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Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…

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by Jillian Pikora
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VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued
Jaw-Dropping Photo Shows Car Submerged In Glen Rock Floodwaters After Victims Rescued A jaw-dropping photo shows a vehicle nearly swallowed by floodwater after two people trapped inside were rescued during severe storms in Glen Rock Friday evening, Aug. 7. The Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department responded to 15 flooding-related calls throughout the evening, the department said. One of the most serious incidents involved a vehicle trapped in floodwater with two occupants inside, firefighters said. As the vehicle continued filling with water, Glen Rock firefighters entered the water alongside the Glen Rock Police Department and pulled both occupants to safety, according to the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CFO Stole From NJ Township: Prosecutor CFO Stole From NJ Township: Prosecutor
CFO Stole From NJ Township: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Fort Lee man was arrested and charged stealing from the township here he served as chief financial officer, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. In June, Unity Bank in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, initiated an internal investigation into payroll fee transactions involving Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.  During the course of the investigation, the bank identified an alleged double-billing scheme and reported its findings to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, Robeson said. Cameron Keng, who was th…

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by Sam Barron
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$2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough $2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough
$2.65M Home Sale Shatters Records For Bergen County Borough The sale of a newly built home for $2.65 million has set a new residential record for one Bergen County borough, another sign of rising home values and continued demand in the community. The six-bedroom, seven-bath house at 91 Brookside Rd., in Ramsey, sold for $2.65 million on Thursday, Aug. 6, after spending 32 days on the market, according to the home's listing agent, Diane Cookson of Compass New Jersey. The sale surpassed two other multimillion-dollar Ramsey deals this year, including a five-bedroom home at 206 Peterson Place that sold for $2.45 million on April 15 and a six-bedroom hom…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say
Mercedes Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Paramus Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD
Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD A Florida man accused of damaging vehicles at an Oakland apartment complex fled police, crashed into a utility pole, disappeared overnight, then resurfaced behind the wheel of a stolen pickup Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said. Oakland police responded to an apartment complex on West Oakland Avenue around 11:18 p.m., on a report of a man damaging multiple vehicles in the parking lot, Acting Capt. Michael Griffin said. An officer spotted a black Dodge pickup leaving the area and tried to stop it, according to Griffin. The driver, identified as Dylan D. Keirs, 34, of Okeechobee, FL, refu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4 'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4
'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4 A passenger's story began to unravel during a Route 4 traffic stop in Paramus, ultimately leading police to a fugitive wanted for attempted murder for more than two decades, authorities said. Yancy Haywood, 52, of Paterson, was arrested after Officer Nicholas Perna stopped a 2009 gray Kia on Route 4 west at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Perna stopped the vehicle after noticing its Florida license plate was obscured by a heavily tinted cover, Guidetti said. The driver identified his passenger as his brother, "James Haywood," according to Guidett…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride 'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride
'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride “I would like to call my dad right now.” Newly released police video shows Hunterdon County native Jamie Komoroski repeatedly asking to call her father after the drunken South Carolina crash that killed a bride on her wedding night. The series of videos released by South Carolina news station WCSC shows Komoroski at a bar before the 2023 crash in Folly Beach, speaking with police near the wreckage, and later being processed at police headquarters. Police body-camera footage shows Komoroski sitting on the lawn of a home near the crash scene, where her rental car can be seen resting against …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Date Set For NJ Native Kelly Ripa's Return To 'Live' After 'Painful' Surgery Date Set For NJ Native Kelly Ripa's Return To 'Live' After 'Painful' Surgery
Date Set For NJ Native Kelly Ripa's Return To 'Live' After 'Painful' Surgery Kelly Ripa’s time away from live television now has an end date. The 55-year-old daytime host is expected to return for new live episodes of “Live with Kelly and Mark” on Tuesday, Sept. 8, when the nationally syndicated show begins its 39th season, TV Insider reported.  Ripa has been absent from live broadcasts since undergoing gum graft surgery that her husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos, described as “painful.” The procedure left her under doctors’ orders not to talk during the initial stage of recovery.  She was also required to eat soft foods, avoid straws, and refrain from …

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by Joe Lombardi