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Hawthorne Man Sexually Assaulted Helpless 80-Year-Old Woman In Home: Prosecutor
A Hawthorne man has been jailed on accusations he sexually assaulted a physically helpless 80-year-old woman who lived in his household, authorities allege. John Schweininger, 54, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and Hawthorne police, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Hawthorne police were notified at approximately 11:11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, that Schweininger had engaged in non-consensual sexual acts with the 80-year-old woman, who authorities said was physically helpless due t…
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Hersheypark's Dolly Parton Social Media Post Draws Backlash
Hersheypark is apologizing after a social media post promoting its own ticket prices beneath a conversation about Dollywood and the death of country music icon Dolly Parton drew widespread backlash online. The controversy began Tuesday, Aug. 25, just hours after Parton's death at age 80 was announced. An X user shared a screenshot showing Dollywood's roughly $99 one-day ticket price, writing that Parton had "kept the prices reasonable in this economy" and pledging to continue supporting her legacy. Hersheypark's verified account replied: "Our summer tickets are $49.99." HERSHEY PARK NOO…
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Drunk Dad Pushes Nanny Holding His 2 Young Kids In Bergen County: Police
A drunken dad came home and got into a fight with his nanny before pushing her down while she was holding his two young children at his Bergen County home, authorities said. Nabil Ali, 39, of Fairview, came home intoxicated at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, Fairview Deputy Police Chief John Pierotti said. Ali got into an altercation with the family's nanny at their Fifth Street home, and pushed her to the ground while she was holding both of his children, ages 1 and 3, Pierotti said. Ali was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and two counts of child endangerme…
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Penn State Cocaine Ringleader's Brother Caught With Coke After Boozy Boat Crash: Docs
The younger brother of the accused ringleader in a Penn State fraternity cocaine network was found with cocaine in his wallet after a boozy pontoon crash in a Pennsylvania lake, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 27 show. Sebastiano Mario Abbatiello, 20, of Westbury, New York, is charged in connection with a July 10 boating crash at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake in Liberty Township, Centre County, according to court documents. Abbatiello is listed as a Penn State undergraduate student in the university directory. He is the younger brother of Agostino Sebastiano Abbatiell…
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NJ Dad Indicted After Strangling Daughter: Prosecutor
A grand jury indicted a 71-year-old Franklin Township man on murder charges on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after authorities say he strangled his 40-year-old daughter, who had been disabled and nonverbal since birth At 6:16 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, Dennis Hall called Franklin Township police and said his daughter, Devin Hall, 40, was not breathing, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Hall admitted to strangling his daughter while speaking to emergency services and to officers, Johns said. Jan Hall, Hall's wife, told 6ABC that he woke her up and admitted to strangling their daugh…
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Target Shoplifter Assaults Employees In Bergen County: Cops
A shoplifting incident at a Bergen County Target turned violent when a loss prevention employee confronted the suspected thief, authorities said. Joel Kabezian, 30, of Jersey City, was accused of shoplifting at the Target at 543 River Rd. in Edgewater on Saturday, Aug. 22, at approximately 2:40 p.m., Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said. A Target loss prevention employee confronted Kabezian while he was actively shoplifting, sparking a physical altercation, police said. Kabezian fled before officers arrived but was later identified during the investigation. Kabezian was charged on a c…
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Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…
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Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In PA Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ
A young mother of two known to her family as "Tink" was shot to death inside a Pennsylvania home, and now her loved ones are raising money to bring her home to New Jersey. Atirah Nitay Steed, 27, of Newark, NJ, died from multiple gunshot wounds following the Saturday, Aug. 22 shooting, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled a homicide following an autopsy. Steed left behind two daughters — one 5 years old and another who is about to turn 1 — according to a GoFundMe launched by her aunt, Shavonne Bacote. "Tink was a loving mother to her two beautiful daught…
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Kuiken Brothers Acquiring Paramus Building Supply, Adding 2 Bergen Locations
A longtime Bergen County building supply business is changing hands. Kuiken Brothers Company has reached an agreement to acquire Paramus Building Supply, a family-owned business founded in 1951, the company announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Kuiken Brothers currently has locations in Fair Lawn, Garfield, Midland Park, Ogdensburg, Roseland, Succasunna, and Wantage in New Jersey, as well as Warwick, NY. The Paramus (131 Route 17) and Bergenfield (42 Portland Ave.) additions will bring the family-owned company's network to 10 locations. The deal will expand Kuiken Brothers' footprint in N…
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Cops ID Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief Killed In RI Police Shootout, Was Experienced Captain
The man accused of stealing a luxury sailboat in New Jersey days before he was killed in a shootout with police in Rhode Island has been identified. WJAR identified the suspect as 27-year-old Brendan Norris, of Newport, RI. Norris allegedly stole the 1968 Hinckley Bermuda from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City on Saturday night, Aug. 22. New Jersey State Police released footage showing Norris, then unidentified, undocking the 40-foot boat and sailing away. Police tracked the vessel until it reached the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, where Norris apparently disabled its tracking device, c…
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Woman Escapes Bus Sex Assault After Spotting Cop On Route 17: PD
A woman riding a bus from the Albany area was sexually assaulted by a stranger sitting next to her before she spotted a police officer and got off the bus for help in Bergen County, authorities said. Officer Gregory Lehman was conducting a traffic stop on Route 17 South in Mahwah at approximately 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, when the woman got off a bus that had stopped nearby and told him she had just been sexually assaulted, Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin said. Police identified and detained Surrune Jones, 44, of Wilmington, DE, who did not know the woman but had been seated next to h…
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Woman Shoved To Ground In Controversial Golf Ad: Young Exec's Company Blasted By PGA Tour CEO
A golf ad showing a man chasing and shoving a woman to the ground has Callaway Golf and Good Good Golf apologizing, and the PGA Tour questioning whether the response went far enough (scroll down to watch). The since-deleted online commercial was produced by Good Good to promote a co-branded Callaway driver and was approved by Callaway before it was posted, Callaway CEO Chip Brewer said. The ad featured Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark, 26, and Alexis Miestowski, 26, a former collegiate golfer who now works with Good Good. Miestowski was shown reaching for the driver in Clark's golf bag be…
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Former NJ Wrestling Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A former New Jersey high school wrestling coach sexually assaulted a 15-year-old in a hospital parking lot, authorities allege. John Kane, 39, of Sparta, was charged with four counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Kane's arrest comes nearly one week after news broke that prominent North Jersey wrestling coach David Cordoba was under investigation for sexual misconduct at his Fairfield gym. Kane is accused of transporting the 15-year-old to the parking lot at St. Ba…
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Meth, Cocaine, Ecstasy, Forgery Gear Seized In Hackensack Traffic Stop: Police
A traffic stop in Hackensack turned into a drug and weapons bust after detectives found crystal meth, cocaine, ecstasy, prescription drugs, and credit card forgery equipment, authorities said. D'Andre Wilson, 28, of Hackensack, was arrested near Park Avenue and Midtown Bridge Approach on Tuesday, Aug. 25, following a motor vehicle stop by the Hackensack Police Department's Crime Suppression Bureau, Deputy Chief Gregory Zisa said. Detectives found Wilson with various prescription drugs, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy, illicit marijuana, narcotics paraphernalia, items used to forge…
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Abused Dog Found With Open Wounds, Fly Infestation In New York: Authorities
A Long Island man was arrested after his dog was found infested with flies and suffering from open wounds, authorities said. Cecilio Matthews, 50, of Bellport, was charged with several counts of animal cruelty under state and county laws, the Suffolk County SPCA said Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators determined earlier in the month that Matthews had failed to care for his 10-year-old mutt, Seven, leaving the dog neglected in a yard, according to the SPCA. Seven was found underweight, infested with flies, and with open wounds to his ears and neck, the SPCA said. He was taken to a local anim…
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St. Joe's Montvale Football Coach Suspended Ahead Of Nationally Televised Opener: Reports
St. Joseph Montvale football coach Augie Hoffmann has been suspended for the first two games of the 2026 season, including the Green Knights' nationally televised opener against Mount Carmel in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 28, on ESPN, according to multiple news reports. The reigning Non-Public A state champion coach was suspended over a personnel matter involving a violation of school policies governing preseason activities, NJ Advance Media reports citing emails sent to families. Hoffmann previously served a two-game suspension in 2018 following a brawl in the final minutes of St. Joe's 2…
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Rutgers Dean Placed On Leave Following 'Disturbing' Upskirt Accusation, University Says
A Rutgers University dean has been placed on leave amid accusations he surreptitiously took recorded "upskirt" videos while working at the school, university officials said. Joshua Kohut, 51, of Cranbury, dean of research at Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice announced. “The defendant is alleged to have used his mobile phone to record ‘upskirt’ videos without his victim’s knowledge,” Davenport said. “An invasion of privac…
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Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report
A New York City journalist who says she grew up with Lindsay Clancy is going viral after cameras caught her smiling and winking from the courtroom during the Massachusetts mother's triple-murder trial. Brittany Romano, a Wallingford, CT, native, was seated in the courtroom gallery wearing a green dress and Vanity Fair media credentials on Monday, Aug. 24, when a live Court TV camera panned toward her. The moment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash from viewers. Romano later said she was laughing because of her personal connection to Clancy and that the two had looked at eac…
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Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…
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Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star
The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …
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'Happy Wheelchair Birthday:' Disabled Woman Speaks Out After NJ Restaurant's Viral Blunder
A disabled musician and activist whose birthday celebration went viral for all the wrong reasons is turning an upsetting restaurant blunder into something bigger. Antonia Sinibaldi was celebrating her birthday at Blu on the Hudson in Weehawken on Saturday, June 20 when a dessert plate arrived with the message, "Happy Wheelchair Birthday." "Not to complain about a fairly new restaurant in my town but why would you make my dessert say this? My family members dessert was entertaining. What was written on my plate probably set my employee off more than me. I would never expect that in my town,"…
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Self-Proclaimed 'Pedo' Tried Meeting Underage Girls At NJ Hotel In Undercover Sting: AG
A 27-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with trying to meet two underage girls for sex, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 25 On Tuesday, July 14, an undercover officer was contacted on a mobile dating application by a user with the name “ChillVibeMan," New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. The officer and the user moved their conversation to a text messaging app, Davenport said. Nazim Torres told officers he was into "kids," viewed "cp," and was a "pedo," Davenport said. The officer and Torres arranged to meet at a hotel in Mount Laurel where Torres wou…
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$9.8K Vanishes From Bergen County Man's Bank Accounts, Neptune Man Charged: Cops
A months-long investigation into nearly $10,000 stolen from a Bergen County man's bank accounts led to the arrest of a 34-year-old Jersey Shore man, authorities said. Benjamin Grinley, of Neptune City, was arrested after New Jersey State Police troopers discovered an outstanding Teaneck warrant during a traffic stop on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Seth B. Kriegel said. The investigation began after a Teaneck resident reported his bank accounts had been compromised on Dec. 10, 2025, police said. Approximately $9,850 had been fraudulently withdrawn from a bank in Flemington. …
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2 Women Killed, Car Wedged Under Tractor-Trailer On Route 78: Police
Two Newark women were killed when a tractor-trailer overturned onto their car on Interstate 78 in Newark Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, authorities said. Ayesha Wright, 42, and her passenger, Kendra Rouse, 25, were killed in the crash on the eastbound local lanes at milepost 56.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. At 9:08 a.m., a Mack tractor hauling a utility trailer was heading east approached a Chevrolet sedan stopped in traffic in the left lane, according to a preliminary investigation. The Mack driver attempted an evasive steering maneuver and the tractor-trailer o…
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First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
The first measles deaths reported in the US this year have been confirmed, officials announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. Both people who died were unvaccinated Lancaster County residents, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. They are the state's first measles-associated deaths since 1991. Officials declined to release their ages, sexes, or other identifying details, citing confidentiality. "We hope and we pray that those deaths will be the last," Gov. Josh Shapiro said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The Commonwealth is battli…
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Knife-Wielding Man Assaults Woman, Fights, Spits At Hackensack Cops: Police
A 23-year-old man accused of threatening a woman with a knife and assaulting her fought with Hackensack police twice and spit at officers during his arrest, authorities said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Beech Street in Hackensack on Monday, Aug. 24, on a report that Segundo Pulizaruma had threatened a woman with a knife and assaulted her, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. Pulizaruma refused to cooperate during his arrest, fought with officers, and spit at police at the scene, Zisa said. Officers brought him under control and took him to police headquarters. A…
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Drunk NJ Driver Had Sober Passenger Blow Into Interlock With Child In Car: Police
A New Jersey man accused of driving drunk with a juvenile in his minivan had a sober passenger blow into his ignition interlock device to get the vehicle started, authorities said. Edwin Mejia, 28, of Passaic, was stopped in Bloomingdale around 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, during the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. Zeidan spotted Mejia's Dodge minivan traveling at a "highly excessive speed," with smoke coming from the hood as it struggled to stay in its lane, police said. Several passengers, including a juvenile, were inside. Zei…
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NJ College Baseball Player Killed By Cops After Drunkenly Entering Wrong Home: Report
A 22-year-old catcher set to begin playing for a New Jersey college this semester was shot and killed by police after his family says he mistakenly went to the wrong Pennsylvania home while drinking with friends. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was identified as the victim of the officer-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office sent to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Pysher, affectionately known as "Bubba", had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar before the festivities moved to a friend's house in Upper Pottsgrove Towns…
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NJ Mom Drowns Saving Girl From Delaware River Day Before 34th Birthday
A New Jersey mother of two drowned while saving a struggling girl from the Delaware River one day before what would have been her 34th birthday, according to authorities and a fundraiser for her family. Priscila Alvares Pereira Dos Santos, 33, of Delran, disappeared beneath the water at Amico Island Park on Monday, Aug. 24, after helping the girl reach shore, Delran police said. Her body was recovered about 20 feet off a beach at the park around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. Tuesday would have been Dos Santos' 34th birthday, according to a GoFundMe launched with her family's authorization.&nb…
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'Jersey Shore' 2.0? Viral TikTok Shows New Reality Show Filming In Seaside Heights
A new Netflix reality show from a producer behind MTV's "Jersey Shore" appears to be filming in the place that made the original series famous. A TikTok shared by user @mtlchlo shows a film crew in Seaside Heights, with the video claiming a "new younger cast" was filming a new Jersey Shore show. The clip had racked up 1.2 million views. According to Deadline, Netflix is working with "Jersey Shore" producer SallyAnn Salsano on a new reality show called "The Leftovers," which is being filmed across New Jersey. Deadline says the series centers on a group of friends coming together for the fir…
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Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Kids At American Dream's Ninja Kidz:
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A Jersey City man has been charged with sexually assaulting two children at an attraction inside the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to a report of harassment at Ninja Kidz at the Bergen County mall on Sunday, Aug. 2, according to NJSP Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan. Troopers met with the parents of the juvenile victims and determined Oscar A. Cerna-Borja, 44, had engaged in unwanted touching of two separate children, Brennan said. Cerna-Borja was arrested and charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child and tw…
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