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Cecilia Levine

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Large Police Presence Called To Home In Roxbury Large Police Presence Called To Home In Roxbury
Large Police Presence Called To Home In Roxbury A major police presence was called to a home in Roxbury Tuesday evening, May 6. When asked to confirm a SWAT standoff on Garden Court, local police directed Daily Voice to the county prosecutor's office. A spokesperson for the office said only that this incident was an active police investigation. Anyone with photos at the scene can email clevine@dailyvoice.com.

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Police & Fire
Jumper Shuts Down GWB For Hours, Causes Major Rush Hour Gridlock Jumper Shuts Down GWB For Hours, Causes Major Rush Hour Gridlock
Jumper Shuts Down GWB For Hours, Causes Major Rush Hour Gridlock First responders were called to the George Washington Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, for reports of a person in distress midspan, officials said. The call came in around 4:45 p.m., and the situation was resolved by approximately 7 p.m., according to Port Authority Police, who responded along with other emergency crews. The individual was hospitalized for evaluation, the PAPD confirmed. The incident caused heavy traffic delays during peak evening hours as responders worked to secure the scene. No further details were released. Daily Voice has reached out to the PAPD and Fort Lee PD fo…

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Police & Fire
70-Year-Old Woman Stabbed Dead In Paterson Home, Prosecutor Says 70-Year-Old Woman Stabbed Dead In Paterson Home, Prosecutor Says
70-Year-Old Woman Stabbed Dead In Paterson Home, Prosecutor Says A 70-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside a home in Paterson on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, law enforcement officials said. Police responded to the area of Cianci Street and Market Street around 2:18 p.m. on a report of a stabbing, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered the victim, a 70-year-old female from Paterson, inside the home with multiple stab wounds, the prosecutor’s office said. She was pronounced dead on scene. Authorities have not yet r…

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Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Washington Twp Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say 10-Year-Old Washington Twp Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say
10-Year-Old Washington Twp Boy Found With Gunshot Wound To Head Dies, Cops Say A 10-year-old boy was fatally shot at a home in South Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, authorities said. Police responded at approximately 2:34 p.m. to a home on the 400 block of Westminster Boulevard in Washington Township (Gloucester County) for a report of a juvenile with a gunshot wound, according to Washington Township Police Chief Patrick M. Gurcsik. “Upon arrival, officers and emergency medical personnel located a 10-year-old boy with a fatal gunshot wound to the head,” Gurcsik said in a statement. “Despite lifesaving efforts, the child was tragically pronounced deceased.” The ch…

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Police & Fire
BREAKING: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree BREAKING: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree
Breaking: Suspects In High-Profile Armed Robbery Arrested In Overnight Bergen County Spree Four suspects — including a 17-year-old boy and two men from a high-profile armed robbery last summer — have been charged in a string of overnight burglaries that victimized occupied homes across Bergen County, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday, May 6. Jason N. Amador, 18, of Newark; Rahiem A. Maldonado, 23, of Newark; Altamir L. Thornton, 22, of Newark; and a 17-year-old from Woodbridge were identified as the individuals behind a burglary spree that hit homes in Englewood, Cresskill, Paramus, and Tenafly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, Bergen County Prose…

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Weather
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said. Residents in Philadelphia, Trenton, Allentown, Reading, and across North and Central Jersey are impacted, the NWS said. “Isolated thunderstorms have developed over portions of the region,” the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday afternoon update. “The primary threat will be for hail and damaging winds across eastern PA and northern/central NJ.” Threats include: Scattered hail up to ping-pong ball size Wind gusts …

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Stolen Mercedes Rams Leonia Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say Stolen Mercedes Rams Leonia Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say
Stolen Mercedes Rams Leonia Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say Three people were arrested and two others remain at large after a stolen car rammed a police vehicle twice during a high-speed chase that ended near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Leonia Police Sgt. Ray Forsdahl was on patrol on Broad Avenue near the Englewood border around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when a license plate reader hit on a black 2017 Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan that had been reported stolen earlier that day in Newark, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. The vehicle entered Englewood and briefly pulled over on Broad Avenue before making a sudden U-turn an…

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Business
‘American Dream Reduced To Ashes’: Support Surges After Pompton Lakes Chinese Restaurant Fire ‘American Dream Reduced To Ashes’: Support Surges After Pompton Lakes Chinese Restaurant Fire
‘American Dream Reduced To Ashes’: Support Surges After Pompton Lakes Chinese Restaurant Fire More than $3,000 has been raised to help two families rebuild after a fire destroyed the Passaic County Chinese restaurant they spent more than a decade building from the ground up. Winnie and Shirley, who immigrated from Southern China, took over Golden Garden in 2013, according to a GoFundMe by Kathryn Spitz. With their husbands, they worked 10- to 12-hour days, seven days a week, building the restaurant into a beloved local favorite on Hamburg Turnpike. On April 17, their American Dream went up in flames. “In less than two hours, the livelihood of two young families… was reduced to ashe…

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Police & Fire
Worker Falls From Scaffolding At Hackensack Job Site, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries Worker Falls From Scaffolding At Hackensack Job Site, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
Worker Falls From Scaffolding At Hackensack Job Site, Hospitalized With Serious Injuries A construction worker was seriously injured after falling from scaffolding in Hackensack Tuesday morning, May 6, officials said. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. at 720 Main Street, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista said. The worker, age 44, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, responders said. OSHA has been notified and is investigating the workplace accident.

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Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (UPDATE) Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (UPDATE)
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (Update) A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday morning, May 6, near Middletown, suspending service in both directions along the North Jersey Coast Line, officials said. The incident happened at 9:06 a.m., when train 3223, which had left Penn Station New York at 7:44 a.m., hit a trespasser just west of Middletown, NJ Transit said. The train was scheduled to arrive in Long Branch at 9:23 a.m., and was carrying about 50 passengers and crew, none of whom were injured. Service was suspended between Matawan and Long Branch following the incident. New Jersey Transit Police are leading…

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