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Guatemalan National Charged With Attempted Murder In Attack On Fairview Roommate: Cops Guatemalan National Charged With Attempted Murder In Attack On Fairview Roommate: Cops
Guatemalan National Charged With Attempted Murder In Attack On Fairview Roommate: Cops A 50-year-old man has been arrested in an overnight stabbing that left a 60-year-old man seriously injured in Fairview, authorities said. Victor Adolfo Soto, who was born in Guatemala, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses in the 1:23 a.m. attack on his roommate on Grant Street Saturday, March 14, Fairview Deputy Chief John Pierotti said. First responding officers rendered aid to the 60-year-old victim, who was found with stab wounds to his face, hands, and legs, according to Bergen County Prosecutor's Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer …
Video: Masked Thieves Flee With Gold In Smash-And-Grab At Paterson Jewelry Store Video: Masked Thieves Flee With Gold In Smash-And-Grab At Paterson Jewelry Store
Video: Masked Thieves Flee With Gold In Smash-And-Grab At Paterson Jewelry Store Paterson police are investigating a burglary after multiple masked suspects smashed their way into a jewelry store and stole gold jewelry on Sunday night, Dec. 14, authorities said. Video shared by New Jersey Arabic NJ shows the incident unfolding around 7 p.m. at Jerusalem Gold, located at 974 Main St. Officers responding to the scene found the front glass entrance shattered and broken glass throughout the business, Paterson Police Spokesman Robert Rowan said. Surveillance video reviewed at the scene showed multiple masked suspects entering the store, smashing display cases, and remo…
Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, NYSP Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, NYSP
Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, Nysp The man wanted for killing his girlfriend in Cohoes has been captured nearly two weeks after the homicide, New York State Police announced on Friday, Sept. 26. Anthony G. Bechand, 53, was spotted walking along State Route 86 near Paul Smith’s College at about 7:30 a.m., police said. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded to tips about a suspicious person in the area and found Bechand. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to SP Ray Brook for questioning. The search for Bechand began on Sunday, Sept. 14, when Cohoes Police responded to 4 Earl Ly…
Waterbury Shooting Suspect Caught After Multi-State Manhunt Waterbury Shooting Suspect Caught After Multi-State Manhunt
Waterbury Shooting Suspect Caught After Multi-State Manhunt A man accused of shooting two people in Waterbury has been captured following a coordinated effort between Connecticut and Pennsylvania law enforcement. Xavier Bishop was arrested on Tuesday, Aug 26, in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, by US Marshals working with Waterbury Police’s Major Crimes Unit and Fugitive Task Force, as well as the Carbondale Police Department in Pennsylvania, officials announced Friday.  Bishop is facing multiple felony charges, including criminal use of a firearm, reckless endangerment, and assault in the first degree. Waterbury police said he also faces …
Gunfire, Burglary, And Firearms Charges In Lancaster Shootout: Three Arrested Gunfire, Burglary, And Firearms Charges In Lancaster Shootout: Three Arrested
Gunfire, Burglary, And Firearms Charges In Lancaster Shootout: Three Arrested An early morning shootout in Lancaster has led to three arrests, multiple felonies, and an ongoing investigation, city police announced Tuesday, July 15. Officers were dispatched to the first block of Prospect Street for reports of shots fired around 2:41 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Responding officers secured the area and interviewed several witnesses. Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit were called in to assist. The Arrests: Days later, a search warrant executed at a residence on the block turned up two handguns — one of them stolen — polic…
Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say
Decomposed Body Found In Bridgewater Home During Welfare Check, Authorities Say A body was found in a state of decomposition inside a Bridgewater home after officers responded to a welfare check this week, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 11, at around 1:07 p.m., Bridgewater Township Police were called to a home on Crawford Court after someone requested a welfare check, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. When officers entered the home, they found the deceased person in what McDonald described as the "advanced stages of decomposition." The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Bridgewater Police Department, Somerset County Pros…
Burglars Used Rental Trucks To Clean Out Homes Under Construction In Frederick: Police Burglars Used Rental Trucks To Clean Out Homes Under Construction In Frederick: Police
Burglars Used Rental Trucks To Clean Out Homes Under Construction In Frederick: Police A group of suspected thieves who allegedly treated Frederick construction sites like their personal shopping centers have been charged following a months-long investigation, authorities announced. For weeks between September and October 2024, homes near completion across the City of Frederick were hit by burglars who made off with high-dollar appliances, according to police. Investigators say thieves struck on weekends when construction crews were off for days at a time, snatching up water heaters, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves, and stoves—items that could be easily reso…
Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen
Details Released In PIP Crash In Alpine That Killed NY Teen Authorities have released new details about a fatal crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured several others, officials said. The two-car collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York state line, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying four people and a 2019 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash, Musella said. One of the Nissan’s passengers, a 16-year-old boy from New York was pronounced dead at the scene, said M…
Body Washes Up On Fort Lee Shoreline, Prosecutor's Office Says Body Washes Up On Fort Lee Shoreline, Prosecutor's Office Says
Body Washes Up On Fort Lee Shoreline, Prosecutor's Office Says A death investigation is underway after a body was found along the shoreline at Ross Dock in Fort Lee, authorities said. The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department responded to Ross Dock — a popular picnicking and walking area — at approximately 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, after the discovery was made, Bergen County Prosecutor Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit were notified and launched a joint investigation with Palisades Interstate Parkway Police, Angermeyer said. The Bergen County She…
Mugshot Shows DUI Driver Accused Of Killing Construction Worker On Route 46 Mugshot Shows DUI Driver Accused Of Killing Construction Worker On Route 46
Mugshot Shows DUI Driver Accused Of Killing Construction Worker On Route 46 The mugshot of a Newark man who police say was intoxicated when he caused a Route 46 crash over the weekend that killed an area construction worker, and then lied to police about it, has been released. Jose M. Sumba Astudillo, 36, initially told officers at the scene he was a passenger and that the driver had fled following the incident near the Route 17 junction in Hasbrouck Heights on Sunday, Dec. 1 around 2:30 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The crash claimed the life of 57-year-old Angel S. Uzhca Yadaicela of Elmwood Park, who was taken to Hackensack University Me…
Burlington Township Man Kills Cellmate In Jail: Prosecutor Burlington Township Man Kills Cellmate In Jail: Prosecutor
Burlington Township Man Kills Cellmate In Jail: Prosecutor A Burlington Township man has been charged with killing his cellmate inside the Burlington County Jail, authorities said. Rondale Holloman, 37, killed Kenneth Bulle, 74, of Mount Holly, in the early morning hours of Nov. 14, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced. Corrections officers discovered that Holloman had attacked Bulle, who was pronounced dead at the facility, Bradshaw said. An autopsy determined that Bulle died from manual strangulation, according to Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood. Holloman, who has been jailed since September on second-degree …
Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (DEVELOPING) Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (DEVELOPING)
Suspicious Death In Paramus Home Probed By Bergen County Prosecutor (Developing) Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in a Paramus home, a spokesperson for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Paramus officers were called to a home on East Ridgewood Avenue around 4:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, where they found a woman dead inside the home, BCPO spokesman Jeff Angerymeyer said. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death is underway, being led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Paramus Police Department.  The investigation is under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and Chief Robert M. Guidetti…
'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors 'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors
'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors One person "sustained serious bodily injuries" in a hit-and-run crash the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Sunday afternoon.  The serious crash happened at the intersection of Route 46 East and Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, NJ around 3;08 a.m. on July 14, as detailed in the release.  One person in the struck vehicle was injured and taken to an area hospital, while the driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene, according to the release. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Little Ferry Police Department are investigating. No additio…
Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says
Landlord Stabbed Dead By Tenant In NJ Rental Property, Prosecutor Says A 39-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of his 49-year-old landlord, authorities in Atlantic County said. Michael Carney has been charged with murder and weapons offenses after the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said he stabbed Solomon Lonner to death Wednesday, July 3 around 5:20 p.m. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a stabbing in progress at 789 Park Road in Mays Landing, where Lonner was found with multiple stab wounds inside the home, the prosecutor's office said. Lonner, who owned the home and rented it out to Carney and several other tenants, wa…
Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (UPDATED) Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (UPDATED)
Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (Updated) Three more people have been arrested more than a year after the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Frederick County, bringing the total to nine suspects who have been apprehended, police say. On Tuesday, June 4, authorities announced that federal investigators and local police detectives have apprehended three people in connection to the February 2023 murder of Limber Lopez Funez. In February last year, family members of Lopez Funez alerted the Frederick County Police Department that the teen had gone missing, prompting a massive, multi-agency search that came to a head on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023…
DUAL HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen DUAL HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen
Dual Holiday Tragedies: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An unresponsive 12-year-old girl from Fort Lee died at the hospital hours after a 14-year-old girl died suddenly in Ramsey. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the death of the Fort Lee youngster, whom he said was found unresponsive by first responders at a Maple Street residence shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later. Musella said detectives from his Major Crimes Unit and the Fort Lee Police Department are investigating the circumstances of her death, which he didn't characterize. Th…
Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (DEVELOPING) Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (DEVELOPING)
Two People Stabbed, Suspect Found Dead In Maryland Home (Developing) A stabbing suspect who allegedly attacked two people during an incident in Frederick City on Monday night was found dead inside an area home, police say. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on April 15, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to a home in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive to investigate a reported stabbing involving three people who knew each other. The incident was reported in the 1300 block of Hampshire Drive in Frederick City Google Maps street view During the initial investigation, it was determined that two people known to the suspect were stabbed, leavi…
Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Woman's Throat Sliced In Cliffside, Man Charged With Attempted Murder A woman narrowly escaped death when a man slit her throat in a horrific domestic assault during a gathering in Cliffside Park, authorities said. Ernesto Lara Rojo, a 49-year-old Cuban national who lives in West New York, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses and sent to the Bergen County Jail early Monday evening, April 1. ICE immediately issued a detainer on Rojo so he can be brought before a federal immigration judge in Newark to determine his residency status in the United States, jail records show. Rojo was with a group of people in an apartment jus…
UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged UPDATE: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged
Update: Six Injured In Overnight Route 4 Crash, Impaired Wrong-Way Driver Charged 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An impaired driver from Westchester was headed the wrong way on westbound Route 4 in Paramus when his SUV slammed head-on into another over the weekend, sending five people as well as himself to the hospital, authorities said. Whigmer J. Villanueva, 56, of Harrison was "operating his vehicle recklessly and under the influence of drugs and or alcohol" when his eastbound 2008 Toyota rammed an unidentified vehicle shortly near Paramus Road before 2:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, a criminal complaint says. "Two passengers in the defendant's vehicle were injured as a result of the accident …
ROUTE 4 STABBING: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder ROUTE 4 STABBING: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder
Route 4 Stabbing: Road Rage Driver Who Fled Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: A manhunt ended with the arrest in Belleville of a Paterson motorist on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of another driver during a noontime road rage incident on Route 4 in Paramus, authorities confirmed. Christian A. Velez, 24, and the victim got out of their vehicles in front of the Popeye's on the highway’s eastbound side during an unspecified argument around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The 28-year-old victim, who was driving a Mercedes van, was stabbed in the side and back and slashed once on the arm, the chief sa…
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub The identity has been released of a man shot and killed Thanksgiving morning at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and American Medical Response emergency units were summoned to the scene. A crime scene…
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub
Man Dies In Overnight Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub New update: ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Thanksgiving Shooting At CT Nightclub A suspect is at large after a fatal overnight Thanksgiving shooting at a popular Connecticut nightclub. It happened in New Haven just before 1 a.m. Thursday in the area of Terminal 110 located at 240 Sargent Drive.  As patrons were exiting the establishment, officers reported hearing gunfire, New Haven Police said.  A short time later, an officer was approached by a man who reported he was shot.  Dispatch was informed of the situation, and the New Haven Fire Department and A…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 9 In Cape May County A 61-year-old man was struck and killed as he crossed Route 9 in Middle Township on Wednesday, Nov. 15, authorities said.  Lee Nelson, of Rio Grande in Cape May County, was heading east when he was hit by a northbound vehicle at 6:29  p.m., at the intersection with Route 47, Middle Township police said. The victim was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City where he was pronounced dead at 7:52 p.m., police said. The driver, 68, from Mays Landing, Atlantic County, stopped after the crash, police said. He was not issued a summons, they said, and his n…
'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues 'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues
'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues The sudden unattended death of a 33-year-old Garfield man wasn’t believed to be suspicious, although an investigation hasn’t yet been completed, authorities said Tuesday. City police responding to a 911 call for medical aid found Tadeusz Soltys unresponsive in a Palisade Avenue apartment at the corner of Van Winkle Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein confirmed on Tuesday. His girlfriend apparently had last seen Soltys there Friday night, then found him on the floor and called for help when she returned the next morning, a so…
Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious' Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious'
Man Found Dead In Stamford Grassy Area Identified, Death Considered 'Suspicious' A man's body that was found in a grassy area in Fairfield County and whose death is considered suspicious has been identified. The man was found in Stamford around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 near the pathway that connects Woodland Avenue and Walter Wheeler Drive. Earlier report: Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Capt. Thomas Scanlon of the Stamford Police said the department is continuing to investigate the suspicious death of the man identified as  Modesto Santiago-Gomez, age 20. He is believed to be homeless.  Investigators…
Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say
Teen Busted With AR-15-Style Pistol In Bedroom To Be Tried As An Adult In Maryland, Police Say Police in Maryland found a different kind of monster hiding under a Frederick teen's bed as they continue to investigate a summertime armed robbery. The Frederick Police Department busted a 16-year-old with an unregistered AR-15-style pistol with two fully-loaded magazines this week as they continue to investigate an armed robbery that was reported in July. According to the department, on Monday, the Major Crimes Unit and Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a home in the 5900 block of Jefferson Commons Way amid an ongoing investigation into the reported robbery. Sure enough,…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup MURDER-SUICIDE: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup
Murder-suicide: Man, Woman Found Dead In New Milford After Acrimonious Breakup A dispute that led to an incendiary breakup ignited a murder-suicide in a private home in New Milford, multiple law enforcement and family sources told Daily Voice. Giovanni “John” Emmolo, 80, and 56-year-old Marina Perez were both found dead of gunshot wounds at his Myrtle Avenue home around 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, after New Milford police were asked to conduct a welfare check. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed their identities and the cause of death late Sunday afternoon. He didn't say who investigators believe fired the shots. Perez was shot from behind, a source with…
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say
CT Overdose Death, Stabbing May Be Connected To Large Fight, Police Say Police in Connecticut are working to connect a large fight to the overdose death of a woman and a man who was stabbed multiple times. The incidents took place in New Haven around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the New Haven Fire Department responded to a call of an unconscious woman in the 300 block of Howard Avenue. Upon arrival, fire department personnel determined that the woman was suffering from an overdose. While aid was being rendered to the woman, a man who suffered from multiple stab wounds approached firefighters, said Sgt. Cherelle Carr of the New Haven Police. Both…
HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 HIT-AND-RUN: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46
Hit-and-run: Fort Lee Retiree, 69, Charged With Seriously Injuring Pedestrian, 75, Off Route 46 UPDATE: The search for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a 75-year-old postal employee walking to work just off Route 46 before dawn the other day ended with the arrest of a 69-year-old retiree from Fort Lee, authorities said. Tae Lee actually made it easy for them, investigators said. Lee had been behind the wheel of a southbound SUV that struck the victim as he crossed Industrial Avenue in Teterboro between the airport and the Walmart-anchored Teterboro Landing shopping center at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Saturday. Lee, who live…
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise 'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise
'Tragic Accident': Boy, 7, Killed In Upper-Floor Fall From Fort Lee High-Rise UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge
Child, 7, Dies In Fort Lee High-Rise Plunge UPDATE: The death of a 7-year-old boy who plunged from an upper-floor balcony of a Fort Lee high-rise was "the result of a tragic accident," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. It was around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, when the boy fell from the 21st floor of the Hampshire House on Anderson Avenue at Whiteman Street, multiple sources told Daily Voice. The child was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. "The circumstances surrounding the death...were the result of a tragic accident and no criminal activity was involved," Musella said Thursday follow…