Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Stabbing Of 70-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Stabbing Of 70-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Stabbing Of 70-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor A 72-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 70-year-old woman was found stabbed to death inside a Paterson home earlier this week, authorities said. Duwan Gales, of Paterson, was charged in connection with the Tuesday, May 6 homicide, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. The stabbing occurred around 2:18 p.m. in the area of Cianci Street and Market Street, officials said. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered the victim, a 70-year-old female from Paterson, inside the residence with multiple stab …
She Stabbed Him At Bergen County Hotel Then Disappeared, Now The Hunt Is On, Cops Say She Stabbed Him At Bergen County Hotel Then Disappeared, Now The Hunt Is On, Cops Say
She Stabbed Him At Bergen County Hotel Then Disappeared, Now The Hunt Is On, Cops Say A 29-year-old Texas man was found bleeding from a stab wound at a Mahwah hotel Saturday morning, and police are searching for the woman they say did it. Officers with the Mahwah Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said in a release issued Wednesday, May 7. The caller was an unknown male who reported that a woman had stabbed someone and fled the scene, the captain said. When officers arrived, they found the 29-year-old victim—identified only as being from Huffman, TX—with a stab…
Fort Lee HS Stabbing Was Planned, 2nd Student Charged With Plotting The Attack: Prosecutor Fort Lee HS Stabbing Was Planned, 2nd Student Charged With Plotting The Attack: Prosecutor
Fort Lee HS Stabbing Was Planned, 2nd Student Charged With Plotting The Attack: Prosecutor A second 16-year-old student has been charged in connection with a violent stabbing at Fort Lee High School—this time, for allegedly helping plan the attack, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Friday, May 2. The stabbing happened on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, inside a school bathroom, when a 16-year-old student repeatedly stabbed a classmate during a fight, according to Bergen County authorities. The school was placed on lockdown, and the victim was rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries. The first suspect was arrested on scene and charged with first-degree attempted murder, among oth…
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years ‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison. Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…
Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin
Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin A Hudson Valley wife and mom to two toddlers killed in a suspected murder-suicide was also an award-winning filmmaker whose work touched lives far beyond her hometown. Ulster County resident Kaleigh Smith, 37, of Kingston—credited under her maiden name Griffin—was best known for her 2013 short documentary, First Name: Jogger, Last Name: John, which profiled an “extraordinary man” and his deep connection to the town of Woodstock, New York. The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, won the Grand Prize at the SUNY-Wide Film Festival, and took second place at the Broadcast Education As…
Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops
Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops A Hudson Valley father murdered his wife before jumping to his death from a bridge, orphaning their two toddlers, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a jumper at around noon Wednesday, April 23. A short time later, investigators located the body of Caleb Smith, 45, of Kingston. When officers went to his Fair Street residence to notify his family, they found his wife, 37-year-old Kaleigh Smith, dead from stab wounds, police said. Detectives concluded that Smith stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, po…
Newark Man Guilty Of Stabbing Victim 10 Times: Prosecutor Newark Man Guilty Of Stabbing Victim 10 Times: Prosecutor
Newark Man Guilty Of Stabbing Victim 10 Times: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Friday, April 4 of stabbing a man in East Orange 10 times, authorities said. On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Dwayne Barbour waited for Daren Brooks, 31, with a knife at an address in East Orange and ambushed him upon arrival, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Brooks ran down the street to escape the attack and the defendant followed, stabbing him over 10 times, Stephens said. Barbour was convicted of aggravated assault and weapons charges following a three week trial, Stephens said. He faces five to 10 years in prison, Stephens said…
Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing
Two Rumors, Zero Truth: Prosecutor Crushes Myths Around Fort Lee High School Stabbing Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is pushing back against viral rumors that spread in the hours after the stabbing on Tuesday, April 8. Two of the most damaging false claims? That the victim died, and that he was surrounded and stabbed by a group, sources said. Musella addressed the misinformation head-on in a statement released Wednesday, April 9. “It should be well understood that information posted or shared through social media may not always be factual,” Musella said. “Speculation and rumors may be amplified by virtue of the digital platform upon which they circulate. In such inst…
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Fort Lee High School Bathroom Stabbing, Prosecutor Says Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Fort Lee High School Bathroom Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Fort Lee High School Bathroom Stabbing, Prosecutor Says A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a classmate multiple times inside a Fort Lee High School bathroom, authorities said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 8, at approximately 10:52 a.m., according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A Fort Lee Police Department officer, assigned to the high school, made an emergency radio call reporting a stabbing at the school, located at 3000 Lemoine Ave. Additional police units from nearby jurisdictions responded. Officers arrived to find a male juvenile student who had been stabbed in the ne…
NJ Man Who Fatally Stabbed Wife Learns Fate: Hudson County Prosecutor NJ Man Who Fatally Stabbed Wife Learns Fate: Hudson County Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Fatally Stabbed Wife Learns Fate: Hudson County Prosecutor A 35-year-old Bayonne man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday, March 28 for fatally stabbing his wife in 2022, authorities said. Peter Revelo had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Mely Vanessa Tafoya Mendoza, a 33-year-old Bayonne resident, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Bayonne police responded to 105 North St. and found Mendoza with a stab wound to her torso, Suarez said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said.
Woman Critical After Newark Stabbing, Man Arrested: Police Woman Critical After Newark Stabbing, Man Arrested: Police
Woman Critical After Newark Stabbing, Man Arrested: Police A woman is in critical condition after being stabbed in Newark on Saturday, March 29, authorities said. At 9:42 p.m., police responded to Vailsburg Terrace and Linden Avenue and found a woman stabbed by a man she knows, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, while the man was arrested at the scene, Miranda said.  The man, who was not identified by police, is charged with domestic violence, aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, Miranda said.
9-1-1 Hang-Up Call Leads Cops To Bloody Scene In NJ, Suspect Captured In Mass: Officials 9-1-1 Hang-Up Call Leads Cops To Bloody Scene In NJ, Suspect Captured In Mass: Officials
9-1-1 Hang-Up Call Leads Cops To Bloody Scene In NJ, Suspect Captured In Mass: Officials A Fort Lee man wanted for stabbing a woman during a late-night argument was captured by law enforcement in Beverly, Massachusetts, authorities announced on Thursday, March 27. Andrew Arias-Peguero, 54, was arrested two days after allegedly stabbing the victim during a dispute at a home on Center Avenue in Fort Lee, according to Deputy Chief Edward Young of the Fort Lee Police Department. The incident happened on Sunday, March 23, around 10:57 p.m., when officers responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call, Young said. They arrived to find a female victim suffering from stab wounds, police said. The …