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New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say
New Details Emerge In NJ Crash Caused By Suicidal Driver Facing Attempted Murder, Police Say New details have emerged in a serious wreck last June in Passaic County. According to police papers obtained by Daily Voice, the 31-year-old Paterson man who caused the crash on Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne had been trying to end his own life, but ended up injuring a 44-year-old motorist instead. Police called to Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road just before 2 a.m. on June 14 where they found D’Airon J. James sitting on the ground "saying he wished for this happen," according to the criminal complaint in the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. James said that he purposely dr…
Paterson Mustang Driver Shoves Elderly Woman To Ground, Snatches Purse In Haledon Lot: Cops Paterson Mustang Driver Shoves Elderly Woman To Ground, Snatches Purse In Haledon Lot: Cops
Paterson Mustang Driver Shoves Elderly Woman To Ground, Snatches Purse In Haledon Lot: Cops A 24-year-old Ford Mustang driver has been jailed after police say he shoved a 77-year-old woman to the ground and stole her purse this week in Haledon. Bornnazee Mceachern, of Paterson, has been charged with second-degree robbery in connection with the Monday, July 29 incident, Haledon police said in a news release. Officers were called to 445 Haledon Ave. just before 6 that evening where they were met with the victim, who said a black, bearded man pushed her to the ground and stole her purse, which contained $400 in cash and personal items, police said. The woman, who had parked in the b…
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades Talk about a happy tail. A French bulldog named Klipse who went tumbling 40 feet down a cliff at Palisades Interstate Park was rescued by Port Authority Police officers on Tuesday morning July 30, PAPD spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. PAPD's Emergency Service Unit got the call from the George Washington Bridge command around 6:50 that morning. Within minutes, Officer Nicola spotted Klipse on the slope, according to Valens. PAPD PBA Using a rope rescue system, Nicola and his partner, Officer Kuchie, rappelled down to reach the stranded pup. According to Valens, the offi…
PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human' PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human'
PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human' The Pennsylvania State Police Department has announced the death of Trooper Peter K. Conforti. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the department said Conforti, who had been assigned to Troop L in Hamburg, died while off-duty. Conforti enlisted in the PSP in April 2016. Records show he was 30 years old and lived in Tamaqua. Condolences from loved ones shared to Facebook say he leaves behind his wife, Alexandra, and at least one child. Many years ago, I started teaching at West Penn Elementary with some very special students. One, however, stood out to... Posted by Michele Bittner on Thursd…
Prisoner Swap: First Photo Shows New Jersey WSJ Reporter In Release From Russian Captivity Prisoner Swap: First Photo Shows New Jersey WSJ Reporter In Release From Russian Captivity
Prisoner Swap: First Photo Shows New Jersey WSJ Reporter In Release From Russian Captivity Evan Gershkovich is a free man.  The 32-year-old New Jersey native was among three United States residents released from prison in Russia in on Thursday, Aug. 1, in what's being called the biggest prisoner swap between since 1991. Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and radio journalism Alsu Kurmasheva, were the prisoners released to American soil. The massive swap freed more than two dozen prisoners from six different countries. A photo shared by President Joe Biden to X shows the former hostages smiling, and proudly displaying an American flag, on an airplane. "…
World Champion Judo Master, Retired Paterson Fire Captain Anthony 'Tony' Camal Dies, 63 World Champion Judo Master, Retired Paterson Fire Captain Anthony 'Tony' Camal Dies, 63
World Champion Judo Master, Retired Paterson Fire Captain Anthony 'Tony' Camal Dies, 63 Anthony "Tony" Camal, a world-renowned Judo master and Paterson firefighter, died on Monday, July 29, according to his obituary on the Festa Memorial website. He was 63 years old. Raised in Inwood, NY, Camal later moved to Totowa and Paterson, where he served for 15 years on the fire department before retiring as captain in 2013. He later settled in Woodland Park. Camal was the head sensei of Camal & Cruz Judo and Jiu Jitsu Academy since 1995, having been a sixth-degree black belt and world champion, according to his obituary. Training since the age of 6, Camal was remembered as a "pill…
Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say
Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Prince William County police shot and killed an armed 22-year-old man following an overnight incident in Woodbridge, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle on reports of a suicidal person around 8:20 p.m., county police said in a release. "The incident was contained, and over the course of the evening, officers attempted numerous times for the individual’s safe surrender," police said.  On Thursday morning, Aug. 1 around 5:30 a.m., officers engaged the individual who was shot and killed. No officers or other community members w…
Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says
Belleville Mechanic Joe Costa Of Nutley Dies Unexpectedly At 35, Obituary Says Joseph "Joe" Costa, a Nutley resident formerly of Newark and Bloomfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 28 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, his obituary on the Biondi Funeral Home website says. He was 35 years old. Joe graduated Bloomfield High School and had been working as a mechanic at Ronnie’s Service Station in Belleville, his obituary says, noting he was passionate about motorcycles and cars. Joe is predeceased by his wife Michelle Rizzo-Costa, who died in 2022. He is survived by his parents Maria (nee Vidal) Costa and Manuel Costa; his brother Michael Co…
Dump Truck Driver 'Shaken Up' After Crash With Commuter Train In Morris County Dump Truck Driver 'Shaken Up' After Crash With Commuter Train In Morris County
Dump Truck Driver 'Shaken Up' After Crash With Commuter Train In Morris County Delays along NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Line were being reported due to a dump truck that struck a train Wednesday afternoon, July 31. Photos by Chris Almada of Brisck’s Photography show the scene along South Morris Street. It happened just after 3:40 p.m. Almada said the dump truck driver did not appear to have been injured but was shaken up. Sources at the scene tell Daily Voice the driver told officers that his brakes gave out. According to NJ Transit officials, Morris Essex Line train 6656, was stationary as it was loading customers at the Dover station when it was …
Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police
Route 17 Gas Station Clerk Who Loaded Magazine In Front Of Ridgewood Cop Arrested: Police A Route 17 gas station clerk and the man who sold him an illegal firearm have both been arrested, police in Ridgewood said. Ridgewood Police Officer Malone was on patrol when he went into a gas station on the northbound side of Route 17 around 2 a.m. on June 9, Ridgewood Police Chief Forest Lyons said. When Malone entered the station, he noticed the clerk, later identified as as Melvin Rodriguez, 45, was loading a firearm magazine with bullets, Lyons said. The clerk then showed a firearm to Malone and told him that he just bought it that day in Ridgewood, according to the chief. Malone co…
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