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Police & Fire
DUI Off-Duty East Hanover Sgt Charged In Crash That Killed Dad Seeking Better Life: Prosecutor
An off-duty police sergeant has been charged in a head-on crash that killed a 55-year-old man on his way to work earlier this month on Route 23 in Morris County, authorities said. Keith Gunther, 42, of Wanaque, and a sergeant with the East Hanover Police Department, was behind the wheel of the Ford F-150 that was traveling south in the northbound lanes when it struck a 2005 Toyota Camry, headed north, head-on just before 11 p.m. in Riverdale on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Hamid Shabuddin, a passenger in the Toyota, was killed as a result of the crash. S…
Police & Fire
Cops ID Victim Killed In Head-On Route 23 Crash With Ford F150
Authorities have released the identity of the person killed in a crash on Route 23 earlier this week. Hamid Shabuddin, 55, of Paterson was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Camry that collided head-on with a 2021 Ford F-150 at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the northbound lanes in Riverdale, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. Shabbudin was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Camry was taken to a hospital. The driver of the Ford was transported to Riverdale Police headquarters, and subsequently, transported to Chilton Hospital, authorities said. No char…
Obituaries
Pompton Lakes DPW Worker Killed In Motorcycle Crash While Riding With Friend, Police Say
A 23-year-old Morris County man died in a two-motorcycle crash in Passaic County last month, police said. Sean McClinton, of Riverdale, was heading north on a 2022 Triumph STR north on East Shore Road when he ran off the road to the right and struck the guardrail, causing him to separate from the motorcycle around 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 31, a spokesperson for the West Milford Police Department said. The other motorcycle rider, a 22-year-old Pompton Lakes man, said he was operating a 2018 Triumph STR following McClinton north on East Shore Road and after seeing the crash, he also ran of…
Obituaries
Gerald 'Jerry' McMinn, Owner Of NJ Ice Cream Institution, Longtime EMT Dies At 93
Gerald "Jerry" McMinn, a man credited for saving countless lives over more than 65 years volunteering as an EMT, and bringing joy to thousands of North Jersey residents through his iconic Milk Barn, has died at 93 years old. An Army Veteran widely known across North Jersey as the owner of the Old Barn Milk Bar in Wayne, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, according to his obituary on the Scanlan Funeral Home website. Jerry graduated from Butler High School and later served in the U.S. Army. While volunteering at the St. Joseph's Hospital emergency room in Paterson, he met his wife, "the l…
Sports
These 23 New Jersey Athletes Are At The Paris Olympic Games: Here's When To Watch
The Paris Olympics have begun! And, in case you missed it, several of Garden State's fittest and most athletic residents are there (scroll for their names, sports, and hometowns). A total of 23 athletes from New Jersey have qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold. Events kicked off Friday, July 26. Click here for a complete schedule of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Garden State athletes include: Paxten Aaronson, of Medford: Soccer Bam Adebayo, of Newark, and 2020 Olympian: Basketball Jack Alexy, of Morristown: Swimming Jackie Dubrovich, of Riverda…
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Gets 50 Years For Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car
A 37-year-old Somerset man was sentenced to 50 years in state prison on Friday, April 12, after being convicted of planning an armed robbery in Dec. 2021 that resulted in the victim being robbed of $100,000 worth of jewelry and cell phones at gunpoint, authorities said. On Dec. 4, 2021, Melvin Banks was scheduled to return a Mercedes S580 to the owner of a luxury car rental service in Riverdale at 9 p.m. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant Jr. said. At 9:31 p.m.…
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Morris County
A 37-year-old Somerset man was convicted on Friday, Feb. 9 of planning an armed robbery in December 2021 that resulted in the victim being robbed of $100,000 worth of jewelry and cell phones at gunpoint. On Dec. 4, 2021, Melvin Banks was scheduled to return a Mercedes S580 to the owner of a luxury car rental service in Riverdale at 9 p.m. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant Jr. said. At 9:31 p.m., the owner was robbed at gunpoint by co-defendant …
Police & Fire
Teresa Giudice Offers Cop Family Business Cards In Maserati Traffic Stop On Route 287 (
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Newly-released bodycam footage shows Teresa Giudice offering a police officer family business cards in a motor vehicle stop in a brand-new Maserati for drifting, weeks after her Mercedes Benz was stolen. The footage from the April 28 stop on Route 287 in Riverdale was released on YouTube by Drive Thru Tours. In the video, the officer explains to the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star around 12:45 a.m. that she was going 55 mph, "a little slow" and drifting into another lane. "What state is the temp tag?" the office asks. "I just bought it. My car got stolen," she said referri…
Police & Fire
Supermarket
Brawl
: Worker At Bergen Shop-Rite Beaten With Chair, Choked Out, Arrest Made
An outside employee on the job at a ShopRite in Rochelle Park beat another with a metal folding chair, then choked him out before fleeing, authorities said. Leslie A. Mann, 53, grabbed the chair during an argument with a fellow privately contracted employee at the West Passaic Street supermarket, Police Capt. James DePreta said. Mann, of Riverdale, hit the co-worker over the head with the chair several times, then punched him in the chest, knocking him to the floor, the captain said. He then choked the victim with his hands until he lost consciousness, DePreta said. Several co-workers fi…
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Winner
: Fast Play Lottery Ticket Worth $22K Sold In Morris County
A lucky New Jersey lottery ticket worth more than $22,000 was sold in Morris County, officials said. One lucky player bought a "Fast Play Progressive" ticket for the $10 Extreme Green game and won 100 percent of the Progressive Jackpot on Thursday, August 24. The winning ticket, worth $22,032, was sold at Adam Fuel and Mart on Route 23 South in Riverdale. Fast Play Progressive tickets are sold at any retailer and offer a fast way for players to see if their ticket is a lucky winner.
Police & Fire
Man Thrown From Motorcycle, Airlifted In Crash That Closed Rt. 287 Exit For Hours (
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A 44-year-old Passaic County man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle in a Route 287 crash that shut down the highway during rush-hour on Wednesday, August 23, state police said. The West Milford man was riding a KTM motorcycle in Riverdale when he entered the painted gore separating the northbound lanes and the exit lane for Exit 52B, striking the concrete and traveling over the curb near milepost 53.2 just before 5 p.m., Det. I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice. The man was thrown from the motorcycle, which overturned. He was airlifted to a nearby hospi…
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Crash Investigation Closes Portion Of Route 287 In Morris County
UPDATE: A 44-year-old Passaic County man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle in a Route 287 crash that shut down the highway during rush-hour on Wednesday, August 23, state police said. ---------------------- A crash investigation closed a portion of Route 287 in Morris County during rush-hour on Wednesday, August 23. The crash occurred on the northbound side near the ramp to exit 52 to NJ 23 in Riverdale around 5 p.m., according to 511NJ. Crash with Injuries on I-287 northbound ramp to Exit 52 - NJ 23 (Riverdale) All lanes closed 10 minute delay …
Police & Fire
Van With 10 Occupants Rolls Down Embankment Off Rt. 287, Seriously Injuring Driver, Passenger
A van with 10 occupants rolled down an embankment Tuesday, August 15, seriously injuring the driver and one of the passengers, authorities said. The crash occurred by the off-ramp from the Hamburg Turnpike to Rt. 287 North near Walmart in Riverdale around 3 a.m., according to the Riverdale Fire Department. The van was located about 30 feet down an embankment in a wooded area, where eight of its 10 occupants had self-extricated, the squad said. The driver, a 20-year-old New Square, NY resident, as well as a front passenger, a 15-year-old from Monsey, NY, were both removed via a Stokes baske…
Police & Fire
Driver Had $1,000 In Counterfeit Cash, Loose Pills, More, Glen Rock Police Charge
An unlicensed motorist driving a car with faulty lights and bogus license plates was carrying more than $1,000 in counterfeit bills when he was stopped by a Glen Rock police sergeant, authorities said. Sgt. Greg Carter stopped Erasmo J. Evangelista, 36, of Paterson on Lincoln Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. last weekend, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said A records check showed an active arrest warrant out of Riverdale, the chief said. It also turned out that besides having a suspended license, Evangelista was driving an unregistered vehicle with phony plates, Ackermann said. A justified sear…
Lifestyle
‘We Lost Everything,’ Says Sussex County Deli Owner, Dad Of 5 After Devastating Fire
A Sussex County business owner and devoted dad of five is seeking support after a devastating fire destroyed the family’s possessions over the weekend. Gregory Monto, co-owner of DareDevil Deli & Bagel in Wantage, says in a GoFundMe that the “tragedy struck” as he was sleeping in his mother’s summer home the night of Saturday, May 20. “We were [awakened] to a fire inches from our bed,” Monto writes. While the family fortunately escaped safely, the fire ravaged the home, including Monto’s car, which he needs to get to his job about an hour away at Mosquito Joe's in Riverdale. “We los…
Obituaries
Morris County Woman Dies In Highland Lakes Fire At 65
Beloved Morris County resident Kathleen Marie Daly was killed in an early morning house fire in Highland Lakes on Sunday, Oct. 30. She was 65. The fire broke out next door to the home of her sister, Patty, according to a GoFundMe that was launched for the family’s support. Kathleen lived in Riverdale, New Jersey, her obituary says. “Many of our Bronx friends have heard the very tragic news that we lost Kathy Daly (“Kate” to Patty) early Sunday morning in a house fire next door to her sister Patty’s home in Highland Lakes,” reads the campaign. “Patty has now lost all three of her sibl…
Police & Fire
Double Pickup Truck Crash Causes Injuries, Delays On Rt. 287 In Morris County
A crash involving two pickup trucks caused injuries and delays on Route 287 in Morris County late Wednesday morning. The trucks collided in the southbound lanes near milepost 53 in Riverdale just after 11:55 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. Multiple occupants were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. Crash with Injuries on I-287 southbound South of Exit 52 - NJ 23 (Riverdale) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed https://t.co/H8hhXzRajy — 511NJ I287 (@511nji287) November 2, 2022 Meanwhile, one of three right lanes wa…
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way NJ Driver Nabbed In Crash That Killed Beloved Single Mom, Hurt Bicyclist: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old Morris County woman has been charged in a June crash that killed a beloved single mom and injured a bicyclist, authorities announced. Maria Oliveri, of Riverdale, was heading north in the southbound lane in a Mitsubishi Mirage on Boulevard in Pequannock around 8:25 a.m. on June 11, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. She struck 55-year-old Jill Altman Russo and 32-year-old female bicyclist, the prosecutor said. The Russo was pronounced dead at the scene and the cyclist suffered bodily injuries, authorities said. Oliveri was charged with one co…
News
Update
: Fierce Passaic County House Fire Kills Two, Authorities Confirm
Two women died in a fierce Passaic County house fire, authorities confirmed. The three-alarm fire broke out in the basement of two-story, wood-frame home at the top of a long, steep driveway across Hamburg Turnpike from the Stumble Inn in Bloomingdale around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. One victim was found moments after firefighters arrived. The other was discovered shortly before the fire was declared under control around 9:30 a.m., responders at the scene said. A cause hadn't yet been officially determined. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Bloomingdale Police Chief Joseph B…
News
NJ State Police ID Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287
UPDATE: New Jersey State Police identified a man who was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder s…
News
Njsp
: Essex County Man Hospitalized After Bailing Out Of Moving Vehicle On Rt 287
UPDATE: A troubled man was seriously injured when he bailed from a moving vehicle on busy Route 287, responders said. Passenger David Chavez, 27, of Livingston "exited" a Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed trailer as it headed south on the highway in Riverdale shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Chavez's father, who was driving, told responders that his son "just opened the door out of nowhere" and pitched onto the highway's southbound side in Riverdale, one said. "Luckily he wasn't struck by anyone," a responder said. Several passing d…
Business
Morris County Man Nabbed In Hackettstown Bagel Shop Burglary, Police Say
A Morris County man previously put behind bars for a series of burglaries throughout North Jersey was found to be behind the recent break-in of a popular Hackettstown bagel shop, police announced. Riverdale resident Joseph Demauex, 35, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with burglary, theft, and criminal mischief, Hackettstown Police said. Demauex is accused of breaking into Budd Lake Bagel & Deli II on Mountain Avenue using the drive-thru window on Wednesday, Dec. 29, police said. Demauex stole $1,600 in cash, two cash registers valued at $1,650 each, and then fled the scene…
News
Grand Jury Backs North Jersey Police Officer Who Shot Fleeing Driver Trying To Kill Him
UPDATE: A Riverdale police officer was justified in shooting a fleeing suspect who slammed a vehicle into his patrol car, pinning him, following a pursuit that ended in Passaic County, a grand jury has found. Officer Andrew Duffy had tried to stop Michael Rivera, 32, of Newark, who "jumped into a vehicle and started it" following a shoplifting at the Home Depot on northbound Route 23 the morning of Jan. 23, 2020, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said Tuesday. Duffy tried but couldn't get the keys out of the ignition, then fell back as the Acura SUV sped off, he said. "Pol…
Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted In Morris County Crash:
Developing
A victim was airlifted following a Friday afternoon crash in Morris County, developing reports say. A vehicle crashed into a pole near 106 Route 23 southbound in Riverdale shortly before 4 p.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The occupant was trapped in the vehicle but was conscious and alert as the department of transportation and local fire crews were called to the scene, the initial report said. A Medevac was requested with a landing zone at the Riverdale Armory, according to the initial report. Police did not immediately respond to DailyVoice.com’s request for additiona…
Police & Fire
Major Crash Shuts Down Route 23 In Morris County
A major crash shut down both directions of Route 23 in Morris County Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred near the Home Depot in Riverdale shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to a social media post from Kinnelon Borough officials. The roadway was closed in both directions following the crash, which was also causing delays on Kiel Avenue, Boonton Avenue, Main Street and Hamburg Turnpike in Butler, local police said. An accident on Rt 23 in Riverdale by the Home Depot is causing traffic delays throughout our town. Expect delays on Kiel Ave, Boonton Ave, Main St, and H…
News
Ex-Pompton Lakes Police Officer Admits Exchanging Nude Pics With Underage Teen
A now-former Pompton Lakes police officer avoided potential prison time by pleading guilty to exchanging nude photos online with an underage teenager, authorities said. Mark Stinnard, 37, engaged in the relationship with the Riverdale youngster on his own time 3½ years ago and not while he was on the clock, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Stinnard was arrested in late September and charged with “engaging in sexual conduct with a child” and endangerment for manufacturing child pornography and “causing harm to a child,” the prosecutor said. No sexual assault charges were fi…
News
Pompton Lakes Police Officer Charged With Child Sex Offenses
A Pompton Lakes police officer was arrested Monday and charged with having an illegal sexual relationship nearly 3½ years ago with an underage teenager whom authorities said he had take and send him nude videos and photos. Mark Stinnard, 37, is charged with “engaging in sexual conduct with a child” and endangerment for manufacturing child pornography and “causing harm to a child,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. No sexual assault charges were filed, indicating that physical contact wasn't made. Valdes didn’t disclose the gender or exact age of the alleged victim, other th…
Police & Fire
7 Year Sentence For Paterson Man Who Caused Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
A Paterson man who caused a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target has been sentenced to seven years in state prison, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 32, was charged with and later pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. King admitted selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale and pronounced dead at the scene on Jan. 10, Carroll said. King was sentenced by Judge David H. …
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Morris County Cop Chases Down Routine Shoplifter Found With Nearly $8K In Stolen Items
An off-duty Morris County police officer chased down an alleged routine shoplifter who ran into the woods after he was found with nearly $8,000 in stolen merchandise. Police in Mansfield received a call from an off-duty officer from Roxbury who recognized a 34-year-old Middletown, NY man wanted out of several jurisdictions for high dollar thefts on July 16, the department said. The Roxbury officer saw the man loading merchandise from Home Depot into a garbage can that was inside his shopping cart before leaving without paying, police said. The alleged shoplifter then ran into the woods beh…
News
Firefighters Extricate Driver With Severe Head Injury In Crash Off Route 208
A driver suffered traumatic head injuries and had to be extricated by Franklin Lakes firefighters after she ran a stop sign and her car was hit by a truck, authorities said. The 27-year-old Paterson driver had exited northbound Route 208 to Summit Avenue shortly before 7:30 a.m., Police Sgt. Denny G. Knubel said. She made a left onto Summit without stopping and her Nissan Sentra was struck by a Freightliner driven by a 66-year-old borough man, Knubel said. The Sentra then hit a BMW 530 driven by a 48-year-old Riverdale man who was headed north on Summit, he said. The truck and Sentra "wen…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Charged For Causing Fatal Overdose In Bathroom Of Morris County Target
A Paterson man has been charged in connection with a fatal January overdose in the bathroom of a Morris County Target, authorities said. Quamaine T. King, 31, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Robert Carroll said Friday in a joint release with other top officials. King is accused of selling heroin and fentanyl to the victim, identified only as M.R., 23, who was found dead from an overdose in the bathroom of Target in Riverdale on Jan. 10, Carroll said. An investigation by the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office determ…
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