Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied Bergen County Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied Bergen County Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor
Neighbor Fired Shot Into Occupied Bergen County Home; Firearms, Ammo Seized: Prosecutor The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has announced charges against a 60-year-old man accused of firing shots into a neighbor's home. Michael L. Norcia, 60, was arrested following the shooting around noon Friday, Aug. 7, on Hidden Glen Road, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Aug. 10. Norcia lives on Mill Glen Court, an adjacent street that backs up to Hidden Glen Road, according to Musella. Upper Saddle River police responded to a report of possible shots fired and determined gunfire had struck an occupied home, authorities said. No one was struck, and no injur…
21-Year-Old BMW Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor 21-Year-Old BMW Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
21-Year-Old BMW Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor A 21-year-old BMW driver from Clifton has been charged in a four-vehicle North Bergen crash that killed a 34-year-old woman and injured five others, authorities said. Mahmoud Khalifa was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, in connection with the Saturday, May 30 crash, just after 4:30 a.m. near Tonnelle Avenue and 70th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. Responding North Bergen police officers found four damaged vehicles: a tractor-trailer, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Hyundai Tucson, and BMW 435i driven by Khalifa, authorities said. The Hyundai driver, Karen Velasquez-Ochoa, 34, of North …
Intoxicated GWB Driver Injures 4 Officers With 5-Year-Old In Car: PAPD Intoxicated GWB Driver Injures 4 Officers With 5-Year-Old In Car: PAPD
Intoxicated GWB Driver Injures 4 Officers With 5-Year-Old In Car: Papd Four Port Authority police officers suffered minor injuries after an erratic driver struck two PAPD vehicles on the George Washington Bridge, authorities confirmed. Oscar E. Broadhead, 36, of New York City, was driving erratically on the upper level of the GWB eastbound when he struck the vehicles in Fort Lee, a PAPD spokesperson said. The incident happened on Friday, Aug. 7 at approximately 6:15 p.m., court records show. A 5-year-old girl was a passenger in Broadhead's vehicle at the time, according to the PAPD spokesperson. Broadhead was arrested and faces four criminal charges …
Wild Video Shows Moment Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass, Overturns Onto Car On I-87 Wild Video Shows Moment Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass, Overturns Onto Car On I-87
Wild Video Shows Moment Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass, Overturns Onto Car On I-87 Wild footage shows the moment a tractor-trailer clips an overpass along the NY State Thruway and overturns on another vehicle Monday, Aug. 10 in Rockland County. The crash happened at around 12:20 p.m. in the southbound lanes before Exit 10 for South Nyack and Route 9W, according to 511NY traffic reports.  Video from the Monsey Scoop shows the 2020 Mack tractor-trailer hitting the South Broadway Bridge overpass before rolling over and hitting a 2025 Toyota sedan that had been parked on the right shoulder off the road.  The scene of the crash on the Thruway in Nyack.&n…
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize
Mom, 5-Month-Old Daughter ID'd In Deadly Liberty Island Boat Capsize A mother and her 5-month-old daughter have been identified as the two victims killed when a boat carrying their family capsized near Liberty Island. Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old daughter died in the Saturday night, Aug. 8 incident, according to Il Punto Ristorante, which identified Sanchez's husband and Antonella's father as Andres Garcia, a beloved member of its restaurant family. According to a GoFundMe launched by the restaurant, Andres was also aboard the boat and is left alone to care for his and Sanchez's 6-year-old son. "This past weekend, what was meant to be a joyful fami…
NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW
NJ Bartender, Wife Dead In House Fire: VFW A husband and wife died in an early-morning house fire in Middlesex County over the weekend, authorities and a local VFW said. The fire broke out at a home on Front Street in Jamesburg around 1:02 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Jamesburg Police Chief Jason Muller said. First responders found a 39-year-old woman at the home and took her to Old Bridge Medical Center for treatment, authorities said. Sandra Dutcher, 67, of Jamesburg, was found inside the home with serious injuries and pronounced dead while being taken to the hospital, authorities said.…
Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police
Hackensack Man Ties Up Roommate With Thick Rope After Drinking: Police A 48-year-old Hackensack man was arrested after police say he assaulted his roommate and tied him up with thick rope inside their apartment. Hackensack police responded to a Maple Avenue apartment around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, on a report of a person being restrained after allegedly assaulting a guest, according to a department press release issued Monday, Aug. 10. Officers found the 40-year-old roommate wedged between a dresser and a bed with his hands and feet bound with thick rope, police said. The man had a cut under his left eye that was bruised and swollen, according to police. Wils…
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island A 46-year-old Manhattan man has been charged after a boat overturned near Liberty Island, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby, authorities said. Manuel Hernandez was arrested at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, within the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, an NYPD spokesperson said. The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, when police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel near Liberty Island within the 1st Precinct, authorities said. The NYPD Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation Unit responded to the scene…
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…
Audi Driver Had Loaded Guns, Cocaine, Pills After Nearly Hitting NJ Home: Police Audi Driver Had Loaded Guns, Cocaine, Pills After Nearly Hitting NJ Home: Police
Audi Driver Had Loaded Guns, Cocaine, Pills After Nearly Hitting NJ Home: Police A 31-year-old Pequannock man accused of driving while impaired was found with a large quantity of pills, suspected cocaine and four weapons after his Audi nearly struck a Bloomingdale home, police said. David Ross was arrested Saturday, Aug. 8, after officers were called to Macopin Road just before 8 a.m. for a report of a possibly intoxicated driver who struck a guardrail and fled, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. During the investigation, officers found a black Audi that had traveled on Hamburg Turnpike and pulled over. As officers approached, the Audi nearly drove int…
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…
Cocaine, DUI Charges For Disabled Pickup Driver On Route 287: Police Cocaine, DUI Charges For Disabled Pickup Driver On Route 287: Police
Cocaine, DUI Charges For Disabled Pickup Driver On Route 287: Police A report of an abandoned 911 call and possible crash on Route 287 led to DUI and cocaine possession charges against a 20-year-old Ringwood man, authorities said. Bloomingdale police officers responded to Route 287 south at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, and found a disabled pickup truck on the left shoulder and partially in the left travel lane, Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. The truck had been damaged and its front tire was dislodged. Officers identified the driver and sole occupant as Daniel Eccher, 20, of Ringwood, Zeidan said. During the investigation, officers observed si…
Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop In Bergen County: Police Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop In Bergen County: Police
Woman Used Wheelchair Part To Beat Relative, Then Attacked Cop In Bergen County: Police A Bergen County woman with a history of assault is accused of attacking a relative with a wheelchair part and later attacking an officer while trying to escape custody, according to police and court records. Elmwood Park police responded to a home on Donor Avenue on Friday, Aug. 7, for what was initially reported as a medical incident, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Officers arrived to find a man sitting on the front steps with blood coming from his face An investigation found that the man had been assaulted by a family member, identified by police as Tiffany Mendez, 36, of Elmwood…
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Infant Ejected, 20-Year-Old Woman Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A 20-year-old New York City woman was killed and an infant was ejected from a car in a crash on the Garden State Parkway on Friday afternoon, Aug. 7, authorities said. The crash happened on the northbound lanes in Lacey Township just before 3 p.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.  A Toyota sedan driven by a 26-year-old New York City man was heading north with four passengers when it veered off the roadway to the left and struck a guiderail, Lebron said. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway and collided with a Hyundai sedan that was also traveling nor…
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…
VIDEO: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger VIDEO: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger
Video: Off-Duty Bergen Detectives Restrain Unruly Airline Passenger Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Footage Released By Little Falls PD, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear
Bergen Man Jailed On Gun Charge; Link To SWAT Probe Unclear A 60-year-old Upper Saddle River man was jailed on weapons and endangerment charges stemming from alleged offenses Friday, Aug. 7, the same day authorities investigated gunfire into an occupied home in the borough, records show. Authorities have not said whether Michael Louis Norcia's charges are connected to the shooting investigation on Hidden Glen Road.  Norcia was remanded to the Bergen County Jail on Saturday, Aug. 8, according to county jail records reviewed by Daily Voice. He has been charged with second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third-degree…
Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor
Township CFO From Fort Lee Committed Theft: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Fort Lee man was arrested and charged stealing from the township here he served as chief financial officer, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 7. In June, Unity Bank in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, initiated an internal investigation into payroll fee transactions involving Franklin Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said.  During the course of the investigation, the bank identified an alleged double-billing scheme and reported its findings to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, Robeson said. Cameron Keng, who was th…
Hackensack Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say Hackensack Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say
Hackensack Driver Exposes Himself To Women At Garden State Plaza, Police Say A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself to women in the parking lot of Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Jordan Williams, of Hackensack, was charged with lewdness following the incident in Paramus on Thursday, Aug. 6, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Frank Scott said. Officer Vincent LaBarbiera, who was working with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit, spotted a gray 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS450 driving through multiple parking aisles and stopping near women walking through the lot, Scott said. Officers began watching the Mercedes, which Williams was dri…
Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash
Popular Steakhouse Struck By Car In Ridgewood Crash A two-car crash sent one vehicle into the front of a Ridgewood building housing a restaurant Friday morning, Aug. 7, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. No injuries were reported in the crash that happened outside of Roots Steakhouse on Chestnut Street and forced one of the vehicles into the building, which houses a restaurant on the ground floor and office space above, Loving said. Damage to the building was cosmetic, and both vehicles were driven away by their owners, Loving said. Ridgewood police and Ridgewood Fire Department/EMS personnel responded to the scene. A Rid…
Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says
Raid Turns Up Child Porn At Bergen County Home, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. On Thursday, Aug. 6, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant at the Lodi home of Jesus Arellano, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The investigation revealed that Arellano used the Internet to view, download, and possess 191 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, according to Musella. Arellano, who has an otherwise clean criminal record, was arrested and ch…
WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning WATCH: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning
Watch: Baseball Team's Plane Struck By Lightning A plane carrying the Party Animals baseball team was struck by lightning while flying into the Lehigh Valley ahead of two games this weekend, officials said. The flight was traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport when the lightning strike happened on the way down for landing on Friday, Aug. 7. The plane landed safely at LVIA, according to officials. Party Animals player Garett Delano had been documenting the team's travel troubles on social media before the lightning strike. “30 minute delay to start the trip to Lehigh Valley. Nothing …
Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD
Fugitive Leaves Live Wires, Crashed Pickup Behind Before Stealing Another In Oakland: PD A Florida man accused of damaging vehicles at an Oakland apartment complex fled police, crashed into a utility pole, disappeared overnight, then resurfaced behind the wheel of a stolen pickup Thursday, Aug. 6, authorities said. Oakland police responded to an apartment complex on West Oakland Avenue around 11:18 p.m., on a report of a man damaging multiple vehicles in the parking lot, Acting Capt. Michael Griffin said. An officer spotted a black Dodge pickup leaving the area and tried to stop it, according to Griffin. The driver, identified as Dylan D. Keirs, 34, of Okeechobee, FL, refu…
'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4 'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4
'Officer, You Did Your Job': Attempted Murder Fugitive's Story Unravels On Route 4 A passenger's story began to unravel during a Route 4 traffic stop in Paramus, ultimately leading police to a fugitive wanted for attempted murder for more than two decades, authorities said. Yancy Haywood, 52, of Paterson, was arrested after Officer Nicholas Perna stopped a 2009 gray Kia on Route 4 west at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Perna stopped the vehicle after noticing its Florida license plate was obscured by a heavily tinted cover, Guidetti said. The driver identified his passenger as his brother, "James Haywood," according to Guidett…
'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride 'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride
'Why Would I Go Back To Jersey?': Brand-New Video Shows Drunk Driver After Killing Bride “I would like to call my dad right now.” Newly released police video shows Hunterdon County native Jamie Komoroski repeatedly asking to call her father after the drunken South Carolina crash that killed a bride on her wedding night. The series of videos released by South Carolina news station WCSC shows Komoroski at a bar before the 2023 crash in Folly Beach, speaking with police near the wreckage, and later being processed at police headquarters. Police body-camera footage shows Komoroski sitting on the lawn of a home near the crash scene, where her rental car can be seen resting against …
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Underway After Fire Engulfs NY Home: State Police Police are searching for an armed and dangerous suspect in connection with a homicide investigation that followed a devastating house fire in Orange County. On Friday morning, Aug. 7, New York State Police issued an alert identifying Thomas David Ryan, 32, as a suspect in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 6, on Greenville Turnpike in Greenville. The fire was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. at 512 Greenville Turnpike, New York State Police confirmed. Firefighters arriving at the scene encountered heavy smoke and flames engulfing the residence, according to incident reporter Mark …
NJ Pizzeria Breaks Silence After Viral Birthday Cake Clash NJ Pizzeria Breaks Silence After Viral Birthday Cake Clash
NJ Pizzeria Breaks Silence After Viral Birthday Cake Clash A longtime Jersey Shore pizzeria is responding after a viral video showing an employee arguing with customers over a birthday cake sparked a flood of online criticism and one-star reviews. After Daily Voice reached out to Joey Tomato's through its Facebook page, a person managing the account said they had undergone chemotherapy and immunotherapy that day for tongue and throat cancer and would respond once they were feeling better. No follow-up was provided, and a subsequent message from Daily Voice also went unanswered. The Point Pleasant Beach pizzeria did put out a full statement, though,…
Garden State Plaza Nordstrom Fraud Bust Exposes Multi-State Identity Theft Scheme: Cops Garden State Plaza Nordstrom Fraud Bust Exposes Multi-State Identity Theft Scheme: Cops
Garden State Plaza Nordstrom Fraud Bust Exposes Multi-State Identity Theft Scheme: Cops Two Bronx men are accused of using stolen identities to open fraudulent Nordstrom credit accounts and carry out a multistate retail fraud scheme before they were arrested at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, police said. Erik A. Lake, 30, and David M. Suliz, 29, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Paramus police investigated a suspected fraudulent merchandise return at the Nordstrom store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. At approximately 1 p.m., Officer Vincent LaBarberia, who is assigned to the Paramus Police Department's Crime Suppression Unit, was alerted by a Nordst…
NJ Taxpayers To Fund Murphy's $135K Official Portrait: Report NJ Taxpayers To Fund Murphy's $135K Official Portrait: Report
NJ Taxpayers To Fund Murphy's $135K Official Portrait: Report New Jersey taxpayers are paying for Gov. Phil Murphy's official portrait — and the price tag is turning heads. The painting, commissioned for the Statehouse and created by a world-renowned artist, will cost approximately $135,000, POLITICO reports after obtaining the contract through a public records request. That's more than the official portraits of Murphy's last three predecessors, the outlet said. The New Jersey Assembly GOP seized on the cost in a Facebook post, comparing it to the governor's annual salary, two years of a teacher's pay in many districts, and a long-awaited cost-of-livi…
Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police Off-Duty NYPD Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said. Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said. Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…