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Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (DEVELOPING) Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (DEVELOPING)
Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (Developing) Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in a Paramus home, a spokesperson for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Paramus officers were called to a home on East Ridgewood Avenue around 4:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, where they found a woman dead inside the home, BCPO spokesman Jeff Angerymeyer said. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death is underway, being led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Paramus Police Department.  The investigation is under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and Chief Robert M. Guidetti…
'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors 'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors
'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors One person "sustained serious bodily injuries" in a hit-and-run crash the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Sunday afternoon.  The serious crash happened at the intersection of Route 46 East and Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, NJ around 3;08 a.m. on July 14, as detailed in the release.  One person in the struck vehicle was injured and taken to an area hospital, while the driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene, according to the release. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Little Ferry Police Department are investigating. No additio…
Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says
Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of his 49-year-old landlord, authorities in Atlantic County said. Michael Carney has been charged with murder and weapons offenses after the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said he stabbed Solomon Lonner to death Wednesday, July 3 around 5:20 p.m. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a stabbing in progress at 789 Park Road in Mays Landing, where Lonner was found with multiple stab wounds inside the home, the prosecutor's office said. Lonner, who owned the home and rented it out to Carney and several other tenants, wa…
Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (UPDATED) Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (UPDATED)
Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (Updated) Three more people have been arrested more than a year after the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Frederick County, bringing the total to nine suspects who have been apprehended, police say. On Tuesday, June 4, authorities announced that federal investigators and local police detectives have apprehended three people in connection to the February 2023 murder of Limber Lopez Funez. In February last year, family members of Lopez Funez alerted the Frederick County Police Department that the teen had gone missing, prompting a massive, multi-agency search that came to a head on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023…
DUAL HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen DUAL HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen
Dual Holiday Tragedies: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An unresponsive 12-year-old girl from Fort Lee died at the hospital hours after a 14-year-old girl died suddenly in Ramsey. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the death of the Fort Lee youngster, whom he said was found unresponsive by first responders at a Maple Street residence shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later. Musella said detectives from his Major Crimes Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department are investigating the circumstances of her death, which he didn't characterize. Th…
Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (DEVELOPING) Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (DEVELOPING)
Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (Developing) A stabbing suspect who allegedly attacked two people during an incident in Frederick City on Monday night was found dead inside an area home, police say. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on April 15, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to a home in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive to investigate a reported stabbing involving three people who knew each other. The incident was reported in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive in Frederick City Google Maps street view During the initial investigation, it was determined that two people known to the suspect were stabbed, leavi…
Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder A woman narrowly escaped death when a man slit her throat in a horrific domestic assault during a gathering in Cliffside Park, authorities said. Ernesto Lara Rojo, a 49-year-old Cuban national who lives in West New York, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail early Monday evening, April 1. ICE immediately issued a detainer on Rojo so he can be brought before a federal immigration judge in Newark to determine his residency status in the United States, jail records show. Rojo was with a group of people in an apartment jus…
UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged
Update: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An impaired driver from Westchester was headed the wrong way on westbound Route 4 in Paramus when his SUV slammed head-on into another over the weekend, sending five people as well as himself to the hospital, authorities said. Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison was "operating his vehicle recklessly and under the influence of drugs and or alcohol" when his eastbound 2008 Toyota rammed an unidentified vehicle shortly near Paramus Road before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, a criminal complaint says. "Two passengers in the defendant's vehicle were injured as a result of the accident …
ROUTE 4 STABBING: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder ROUTE 4 STABBING: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder
Route 4 Stabbing: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: A manhunt ended with the arrest in Belleville of a Paterson motorist on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of another driver during a noontime road rage incident on Route 4 in Paramus, authorities confirmed. Christian A. Velez, 24, and the victim got out of their vehicles in front of the Popeye's on the highway’s eastbound side during an unspecified argument around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The 28-year-old victim, who was driving a Mercedes van, was stabbed in the side and back and slashed once on the arm, the chief sa…
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub The identity has been released of a man shot and killed Thanksgiving morning at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response emergency units were summoned to the scene. A crime scene…
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub New update: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub A suspect is at large after a fatal overnight Thanksgiving shooting at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and A…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County A 61-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed Route 9 in Middle Township on Wednesday, Nov. 15, authorities said.  Lee Nelson, of Rio Grande in Cape May County, was heading east when he was hit by a northbound vehicle at 6:29  p.m., at the intersection with Route 47, Middle Township police said. The victim was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was pronounced dead at 7:52 p.m., police said. The driver, 68, from Mays Landing, Atlantic County, stopped after the crash, police said. He was not issued a summons, they said, and his n…
'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues 'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues
'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues The sudden unattended death of a 33-year-old Garfield man wasn’t believed to be suspicious, although an investigation hasn’t yet been completed, authorities said Tuesday. City police responding to a 911 call for medical aid found Tadeusz Soltys unresponsive in a Palisade Avenue apartment at the corner of Van Winkle Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein confirmed on Tuesday. His girlfriend apparently had last seen Soltys there Friday night, then found him on the floor and called for help when she returned the next morning, a so…
Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious' Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious'
Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious' A man's body that was found in a grassy area in Fairfield County and whose death is considered suspicious has been identified. The man was found in Stamford around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 near the pathway that connects Woodland Avenue and Walter Wheeler Drive. Earlier report: Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Capt. Thomas Scanlon of the Stamford Police said the department is continuing to investigate the suspicious death of the man identified as  Modesto Santiago-Gomez, age 20. He is believed to be homeless.  Investigators…
Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say
Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Police in Maryland found a different kind of monster hiding under a Frederick teen's bed as they continue to investigate a summertime armed robbery. The Frederick Police Department busted a 16-year-old with an unregistered AR-15-style pistol with two fully-loaded magazines this week as they continue to investigate an armed robbery that was reported in July. According to the department, on Monday, the Major Crimes Unit and Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a home in the 5900 block of Jefferson Commons Way amid an ongoing investigation into the reported robbery. Sure enough,…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup MURDER-SUICIDE: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup
Murder-suicide: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup A dispute that led to an incendiary breakup ignited a murder-suicide in a private home in New Milford, multiple law enforcement and family sources told Daily Voice. Giovanni “John” Emmolo, 80, and 56-year-old Marina Perez were both found dead of gunshot wounds at his Myrtle Avenue home around 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, after New Milford police were asked to conduct a welfare check. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed their identities and the cause of death late Sunday afternoon. He didn't say who investigators believe fired the shots. Perez was shot from behind, a source with…
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say Police in Connecticut are working to connect a large fight to the overdose death of a woman and a man who was stabbed multiple times. The incidents took place in New Haven around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the New Haven Fire Department responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of Howard Avenue. Upon arrival, fire department personnel determined that the woman was suffering from an overdose. While aid was being rendered to the woman, a man who suffered from multiple stab wounds approached firefighters, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Both…
HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46
Hit-and-run: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 UPDATE: The search for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 75-year-old postal employee walking to work just off Route 46 before dawn the other day ended with the arrest of a 69-year-old retiree from Fort Lee, authorities said. Tae Lee actually made it easy for them, investigators said. Lee had been behind the wheel of a southbound SUV that struck the victim as he crossed Industrial Avenue in Teterboro between the airport and the Walmart-anchored Teterboro Landing shopping center at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Saturday. Lee, who live…
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise 'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…
SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian, 75, Near Route 46 Walmart SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian, 75, Near Route 46 Walmart
SEE Anything? Hit-Run Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian, 75, Near Route 46 Walmart UPDATE: The search for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 75-year-old postal employee walking to work just off Route 46 before dawn the other day ended with the arrest of a 69-year-old retiree from Fort Lee, authorities said. Tae Lee actually made it easy for them, investigators said. Lee had been behind the wheel of a southbound SUV that struck the victim as he crossed Industrial Avenue in Teterboro between the airport and the Walmart-anchored Teterboro Landing shopping center at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Saturday. Lee, who…
Fire That Destroyed, Damaged Vehicles On Route 46 Lot Deliberately Set By PA Man: Prosecutor Fire That Destroyed, Damaged Vehicles On Route 46 Lot Deliberately Set By PA Man: Prosecutor
Fire That Destroyed, Damaged Vehicles On Route 46 Lot Deliberately Set By PA Man: Prosecutor UPDATE: A pre-dawn fire that destroyed some vehicles and damaged others at a used car dealership on Route 46 in Lodi last month was intentionally set by a Pennsylvania man, authorities said. Jonathan Czyzewski, 37, of Levittown, PA remained held in the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown pending extradition to Bergen County. Czyzewski set fire to a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck at MFT Auction off Money Street at 4:40 a.m. July 30, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Flames engulfed the pickup and quickly spread to other vehicles on the lot, the prosecutor said. …
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash
Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In Cape May County Crash A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in South Jersey, authorities said. On Saturday, Aug. 26, at 1:56 a.m., Middle Township Police responded to Route 9 and Church Street in the Rio Grande section of the township for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle that struck a sport utility vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found the motorcycle was occupied by a driver and a passenger.  The driver of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old male of North Cape May was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The passenger, a 23-year-old female also of North Cape May was transported to C…
4 Dead In 2 Separate Weekend Crashes In Somerset County 4 Dead In 2 Separate Weekend Crashes In Somerset County
4 Dead In 2 Separate Weekend Crashes In Somerset County Two separate double-fatal accidents left four people dead over the weekend in Somerset County. The first incident was reported on Friday, Aug. 25 just before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Dukes Parkway East in Manville, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. A 75-year-old Manville woman was heading northbound in the right lane of Main Street in a 2022 Chevrolet Traverse when she ran a red light and struck a 52-year-old East Newark man in a 2018 Mercedes Benz C300 heading eastbound from Dukes Parkway into the shopping center on the northbound side…
UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC
Update: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At Humc Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday that the death of a 39-year-old woman found in a backyard pool the day before is being investigated. Saddle River police were called to the $2.7 million home on Fox Hedge Road off East Allendale Road at 4:26 p.m. Monday, July 31. They began life-saving measures that were continued by Bergen County EMS paramedics, who also used a bag-valve mask as they rushed her to their rig. They continued CPR all the way to HUMC, where she was pronounced dead, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. Musella said his Major Crimes Unit and Saddle …
UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC UPDATE: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At HUMC
Update: Woman Pulled From Saddle River Pool Pronounced Dead At Humc UPDATE: Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday that the death of a 39-year-old woman found in a backyard pool the day before is being investigated. Saddle River police were called to the home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 31. Saddle River police were called to the home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 31. Saddle River police were called to the $2.7 million home on Fox Hedge Road off East Allendale Road at 4:26 p.m. Monday, July 31. They began life-saving measures that were continued by Bergen County EMS paramedics, who also used a bag-valve mask as they rushed he…
Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away
Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away One person was seriously injured when they were stabbed at a Connecticut train station by a man who go away. The incident took place in New Haven County around 12 p.m., Sunday, at the Union Avenue train station in New Haven. According to Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police, officers received a call from a security officer at the train station regarding a man who had been stabbed. When patrol officers arrived they found a victim suffering from multiple stab wounds on the left side of the train station, Dell said. The man was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment. He is …
CT 10-Month-Old Found Dead In Home Under 'Suspicious' Circumstances, Police Say CT 10-Month-Old Found Dead In Home Under 'Suspicious' Circumstances, Police Say
CT 10-Month-Old Found Dead In Home Under 'Suspicious' Circumstances, Police Say Police in Connecticut are investigating after a 10-month-old was found dead at a home. The incident took place in New Haven County around 12 p.m., Wednesday, June 28, when New Haven Police responded to a home on Farren Avenue. According to Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police, when officers arrived on the scene they found the 10-month-old infant not breathing, and efforts to revive the child were unsuccessful.  The infant was immediately transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later, Dell said. Dell said detectives from the Major Crimes Unit and…
Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County
Fatal Fire Investigated In Camden County Authorities are investigating a fatal fire in Camden County. The fire occurred Wednesday afternoon, May 31, in Laurel Springs, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. The Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Laurel Springs police responded to the fire in the 100 block of Washington Avenue. Details about the victim were not released. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jason Roland of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-5125 and Detective Michael Wolcott of the Laurel Spring…
DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder DONE AND DONE: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder
Done AND Done: Hudson Pair Get 30 Years Each In Bergen Robbery Murder UPDATE: Two Hudson County men who killed a Fairview pot dealer during an armed robbery at his home were sentenced to a plea-bargained 30 years each in state prison. Carlos Burgos of Jersey City and Raul Torres of North Bergen, both 23, must each serve 25½ years behind bars before they'll be eligible for parole under the terms of their respective plea agreements. The plot's mastermind, Lexie Burke, 24, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter last year in the June 2019 shooting death of David Duque-Soto. He's scheduled for sentencing on June 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Ma…
CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say
CT Man Sitting In Kitchen Critical After Being Shot Through Window, Police Say A Connecticut man was shot while sitting in his kitchen when some 36 shots were fired outside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:15 p.m., Sunday, May 14 in the area of Level Street near Brookside Avenue in New Haven. New Haven Police officers were dispatched to the area after a ShotSpotter indicated some 36 gunshots in the near, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. When officers arrived they were told a man had been shot, she added. The victim was immediately transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital by ambulance, and medical staff informed the police that …