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6 PA Boys In NJ Turnpike Crash, 2 Killed, 4 Hospitalized: Father Mourns Son 6 PA Boys In NJ Turnpike Crash, 2 Killed, 4 Hospitalized: Father Mourns Son 6 PA Boys In NJ Turnpike Crash, 2 Killed, 4 Hospitalized: Father Mourns Son
6 PA Boys In NJ Turnpike Crash, 2 Killed, 4 Hospitalized: Father Mourns Son Six Pennsylvania boys were involved in a devastating crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two teenagers and sent four others to the hospital, authorities said. One of the victims has been identified by loved ones as Dominic Fenton, whose grieving father shared childhood photos of his son alongside a heartbreaking tribute. "Why did you have to leave us so soon my beautiful son so perfect I love u so much I completely lost our lives will never be the same again without you," Joey Fenton Jr. wrote in a public Facebook post. The crash happened around 5:06 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in th…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora
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100 Cars, Masked Crowds, Guns: Massive Street Racing Takeover Erupts In NJ Town 100 Cars, Masked Crowds, Guns: Massive Street Racing Takeover Erupts In NJ Town 100 Cars, Masked Crowds, Guns: Massive Street Racing Takeover Erupts In NJ Town
100 Cars, Masked Crowds, Guns: Massive Street Racing Takeover Erupts In NJ Town A massive street racing takeover involving approximately 100 vehicles and up to 200 people brought chaos to a North Jersey intersection early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said. Officers were called to the area of River Road and Route 21 in Clifton around 5:02 a.m. after receiving multiple reports of vehicles blocking the roads, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. Responding officers found the intersection of River Road and Entin Road intentionally blocked as drivers raced and performed reckless maneuvers, Anderson said. Many people in the crowd wore face coverings, wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Selma Blair Arrested At JFK Airport After Bloody Delta Flight, PAPD Says Selma Blair Arrested At JFK Airport After Bloody Delta Flight, PAPD Says Selma Blair Arrested At JFK Airport After Bloody Delta Flight, PAPD Says
Selma Blair Arrested At JFK Airport After Bloody Delta Flight, Papd Says The FBI is investigating the JFK Airport arrest of Selma Blair following a disturbance aboard a Delta Airlines flight that left two flight attendants with injuries, authorities said. Port Authority police responded to a report of a physically abusive passenger aboard Delta Flight 938 around 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, after the plane arrived from Los Angeles and was parked at the gate, PAPD said in a statement shared with Daily Voice. The passenger was identified as Blair, 54, ("Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde," "Hellboy"), who was taken into custody and transported to a hospital f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges
Former NJ Assemblyman Arrested On Assault, Harassment Charges A former New Jersey assemblyman and mayor has been arrested on assault and harassment charges, jail records show. Reginald W. Atkins, 58, of Roselle, who previously served as the borough's mayor, was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility on Monday, Oct. 12, according to inmate records. Atkins faces charges of simple assault for purposely or knowingly causing bodily injury, simple assault involving threats of bodily injury by physical menace, and harassment involving striking, offensive touching or threats, records show. The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident were n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Social Security Recipients Await Major Update Coming In Days: What Happens Next Social Security Recipients Await Major Update Coming In Days: What Happens Next Social Security Recipients Await Major Update Coming In Days: What Happens Next
Social Security Recipients Await Major Update Coming In Days: What Happens Next Social Security recipients are approaching a closely watched announcement that will help shape their household budgets for the coming year. The Social Security Administration is expected to announce its 2027 cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA, on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The announcement follows the release of September inflation figures, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics calendar. The adjustment is designed to help benefits keep pace with inflation. It affects retirement payments, other Social Security benefits, and Supplemental Security In…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report
Second Cornell Gang Rape Case Defendant Seeks To Remove Special Prosecutor From Case: Report A second man accused in a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit involving Cornell University is seeking to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the criminal investigation, arguing that her public comments about the accuser raise questions about her impartiality as special prosecutor.  Winston Lee, one of seven former fraternity members named in the lawsuit, filed a motion in Tompkins County criminal court on Friday, Oct. 9, asking a judge to bar James from overseeing the investigation and participating in any future grand jury proceedings, NBC News reported. The filing com…

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by Ben Crnic
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Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In Bergen County: Police Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In Bergen County: Police Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In Bergen County: Police
Bogus Missing Baby Report Ends With Cops Assaulted, Death Threats In Bergen County: Police A report of a missing 4-month-old baby in Bergen County turned violent when the caller attacked two police officers and threatened to kill one of them, authorities said. Obel E. Simon-Lopez, 23, a Guatemalan national living in Palisades Park, was arrested following the Thursday, Oct. 8 incident, Police Chief George Beck announced Monday, Oct. 12. Officers responded to the area of Broad and Henry avenues around 3:33 p.m. after receiving the missing baby report, Beck said. Police initially could not find the caller at his apartment but later located Simon-Lopez outside on Broad Avenue, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record
NJ Mechanic Killed In Crash Involving Teen With Extensive Driving Record Loved ones of a mechanic killed in a Thursday, Oct. 1 crash believed to have been caused by an intoxicated teen driver are working to keep his legacy alive. Michael DiTondo, a 56-year-old Hope Township resident, has been identified as the victim killed in a crash by 19-year-old Edward McVey, of Lower Township, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said, as previously reported by Daily Voice. DiTondo was returning from his campsite at The Race of Gentlemen racing event in Wildwoods, at the time of the crash, according to a GoFundMe launched after his passing. McVey's vehicle stru…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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Driver, 28, Charged In Deadly NJ Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian Driver, 28, Charged In Deadly NJ Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian Driver, 28, Charged In Deadly NJ Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian
Driver, 28, Charged In Deadly NJ Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian A New Jersey driver has been charged in a deadly hit-and-run that killed a 62-year-old pedestrian crossing Route 21, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Mickael Esteban Barrionuevo Medina, 28, is charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and third-degree endangering an injured victim, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The victim, James Edward Kolla, of Newark, was crossing a marked crosswalk at Edison Place and McCarter Highway in Newark around 7:44 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, as the traf…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash When Car Slams Utility Pole In Paramus, Deputy Chief Says 3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash When Car Slams Utility Pole In Paramus, Deputy Chief Says 3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash When Car Slams Utility Pole In Paramus, Deputy Chief Says
3 Seriously Hurt In Route 17 Crash When Car Slams Utility Pole In Paramus, Deputy Chief Says Three people suffered serious, potentially life-threatening injuries when a vehicle veered off Route 17 and struck a utility pole in Paramus early Monday, Oct. 12, authorities said. The crash happened around 3:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes, just past the Garden State Parkway and Century Road, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole on a strip of land near the parkway ramp, Scott said. One passenger was removed from the vehicle by patrol officers, while the other two occupants got out on their own before or around the time p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases A 39-year-old woman with a recent measles diagnosis has become the US's sixth measles-associated death as the outbreak climbed past 1,100 cases in Pennsylvania. The woman died Saturday, Oct. 10, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 12. She had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles that had been treated, the coroner said. Her death meets the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s definition of a measles-associated death, according to the advisory. The coroner’s office did not release her name or further details that could identify…

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by Jillian Pikora
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119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme 119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme
119 Amtrak Workers Across 7 States, DC Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said. Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD 3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD 3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD
3 Tractor-Trailers, 2 Cars Involved In Route 80 Crash, Multiple Taken To Hospitals: FD Three tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved in an overnight crash on Route 80 in Warren County, sending multiple people to hospitals and shutting down two eastbound lanes, authorities said. At 12:26 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene and found one tractor-trailer overturned, and four other vehicles involved, the Allamuchy Fire Department said. Multiple people were hospitalized and firefighters contained a minor fluid leak at the scene, fire officials said. Two of the three eastbound lanes and the right shoulder were closed east of the Allamuchy Rest Area as …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts. Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9. Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In NJ Crash With Pickup Truck: Prosecutor Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In NJ Crash With Pickup Truck: Prosecutor Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In NJ Crash With Pickup Truck: Prosecutor
Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In NJ Crash With Pickup Truck: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Flemington motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Hunterdon County, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, authorities said. At 3:50 p.m., Simon D. Zellin, was riding a 2025 Yamaha R1 when he struck the rear passenger side and wheel of a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck on County Road 629, north of the Cratetown Road intersection in Clinton Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson and Clinton Township police saod Responding officers began treating Zellin at the scene before a New Jersey State Police NorthStar helicopter flew him to Rober…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned NJ Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned NJ Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned NJ Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says
Squatter Sets Fire At Abandoned NJ Home, Injuring Female Firefighter, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old man accused of illegally living in an abandoned Jersey Shore home has been charged with setting a fire that injured a firefighter, authorities said. Matthew Waldman,a Plumsted Township resident, was charged Sunday, Oct. 11, in connection with the fire that broke out behind a home on Maple Avenue the previous afternoon, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 4:30 p.m., firefighters and police were called to the property and found flames throughout a detached garage behind the home, Billhimer said. A female firefighter injured her hand while battling the blaze and w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Serious NJ Turnpike Crash Under Investigation (DEVELOPING) Serious NJ Turnpike Crash Under Investigation (DEVELOPING) Serious NJ Turnpike Crash Under Investigation (DEVELOPING)
Serious NJ Turnpike Crash Under Investigation (Developing) A serious crash was reported along the NJ Turnpike before dawn on Sunday, Oct. 11. The incident involved an overturned vehicle and occurred in the southbound lanes of the inner roadway, south of the Molly Pitcher Service Area in Cranbury Township, according to the NJDOT site. Preliminary and unconfirmed reports say at least one person may have been killed. Daily Voice has reached out to New Jersey State Police for details.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports
Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who charged in his mother's death was captured after an hours-long manhunt in Vermont, and 19 firearms were recovered from his room in his parents' basement, according to multiple published reports. Police were called to the Hanafin home on Center Avenue in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 8, for a caller who had found his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49, dead in the kitchen, NBC News reports citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. The couple's 13-year-old son was unharmed, however, the older son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing. Ryan had a license to carry a gun, b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know
Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights: What To Know A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…

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by Joe Lombardi
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911 Caller Assaults Bergen County Officer, Authorities Say 911 Caller Assaults Bergen County Officer, Authorities Say 911 Caller Assaults Bergen County Officer, Authorities Say
911 Caller Assaults Bergen County Officer, Authorities Say A man who called 911 claiming he was being attacked ended up arrested after police say he shoved a lieutenant and grabbed his vest during a confrontation in Bergen County. Frederick D. Penamartinez was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer following the incident near 500 Fifth Avenue in Lyndhurst at approximately 1:21 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Deputy Chief Paul Haggerty said. Lt. Francis O'Rourke and Officers Anthony Morreale and Jorge Fernandez responded after a man called 911, reported being attacked and quickly hung up without providing further details. When police arr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Found In Abandoned Hackensack Gas Station Body Found In Abandoned Hackensack Gas Station Body Found In Abandoned Hackensack Gas Station
Body Found In Abandoned Hackensack Gas Station A man was found dead inside an abandoned gas station on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. The body was discovered inside the vacant building at the corner of American Legion and First Street, Deputy Chief Gregory Zisa said. Investigators believe the man had been using the property as shelter. Photos from HRG News and Resources show the medical examiner at the scene. No signs of foul play have been observed, Zisa said. The investigation remains active, and police said additional information will be released if circumstances change.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Girl Targeted By Ex-BF Who Mowed Down Group Of 6 In NJ, Mom Says: Report Teen Girl Targeted By Ex-BF Who Mowed Down Group Of 6 In NJ, Mom Says: Report Teen Girl Targeted By Ex-BF Who Mowed Down Group Of 6 In NJ, Mom Says: Report
Teen Girl Targeted By Ex-BF Who Mowed Down Group Of 6 In NJ, Mom Says: Report A New Jersey mother believes her teenage daughter was the intended target when an SUV plowed into six students walking on a sidewalk after school last week, NJ Advance Media reports. The mother told the outlet that her daughter's 16-year-old ex-boyfriend was the driver of the SUV that struck the group, and said the vehicle passed her daughter multiple times before the crash on the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road in Lindenwold at 2:11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. Police have not determined the cause of the crash, which remains under investigation. The Lindenwold teen accused of driving the SUV wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officers In Bergen County Town Save 2nd Life In 3 Weeks After Bicyclist Collapses Officers In Bergen County Town Save 2nd Life In 3 Weeks After Bicyclist Collapses Officers In Bergen County Town Save 2nd Life In 3 Weeks After Bicyclist Collapses
Officers In Bergen County Town Save 2nd Life In 3 Weeks After Bicyclist Collapses Police officers in a Bergen County town helped save a second life in just three weeks after a 76-year-old bicyclist collapsed near a country club on Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Haworth police were called to the area of White Beeches Country Club after the bicyclist collapsed and became unresponsive, Lt. Justin Fox said. When Fox and Officer Andrew Soltes arrived, three motorists who had stopped to help were already performing CPR on the man, who had no detectable pulse. The officers and Haworth Ambulance Corps EMT Andy Reithmayr took over, continuing chest compressions, using …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Police Chief Fired Over Homophobic Slur After Judges Rule Punishment Was Too Light NJ Police Chief Fired Over Homophobic Slur After Judges Rule Punishment Was Too Light NJ Police Chief Fired Over Homophobic Slur After Judges Rule Punishment Was Too Light
NJ Police Chief Fired Over Homophobic Slur After Judges Rule Punishment Was Too Light A police chief in New Jersey was removed from duty Friday, Oct. 9, after a New Jersey appeals court upheld his firing over repeated use of a homophobic slur in the workplace, borough officials said. Roselle Police Chief Stacey Williams was removed the same morning a two-judge panel reversed a state decision that had ordered his reinstatement following a 30-day suspension. The case stemmed from a March 2024 disciplinary complaint alleging Williams used a homophobic slur while telling a story to subordinate officers at police headquarters. An openly gay lieutenant, Delmonte Pryor, overhe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pregnant Woman, Children Among 10 Killed In Family Massacre: Police (UPDATE) Pregnant Woman, Children Among 10 Killed In Family Massacre: Police (UPDATE) Pregnant Woman, Children Among 10 Killed In Family Massacre: Police (UPDATE)
Pregnant Woman, Children Among 10 Killed In Family Massacre: Police (Update) A woman who was eight months pregnant, a 5-year-old boy, and a 22-month-old girl were among 10 people killed in a mass shooting at a multigenerational Pennsylvania family home, authorities revealed during a Saturday, Oct. 10, press conference. The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, near East Seventh and Perry streets in Erie, where police responding to a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls discovered two women shot dead outside a residence and additional victims inside, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. The two women found outside the home were 51 and 37 years old, police…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said. Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police. Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said. The Philadelphia police released n…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Prostitution Sting In Bergen County Nets 2 Women, One Wanted By Multiple Agencies Prostitution Sting In Bergen County Nets 2 Women, One Wanted By Multiple Agencies Prostitution Sting In Bergen County Nets 2 Women, One Wanted By Multiple Agencies
Prostitution Sting In Bergen County Nets 2 Women, One Wanted By Multiple Agencies Two women were arrested in a prostitution operation in Bergen County, including a Connecticut woman wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies, authorities said. Deanna Smedick Hale, 40, as among those arrested during an operation conducted by the Carlstadt Police Department's Detective Bureau, Detective Kyle Torres tells Daily Voice. Records show that Smedick Hale is from Rocky Hill, CT. Both women were accused of prostitution, but Smedickhale also faced charges of possessing or selling hypodermic syringes for drug use and failing to turn over a controlled dangerous substance to police, c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Saddle Brook Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver Gets Emotional Sendoff From Hospital VIDEO: Saddle Brook Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver Gets Emotional Sendoff From Hospital VIDEO: Saddle Brook Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver Gets Emotional Sendoff From Hospital
Video: Saddle Brook Officer Struck By Hit-Run Driver Gets Emotional Sendoff From Hospital The Saddle Brook police officer seriously injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop has been released from the hospital in an emotional sendoff (scroll for video). Officer Nicholas Genuario was greeted by law enforcement officers from across the region on Friday, Oct. 9, as he was wheeled out of Hackensack Meridian Health University Medical Center while leaving the hospital following an extended stay. Officers from municipal, county and state agencies gathered to give Genuario a "clap-out," applauding him as he took the next step in his recovery.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report
Viral ICE Arrest Leaves Children Crying On NJ Street, 2 Under Investigation: Report Two people are under investigation for allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest in New Jersey that was captured on video as children cried and clung to a woman being detained, NJ Advance Media reports. The arrest happened in Harrison on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was captured in a now-viral video shared on Facebook by EllaBella Garcia. The clip, just under one minutes and 30 seconds, shows several children crying and clinging to a woman as immigration agents attempt to take her into custody. The video has drawn widespread attention, with approximately 8,500 reactions, 1,800 comments and 3,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Apparent Swanky NYC Nightclub Manager Accused Of Groping Shopper At Bergen County ShopRite Apparent Swanky NYC Nightclub Manager Accused Of Groping Shopper At Bergen County ShopRite Apparent Swanky NYC Nightclub Manager Accused Of Groping Shopper At Bergen County ShopRite
Apparent Swanky NYC Nightclub Manager Accused Of Groping Shopper At Bergen County ShopRite A 37-year-old New Jersey man who identifies himself on Facebook as a manager at an upscale New York City members-only club has been arrested after police say he used a fake bug scare to grope a shopper at a local ShopRite. Victor M. Torres, of Rutherford, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation into a Sept. 29 incident at the ShopRite in Lyndhurst, according to Deputy Police Chief Paul F. Haggerty. The victim was shopping near the courtesy counter around 2 p.m. when a stranger, later identified as Torres, approached and said, "You have something on your back," police said.…

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by Cecilia Levine