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Remains Found In Wayne Woods Believed To Be Those Of Missing Pompton Lakes Woman, 63 Remains Found In Wayne Woods Believed To Be Those Of Missing Pompton Lakes Woman, 63
Remains Found In Wayne Woods Believed To Be Those Of Missing Pompton Lakes Woman, 63 Remains found in a wooded area in Wayne are believed to be those of a 63-year-old woman who went missing a week ago, the township’s police chief said on Friday. An intense search for Maria Ferrigno of Pompton Lakes began after her car was found abandoned on Farmingdale Road, next to a wooded area along the Pompton River, on Monday, July 17, Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said. A concerned resident told police the vehicle had been there for several days without being moved, McNiff said Friday in a detailed first public announcement about Ferrigno's disappearance and the subseq…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ID Sought For Person Of Interest After Trenton Woman's Body Found Along NJ Highway On Christmas ID Sought For Person Of Interest After Trenton Woman's Body Found Along NJ Highway On Christmas
ID Sought For Person Of Interest After Trenton Woman's Body Found Along NJ Highway On Christmas Authorities have released a photo of a person of interest in the tragic case involving Stephanie Carmody, the 31-year-old Trenton woman who was found dead along a New Jersey highway on Christmas night. Carmody's body was found in the northbound shoulder of 3466 Route 1 — a former car dealership — around 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, after multiple 911 calls were placed, DailyVoice previously reported. Her Facebook page said she had been working as a freelance model. West Windsor Police released a photo of a person of interest in a Thursday afternoon update to the case: Posted by West Win…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Princeton University Student Misrach Ewunetie Found Dead: Prosecutor The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 20, authorities have confirmed. Her body was found on the facility grounds behind the tennis courts around 1 p.m., according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Kenneth Strother Jr., Princeton University assistant vice president for public safety. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen alive near Scully Hall around 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, DailyVoice.com reported. Ewunetie's phone last pinged early Sunday, Oct. 16 to a residential area in Penns Neck — about a 7-minute drive from…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor
NJ Murder Suspect Who Dumped Body In Woods Nabbed In Philadelphia: Prosecutor A man who shot his victim and then apparently dumped his victim's body in a wooded area of Central Jersey was captured nearly two years later in Philadelphia, authorities announced. Juaquan S. Fitzgerald, 33, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Duane S. Banks, 27, whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin Township on April 29, 2020, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.  Banks' body was found in a wooded area toward the back of a home near Park Street around 6:40 p.m. that day, police said. The medical examiner's office rule…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lyndhurst Man Fires Gun At Officer, Then Fatally Shoots Self, Responders Say Lyndhurst Man Fires Gun At Officer, Then Fatally Shoots Self, Responders Say
Lyndhurst Man Fires Gun At Officer, Then Fatally Shoots Self, Responders Say A disgruntled Lyndhurst man fired a shot at a borough police officer, then turned the gun on himself Sunday, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The 36-year-old resident was outside his Post Avenue home -- a block and a half off Ridge Road -- when the officer encountered him while responding to a 911 call of a domestic disturbance around 8 a.m., responders said. The resident, who records show had no criminal history, fired a round at the officer before apparently shooting himself, they said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time later. Daily Voice was temporarily with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post 'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post
'Don’t Try To Find Me,' Brian Laundrie Reportedly Says In Chilling Pinterest Post "Don't try to find me." That was the message Brian Laundrie posted on social media that authorities are hoping may actually lead to his apprehension. Laundrie, 23, is a person of interest in the murder of the 22-year-old Gabby Petito whose body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming. He hasn't been seen in more than a week, since he allegedly went hiking in a nature reserve near his home in Sarasota County in the City of North Port in Florida. Brian LaundrieNorth Port Police Department Since the confirmed identity of Petito and her death being labe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room
Hackensack Couple Stabbed Dead By Ex-Con Seeking Room UPDATE: A Hackensack couple was stabbed dead by an ex-con who came to their home looking for a room, authorities said. Clarence S. Stokes, 42, got into an argument with the victims over what would be the terms of his stay before stabbing Stanley Gunter and Latrice Avery around 8 p.m. Wednesday, a law enforcement investigator with knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Gunter, a 67-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, was pronounced dead in a living room on the second floor of the Fairmount Avenue home after he'd been stabbed in the torso, responders said. Doorbell video with audio shows Avery…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland
Update: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE (JULY 31): A bus company employee who stabbed and killed a fellow Palisades Park resident fled to Maryland, where he was captured, authorities said. Jose M. Rivera Mes, 29, remained held in the Prince George’s County Jail in Upper Marlboro, MD pending extradition to New Jersey to face murder and weapons charges in Superior Court in Hackensack. Rivera-Mes stabbed Danilo Gonzalez-Flores, 37, with a kitchen knife outside the ShopRite on Roosevelt Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. last Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd been gashed so deeply across his stomach that organ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station
Man's Body Found In Stairwell Of Morristown Train Station Authorities were investigating after a man's body was found at the Morristown train station overnight Sunday. The unidentified man's body was found around 12:30 a.m. on a stairwell at the Morris Street station, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said alongside local and county authorities. The incident was being investigated as a homicide, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. Law enforcement agents from the Morris County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Transit Police Department and Morristown Police Department were at the scene for several hours investigating. An…

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by Valerie Musson
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Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody
Prosecutor: West New York Woman Killed, Suspect In Custody A 62-year-old West New York woman was killed and a suspect taken into custody on Thursday, authorities said. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez confirmed in a tweet that the victim was found unresponsive Thursday afternoon at 439 66th Street, off Bergenline Avenue. Suarez said her Homicide Unit was investigating with city police. "One suspect is in custody," the prosecutor tweeted. "More info to follow." CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS ****** ALSO SEE: The son of a former Union City pharmacy co-owner admitted his role Thursday in a multimillion-dollar scheme to boost prescription s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris
Army Soldier, Teen Boy Charged In Sussex County Killing Of 20-Year-Old Corporal Hayden Harris A 23-year-old Fort Drum soldier and 16-year-old boy are facing murder and kidnapping charges in the Sussex County killing of 20-year-old U.S. Army Cpl. Hayden Harris. Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, and the unidentified teen were arrested earlier this month after Harris' body was found buried in snow, in a wooded area off Ross Road in Byram Dec. 19, authorities in Sussex County previously said. Mellish, of Brooklyn, was charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, handgun possession, suppression of evidence and more, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. The teen was charged wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport
Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport Authorities in Union County are seeking the public's help investigating a hotel parking lot shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Patrick Shukla was killed just before midnight Friday in the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson on International Boulevard in Elizabeth, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said Saturday. Shukla was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Departm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River KNOW HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River
Know HIM? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Man Whose Body Was Pulled From Passaic River Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a man whose body was found in the Passaic River last month. Belleville police found the unresponsive man possibly in his 30s floating in the river around 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 20, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The man was pulled onto the embankment by the North Arlington Fire rescue with help from North Arlington firefighters, and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 a.m., Stephens said. Since then, attempts to positively identify the man or locate next of kin have been unsuccessful, authorities said. A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder
Cause Of Death Revealed For Newark Education Advocate, 1 Charged With Murder A Newark man has been charged with murder after a Newark education activist was found dead in his home last month, authorities said. Johnnie Lattner, 55 -- the co-founder of PULSE (Parents Unified for Local School Education) -- was found unresponsive at a Mount Pleasant Avenue home Aug. 17,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The death was considered suspicious and ruled a homicide following an autopsy, Ambrose and Stephens said. The cause of death was sharp force injuries, an ECPO spokeswoman said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW HER? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth KNOW HER? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth
Know HER? Authorities Seek Help Identifying Woman Found Dead In Elizabeth Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a woman found dead along Elizabeth railroad tracks this week. The woman was found along railroad tracks off of the 300 block of Port Avenue in Elizabeth Thursday afternoon, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Department Deputy Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said. Possibly black or Hispanic, the woman is either in her late 20s or early 30s, and approximately five feet and six inches tall with no distinguishing marks or tattoos on her body. The Union County Homicide Task Force, assisted by …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NEW VIDEO: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot NEW VIDEO: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot
NEW Video: Agitated Gunman Repeatedly Points Weapon At Paterson Police Before He's Shot WATCH: A gunman who refused to drop his weapon in a confrontation with Paterson police raised the firearm a final time and was shot Thursday afternoon, video taken from above shows. Luan Agolli, 42, of Pequannock lifts the gun several times, refusing to drop it, as he paces the intersection of Carroll and Harrison streets surrounded by officers just after 4:15 p.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows (see above). At times he holds the weapon with both hands and points it at the converging officers. "I'm giving him all these opportunities," says an officer in another video taken from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities
Missing Maryland Man ID'd As Person Found In Hudson River: Authorities The body of a Maryland man who was last seen in a Hoboken pub May 4 was pulled from the Hudson River off Pier A in Hoboken Wednesday afternoon, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Family and friends issued numerous pleas on social media for assistance in the search for Jaime Kwebetchou, a 27-year-old Baltimore resident and veteran of the Air Force, who was reported missing May 6 after being seen at the Wicked Wolf pub in Hoboken.  As they sought information on his whereabouts, friends said his phone had died and there had been no recent activity in his bank acco…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Family Notified: Body In Paterson Brook Is Missing Prospect Park Man, 26 Family Notified: Body In Paterson Brook Is Missing Prospect Park Man, 26
Family Notified: Body In Paterson Brook Is Missing Prospect Park Man, 26 PROSPECT PARK, N.J. -- A body pulled from the Passaic River on Tuesday was positively identified as a Prospect Park man who'd been missing more than a month. Now investigators are trying to determine what happened to him. Paterson police notified the family of 26-year-old Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro that it was him after an autopsy by a New Jersey Medical Examiner on Wednesday, investigators said. The key identifiers: tattoos and a gold tooth. Alcalde-Alfaro had signs of head trauma, but the medical examiner couldn't officially declare his death a homicide without further investigation by Paterso…

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by Jerry DeMarco