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FBI Mitigates Threat Against NJ Synagogues FBI Mitigates Threat Against NJ Synagogues
FBI Mitigates Threat Against NJ Synagogues The FBI has interviewed a suspect who allegedly made a broad threat to synagogues in New Jersey, mitigating them as of Friday, Nov. 4, law enforcement sources told multiple news outlets.  The FBI's Newark office had no immediate update on the case, but the office of the New Jersey Attorney General — and the governor of the state — said that the threat against the Jewish community had been "mitigated." Sources said the suspect had autism and lives in New Jersey. He was bullied in the past and had anger at Jews, they said. But he told law enforcement he would not hurt anyone because he …

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by Jon Craig
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Lufthansa Flight From Newark Makes Emergency Landing In Boston: Report Lufthansa Flight From Newark Makes Emergency Landing In Boston: Report
Lufthansa Flight From Newark Makes Emergency Landing In Boston: Report A flight out of Newark made an emergency landing at Logan Airport on Monday night after the pilot saw smoke in the cockpit, NBC Boston reports. Lufthansa Flight 403 landed just before 10:30 p.m. after the pilot declared an emergency. The plane diverted to Boston after a "technical irregularity" caused smoke in the plane, the report said.  There were no injuries reported from the 326 people aboard the Boeing 747, NBC reported.  Passengers told the news station that the plane descended rapidly after the pilot announced the emergency landing, causing a panic in the cabin.  …

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by Josh Lanier
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UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase
Update: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday tentatively identified a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase. They also officially acknowledged that the incident was being investigated. The announcement follows a story by Daily Voice exploring the circumstances that led to the death of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic whose body apparently was in the water for two days before it was discovered. Wilder’s body was removed from the river below Route 21 after kayakers spotted it around 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, City of Passaic Police Chief Luis Guz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say
Can You Overdose From Touching Fentanyl? Of Course Not, Authorities Say Yet another post by someone claiming she suffered a fentanyl overdose simply by picking up a dollar bill has triggered a viral panic, and once again those who know better are left shaking their heads. “It's not possible to overdose on fentanyl by touching it,” said Dr. Andrew Stolbach, an emergency physician and medical toxicologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. “If it was absorbed well through the skin, people wouldn’t inject it and snort it in order to get high.” Higher doses and several hours of time are required for an actual user to overdose on the deadly synthetic opioid, Dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds
Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds A Florida man was arrested for masturbating and inappropriately touching his seatmate on a flight from Newark to Boston on Friday, April 8, federal officials said. Donald Edward Robinson, 76, of Bonita Springs, FL, was touching himself when he exposed his penis to a 21-year-old female passenger seated next to him while onboard the flight, then placed his hand on top of the victim’s thigh without her consent, according to the Massachusetts US Attorney's Office. The victim recorded a 24-second video of Robinson fondling and manipulating his penis through his pants, authori…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway
FBI Charges Newark Man With Carjacking Montclair Woman In Driveway Federal authorities took over the case of a Newark man charged with carjacking a Montclair woman at gunpoint in her driveway. Andy Cook, 23, was captured by Essex County sheriff's officers shortly after he and a gunman accosted the victim on Melrose Place in the township's Estate section shortly before 7:30 p.m. last Dec. 6, authorities said. The victim told police she'd just returned home when Cook's crony pointed a gun at her, demanded she get out of the car and ordered her to leave her purse, phone and keys behind, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. The gunman ran away as Cook got …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London
Business Class Passenger Accused Of Raping Woman On Flight From Newark To London An airline passenger was charged with raping a woman in business class while others around them slept on a flight from Newark to London. The as-yet-unidentified 40-year-old suspect is accused of the assault on a Jan. 31 United Airlines flight bound for Heathrow Airport, according to multiple reports. Both passengers are British, authorities said. They reportedly sat in separate rows, didn't know one another but had been chatting in a lounge area earlier in the flight. Officers "met the aircraft on arrival" at Heathrow and arrested the man "on suspicion of rape," London's Metropol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NYC Man Gets 38 Years Without Parole For Assisting ISIS, Stabbing Jail Guard NYC Man Gets 38 Years Without Parole For Assisting ISIS, Stabbing Jail Guard
NYC Man Gets 38 Years Without Parole For Assisting ISIS, Stabbing Jail Guard A Queens man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years without parole in federal prison for trying to support ISIS, followed by another eight years for assaulting a federal correctional officer. Ali Saleh, 28, will have to serve out just about all of the consecutive sentences because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Saleh “swore an oath of allegiance to ISIS” and embraced the terrorist organization’s directive to either travel to the Middle East or take action at home, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn says. “I’m ready to die for the Caliphate, prison is nothing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected
Tracking Henri: Parts Of NJ Evacuated By Torrential Rain, Storm Surges Expected Parts of New Jersey were evacuated Saturday and Sunday due to rainfall as Henri was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Water rescue teams were called to Main Street and Willow Street in Helmetta due to areas of homes in need of evacuations, police reports say. Posted by Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 on Sunday, August 22, 2021 Newark firefighters evacuated 23 people following a foundation collapse at a Taylor Street home due to  thunderstorms just after 2 a.m. The Newark Department of Engineering, Code Enforcement and PSEG have been notified. Taylor Stree…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Indictment: Sex Offender, Felons Drove Unsafe Buses For NJ Company Without Checks, Drug Tests Indictment: Sex Offender, Felons Drove Unsafe Buses For NJ Company Without Checks, Drug Tests
Indictment: Sex Offender, Felons Drove Unsafe Buses For NJ Company Without Checks, Drug Tests A Paterson-based school bus company owner from Wayne and his manager hired criminals as drivers – including a registered sex offender – and covered it up, a state grand jury indictment charges. Shelim Khalique, the 52-year-old owner/operator of A-1 Elegant Tours on Paterson Street, and manager Henry Rhodes, 57, of Paterson, hired drivers without background checks or mandatory drug tests while operating unsafe buses, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Personnel files seized in 2019 revealed that A-1 – which has serviced Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties -- employed several…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex
NJ Feds: Oxy Doc Admits Trading Drugs For Sex A Staten Island doctor who saw patients from New Jersey admitted deliberately keeping some of them hooked by trading opioids for sex, federal authorities said. Joseph Santiamo, 65, “knowingly prescribed dangerous quantities of oxycodone – and, even more egregiously, solicited sexual favors from certain patients” in exchange for writing them additional opioid scripts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. Although he specialized in geriatric care, many of Santiamo's patients were "well under 40 years old" and "dealing with pain and addiction,” Carpenito said. Others didn’t even have…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds Arrest Oakland Teen On Child Porn Trafficking Charges Feds Arrest Oakland Teen On Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Feds Arrest Oakland Teen On Child Porn Trafficking Charges An Oakland teen was arrested by federal agents Tuesday on child porn trafficking charges. A federal magistrate judge in Newark released Nicholas Corsale-Althawabta, 19, on $100,000 on unsecured bond following a video-conferenced first appearance Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Corsale-Althawabta “used an internet-based application to distribute multiple graphic videos depicting the sexual abuse of minors,” Carpenito said. “Law enforcement officers discovered numerous videos of child sexual abuse on Corsale-Althawabta’s electronic devices when he was arrested at his h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FBI Urging COVID-19 Retests For Anyone Tested By Jersey Shore Lab FBI Urging COVID-19 Retests For Anyone Tested By Jersey Shore Lab
FBI Urging Covid-19 Retests For Anyone Tested By Jersey Shore Lab The FBI is urging anyone who got tested for COVID-19 at an Atlantic County lab to get tested again. In a tweet Friday morning, the FBI's Newark office said anyone tested at  Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory in Ventnor should be retested as soon as possible. Your response is voluntary but would be useful in a federal investigation. Based on the response provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. Officials did not say why a retest was necessary, only that rapid finger prick blood tests are antibody tests and should not be used for diagnosing act…

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by Cecilia Levine