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Secaucus, NJ

Police & Fire

'Crystal Clear': NJ Town Pool Employees Stole Chemicals To Run Secret Side Hustle, Cops Say Four Secaucus town employees were arrested after allegedly running a private pool business using stolen chemicals, town property, and taxpayer-funded hours, authorities said. The employees — John T. Schwartz, 61, Frank N. Flanagan, 32, Joseph Ferrara, 27, and Megan R. Wofsy-Flanagan, 31, all of Secaucus — were charged following a three-month investigation into their company, Crystal Clear Pool and Spa Management, according to the Secaucus Police Department. Detectives said the four used their positions with the Secaucus Recreation Department to steal pool chemicals from the Secaucus Town Po…

by Cecilia Levine

06/10/2025

Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY

News

Claw End Of Crowbar Jammed Into Man’s Skull In Front Of His Daughter On Long Island: DA A man was brutally murdered with a crowbar in front of his young daughter during a domestic dispute in Bellport, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Tuesday, June 10. Carlos Bonaparte, 45, of East Patchogue, died after being struck in the skull with the claw end of the weapon—puncturing his brain by approximately one inch—during the early morning attack outside his home on Taylor Avenue at 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, authorities said. The suspect, Darrell Trent, 46, of Bellport, allegedly arrived at the home five minutes after being called by a cousin of Bona…

by Jillian Pikora

06/10/2025

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ

Police & Fire

Former HS Football Player Killed In Route 287 Crash Mourned As ‘Kind, Compassionate' Teen A 19-year-old former Bergen County high school football player died after crashing off the highway in Mahwah, officials confirmed Jonathan "Johnny" Rodriguez-Pluchino, of Oakland, was driving north on Route 287 when his car veered off the road and struck several trees near milepost 65.4 around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11, according to State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Rodriguez-Pluchino suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Later that day, loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign in his honor, …

by Cecilia Levine

06/10/2025

Rockaway, NJ

Police & Fire

NJ Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Morris County high school teacher has been arrested on accusations she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old child she'd been tutoring, officials said. Alyssa Perry, of Rockaway Township, a teacher at Morris Knolls High School, became the center of an investigation when school administrators reported her inappropriate behavior to Denville police in March, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Perry, who is suspended from the school, was charged on Friday, June 6, with two counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. At Morri…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

06/09/2025

New Rochelle, NY

Police & Fire

Family Parking Fight Erupts Into Brawl: 3 Arrested After Cops Assaulted In Westchester, PD Says A late-night argument over a parking spot between two families exploded into violence in Westchester, leaving two officers injured and three people under arrest, police said. The incident happened at around midnight on Sunday, June 8, at a multi-family residence located at 45/47 Charles St. in New Rochelle, the city's police department announced on Monday, June 9. Officers responded to a report of a large dispute and found a violent altercation in progress involving two families who live at the address. Police said the fight started over a parking spot and quickly escalated into a phy…

by Ben Crnic

06/09/2025

Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ

News

Young NJ Navy Dad Dies Days Before Coming Home To Baby Girl, Wife A 24-year-old New Jersey father serving in the U.S. Navy died in a tragic accident just days before he was set to return home, loved ones said. Michael Redzio, of Saddle Brook, passed away on June 4, while stationed in San Diego, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend Jakub Gniazdowski. Gniazdowski did not provide details about the nature of the accident. However, on June 4, NBC San Diego reported that a 24-year-old Ford F-150 driver crashed through roadblocks and rear-ended an unoccupied forklift around 2 a.m., leaving two passengers seriously injured. It is not yet confirmed wh…

by Cecilia Levine

06/09/2025

Dix Hills-Melville, NY

News

Chilling Murder-For-Hire Plot Foiled After NY Businessman Caught Outside Rival's Home: DA A Long Island businessman hatched a twisted plan to kidnap, torture, and kill a former colleague, prosecutors alleged. Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was arraigned on felony conspiracy and criminal solicitation charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, June 9. The charges stem from an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a man Singh had been feuding with for years over a multimillion-dollar construction deal gone sour. Singh, who owns Gravity Construction Corp., promised to pay a hitman $100,000 and 10 acres of land in India to carry out the job, according to the Nassau County DA’s offi…

by Michael Mashburn

06/09/2025

Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ

Police & Fire

Man, 21, Leaps To His Death From Bergen County High-Rise: Police A 21-year-old man died early Sunday morning, June 8 after an apparent fall from the top of a building in Edgewater, authorities confirmed. The incident happened at approximately 2:40 a.m., when Edgewater police received a call from a Suicide Prevention Hotline reporting a male on top of the building at 1000 Portside Drive, according to Detective Lt. Timothy Farrell. Upon police arrival, a 21-year-old male was found deceased from an apparent fall, Farrell said in a statement. The investigation remains ongoing. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text the Suicide & Crisis …

by Cecilia Levine

06/09/2025

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