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‘Going Somewhere I’ve Never Been’: Talk-Radio 'Godfather' Barry Farber Dies At 90 ‘Going Somewhere I’ve Never Been’: Talk-Radio 'Godfather' Barry Farber Dies At 90
‘Going Somewhere I’ve Never Been’: Talk-Radio 'Godfather' Barry Farber Dies At 90 Death is “going somewhere I've never been before, like Finland or Estonia,” New York-area talk radio giant Barry Farber told his daughter. Celia Ingrid Farber recalled her father’s words in a tweet about his death at home in New York City Wednesday night, a day after his 90th birthday. Before Hannity and Beck, before O’Reilly -- and even Limbaugh -- there was Barry Farber. A member of the National Radio Hall of Fame, Farber was a pioneer of talk radio, a conservative in a time when opposing views were debated respectfully and intelligently, a familiar voice to a mass audience of all politi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Charged In Jersey City Man's Killing Baltimore Man Charged In Jersey City Man's Killing
Baltimore Man Charged In Jersey City Man's Killing A Baltimore man has been charged with the murder of a Jersey City resident, authorities said. Tavon Parker, 35, was arrested in Maryland and charged with killing Sirheen Walker on Nov. 2, 2019, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Walker was taken to Jersey City Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds around 12:30 a.m., and pronounced dead approximately 15 minutes later.  The incident occurred near Bergen and Lexington Avenues and the cause of Walker's death was determined to be homicide, authorities said. Parker is being held in Maryland pending an extradition hearing, on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations
ICE Arrests Dozens Of Fugitives In N.J, Elsewhere For Human Rights Violations Nearly 40 fugitives from several countries were arrested across the United States last month, including in the Newark and New York areas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday.  The roundup resulted in the arrests of 30 men and nine women wanted for human-rights violations, the agency said. They were arrested in a sweep that took place from Aug. 27 and 29.  The operation was carried out under the agency's National Fugitive Operations Program in coordination with the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center. In addition to Newark and New York, field offices in Atlan…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted In Plainfield Killing Arrested Fugitive Wanted In Plainfield Killing Arrested
Fugitive Wanted In Plainfield Killing Arrested A suspect in the killing of a Plainfield man in May was arrested last week after spending weeks on the run, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  Authorities have been looking for Djuan Gamble, 26, since at least June 12, when he was charged with murder and related weapons offenses in connection to the death of 32-year-old Jaquan Heyward.  Heyward was found by police in the courtyard of the Liberty Village housing complex May 26. he had been shot multiple times.  He was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital about an hour later.  Gamble…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities
Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities The body of a Maryland man who was last seen in a Hoboken pub May 4 was pulled from the Hudson River off Pier A in Hoboken Wednesday afternoon, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Family and friends issued numerous pleas on social media for assistance in the search for Jaime Kwebetchou, a 27-year-old Baltimore resident and veteran of the Air Force, who was reported missing May 6 after being seen at the Wicked Wolf pub in Hoboken.  As they sought information on his whereabouts, friends said his phone had died and there had been no recent activity in his bank acco…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Body Found In Hudson Is Missing Md. Man, Second Body Also Recovered UPDATE: Body Found In Hudson Is Missing Md. Man, Second Body Also Recovered
Update: Body Found In Hudson Is Missing Md. Man, Second Body Also Recovered UPDATE: The man retrieved from the Hudson River Wednesday afternoon was identified Thursday as a Baltimore man who has been missing since May 4.  The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office has confirmed that a body was retrieved from the Hudson River in Hoboken Wednesday afternoon.  The person was identified only as a male and was found at Pier A near Sinatra Drive.  On Monday, police in Jersey City retrieved another body from the river, at Exchange Place.  Investigations into both incidents were continuing Thursday morning. 

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley
Unlocked Vehicles Continue To Be Burglarized Or Stolen In Pascack Valley Car burglaries and thefts continued to increase at a dizzying rate in Pascack Valley over the weekend. Several cars were ransacked on Ackerman Avenue, Repetti Street and Dogwood Road in Westwood, authorities said. Meanwhile, a 2018 Dodge Durango with Rhode Island license plates was stolen out of Emerson and late tracked on GPS to Newark. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Meanwhile, police once again urged motorists to lock their cars and take their key fobs – and either remove all valuables or hide them. No windows are broken or locks jimmi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom A federal judge on Friday allowed Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana to perform at the first five dates of the upcoming “Diplomats’ Dipset Forever Tour” – with some severe restrictions. Santana, who left a bag with a gun inside it at Newark Airport three months ago, cannot travel by plane, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer ordered. He must drive to the first five shows, which stretch from New Hampshire to North Carolina -- a total of more than 3,000 miles roundtrip from his Totowa home. Not only that: The rapper – whose real name is LaRon James – must be accompanied by his mother, c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robber Who Grabbed Little Ferry Teller By Blouse Gets 9+ Years Serial Bank Robber Who Grabbed Little Ferry Teller By Blouse Gets 9+ Years
Serial Bank Robber Who Grabbed Little Ferry Teller By Blouse Gets 9+ Years LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – An Elizabeth man was sentenced Thursday to more than nine years in federal prison for robbing four banks -- including one in Little Ferry in which he grabbed a teller by the blouse and threatened to shoot her before making off with nearly $4,000. Israel Cosme, 36, pleaded guilty in January in exchange for the 115-month sentence -- nearly all of which he must serve because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Cosmo was arrested on Jan. 24, 2017, nine days after federal authorities said he robbed the Main Street TD Bank in Little Ferry in an incident captured o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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YOUR TOWN: How Many Postal Workers Were Attacked By Dogs Last Year? YOUR TOWN: How Many Postal Workers Were Attacked By Dogs Last Year?
Your Town: How Many Postal Workers Were Attacked By Dogs Last Year? MAHWAH, N.J. -- Mahwah, Paramus and Wayne each had two postal carriers attacked by dogs last year, the U.S Postal Service announced Monday in its annual roundup. Several Bergen and Passaic county towns had one each. Of the 6,244 total attacks nationwide -- more than 500 less than in 2016 -- one each occurred in Clifton, East Rutherford, Hackensack, Passaic, Paterson, Ridgewood and South Hackensack and Teaneck, the postal service reported. The figures were released as part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week (Apr. 8 – 14). The most attacks -- 71 -- were reported in Houston, followed by Los…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School
Just Married! Bergen-Passaic Couple Met In Grad School Sara Marie Brandsema and John David Handal were married March 2 at St. Aedan’s Church on the campus of St. Peter’s University in Jersey City.  Brandsema is from River Edge and Handal is from Totowa. The pair met at Rutgers University in Newark in 2011, from where Brandesma received a master’s degree in global affairs and the groom received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in global affairs. The bride is 31 and works as a philanthropy and partnerships officer at the International Rescue Committee in New York City, generating resources to benefit refugees and displaced populations. S…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Little Ferry Bank Robber Who Grabbed Teller By Blouse Admits 4 Holdups Little Ferry Bank Robber Who Grabbed Teller By Blouse Admits 4 Holdups
Little Ferry Bank Robber Who Grabbed Teller By Blouse Admits 4 Holdups LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – An Elizabeth man admitted Tuesday that he robbed a bank in Little Ferry -- during which he grabbed a teller by the blouse and threatened to shoot her -- along with another in New York and two in Maryland. Israel Cosme, 36, was arrested on Jan. 24, 2017, nine days after federal authorities said he robbed the Main Street TD Bank in Little Ferry in an incident captured on surveillance video. He admitted in federal court in Newark on Tuesday that he threatened to shoot the teller if she didn't comply, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. He then reached over the counter, gr…

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by Jerry DeMarco