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Police & Fire
Fugitive Former HS Basketball Player Apprehended In Rockland After Foot Chase
A former high school basketball player who tried to carjack a woman in Bergen County led police on a pursuit before being taken into custody in Rockland, authorities said. Officers apprehended Jordan Dufont, age 23, after a foot chase in the town of Stony Point, Park Ridge Police Chief Joseph Madden said on Thursday, Aug. 17. Dufont, who attended Paramus Catholic HS, had only just been released on Thursday, Aug. 3 after spending five weeks in the Bergen County Jail following another pursuit and a combative arrest off Route 17 in Paramus. Police in Park Ridge got a call this time shortly a…
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NJ Transit: Man Struck By PVL Train In Westwood From Hoboken Seriously Injured
A man was was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a train in Westwood, NJ Transit officials said. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Friday evening and involved a train on the Pascack Valley Line, NJ Transit spokeswoman Kate Thompson told Daily Voice. The train had departed from Hoboken at 7:21 p.m., and was scheduled to arrive in Spring Valley at 8:40 p.m., she said. The man was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with unspecified injuries, Thompson said None of the 50 train passengers or crew members on the train were injured. Rail ser…
Police & Fire
Missing Rockland Hikers Found, Firefighter Treated
A firefighter had to be treated for an undetermined injury after rescuers found four Rockland County hikers who’d become lost in the woods late Saturday night after crossing into New Jersey, responders said. One of the missing hikers was found near the Boy Scout camp in Alpine after they became lost in the Alpine-Rockleigh area, they said. Firefighters from Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Norwood and Northvale joined their colleagues from Orangetown in the search. The injured firefighter was taken to HUMC Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood.
Police & Fire
Woman Faces DWI Charge After Crash In Rockland
The investigation into a driver who allegedly left the scene of a late-night car crash in Rockland County led to the arrest of a New Jersey woman who was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department were called to investigate an alleged hit-and-run incident on West Erie Street in Blauvelt that left property damage at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Police said that investigators located a vehicle involved in the incident on a nearby street, which was being driven by Westwood, N.J. resident Jennifer Me…
Obituaries
North Jersey Celebrity Chef Jessica Vogel Dies At 34
Well-known Executive Chef Jessica Vogel, made famous by the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" show with Gordon Ramsay, has died, friends and colleagues said Monday. She was 34. ****** TRIBUTE: As those who knew and loved her continued to mourn the death of North Jersey celebrity chef Jessica Vogel at only 34 years old, her family spoke of how determined the former contestant of the Food Network's "Hell's Kitchen" was, no matter the odds. https://hackensack.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/family-celebrity-chef-jessica-vogel-died-like-she-lived-a-fighter/740499/ ****** "Th…
Police & Fire
Old Tappan PD: Rockland Burglar Chased Down, Charged With Attempted Murder In Beating
Police from several northeast Bergen towns working together nabbed a Rockland man shortly after authorities said he broke into an Old Tappan home and beat a resident. Garth C. Mackinnon, 26, of Piermont, threatened to kill the Orangeburg Road resident, who was found with head and neck injuries that required medical attention after chasing the intruder from his home, Police Chief Thomas M. Shine said. Police responding to the burglary call just before 2:30 a.m. Thursday got help from their colleagues from Closter, Demarest, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood and River Vale in setti…
Police & Fire
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
UPDATE: Authorities charged a 72-year-old Westwood homeowner with attempted murder for stabbing his wife and aggravated assault for attacking his daughter in their home Tuesday night. Troy Jones also faces illegal weapons charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and assaulted their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Me…
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Westwood Family Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Stabbings
UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…
Police & Fire
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
UPDATE: Authorities charged a 72-year-old Westwood homeowner with attempted murder for stabbing his wife and aggravated assault for attacking his daughter in their home Tuesday night. Troy Jones also faces illegal weapons charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and assaulted their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Me…
Police & Fire
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings
UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…
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Judge Orders Dumont Store Clerk Released After Child Porn Arrest
DUMONT, N.J. -- A judge ordered a supermarket clerk from Dumont charged with collecting child porn released pending further court action. Christian Winner, 49, was arrested Friday following a raid on his Larch Avenue home. He was taken to the Bergen County Jail before a judge released him, with conditions, under New Jersey's bail reform law following a detention hearing on Saturday. The name of the judge isn't listed in jail records. Winner, who posted a photo of himself on Facebook playing Santa Claus, “used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude or sexually explic…
Police & Fire
Supermarket Clerk From Dumont Collected Child Porn, Authorities Charge
DUMONT, N.J. – A supermarket clerk from Dumont collected child porn, said authorities who arrested him Friday. Christian Winner, 49, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on possession of child pornography charges following a raid on his Larch Avenue home. Winner -- who'd worked at the Stop & Shop in Emerson and the K-Mart in Westwood -- “used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The prosecutor thanked Dumont police, as well…
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
The first full day of spring brought the fourth Nor'easter of the month. Perhaps fittingly, in what has been an unpredictable stretch of weather, the complex storm arrived later than expected on Wednesday, and affected different parts of the area at different times. That's reflected in snowfall totals. Here now is a sampling. If you don't see your town's total listed, be sure to leave it by posting a comment here. Westchester County Armonk 5.4 inches, 10 p.m. Wednesday Croton-On-Hudson 2.7 inches, 10:45 p.m. Wednesday Harrison 9.5 inches, 11 p.m. Wednesday Somers 2.3 inches, 11:25 p.…
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area
It didn't take long for much of the area to get more than a half-foot of snowfall accumulation. The storm that swept through the area arrived very early Saturday evening and moved out east not long after midnight. Here are snowfall totals we've already reached. Be sure to leave the total for your hometown with a comment below. Hudson Valley Westchester Armonk, 7.5 inches Croton-on-Hudson, 7.7 inches Harrison, 7.5 inches Irvington, 6.5 inches Mamaroneck, 7 inches Mount Kisco, 7.2 inches Valhalla, 6.5 inches White Plains, 7.5 inches Yonkers, 6.5 inches Putnam Brewster, 6 inches …
Police & Fire
Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A drug deal gone bad left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he fell or was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street, Daily Voice has learned. A Passaic man, meanwhile, was jailed on attempted murder charges in connection with the assault. The victim -- who'd been beaten in neighboring Westwood -- ended up on the hood of the car Tuesday night before landing outside a house on Catherine Court, local sources said. He was flown by AirMed One to Hackensack University Medical Center after a local firefighter found him on the curb, neighbors said. An alert was i…
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