Off-Duty Saddle Brook Police Captain Struck Trying To Stop Theft Of Father's Car: Chief Off-Duty Saddle Brook Police Captain Struck Trying To Stop Theft Of Father's Car: Chief Off-Duty Saddle Brook Police Captain Struck Trying To Stop Theft Of Father's Car: Chief
Off-Duty Saddle Brook Police Captain Struck Trying To Stop Theft Of Father's Car: Chief An off-duty police captain was struck by a car while trying to stop two suspected thieves from stealing his father's vehicle in Bergen County, authorities said. The incident happened in Saddle Brook around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, when the captain spotted two people with flashlights in his father's driveway across the street, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said. The captain called 911 to report the attempted theft of his father's gray 2011 Infiniti G37. As the vehicle began backing out of the driveway, the captain ran out of his home to stop the theft, Zotollo said. The vehicle…
Lost Hiker, Dog Rescued From Mountain Near Whitehouse Station After Search Lost Hiker, Dog Rescued From Mountain Near Whitehouse Station After Search Lost Hiker, Dog Rescued From Mountain Near Whitehouse Station After Search
Lost Hiker, Dog Rescued From Mountain Near Whitehouse Station After Search A person who became lost on Cushetunk Mountain in Hunterdon County was safely rescued along with their dog after emergency crews launched a coordinated search, authorities said. Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Whitehouse Fire Company and Readington Township police were dispatched to the mountain around 6:15 p.m., according to the rescue squad. Crews used ATVs and the CalTopo Search & Rescue mapping application to access the mountain before continuing about half a mile on foot along the trails. The Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety helped pinpoint the missing person's coordinates. …
NJ Transit Bus Nearly Plunges Off Ridgewood Cliff, Driver Escapes Through Window NJ Transit Bus Nearly Plunges Off Ridgewood Cliff, Driver Escapes Through Window NJ Transit Bus Nearly Plunges Off Ridgewood Cliff, Driver Escapes Through Window
NJ Transit Bus Nearly Plunges Off Ridgewood Cliff, Driver Escapes Through Window An NJ Transit bus nearly plunged over a steep, rocky embankment in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, but a steel guardrail and several large boulders stopped it from going over the edge, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The out-of-service bus was traveling down a steep hill on Glenwood Road in Ridgewood, just above NJ Transit's Ho-Ho-Kus train station, when the incident occurred, Loving said. The driver, who was the only person aboard, managed to escape through an emergency window before firefighters arrived and was not injured. Out of an abundance of caution, NJ Tra…
Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures
Suspicious Packages Sent To 3 NJ Congress Members' Offices, Prompting Closures Suspicious packages sent to the New Jersey offices of three members of Congress prompted closures and emergency responses on Friday, Oct. 16, officials said. U.S. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and Frank Pallone were among the lawmakers whose district offices received suspicious packages, according to statements from the lawmakers and News 12 New Jersey. Watson Coleman announced that her district office would remain closed for the day. Menendez said his Jersey City office was also temporarily closed while local authorities responded to a suspicious package. "The substance w…
Former PA District Attorney Illegally Seized Emergency Kits From Ambulances: AG Former PA District Attorney Illegally Seized Emergency Kits From Ambulances: AG Former PA District Attorney Illegally Seized Emergency Kits From Ambulances: AG
Former PA District Attorney Illegally Seized Emergency Kits From Ambulances: AG A former Pennsylvania district attorney who had emergency kits seized from active ambulances and locked in his office was convicted Friday, Oct. 16, authorities announced. Former Greene County District Attorney David Russo was found guilty of official oppression following three days of testimony, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. A Fayette County senior judge returned the verdict. Russo used his office to have “Stop the Bleed” kits designed for mass casualty events removed from county ambulances, taking them out of service, prosecutors said. He directed a detective working for the…
Attacker Escapes After Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany: Police Attacker Escapes After Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany: Police Attacker Escapes After Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany: Police
Attacker Escapes After Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl In Albany: Police A 15-year-old girl was shot in the leg in Albany on Wednesday evening, Oct. 14 and is expected to survive, police said. Cops responded to reports of gunfire near Ash Grove Place and Trinity Place around 6:35 p.m. and found the wounded teen nearby, the Albany Police Department said. Albany firefighters and emergency personnel treated the girl at the scene before taking her to Albany Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. Investigators determined the girl was shot at the same intersection where she was found, according to authorities. No suspects have been…
Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
Paulsboro Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…
Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police
Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police A Long Island man was seriously injured after falling approximately 10 feet from the roof of his food truck while attempting to make repairs, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The accident happened around 5:05 p.m. at 4200 Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The food truck was identified as Naked Burger in online business records. The 61-year-old Selden resident had climbed onto the roof of the truck to make a repair when he slipped and fell to the ground, police said. A coworker who was inside the truck called 911. The injured m…
Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver
Route 4 Dump Truck Crash Downs Wires, Trapping Driver A dump truck struck multiple utility poles on Route 4 in Paramus, bringing down live electrical wires that trapped its driver and causing major traffic backups in both directions, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. The crash happened on the eastbound side of the highway between Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue. Live wires fell onto the truck, temporarily trapping the driver, who was not injured, Loving said. Eastbound traffic was restricted to the left lane as police, firefighters, rescue crews and utility workers responded. A separate cra…
3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac 3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac 3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac
3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac Three people were hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a parked car and overturned in Putnam County. The crash happened in the area of 493 Route 6 in Mahopac at around 3:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.   According to the fire department, the vehicle struck a parked car before rolling over and eventually coming to rest on its wheels.  The driver and two passengers were transported to Westchester Medical Center for medical evaluation, firefighters said.  Emergency crews closed Route 6 for around 25 minutes while respo…
Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 22 In Green Brook: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 22 In Green Brook: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 22 In Green Brook: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 22 In Green Brook: Prosecutor A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 22 West in Somerset County on Sunday, Oct. 11, authorities said. At 8:52 p.m., Green Brook police responded to Route 22 West near King George Road and found the pedestrian, who was not identified, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay and Green Brook Township Chief of Police William Coward said. The pedestrian was transported to a nearby hospital, where they were pronounced dead on Monday, Oct. 12.  The crash remains under investigat…