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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

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

Fairfield, CT

Lifestyle

Famed Christian Singer Accused Of 'Living Double Life,' Sexually Assaulting Several Men: Report Multiple men have accused a former singer from a band often dubbed "the Beatles of Christian music" of sexual assault and drug use spanning decades, according to a new report. Michael Tait, 59, a former member of both DC Talk and the Newsboys, was the subject of a two-year investigation by Christian investigative news outlet The Roys Report. In the report, journalists said they had heard rumors for years, calling it the “worst-kept secret in Nashville.” Now, three men have come forward with sexual assault allegations. Tait was a prominent member of the hugely popular DC Talk for seve…

by Josh Lanier

06/08/2025

Nassau, NY

Police & Fire

Bronx Boat Explosion: DWI Captain Charged In Fire That Sent 22 Into Long Island Sound, Cops Say A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR. The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…

by Zak Failla

06/08/2025

Potomac, MD

Politics

ABC News Suspends Anchor Terry Moran For Calling Trump Senior Aide ‘World-Class Hater’ ABC has suspended one of its leading news personalities after a disparaging comment about a senior Trump Administration official on social media. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Aide Hits Back At ABC Anchor For Comments About Him Leading To Suspension Anchor and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran called deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world-class hater" in a post on X late Saturday night, June 7. The comment was deleted a short time later. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt quickly responded to Moran's comments, describing them as "unhin…

by Joe Lombardi

06/08/2025

Hawthorne, NJ

Police & Fire

North Jersey Fire Lt. Convinced Child To Send Him Pornography, Records Show A North Jersey fire lieutenant was jailed last week on multiple child sex abuse charges on accusations he convinced a child to engage in pornography stemming from an online relationship, law enforcement officials tell Daily Voice. Bradford "Brad" Flaker, 42, of North Haledon, was booked in the Monmouth County Jail on June 6, with no bond, according to inmate records. Flaker is listed as a 2nd lieutenant with the Hawthorne Fire Department. His Facebook page shows he works as a service tech for Bobcat of North Jersey. Flaker is accused of having a sexual online relationship with a chil…

by Cecilia Levine

06/08/2025

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