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BMW Driver Trapped After SUV Slams Tree, Pole In Ridgefield Park: FD BMW Driver Trapped After SUV Slams Tree, Pole In Ridgefield Park: FD
BMW Driver Trapped After SUV Slams Tree, Pole In Ridgefield Park: FD A BMW driver was rescued after becoming trapped inside a vehicle following a crash in Ridgefield Park on Thursday, May 21, firefighters said. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Teaneck Road and Gordon Street for a reported crash with entrapment at approximately 9:50 p.m., according to the Ridgefield Park Volunteer Fire Department. Responders arrived to find one person trapped inside a vehicle pinned against a tree and telephone pole, firefighters said Friday morning. Photos shared by the RPVFD show a blue BMW SUV with its doors removed. The driver was removed from the wreckag…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Infant's Homicide Under Investigation In Hudson County: Officials Infant's Homicide Under Investigation In Hudson County: Officials
Infant's Homicide Under Investigation In Hudson County: Officials Authorities in Hudson County are investigating the death of an infant as a homicide, Daily Voice has learned. On March 25, an injured 2-month-old infant arrived at Bayonne Medical Center and was pronounced dead the following day, a spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. No additional information was released. Police allegedly found the baby while responding to a noise complaint, ABC7 reports. The manager of the Bayonne building told the outlet that the couple living in the same unit as the baby argued constantly. The manager said he "couldn't take it anymore" and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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OEM Deputy Director, 63, Sexually Assaulted Child Over 4 Years: Bergen Prosecutor OEM Deputy Director, 63, Sexually Assaulted Child Over 4 Years: Bergen Prosecutor
OEM Deputy Director, 63, Sexually Assaulted Child Over 4 Years: Bergen Prosecutor A 63-year-old Bergen County man who also works as a municipal deputy Office of Emergency Management director has been charged with sexual assault offenses involving a juvenile victim over the course of four years, authorities said. Nicholas "Nick" Fedorisin, whose Facebook page shows that he is widowed, engaged in sexual conduct with a juvenile in Elmwood Park on one or more occasions between 2021 and 2025, Bergen County Prosecutor Musella said Thursday, May 21. Records show that Fedorisin is the deputy director of Elmwood Park's Office of Emergency Management and is in charge of property ma…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Busted Trying To Film Up Girl's Skirt Days After Release For Child Porn: Feds NJ Man Busted Trying To Film Up Girl's Skirt Days After Release For Child Porn: Feds
NJ Man Busted Trying To Film Up Girl's Skirt Days After Release For Child Porn: Feds A 45-year-old Somerset County man was arraigned on Wednesday, May 20, on charges of attempted production and possession of sexual abuse material, authorities said. Last August, David Chapinski was released from custody after completing a sentence for child-exploitation, including creating “upskirting” photographs or videos of minors and possession of child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Two days after his release, Chapinski attempted to film or photograph up the skirt of a 13-year-old girl, Frazier said. Less than two weeks later, Chapinski was recording…

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by Sam Barron
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Teaneck Man, 64, Strangled Juvenile During Argument: Complaint Teaneck Man, 64, Strangled Juvenile During Argument: Complaint
Teaneck Man, 64, Strangled Juvenile During Argument: Complaint A 64-year-old Teaneck man was arrested this week for assaulting a juvenile, authorities said. Teaneck police responded to a local home on Monday, May 18 at approximately 10:50 p.m. where an argument involving Miguel Mejia and a girl under the age of 18 had turned physical, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. The girl had a vertical laceration to the right side of her face with noticeable swelling, the complaint says. The girl was taken to a hospital where she disclosed that Mejia had strangled her and struck her in the face multiple times, according to the charging docu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Student Took Guard’s Gun Home From Paramus Tech School Amid Lockdown: Police Student Took Guard’s Gun Home From Paramus Tech School Amid Lockdown: Police
Student Took Guard’s Gun Home From Paramus Tech School Amid Lockdown: Police A tech school student is facing charges after taking home a security guard’s handgun home after it was accidentally left in a bathroom stall at Lincoln Technical Institute in Paramus, authorities said. Paramus police responded to the Bergen Town Center campus around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, after receiving a report that a security guard had left a firearm unattended and could not find it, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. The campus was briefly placed on lockdown while officers investigated and secured the area. The lockdown was lifted shortly afterward, and “at no time was th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Security Guard's Unattended Gun Prompts Lockdown At Paramus Mall-Based Tech School Security Guard's Unattended Gun Prompts Lockdown At Paramus Mall-Based Tech School
Lincoln Tech Lockdown Lifted Lincoln Technical Institute at Bergen Town Center in Paramus was briefly placed on lockdown on Wednesday, May 20, after a security guard reportedly left a firearm unattended and was unable to locate it, police said. Paramus police responded to the campus at 11:40 a.m., to investigate the report, according to Police Chief Robert Guidetti. As officers conducted an initial investigation and secured the area, the campus was temporarily locked down as a precaution. “At this time, the campus remains active and fully operational,” Guidetti said at 2:40 p.m.. “There is no ongoing threat t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest
Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest A former Massachusetts McDonald's employee has been arrested after a viral video she filmed allegedly showed her licking a customer’s fries before putting them in a bag and serving them. Kaylie Santos, identified as a night manager at the Southbridge location, was charged with distributing food with a harmful substance, according to court records obtained by USA Today. The alleged incident happened April 9 at an East Main Street McDonald’s, according to the report. Police said the clip was first shared on Snapchat before spreading across social media platforms, where it quickly drew ba…

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by Josh Lanier
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Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor
Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Irvington man was arrested and charged with weapons offenses as the investigation into a deadly shooting at a Chick-fil-A continues, authorities said. At 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, Union Township police responded to the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 after six people were shot, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. Malek Shepherd, a 23-year-old New York City resident was pronounced dead at the scene while Jaheed Fields, a 20-year-old Newark resident was charged with murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses, autho…

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by Sam Barron
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Bergen Cops Intercept $10K ‘Grandson’ Scam Suspect Picking Up Cash At Vacant Home Bergen Cops Intercept $10K ‘Grandson’ Scam Suspect Picking Up Cash At Vacant Home
Bergen Cops Intercept $10K ‘Grandson’ Scam Suspect Picking Up Cash At Vacant Home A New York man was arrested after Teaneck police uncovered what they described as a fraud and scam operation involving victims in multiple states. Teaneck police were contacted by the Shakopee Police Department in Minnesota around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, regarding a scam targeting a local resident, Deputy Chief Seth Kriegel said. Investigators said the victim received a phone call from someone pretending to be her grandson who claimed he had been involved in a car crash and urgently needed $10,000 for legal fees and to retrieve a vehicle from an impound lot. The victim was in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Paul Caneiro Gets Multiple Life Sentences For Murders Of Brother, Entire Family Paul Caneiro Gets Multiple Life Sentences For Murders Of Brother, Entire Family
Paul Caneiro Gets Multiple Life Sentences For Murders Of Brother, Entire Family Paul Caneiro, an Ocean Township resident, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of murdering  his brother, his sister-in-law and their two children in their Colts Neck home. In levying the sentence, Judge Marc Lemieux called Caneiro, a "callous, heartless, brutal killer." At the trial, prosecutors claimed Caneiro shot his brother, Keith dead outside his home on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, angry that Keith was ending their business relationship, according to NJ.com. Caneiro then went into the home and shot and stabbed Keith's wife, Jennifer, before stab…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC Westchester Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC
Westchester Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC A 56-year-old Westchester County woman was found dead inside an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night, May 18, police said.  The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. on Monday in front of 653 Fifth Ave., within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  Officers responding to a 911 call for an aided person arrived to find the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the open manhole.  EMS crews rushed the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  The woman was iden…

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by Ben Crnic