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Police & Fire
Dover Boy, 15, Leaving Football Game Critical After Being Struck By Car On Route 46
A Dover high school student is in critical condition after being hit by a car on a highway crossing Route 46 after a football game Friday night, local police say. The 15-year-old boy was heading toward the McDonald's on the westbound side of the highway in Rockaway Borough when he was struck around 9:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Kyle Schwarzmann said. The unidentified boy remained at Morristown Medical Center in critical condition Saturday morning, Schwarzmann said. District officials said the boy was leaving the Morris Knolls High School football game when the incident occurred. Dover School…
Police & Fire
Hackettstown PD: McDonald's Employee Burned By 'Smoldering' Dollar Bill
A McDonald's employee suffered burns on her palm when a customer handed her a smoking dollar bill, authorities said. The McDonald's worker took the cash around 10:25 p.m. Sunday and realized only after it was in her hand that it was still "smoldering," Hackettstown police said. "She is traumatized," a family member told Daily Voice. The worker was treated at Hackettstown Medical Center, the family member said. The incident remains under investigation, authorities said.
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Update
: NY State Man, 36, Struck Twice On Route 4 After Fight With Girlfriend Dies
UPDATE: A Dutchess County, NY man who was killed when he was struck by two vehicles on Route 4 in Paramus deliberately walked into traffic, witnesses said. One witness was getting gas at the BP station next to the McDonald's on the highway's westbound side moments before 9 p.m. Saturday. "My husband was inside the [gas station] store when the man walked over from McDonald's with a blank stare on this face," she told Daily Voice. Ryan O’Keefe, 36, of Wappingers Falls, NY man had been fighting with his girlfriend both inside and outside the McDonald's, near the highway's Forest Avenue e…
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Witness: NY State Man Killed On Route 4 After Fight With Girlfriend Walked Into Traffic
UPDATE: A Dutchess County, NY man who was killed when he was struck by two vehicles on Route 4 in Paramus deliberately walked into traffic, witnesses said. One witness was getting gas at the BP station next to the McDonald's on the highway's westbound side moments before 9 p.m. Saturday. "My husband was inside the [gas station] store when the man walked over from McDonald's with a blank stare on this face," she told Daily Voice. Ryan O’Keefe, 36, of Wappingers Falls, NY man had been fighting with his girlfriend both inside and outside the McDonald's, near the highway's Forest Avenue e…
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? Man Fatally Struck By Car On Route 46 In Montville
A 41-year-old man was fatally struck by a car on Route 46 westbound in Montville, authorities said. The Pine Brook resident was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit on the westbound side of the highway around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Montville police said. The man, who was not identified, was apparently walking outside of McDonald's along the highway when he was hit, police said. The driver who hit him was not injured, police said. There were no passengers in the car. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morris County Sheriff’s Department and local police are investigating. Anyone w…
News
Dump Truck Crashes Through North Bergen Parking Garage
A dump truck fell through the upper level of a North Bergen parking garage Wednesday around noon. The incident occurred at the Tonnelle Center complex on Tonnelle Avenue. Police issued a traffic advisory for 81st Street and Tonnelle Avenue as fire companies worked to clear the scene. North Bergen police said no one was injured. The shopping center is home to a Chuck E Cheese, Planet Fitness, McDonald's and Burlington, according to Google Maps.
Obituaries
Elizabeth Man Killed In Hillside Crash Leaves Behind Young Son
A fundraiser has been started for the Elizabeth man who was killed when his car slammed into the back of a tractor trailer in Hillside last week. Uzodimma N. Oguh, 39, died early on the morning of April 22 when his car slid under the truck as it was pulling into a McDonald's parking lot on Rt. 22. The roadway was closed for several hours. Family and friends are now raising funds to help with funeral and other costs for Oguh, whose survivors include his toddler son Luke. Donations can be made via GoFundMe here.
Real Estate
New Lincoln Park Retail Space Available At Former Valero Site
The site of the former Valero gas station in Lincoln Park will soon be replaced by a brand new retail space. "The Corner Shoppes" on Comly Road were approved by the LP Planning Board earlier this month. The 8,000-square-foot building opposite Boro Hall has five retail units up for lease, available August and September of this year. The construction status was listed as "proposed" on the building's listing. Nearby Lincoln Park Plaza, home to Ace Home Center and Hardware and McDonald's, will be remodeled this summer, listing agent Vita & Vita Reality Corp. said. Click here for more…
Police & Fire
Fair Lawn Police Officer Hospitalized After Rear-Ending Jeep
A Fair Lawn police vehicle rear-ended a Jeep that was stopped in traffic Saturday night, sending the officer to the hospital, authorities said. Two girls in the Jeep, one 13 and the other 12, were treated at the scene for minor injuries after the crash on Broadway (Route 4) just past the McDonald's around 8 p.m., Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The 45-year-old Paterson driver of the 2000 Grand Cherokee was OK, he said. Officer Michael Franco was taken to the Valley Hospital with an ankle injury, Metzler said. Both vehicles were damaged. The police vehicle – a 2017 Ford Explorer – had to be towed…
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Teen Tricked Into Fake Date In Englewood Robbed At Gunpoint, Detectives Make Arrest
A teenager tricked into coming to Englewood for what he thought was a meeting with a woman he’d connected with on Instagram instead had his valuables stolen at gunpoint by a trio of robbers. Xavier Medina, 18, lured the 17-year-old victim from North Bergen to the area of Lake Street and Broad Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Jan. 8, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. The victim went there “with the prospect of meeting a female,” Torell said. Instead, he was accosted by three robbers, one of whom pointed a gun at his chest while the others took his backpack, iPhone and AirPods, the cap…
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Englewood PD: Robber Uses 'Letgo' App To Rob Victims
Englewood detectives charged a local man with robbing a Hackensack couple who came to town to sell an iPhone through the “Letgo” buy/sell app. Sincere Degroat, 19, was carrying an iPhone stolen during one of the robberies when Detective Sgt. Chris Kedersha and Detective Chris Quirk nabbed him in Mackay. The iPhone was stolen from a Hackensack couple on Jan. 5 after the woman, 21, listed it for sale on “Letgo” and agreed to a meeting in Englewood, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Friday. DeGroat snatched the phone from her, “indicated he had a gun and said he would shoot them both,” Tore…
Police & Fire
Garfield Man Who Shot Confessed Car Burglar In Back Charged With Attempted Murder
UPDATE: A 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday is scheduled for a first court appearance on attempted murder charges Friday in Hackensack. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/garfield/police-fire/garfield-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-for-shooting-accused-car-burglar-due-in-court-friday/746741/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities upgraded charges to attempted murder against a 37-year-old Garfield business owner who shot a car burglar in the back before dawn Tuesday. Omar Smadiya was carrying a Glock 19 Gen 4 handgun when he found…
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