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VIDEO: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After Hanover Crash With Kids In Car, PD Says VIDEO: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After Hanover Crash With Kids In Car, PD Says
Video: Man With Scissors Begs Cops To Shoot Him After Hanover Crash With Kids In Car, PD Says A man holding scissors begged police to shoot him after a crash involving three vehicles — including one carrying children — in a Morris County gas station parking lot on Wednesday, May 21, authorities said (scroll for video). The crash happened around 5:26 p.m. on Ridgedale Avenue, Hanover police said. Officers arrived and began tending to one of the vehicles’ occupants when they noticed a man outside his car acting suspiciously, police said. “When officers began talking to him, he began acting erratically and stated he wanted to die,” the news release reads. The man, who was holding…

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Police & Fire
Westwood Youth Sports Coach Arrested For Assaulting Athlete: Cops Westwood Youth Sports Coach Arrested For Assaulting Athlete: Cops
Westwood Youth Sports Coach Arrested For Assaulting Athlete: Cops A 62-year-old Bergen County track and field coach was arrested after police say he assaulted an athlete. On Thursday, May 15, Washington Township police received a report that a juvenile had been hurt by their coach, Ruben Baerga, 62, of Westwood, according to a news release from the department. Baerga works for the private organization New Jersey Striders, which is not affiliated with the Westwood Regional School District, police said. Baerga was arrested by officers following an investigation that included video evidence, police said. Baerga was charged with endangering the welfare…

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Stalker At Westwood HS Arrested After Returning 2 Days In A Row: Cops Stalker At Westwood HS Arrested After Returning 2 Days In A Row: Cops
Stalker At Westwood HS Arrested After Returning 2 Days In A Row: Cops A man was charged with stalking after returning to a Bergen County high school two days in a row, authorities said. Mustafa Akcay was first seen at Westwood Regional High School's campus around 12:20 p.m. Monday, May 19, when surveillance footage showed him riding a motorcycle into the east lot off Ellen Place, Washington Township police said. Akcay parked near the school buses, pulled the hood from his sweatshirt over his head, and walked toward the Board of Education entrance, authorities said. He was then seen walking to the front entrance of the building before returning to his mo…

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Events
Popular Paramus Carnival Just Moved To A New Spot — And It Might Be Better Than Ever Popular Paramus Carnival Just Moved To A New Spot — And It Might Be Better Than Ever
Popular Paramus Carnival Just Moved To A New Spot — And It Might Be Better Than Ever One of Bergen County’s most anticipated springtime events is rolling into a new location — with the same number of rides, more visibility, and the biggest Ferris wheel in New Jersey, organizers say. The L.E.A.D. Fest Carnival at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus will now set up behind the old Hanna Krause building, next to On The Border, instead of its traditional West Lot home. The change comes as the mall begins construction to create a long-term interim hub for NJ Transit, which is affecting the surrounding lot layout. Renderings of the Westfield Garden State Plaza makeover.…

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He Came For Transcripts With A Loaded Gun, Morristown Officials Say: Ex-Student Arrested He Came For Transcripts With A Loaded Gun, Morristown Officials Say: Ex-Student Arrested
He Came For Transcripts With A Loaded Gun, Morristown Officials Say: Ex-Student Arrested A former Morristown High School student was found carrying a loaded and defaced handgun after he entered the school to request transcripts earlier this month, officials said. The arrest came after an earlier incident on Thursday, May 8, when police received a photo and video showing the same individual removing what appeared to be a two-tone handgun from his waistband and hiding it inside a green tote bag at 28 Clyde Potts Drive, according to Mayor Timothy Dougherty and Morristown officials The video was circulated to all Morristown police as part of an officer safety memo. Days later, the…

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Locker Thief At Maywood Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials Locker Thief At Maywood Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials
Locker Thief At Maywood Gym Gave Cops A Fake Name — He Was Wanted In Beverly Hills: Officials A man accused of breaking into lockers at the HUMC Fitness and Wellness Center in Maywood was wanted in Beverly Hills, California and gave police a fake name when he was caught, authorities said. The incident happened Monday, May 19 at 10:07 a.m., when a patron at the Route 17 gym reported a suspicious male who appeared to be going through lockers, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny said. Patrol Officer Andrew Mulligan responded and found a man who identified himself as Domenico Enzo, Kenney said. But officers quickly determined the name was false. The suspect was later identified as Crist…

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News
Pilot Pete From 'The Bachelorette' Caught In Newark Airport Mess As FAA Cuts Flights Pilot Pete From 'The Bachelorette' Caught In Newark Airport Mess As FAA Cuts Flights
Pilot Pete From 'The Bachelorette' Caught In Newark Airport Mess As FAA Cuts Flights A viral TikTok by a New York-based airline pilot is putting a spotlight on the chaos unfolding at Newark Liberty International Airport, where runway construction has triggered major delays and forced the FAA to cut flights. Peter Cappio, also known as Pilot Pete from Charity's season of ABC's "The Bachelorette," shared a video on Wednesday, May 21, showing his plane stuck behind 26 others on the taxiway at Newark. It took 57 minutes from pushback to takeoff. "I just departed Newark Airport today I know it's been in the news a lot but holy cow, is that a disaster getting out of Newark L…

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Lodi Teacher Who Sexually Abused Student Stripped Of License, Says Her Past Doesn't Define Her Lodi Teacher Who Sexually Abused Student Stripped Of License, Says Her Past Doesn't Define Her
Lodi Teacher Who Sexually Abused Student Stripped Of License, Says Her Past Doesn't Define Her A former Bergen County middle school teacher who was arrested for sexually assaulting one of her teenage students has been sentenced and permanently stripped of her teaching licenses, authorities confirmed. Stephanie Carafa, 39, was arrested in 2018 while working at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Lodi, where the victim, a teenage boy between the ages of 13 and 16, was her student, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. Carafa is also the daughter of longtime borough mayor Emil Carafa. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said that on Oct. 30, 2024, Carafa pleaded g…

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Finger Amputation At Paterson Bakery Leads To $180K OSHA Fine, Safety Overhaul Finger Amputation At Paterson Bakery Leads To $180K OSHA Fine, Safety Overhaul
Finger Amputation At Paterson Bakery Leads To $180K Osha Fine, Safety Overhaul A Paterson bakery where a worker lost part of a finger is facing a $180,000 penalty and a list of safety upgrades after federal investigators found the same workplace hazards still in place nearly a year later, officials said. Valenti’s Bakery on Washington Street was first investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in June 2023, after an employee suffered partial finger amputations. A follow-up inspection in May 2024 found that the hazards had not been corrected, the department said. The agency reached a settlement agreement with the…

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School Staffer's Range Rover Stolen By Court-Committed Teen In PA Great Escape: PSP School Staffer's Range Rover Stolen By Court-Committed Teen In PA Great Escape: PSP
School Staffer's Range Rover Stolen By Court-Committed Teen In PA Great Escape: PSP A court-committed 18-year-old from Washington, D.C. stole a staff member’s SUV and escaped from a residential school in Glen Mills before being arrested two days later, Pennsylvania State Police said. Javontay Johnson was one of three students who fled the Clock Tower School on Glen Mills Road in Thornbury Township around 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, according to Trooper Kevin Kovacs of the Media barracks. Police said the three students — Johnson, a 17-year-old male, and a 15-year-old male, all from Washington, D.C. — stole a 2016 red Range Rover Evoque and a cell phone before leaving the p…

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