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Sex Assault On Walking Path Investigated In Morristown Sex Assault On Walking Path Investigated In Morristown
Sex Assault On Walking Path Investigated In Morristown Authorities in Morristown are on the lookout for two males wanted for sexually assaulting a woman on a walking path. The woman was on the Traction Line Recreation Trail when she was approached by two males pictured above asking for money around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. When the female victim did not provide money, one of the males pushed her to the ground and sexually assaulted her while the other stood by, Carroll said. Both accused assailants, whom the victim did not know, fled. One suspect is described as a Hispanic male with black …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Food Court Fight Briefly Evacuates Garden State Plaza Food Court Fight Briefly Evacuates Garden State Plaza
Food Court Fight Briefly Evacuates Garden State Plaza What was initially reported as shots fired turned out to be a bottle breaking Saturday, April 30 at the Garden State Plaza, evacuating the mall for about an hour, authorities said. Police arriving on scene within minutes of the call determined there were no shots fired, but that there was fight that broke out in the food court around 4:10 p.m., Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg tells Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: VIDEO: NJ Mall Brawl Erupts When Male Motorist Knocks Female Driver Out Cold The mall was evacuated and locked down for about an hour, Ehrenberg said. Additional …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone'
Police, SWAT Race To Bergen Plant After Ex-Employee Threatens To 'Kill Everyone' An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensack, has previous…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands
Victim Shot, Chaos Erupts At American Dream Mall In Meadowlands UPDATE: A man underwent emergency surgery after being shot twice in the chest in the parking lot at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford on Thursday, April 7, multiple sources confirmed. Chaos erupted at the mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex after the bleeding victim walked into the mall shortly around 5:50 p.m., they said. The victim was conscious when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, sources with knowledge of the shooting told Daily Voice. "Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that only one suspect shot the victim, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island
Pair In NJ Vehicle Wanted For Firing Shots, Forcing Lockdown At Mall On Long Island Two men fled in a vehicle with New Jersey license plates after firing shots and frightening shoppers at a Long Island mall, authorities said. It was too soon to tell whether the vehicle was stolen or belonged to the pair involved in the shooting in the second-floor vestibule leading to the parking garage outside Nordstrom at Roosevelt Field in Garden City around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, they said. No one was injured in the shooting, which sent mall stores into lockdown. A couple was entering Nordstrom from the second-floor parking garage when they were shouted at by two other men for parking t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says 2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says
2 Hospitalized In Serious Hudson County Crash, Prosecutor Says Two people were hospitalized following a serious Sunday morning crash in Hudson County, authorities said. A 19-year-old Union City man and a 15-year-old girl were heading north on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen in a Honda Accord when the vehicle struck several cars parked between 18th and 26th streets and crashed into a telephone pole just after 8 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Both victims were taken by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said. The crash remains under invest…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program As many as 1,200 New Jersey prison inmates and at least 10 sex offenders could be freed during another round of early pandemic releases, state corrections sources say. No public notice was given by Gov. Phil Murphy’s office of the latest releases, which corrections officials said resumed Thursday with 260 inmates freed. These come at a time when “violent crime me in some of our cities has gotten so bad” that “many urban mayors who supported bail reform are demanding a new law that would keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial,” state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said. An estimated 40%…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Unlocked Cars Burglarized While Warming Up: Chatham Police Unlocked Cars Burglarized While Warming Up: Chatham Police
Unlocked Cars Burglarized While Warming Up: Chatham Police Multiple unlocked vehicles were burglarized while they were warming up in Chatham, authorities said Wednesday. Three thefts have occurred since Jan. 1, two of them in one day, police said. “In two of the instances, the vehicles were unlocked and running to warm up the interiors when they were taken,” police said. Officers reminded residents to keep unoccupied vehicles locked and remove all valuable and/or spare keys. Alert Chatham Borough: Since January 1st there have been three vehicle thefts from Chatham Borough, including two in... Posted by Chatham Borough Police Department on W…

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Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn
Morning Driver In PJs Escapes Serious Injury In Fair Lawn A pajama-clad motorist escaped serious injury in a rollover crash Monday morning in Fair Lawn. The Toyota Camry struck an unoccupied Toyota min-van that was parked on Heights Avenue before landing on its side shortly before 8 a.m. The Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. At the scene on Heights Avenue in Fair Lawn.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE All Points Auto & Towing righted and removed the sedan. Damage to the minivan wasn't extensive. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account of the i…

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4 Arrests Made, 221 Calls To Police Placed During Hoboken's Santacon 4 Arrests Made, 221 Calls To Police Placed During Hoboken's Santacon
4 Arrests Made, 221 Calls To Police Placed During Hoboken's Santacon Police responded to 221 calls for service, 28 medical calls, 8 motor vehicle summonses and ordered three city ordinances during Hoboken's Santa Con, they said Tuesday. The annual event returned with vaccine requirements on Saturday, but that didn't stop people from letting loose. The following four arrests were made, Hoboken Police Lt Danilo Cabrera said. Michael Koziol 26 y/o Male from Bloomfield, NJ Date & Time: 12/18/21 at 6:22 PM Location: 81 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 Charge: Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement Officer Incident Detail: On Saturday, December 18, 2021, at …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus
Police: Rockland Brothers Seized In Montvale After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus UPDATE: An extremely tense situation ended safely when police in Montvale seized two underage Rockland brothers who they said threatened passengers on a commuter bus with a fake gun and fireworks. Police stopped the Monsey Trails bus on Chestnut Ridge Road around 10 p.m. Thursday after receiving multiple calls that one of the Monsey brothers – ages 14 and 16 – pointed a pistol at fellow passengers, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. The pair also threw lighted fireworks at them, the chief said. Fellow officers from Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge, Hillsdale, and R…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Police Helicopter Pilot Helps Recover Stolen Car Newark Police Helicopter Pilot Helps Recover Stolen Car
Newark Police Helicopter Pilot Helps Recover Stolen Car The pilot of a Newark police helicopter was being praised for his efforts in helping to recover a stolen car. The pilot, Officer Angel Gonzalez, told ground units that a silver Honda Accord, stolen on Saturday while left idling, was driving erratically near Clinton Avenue and South 13th Street, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Gonzalez was able to track the vehicle to where it parked, and guided officers to make a safe apprehension of the suspect without a police pursuit, O'Hara said. Drivers are reminded to shut their vehicles off and take their keys with them ev…

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by Cecilia Levine