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High-Tech Key Devices, Burglar Tools Seized From Quad In Lyndhurst Honda Theft Ring: Cops
Two adults and two juveniles were arrested in Lyndhurst in connection with a vehicle theft scheme targeting Hondas, authorities said. The investigation began on Nov. 27, when Lyndhurst Police Officer Thomas Seickendick observed suspicious behavior in the area of Riverside Avenue and Post Avenue, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. At approximately 2:55 a.m., Seickendick noticed a silver Honda Civic driving without its lights on and parked illegally. As he approached, he saw a male in all black, wearing a ski mask and acting suspiciously near a parked Honda sedan. The male, later identif…
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Three Men At Large After Multiple Gunpoint Robberies: Newark PD
Police are attempting to locate three men following multiple gunpoint robberies committed in Newark last month. On Monday, Nov. 11 at 6:45 a.m., a man walking southbound on McWhorter Street near Ferry Street was approached by a man who exited a red Hyundai Sonata and demanded his belongings at gunpoint, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The suspect stole the victim’s backpack, containing his wallet, a bank card, cash, and a cell phone before returning to the vehicle, which had been reported stolen, Miranda said. Minutes later, another man was approached by two men who…
Police & Fire
Body Of HS Girls Tennis Coach Recovered From Car In Passaic River: Report, Police
The body of a 37-year-old North Arlington man, who had been missing for nearly a week, was recovered from the Passaic River on Tuesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. Congratulations to HEA Member Brian Kolakowski !!! Posted by Harrison Education Association on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Brian Kolakowski, a Harrison teacher and tennis coach affectionately known by students as "Mr. Kola," was reported missing on Wednesday, Dec. 4, Kearny police said. Security camera footage showed that at 4:29 a.m. the Volkswagen Jetta owned by Kolakowski entered the Passaic River via the boat ram…
Lifestyle
NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu
A Long Island woman is contesting tickets issued from all over the nation tied to her distinctive "Star Trek" vanity license plates despite not having driven her car in four years, according to a new report. Beda Koorey, a 76-year-old resident of Huntington and a devoted "Star Trek" fan, believes her license plates were cloned, resulting in tickets for violations in locations she never visited, according to CBS News. She says she's even being billed for E-ZPass tolls. The plates bore the same number as the Starship Enterprise: NCC-1701. Click here to read the complete CBS News repor…
Police & Fire
Man Tries Carjacking Woman After GWB Crash, Found With High-Capacity Magazine:
Papd
A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged after a two-car crash turned into an attempted carjacking on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 1, authorities said. A car with two men, including Frederick Antonio Castillo, crashed into another car, the New York Daily News reported, citing a source with Port Authority police. Castillo and the other man ran over to the woman's car and tried to open the doors, but she locked them, the Daily News said. One of the men was brandishing a firearm as he demanded the woman open the doors, the Daily News said. After failing to get in the car, Castillo …
Police & Fire
Delivery Vehicle Left Running Stolen: Harrison PD
A food delivery vehicle that was left running was stolen in Harrison on the evening of Monday, Dec. 2, authorities said. At 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Bergen Street where a delivery driver for a local restaurant said he left his vehicle unlocked and running as he delivered food to a customer, Harrison police said. As the delivery driver was at the customers door, a red sedan pulled up near his vehicle, and the suspect exited the red sedan, entered his vehicle, and fled the area, police said.
Police & Fire
Belleville Teen Leads High-Speed Chase With 4 Passengers, Crashes Stolen Car: Police
Five juveniles including a driver who tried ramming a police vehicle were arrested after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen Kia that ended in a crash on Route 20 the night before Thanksgiving, police said. The incident began around 10:15 p.m. on Nov. 27, 2024, when Clifton police reported a stolen Kia K500, Stinger, seen near Kinderkamack Road near Hackensack and River Edge, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. The Kia, accompanied by a Porsche stolen from Maywood earlier that evening, traveled through several towns before Paramus Officer Cesar Hurtado spotted it enterin…
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Tree in Bloomfield, Leaving Two In Critical Condition: Authorities
Two people are in critical condition after a car crashed into a tree in Bloomfield on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 17, authorities said. At 10 p.m., a 2024 silver Acura Integra struck the tree at John F. Kennedy Drive North and Spruce Street, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver and the three passengers were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Two of the occupants were listed in critical condition, authorities said The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
Police & Fire
DUI Jersey City Driver Seriously Injures PA Man In Kearny Crash: Prosecutor
Authorities are investigating a DUI crash in Kearny that left a Pennsylvania man critically injured and resulted in the arrest of a Jersey City driver, authorities said. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, Kearny police responded to a collision near the intersection of Newark-Jersey City Turnpike and Fish House Road, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Officers found a Jeep Compass that had struck a Ford F-150. The driver of the Ford, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania man, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he remains in critical …
Police & Fire
ID Of Tow Truck Operator Killed By Passing Car On Route 19 Released
A tow truck operator was killed by a passing vehicle on Route 19 over the weekend, authorities said. Manuel Perez, 64, was trying to hook another vehicle to his truck on the southbound side of the highway when he was struck by a Toyota sedan that then struck the tow truck and overturned around 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at milepost 2-3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Perez was pronounced dead and the driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released when…
Police & Fire
NJ Soccer Captain Suffered Broken Neck, Ribs In Crash, Campaign Says
Support is on the rise for an 18-year-old North Jersey high school soccer captain who sustained multiple broken bones in a crash last month. Molly Mack, the captain of the Whippany High School girls team, was identified by the team's booster club as the person seriously injured in the Sunday, Oct. 27 crash between two SUVs on Route 24 in Florham Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice. A week later, more than $122,000 had been raised for her recovery on a GoFundMe launched by her aunt and uncle, Tom Hamill and Jennifer Gullace, who say Mack was a passenger in one of the vehicles. …
News
Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner
The next of kin for a New Jersey man who recently was found dead is being searched for by the Lehigh County Coroners Office according to a release on Saturday, Nov. 2. Vyacheslav Chornyy, 56, of Hackettstown, NJ, was found dead inside his vehicle parked in the 6000 block of Warden Road, Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, PA, the coroner detailed in the release. "The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation," the coroner wrote noting that, "There are no suspicious circumstances in this investigation." The Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville Station ar…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Vehicle Pulling Into Path Of Police Car In Deadly Sussex County Crash: AG
Video has been released in a crash involving a Franklin Borough police officer and a 19-year-old Sussex County woman who died as a result of it back in May. Sgt. William Grissom was driving southbound on Route 23 in Franklin when a black Honda Prelude pulled out of the ShopRite parking lot near Walsh Street on Monday, May 27 around 10:40 a.m., NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Video shows the Prelude emerging from behind vehicles in traffic on the northbound side of the roadway, the attorney general's office said. The officer's dashcam, released Monday, Oct. 28 by Platki…
Police & Fire
Driver Cutting Across Route 46 Broadsided By Private Bus: Police
An Ohio driver putting his own twist on the Jersey Slide found out the hard way what it'll get you. A 22-year-old Kia Soul operator pulled out of the Plato's Closet parking lot at 137 Route 46 West and crossed both westbound lanes of the highway to try to enter an emergency vehicle U-turn cut to try to get over to Route 46 East in Fairfield around 7:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The Kia was then hit broadside on the driver’s side by the bus, as the bus driver had no time to avoid the crash, police said. Photos from the scene show the bus was a private bus ow…
Police & Fire
Video Shows DUI Flying Jeep Driver Chatting With Cops In Hospital Bed After Wild NJ Wreck
Newly released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 39-year-old man who police say was intoxicated when he blew a stop sign and sent a Jeep Wrangler airborne and onto the back deck of a New Jersey homeowner. Video shared to YouTube by Transparency Bodycam this week shows the massive police and fire response in Holmdel on Aug. 31, caused by Anthony Hernandez, of North Plainfield. “I just feel below myself,” Hernandez told officers from the hospital (around the 2-hour mark in the video). "I'm just happy you’re okay," the officer responded, saying things could've been a lot worse given the n…
Police & Fire
Driver Was Spinning Tires Before Killing NJ Lawyer In Nashville Crosswalk: Police
A 58-year-old New Jersey attorney and lobbyist was killed in Nashville, TN on Saturday, Oct. 19 after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said. Michael O'Connell, of Belmar, was crossing the street with the walk light when he was struck by 2009 Dodge pickup truck attempting to make a left turn, Nashville police said in a release. The driver, Joey Nixon, 36, had a green light but failed to yield to the pedestrian, police said. O’Connell died at the scene, police said. Nixon was spinning his tires and speeding prior to the crash, witnesses told police. O'Connell was a lawyer and a l…
Police & Fire
Flying Spare Tire Seriously Injures 21-Year-Old Driver On Garden State Parkway: Police
A spare tire sent flying on the Garden State Parkway left a 21-year-old motorist seriously injured on Friday, Oct. 18, police said. The Flemington woman was operating a Volkswagen passenger vehicle in the southbound lanes when a spare wheel became dislodged from another vehicle in the northbound lanes around 3:25 p.m. in South Toms River, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The tire crossed the center concrete barrier, entered the southbound lanes, and struck the left-side windshield and roof of the woman's vehicle. As a result of the crash, The driver sustained se…
Police & Fire
Jersey City Dispatcher Intentionally Hit Man With Vehicle After Altercation: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old Jersey City woman was arrested and charged with intentionally striking a pedestrian in Bayonne on Sunday, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 12:20 a.m., Bayonne police found a man with life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle at Route 440 and 22nd Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition, Suarez said. Kalimah Toon had gotten into an altercation with the victim on the shoulder of Route 440, Suarez said. Toon then entered a Ford Escape and intentionally struck the victim…
Police & Fire
Three Officers Attacked By Route 46 Carjacker On GWB: Prosecutor
One person was in custody after crashing a stolen car and fleeing in a vehicle that he carjacked before attacking three Port Authority Police officers on the George Washington Bridge overnight, authorities said. It all began around 2:35 a.m. in South Hackensack Sunday, Oct. 13, when officers were called to a Route 46 business for a crash and report of a stolen vehicle, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The car, which had been stolen out of New York City during an armed carjacking, was found abandoned as the driver fled and tried to steal another car, but was unsuccessful, Musella …
Police & Fire
NJ High School Wrestler Seriously Injured In ATV Crash Facing Long Road To Recovery: Campaign
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for one of two West Milford teenage boys seriously injured in an ATV crash on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Brandon Mroziuk was identified as one of the two boys in a Polaris Sportsman 850 that crossed a center line on Highlander Drive and collided with a 2013 Chevy Malibu. Mroziuk and the other boy in the ATV were both airlifted to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson. The campaign says Brandon underwent surgery and faces a long road to recovery. " Any contribution, no matter how small, will make a difference and show Brandon and his f…
Police & Fire
Racing BMW Driver, 20, Crashes, Injures Young Family On Route 3: Police
A BMW driver is facing multiple charges after crashing and injuring a family of four on Route 3 on Thursday, Oct. 3, authorities said. Hamza M. Abdelaziz, 20, of Clifton, was racing in a 2023 black BMW 540 when he struck the Fair Lawn family's vehicle on the Berry’s Creek Bridge in the eastbound lanes in Rutherford, just prior to the East Rutherford border around 1:10 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. A 35-year-old man, 35-year-old woman, 5-year-old girl, and 3-year-old girl all reported injuries following the crash, Russo said. Abdelaziz was charged with assault by auto and i…
Police & Fire
Suspects Wanted After Stolen Ferrari, Porsche Found In Newark: Police
Moorestown police were looking for whoever stole two luxury cars that were found in Newark, authorities said. A Ferrari and a Porsche were stolen on the 700 block of Lippincott Avenue early in the morning on Monday, Sept. 30, the Moorestown Police Department said in a news release. Officers were responding to separate attempted break-ins on nearby Oak Avenue when the cars were taken. The cars were recovered in Newark on Wednesday, Oct. 2. They were processed for evidence before being returned to their owners. Investigators tracked down the cars after accessing GPS tracking system…
Police & Fire
BMW, Porsche Stolen From Home In Westfield: Police
Two luxury vehicles were stolen in a residential burglary in Westfield on the early morning of Monday, Sept. 30, police said. At 2:46 a.m., officers received a 9-1-1 call from a resident reporting a 2024 BMW X7 was stolen from their driveway on the 100 block of East Dudley Avenue, Westfield police said in a release. Officers determined three people forced their way into the residence while wearing hoods and masks, and also stole a 2022 Porsche Macan, police said. After taking the car keys, the three suspects fled through the front door, police said. The vehicles parked outside were the inte…
Police & Fire
Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In New Jersey
Footage of a New Jersey police officer once recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is going viral as she arrests a motorist suspected of driving under the influence. The 1-hour and 5-minute video shared by Transparency Bodycam shows Red Bank Officer Grace Maggiulli responding to a crash at Maple Avenue near the intersection with E Bergen Boulevard on June 3, 2024. At the scene, one driver explains to Maggiulli he'd been rear-ended while at a red light by a 2023 Chevrolet, which she'd later learn was being operated by New York resident Gustavo Gonzalez, 24, of Monr…
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities
A car crashed into a townhouse in Summit on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Firefighters and police responded to the scene at Norwood Avenue at 9:43 a.m., a spokesperson for the City of Summit said in a release. Upon arrival, crews discovered that a resident’s vehicle had crashed through an internal wall in the garage, causing mild structural damage, authorities said. The gas and water lines in the unit were also damaged as a result of the crash, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but one of the two individuals in the car was transported to a nearb…
Police & Fire
Three People Hospitalized In Three-Car Elizabeth Crash: Authorities
Three people were hospitalized after a car crash in Elizabeth on the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. The crash between three vehicles occurred around 6 a.m. at Lafayette Street and Spring Street, Ruby Contreras, a spokeswoman for the City of Elizabeth said. The extent of the injuries is unknown and the crash remains under investigation, Contreras said.
Police & Fire
Newly-Released Video Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver Who Crashed With Teen In Car In NJ
Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 30-year-old woman who police say was under the influence when she crashed her car, which had been carrying a 16-year-old child in New Jersey. The footage shared by Transparency Bodycam shows the police response to Parkview Road and Conger Terrace on Sept. 11, 2023, where Ammara Awan was found entrapped in the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE that she had crashed. Awan's 16-year-old passenger had exited the vehicle by the time police arrived, and had suffered a broken finger, cuts, and bruises, police paperwork says. "The car is obliterated," …
Police & Fire
DUI Bergen County Driver Kills Motorcyclist In Passaic, Prosecutor Says
A 32-year-old Bergen County man has been charged in a deadly crash that happened Friday, Sept. 20 in Passaic County, authorities said. Johnny Aguilar, of Carlstadt, was operating a Ford Excursion when he struck a 59-year-old motorcyclist at the intersection of Paulison Avenue and Pennington Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Chief of Police Luis Guzman said. Arriving officers found the victim, Carlos Ocasio-Rodriguez, in the middle of the intersection, Valdes and Guzman said. Ocasio-Rodriguez was pronounced dead at Saint Mary’s Hospital. …
Police & Fire
Boy Killed In Post-Scrimmage NJ Crash With Opposing Coach Identified (
Update
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Football communities in South Jersey were left reeling following a post-scrimmage crash that left a coach and 9-year-old player dead on Thursday, Sept. 12. A GoFundMe campaign identifies the athlete killed as Easton Beisler, who played for Upper Township. Vineland police previously said a boy identified only as E.B. was riding in an SUV that collided with motorcyclist Addiel Ortiz, 31, at Maple Avenue near Becker Drive at around 5:53 p.m., Vineland police said. Ortiz was riding a Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle east on Maple when the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse heading…
News
Trio Found With Airsoft Gun After Pursuit-Crash In North Jersey: Police
Three men seen trying to break into a home were arrested following a police pursuit, Saturday, Aug. 16 in North Jersey, authorities said. At 3:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a home on Forest Place, where three men with ski masks were at the back door, Fairfield police said in a release. They were seen fleeing the area in a gray Honda CRV after the caller scared them off, police said. Police located the vehicle on Little Falls Road and initiated a traffic stop, but the Honda accelerated in an attempt to elude law enforcement, officers said. The pursuit c…
Police & Fire
Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said. Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show. ALSO SEE: Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…
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