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Details Released In SWAT Standoff At Hackensack Building
A woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation after barricading herself inside a Hackensack apartment and claiming to have a knife, prompting a response from the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. View this post on Instagram Hackensack police responded to a mental health incident involving a 44-year-old woman at the Park Lane Apartments at Union Street and Conklin Place Friday evening, July 24, Chief Michael Antista tells Daily Voice. When officers made contact, the woman barricaded herself inside an apartment a…
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Coaches Brawl After Youth NJ Softball Game, Arrest Made: Report
A Florham Park man has been charged after a fight between adults broke out following a youth girls' softball game in East Hanover, authorities confirmed. East Hanover police responded to Lurker Park on Ridgedale Avenue on Wednesday, July 22, on a report of a physical altercation between adults at the ballfield, Morris County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Meghan Knab said. Citing video of the altercation, NJ.com says the fight erupted among coaches during the postgame handshake after a 12U game between Little Falls and a combined East Hanover/Florham Park team. Several coaches from bo…
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2-Year-Old Ingested Cocaine, NJ Man Arrested: Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Ringwood man was arrested and charged after a 2-year-old was found cocaine in their system in Wildwood, authorities announced Friday, July 24. On Monday, July 20, a 2-year-old was taken to a hospital by Alexander Moles because they were having difficulty breathing, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Joseph Murphy said. EMS administered two doses of Narcan to the toddler, authorities said. A blood test revealed the toddler had cocaine, authorities said. An investigation determined Moles was vacationing in Wildwood when the toddler…
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NJ Cocaine Dealer Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old Manchester resident pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine throughout Ocean County, authorities announced Thursday, July 23. Tariki Foster pleaded guilty to possession of five ounces or more of cocaine with intent to distribute along with other drug charges, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, he faces 18 years in prison. On Friday, June 6, 2025 detectives from the New Jersey State Police executed a search warrant on Foster's residence in Toms River, seizing 10 ounces of cocaine, Billhimer said. A month later, detectives observed…
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Ex-Treasurer Stole $244K From Charity For Disabled Adults In NJ: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old New Jersey accountant is accused of stealing more than $244,000 from a New Jersey nonprofit that supports adults with disabilities, authorities said. Stephen Ferguson, of Cedar Grove, served as treasurer of the Association for Hunterdon Development Center in Clinton from June 2023 through March 2025, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Friday, July 24. The nonprofit was established by families of residents to provide additional support and resources for adults with disabilities living at the state-run facility, Stephens said. Ferguson allegedly made mult…
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Gucci Thieves Ram Paramus Police Vehicles After Garden State Plaza Heist, Officer Hurt: Chief
Three men accused of targeting luxury handbag thefts were arrested after one of them rammed multiple Paramus police vehicles while trying to flee from officers at Westfield Garden State Plaza, authorities said. Members of the Paramus Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit spotted a white Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 parked and idling in the Nordstrom parking lot at approximately 9:15 p.m. Thursday, July 23, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. Investigators had identified the Mercedes as a suspect vehicle connected to two handbag robberies at the Gucci store inside Garden State Plaza ear…
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Skeletal Human Remains Confirmed To Be Those Of NJ Driver Who Vanished After Crash: (
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The mystery has a heartbreaking answer. Remains found in a Maryland creek have been positively identified as a New Jersey pilot car driver who disappeared after crashing her vehicle and suffering a possible head injury last month, police confirmed on Thursday, July 27. Kimberly Gordon, 46, of Lopatcong, NJ, was driving a white 2024 Hyundai Elantra while working as a pilot car driver escorting an oversized load when she disappeared on June 21, NJ.com reports. She was last seen behind the Sky Zone trampoline park on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, according to police in Baltimore …
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NJ Teens Who Egged Pedestrians In NY Arrested After LPR, Camera Probe: Cops
Three New Jersey teens have been arrested after police say they threw eggs at pedestrians in separate incidents in Rockland County, authorities announced. Ramapo police responded to the areas of Monsey and Airmont at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19, after receiving multiple reports of pedestrians being struck by eggs thrown from a passing vehicle, Detective Sgt. Michael Higgins said. No injuries were reported. Investigators spent the next several days following up on the incidents, using witness accounts, license plate reader technology, and security camera footage to identify…
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Knife-Wielding Bergen County Bar Fight Suspect Caught In Paterson: Cops
A Paterson woman accused of grabbing a knife and trying to stab two people during a fight outside a Bergen County bar last month has been arrested, authorities said. Laila B. Altidor, 25, was taken into custody Tuesday, July 21, at a home in Paterson after Lodi detectives obtained a search and arrest warrant following an investigation, Lodi Police Lt. Dominic Miller said. The incident happened during a fight outside a Lodi bar on Friday, June 27. "The suspect grabbed a knife and attempted to lunge at two victims in a vehicle during the course of a fight outside of a bar then fled area," Mi…
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Megachurch Pastor Sent Explicit Images To Teen He Met While Preaching: Police
A nationally known Virginia megachurch pastor who has preached across the United States is accused of sending explicit images to a Pennsylvania teenager he met while preaching at the boy's church, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Kenneth Kevin Baldwin, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, was charged with two felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor, one felony count of corruption of minors, three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure, and six misdemeanor counts of open lewdness, state police announced Thursday, July 23. The investigation began May 2, 2026, after the York…
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Pedestrian Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Lakewood PD
A 20-year-old Lakewood resident was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Lakewood on Tuesday, July 21, authorities said. At 9:59 p.m., officers responded to James Street and Ridgeway Place after a driver was traveling westbound on James Street and turned onto Ridgeway Place, striking the 20-year-old, Lakewood police said. The driver remained on the scene, contacted emergency services and displayed no signs of impairment, police said. The 20-year-old was found unconscious and was transferred to a nearby hospital where they remain in critical condition, police said.
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Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Middle School Student: DA
A former Massachusetts teacher once named one of Amazon's teachers of the year has been charged with raping a child, authorities announced. Tymond Tran was charged with aggravated rape of a child with a 5-year age difference, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, posing or exhibiting a child in the nude, and providing obscene matter to a minor, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. The allegations stem from incidents that prosecutors said happened in Lynn in 2022, while he taught computer science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School. Tran pleaded …
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He Left For A Meeting In 1974 And Vanished Without A Trace: Now NJ Cops Are Reopening The Case
A New Jersey man left home for a business meeting in Brooklyn more than 50 years ago and was never seen again. Now, police are hoping someone still remembers what happened. The Kearny Police Department is taking a fresh look at the disappearance of Nicholas James Maschuci, who vanished on Sept. 18, 1974, and is urging anyone with information to come forward, even anonymously. Maschuci was 60 years old when he left his Kearny home for a reported business meeting in Brooklyn, New York, according to police. He was driving a white 1974 Mercury Grand Marquis and was never heard from again. His d…
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NJ Man Learns Fate After Shootout With Federal Agents
A 44-year-old Parsippany man will spend the next 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder of a federal officer following an incident last year, authorities said. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Maloy Amador's home as part of a narcotics and firearms investigation, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. As law enforcement entered the residence, Amador fired a gun toward law enforcement, Frazier said. In an exchange of gunfire, Amador was struck in the arm while one of the officers discovered a bullet had struck his a…
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SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police
A prominent attorney known for his role in the 1990s Whitewater scandal was arrested in Bergen County after authorities said he hid inside his home while officers attempted to take him into custody, bringing a SWAT team to the scene. Robert William Ray, 66, was arrested in Englewood Cliffs on Tuesday, July 21, on charges of simple assault and terroristic threats, according to Bergen County Jail records. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon, July 22. Officers went to Ray's home to arrest him on the assault charges, but he did not answer the door, Englewood Cli…
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Dogs Living In Plastic Baby Pools, Kittens Rescued From Deplorable Conditions At NJ Home: SPCA
A person in Neptune Township was charged with animal cruelty after nearly a dozen animals were found in unhealthy living conditions, with one dog dead, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. An anonymous complaint led police to discover eight kittens living in a filthy outdoor enclosure, the Monmouth County SPCA said. The kittens had upper respiratory infections and are being treated at the SPCA. "While they are scared and confused, they all seem to be in good spirits, and are happy to have a safe, comfortable space to live in," the SPCA said. Two female pit bulls were living in an o…
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Two Swimmers Rescued After Caught In Rip Current In Surf City: FD
Two swimmers were rescued after getting a caught in a rip current in Surf City last week, authorities said. At 6:14 p.m. on Friday, July 17, first responders were dispatched to Division Avenue Beach in Surf City and found the two swimmers caught in a rip current, Surf City Volunteer Fire Company said. Two rescue swimmers from the water rescue team were deployed into the ocean with rescue cans, firefighters said. An additional team member deployed with a rescue board to assist, firefighters said The victims were secured with flotation, firefighters said. The Ocean County Sheriff's…
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Florida Man With Flamethrower Barricades Himself In RV At NJ Walmart: Police
A 38-year-old Florida man was arrested and hit with numerous charges after he barricaded himself at a Walmart parking lot in South Jersey, authorities said. At 11:02 p.m. on Monday, July 20, officers responded to the Walmart at 1740 Route 38 in Lumberton following a report of a dispute between two people that escalated to a robbery, Lumberton police said. Blake Reed entered a recreational vehicle and refused repeated requests by officers to exit or communicate with law enforcement, police said. Officers also received information indicating that Reed may have been in possession of a fla…
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Attempted Murder For Gunman In Triple Shooting On Fourth Of July: Passaic County Prosecutor
A Passaic man is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he shot three people during on the Fourth of July in the city before turning himself in more than two weeks later. Orlando Bravo, 20, was arrested Tuesday, July 21, in connection with the July 4 shooting near Essex Street and Third Street in Passaic, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 4 and found that three Passaic residents, a 22-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 34-year-old …
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Toms River Man Got Child Porn From App: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with accessing child porn from an app, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. An investigation into Cory Baxter began after New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Baxter was accessing images of child pornography via a Kik messaging application, Billhimer said. A forensic exami…
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Arsonist Traps Man Under Jersey City Overpass After Setting Fire: Officials
A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is accused of setting a fire beneath the Tonnelle Avenue underpass, then trapping a man as he tried to escape the flames, authorities said. Janet Leigh Mullone was arrested after police said she set a fire near 276 Tonnelle Ave. at approximately 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, according to Nathaniel Styer and Kim Wallace Scalcione, spokespeople for the city. Responding officers found flames burning beneath the underpass, where members of the Jersey City Fire Department worked to contain the blaze. Investigators said a 57-year-old man had been sleeping in a con…
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NJ Son Stabbed Father Dead, Left Body To Decompose: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Vineland man was arrested and charged with killing his father in Bridgeton, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21. On Sunday July 19, at 12:15pm Bridgeton Police received a complaint describing a bad odor coming from a residence on Fayette Street in the City of Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Upon officers’ arrival they located Anthony Williams, a 67-year-old Bridgeton man dead and in an advanced state of decomposition, Webb-McRae said. Anttoine Williams, his son, stabbed his father on Wednesday, July 15 and then tampered with the e…
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Man Shot, Killed In Keansburg: Prosecutor
A man was shot and killed in Keansburg Monday, July 20, authorities said. At 8:56 p.m., Keansburg police responded to the 40 block of Carr Avenue and discovered an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, Santiago said. The shooting remains under investigation, authorities said.
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Passenger Jumps Into Driver's Seat, Dies After Crash With 5-Year-Old Inside In NJ: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old backseat passenger of a vehicle died after jumping into the front seat of the car, taking off, and then crashing with a 5-year-old still inside the car in South Jersey on Sunday, July 19, authorities said. At 11:57 p.m., Mantua Township police stopped a vehicle for a traffic offense on southbound Route 55, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. While one officer was speaking with the driver outside the vehicle, another officer ordered the passenger, Holly Hageman, 41, to get out of the vehicle, authorities said. Instead, Hageman climbed into the driver's seat and…
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Ex-GF's New BF Opened Fire In North Arlington Double Homicide, Family Alleges: Report
A father of two who was killed in a double shooting in North Arlington on Sunday night, July 19, had gone to pick up his children when a confrontation with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend turned deadly, ABC7 Eyewitness News reports. UPDATE: Brian Dominick Lockett, 28, of North Arlington, NJ, and Ezequiel Aquino, 29, of Newark, were identified as the victims by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. A GoFundMe campaign says they were cousins. A separate GoFundMe was launched by Aquino's mother, who sources say buried her other son, Uriel Aquino, four years ago due to an alleged overdos…
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Passaic Woman Struck, Killed By Car In Clifton: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old Passaic woman was killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Clifton on Friday night, July 17, authorities said. Clifton police responded to the area of Bloomfield Avenue and Shafto Street at approximately 9:20 p.m. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Officers found the woman at the scene and she was taken to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene, according …
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70 Arrested, 100 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued During World Cup: NJ AG
More than 70 people were arrested and nearly 100 people were rescued during New Jersey's anti-human trafficking investigations during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, authorities announced Monday, July 20. The stat's Division of Criminal Justice and State Police led an effort that included at least 44 law enforcement agencies involved in the outreach and enforcement activities associated with the World Cup, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Through dozens of distinct operational details that took place on various dates between May and July , law enforcement officers found and assi…
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Two Children Killed In Ocean County Boat Crash:
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A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were killed in a boat crash in Bayville Sunday, July 19, authorities said. At 9:09 p.m., Tidewater Custom 280, a 30-foot vessel, struck an Intercoastal Waterway channel marker, causing the two kids to be ejected into the water, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Two other occupants located the kids in the water, Marchan said. They were transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
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Details Released In Double Fatal North Arlington Shooting
A confrontation between two small groups turned deadly when two men were shot and killed in North Arlington Sunday night, July 19, authorities said. North Arlington police responded to multiple reports of a shooting near the intersection of Ridge Road and Belleville Turnpike, where Ridge Road becomes Kearny Avenue at the border of North Arlington and Kearny, at approximately 8:37 p.m., according to Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Preliminary reports indicate that the shooting happened at a nearby sports bar, following the World Cup finals in whi…
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Long Branch Officer Stabbed In Head While Saving Woman From Knife Attack, Union Says
A Long Branch police officer was stabbed in the head while trying to save a woman during a violent domestic dispute over the weekend, according to the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association. Officer Geter Benitez ran to stop a suspect who was attacking a woman and continued struggling with him after suffering a head wound that caused heavy bleeding, the PBA said. Other officers and a bystander helped subdue the suspect, the union said. Benitez and Patrolman Franzblau were responding to a domestic violence call at 276 Cleveland Ave., Apartment 5, in Long Branch at approximately …
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Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate
A Pennsylvania grandmother accused of helping confine her 5-year-old autistic grandson behind a zip-tied baby gate once shared a Facebook post titled, "How to escape a zip tie in less than a minute," years before the boy was found naked wandering along a Lebanon County road, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, shared the "Survival Skills" video on Facebook in March 2019. The post resurfaced after Schaffner, the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, and Tucker Flyn Heagy, 20, were charged in connection with the child's living conditions followi…
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