, and one girl, age 15, for starting the fire, local authorities said. The juveniles, who are not being identified due to their ages, we…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Killed, 3 Wounded In Bucks County, PA, Shooting 18-Year-Old Killed, 3 Wounded In Bucks County, PA, Shooting
18-Year-Old Killed, 3 Wounded In Bucks County, PA, Shooting A teenager from Pennsylvania was killed and three other juveniles were hurt during a shooting at an apartment complex in Bucks County, authorities said. Shots were fired at the Commons of Fallsington Apartments on Makefield Road on Tuesday night, according to Falls Township police.  An 18-year-old victim, who was not identified by police, was taken to Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol with a gunshot wound to the chest where he was pronounced dead, police said. Three juveniles were taken to Jefferson Bucks Hospital in Langhorne with gunshot wounds and treated. Police said they think the…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son
South Jersey Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of 'DJ Teeb,' Pastor's Son Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the Thanksgiving shooting death of a 25-year-old man from Gloucester County, authorities said. One of the suspects was captured in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday with help from U.S. Marshals. Woodbury police responded to the 200 block of Hunter Street about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday for a reported shooting and found Atiba Nathan Rose Jr.,, of Williamstown, suffering a gunshot wound to the stomach, according to Acting Gloucester County Prosecutor Christine A. Hoffman. Rose, also known as Teeb or DJ Teeb, was taken to Cooper Univ…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult A Norristown teen who accidentally shot himself will be standing trial as an adult for his leadership role in a major Pennsylvania gun trafficking organization, authorities said. Rahajahi Taylor Batchelor, 17, was among nine other adults charged in late September for illegally obtaining and reselling 44 firearms in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties in July and August 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Batchelor was certified as an adult before Judge Cheryl Austin following a lengthy hearing in Juvenile Court on Nov. 24, Steele said alongside …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Car Thieves Crash In Englewood, Captured In NYC Teen Car Thieves Crash In Englewood, Captured In NYC
Teen Car Thieves Crash In Englewood, Captured In NYC Bronx teens driving a pair of stolen vehicles that crashed in Englewood were captured by Port Authority police in Manhattan, authorities said. Fort Lee police had issued an alert for an erratic driver when one of the juveniles, driving a Honda, rear-ended another driving a BMW near the corner of Grand Avenue and Rockwood Place around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The occupants of the Honda abandoned it there and got into the BMW, which sped off, he said. A half-hour later, Port Authority police stopped the BMW on the Henry Hudson Parkway, responders said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified
Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified The use of force by Jersey City police officers breaking up a massive street fight in May has been deemed justified, authorities in Hudson County announced Wednesday. Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported 20 to 100 people screaming, punching and kicking in a street fight that broke out on Bostwick Avenue between  Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Ocean Avenue just after 5:15 p.m. on May 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. This incident that quickly went viral on social media occurred during the Executive Order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy that required people to stay home and socia…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking
Police: Two Teens Arrested In Union County Carjacking Two teens accused in a Union County carjacking have been arrested, authorities said. The 17-year-old boys used a stolen car to follow an Audi driver home and order the vehicle from him at gunpoint in early August, Linden police Lt. Christopher Guenther said. The driver had just parked his 2019 Audi S5 on the 800 block of Essex Avenue when the pair pointed a semi-automatic handgun at him, “racked” it and demanded the keys around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, Guenther said. The teens were identified as suspects after a two-month investigation alongside the Essex County Sheriff’s O…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park
Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park UPDATE: Fair Lawn police charged a 19-year-old former borough employee and three juveniles with last week's video-recorded assault on a 14-year-old special needs boy in a local park. Alis Fidrya was charged with invasion of privacy, cyber-harassment and harassment in connection with the incident at Berdan Grove Park in which a 13-year-old boy held the victim's shoulders while a 10-year-old boy pulled down his pants. While this was happening, Fidrya and a 16-year-old girl recording the incident and "posted it on Snapchat and TikTok for others to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday. Police …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Investigate TikTok Vid Of Students Assaulting Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park Police Investigate TikTok Vid Of Students Assaulting Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park
Police Investigate TikTok Vid Of Students Assaulting Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park UPDATE: Fair Lawn police charged a 19-year-old former borough employee and three juveniles with last week's video-recorded assault on a 14-year-old special needs boy in a local park. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/fairlawn/police-fire/woman-19-three-juveniles-charged-in-video-of-assault-on-boy-with-autism-in-fair-lawn-park/794202/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities confirmed Friday morning that they are investigating an incident in which two Fair Lawn students sexually assaulted another with special needs while other youths looked on. One boy is seen holding the 14-year-old victim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car
Essex Vehicle Thieves Sent To Prison For Chase, Crash With Police Car Plea bargains are sending a 20-year-old Orange man to state prison for a minimum of 3½ years and his 19-year-old Newark accomplice for at least a year and a half for a stolen vehicle pursuit that included a crash with a police car in Morris County. Alakir Wardlaw of Orange was driving a stolen Dodge Durango and Wanya McHenry of Newark a stolen Toyota Highlander when Denville police chased them in June 2019, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Wardlaw fled on foot with an underage boy after the Durango slammed into a police car, Knapp said. Inside, police found a …

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by Valerie Musson