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Man Dies After Fatal Leap At Palisades Center Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap At Palisades Center Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap At Palisades Center Mall In NY
Man Dies After Fatal Leap At Palisades Center Mall In NY A man died after jumping from an upper floor inside the Palisades Center Mall in Rockland County, police confirmed.  The incident happened at the Palisades Center Mall at 1000 Palisades Center Drive in West Nyack at around 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Clarkstown Police.  Officers were called to the mall about three minutes later. An investigation determined that the adult man had jumped from an upper interior floor of the mall, police said.  He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until his family can be …
Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack
Smash-And-Grab Sparks Gunshot Scare At Shops At Riverside In Hackensack A smash-and-grab jewelry theft sparked reports of possible gunfire at the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. Officers responding to the mall learned no shots had been fired, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said in a release. Instead, a suspect entered Bloomingdale’s and smashed a display case before stealing various pieces of jewelry, police said. The sound of the case shattering caused multiple people inside the mall to call 911 and report gunshots, according to police. No injuries were reported. A Daily Voice reporter at the scene ob…
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say
Cop Spots Gun During 4 AM Traffic Stop In Bergen County, Police Say A missing license plate led to the discovery of a loaded handgun during an early-morning traffic stop in Bergen County, authorities said. A Township of Washington police officer spotted a boat trailer being towed without a license plate on Linwood Avenue around 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, Sgt. Christopher Osenbruck said. The officer stopped the vehicle and, while speaking with the driver, noticed what appeared to be the butt of a firearm inside, Osenbruck said. Police determined the weapon was a loaded Ruger semi-automatic pistol, according to Osenbruck. The driver, William Bradley Smith…
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police 'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police
'I Don't Care' Says NJ DWI Driver After Striking Cop Car, Firetruck: Police A 46-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged with striking multiple vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. At 8:51 p.m., officers were on the scene of a pedestrian struck at West Broad Street and Water Street when they hear a horn honking, Bridgeton police said. The vehicle sounding the horn struck a marked police vehicle and then accelerated and drove directly at several officers who were conducting the investigation, police said. Officers had to quickly move to avoid being struck, police said. As Cesar Torres continued through the scene, he then struck a Bridget…
Maywood Woman, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Saddle Brook Cop: NJSP Maywood Woman, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Saddle Brook Cop: NJSP Maywood Woman, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Saddle Brook Cop: NJSP
Maywood Woman, 20, Charged In Route 80 Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Saddle Brook Cop: Njsp A 20-year-old Maywood woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Saddle Brook police officer critically injured on Route 80, authorities said. Katelyn M. Gallardo was charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, third-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, and third-degree endangering an injured victim, following the crash Sunday morning, Sept. 20, in the eastbound lanes that left Saddle Brook Officer seriously injured, New Jersey State Police said. Genuario remained in the intensive care unit Monday, Sept. 21, where …
NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right'
NJ Mom Says Son, 7, Killed In Minibike Crash 'Did Everything Right' A 7-year-old boy died after the gas-powered minibike he was riding collided with a car in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boy was riding near Massachusetts and Melrose avenues around 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, when the minibike collided with a 2012 blue Nissan Altima, Atlantic City police said. The Nissan driver remained at the scene, and both vehicles were towed for further investigation, police said. The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe started by …
Stolen Hyundai Driven By USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Paramus PD Stolen Hyundai Driven By USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Paramus PD Stolen Hyundai Driven By USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Paramus PD
Stolen Hyundai Driven By USB Cable Crashes Into Police Car During Route 17 Escape: Paramus PD Two teenagers were arrested after a stolen Hyundai being driven with a USB cable crashed into a tractor-trailer and a Paramus police vehicle during an attempted escape on Route 17, authorities said. Sgt. Michael Mordaga spotted the 2013 Hyundai Elantra traveling up and down the aisles of the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot around 12:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Mordaga ran the vehicle's information and learned it had been reported stolen out of Wallington, Guidetti said. The driver fled the mall after spotting Mordaga and entered Route 17 South,…
Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing
Children Of Slain NJ Bus Driver Face New Burden After Mother's Killing For 14 years, Eileen Garvin helped get Barnegat children safely to and from school. Now, her own children need help. The 69-year-old woman, who spent 14 years as a school bus aide and driver in town, was strangled by her husband, William Garvin, at their Windward Drive home earlier this month,  the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. Now, with William behind bars, Eileen's children are left mourning the loss of their mother while facing the financial and legal responsibilities that came with her sudden death. “Eileen was much more than a school bus driver," Diane Lundy, who organiz…
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police
Dead Animals, Coffin, Severed Finger Left At Masonic Lodge: Police Dead animals, cryptic messages, a miniature coffin, and a severed finger were among the disturbing objects repeatedly left outside a Pennsylvania Masonic lodge before a traffic stop led investigators to a suspect, police announced Monday, Sept. 21. Joshua Albert Reisinger, 37, was arrested following an investigation into more than a month of incidents at Paxton Lodge No. 16 Masonic Hall at 410 North Harrisburg Street in Steelton, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Between Aug. 15 and Sept. 20, investigators said unusual objects and written messages were intentionally left …
Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene
Stolen Car From NJ Goes Up In Flames In NY, Driver Flees Crash Scene A car stolen from New Jersey went up in flames after crashing in Northern Westchester, NY, early Sunday morning, but when first responders arrived, the driver was nowhere to be found, fire officials said.  The crash happened on Route 202, also known as the Goat Trail, in Cortlandt on Sunday morning, Sept. 20, according to the Continental Village Fire Department.  Firefighters were first dispatched for a report of a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire, with a driver possibly trapped inside. Arriving crews instead found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The fire had al…
Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession
Linden Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash During Funeral Procession A Linden police officer was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash while participating in a funeral procession Monday morning, Sept. 21, authorities said. Shortly before 11 a.m., the officer was traveling south on Roselle Street on a marked police motorcycle when he collided with a Ford van entering a private driveway, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. The officer was taken to University Hospital in Newark with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Guenther said. The van driver was not injured. Roselle Street remained closed between Ziegler and Elizabeth avenues as …