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PA Model's Final Moments Captured Partying On IG Story Before Double Fatal NJ BMW Crash
The final moments of a Pennsylvania model were captured on her Instagram story. Ayzia Toledo, a 22-year-old Bristol resident, shared videos of herself smoking hookah, dancing, and singing karaoke with friends at approximately 9:30 p.m., about 90 minutes before her crashed BMW was found along Route 55 south in Deptford (Instagram stories disappear after 24 hours, screenshots attached). Toledo had apparently been hosting an event called "Darty in the USA," according to an Instagram post promoting the event by The Horsemen in Philadelphia last week. "Darty in the USA" thehorsemenphl …
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Car Pulled From Bergen Creek After 40-50 Years Not Linked To Missing Person Cases: Prosecutor
A vehicle believed to have been underwater for approximately 40 to 50 years was recovered from Overpeck Creek in Palisades Park on Monday, July 6, but investigators say it is not connected to any cold case missing person investigations. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit, working with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, Englewood Cliffs Police Department, New Jersey State Police, Palisades Park Police Department, and the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management, recovered the submerged vehicle after a joint operation that began earlier Monday morning, Chief of Detect…
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: Roof Collapses On BJ's Shoppers In New Jersey
Harrowing footage shows the moment the roof of a BJ's Wholesale Club collapsed on 27 people, including shoppers, in New Jersey on Monday, July 6 (scroll for footage). At 11:16 a.m., emergency responded to the roof collapse at the BJ's in Ocean Township at 1904 Route 35, Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Sorrentino and Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said. There were 27 people inside the building when the collapse occurred, Sorrentino and Golden said. Two people were partially trapped but freed themselves and safely exited the building, authorities said. No injuries were rep…
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NJ Skating Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl In 1990s, Prosecutor Says
A 75-year-old South Jersey skating coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a minor in the 1990s, authorities announced Monday, July 6. The victim, now in her late 40s, told the United States Center for SafeSport that Ralph Marinelli, of Ventnor, sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old and he was 40 years old while he was her personal skating coach at Young's Skating Center in Mays Landing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The woman said she was groomed and sexually abused by Marinelli from 1992 through 1995, authorities said. Evidence collected by polic…
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19-Year-Old's Body Recovered From Delaware River:
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A 19-year-old Hunterdon County resident was found dead in the Delaware River on Sunday, July 5, authorities said. At 9:41 p.m. on Friday, July 3, troopers received a report of a missing person, Jason Blanco, a 19-year-old Flemington resident, on the Delaware River in Alexandria Township, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Multiple agencies searched the area but were unable to locate Blanco, Marchan said. The search continued on Saturday, July 4, with negative results, Marchan said. On Sunday, July 5, Blanco was located by a boater on the Delaware River …
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Wrong-Way Crash Kills Route 21 Motorist En Route To Work: Source
A man was killed by a wrong-way driver on Route 21 early Monday, July 6, Daily Voice has learned. The wrong-way motorist struck a man on his way to work at approximately 5:20 a.m. at Exit 12 for Dayton Street in Passaic, sources with direct knowledge of the crash tell Daily Voice. All lanes were closed for the investigation. Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the crash. A spokesperson for the county sheriff's office said the prosecutor's fatal unit and Passaic police were handling the investigation.
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8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island:
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Eight people — including four children — were shot during a Fourth of July family barbecue in Coney Island when a gunman opened fire from outside a courtyard, New York City police said. The mass shooting happened Saturday, July 4, at a residential courtyard in Coney Island, where family members had gathered to celebrate the holiday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a press conference. According to the preliminary investigation, an unknown man dressed entirely in black walked up to the fence line surrounding the courtyard and fired multiple rounds before fleeing the area on foot. …
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: Man In Wheelchair Rescued From Braddock Park Lake
A man in a wheelchair was rescued after falling into the lake at Braddock Park in North Bergen on Sunday, July 5, according to video shared by HudPost. The clip shows multiple emergency responders pulling the man from the water on a stretcher. HudPost reported that bystanders jumped into the lake to help after his wheelchair entered the water. It was not immediately clear how the man ended up in the lake. An unconfirmed report indicated he may have accidentally activated his wheelchair before entering the water. Daily Voice has reached out to the Hudson County Sheriff's Office for det…
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Breaching Whale Sinks NJ Fire Boat During July 4 Marine Patrol
A breaching whale struck a Carteret fire boat during a Fourth of July marine patrol, causing catastrophic damage and forcing firefighters to abandon the vessel within seconds, officials said. The incident happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, as Carteret Fire Department Marine Unit 2 was returning to waters after conducting a regional marine security detail for the Port of New York and New Jersey, Mayor Dan Reiman said. The whale surfaced beneath the stern of the boat south of the Arthur Kill at the mouth of Raritan Bay. The impact caused catastrophic damage, and the…
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Paramus Declares State Of Emergency After July 4 Storm Batters Bergen County
Paramus declared a local state of emergency Sunday, July 5, as Bergen County crews continued clearing storm damage from a powerful Fourth of July storm that sparked fires, toppled trees, downed power lines and left thousands without electricity (scroll for a list of town-by-town outages). Mayor Chris DiPiazza announced the emergency Sunday afternoon as borough crews worked to restore roads and utilities: "I can promise residents that we have the best men and women working overtime to get our borough back to what we know and love. Most important, no injuries related to this storm have oc…
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ID Of NJ Man Killed In Freak Storm Crash Released
Police have released details and the name of the victim killed in a freak accident during the Friday, July 3 storm. Jared C. Hirschowitz, 41, died when a large tree limb crashed onto his moving vehicle on Raritan Road near Quimby Lane at approximately 8:08 p.m., Scotch Plains Police Chif David Lavery said. Hirschowitz was driving a silver 2023 Kia wagon eastbound on Raritan Road during a brief but intense storm when high winds caused the large limb to snap and fall onto the hood and windshield of his vehicle, the chief said. The vehicle then veered off the road, struck a bush and…
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Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States, Including NJ, Sentenced In MD Victims Want To Be Heard
A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, fugitive warrants were iss…
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NJ Mom Pulls Fake Gun In NY Road Rage With Child In SUV: Cops
A New Jersey woman was arrested after police said she pulled out an imitation handgun during a road rage confrontation in Rockland County while her 9-year-old daughter was riding in her vehicle. Ramapo police responded to the area of Hemion Road and Lackawanna Trail in Montebello at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, following reports of a road rage incident that possibly involved a handgun, according to Sgt. James Tesseyman. Investigators determined the confrontation began on the northbound Exit 14B off-ramp of the New York State Thruway before escalating to Hemion Road and Lacka…
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: Drunk Teen Driver's Car Flies Into 2nd Floor Of Route 17 Building, Cops Say
A 17-year-old driver was charged with DWI after his vehicle flew off Route 17 and crashed into the second floor of a building under construction in Mahwah, authorities said (scroll for video). Sgt. Martin Kilroy was on patrol just after midnight on Sunday, June 28, when he saw a vehicle traveling north on Route 17 lose control near the West Ramapo Avenue off-ramp, according to Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin. View this post on Instagram The vehicle veered off the highway and became airborne before striking the second floor of a building on…
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Surprise Crime Scene At Bergen County Home Invasion Leads To 5 Indictments: Prosecutor
Three men have been indicted in an armed home invasion and two arrested in a fraud investigation in a scene that unfolded at a Rochelle Park rental home last March, authorities said Friday, July 3. Rochelle Park police responded to a home invasion in progress at a house on Howard Avenue at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, where officers were told gunshots had been fired and residents were struggling with armed intruders inside the home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. As officers rushed to the neighborhood, they spotted a suspicious vehicle fleeing the area that w…
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ICE Moves To Seize Bergen County Sex Assault Suspect, Records Show
A 24-year-old Guatemalan native is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Bergen County, authorities said. Gerson I. Canil Garcia, of Fairview, sexually assaulted the child on more than one occasion in Cliffside Park, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Jail records show ICE placed a detainer on Canil Garcia, who was arrested following an investigation under the direction of Bergen County Prosecutor Chief Jeff Angermeyer and the Cliffside Park Police Chief Yakup Zoklu. He's been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endang…
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Masturbating Man Locks Eyes, Blows Kisses At Bergen County Planet Fitness Patron: Cops
A Bergen County man admitted to exposing himself and masturbating while locking eyes with another gym member inside a Planet Fitness locker room last month, police said. Fairview officers responded to Planet Fitness, 251 Broad Ave., at approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 11, after a man reported a lewd incident in the locker room, Deputy Police Chief John Pierotti told Daily Voice. The victim told officers he was in the locker room while another man was in the shower area when the suspect began blowing kisses at him, Pierotti said. The man then exposed himself and began masturbating while look…
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NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say
A New York woman and Chinese national has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused her of running an alleged sex trafficking operation out of residential brothels in the Boston area. Zengzeng Liu, 40, of Flushing, New York, also known as "Bella," is accused of managing an international operation beginning no later than August 2025. Investigators say women, many of them foreign nationals from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, were recruited to travel to the Greater Boston area to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. She is…
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South Jersey Mother, Teen Son Arrested In Dirt Bike Theft, Cops Say
A mother and her 16-year-old son were arrested and charged with stealing a dirt bike in Vineland on Thursday, July 2, authorities said. Law enforcement executed a residential search warrant in the 1500 block of North Orchard Road and investigators recovered a 2021 Kawasaki dirt bike that had previously been reported stolen, along with additional evidence believed to be connected to multiple eluding incidents that have occurred throughout Vineland, police said. A.C., a 16-year-old, was charged with eluding police and receiving stolen property, while his mother, Adriana To…
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Driver Runs Over Route 17 Gas Attendant's Foot During $50 Gas Theft: Police
A New York man has been charged after allegedly stealing $50 worth of gasoline and running over a gas station attendant's foot while fleeing a Exxon station on Route 17 in New Jersey last month, police said. Officers responded to the Exxon station at 792 Route 17 North in Paramus, at approximately 8 a.m. on Friday, May 29, after receiving a report of a gas theft, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. The driver asked for $50 worth of regular gasoline and told the attendant he would pay in cash, police said. After the fuel was dispensed, the driver immediately sped away without payin…
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Man Found Dead In Pickup Truck On Bergen County Street
A man in his 70s was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive inside a pickup truck parked on a Bergen County street Wednesday evening, July 1, Daily Voice has learned. Officers responded to 103 Palisade Ave. in Cliffside Park just after 7:10 p.m., on a report of a man sleeping inside a parked vehicle. The man was unresponsive and had no pulse when officers checked on him, reliable sources with direct knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. MiGente D Las Escobas shared a video from the scene showing a black Ford pickup truck surrounded by police tape. He was removed from the…
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Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute
A 62-year-old retired Army staff sergeant from New Jersey was shot and killed in Florida following a dispute over a parking space on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to a Walmart in North Lauderdale and found Bart Diguglielmo, a Hammonton native, suffering from a gunshot wound, Broward Sheriff's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Prior to the shooting, Diguglielmo was involved in an argument over a parking space with a woman, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The woman, who was…
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NJ Cop Learns Fate For Stealing From PBA: Prosecutor
A 53-year-old South Brunswick police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to stealing $75,000 from his Policeman's Benevolent Association chapter, authorities announced Wednesday, July 1. Jason Gassman pleaded guilty to theft earlier this year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. An investigation into Gassman was launched after he stole bedding valued at $100 from an Ocean Township department store, Santiago said. Gassman had served as his local PBA's treasurer since 2009, stealing more than $75,000 over the last six years by using the chap…
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Accused Killer, 22, Dies In NJ Prison: Report
A 22-year-old New Jersey inmate died four days after he was found unresponsive inside a housing unit at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, state officials tell Daily Voice. Stephens was found unresponsive inside a housing unit at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and was taken to a hospital, where he died four days later, New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesperson Christopher Greeder said. Stephens' death is believed to have been an act of self-harm, Greeder said. Stephens was admitted to the state prison system on …
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SWAT Called For Landlord Who Stabbed Tenant In Bergen County: Cops
A landlord accused of stabbing his tenant during an early morning dispute was taken into custody after police called in the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, authorities said. East Rutherford police responded to 85 Humboldt St. at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, for a reported dispute and possible stabbing, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Officers found a tenant who said his landlord, Albert Damore, stabbed him during an argument, Yannacone said. The victim had a puncture wound to his side and was treated by officers before being taken to Hackensack Universit…
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Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators
A US Postal Service mail carrier and mother of two was kidnapped and killed while delivering mail just months after her husband's death, authorities said. Brandi Reynolds, 35, was found dead at about 4:16 p.m. on Friday, June 26, the US Postal Inspection Service said in a news release. Her body was discovered in Hays, North Carolina, about 90 minutes west of Greensboro. William Durham, 56, was arrested in connection with Reynolds' death. He was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, NBC News reported. Durham was accused of unlawfully restraining R…
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76-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By Tour Bus In Bergen County
A 76-year-old man died after being struck by a private tour bus at a New Jersey intersection Tuesday night, June 30, authorities said. The crash happened at approximately 9:30 p.m., at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Maple Avenue, according to Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. Ridgefield police officers and emergency medical personnel arrived to find the pedestrian suffering from serious injuries after being hit by the bus, Angermeyer said. The victim was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead. The …
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Mahwah Man Strangles 78-Year-Old Landscaper In Road Rage Attack: Cops
A Mahwah man is accused of strangling a 78-year-old landscaper and assaulting his wife after becoming enraged that they stopped their work truck for a school bus, police said. Mahwah police responded to Glasgow Terrace at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, for a reported dispute in progress, Police Capt. Michael Blondin said. By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled the area. Investigators determined the 78-year-old man and his 68-year-old wife were driving a landscaping vehicle when they stopped for an approaching school bus with its lights activated, Blondin said.&nbs…
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2 Bergen County Spas Targeted In Robbery Spree, 4 Arrested: Prosecutor
Four New York residents have been arrested and indicted in connection with a pair of armed robberies that targeted spas in Edgewater last fall, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 30. The arrests of John E. Cesse Rosario, 24, of the Bronx; Fraylan M. De La Rosa Perez, 26, of Brooklyn; Brayan Perez Abreu, 23, of the Bronx; and Esther Rosado, 24, of the Bronx, followed a lengthy joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Edgewater Police, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The first robbery happened at approximately 3 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2025, at a spa on River Road in E…
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Fake Cash Facebook Marketplace Deal Ends With BMW Motorcycle Stolen In Clifton
A New Jersey man lost his BMW motorcycle after police say two Pennsylvania men used fake cash during a Facebook Marketplace meetup outside of the public library. The theft happened on Thursday, May 28, after the Clifton resident arranged to sell his motorcycle through Facebook Marketplace, according to Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson. Police said the seller met two men at the Main Memorial Library to complete what he believed was an $11,500 sale. During the transaction, the suspects handed the victim an envelope they claimed contained $11,500 in cash, Anderson said. As the victim opened…
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Hundreds Overrun 2 NJ House Parties, Wawa Shuts Down, Homeowners Charged: Police
Two New Jersey homeowners have been charged after separate house parties drew hundreds of people, overwhelmed police resources, forced a Wawa to temporarily close, and sparked fights, underage drinking and shoplifting, authorities said. Officers began receiving numerous 911 calls at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, about two disorderly gatherings on the 900 block of Twelve Oaks Drive and the 1100 block of Tamarind Place, Monroe Township police in Gloucester County said. At the Twelve Oaks Drive party, officers found roadways blocked by illegally parked vehicles, people drinking…
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