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Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Slaying Of Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc' Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Slaying Of Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc'
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Slaying Of Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc' Police have arrested and charged a New York man in the June murder of a popular Bayonne, NJ sneaker reseller who went by the name, Upscale Cracc, in Lower Manhattan. Jayquan Straker, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in the Tuesday, June 25 killing of Javier Osorio-Mejia, in SoHo, the NYPD announced. Rest in peace to Upscale Cracc, born Javier Osorio-Mejia, a reseller who was a mainstay at sneaker releases in New York City for years. If there was a lineu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Heartbreaking Obituary Remembers NJ Mom, 45, Killed Camping With Family Heartbreaking Obituary Remembers NJ Mom, 45, Killed Camping With Family
Heartbreaking Obituary Remembers NJ Mom, 45, Killed Camping With Family Services have been finalized for a 45-year-old New Jersey mother who was killed on a camping trip with her husband and two sons. Carol Luistro was inside of her family's camper at the Russell Brook Campground in the Town of Colchester, NY when it was struck by a fallen tree around 10:50 a.m. Sunday, June 30, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Luistro was pronounced dead at the scene. Courtesy of Lloyd Luistro Carol's obituary on the Shook Funeral Home website says she was born and raised in Jersey City where she met her husband, Lloyd Luistro. The two welcomed their two boys…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To COVID-19 After Antibody Test
CityMD Mistakenly Tells 15,000 NJ, NY Patients They're Immune To Covid-19 After Antibody Test CityMD has changed its messaging after telling 15,000 New York and New Jersey patients who tested positive for coronavirus antibodies that they were immune to the virus. Someone who tests positive for coronavirus antibodies is not necessarily immune, FDA Associate commissioner Peter Pitts told ABC. Healthcare officials remain unsure of the level of immunity for those who have been exposed to the virus. The urgent care clinic released the following statement to ABC News: "All CityMD patients getting the COVID-19 antibody test are given several documents (including printed discharge ins…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead
Slain Officer ID'd In Jersey City Bloodbath As Bergen Dad, Two Shooters, 3 Civilians Also Dead UPDATE: A police officer, two suspects and three civilians were killed in what became a Jersey City gun battle Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. The slain officer was identified as Joseph Seals, a 17-year department veteran and father of five -- including a newborn -- who lived in North Arlington. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Joe’s family during this Christmas season and beyond,” Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said. “We take for granted sometimes the selfless work a police officer does when they wear that uniform. In the end they are people that volunteered to keep every…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three Nabbed In Blauvelt Credit Card Heist, Police Say Three Nabbed In Blauvelt Credit Card Heist, Police Say
Three Nabbed In Blauvelt Credit Card Heist, Police Say Three men are facing a series of charges after being caught red-handed allegedly stealing credit cards from a parked car in Blauvelt by members of the Orangetown Police Department. Officers on the Orangetown Police Department on patrol at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Friday, May 25 on Moehring Drive spotted a suspicious person walking from a local resident’s yard to an awaiting vehicle that was occupied by two other men, leading to further investigation. Police said that it was determined that Jersey City resident Omar Ahmed, 21, Bayonne resident Andrew Gurges, 21, and an 18-year-old whose na…

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by Zak Failla