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Northern Highlands, NJ

Police & Fire

Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer, Minivan On Route 17 (Update) A wrong-way driver fleeing police slammed into multiple vehicles on Route 17 late Friday, Aug. 22, injuring four people, authorities said. At approximately 10:54 p.m., a 64-year-old man from New City, NY, entered Route 17 North from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus by traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Near Race Track Road in Ridgewood, the Honda HR-V collided with a tractor trailer and a Honda Odyssey van, among other vehicles. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to break through the concrete center median. Four people sustained non…

by Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

Rutherford, NJ

Police & Fire

24-Year-Old Found In Meadowlands After Two-Day Search: Police A 24-year-old Rutherford resident in the midst of a mental health crisis was found safe Thursday night, Aug. 22, ending a tense two-day search that drew multiple law enforcement agencies to the Meadowlands, authorities said. The man’s parents reported him missing on Wednesday, Aug. 20, after he failed to return home from his job at the American Dream Mall the night before, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. New Jersey State Police, who have jurisdiction over the Meadowlands grounds, worked alongside Rutherford police in the early stages of the investigation. Surveillance footage quick…

by Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

Shelton, CT

Police & Fire

Ex-CT Teacher Had Sex With Teen Student At School: Police A Connecticut high school teacher and coach has been arrested after police say he had a sexual relationship with a student and later tried to influence her testimony. Jason Kymer, 38, of Beacon Falls, with sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, and tampering with a witness, Shelton police said.. He was released on a $50,000 bond. The investigation began in June when Shelton detectives learned Kymer was previously involved in a sexual relationship with a female who was a high school student, police said. Detectives later located the victim, who told investigators that the relationship b…

by Josh Lanier

08/22/2025

Pascack Valley, NJ

Police & Fire

Exclusive: Speeding BMW Veers Off Parkway, Flips In Bergen County, Witness Says The Garden State Parkway was closed in Bergen County Friday, Aug. 22 due to an overturned vehicle, the DOT website shows. John Henry Dasilva, 27, of New Milford, was driving northbound on the Garden State Parkway near Exit 171 when he saw a gray BMW SUV traveling at an estimated 80 to 90 mph veer onto the grass median on the southbound side at around 9:50 a.m., he tells Daily Voice. The vehicle crashed into trees in the center of the parkway and flipped forward, he said. Dasilva was unable to stop but called police to report the crash, he said. Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.co…

by Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

Readington Township, NJ

Police & Fire

'Deplorable, Inhumane:' 45 Animals Rescued From NJ Home, Officials Say (Photos) Cats in crates filled with inches of feces, untreated injuries, and no clean food or water — that’s what rescuers say they found inside a New Jersey home where 45 animals were seized this week. On Monday, Aug. 18, investigators executed a search warrant at 197 Sidney Rd. in Annandale, removing 37 cats and eight dogs from the property, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. Seven animals were taken for emergency treatment at Crown Veterinary Specialists, authorities said. A crate from the Annandale hoarding case. Animal Alliance NJ Cat from the Annandale hoardi…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

08/22/2025

Carmel, NY

News

Putnam County Sheriff Dies At Home Months After Halting Reelection Campaign The Putnam County community is mourning the loss of Sheriff Kevin J. McConville, who died Friday morning, Aug. 22, at his home with his family by his side, officials announced. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed his death in a statement on Friday morning, writing that he died "at his home with his loving family by his side." He was 65. McConville, a Republican, had served as Putnam County Sheriff since winning office in 2021. Before taking on the county’s top law enforcement role, he spent 30 years with the MTA Police Department, where he began as a patrolman and rose through…

by Ben Crnic

08/22/2025

Norfolk, MA

Police & Fire

‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say The day before a pregnant Massachusetts teen went missing earlier this month, she sent a chilling text to her sister about her boyfriend: “My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg.” Two weeks later, police found the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who had been stabbed to death and buried in the yard of her boyfriend’s grandparents in Rehoboth, authorities said. Gregory Groom, 22, admitted to police that he killed Monteiro, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. Despite that alleged confession, he pleaded not guilty to murder. Monteiro was last seen alive on Aug. 6. Inve…

by Josh Lanier

08/21/2025

Hackensack, NJ

News

Trump-Linked Prosecutor Has Been Illegally Running NJ’s Top Law Office, Federal Judge Says A federal judge has ruled that Alina Habba, a Trump ally serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, has been doing the job without legal authority since July 1, 2025. The 77-page opinion issued Thursday, Aug. 21 by Judge Matthew W. Brann comes after months of political drama over who should lead the state’s top federal prosecutor’s office. The ruling removes Habba from ongoing cases, including those involving defendants Cesar Humberto Pina, Julien Giraud Jr., and Julien Giraud III. The fight for the post began long before the judge’s decision. Philip R. Sellinger, nominated…

by Cecilia Levine

08/21/2025

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