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20-Year-Old Charged In Sexual Assaults Of Juvenile In Rutherford, Fairview: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Charged In Sexual Assaults Of Juvenile In Rutherford, Fairview: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Charged In Sexual Assaults Of Juvenile In Rutherford, Fairview: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Bergen County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile in two separate towns, prosecutors announced. Walfred Santizo-Simon, of East Rutherford, was arrested on Monday, May 12, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Rutherford Police Department, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Police were first contacted Monday regarding an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile in Rutherford, according to Musella. Detectives determined that Santizo-Simon sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Ru…

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'Not A Pothole:' Emergency Repairs Close Route 80 In Rockaway 'Not A Pothole:' Emergency Repairs Close Route 80 In Rockaway
'Not A Pothole:' Emergency Repairs Close Route 80 In Rockaway Yet another portion of Route 80 is currently closed for repairs. This time, it's not a pothole causing trouble, officials said. Two lanes and a shoulder of the eastbound lanes near Exit 37 in Rockaway were shut down shortly after 5 p.m. on May 12, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The closures were caused by a collapsed sewer basin, NJDOT said. Officials noted that the issue is not a sinkhole. Crews were responding Monday night and expected to work overnight to fix the damaged drainage system. It was not immediately clear how long the repairs would take. D…

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25-Year-Old Knocked Unconscious In Brutal Pal Park Beatdown After Karaoke Bar Dispute: Cops 25-Year-Old Knocked Unconscious In Brutal Pal Park Beatdown After Karaoke Bar Dispute: Cops
25-Year-Old Knocked Unconscious In Brutal Pal Park Beatdown After Karaoke Bar Dispute: Cops A 25-year-old man was knocked unconscious and seriously injured after being brutally beaten on a Bergen County street, police said. The attack happened just after 12:04 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, on Broad Avenue near Cleveland Place in Palisades Park, according to a news release issued by Palisades Park PD's Capt. George Beck. Police said the incident began moments earlier with a dispute inside Soosanghan Pocha, a restaurant at 243 Broad Ave., which appeared to have ended. The victim walked north on Broad Avenue when, unbeknownst to him, the other party followed and attacked him from behind…

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Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day In Rochelle Park: Cops Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day In Rochelle Park: Cops
Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day In Rochelle Park: Cops A 6-month-old baby boy was found crying alone in a parked car in Bergen County, leading to child neglect charges against the infant's father, police said. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, in a parking lot on Rochelle Avenue in Rochelle Park, according to Capt. James DePreta of the Rochelle Park Police Department. A pedestrian heard the infant crying inside a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder that was not running. The windows were open, and the baby was strapped into a rear-facing car seat, police said. Emergency medical technicians were called to the scene to ev…

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Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash
Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash Video shared to social media shows Paterson Councilman Luis Velez after an apparent car crash early Monday morning, May 12, and the other driver says he had been drinking. Knolaisha Carter shared a series of photos and videos to Facebook after the accident, which according to NorthJersey.com happened at 1:43 a.m. at 12th and Madison Avenues. Following the crash, Carter took to Facebook to say that Velez had been drinking and driving when he ran a red light and struck her vehicle "with not one care in the world." Daily Voice has reached out to Paterson police for a statement. The inquiry ha…

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Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts All Lanes Of Route 206 In Mount Olive Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts All Lanes Of Route 206 In Mount Olive
Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts All Lanes Of Route 206 In Mount Olive A tractor trailer fire shut down all lanes on a busy South Jersey highway Tuesday morning, May 13, officials said. The blaze broke out around 8:30 a.m. on US 206 southbound at CR 613/Drakesdale Road in Mount Olive Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. All lanes in the area were closed as emergency responders worked the scene. Drivers were being advised to avoid the area and expect delays. No additional details on injuries or what caused the fire were immediately released.

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Videos Show Powerful Moment Edan Alexander Is Released Videos Show Powerful Moment Edan Alexander Is Released
Videos Show Powerful Moment Edan Alexander Is Released After 583 days in captivity, Edan Alexander is home. The Tenafly, NJ native was released from Hamas captivity on Monday, May 12.  Photos and videos show the 21-year-old IDF soldier being released to his family in Israel. Redemption of HostagesStaff-Sgt. Edan Alexander, reunites with his family at the initial reception facility. pic.twitter.com/PDp8uX48ce — Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 12, 2025 New Jersey native Edan Alexander is last American freed from HamasHe hugs his family draped in the Stars and Stripes holding Israeli flag 🇺🇸❤️🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/iJeoBJkQFt —…

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Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report
Man Sent Chilling Email Before Deadly NJ Explosion That Claimed His Life And One More: Report A man who perished in a South Jersey home explosion over the weekend reportedly sent a haunting email to his ex-girlfriend just minutes before the blaze, NBC10 reports. The explosion broke out around 2 a.m. Sunday, May 12, at a home on Tranquility Court and Orion Way in Washington Township, Gloucester County, authorities said. First responders arriving at 13 Tranquility Ct. found the home fully engulfed in flames. Two bodies — a man and a woman — were recovered from the rubble, police said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Neighbors and an ex-girlfriend, Nicole Ruiz, iden…

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Worker Dies After Fall In Newark Elevator Shaft, Police Say Worker Dies After Fall In Newark Elevator Shaft, Police Say
Worker Dies After Fall In Newark Elevator Shaft, Police Say A worker died Saturday morning, May 10 after falling into an elevator shaft at a Newark construction site, authorities said. Police responded to a call of an injured worker around 9:09 a.m., at 10 Commerce Court, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The man was found inside the site’s elevator shaft and pronounced dead at 9:54 a.m., Miranda said. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was immediately available.

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Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side
Feds Say Congressmen Stormed NJ ICE Facility, But Law May Be On Their Side Federal officials say members of Congress and a group of protestors forced their way into a New Jersey immigration detention center housing some of the country’s most violent offenders—even though a federal law explicitly gives the lawmakers the right to be there. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims the group “stormed” into Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark on Friday, May 9, where Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was also arrested for trespassing, but later released that evening. According to ICE, the lawmakers and protestors entered through the facility’s first security checkp…

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