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14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police
14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police A 14-year-old boy died after falling from a skateboard and striking his head on the pavement in North Jersey, authorities said. At 5:46 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, emergency crews responded to Hopper Avenue and Woodland Court in Pequannock Township and found a boy suffering from a head injury, Pequannock Township Police said. He had been riding a skateboard when he fell and struck his head on the pavement, police said. The boy, whose identity was not released, was treated at the scene before he was taken to Morristown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police …
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home A victim was found dead inside a South Jersey home following a fire on Friday, Oct. 2, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a home on Iron Bridge Road and confirmed a working fire, Cedarville Fire Department Chief Kevin Scarlato said. Cedarville fire crews, along with mutual responders, stretched two lines and began attacking the flames, Scarlato said. The victim, who was not identified, was found dead following a search of the home, Scarlato said. The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety and the Cumberland County Fire Ma…
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…
Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police
Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police A shoplifter ran across Route 17 and into a brook after filling three rolling suitcases with more than $2,000 worth of stolen merchandise at a Paramus store, authorities said. Maki J. Davis, 22, of Brooklyn, was arrested following the theft at Marshalls on Route 17 South around 11:32 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Store employees reported Davis was systematically concealing clothing inside a large rolling suitcase before repeating the process twice, ultimately filling three suitcases, police said. Sgt. Keith Bland of the Paramus Police Crime Suppression …
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Two more victims of a nationwide gold scam involving fake federal agents had no idea they had been swindled until troopers contacted them, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The scheme has been linked to approximately $6.5 million in losses across the country, with victims identified in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington State, according to police. The releases do not say whether the newly detailed losses are already included in that figure. “There are victims that are completely unaware that they are even victims,” Trooper Lauren Lesher wrote in an email to Daily Vo…
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Tony Reno, the coach who guided Yale football to five Ivy League championships, has died at 52, the university’s athletic director announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Reno stepped down for health reasons in February. He had been living with a neurodegenerative disease since August 2025.  Even as his health declined, Reno coached the Bulldogs through every game of the 2025 season. Yale won another Ivy League title and reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. His loss reaches beyond the sidelines in New Haven. His son, Dante, serves as Yale’s starting quarterback. Re…
2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School 2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School 2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School
2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School Two Massachusetts men received probation after admitting to setting off an explosion inside a Harvard Medical School research lab.  Logan David Patterson, 19, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, of Bourne, set off a large commercial firework that triggered a fire alarm at the school’s Goldenson Building in Boston around 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2025, federal prosecutors said. US District Judge Angel Kelley sentenced each man to three years of probation. She also ordered them to pay $28,517 in restitution to the medical school. Both men pleaded guilty in April 2026 to conspir…
NJ Man, NY Accomplice Busted In $18K Heroin Deal: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says NJ Man, NY Accomplice Busted In $18K Heroin Deal: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says NJ Man, NY Accomplice Busted In $18K Heroin Deal: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says
NJ Man, NY Accomplice Busted In $18K Heroin Deal: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says Two men, including a New Jersey resident, have been indicted on top-level felony drug charges after arranging an $18,000 deal involving about half a kilogram of heroin in Rockland County, prosecutors said.  Orange County resident Marvin Jeanty, age 42, also known as “Cream,” of Monroe, and Passaic County resident Jordan Miranda, age 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, were indicted following an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force into heroin distribution in Airmont, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Prosecutors allege that on Ma…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life. Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30. “He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.” Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
SWAT Responds To Mental Health Crisis In Dumont, Chief Says SWAT Responds To Mental Health Crisis In Dumont, Chief Says SWAT Responds To Mental Health Crisis In Dumont, Chief Says
SWAT Responds To Mental Health Crisis In Dumont, Chief Says A SWAT response in Dumont Friday morning, Oct. 2, involved a person experiencing a mental health crisis, authorities said. Members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team responded to a residence on First Street, Dumont Police Chief Luke Totten told Daily Voice. The individual left the home before SWAT members entered the home, Totten said. The person was transported for an evaluation, according to the chief. Photos shared on Facebook by Mike Haggerty show members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team at the scene.
Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say
Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Police in Bergen County are seeking a driver who they say got out of her SUV after striking and seriously injuring a pedestrian, spoke to him briefly, then fled. The pedestrian was crossing Passaic Avenue near 343 Passaic Ave. in Lodi around 2:13 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV traveling north, Lodi police said. The crash left the pedestrian with serious injuries, police said.  Video released by police shows the female driver getting out of the SUV and appearing to speak briefly with the victim before leaving the scene, authorities said. Lodi…
Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation
Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking over the criminal investigation after members of a Cornell University fraternity were accused of a gang rape. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move in an executive order on Thursday, Oct. 1. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in a civil lawsuit, accused seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity of drugging, sexually assaulting, and gang raping her in October 2024. Hochul said newly released information raised "serious questions" about the Cornell University Police Department's investigation and Tompkins Cou…