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PA Man Charged After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Vietnam Vet, NJ Motorcyclist: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said. The SUV then collided with the…
by Sam Barron
Passaic Motorcyclist, 26, Airlifted In Collision With Mercedes On Route 9W: Police A 26-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury in a crash with a Mercedes Benz in Englewood Cliffs. That Passaic motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury after the collision with a 29-year-old man from Fort Lee around 6:40 p.m. on Route 9W at Demarest Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Details of this incident remain under investigation.
by Cecilia Levine
NJ Performing Arts High School Teacher Molested Female Student, Prosecutors Say A former teacher at an Ocean County performing arts high school was accused of molesting a female student, authorities said. Douglas Bollinger, 56, of Neptune City, was charged on Monday, Aug. 12 with two counts each ofendangering the welfare of a child and criminalsexual contact,Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Bollinger was a teacher at theGrunin Performing Arts Academy at Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS). The academy had 240 students as of September 2023 and offers high schoolers opportunities to take dual-credit co…
by Chris Spiker
Group Of Armed Robbers Ransack Victim's Car In Garfield, Police Say Police in Garfield are searching for a group of armed robbers who they say rummaged through a victim's vehicle and stole items. The incident happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, when the victim was standing outside of their vehicle on 3 Westervelt Pl., Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo said. Four occupants in a black Honda Accord got out of their vehicle and approached the victim, the captain said. Three of the four occupants were armed with handguns. Upon seeing the handguns, the victim fled the area unharmed and watched as the group rummagedthrough his vehicle. The…
by Cecilia Levine
NY Man, 26, Charged Twin Sister's Teaneck Murder: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New York man has been charged with murder in the Thursday, Aug. 15 death of his twin sister, authorities said. Jonathan Hagley shot and killed Naomi Hagley in a home on Hickory Street around 8:25 a.m.,Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Naomi was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, her twin brother fled the scene, Musella said. Hagley was found several blocks away by Bogota police, Musella said.A handgun with a defaced serial number was recovered near the crime scene, he added. Hagley was charged with first-degree murder and various w…
Masturbating Convertible Driver Shows Up To Teens' NJ Lemonade Stand, Police Say A 52-year-old New Jersey man was arrested for masturbating in front of and exposing himself to multiple people, including two teenage girls at their lemonade stand, authorities said. Brian J. Miller, of Maple Shade, first was seen masturbating with his pants down in his silver convertible while speaking to a woman outside of the CVS pharmacy on W. Main Street in Moorestown around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, July 28, police in Moorestown said. "The male spoke with the female for a short period until the female noticed the male had his pants pulled down, exposing his intimate parts, and was perfo…
by Cecilia Levine
SUV Kills Motorcyclist During Route 80 Police Pursuit, AG Says The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating a pursuit in which the vehicle being pursued struck a motorcyclist, killing the operator. A New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 east near milepost 11 around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13 in Hope Township, AG Matthew Platkin said The vehicle continued eastbound and left the interstate at Exit 12, exiting onto County Road 521 southbound, in Hope Township. The SUV subsequently passed another civilian vehicle on the left in the area of Dogwood Road and, while merging back into the southbound lane, collided with …
by Cecilia Levine
Horrifying Details Released In Bergen County Child Assault Case A 38-year-old woman is facing charges for assaulting a child under 16 years old, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Cassandra "Casey" Gianotti has been jailed on one count of second-degree child endangerment in connection with an incident on Thursday, July 11, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. WARNING: The following news story contains sensitive information that some may find disturbingSources with direct knowledge of the case say Gianotti smashed a glass vase on the floor of her Fairview home and made a child under 16 years old clean it up. The child …
by Cecilia Levine
Former Trenton Teacher, Basketball Coach Sexually Assaulted Student Over Five Years: Prosecutor A former Trenton elementary school teacher and middle school coach was accused of sexually assaulting a student for about five years, authorities said. Darrell Moody, 51, of Plainfield, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 12, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release. He was a teacher atParker Elementary School and abasketball coach atJoyce Kilmer Middle School. Investigators said the victim reported the sexual assault claims to Trenton police in May. Moody met the victim while he was teaching fifth grade at Parker. The victim claims Moody sexually as…
by Chris Spiker
NJ Youth Soccer Coach Accused Of More Sexual Crimes Against Ninth Player, Prosecutors Say A Monmouth County youth soccer coach accused ofmolesting two players and sending sexual pictures to others was given more charges,authorities said. A grand jury indicted 32-year-oldRyan Gunsauls of Union Beach on 30 counts,Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Aug. 14. He was previouslyarrested in the case in Hazlet on Friday, May 11. Investigators said one boy told police earlier in May thatGunsauls had been sending him "sexually explicit materials" and asking for them on social media. Eight more victims bet…
by Chris Spiker
Fairview SWAT Standoff Ends In Rutherford Man's Arrest, Police Say A SWAT standoff in Fairview ended in the arrest of a Rutherford man in the early-morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 13, police said. Fairview police received an anonymous call just before 1 a.m. saying someone was trying to kill her, Fairview's deputy police chief John Pierotti said. Officers on scene on Franklin Avenue encountered an uncooperative female in the backyard with possible injuries, the deputy chief said. The female was not allowing officers inside of the house and said that her boyfriend was still inside. The boyfriend, later identified as Jonathan Fauret, 35, of Rutherford…
by Cecilia Levine
Wild Garden State Parkway, Route 17 Pursuit Led By Teens In Stolen Car Ends In Crash: Police Three teenagers were in custody after leading Paramus police on a pursuit that ended in a crash just off the Garden State Parkway on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. The teen boys, ages 15, 16, and 15 — from Newark, Orange, and Paterson, respectively — were fleeing an Upper Saddle River patrolman in a stolen 2023 Honda Civic southbound on Route 17 around 4:50 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Paramus Officer Don Liu saw the stolen car as it exited onto the Garden State Parkway south. The suspect vehicle lost control and intentionally struck the side of a marked Paramus pat…
by Cecilia Levine
Paterson Officer Released Pending Trial On Stalking, Cyber Harassment Charges: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Paterson police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on domestic violence charges, authorities said. Alberto Sanabria was indicted onon one count of third-degree terroristic threats, one count of fourth-degree cyber harassment, and one count of fourth degree stalking,Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Police did not release details in Sanabria's arrest. Sanabria was released on a summons and is expected to appear before Superior Court Judge Barbara Buono Stanton on Aug. 19.
by Cecilia Levine
High-Speed BMW Pursuit Across NJ/NY Line Ends In Crash, Burglar Extricated, Police Say A burglar whose co-conspirators bailed from the vehicle after a high-speed pursuit in New Jersey ended in a New York crash was arrested after he became trapped in the mangled BMW, police said. Christian Ochoa Moreno was behind the wheel of a gray BMW X5 with a Pennsylvania registration that nearly hit a Closter police car head-on, as the officer was responding to reports of a burglary in progress at21 Kennedy Circle around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10,Closter Police Chief James Buccola said. Morena then sped off onto Eisenhower Road, then northbound onto Piermont Road, according …
by Cecilia Levine
Crash Shuts All Lanes Of 9W, Downs Pole In Englewood Cliffs (Developing) All lanes of Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) were closed in Englewood Cliffs due to a crash Monday afternoon, Aug. 12. It happened at the intersection of Sherwood Avenue and took down a utility pole. As of 2:40 p.m., all lanes were closed. Daily Voice has reached out to Englewood Cliffs police for details.
by Cecilia Levine
Wanted NJ Child Abuser Busted With Police Uniform, Handcuffs In NY Traffic Stop: Cops A man who had been wanted out of New Jersey on child abuse charges was arrested in a New York traffic stop last week, when authorities found him with police uniforms and handcuffs, they said. Joseph Zuziela, 43, of Branchburg, NJ, was stopped in Oceanside, NY on Thursday night, Aug. 8. Somerset County Prosecutor's Fugitive Task Force UnitNassau County Police said officers stopped Zuziela’s vehicle at around 11:45 p.m. near Merrick and Oceanside roads. Inside, they reportedly found a trove of law enforcement paraphernalia, including police uniforms, handcuffs, a gold badge, brass knu…
by Michael Mashburn
Bicyclist, 35, Decapitated By Driver Who Ran Red Light In Elizabeth, Police Say A 35-year-old cyclist was decapitated after he was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light in Elizabeth on the late evening of Sunday, Aug. 11, authorities said. The cyclist was crossing North Avenue and Spring Street when a 20-year-old driver ran a red light and struck him, decapitating him, a spokeswoman for the city said. The cyclist's identity is being withheld, pending next of kin notification, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said. The driver remained on the scene, authorities said.
by Sam Barron
Why Sergeant Won't Be Charged In Crash That Killed 44-Year-Old Pedestrian: AG (Video) Charges will not be filed against a police officer who last November struck and killed a 44-year-old man while on-duty in a patrol car, authorities said. Sgt. Richard Sbarra was on White Horse Pike (Route 30) in the Atco section of Waterford when he hit Christofe “Christopher” Wita, 44, of Berlin on Nov. 23, 2023, NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin previously said. Bodycam footage and radio transmissionsfrom the incident were released last month. On Monday, Aug. 12, Platkin said Sbarra would not be charged following an investigation by theOffice of Public Integrity and Account…
by Cecilia Levine
Irvington Woman Convicted Of Killing Toddler In Her Care After Sharing Her Side Of Story A 44-year-old Irvington woman was convicted of manslaughter on Friday, Aug. 9 in the death of a two-year-old child she was babysitting in 2021, authorities said. Claire Gelin was babysitting the victim from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19 in her Irvington apartment,Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. The child sustained serious from physical abuse on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, but Gelin did not call 911 until Friday, Feb. 19, Stephens said. By the time first responders arrived, the child was in cardiac arrest and was rushed to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center where it was pronounc…
by Sam Barron
Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (Update) Police in Rutherford are investigating a Route 3 crash that they say was likely caused by a driver in the express lanes trying to cut across to the local lanes Sunday, Aug. 11. A 51-year-old man from Sussex was in a Honda Fit was in the left lane of the westbound express lanes when he tried to cut across the roadway to get to the local exits near Park Avenue when he clipped a Toyota Highlander around 4:20 p.m.,Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The Highlander rolled over several times, injuring the 24-year-old driver and 22-year-old passenger, both women from New York, Russo sai…
by Cecilia Levine
by Cecilia Levine
Cruel Man Who Hurled Dogs Over Fence Of NJ Animal Shelter Arrested, Police Say The man seen hurling dogs over the fence of the Atlantic County Animal Shelter has been arrested, police said, Jahlil McNeal, 23, of Atlantic City, was identified by city police as the man captured in disturbing footage throwing dogs over the fence at the county animal shelter and leaving. McNeal has been charged with four counts of cruelty to animals, failure to provide care to animals, two counts theft of services, and witness tampering. McNeal first abandoned an animal at the shelter after hours on July 15, police said. ACPD'sHumane Law Enforcement Officer, Matthew Schmidt, initia…
by Cecilia Levine
2 Crashes In 2 Days At Exact Same Hackensack Intersection It's deja vu for the Hackensack Fire Department, who responded to the exact same intersection twice in two days for motor vehicle crashes. On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 10, firefighters were called to Hackensack Avenue at Route 4 for a two-car crash with an overturned vehicle. The victims of the overturned car had self-extricated by the time they arrived. This afternoon Engine 5, Rescue 1 and Deputy 4 responded to Hackensack Ave at Route 4 for reported motor vehicle... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Department onSaturday, August 10, 2024Multiple people were taken to Hackensack U…
by Cecilia Levine
Victim Extricated From Overturned Car On Route 17 In Hasbrouck Heights A portion of Route 17 was closed for several hours in Bergen County due to a vehicle that crashed and overturned, firefighters said. Crews responded to the scene at Route 17 and Franklin Avenue where the car had overturned and one person was trapped inside around 11 p.m. in Hasbrouck Heights, the HFD said. At 11 pm yesterday, the department was dispatched to a reported vehicle rollover with entrapment. Chiefs 60, 61, and 62... Posted by Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department onFriday, August 9, 2024At 11 pm yesterday, the department was dispatched to a reported vehicle rollover wi…
by Cecilia Levine
Attacker Who Shoved NJ Woman Into Oncoming Subway Train Will Serve 12 Years In Prison: DA A 32-year-old woman who pushed a New Jersey resident into an oncoming train at a New York City subway platform in 2021 pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will be sentenced to 12 years in prison, authorities said. On Oct. 4, 2021, Anthonia Egegbara, was sitting on a bench when she stood up, walked over to Lenny Javier, a Union City resident, and pushed her into the oncoming train at the Times Square subway station on the 1,2, 3 platform during the morning rush, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. She will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to assault, Bragg sai…
by Sam Barron
US Marshals Capture West New York Sex Assault Suspect In Hackensack A West New York man was arrested on Friday, Aug. 9 and charged with sexually assaulting a woman in the town last month, authorities said. Carlos Ruiz Castro was apprehended in Hackensack byUnited States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Saturday, July 27, at 1:30 a.m., a 40-year-old woman said Castro grabbed by her by the hair and sexually assaulted by her near Hudson Avenue and 51st Street, Suarez said. Castro was charged with aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual contact and…
by Sam Barron
Firefighters Clear Rollover Crash On Busy Street Near Route 4 Intersection (Photos) The driver of a vehicle escaped unscathed after their vehicle overturned Friday morning, Aug. 9, firefighters said. The incident involved a single vehicle that had overturned at Hackensack Avenue and Route 4 —just past the Coach House Diner — around 7:20 a.m., the city's fire department said. This morning at approximately 7:20am Engine 4, Engine 5, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to reported motor vehicle... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Department onFriday, August 9, 2024This morning at approximately 7:20am Engine 4, Engine 5, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to reported …
by Cecilia Levine
Inmate Charged With Selling Former Star HS Wrestler Fentanyl That Killed Him: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Paterson man who had been jailed on weapons offenses has been charged in the overdose death of a 26-year-old Bergen County man in 2023, authorities said. Vashawn A. Davis sold Tyler Kallensee, of Oradell, the fentanyl that killed him on Sunday, July 23, 2023,Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Kallenseewas found by officers responding to a 9-1-1 call reporting an unresponsive man in a private home.Kallenseewas pronounced dead at the scene, andindicators of a possible drug overdose were noted, Musella said. Thus began a year-long investiga…
by Cecilia Levine
Sex Offender Stole From Church Collection Box, Bayonne Police Say A 50-year-old Newark man and registered sex offender was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Aug. 7, with stealing hundreds of dollars from a collection box at a church in Bayonne last month. Raymond Gorczycki stole cash from three collection boxes at St. John Paul II Parish on Tuesday, July 23, after damaging the boxes in order to gain entry and remove the money, Bayonne police said in a release. Gorczycki took $200 to $300, police said. He was also identified as the person in a burglary and theft from a motor vehicle on Lexington Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 3, police said. He was charged wit…
by Sam Barron
Snapchat Sextortion: PA Man Demanding More Nude Photos Arrested, Bergen Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania man was arrested in Bergen County, NJ after authorities said he extorted a victim over Snapchat using nude photos. Jourden Battle, of Tobyhanna, PA, was identified by authorities following information that came from Mahwah police last April,Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says Battle extorted her for nude photos over Snapchat and text messages. Battle threatened to expose nude photos from the victim that he had already gotten if she didn't send more, the complaint says. Detectives traced the phone numbers and o…
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