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Haledon Man Kidnapped, Sexually Assaulted Girl Through Extortion: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Passaic County man was arrested and charged with luring an 11-year-old girl out of her home in Asbury Park by threatening to distribute explicit photos of her and then sexually assaulting her, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Adolfo Cruz-Garcia, a Haledon resident, met the girl on social media on Friday, Oct. 2 and even though he knew her age, he solicited photos of her in a state of undress and offered her money in exchange for the performance of sexual acts, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said, Several hours later, Cruz-Garcia arrived at the vi…
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166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities
A hoarder who kept 166 cats and kittens in deplorable conditions inside her Long Island home was indicted Thursday, Oct. 22 on 168 charges, authorities said. Alena Horbatko, 54, of Glen Cove, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and child endangerment charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said. Horbatko’s 18-year-old daughter called the cops on her back in early June, reporting squalid conditions at the family’s home, WPIX reported in June. Officers responded June 7 and smelled an odor coming from the house, and code enforcement officials discovered more than 100 cats insid…
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Loose Dogs Lead Cops To Loaded Gun, Ammo, Arrest In Bergen County: Police
A call about two loose dogs in a Bergen County neighborhood led police to a handgun, ammunition, and the arrest of a South Carolina man, authorities said. Park Ridge Officers Charles Davies and Thomas Arcaro responded to Kinderkamack Road around 8:07 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, after receiving a complaint about dogs running loose, Police Chief Joseph Rampolla said. While trying to contain the two small dogs, Arcaro noticed two backpacks, a disassembled tent, a laptop, dog leashes, and toys near some bushes. Believing the items might have been abandoned, Arcaro looked inside an unzipped backpa…
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Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family. L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…
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Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later
A motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash involving a tractor-trailer on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge, leaving traffic backed up across parts of Bergen County hours after the crash, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:19 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on the eastbound Trans-Manhattan Expressway, according to the Port Authority Police Department. Port Authority police, FDNY personnel, and Port Authority Tunnel-Bridge Agents responded to the scene, where the motorcyclist was pronounced dead by FDNY. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured, authorities said.…
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7-Year-Old Found In Car With Cocaine Packaged For Sale In Bergen County: Police
A 7-year-old child was found inside a vehicle carrying suspected cocaine packaged for distribution during a drug investigation in a Bergen County parking lot, authorities said. Three Bronx residents were arrested after Mahwah police stopped the vehicle outside a Route 17 business around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to Capt. Michael Blondin. Officer Nick Williams had launched an investigation into possible narcotics sales taking place in the parking lot, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up a quantity of suspected cocaine packaged for distribution, along with severa…
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Paterson Man, 27, Dies After Being Shot In Chest, Rushed To Hospital In Car: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Paterson man was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, and rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 4:58 p.m. near Butler and Sparrow streets, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. As officers headed to the scene, they learned that the victim had already been taken to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center in a private vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities have not released his identity or announce…
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NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA
A former fast-food manager from New Jersey indecently assaulted two 14-year-old employees at a Pennsylvania Wendy’s and supplied underage workers with drugs and alcohol, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, as he was sentenced to jail. Richard "Ricky" Mark Brooks, 33, formerly of Freehold, assaulted one teenage employee inside a bathroom and another in a walk-in freezer at the Wendy’s on North Main Street in Doylestown Borough, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators uncovered a pattern of conduct involving underage employees from 2020 through 2024 at th…
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Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting
UPDATE: A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter after appearing in court for the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported. Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a p…
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Man, 43, Vanishes After Walking Out Of Parents' Bergen County Home, Leaving Phone Behind
A 43-year-old Bergen County man has been missing for more than three weeks after walking out of his parents' home, leaving behind all his belongings, including his cellphone, authorities said. Enver Messano was last seen leaving his parents' home in Fair Lawn between 6 and 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, according to a missing-person alert shared by Fair Lawn police. He was wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie when he left and has not returned. Messano is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his abdomen. Police are …
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Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School
A 13-year-old boy was trapped beneath an SUV after being struck while riding his bicycle through a Somerset County high school parking lot Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, police said. At 4:50 p.m., a 2023 Mazda CX-9 driven by a 44-year-old Hillsborough woman struck the boy, Hillsborough Township police said. Responding officers found the child trapped beneath the vehicle's fender, police said. First responders worked to free the boy from underneath the SUV before providing first aid, police said. The child was airlifted by a New Jersey State Police medevac helicopter to a nearby tra…
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Ambulance Wrecked In Route 208 Crash, Injury Reported
A private ambulance was heavily damaged in a crash on Route 208 in Bergen County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, leaving at least one person reportedly injured and traffic backed up, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened on Route 208 northbound just south of Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving said. The ambulance sustained extensive front-end damage, and traffic was restricted to the right lane for several hundred feet leading up to and through the crash scene. An injury was reported, though it was not immediately clear whether the …
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Burglar Who Ransacked NJ Car Dealership Captured In Stolen Mazda: Police
A routine traffic stop led police to a Dumont man accused of stealing a $22,000 car and breaking into a Bergen County dealership, where several vehicles were found with damaged steering columns, authorities said. Mohamed Eltoukhy, 33, was arrested in Bergenfield early Monday, Oct. 19, after an officer discovered he was driving a Mazda reported stolen the previous day, according to a Bergenfield Police Department release issued Wednesday, Oct. 21. The investigation began around 2:23 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, when officers responded to a burglar alarm at AA Discount Auto Sales at 230 S. Washing…
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Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege. Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme. Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme. Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River; Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River; Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River; Je…
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Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report
UPDATE: A retired police officer has reportedly surrendered to authorities in connection with the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, marking a major development in an investigation into a suspected road rage incident. The unidentified former officer turned himself in less than 24 hours after the shooting and was being questioned by investigators on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, The Monsey Scoop reported. ABC News identified the suspect as a retired NYPD detective. His name was not made public. The victim, Koran Irvine, o…
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: Dog Tied To Garbage Bin, Abandoned In Montclair; Police Hunt For Suspect
A man was caught on surveillance video tying a dog to a garbage bin in a North Jersey business district before walking away and leaving the animal behind, police said (scroll for video). The dog, black with a white underbelly, was abandoned along Orange Road in Montclair's South End Business District around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to Montclair police. Surveillance footage shows an unidentified man getting out of a vehicle, possibly a Dodge Durango, with the dog before the vehicle headed south on Orange Road. The man tied the dog to a garbage bin at 8:45 p.m., then entered…
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Driver Allegedly Shoots Himself During Route 23 Pursuit, Tarp Seen Over Vehicle
An attempted police stop on Route 23 reportedly ended with a driver shooting himself in the head, causing major traffic delays into Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to preliminary information obtained by a Daily Voice source with knowledge of the incident. Hardyston police were reportedly attempting to stop a vehicle Tuesday night, Oct. 20, when the driver refused to pull over, according to the preliminary account. The driver eventually stopped on Route 23 and reportedly shot himself in the head, the source said. Police confirmed that a motor vehicle incident prompted lane closures in bot…
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Driver Rams Mercedes At Garden State Plaza, Has Violent Criminal Past: Police
A dispute between two drivers at a busy Bergen County shopping mall escalated when one repeatedly rammed his SUV into a Mercedes-Benz before fleeing on foot, authorities said. Daniel J. Leandry, 29, of Hackensack, was arrested following the incident at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Officers responded to the south parking lot near the former Best Buy store around 9:01 p.m. for a dispute involving two vehicles. Police said the occupants of a white Mercedes-Benz had gotten into a verbal argument with a man who then rammed a …
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NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (
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A New Jersey man who previously entered the United States illegally crept up behind a 23-year-old Amish woman with a large knife and handcuffs near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania, attempting to kidnap her before she scared him off with a weed whacker, according to court documents and federal immigration authorities. Junior Jose Davila-Moran, 26, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, was charged with two first-degree felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of false imprisonment, simple assault, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and terroristic thre…
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Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge,
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A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …
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: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News. As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
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NJ District Drops Gender Secrecy Policy In Moms For Liberty Federal Lawsuit Settlement
A New Jersey school district has agreed to abandon a policy allowing school officials to withhold information from parents about their children's gender transitions, ending a federal lawsuit brought by Moms for Liberty. The School District of the Chathams Board of Education voted 7-0 on Monday, Oct. 12, to approve a settlement barring the district from reinstating the policy or adopting a substantially similar one, the New Jersey Globe reports. The agreement, filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday, Oct. 15, ends a lawsuit filed in August by the conservative Thomas More Society on behalf o…
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…
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Paterson Trio Accused Of 3-Gun Ambush During THC Deal, Arrested In SWAT Raids
A late-night deal to buy THC cartridges in Teaneck turned into an armed robbery when three men allegedly pulled guns on the buyer, stole his cash, and demanded more money through a mobile banking app, authorities said. The alleged robbery happened shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, when the victim met an acquaintance in Teaneck to purchase THC cartridges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The acquaintance arrived with two other men in a dark-colored vehicle, Musella said. When the victim got inside, all three men allegedly pointed guns at him, took his cash and threatened…
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Paterson Girl, 10, Dies Suddenly After Being Found Unresponsive, Loved Ones Say
A Paterson family is mourning the sudden death of a 10-year-old girl who was found unresponsive and rushed to a hospital, where doctors spent hours trying to save her life. Kyla Dorenda Fairley died Saturday, Oct. 17, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by Jay Jones to help cover her funeral and burial expenses. "What began as an ordinary day turned into every parent's worst nightmare," the fundraiser says. Kyla was taken to a hospital after being found unresponsive, but despite hours of efforts by medical professionals, she was pronounced dead later that day, according to the fundr…
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Helicopter Pilot Crashes Into Own Yard In NJ: Report
A helicopter crashed into a residential yard in Kinnelon Monday, Oct. 19, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The Robinson R44 helicopter crashed into the residence at 8:45 p.m., the FAA said. Only the pilot was on board, the FAA said. The man was attempting to land the helicopter on his property before the crash landing, NBC New York reported, citing Kinnelon police. The man was hospitalized, though the extent of his injuries is unknown, police told Kinnelon police. The crash remains under investigation, the FAA said. To read the NBC New York story, click here.
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Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17
A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17. Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said. The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…
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22-Year-Old Woman Killed In NJ Crash Mourned
Kiera Cirkovic and her sister Emina had a bond that went beyond being sisters. Cirkovic, a 22-year-old Jackson resident was killed in a car crash on Route 9 in Manalapan on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. "They were incredibly close, and Kiera was not only Emina’s sister, but also one of the most important people in her life," Vianna Scollo, who organized a GoFundMe for Emina, said. "Losing someone who has been by your side through so much is a pain that no words can truly describe." The GoFundMe will go toward providing Emina with financial suppor…
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SWAT, Hostage Scare At Hoboken Airbnb Leads To 5 Arrests, Mayor Demands Crackdown
A violent sidewalk assault outside a short-term rental in Hoboken sparked a SWAT response over fears of a hostage situation, leading to five arrests and a promise from the mayor to crack down on rental properties. Police responded to the 500 block of Garden Street around 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, after receiving reports of a disturbance, Hoboken police said. Officers found an adult victim of an aggravated assault on the sidewalk, police said. As the investigation unfolded, police received information suggesting a suspect might be barricaded inside the rental property with possible hostag…
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RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42
A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home. Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NJ Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
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