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Sex Offender, 45, Assaulted Boy In Bergen County Twice: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Hawthorne man has been arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a boy, authorities said on Friday, June 26.
The boy, who was between the ages 13 and 16 and accompanied by his mother at the Mahwah Police Department, told investigators that he communicated with Jason Herskovitz over Snapchat, according to charging documents from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office obtained by Daily Voice.
The boy said that he and Herskovitz met up twice, police filings say. Both times, the boy performed oral sex on Herskovitz, according to the complaint.
On Wednesday, June…
Speeding, Drunk Elizabeth Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Local Baker: Cops
An Elizabeth man has been charged months after police say he drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a head-on crash that killed another city resident.
Jorge Echeverri, 40, surrendered to the Elizabeth Police Department on Thursday, June 25, in connection with the crash that claimed the life of Michael Cosme, 51, of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Police Director Earl Graves announced.
Echeverri was heading along Elizabeth Avenue in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee with one passenger when he crossed the double yellow …
Fair Lawn Firefighter, Children's Book Author Berlando Drake Dies
The Fair Lawn Fire Department is mourning the loss of firefighter Berlando Drake, a member of Fire Company No. 3.
The company announced the eight-year member's death on Friday, June 26, and on June 15, announced she had been diagnosed with cancer months earlier.
Just 11 days earlier, Fire Company No. 3 had asked the community to rally around Drake after she was diagnosed with cancer. Friends, family, neighbors, and fellow firefighters gathered June 12 to help ease the financial burden of her illness.
Drake joined the department in 2018 and was assigned to Engine Company No. 3, according to…
College Student From NJ Dies Week Before 20th Birthday As Organ Donor
Sophia Lynn Donath, a college student from Jersey City, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 20 — just one week shy of her 20th birthday, according to her obituary on the Magliaccio Funeral Home website.
Now, more than $10,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe to establish a performing arts scholarship in her memory. A 2024 High Tech High School graduate, she was studying musical theater at the University of Miami while pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, according to her obituary.
In her final act of kindness, Sophia became an organ donor, "giving others the gift of life," the GoFundM…
Tree Crashes Through Hillsdale Ambulance Headquarters, Knocks Out Power
A tree crashed into the Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service building, knocking out power and gas on Friday morning, June 26.
It happened around 6:15 a.m., bringing the Hillsdale Building Department, Office of Emergency Management, Volunteer Ambulance Service, Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Public Works, and the borough administrator to the scene, Mayor Michael Sheinfield said.
The Hillsdale Fire Department offered its building so ambulance crews could continue operating while the damage is addressed, Sheinfield said.
Power and gas service to the building were s…
SWAT Raid Near Hackensack Park Uncovers Heroin, Stolen Shotgun: Police
A 68-year-old Hackensack man is behind bars after police say they found heroin, a stolen shotgun, and multiple firearms inside his home near a local park, police said.
Joseph Ferro was arrested Thursday, June 25, after members of the Hackensack Police Department's Crime Suppression Bureau, assisted by the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, executed a court-authorized search warrant at his Hackensack home near Columbus Park, Police Chief Michael Antista said.
The search uncovered heroin individually packaged for street-level sales, a digital scale, drug paraphernalia, a Winchester Ranger 12-g…
