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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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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…

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by Cecilia Levine