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Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says
Gunman Charged After Shooting At Pedestrian Outside Watchung Business, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old man from Plainfield has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting outside a business on Route 22 West in Watchung earlier this year, authorities said. Naseem Eure was taken into custody in Plainfield on Monday, June 2, in connection with the incident that occurred around 9:39 p.m. on Monday, March 17, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said in a release Monday, July 28. Watchung police responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots at a business on Route 22 West. Officers arrived to find gunshot damage to the building, McDonald said. Investigators say a veh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops 15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops
15 Hollow Point Bullets, Nunchucks, Cocaine Found Outside Fair Lawn Auto Parts Store: Cops Two men were busted with a loaded handgun, crack cocaine, and a set of nunchucks outside a Bergen County auto parts store earlier this month, authorities said. Fair Lawn officers found the illegal items in the early hours of Friday, July 18, in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts at 18-37 River Road,  Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Officer Matthew Hearon approached a white Acura around 1:45 a.m. after noticing the occupants moving around and reaching under the seats, the sergeant said. Both men, identified as Shaun P. Reed, 44, of Pompton Lakes, and Michael P. Durant, 40, of Paterson, i…

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Police & Fire
NY Woman Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Hits Tractor-Trailer On Turnpike In Fort Lee: NJSP NY Woman Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Hits Tractor-Trailer On Turnpike In Fort Lee: NJSP
NY Woman Killed After Vehicle Overturns, Hits Tractor-Trailer On Turnpike In Fort Lee: Njsp A woman from Yonkers, NY was killed in an early morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Fort Lee, authorities said. Vanessa Diaz Pichardo, 37, had been driving a Hyundai passenger car in the southbound lanes near milepost 121.5 when the vehicle veered off the road to the right at approximately 2 a.m. Monday, July 28, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Diaz Pichardo’s car struck the curb and guardrail, then overturned and entered the southbound local ramp, where it slammed into the side of a Freightliner tractor-trailer, according to Marchan. Pichardo was killed as a res…

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News
Funeral For 4-Year-Old Killed In Crash To Take Place Across Street From Crash Scene Funeral For 4-Year-Old Killed In Crash To Take Place Across Street From Crash Scene
Funeral For 4-Year-Old Killed In Crash To Take Place Across Street From Crash Scene Services for 4-year-old Jalen Gomez, who was struck and killed by a driver last week in Oakland, will be held just across the street from where the tragedy occurred. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oakland Memorial Home, located near the intersection of Ramapo Valley Road and East Oak Street — the same spot where Jalen and his family were hit on Thursday, July 24. Interment will follow on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to noon at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Jalen was crossing the street with …

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Police & Fire
Fort Lee Motor Cop Struck By 78-Year-Old Driver During Glen Rock Funeral Procession Fort Lee Motor Cop Struck By 78-Year-Old Driver During Glen Rock Funeral Procession
Fort Lee Motor Cop Struck By 78-Year-Old Driver During Glen Rock Funeral Procession A Fort Lee police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while escorting a funeral procession Monday morning, July 28 in Glen Rock, authorities said. The crash happened around 9:52 a.m., at the intersection of Rock Road and Harding Plaza, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The Fort Lee motor officer had his lights and siren activated when a 78-year-old Glen Rock woman drove into his motorcycle. Another motor officer had the intersection blocked at the time, police said. The officer was taken by ambulance to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with non-life-threat…

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News
Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit
Zoom Snub Backfires: Tenant Gets Second Shot In $3.4K Bergen County Security Deposit Lawsuit A New Jersey woman suing her former landlord over a $3,450 security deposit is getting a new trial after a Bergen County judge wrongly dismissed her case for not showing up in person, according to an appellate decision issued Wednesday, July 23. The court said the judge should have at least considered letting her appear over Zoom. Vanessa Brotherns, who now lives in California, filed the lawsuit against Magdi Mosaid in 2021, claiming he failed to return her deposit plus interest after she moved out. According to court documents, the case was initially marked “settled prior to trial” in Nov…

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$16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood $16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood
$16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood A GoFundMe for the family of a New Jersey woman and her 11-year-old family member killed in a suspected DUI crash in Lakewood had raised more than $16,000 as of Sunday, July 27. The campaign was launched by Maria Celina Aguilar, the niece of 42-year-old Maria Pleitez, who died alongside the girl, identified by Aguilar as Dayanara Cortes, when their car was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver late Saturday night, July 26. “My aunt was a wonderful woman who worked hard every day to take care of her two daughters,” Aguilar wrote. “She is leaving behind my 16-year-old niece.” Aguilar said …

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Obituaries
He Built His Dream Mustang Then Died In E-Bike Crash: Maywood Man's Organs Help Others Live He Built His Dream Mustang Then Died In E-Bike Crash: Maywood Man's Organs Help Others Live
He Built His Dream Mustang Then Died In E-Bike Crash: Maywood Man's Organs Help Others Live Johnathan Torres died a hero. The 21-year-old Maywood man killed in a solo electric bicycle crash in Edgewater earlier this month gave the gift of life when he died Tuesday, July 15, donating his organs to help others live. Torres died from his injuries on Tuesday, July 15, following a crash that occurred around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, as previously reported by Daily Voice. According to his obituary from Hennessey Heights Funeral Home, Torres graduated from Hackensack High School in 2022 and was studying Business Administration at Bergen County Community College. He had a passio…

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Police & Fire
Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say
Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say A GoFundMe for a 31-year-old New Jersey man killed in a work zone accident on the Atlantic City Expressway has raised more than $58,000 as of Monday, July 28. Dominick Tarsitano, of Egg Harbor Township, was working in a construction zone in Winslow Township when he was struck by a truck around 7 a.m. on Friday, July 25, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. “Preliminary findings show the operator of an attenuator truck was backing up to collect cones from a shoulder closure and did not realize Tarsitano was behind the vehicle,” Marchan said. “Tarsitano was struck and di…

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Police & Fire
ID Of Plainville Firefighter Killed By Broken Piece Of Truck Outside Burning Home Released ID Of Plainville Firefighter Killed By Broken Piece Of Truck Outside Burning Home Released
ID Of Plainville Firefighter Killed By Broken Piece Of Truck Outside Burning Home Released Officials have identified the Connecticut firefighter killed in the line of duty death Sunday, July 27. Raymond Moreau, 59, had responded with the Plainville Fire Department to a structure fire at 45 Maria Road at approximately 6:20 a.m. Sunday, Connecticut State Police said at a press conference. Moreau was standing near a fire apparatus when a piece of the truck broke off and struck him, causing catastrophic injuries to his leg. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died during surgery. Moreau joined the Plainville Fire Department in July 1990. Officials said he was a decorat…

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