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Police & Fire
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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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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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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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…
Police & Fire
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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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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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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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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Update
: BMW Driver Arrested After SUV Plunges Into Hackensack River
UPDATE: A 32-year-old man was arrested after his BMW SUV plunged into the Hackensack River following a late-night crash on Route 80, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to the crash on Route 80 east near milepost 66.9 on the Hackensack River Bridge at 9:49 p.m. in Ridgefield Park Village, Bergen County, according to Trooper II Christopher Postorino. A preliminary investigation found the crash involved a BMW SUV and a Land Rover SUV, State Police said. Following the collision, the BMW went over the concrete barrier on the right side of the highway and plunged into the Ha…
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orn Trans Teen Stabbed Dead In Campus Housing Building
A 19-year-old University of Washington student born in New Jersey was stabbed to death inside a campus housing building near the Seattle campus, an incident their family is calling "unspeakable violence." University of Washington police responded to a stabbing at approximately 10:10 p.m. Sunday, May 10, at Nordheim Court on 25th Avenue Northeast, where officers found Juniper Blessing dead inside a laundry room with stab wounds, Seattle police said. Seattle Fire Department crews attempted lifesaving measures, but Blessing was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. According to their…
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Teen Kills Grandmother Inside NJ Home: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old Jackson Township man is accused of stabbing his grandmother to death inside their home Monday morning, May 18, authorities said. Louis Brown was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 69-year-old Darlene Brown, both of Jackson Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 7 a.m. Jackson Township police responded to a home on Justin Way after receiving a 911 call reporting that someone had been murdered, Billhimer said. Responding officers found Louis Brown st…
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Bergen County Woman, 27, Among 3 Shot In Passaic: Cops
A 6-year-old girl was among three people wounded in a shooting in Passaic Sunday night, May 17, authorities said. Passaic police responded to the area of 79 Sherman St. around 8:55 p.m. on a report of a shooting involving multiple victims, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman. A 27-year-old woman from Wallington, a 20-year-old woman from Passaic, and a 6-year-old juvenile were struck by gunfire, authorities said. All three victims suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds and were taken to the hospital, according to the prosecutor’s office.&nbs…
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