DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars
DWI Newark Driver Who Slammed Man With Car At Atlantic City Casino Gets 14 Years Behind Bars A Newark driver who slammed his car into another man and crushed his legs during a drunken argument in an Atlantic City casino parking garage was sentenced to 14 years in state prison, authorities said. Michael Garland, 46, was at a trial Monday of aggravated assault and endangering an injured victim after saying he acted in self-defense, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Local police responded to the fourth level of the Golden Nugget Casino & Marina parking garage where the 25-year-old victim was lying near a barrier wall just before 1:30 a.m., the prosecutor's office said.…
Man Charged With Sex Assault, Endangering Injured Victim In Death Of WNY Woman Man Charged With Sex Assault, Endangering Injured Victim In Death Of WNY Woman Man Charged With Sex Assault, Endangering Injured Victim In Death Of WNY Woman
Man Charged With Sex Assault, Endangering Injured Victim In Death Of WNY Woman A 22-year-old West New York man has been charged with sexual assault in connection with the death of a woman found unconscious in a building vestibule early Friday, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police responded to 214 63rd St. around 3:40 a.m. and found Irma Contreras Flores, 32, of West New York. She was taken to Palisades Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later.  The cause and manner of her death were pending an examination by the Regional Medical Examiner's Office.  On Monday, Edwin Velasco-Salazar was arrested at the prosecutor's…
UPDATE: Two More Arrested In Brutal Jersey City Beating Caught On Video UPDATE: Two More Arrested In Brutal Jersey City Beating Caught On Video UPDATE: Two More Arrested In Brutal Jersey City Beating Caught On Video
Update: Two More Arrested In Brutal Jersey City Beating Caught On Video UPDATE, July 22: A total of four people have now been arrested in connection with the attack. Click here for more.  Police in Jersey City have arrested two women for their alleged involvement in an attack on a motorist that was captured on a video that was widely shared on social media.  Bria Exum and Shirley Burrows, both 26, each have been charged with assault. Exum has also been charged with burglary and endangering an injured victim.  In the graphic video, a 42-year-old Newark man is pulled from his car and beaten by a group of people early Sunday morning on Martin Luthe…
Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar
Authorities: Gang Member Beat Man To Death Outside Paterson Bar A Paterson man was charged with beating a man to death outside a city bar, authorities announced early Friday evening. Jonas Rogers was part of a gang that set upon 35-year-old Arnoldo “Ludwig” Alvarez outside the El Tio Gozon Bar on 21st Avenue around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, authorities said. A Passaic County sheriff's officer found Alvarez unconscious in the street and a large crowd nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. Alvarez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson.  The last word from Valdes and Oswald la…
Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder
Paterson Man Beaten Unconscious Dies, Accused Assailant Charged With Murder A Paterson man was charged with beating a man to death outside a city bar, authorities announced early Friday evening. Jonas Rogers was part of a gang that set upon 35-year-old Arnoldo “Ludwig” Alvarez outside the El Tio Gozon Bar on 21st Avenue around 2:30 a.m. last Sunday, authorities said. A Passaic County sheriff's officer found Alvarez unconscious in the street and a large crowd nearby, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald said. Alvarez was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson. The last word on him from Valdes and Osw…
Old Tappan Police: DWI Hit-Run Driver Tracked Down, Jailed After Seriously Injuring Pedestrian Old Tappan Police: DWI Hit-Run Driver Tracked Down, Jailed After Seriously Injuring Pedestrian Old Tappan Police: DWI Hit-Run Driver Tracked Down, Jailed After Seriously Injuring Pedestrian
Old Tappan Police: DWI Hit-Run Driver Tracked Down, Jailed After Seriously Injuring Pedestrian UPDATE: Old Tappan police tracked down a DWI motorist from town after she struck a pedestrian and took off early Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Officers arrested Meredith Lubell, 33, after finding her at her DeWolf Road home, Police Chief Thomas Shine said. Moments earlier, the chief said, she struck the 41-year-old Paterson victim with her Jeep in the parking lot of the Bi-State Plaza on Old Tappan Road – exactly a mile from her house. A witness gave police a license plate number that led directly to Lubell following the 12:35 p.m. 911 call, he said. Police charged her with DWI, as…
Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says
Washington Township Teen Dragged By Car, Nearly Killed, Was Denied Justice, Mom Says A Washington Township mom says her son was denied justice after he was permanently disfigured by another teen who deliberately dragged him with his car while punching him in the face, nearly killing him. His assailants convinced the boy to come out that late January night “with the intention of robbing him of his money and belongings,” Michelle Reyes said. “Junior reached into the car to give a handshake to the driver,” Reyes told Daily Voice. “That’s when the driver grabbed my son’s arm and pinned it by raising the window. “Then he placed his foot on the gas and drove off, dragging my so…
Man Wanted For Jersey City Killing Caught In Georgia Man Wanted For Jersey City Killing Caught In Georgia Man Wanted For Jersey City Killing Caught In Georgia
Man Wanted For Jersey City Killing Caught In Georgia A Jersey City man was pulled over in Smyrna, Georgia, Thursday afternoon for speeding and was placed under arrest when authorities there discovered he was wanted in connection with a fatal beating last year, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said. Elnardo Chandler, 29, is in custody in Georgia and awaiting extradition to New Jersey. On July 5, police were called to Lexington Avenue in Jersey City, where fighting had been reported. Glen Mackie Jr., 29, was found unconscious on the sidewalk near 21 Lexington Ave. He had suffered a head injury. Mackie was pronounced dead at Jersey City …
Police: Hackensack Woman Stabbed In Throat Plays Dead, Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder Police: Hackensack Woman Stabbed In Throat Plays Dead, Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder Police: Hackensack Woman Stabbed In Throat Plays Dead, Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder
Police: Hackensack Woman Stabbed In Throat Plays Dead, Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder A woman stabbed in the throat played dead until her attacker left, said Hackensack police who charged a 50-year-old city man with attempted murder. The critically injured woman was listed in stable condition early Monday afternoon at Hackensack University Medical Center, they said. Meanwhile, Jergere Minaya-Acosta remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing on charges that also include unlawful weapons possession and endangering an injured victim. Officers who responded to the call at a home in the north end of the city just before 4 a.m. Saturday found the woman wi…
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock
Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver, 65, Remains Jailed After Death Of Pedestrian Struck In Glen Rock UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow remained jailed pending a detention hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim in Glen Rock. The victim, Biagio Lembo, also 65, died late Wednesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. As Daily Voice reported on Thursday, Marina M. Lee -- who originally was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused injury -- surrendered to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to face upgraded counts. Besides vehicular manslaughter, Lee is charged with…
Rutherford PD: Hit-Run DWI Pickup Driver's Path Included Park Cars, Pedestrian, Tree, Fence Rutherford PD: Hit-Run DWI Pickup Driver's Path Included Park Cars, Pedestrian, Tree, Fence Rutherford PD: Hit-Run DWI Pickup Driver's Path Included Park Cars, Pedestrian, Tree, Fence
Rutherford PD: Hit-Run DWI Pickup Driver's Path Included Park Cars, Pedestrian, Tree, Fence A Rutherford driver was drunk when his pickup truck hit two parked cars -- one of which clipped a pedestrian -- before it jumped the curb, careened across a lawn, took down a fence, struck a tree and kept going, authorities said Wednesday. A police officer found the damaged 2017 GMC pickup a block away and took Ed McClary, 56, into custody around 9 p.m. Sunday, Capt. Patrick Feliciano said. The 52-year-old pedestrian -- who was standing between her car and another -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with broken bones before being released after treatment, Feliciano said. M…