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Cecilia Levine

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Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Hackensack: Officials NJ Transit rail service was suspended along the Pascack Valley Line due to a fatal pedestrian strike in Bergen County on Thursday morning, May 22, officials said. The incident occurred around 11:36 a.m. near the Clinton Place crossing in Hackensack, NJ Transit said. Train #1624, which left Spring Valley at 10:55 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 12:05 p.m., struck and killed a man, rail officials said. There were no reported injuries to the 78 passengers or crew on board, officials said. Rail service on the Pascack Valley Line was immediately suspended in both directions. NJ …

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Police & Fire

Ridgefield Park Driver, 24, Intentionally Crashes Head-On Into Another Vehicle: Prosecutor A 24-year-old man was arrested after authorities say he intentionally crossed over the double yellow lines and crashed into an oncoming car, injuring an 84-year-old driver in Bergen County. Patrick J. McArdle, of Ridgefield Park, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic traveling north on Bergen Turnpike when he crossed over the painted double-yellow line into southbound traffic Wednesday, May 21, in Ridgefield Park, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. McArdle’s Civic struck a Toyota Corolla. Both drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials sa…

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Police & Fire

Fatal Lirr Train Crash In Amityville: What We Know A person was struck and killed by an LIRR train Thursday morning, May 22 on Long Island, officials confirmed. The crash happened in Amityville at approximately 5:30 a.m., according to Ray Raimundi, a spokesperson for the MTA. The westbound train was headed to the Amityville Station when the crash occurred. The person was pronounced dead and the passengers were accommodated by another train just before 6:15 a.m., Raimundi said. Sources tell Daily Voice that this was a suspected suicide.

by Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

News

Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers Were About To Get Engaged: Report Two Israeli Embassy employees shot and killed in a targeted attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. were about to be engaged, multiple news outlets report. The staffers, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving an event for young diplomats at the Jewish Museum when they were shot on the 300 block of F Street NW, right across from the FBI's Washington Field Office at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the NY Times reports. Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was identified as the only suspect and reportedly chanted "free Palestine" while in custody, The…

by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine

05/22/2025

Police & Fire

Video: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After Hanover Crash With Kids In Car, PD Says A man holding scissors begged police to shoot him after a crash involving three vehicles — including one carrying children — in a Morris County gas station parking lot on Wednesday, May 21, authorities said (scroll for video). The crash happened around 5:26 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue, Hanover police said. Officers arrived and began tending to one of the vehicles’ occupants when they noticed a man outside his car acting suspiciously, police said. “When officers began talking to him, he began acting erratically and stated he wanted to die,” the news release reads. The man, who was holding…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Police & Fire

Westwood Track Coach Arrested For Assaulting Young Athlete: Cops A 62-year-old Bergen County track and field coach was arrested after police say he assaulted an athlete. On Thursday, May 15, Washington Township police received a report that a juvenile had been hurt by their coach, Ruben Baerga, 62, of Westwood, according to a news release from the department. Baerga works for the private organization New Jersey Striders, which is not affiliated with the Westwood Regional School District, police said. Baerga was arrested by officers following an investigation that included video evidence, police said. Baerga was charged with endangering the welfare…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Police & Fire

Stalker At Westwood HS Arrested After Returning 2 Days In A Row: Cops A man was charged with stalking after returning to a Bergen County high school two days in a row, authorities said. Mustafa Akcay was first seen at Westwood Regional High School's campus around 12:20 p.m. Monday, May 19, when surveillance footage showed him riding a motorcycle into the east lot off Ellen Place, Washington Township police said. Akcay parked near the school buses, pulled the hood from his sweatshirt over his head, and walked toward the Board of Education entrance, authorities said. He was then seen walking to the front entrance of the building before returning to his mo…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Events

Popular Paramus Carnival Just Moved To A New Spot — And It Might Be Better Than Ever One of Bergen County’s most anticipated springtime events is rolling into a new location — with the same number of rides, more visibility, and the biggest Ferris wheel in New Jersey, organizers say. The L.E.A.D. Fest Carnival at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus will now set up behind the old Hanna Krause building, next to On The Border, instead of its traditional West Lot home. The change comes as the mall begins construction to create a long-term interim hub for NJ Transit, which is affecting the surrounding lot layout. Renderings of the Westfield Garden State Plaza makeover.…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Police & Fire

He Came For Transcripts With A Loaded Gun, Morristown Officials Say: Ex-Student Arrested A former Morristown High School student was found carrying a loaded and defaced handgun after he entered the school to request transcripts earlier this month, officials said. The arrest came after an earlier incident on Thursday, May 8, when police received a photo and video showing the same individual removing what appeared to be a two-tone handgun from his waistband and hiding it inside a green tote bag at 28 Clyde Potts Drive, according to Mayor Timothy Dougherty and Morristown officials The video was circulated to all Morristown police as part of an officer safety memo. Days later, the…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

Police & Fire

Locker Thief At Maywood Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials A man accused of breaking into lockers at the HUMC Fitness and Wellness Center in Maywood was wanted in Beverly Hills, California and gave police a fake name when he was caught, authorities said. The incident happened Monday, May 19 at 10:07 a.m., when a patron at the Route 17 gym reported a suspicious male who appeared to be going through lockers, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Patrol Officer Andrew Mulligan responded and found a man who identified himself as Domenico Enzo, Kenney said. But officers quickly determined the name was false. The suspect was later identified as Crist…

by Cecilia Levine

05/21/2025

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