18 People Caught Taking Astroturf From Vacant Bergen County Building: Officials 18 People Caught Taking Astroturf From Vacant Bergen County Building: Officials 18 People Caught Taking Astroturf From Vacant Bergen County Building: Officials
18 People Caught Taking Astroturf From Vacant Bergen County Building: Officials Eighteen people were caught trespassing and taking astroturf from a vacant building in Bergen County, officials confirm. The incident happened near Hopper Avenue and River Road late Tuesday night, Sept. 22, local police said.  The Bergen County Sheriff's Office assisted with transporting the more than a dozen people involved, BCSO spokesman Jabari Ryland told Daily Voice.  The individuals taken into custody range in age from 18 to 43, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Fair Lawn police have jurisdiction over the incident and are handling the investigation. Add…
Noise Complaint Turns To Chokehold At Hotel Off Routes 80, 46, Police Say Noise Complaint Turns To Chokehold At Hotel Off Routes 80, 46, Police Say Noise Complaint Turns To Chokehold At Hotel Off Routes 80, 46, Police Say
Noise Complaint Turns To Chokehold At Hotel Off Routes 80, 46, Police Say A complaint about noisy hotel guests ended with a man being put in a chokehold inside his room and an attempt to delete video of the assault, police in North Jersey said. Adriane Santana, 34, and Yilari Quiros-Valverde, 29, were charged following an investigation into the April 13 incident at the Ramada by Wyndham in Fairfield, located between Routes 80 and 46, police said. Officers responded to the hotel around 8:57 a.m. and met with a man who said he had gotten into a verbal dispute with other guests after complaining about noise in the hallway, according to police.  Santana app…
Fake Emails Trigger $1.7M Wire Transfer From NJ Company, Police Say Fake Emails Trigger $1.7M Wire Transfer From NJ Company, Police Say Fake Emails Trigger $1.7M Wire Transfer From NJ Company, Police Say
Fake Emails Trigger $1.7M Wire Transfer From NJ Company, Police Say Six people have been charged after scammers allegedly compromised a Fairfield company's Microsoft account and tricked it into wiring about $1.7 million, authorities said. The investigation began after the owner of a Fairfield-based HVAC wholesale company contacted police on Feb. 18 about a fraud that occurred in January, Fairfield Police Cpl. David Lagan said. Employees had received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from one of the company's business partners, Lagan said. The company's Microsoft account was then allegedly compromised. The suspects allegedly intercepted and m…
NJ Teacher Struck In Head By Paintball While Driving Near School: Report NJ Teacher Struck In Head By Paintball While Driving Near School: Report NJ Teacher Struck In Head By Paintball While Driving Near School: Report
NJ Teacher Struck In Head By Paintball While Driving Near School: Report An elementary school teacher in Bergen County had paint splatter into her vehicle after her car was struck by a paintball while she was driving home from school, authorities said. The Lyncrest Elementary School teacher was driving south on River Road past Morlot Avenue toward Elmwood Park on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. She was about a quarter-mile from the school and had her driver's-side window open when the paintball struck her vehicle and paint splattered inside, according to Eleshewich. The teacher returned to the school and called Fair Lawn …
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
Inspection Of NJ's Largest Data Center Ends In $1.07M Fine Inspection Of NJ's Largest Data Center Ends In $1.07M Fine Inspection Of NJ's Largest Data Center Ends In $1.07M Fine
Inspection Of NJ's Largest Data Center Ends In $1.07M Fine New Jersey's largest planned AI data center has been hit with a record $1.07 million fine after state inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators operating without required permits, officials said. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced the penalty against DataOne in Vineland, Cumberland County, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, citing violations of the state's Air Pollution Control Act. The controversial facility, one of the largest planned data centers on the East Coast, has faced pushback from residents over concerns including noise, air emissions, water use, and electr…
Human Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023: Police Human Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023: Police Human Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023: Police
Human Remains Identified As NJ Woman Missing Since 2023: Police A 51-year-old woman missing since 2023 was identified as remains recovered in Woodland Township earlier this year, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 22. Denice Smith had been missing since she walked away from her Woodland Township home on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. In the days following her disappearance, the New Jersey State Police conducted multiple search and rescue operations throughout the area but were unable to locate Smith, law enforcement said. On Sunday, April 12,  a coordinated search by the Burlington County Search and Rescue Volunteer Team…
Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack
Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack A smash-and-grab jewelry theft sparked reports of possible gunfire at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. Officers responding to the mall learned no shots had been fired, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said in a release. Instead, a suspect entered Bloomingdale’s and smashed a display case before stealing various pieces of jewelry, police said. The sound of the case shattering caused multiple people inside the mall to call 911 and report gunshots, according to police. No injuries were reported. A Daily Voice reporter at the scene ob…
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say
Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say A missing license plate led to the discovery of a loaded handgun during an early-morning traffic stop in Bergen County, authorities said. A Township of Washington police officer spotted a boat trailer being towed without a license plate on Linwood Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck said. The officer stopped the vehicle and, while speaking with the driver, noticed what appeared to be the butt of a firearm inside, Osenbruck said. Police determined the weapon was a loaded Ruger semi-automatic pistol, according to Osenbruck. The driver, William Bradley Smith…
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: NJSP
Driver, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Officer: Njsp A 20-year-old Maywood woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Saddle Brook police officer critically injured on Route 80, authorities said. Katelyn M. Gallardo was charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, third-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, and third-degree endangering an injured victim, following the crash Sunday morning, Sept. 20, in the eastbound lanes that left Saddle Brook Officer seriously injured, New Jersey State Police said. Genuario remained in the intensive care unit Monday, Sept. 21, where …