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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference.
The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
NJ Husband-Wife Dog Rescuers Shoot Pitbull, Fake Cancer Death To Raise Money: Prosecutor
A married pair of dog rescuers in South Jersey are facing animal cruelty charges after they kept dogs in deplorable conditions and euthanized animals illegally, including one they apparently shot dead and then faked cancer in the wake of his deat, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
An investigation into Thomas Thompson, 37, and his wife, Brooke Thompson, 34, both of Browns Mills, began after a woman told Mullica Township police a dog she was fostering was killed at her home by the couple, who operated Gone Rogue Girls Rescue, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and…
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Bergen County With Machete: Police
A Florida fugitive wanted in a firebombing that left a teenage girl with severe burns was arrested during a traffic stop in Bergen County after giving police multiple false names and trying to run, authorities said.
Yang L. Chiong, 37, of Homestead, FL, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on North Midland Avenue in Saddle Brook, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
Chiong was wanted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on a full-extradition warrant for second-degree attempted murder and first-degree arson, Zotollo said.
The Florida Firebombing
The charges stem from a March 25,…
Bergen County Schools Sued After Student Falsely Blamed For Viral TikTok 'Hit List:' Parents
A Bergen County student was falsely accused of creating a school shooting "hit list" on TikTok, then spent years being bullied, threatened, and isolated while school officials failed to protect him, a new lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Nov. 5, in Bergen County Superior Court, names the Ramsey Board of Education, Ramsey Borough School District, more than a dozen school officials, seven students, and a parent as defendants.
When reached for comment by Daily Voice, Superintendent Dr. Andrew C. Matteo said that the district does not comment on pending litigation.
The student, id…
NJ Driver Killed After Trooper Uses PIT Maneuver In Wrong-Way PA Chase: Police
A New Jersey driver was killed after a Pennsylvania state trooper used a PIT maneuver during a wrong-way pursuit on Route 22, causing his pickup truck to overturn Wednesday night, Nov. 4, authorities announced.
Juan Diaz, 35, of Newark, was ejected from the truck in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, and pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg at 10:52 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release issued Thursday, Nov. 5.
The pursuit began after a trooper stopped a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado on Route 22 East near mile marker 324.3 in Hanover Township, Lehigh…
