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West Milford, NJ
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West Milford Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor West Milford Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor
West Milford Music Teacher, 72, Tried To Have Sex With 17-Year-Old Student: Prosecutor A 72-year-old New Jersey music teacher was arrested after he tried to have sex with a 17-year-old student he was giving private lessons to, authorities said. John Bendzak was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.  Bendzak had been communicating with the teen in June before trying to engage in sexual conduct with the student at a West Milford home on July 9, Valdes said.  After the incident on July 9, Bendzak sent harassing communications to the t…

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Paramus, NJ
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Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened
Viral Video Shows Gun Pulled From Paramus Brook: Here's What Really Happened A video showing Paramus police pulling a gun from a local brook has caught fire online, and now authorities are explaining what really happened. Officers were working a detail along Forest Avenue at Behnke Brook (299 Forest Ave.) at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, while a section of the brook was being drained, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. As the water dropped, a gun was spotted buried in the mud at the bottom of the brook, Guidetti said. A special officer at the scene called Paramus police, who responded and recovered the weapon, according to the chief. The gun was h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
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Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are
Are Flock Cameras Watching You? This Map Shows Where They Are You have probably driven past one without realizing it. Flock's license plate readers have spread along roads and through communities across the country, giving police a tool to locate vehicles while fueling a growing debate over just how much the cameras can reveal about where people go. Now, a growing privacy advocacy project is letting you see where those cameras have been spotted. DeFlock, an independent open-source effort opposed to widespread automatic license plate reader surveillance, maintains a searchable nationwide map of the devices. As of Thursday, Aug. 13, the map displayed …

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Glen Rock House Fire Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Glen Rock House Fire
Lightning Strikes Reported Before Early-Morning Glen Rock House Fire A Bergen County family escaped safely after a house fire broke out early Thursday, Aug. 13, as lightning strikes were being reported across the area, authorities said. Glen Rock police and firefighters responded to 37 Hanover Place at 2:32 a.m. on a report of a structure fire, Police Chief Michael Trover said. Responding police officers shut off a gas line near the fire and kept the blaze under control until firefighters arrived, Trover said. Glen Rock firefighters, with mutual aid from surrounding towns, extinguished the fire, according to Trover and the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Depar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Englewood, NJ
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Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-Englewood Cliffs Councilman's Car: Police (UPDATE) Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-Englewood Cliffs Councilman's Car: Police (UPDATE)
Gun, Drugs Found In Ex-Englewood Cliffs Councilman's Car: Police (Update) A former councilman accused earlier this year of repeatedly smashing windows at a Bergen County home had a gun, drugs, and a prohibited device in his vehicle, authorities said. Glen A. Luciano, 64, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail after voluntarily surrendering on a warrant, Englewood Cliffs Acting Police Chief James Tracy said Thursday, Aug. 13. Luciano's latest charges stem from the investigation that began with his March 16 arrest on third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree stalking charges, Tracy said. He was given a court date and released at the time. Englewood Cliffs…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cranford, NJ
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Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride
Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride Rocco Della Serra and his wife, Zsuzsanna Carlson, had been married for just three months when the life they were building together was suddenly cut short. Della Serra, a 65-year-old Cranford father and grandfather, was killed by an alleged drunk driver with a history of DUIs while riding his bicycle on Route 22 in Mountainside on Thursday, Aug. 6, as previously reported by Daily Voice. His wife is now facing the loss of her new husband as friends rally around her through a GoFundMe that had raised $18,000 as of Wednesday, Aug. 12. “Zsuzsanna and Rocco had only been married for three month…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says
Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says A VIN that Toyota never issued led Passaic County detectives to a Paterson man accused of using altered documents to title two vehicles, authorities said. Luis M. Nurse-Rosario, 31, was arrested at his Paterson home on Monday, Aug. 10, following an investigation into a 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander and Honda Pilot, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The investigation began on July 27, when detectives received information about a suspected "re-VIN" Toyota Grand Highlander registered in Paterson, Adamo said. Detectives determined the Toyota had allegedly been titled in New York usi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Haledon-Prospect Park, NJ
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Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A 37-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured when his motorcycle struck the back of a van on the Garden State Parkway in Passaic County on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to the southbound Parkway at milepost 155.5 in Clifton at 12:17 p.m. for a crash involving a Ford van and Yamaha motorcycle, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Both vehicles were traveling south when the Yamaha struck the rear of the Ford near milepost 155.5, according to a preliminary investigation. The motorcyclist, a male from Haledon, was ejected and suffered serious injurie…

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by Cecilia Levine
Westfield, NJ
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Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor
Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor A 35-year-old drunk driver with a history of DUIs and careless driving offenses ran a red light on Route 22 in Mountainside, struck and killed a 65-year-old bicyclist, then continued driving for three miles before police found him, authorities and court records show. Fabian Parra, of North Plainfield, was charged Monday, Aug. 10, with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of Rocco Della Serra, 65, of Cranford, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Mountainside Police Chief Joseph Giannuzzi said. Parra also faces 15 motor v…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD
Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD A shoplifter struck a loss prevention worker with a getaway vehicle while fleeing a popular Bergen County Asian grocery store on Wednesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. Edgewater police responded to Mitsuwa Marketplace at 595 River Road around 2:45 p.m., on a report of a physical dispute, Edgewater Police Detective Sgt. Jorge Vanegas said. A loss prevention employee had confronted two men who were actively shoplifting when the encounter escalated, Vanegas said. Stephen Taborda, 62, of Paterson, struck the employee with the getaway vehicle while fleeing, according to police. Tabo…

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