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Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released. Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
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: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
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NJ Neighbor Pointed
Ar-s
tyle Paintball Gun During Dispute, Police Say
A dispute between neighbors in New Jersey escalated when one of them pointed an AR-style paintball gun at the other before disappearing, authorities said. The incident began on Mola Boulevard in Elmwood Park on Monday, Sept. 7, when a caller told police her boyfriend had been threatened by a neighbor while outside smoking a cigarette, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The victim told responding officers that the neighbor, later identified as Sylvester Irving, 33, appeared intoxicated and began yelling at him, according to Foligno. The two exchanged words before the neighb…
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Rutgers Basketball Coach Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell revealed he is battling cancer and will undergo treatment during the season. Pikiell, who has coached at Rutgers since 2016 and led the Scarlet Knights to two NCAA Tournament appearances, said he sought medical care a couple of months ago after he wasn't feeling 100 percent. A series of tests revealed he had cancer. "After a successful surgery, my doctors and I have a kick-ass game plan to finish treatment," Pikiell said. Pikiell said he plans to remain involved with the team as much as possible during treatment, while Associate Head Coach…
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Driver Masturbates During Traffic Stop Outside Bergen County Elementary School: Cops
New details have emerged about the driver arrested outside a Bergen County elementary school during morning arrival Tuesday, Sept. 8. Arthur Kim, 31, of Palisades Park, drove around a traffic barricade, onto a sidewalk and past a "DO NOT ENTER" sign before exposing himself and masturbating during a traffic stop outside School No. 2 in Fort Lee, Deputy Police Chief Edward Young said. Fort Lee police officers were assisting with traffic flow near the Jones Road school at about 8:17 a.m. when Kim, driving a gray Honda, disregarded an officer directing traffic and drove around a barricade, Youn…
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‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police
A caller claiming to be “reactivated army intelligence” threatened to destroy Pennsylvania and execute its residents in a voicemail left for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, state police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The threatening message reached the governor’s main office line at the State Capitol in Harrisburg around 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Staff members discovered the voicemail and reported it to the PSP Political Violence Threat Unit. In the recording, the caller identified himself as “reactivated army intelligence” and said his mission w…
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NJ Cop Choked Woman Unconscious After She Blocked Him: Report
A police officer in New Jersey is facing charges of aggravated assault and stalking after he allegedly choked a woman until she blacked out after telling him to stop contacting her and blocking him, according to court records and a report by NJ Advance Media. Charges were filed against Gregory M. Dietz, 34, on Sunday, July 19, in connection with an alleged incident on Sunday, July 5, at 10:30 p.m., court records show. Dietz, an officer in Florham Park who remained on the department's roster as of press time, was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, harassment, stalking and crimina…
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Mom Leaps From Burning NJ Home, Suffers Serious Injuries In Hard Driveway Landing
A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured escaping a house fire that displaced a family and destroyed nearly everything they owned in New Jersey, according to city officials and a GoFundMe launched for the family. The fire broke out at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at a home on Jefferson Avenue in Elizabeth, city spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said. The blaze began at the rear of the first floor and spread to the attic, according to CBS News. The woman jumped from the third floor of the home, landing in the driveway and suffering serious injuries, including a broken bone, Contr…
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NJ Man Intentionally Set Fire: Prosecutor
A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and charged with arson, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. At 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Lakewood police and firefighters responded to a structure fire on the Delaware Trail, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The fire was subsequently extinguished, Billhimer said. An investigation determined Yaakov Stern intentionally set the fire and he was transported to Ocean County Jail, Billhimer said.
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Boy Airlifted After Struck By Ford F-250 Near Shopping Mall: Bridgewater PD
A boy was struck by a pickup truck in Bridgewater on Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 4:13 p.m., officers responded to Rout 22 near Commons Way after a Ford F-250 was traveling westbound when it struck a boy that ran south across the highway, directly in front of the operator's truck, Bridgewater police said. The boy came to rest in the shoulder of Route 22 westbound, police said. The boy was airlifted via Medevac helicopter to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, police said. This crash remains under investigation by the Bridgewater Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bu…
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NJ Kidnapper Sexually Assaulted 6-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Warren County man was arrested and charged with kidnapping a 6-year-old is facing additional charges, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. Lester Noe Perez-Amador, a Washington Borough resident, is now charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. At 2:51 a.m., officers in Washington Township received a report of a missing 6-year-old girl in Washington Borough, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The girl was located as she was returning home on foot, having been the victim o…
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NJ Wife-Killer Found With Knife Protruding From Chest: Cops
A 67-year-old Barnegat Township man murdered his wife and then tried to kill himself on Labor Say, authorities said. At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, Barnegat police responded to Windward Drive and found William Garvin with a knife protruding from his chest and then located Eileen Garvin, his wife, lying dead on the floor, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Garvin killed his wife and he was charged with murder, Billhimer said. Garvin was transported to a nearby hospital where he is presently listed in stable condition, Billhimer said. He w…
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Driver Nearly Strikes Crossing Guards Near NJ School Going 75 MPH: Police
A traffic stop near a New Jersey high school turned into a 73-mph pursuit after a driver nearly struck two school crossing guards before fleeing through backyards and across a creek on Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 7 a.m.. Brick Township Traffic Safety Officer David Thergesen was conducting enforcement near Brick Memorial High when he spotted a vehicle stopped on the shoulder to unsafely drop off students and told the driver, identified as Corey Goodwin, a 38-year-old Brick resident to move, Brick police said. After noticing Goodwin was not wearing a seatbelt, Therg…
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice: "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…
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NJ Transit Driver Pins Woman Under Bus Wheel In Crosswalk, Ticketed: Police
A New Jersey Transit bus struck two women in a Hackensack crosswalk, pinning one beneath a wheel and leaving her with significant leg injuries, authorities said. The pedestrians were struck near 170 State St. just before 6:30 p.m., Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. A 30-year-old Ridgefield woman suffered significant injuries to her leg after she was pinned beneath the bus wheel, Zisa said. A 29-year-old Palisades Park woman suffered injuries believed to be minor. Both women were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries believed to be non-life-threaten…
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Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…
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NJ Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…
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Driver Arrested Outside Fort Lee Elementary School, Police Say
A driver was arrested outside a Fort Lee elementary school during the morning arrival Tuesday, Sept. 8, authorities said. Fort Lee police officers were assisting with traffic flow near School No. 2 at about 8:15 a.m. when an officer had an interaction with someone in a vehicle outside the school, police said. The interaction ended with the driver being arrested, according to the department. Police did not say what prompted the interaction or what charges the driver was facing. School No. 2 was secure with no known threat to students or staff, police said. No additional details about th…
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Nude E-Bike Rider At Large In NJ: Police
For several years, a man in Readington Township has enjoyed riding his bike au naturale. "We have received sporadic reports of the same gentleman enjoying our township trails aboard an electric bicycle while wearing… considerably less safety equipment than we would recommend," Readington Township police said. Police are attempting to identify the "free-spirited" cyclist. Officers reminded residents that when riding a bike, helmets are strongly encouraged, along with pants. Anyone with information is asked to contact Readington Township Police.
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NJ Man Kidnapped 6-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Warren County man was arrested and charged with kidnapping a 6-year-old on Saturday, Sept. 5, authorities said. At 2:51 a.m., officers in Washington Township received a report of a missing 6-year-old girl in Washington Borough, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The girl was located as she was returning home on foot, having been the victim of a kidnapping, authorities said. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Lester Noe Perez-Amador, who was known to the victim, was arrested and charged with home invasion burglary and kidnapping, …
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NJ Widow Says Psychics Took $78K To 'Cleanse' Dead Husband's Spirit: Lawsuit
A North Jersey widow says a psychic took advantage of her grief over her husband's death, convincing her to hand over $78,500 in cash and personal belongings for rituals to “cleanse” his spirit, according to a new lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article. Marisol Meza, of Hawthorne, filed the lawsuit against Holly Stanley, Psychic Readings, Psychic Readings by Holly, and unidentified defendants in New Jersey Superior Court in Bergen County on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Meza lost her husband in October 2022 after what the lawsuit describes as a “long, traumatic, and tragic illness.…
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Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping
New details are emerging about the five people killed in the fiery Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami, while newly released video captures a dramatic moment in the immediate aftermath. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash The five fatalities from the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash were confined to people inside two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Monday, Sept. 7, news conference. A video of the press conference is avail…
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Stabbed Dad Calls 911 Moments Before Death, Son Charged With Murder: Police
A New York father called 911 to report that he had been stabbed moments before he died early Monday morning, Sept. 7, police said. Edward Brown called authorities at approximately 12:30 a.m. from his apartment at 73 Mastic Blvd. in Mastic, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers and Mastic Volunteer Ambulance Company personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures, police said. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, Brown’s son, 33-year-old Lake Ronkonkoma resident Sage Arias-Brown, was arrested, according to police. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad de…
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Illegal Votes In 2024 Election Lands Four Charges In PA, NJ: DOJ
Four people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been charged in separate federal cases tied to alleged illegal voting and fraudulent voter registration during the 2024 election, the Department of Justice announced Friday, Sept. 4. A Carlisle couple and a Harrisburg woman were indicted in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, while a Union County woman faces a charge in New Jersey, according to the DOJ. Thomas Holtzman, 68, and Marisol Guzman, 50, of Carlisle, were charged in connection with Guzman allegedly voting in the 2024 election despite not being a U.S. citizen, federal prosecutors sai…
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Lead Found Throughout Englewood Cliffs Police HQ After Cops Turn To State With Health Concerns
When a group of Englewood Cliffs police officers filed complaints with the state last spring, prompting an investigation into their headquarters, the collective hope was that testing would come back clean and put their health concerns to rest. It didn't. Instead, months of testing found lead contamination in offices, hallways, and the indoor shooting range at police headquarters at 10 Kahn Terrace, according to a June report from environmental consulting firm Garden State Environmental (GSE). More recent testing identified contamination extending into portions of the ventilation system. New…
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Garfield Man Shot Multiple Times On Route 21, Prosecutor Says
A 39-year-old Garfield man was shot multiple times along Route 21 in Passaic early Saturday morning, Sept. 5, authorities said. Passaic police responded to Route 21 northbound near milepost 10.9 at approximately 3:41 a.m. on a report of a shooting, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said. Officers found evidence of a shooting involving a vehicle and the Garfield man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. The victim was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Valdes and Guzman. The investig…
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Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48
Andy Williams, the guitarist for the band "Every Time I Die" who became a professional wrestler known as "The Butcher," has died after collapsing at the end of a match in Pennsylvania, industry organizations confirm. He was 48 years old. Williams collapsed Saturday evening, Sept. 5, during a show at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, located outside of Pittsburgh, according to the promoter, Enjoy Wrestling. The event, reportedly a tag team match alongside his partner, The Blade, against TME, according to TMZ. CPR was administered until the ambulance arrived, Enjoy Wrestling said. All…
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Duct-Taped Realtor Fired, FBI Eyes Charges In Midair Meltdown On Newark-Bound Flight: Reports
The man who was restrained with duct tape by a gun range owner and a retired police officer on a Newark-bound flight has been identified as a longtime Arizona real estate broker whose company cut ties with him after learning of the incident, Daily Voice has learned. Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, AZ, is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct in connection with the Thursday, Sept. 3, incident, Maryland court records show. Lundeen was an associate broker, realtor and vice president member of the executive council at Long Realty Company, where his LinkedIn pro…
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Team USA Triathlete Drowned On Long Island — Then A Warning Sign Went Up: Report
The man who drowned during a morning swim off Long Island was no novice in the water. Spencer M. Korwin, the 38-year-old Manhattan man found dead off Shelter Island on Wednesday, Sept. 2, was a Team USA triathlete who trained for Ironman competitions and built a career around health and fitness, according to his LinkedIn profile. And the waters where Korwin died were not generally considered hazardous for swimmers, Shelter Island Police Chief James Read told The Suffolk Times. Korwin was visiting Shelter Island with his family when he left a dock near Crescent Beach for a swim around 8 a.m…
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1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized In Head-On Route 206 Crash
One person was killed and two others were hospitalized, including one who was airlifted, following a head-on crash on Route 206 in Sussex County Saturday, Sept. 5, authorities said. A vehicle traveling north on Route 206 crossed into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle at the Andover line, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Andover Township police said. Emergency crews treated three patients at the scene, police said. One was flown by helicopter to Morristown Medical Center, while another was taken there by ambulance. A third patient was taken by ambulance to Newton…
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