Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church
Trench Rescue: Worker Freed After Hourlong Entrapment At Bergen County Church A worker apparently hired to perform excavation work at a Bergen County church was rescued after spending more than an hour trapped in a trench on Friday evening, July 31, police said. Emergency crews were called to St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Hoboken Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a trench collapse, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone told Daily Voice. The worker became trapped up to his knees while digging after the church hired him to perform the work, Yannacone said. Rescuers freed the worker after more than an hour. The worker's cond…
NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor
NJ Inmate Murdered Fellow Prisoner: Prosecutor A 23-year-old East Orange man was charged with murdering an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield, authorities said Friday, July 31. On Friday, July 17, correctional officers found Yasin Sellers slumped on the floor and unresponsive in a prison gymnasium following a religious service, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Sellers was pronounced dead at the scene, Bradshaw said. An investigation determined Sellers collapsed after being assaulted by Banton, Bradshaw said.
Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police
Man Fleeing ICE Hit By Car In NJ: Police A pedestrian was injured after he was struck by vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement Friday morning, July 31, authorities said. At 9:05 a.m., officers responded to Route 35 north near the train station after the man fled from ICE agents who were attempting to apprehend him, Point Pleasant Beach police said. During the course of fleeing, the man entered the roadway and was struck by a motor vehicle, police said. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Point Pleasant police said they were not notified of …
Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor
Suspended Driver Arrested In Deadly NJ Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver, 30: Prosecutor A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license has been charged in a New Jersey crash that killed a 30-year-old man in May, authorities announced. Donovan Kelly, 28, of Hewitt, was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he struck a Dodge Charger operated by a Bardonia, NY man on May 31, just before 6 p.m. on Warwick Turnpike and Lake Shore Drive In Hewitt, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville announced on Friday, July 31. The Dodge Charger operator was identified by News 12 as Anthony Navarro. Navarro was flown t…
Bergen County Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update Bergen County Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update
Bergen County Drowning: Missing Toddler Dies In Neighbor's Pool, Cops Say In New Update The 3-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool this week had been reported missing before being found unresponsive in a backyard Bergen County swimming pool, authorities announced. Englewood Cliffs officers responded to a report of a missing child at approximately 2:06 p.m., Officer in Charge Lt. James Tracy said. As officers searched the area, they found the child unresponsive in a neighbor's backyard pool, Tracy said.  Officers immediately began life-saving measures before the girl was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said…
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Teen Relative: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Bergen County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen he was related to, authorities said Thursday, July 30. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Kristian S. Peralta-Montano, of Fair Lawn, was related to the victim, who was between 16 and 18 years old. The Fair Lawn Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Wednesday, July 29, regarding an alleged sexual assault, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fair Lawn Police Department rev…
NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Killed His Infant Daughter: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his daughter, authorities announced Thursday, July 30. On Monday, Feb. 2, officers responded to an apartment in Atlantic City and found the 1-year-old unresponsive, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The child was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The child had blunt force trauma  to the head and neck and an autopsy documented a contusion on the child’s forehead and abrasions on both sides of her neck, bilaterial retinal hemorrhages and had absent …
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Gunned Down Boyfriend: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Glassboro woman was arrested and charged with fatally shooting her boyfriend in Winslow Township Wednesday, July 29, authorities said. Amelia Wilmore-Nozil is charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Winslow Township Police Chief Donald Lemons. At 2:03 p.m. officers responded to Bromley Court and found 33-year-old Dominicio Fuhrtz, a Winslow Township resident, inside his parked vehicle with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Fuhrtz was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced…
Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops
Assault Suspect Caught After Camp Shelter-In-Place In Secaucus: Cops An assault suspect was apprehended Thursday morning, July 30, after a police search prompted a shelter-in-place near Secaucus High School, authorities said. Secaucus police responded to the area of Meadow Lane for a suspect involved in an assault at approximately 7:50 a.m., according to the Secaucus Police Department. Because of the nearby police activity, the summer camp program at Secaucus High School was placed under a shelter-in-place while officers searched the area, police said. In an update issued at 8:20 a.m., police announced the suspect had been taken into custody. The shelter-i…
Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl
Boy, 10, Dies In Passaic River; Search Expands 8 Miles For Missing Girl A recovery operation stretched into Thursday morning, July 30, after a 10-year-old boy died and a 10-year-old girl remained missing in the Passaic River, officials said. At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, three children entered the river but quickly slipped into deeper water because of the fast current and high water levels, Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said.  An 11-year-old girl was able to pull herself to the riverbank about 100 feet south of where the children entered the water near Holy Rosary Parish. She was safely removed from the river, according to the c…
NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor
NJ Creep Sent Naked Videos To 7-Year-Old, Asked For Explicit Pics On TikTok: Prosecutor A 36-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after sending a 7-year-old girl naked videos of himself and soliciting explicit photos of her in return, authorities announced Thursday, July 29. The investigation began on Monday, July 20, after the girl said a man had been sending her messages by text and over TikTok, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Elmer Lao, a Camden resident, engaged in online conversations with the girl, whom he knew to be seven years old, MacAulay said. During those messages, Lao sent nude videos of himself to her and requested she send nude …
New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing
New Photos: 2 Kids Swept Away In Passaic River, Major Search Ongoing UPDATE: The body of a 10-year-old boy who vanished in the Passaic River was recovered after hours of searching, while the recovery operation for the girl remained ongoing, city officials said. ORIGINAL STORY: A massive multi-agency search is underway after a 10-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl disappeared in the Passaic River near Pulaski Park in Passaic on Wednesday evening, July 29, city officials confirmed. Reports of children entering the river came in at approximately 6:21 p.m.,  Passaic Mayor Hector C. Lora said. A third child, a young girl, made it safely out of the wate…
66 Chickens, Including 60 Baby Chicks, Rescued After Household Kitchen Fire 66 Chickens, Including 60 Baby Chicks, Rescued After Household Kitchen Fire
66 Chickens, Including 60 Baby Chicks, Rescued After Household Kitchen Fire Sixty-six neglected chickens—including 60 baby chicks—were rescued after a house fire led first responders to a backyard where the birds were being kept in what rescuers described as torturous conditions, authorities and an animal rescue organization said. Officers responded to a kitchen fire at 67 Mist Lane in Westbury, New York, around 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, where they found an active fire inside the home, according to Nassau County police. The East Meadow Fire Department extinguished the flames, and no injuries were reported. While investigating the fire, officers discovered several …
911 Call, Doorbell Video Released After Coach Eric Bieniemy's Son Shoots Mother 911 Call, Doorbell Video Released After Coach Eric Bieniemy's Son Shoots Mother
911 Call, Doorbell Video Released After Coach Eric Bieniemy's Son Shoots Mother New details are emerging after the son of NFL coach Eric Bieniemy shot his mother in Northern Virginia. Mia Bieniemy, 57, was allegedly shot by their 27-year-old son, Elijah Zion Bieniemy, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive in Ashburn during a weekend altercation, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Mia Bieniemy was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of her injuries. Her son is now charged with malicious wounding and other weapons offenses. In the days following the shocking shooting, the dispatch call has been released by Good Morning Am…
‘Armed And Dangerous’ Teen Murder Suspect With NJ Ties On The Run: Authorities ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Teen Murder Suspect With NJ Ties On The Run: Authorities
‘Armed And Dangerous’ Teen Murder Suspect With NJ Ties On The Run: Authorities A teenage New York murder suspect with ties to New Jersey remains on the run, authorities said Monday, July 27. Jacqua Cowan, 19, is wanted in the killing of 24-year-old Jamier Allen in March 2025 in Albany, the U.S. Marshals Service said Monday. He is considered armed and dangerous. Allen, of Albany, was shot and killed March 26, 2025, then his body was dumped in a wooded area, police said. About two weeks later, four people were arrested in the case, which was also tied to a car fire four days prior to Allen’s death, according to investigators. A warrant for Cowan’s arrest was issued Thu…
Two NJ Residents Admit To ISIS Terror Plot: Feds Two NJ Residents Admit To ISIS Terror Plot: Feds
Two NJ Residents Admit To ISIS Terror Plot: Feds Two Montclair residents, including the son of a prominent poet, have pleaded guilty to their involvement in planning an aborted terrorist attack in Detroit on Halloween, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29. Tomas-Kaan Jimenez-Guzel, 19, and Milo Sedarat, 21, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offenses, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Jimenez-Guzel pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and Sedarat pleaded guilty to concealment of material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.  Sa…
Lightning Strike Kills Man, 32, At NJ Solar Field: Police Lightning Strike Kills Man, 32, At NJ Solar Field: Police
Lightning Strike Kills Man, 32, At NJ Solar Field: Police A 32-year-old man died after he was reportedly struck by lightning at a solar field in New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, authorities said. The Monroe Township Police Department received a report at approximately 3 p.m. that a man may have been struck by lightning near the solar field at 355 Hoffman Station Road, Monroe Police Chief Griffin Banos said. Officers, Monroe Township EMS, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital paramedics responded and found the man unconscious in the field, Banos said. The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, whe…
Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD
Woman Exposed Genitals, Butt At 16 Handles: Montclair PD A woman is at large after she put on a show at 16 Handles in Montclair, authorities announced Tuesday, July 28. On Tuesday, July 21, officers responded to 16 Handles at 42 S. Park Street after a woman purchased a cup of frozen yogurt, only to inform employees she didn't have the money to pay for the yogurt, Montclair police said. When the employees told the woman she could not have the yogurt, she became irate, exited the business, walked up to the glass window and removed her pants, showing her buttocks toward employees and customers inside, police said. The woman then turned around, pull…
Ski-Masked Suspects Chased Down After Car Theft In Bergen County: Cops Ski-Masked Suspects Chased Down After Car Theft In Bergen County: Cops
Ski-Masked Suspects Chased Down After Car Theft In Bergen County: Cops Three masked New York suspects, including one juvenile, were arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a New Jersey driveway before leading officers on a foot chase through backyards early Sunday, July 26, authorities said. Mahwah police received a 911 call at approximately 1:30 a.m., from a resident on Oweno Road reporting a vehicle had just been stolen from the driveway, according to a press release from Capt. Michael Blondin. Responding officers quickly located the vehicle and saw three occupants dressed in black and wearing ski masks, Blondin said. The suspects fled on foot into …
Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor
Aspiring Doctor Charged In Deadly NJ Crash After Running Red Light: Prosecutor Update: The 18-year-old driver charged in the deadly Route 202 Raritan crash Monday, July 27, has since been hit with an additional second-degree charge of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, prosecutors announced on Thursday, July 30. Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, of Belle Mead, was behind the wheel of a Genesis SUV when he struck the driver's side of an Acura SUV at the First Avenue intersection along Route 202 in Raritan just before 6:30 a.m., Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie L. Mueller said. The driver of the Acura, a woman from Bridgewater, was …
2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire 2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire
2 Dogs Rescued, Firefighter Hospitalized In 2-Alarm West Milford House Fire A West Milford home was destroyed in a two-alarm fire Monday, July 27, that injured two firefighters but spared the lives of two dogs rescued by neighbors, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly before noon at 357 Oak Ridge Rd., where firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed, according to West Milford Fire Marshal and OEM Coordinator Michael Moscatello. All six West Milford fire companies responded, along with mutual aid departments from surrounding towns, Moscatello said. Neighbors rescued the home's two dogs before firefighters arrived, according to Moscatello and Comm…
Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor
Route 4 Armed Gas Station Robbers Indicted: Prosecutor Two Bronx men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery at a Fort Lee gas station in which an employee was assaulted at gunpoint, authorities said. Fort Lee police responded to the business on Route 4 at approximately 4:05 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, after receiving a report of an armed robbery, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a news release issued Monday, July 27. Responding officers learned a masked suspect approached an employee, pointed a handgun at the victim, and demanded money and jewelry before physically assaulting the employee and fleeing in a waiting ve…
Video Shows Coaches Brawl At Youth NJ Softball Game Video Shows Coaches Brawl At Youth NJ Softball Game
Video Shows Coaches Brawl At Youth NJ Softball Game Newly obtained video appears to show the youth softball brawl among coaches in a postgame handshake line last week in New Jersey. The footage, obtained by the New York Post from the GameChanger app, appears to show Matthew J. Magaletta, 54, of Florham Park, approaching another coach and shoving him during the handshake line just feet from players following a 12U game between Little Falls and a combined East Hanover/Florham Park team. As the confrontation intensified, other coaches and the umpire appeared to intervene in an attempt to separate those involved. The video appears to show at lea…
Gunfire Erupts At Rochelle Park Home As Sedan Flees, Chief Says Gunfire Erupts At Rochelle Park Home As Sedan Flees, Chief Says
Gunfire Erupts At Rochelle Park Home As Sedan Flees, Chief Says A shooting prompted a large police response in a quiet Bergen County neighborhood late Monday night, July 27. At approximately 10:35 p.m., Rochelle Park Police dispatchers received multiple calls reporting shots fired at 25 Crescent St., according to Rochelle Park Police Chief Dean Pinto. When patrol officers arrived, they found that multiple rounds had been fired at the home from a four-door sedan, Pinto said. The Rochelle Park Police Department Detective Bureau, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Identification, and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office responded t…
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During Teaneck Pursuit Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During Teaneck Pursuit
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During Teaneck Pursuit Federal officials have identified the man who crashed his pickup truck during a pursuit on Sunday, July 26 in Teaneck. In an update on Monday, July 27, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. “He illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place," the spokesperson said. "All of his claims will be heard by a Justice Department immigration judge and he will receive full due process. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public. We remind the public that…
NJ Man Murdered Sister: Prosecutor NJ Man Murdered Sister: Prosecutor
NJ Man Murdered Sister: Prosecutor A Jersey City man is charged  with murdering his sister, authorities announced Monday, July 27 At 11:40 p.m. on Monday, April 13, Jersey City police responded to a domestic dispute on Woodlawn Avenue after Yanesha Bradley, 47, was assaulted by her brother Alerjuan, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Yanesha was transported to Jersey City Medical Center and was pronounced dead on Friday, June 5, Mello said . A medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from blunt force injuries, Mello said. Alerjuan is charged with murder in the first degree, Mello said.
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor
Mom's Quick Actions May Have Saved Daughter From Ex-BF's Abduction In AC: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Atlantic City, authorities announced Monday, July 27. On Sunday, Sept. 28, Atlantic City police responded to Adriatic Avenue after a woman was dragged into a Chrysler 3000 by Lucas Moran, a Dunmore resident, who was wielding a knife, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.  As Moran attempted to drag the woman back into the vehicle, the woman’s mother prevented him from doing so, authorities said. The woman was able to escape and Moran then fled westbound toward Absecon Boulevard in his vehicle, auth…
NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say
NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say The son of an NFL coach has been arrested for a shooting at the family home in Virginia, Daily Voice has learned. Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was reportedly shot by their son Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, on Sunday, July 26, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and ESPN. Eric Bieniemy is the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator. Deputies were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 26 to the home, where there were reports of gunshot wounds. One woman was treated and rushed to an area hospital. Mia Bieniemy was listed in st…
Repeat Offender Threatens Child On Train In Bergen County, Rail Officials Say Repeat Offender Threatens Child On Train In Bergen County, Rail Officials Say
Repeat Offender Threatens Child On Train In Bergen County, Rail Officials Say A 37-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested after threatening a juvenile during a fight aboard an NJ Transit train in Bergen County, rail officials said. The incident happened at approximately 9:10 p.m. Saturday, July 25, aboard Bergen County Line train 1880, which departed Waldwick at 8:34 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Hoboken Terminal at 9:28 p.m., according to NJ Transit spokesman John Chartier. The train crew reported a fight between two passengers in which one passenger allegedly threatened another at Rutherford Station, Chartier said. New Jersey Transit P…
DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam
DUI Arrest Of Prosecutor's Top Detective In NJ Captured On Newly-Released Bodycam Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment that former Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Francisco "Frank" Roman Jr. was arrested for DUI after hitting multiple vehicles in a county-issued vehicle last March. The video was released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube on Sunday, July 26, and opens with officers speaking to owners of the vehicles that Roman had allegedly struck in downtown Somerville on March 20. He has since been suspended without pay. About 22 minutes into the recording, Officer Maurice Alvarez tells Roman he will have to perform field sobriet…
ICE Pursuit Ends In Teaneck Crash, Downs Utility Pole ICE Pursuit Ends In Teaneck Crash, Downs Utility Pole
ICE Pursuit Ends In Teaneck Crash, Downs Utility Pole A man fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents crashed into a parked SUV and snapped a utility pole in Teaneck on Sunday morning, July 26, leaving one driver trapped inside a vehicle surrounded by live wires for about an hour, police said. View this post on Instagram Teaneck police responded to the intersection of Queen Anne Road and Walraven Drive at approximately 11:21 a.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle had struck a utility pole, according to a department release. One of the callers identified themselve…