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Dad Of Top NJ High School Wrestler Caught On Video In Bleacher Brawl: Reports Dad Of Top NJ High School Wrestler Caught On Video In Bleacher Brawl: Reports
Dad Of Top NJ High School Wrestler Caught On Video In Bleacher Brawl: Reports A real-life Royal Rumble fight allegedly involving the father of one of the nation's top high school wrestlers broke out in the stands of a New Jersey meet over the weekend. UPDATE: Three-Time New Jersey Wrestling Champ Anthony Knox Disqualified From State Tournament Video shows the conclusion of a wrestling match at Collingswood High School during the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association District 25 wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 22. A man in a white tank top is seen running into the bleachers leading to the melee. He was identified by NJ Advance Media as Anthony …

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by Sam Barron
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DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm If anyone should know about the dangers of drunk driving, it's Oriel Dixon. The 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was charged with manslaughter on Saturday, Feb. 22, for drunkenly crashing into another car last December, killing a Somers Point man who was declared cancer-free just two months prior, Egg Harbor Township police said. Almost a year before the crash in 2023, Dixon herself was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver while on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched after the crash.  In the 2023 crash, Dixon suffere…

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by Sam Barron
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UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED) UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED)
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (Updated) Students and staff at the University of Virginia have been advised to shelter in place as police search for a wanted suspect with a reported criminal past. At around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, an alert was issued by UVA Police amid a search for a suspect later identified as Nyheem Hill in the Alderman area. UVA Emergency Alert: Police looking for suspect, area of Alderman Rd, Blk male 6'4 wearing a grey hoodie. Avoid area, shelter in place. If seen call 911. — UVA Police Division (@UVAPolice) February 25, 2025 According to police, Hill fled from a traffic stop, has a known criminal his…

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by Zak Failla
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EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder
Exclusive: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Slain Officer’s Final Wish Revealed As Funeral Plans Announced After Hospital Shooting Slain Officer’s Final Wish Revealed As Funeral Plans Announced After Hospital Shooting
Slain Officer’s Final Wish Revealed As Funeral Plans Announced After Hospital Shooting West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte will be laid to rest this week after he was killed in the line of duty during a mass shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County on Saturday, Feb, 22. His family, fellow officers, and an outpouring of community support are ensuring his legacy of service and sacrifice is never forgotten. Funeral Service Details Duarte’s funeral will take place on Friday, Feb. 28, at 1:00 p.m. at Living Word Community Church, 2530 Cape Horn Road, Red Lion, PA. Due to high attendance expectations, seating arrangements are as follows: Seating inside the c…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Registered Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In Fort Lee: Complaint Registered Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In Fort Lee: Complaint
Registered Sex Offender ID'd As Man Who Sexually Assaulted Teen In Fort Lee: Complaint The Fort Lee man charged with sexually assaulting a missing New York City girl has been identified as a registered sex offender. In 2017, Marc Piovanetti was convicted of rape of a child under 15 years old, criminal sex act on a victim incapable of consent/mentally disabled, and sexual performance by child under 16/access to view, records show (see below). Marc Piovanetti charges/convictions NY Sex Offender Registry This month, 58-year-old Piovanetti was arrested again. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Piovanetti was talking to a girl between 13 and 16 years old on s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Morris County Spa: Prosecutor Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Morris County Spa: Prosecutor
Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Morris County Spa: Prosecutor A woman running a spa in Morris County was arrested and charged after authorities say her spa was offering some extra services. Soon Bang, a 63-year-old Fairview resident, ran a prostitution business at Oasis Spa on Route 10 in Denville, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Denville Police Chief Frank Perna said. A search of the spa turned up a large quantity of U.S. currency, authorities said. Bang, and Yushun Li, 67, of Flushing, New York, engaged in sexual activity in exchange for cash, authorities said. Both women wer…

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by Sam Barron
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Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops
Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops A 37-year-old New York fugitive was arrested last month in Sussex County and found with numerous stolen medication, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan 23, Luis Moure was pulled over by police in Franklin Borough after he was traveling at a high rate of speed and improperly passing vehicles on Route 23 South in Hamburg, Franklin Borough police said. A investigation revealed Moure had an outstanding extradition warrant from Virginia, police said. He was also found to be in possession of counterfeit currency and was sought by other New Jersey law enforcement agencies for using fake money and c…

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by Sam Barron
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Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG NJ Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG
NJ Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG A former New Jersey corrections officer was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, Feb 21, after he admitted to admitted to assaulting a resident who died several days after the attack, authorities said. Giuseppe Mandara, a 55-year-old Brick Township resident had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Mandaran, an officer at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Woodbridge, admitted to attacking Darrell Smith in August 2019, while Smith was serving a 23-year sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault on a poli…

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by Sam Barron
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49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire 49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire Nearly 50 people were displaced by a five-alarm fire Sunday, Feb. 23 in Paterson, officials said. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at multiple multi-family homes on Totowa Avenue. The American Red Cross was assisting 49 people from 13 different families.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police
Officer Stabbed, Suspect Arrested In Camden County: Police A Camden County police officer is in critical condition after he was stabbed by a 38-year-old Sicklerville man on Sunday, Feb. 23, authorities said. The officer, was stabbed while conducting a business check in the area of Broadway and Chestnut Street in Camden, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in critical, but stable condition, authorities said. Richard Dennis was apprehended soon after in the area of South 7th Street and Kaighn Avenue, authorities said. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated …

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by Sam Barron