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30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say 30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say 30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say
30-Person Brawl At Bergen County Bar Draws Police From 4 Towns, Police Say A large fight involving approximately 30 people outside a Bergen County bar ended with four arrests early Sunday morning, Oct. 4, police said. Officers responded to JoJo's Bar and Grill on Monroe Street in Garfield, just before 1:30 a.m., for reports of a large fight outside the bar, Garfield Police Capt. Mario Pozo told Daily Voice. Officers saw two people actively fighting as they arrived, Pozo said. Mutual aid was requested from police departments in Lodi, Wallington and Saddle Brook. Four people were ultimately arrested, including three on simple assault charges and one on an obstructi…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports. Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.  They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported. Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age. A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In NJ Mansion, Prosecutor Says Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In NJ Mansion, Prosecutor Says Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In NJ Mansion, Prosecutor Says
Possible Murder-Suicide: 3 Found Dead In NJ Mansion, Prosecutor Says Three people were found shot dead in a New Jersey home, including one person who was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, Oct. 2,  officials said. At 5:52 p.m., the three bodies were discovered at a home on Wild Azalea Lane, in Skillman, Somerset County Prosecutor John  McDonald said. Caution tape was seen outside of the mansion 39 Wild Azalea Ln., as published by The Montgomery News. The investigation began a day earlier, when Montgomery Township police received a request to check on the occupants of the home just before 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, McDonald said.&nb…
Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters
Possible Explosion Sends Flames Ripping Through Bergen County Home: Firefighters Flames ripped through the front of a Bergen County home as firefighters responded to a reported structure fire with a possible explosion, officials said. The Wyckoff Fire Department responded to the home on Patton Place on Friday night, Oct. 2, according to the department. Video shared by the department shows flames shooting from the front of the home as crews worked at the scene. Firefighters conducted fire suppression and ventilation, the department said. Mutual aid crews responded to the scene and provided coverage. No information on injuries or the cause of the fire was immediately r…
50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor 50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor 50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor
50-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Driver In Paterson: Prosecutor A 50-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Paterson, authorities said. The Paterson woman was struck near Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue on Friday, Oct. 2, at approximately 7 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray said. The woman was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. The driver remained at the scene. The investigation remained active and ongoing as of Saturday, Oct. 3. Anyone with information is asked to call the Passaic County …
Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor
Route 4 Crash With Gunshot Victim Under Investigation By Prosecutor The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is investigating a Friday, Oct. 2 Route 4 crash that involved a gunshot victim, Daily Voice has learned. Teaneck police responded to multiple reports of a crash on Route 4 westbound on Friday, Oct. 2, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer said. Two people in the vehicle fled the crash at Decatur Avenue, leaving one shooting victim with a gunshot wound to his arm in the vehicle, Daily Voice has learned. Photos shared by NorthJersey.com show a white Toyota RAV4 that crashed into a utility p…
14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police 14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police
14-Year-Old Dies After Falling Off Skateboard In NJ: Police A 14-year-old boy died after falling from a skateboard and striking his head on the pavement in North Jersey, authorities said. At 5:46 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, emergency crews responded to Hopper Avenue and Woodland Court in Pequannock Township and found a boy suffering from a head injury, Pequannock Township Police said. He had been riding a skateboard when he fell and struck his head on the pavement, police said. The boy, whose identity was not released, was treated at the scene before he was taken to Morristown Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police …
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home
Victim Found Dead Inside South Jersey Home A victim was found dead inside a South Jersey home following a fire on Friday, Oct. 2, authorities said. Firefighters responded to a home on Iron Bridge Road and confirmed a working fire, Cedarville Fire Department Chief Kevin Scarlato said. Cedarville fire crews, along with mutual responders, stretched two lines and began attacking the flames, Scarlato said. The victim, who was not identified, was found dead following a search of the home, Scarlato said. The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety and the Cumberland County Fire Ma…
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA
NJ Men Shot, 1 Killed At NYE Party Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…
Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police
Shoplifter Runs Across Route 17, Into Brook After $2K Theft: Police A shoplifter ran across Route 17 and into a brook after filling three rolling suitcases with more than $2,000 worth of stolen merchandise at a Paramus store, authorities said. Maki J. Davis, 22, of Brooklyn, was arrested following the theft at Marshalls on Route 17 South around 11:32 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Store employees reported Davis was systematically concealing clothing inside a large rolling suitcase before repeating the process twice, ultimately filling three suitcases, police said. Sgt. Keith Bland of the Paramus Police Crime Suppression …
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In National Fraud; Victims Didn't Know They Were Scammed Two more victims of a nationwide gold scam involving fake federal agents had no idea they had been swindled until troopers contacted them, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The scheme has been linked to approximately $6.5 million in losses across the country, with victims identified in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington State, according to police. The releases do not say whether the newly detailed losses are already included in that figure. “There are victims that are completely unaware that they are even victims,” Trooper Lauren Lesher wrote in an email to Daily Vo…
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Tony Reno, the coach who guided Yale football to five Ivy League championships, has died at 52, the university’s athletic director announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Reno stepped down for health reasons in February. He had been living with a neurodegenerative disease since August 2025.  Even as his health declined, Reno coached the Bulldogs through every game of the 2025 season. Yale won another Ivy League title and reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. His loss reaches beyond the sidelines in New Haven. His son, Dante, serves as Yale’s starting quarterback. Re…