Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause
Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause A 44-year-old driver killed in a Monday morning crash on Route 3 in Clifton apparently suffered a medical episode, responders told Daily Voice. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Anton Dittrich of Clifton veered onto the westbound shoulder and scraped along the divider for about 100 yards before coming to a stop near the Bloomfield Avenue exit shortly before 10:30 a.m., authorities said Monday afternoon. Responders administered CPR, to no avail. Dittrich was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital about 15 minutes later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized
Passaic Shooting Victim, 19, Hospitalized A 19-year-old shooting victim showed up Thursday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, triggering an investigation into what exactly happened, authorities confirmed Friday. The victim told police someone shot her in her car shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the heavily commercial area of Main Avenue near Burgess Place. The victim, who was shot in the arm and chest, arrived in a privately-owned vehicle that apparently had been struck by gunfire, responders said. Her injuries weren't considered life-threatening, they said. Police "located evidence of a crime scene" at Main and Burges…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs
Paterson Police Chase Down Ex-Con Home Invaders Who Kicked In Woman's Door, Seize Gun, Drugs "They ran out the back door," a frightened Paterson woman told responding city police officers after two ex-cons bashed in her front door, looking for money. Officer James Iandoli and Wojciech Kulbabinski were quickly on the tails of the two intruders, chasing them through backyards and over fences on 16th Avenue Thursday night, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They headed east on Park Avenue toward Rosa Parks Boulevard, then abruptly turned left into the front gated area of a home, where one of them tossed a gun into a plastic blue recycling can. The pair then split up, running in opp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel
SWAT Team Searches For Suspect After Woman Is Stabbed At Little Ferry Hotel UPDATE: A SWAT team was summoned to a Little Ferry motel after a woman reported being stabbed and robbed Saturday afternoon. Police were searching for a suspect. A friend picked her up and took the woman to St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic after the incident at the Capri Inn (now the Rodeway Inn Capri) on Bergen Turnpike just off Route 46, Capt. James Walters told Daily Voice. She was stabbed three times -- on her left arm, right hand and left upper back, Klein said, adding that the injuries weren't life-threatening. Police, believing her assailant was still in the hotel, summoned a Bergen …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Police & Fire
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station
Rutherford Pedestrian, 32, Struck Outside Train Station A 32-year-old Rutherford man was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening Saturday morning after being struck by a car near the borough train station. The victim was in the crosswalk at what is known as Station Square at Erie Avenue near the East Rutherford border just after 10:30 a.m. when he was struck by a Nissan Versa driven by a 29-year-old Kearny woman, Lt. Marc Amatucci said. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, Amatucci said. Officer Andrzej Hein issued the driver a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian, the lieutenant said. ****** ALSO SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch FOUND! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch
Found! Missing Passaic Hospital Patient, 67, Found Sleeping On Porch A 67-year-old Passaic woman who walked out of a hospital overnight Thursday wearing only a light gown and yellow socks was found and returned before lunchtime, authorities said. A resident who found Yolanda Roa sleeping on a porch a few blocks from St. Mary's Hospital dialed 911 and a responding officer identified her, Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman said. "She's in good health, being returned to the hospital," Guzman told Daily Voice shortly before 11 a.m. Surveillance footage showed Roa walking out of the hospital more than eight hours earlier. Police issued a screen shot from the vide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
Obituaries
Greenwich HS Grad From Newtown Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Greenwich HS Grad From Newtown Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash
Greenwich HS Grad From Newtown Killed In I-84 Wrong-Way Crash Funeral services have been set for a Newtown business owner and Greenwich High School graduate who was one of two people killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84. According to Connecticut State Police, Diego Fernando Jimenez, 48, of Newtown, died following a wrong-way crash around 1 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, on I-84 in Southbury. State Police said the crash occurred when David Hozer, 46, of Southbury, was traveling the wrong way on westbound I-84 when his 2011 Audi Q5 struck a limousine Jimenez was driving. Jimenez died about an hour after the crash at Waterbury Hospital. Hozer died Sunday…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain
Authorities: Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed In Passaic By Driver From Spain A driver from Spain was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a 64-year-old woman in Passaic before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Mary Hernandez of Passaic was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after the 6:05 a.m. crash in the 200 block of Gregory Avenue, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint release. Manuel Henry Tolivia Gimeno, 48, of Valencia, Spain was driving the 2018 Toyota 4-Runner that struck Hernandez as she crossed the street, the release says. It doesn't address an earlier report on Daily …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Danbury, CT
News
Man Kayaking With Fiancé Dies After Being Pulled From CT Lake Man Kayaking With Fiancé Dies After Being Pulled From CT Lake
Man Kayaking With Fiancé Dies After Being Pulled From CT Lake A kayaker who was pulled from a Connecticut lake has died, police said. Waterbury resident Nelson Torres, 49, was identified by police as one of two people that fell into the water at the Scoville Reservoir in Wolcott on Sunday, Aug. 25.  According to WFSB, he was reaching over to his fiancé in a second kayak when he suffered a medical emergency, knocking him and a woman into the water. Upon arrival, officers jumped into the water and were able to save the woman. Torres was not immediately found. A dive team later located him, unresponsive, and pulled him from the water approximately …

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton
Authorities: Boy, 16, Was Driving SUV That Killed Motorcyclist In Clifton An SUV that struck and killed a 25-year-old motorcyclist in Clifton Friday night was driven by a 16-year-old boy, said authorities who took the teen into custody. The boy was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tuscon that slammed into the 2006 Suzuki at the intersection of Paulison and Union avenues around 9 p.m. Friday, ejecting Nadeem Asfour of Paterson, authorities said. Asfour was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, they said. The juvenile, who wasn’t injured, remained held in the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark after being served with a delinquency complai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Jim Brierty had a lion’s heart – at once huge and comforting, yet fiercely protective. It’s how many have remembered him since news came that the Navy veteran, longtime police officer, firefighter and high school security guard from Ridgefield died last week at 74. Brierty “was a man of honor, respect and dignity,” said former Ridgefield Fire Chief Mike Kees. “He was a man who brought talent and dedication not only to our company but to the entire department.” "Jim's purpose in life was to serve and show how you treat people," former firefighter Steve Rosone added. "That ultimately tells …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Store Parking Lot Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Store Parking Lot
Pedestrian Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By DUI Driver In Store Parking Lot An area man was arrested after allegedly hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk causing serious injuries. Police learned of the incident around 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 after the Naugatuck Police Department received numerous calls reporting a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the parking lot of the Meineke Car Care Center, located at 144 Rubber Avenue, police said. Officers and first responders determined the pedestrian had sustained serious injuries and he was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment, department officials said.  Officers at the scene devel…

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by Kathy Reakes