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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 Paterson police 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." Velez issued a statement to Daily Voice confirming the crash, saying: On Monday, …

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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, Dropped Dog Off Before Deadly Washington Township Fire: Report Man Sent Chilling Email, Dropped Dog Off Before Deadly Washington Township Fire: Report
Man Sent Chilling Email, Dropped Dog Off Before Deadly Washington Township Fire: 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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Hamas Agrees To Release NJ Hostage Edan Alexander, Again Hamas Agrees To Release NJ Hostage Edan Alexander, Again
Hamas Agrees To Release NJ Hostage Edan Alexander, Again Edan Alexander will soon be a free man,  On Sunday, May 11, Hamas leaders announced (for the second time since March) that they'd be releasing the 21-year-old New Jersey native who was taken hostage in the Oct. 7 attacks. President Trump later confirmed the news, too. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff tells NBC News he is en route to Israel to secure Edan, a Tenafly native who is the last surviving American-Israeli hostage taken by Hamas and is a U.S. and Israeli citizen. Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas' negotiating team, made the announcement about Alexander's release on Sunda…

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Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police
Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police A former substitute teacher in Columbia County, NY is facing charges for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a student through Snapchat, state police said. Christina A. Lambert, 41, of Hudson, was arrested on Wednesday, May 7, and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to New York State Police. Police said they received a complaint on April 30, 2025, about inappropriate contact between Lambert and a student. An investigation determined that Lambert sent inappropriate messages to the student through Snapchat, state police said. Lambert had prev…

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Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing
Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing A Jackson Township man was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed — one fatally — during a violent early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. Steven McNeill, 32, was charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Eluding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer The attack happened on Friday, May 9, around 7:20 a.m., when Toms River Police responded to a 911 call about an altercation on Adams Avenue. The call was made …

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