Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate
Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate A Pennsylvania grandmother accused of helping confine her 5-year-old autistic grandson behind a zip-tied baby gate once shared a Facebook post titled, "How to escape a zip tie in less than a minute," years before the boy was found naked wandering along a Lebanon County road, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, shared the "Survival Skills" video on Facebook in March 2019. The post resurfaced after Schaffner, the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, and Tucker Flyn Heagy, 20, were charged in connection with the child's living conditions followi…
Bergen County Home Tied To Secaucus Cocaine Ring, Police Say Bergen County Home Tied To Secaucus Cocaine Ring, Police Say
Bergen County Home Tied To Secaucus Cocaine Ring, Police Say A nearly yearlong investigation into cocaine distribution in Nwe Jersey ended with four arrests, along with the seizures of a loaded stolen handgun, multiple drugs, and nearly $2,000 in suspected drug proceeds, police said. The Secaucus Police Department's Anti-Crime Unit launched the investigation in August 2025 after receiving information that Anmol Singh, 35, of Secaucus, was distributing cocaine from his Third Street residence, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. During the investigation, detectives conducted surveillance and saw Singh distributing cocaine, the chief said. Investigators al…
Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp
Dump Truck Driver, 35, Killed After Overturning On NJ Highway Ramp A 35-year-old dump truck driver was killed when his vehicle overturned after striking a parked trailer on a Route 440 ramp in Woodbridge Saturday morning, July 18, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at 7:13 a.m. on State Highway 440 north at milepost 1.8 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. A preliminary investigation found that a Mack dump truck was traveling northbound on the ramp from Route 440 north to U.S. Route 9 south when it veered off the roadway to the left, struck a parked trailer and overturned ne…
Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says
Man, 73, Arrested For Sex Assaults Of Child In Early 1990s, Bergen Prosecutor Says A 73-year-old Sussex County man has been arrested in connection on accusations that he sexually assaulted a juvenile in the early 1990s. Peter F. Knipe, of Vernon, has been charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, and three counts of second-degree sexual assault, for the alleged incidents that happened in Fair Lawn between Dec. 2, 190 and Dec. 31, 1991. He was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Bergen County Walmart: PD Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Bergen County Walmart: PD
Man Grabs Stranger, Pins Her Against Shelf At Bergen County Walmart: PD A homeless man was arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman from behind and pushing her against store shelving inside a New Jersey Walmart, police said. Police responded to the Teterboro Landing Walmart at 10:53 a.m. Thursday, July 16, after receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting a possible assault, according to Moonachie Police Lt. Jeff Napolitano. The woman told police an unknown man approached her inside the store, grabbed her from behind, and pushed her against shelving in an aisle, Napolitano said. She was able to push him away and leave the area before calling 9-1-1, according to police. …
Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD
Route 4 Dollar Tree Manager Assaulted Trying To Stop $60 Shoplifters: Paramus PD A Closter woman and a Hackensack man are accused of assaulting a Dollar Tree manager while stealing about $60 worth of merchandise from a Paramus store, police said. Officers responded to the Dollar Tree at the Mall at IV, 275 Route 4 West, at approximately 4:32 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, on a report of a robbery in progress, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Police were told the suspects, described as a white man wearing a gray shirt and black pants and a white woman wearing a gray hat, black tank top, and black shorts, fled on foot toward the Rolls-Royce dealership on Route 4, Guid…
Routine Noise Complaint Takes Wild Turn With 2 Arrested On Bergen County Street: Police Routine Noise Complaint Takes Wild Turn With 2 Arrested On Bergen County Street: Police
Routine Noise Complaint Takes Wild Turn With 2 Arrested On Bergen County Street: Police A complaint about a vehicle with a loud exhaust led to a DWI arrest and the seizure of a loaded homemade handgun allegedly modified into an automatic weapon in Bergen County early Friday, July 17, police said. Officers responded to Kamena and Ninth streets at approximately 4:03 a.m., after receiving a report of a vehicle idling with a loud exhaust, Deputy Chief John Pierotti said. At the scene, officers found a 2015 black Honda Civic and detected the odor of alcohol coming from the driver, Marlon A. Roquel-Rojas, 20, of Union City, Pierotti said. After field sobriety tests, Roquel…
'Slow Burn:' Dateline Spotlights NJ Family Massacre 'Slow Burn:' Dateline Spotlights NJ Family Massacre
'Slow Burn:' Dateline Spotlights NJ Family Massacre "It's like evil washed over the town." Dateline NBC will be airing a one-hour episode titled "Slow Burn" about the 2018 murder of the Caneiro family in Colts Neck on Friday, July 17 at 10 p.m.  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." Andrea Canning reports Friday, July 17, at 10/9c on NBC.  Dateline NBC The speci…
Masturbating Man Was Locking Eyes With Woman On NJ Transit Bus In Carlstadt: Cops Masturbating Man Was Locking Eyes With Woman On NJ Transit Bus In Carlstadt: Cops
Masturbating Man Was Locking Eyes With Woman On NJ Transit Bus In Carlstadt: Cops A 29-year-old man with multiple prior lewdness charges across North Jersey was arrested after police said he masturbated while making eye contact with a woman on an NJ Transit bus in Bergen County. The Carlstadt Police Department began investigating after a victim reported the incident on Wednesday, July 1, according to Detective Kyle Torres. Officers Benameur and Best spoke with the woman, who said a man seated near her began masturbating while staring directly at her, Torres said. The woman immediately alerted the bus driver, who removed the man from the bus at the next stop, according to…
Pickup Driver Hospitalized After Train Crash In Fair Lawn Pickup Driver Hospitalized After Train Crash In Fair Lawn
Pickup Driver Hospitalized After Train Crash In Fair Lawn A pickup truck driver was hospitalized after an NJ Transit train collided with the vehicle in Fair Lawn on Thursday evening, July 16. The crash happened at approximately 5:35 p.m. at the Radburn Station, where an out-of-service Bergen County Line train headed toward Hoboken struck a vehicle that was on the tracks, according to NJ Transit Director of Media Relations John Chartier.  Photos by Boyd A. Loving show the heavily damaged Chevy pickup truck resting on the tracks after the collision. The train was not carrying passengers, and no crew members were injured, Chartier said.  …
Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford
Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford A Clifton man is accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for nearly $97 worth of gas before driving away from a Rutherford Sunoco, police said. Boris P. Gutierrez, 28, pumped $97.01 worth of gasoline at the Sunoco station at 224 Park Ave. at approximately 6:14 p.m. on Monday, June 8, Rutherford Police Deputy Chief Sean Farrell said. When the gas station attendant went to collect payment, Gutierrez threw a balled-up counterfeit $100 bill out the driver's side window and fled, Farrell said. The attendant immediately recognized the bill as fake and notified his boss, who contacted…
Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD
Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD A 27-year-old man is accused of rubbing his genitals on an occupied vehicle, trying to force his way into the car, and dragging a police officer during an attempted escape on an electric bicycle in Bergen County, authorities said. Patrol officers were called to 60 Essex St. in Rochelle Park at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, after receiving reports of a shirtless man rubbing his genitals on an occupied vehicle in the parking lot, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Callers also reported that the man was acting erratically and aggressively trying to enter th…