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Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD
Wrong Way Bronx Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car: Fairfield PD A 33-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged after he drove drunk with children in the car in Fairfield, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, officers observed a black Dodge Durango driving the wrong way on Route 46, westbound in the eastbound lanes, Fairfield police said. The Dodge was pulled over in a McDonald's parking lot and the driver, Miguel Nocelo-Soto displayed bloodshot and watery eyes, police said. The juveniles, 17, 12 and 1 were seated in the back, police said. Nocelo-Soto told officers he had only consumed two beers,…
$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police $60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police
$60K Senior Scam Lands 5 Charges, Including NJ Mom Charged In Little League Theft: Police A New Jersey mom charged with stealing more than $7,000 from Media Little League is now wanted in connection with a nearly $60,000 fraud scheme targeting a senior citizen across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, police said. Robin Massing, 57, of Audubon, New Jersey, was among five people charged following a four-month Nether Providence Township Police investigation, the department announced Thursday, Sept. 10. The victim reported that $58,600 was drained from a TD Bank checking account through five fraudulent in-person withdrawals and a wire transfer between May 8 and May 11, accordi…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed NY Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says 'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says
'ICE Agents Raped Your Daughters,' PA Attorney Told NJ Official, Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania attorney was arrested after authorities said he sent a Sussex County public official obscene emails about her daughters, ICE agents and pedophiles. Karl R. Heideck, 45, of Jenkintown, PA, was charged with fourth-degree cyber-harassment following an investigation by the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office and Newton police, Sussex County Prosecutor Daniel M. Perez announced Wednesday, Sept. 9. The investigation began after the public official received the emails on Sunday, Aug. 2, authorities said. The messages contained lewd, indecent or obscene material intended to emotio…
Deadly Choking Risk Sparks Recall Of Popular Candy Sold In NJ Deadly Choking Risk Sparks Recall Of Popular Candy Sold In NJ
Deadly Choking Risk Sparks Recall Of Popular Candy Sold In NJ A popular type of candy sold in stores across the Northeast is being recalled because of a potentially deadly choking hazard. The Ricky Joy Company recalled about 2.3 million Sour Crush Rolling Liquid Candy bottles, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 10.  The recalled candy comes in 1.85-fluid-ounce plastic bottles and is applied through a rollerball top. The rolling ball on the bottles can detach, posing a risk of serious injury or death from choking. The candy was sold in blue raspberry, strawberry, green apple, and watermelon flavors. No i…
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 in Bergen County, authorities said. Victor G. Sayas was arrested in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 9, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Oakland police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Sayas is accused of penetrating the girl's vagina with his fingers and touching her buttocks with his hand or finger, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. The investigation began on Monday, Sept. 7, when Oakland police contacted the prosecutor's Special Victim…
Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says
Pit Bull Found Tied To Fence Near Garden State Parkway, Shelter Says A female pit bull was found tied to a fence near the Garden State Parkway, and an animal shelter is trying to find out where she came from. The dog was found on Summit Avenue near the parkway entrance in Bloomfield on Tuesday night, Sept. 8, according to the Bloomfield Animal Shelter. She had no collar, identification tags, or microchip, the shelter said. The shelter is now seeking information about the dog's origin or anyone who may know how she ended up tied to the fence. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bloomfield Animal Shelter at 973-748-0194.
$75M Deal Secured For Nearly Luxury NJ Apartment Building $75M Deal Secured For Nearly Luxury NJ Apartment Building
$75M Deal Secured For Nearly Luxury NJ Apartment Building A nearly 400-unit apartment building steps from the PATH station in Harrison has secured $75 million in financing, commercial real estate firm JLL Capital Markets announced. The five-year loan for Vermella Harrison, a 398-unit building at 1100 Frank E. Rogers Blvd., was arranged on behalf of borrower Russo at Harrison Urban Renewal, LLC, JLL said Thursday, Sept. 10. A correspondent life insurance company provided the financing. Completed in 2015, the six-story building is approximately 97% occupied and includes studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities includ…
Trump Pledges $5K Checks To All Americans In Latest Payment Promise Trump Pledges $5K Checks To All Americans In Latest Payment Promise
Trump Pledges $5K Checks To All Americans In Latest Payment Promise President Donald Trump is touting $5,000 payments to every adult US citizen if Republicans keep control of Congress in the upcoming midterms, a dubious proposal that could cost more than $1 trillion. Trump announced the so-called "Trump dividend" during a nearly two-hour speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The payments would depend on Republicans winning both the House and Senate in November's midterm elections, which many pollsters say is unlikely. The proposed payments are estimated to cost more than $1 trillion, CNBC reported. "Here is my pr…
DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police
DUI Lawyer Knees Officer In Groin During Bergen County Arrest: Police An attorney with a history of aggravated assault on law enforcement kneed a police officer in the groin during her arrest in Bergen County, sending him to the hospital on Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, Daily Voice has learned. Yana Chechelnitsky, who identifies herself on Facebook as an attorney with a law practice in Elizabeth, was stopped after an officer observed signs that she was impaired, according to Bill Maer, a spokesperson for the Cliffside Park Police Department. The divorced 48-year-old told the investigating officer she was returning home from a party, Maer said. The …
Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records
Off-Duty NJ Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records A veteran police officer who has been on the force for 24 years was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a crash in the New Jersey town where he serves, court records show. Nelson W. Hearns Jr., a patrolman with the Cranford Police Department, was charged following an incident at Centennial Avenue and South Avenue in Cranford at 12:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, according to New Jersey Judiciary records. Hearns was driving a silver 2019 Mercedes-Benz four-door vehicle, the records show. He was issued three tickets: operating under the influence of liquor …