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Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family. L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…
Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later
Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later A motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash involving a tractor-trailer on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge, leaving traffic backed up across parts of Bergen County hours after the crash, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:19 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on the eastbound Trans-Manhattan Expressway, according to the Port Authority Police Department. Port Authority police, FDNY personnel, and Port Authority Tunnel-Bridge Agents responded to the scene, where the motorcyclist was pronounced dead by FDNY. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured, authorities said.…
7-Year-Old Found In Car With Cocaine Packaged For Sale In Bergen County: Police 7-Year-Old Found In Car With Cocaine Packaged For Sale In Bergen County: Police 7-Year-Old Found In Car With Cocaine Packaged For Sale In Bergen County: Police
7-Year-Old Found In Car With Cocaine Packaged For Sale In Bergen County: Police A 7-year-old child was found inside a vehicle carrying suspected cocaine packaged for distribution during a drug investigation in a Bergen County parking lot, authorities said. Three Bronx residents were arrested after Mahwah police stopped the vehicle outside a Route 17 business around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to Capt. Michael Blondin. Officer Nick Williams had launched an investigation into possible narcotics sales taking place in the parking lot, police said. A search of the vehicle turned up a quantity of suspected cocaine packaged for distribution, along with severa…
Paterson Man, 27, Dies After Being Shot In Chest, Rushed To Hospital In Car: Prosecutor Paterson Man, 27, Dies After Being Shot In Chest, Rushed To Hospital In Car: Prosecutor Paterson Man, 27, Dies After Being Shot In Chest, Rushed To Hospital In Car: Prosecutor
Paterson Man, 27, Dies After Being Shot In Chest, Rushed To Hospital In Car: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Paterson man was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, and rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 4:58 p.m. near Butler and Sparrow streets, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. As officers headed to the scene, they learned that the victim had already been taken to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center in a private vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities have not released his identity or announce…
NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA
NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA A former fast-food manager from New Jersey indecently assaulted two 14-year-old employees at a Pennsylvania Wendy’s and supplied underage workers with drugs and alcohol, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, as he was sentenced to jail. Richard "Ricky" Mark Brooks, 33, formerly of Freehold, assaulted one teenage employee inside a bathroom and another in a walk-in freezer at the Wendy’s on North Main Street in Doylestown Borough, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators uncovered a pattern of conduct involving underage employees from 2020 through 2024 at th…
Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting
Cops ID Retired Nypd Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting UPDATE: A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter after appearing in court for the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.  Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.  Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a p…
Man, 43, Vanishes After Walking Out Of Parents' Bergen County Home, Leaving Phone Behind Man, 43, Vanishes After Walking Out Of Parents' Bergen County Home, Leaving Phone Behind Man, 43, Vanishes After Walking Out Of Parents' Bergen County Home, Leaving Phone Behind
Man, 43, Vanishes After Walking Out Of Parents' Bergen County Home, Leaving Phone Behind A 43-year-old Bergen County man has been missing for more than three weeks after walking out of his parents' home, leaving behind all his belongings, including his cellphone, authorities said. Enver Messano was last seen leaving his parents' home in Fair Lawn between 6 and 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, according to a missing-person alert shared by Fair Lawn police. He was wearing blue jeans and a black hoodie when he left and has not returned. Messano is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing approximately 180 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his abdomen. Police are …
Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School
Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School A 13-year-old boy was trapped beneath an SUV after being struck while riding his bicycle through a Somerset County high school parking lot Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, police said. At 4:50 p.m., a 2023 Mazda CX-9 driven by a 44-year-old Hillsborough woman struck the boy, Hillsborough Township police said. Responding officers found the child trapped beneath the vehicle's fender, police said. First responders worked to free the boy from underneath the SUV before providing first aid, police said. The child was airlifted by a New Jersey State Police medevac helicopter to a nearby tra…
Ambulance Wrecked In Route 208 Crash, Injury Reported Ambulance Wrecked In Route 208 Crash, Injury Reported Ambulance Wrecked In Route 208 Crash, Injury Reported
Ambulance Wrecked In Route 208 Crash, Injury Reported A private ambulance was heavily damaged in a crash on Route 208 in Bergen County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, leaving at least one person reportedly injured and traffic backed up, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened on Route 208 northbound just south of Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving said. The ambulance sustained extensive front-end damage, and traffic was restricted to the right lane for several hundred feet leading up to and through the crash scene. An injury was reported, though it was not immediately clear whether the …
Burglar Who Ransacked NJ Car Dealership Captured In Stolen Mazda: Police Burglar Who Ransacked NJ Car Dealership Captured In Stolen Mazda: Police Burglar Who Ransacked NJ Car Dealership Captured In Stolen Mazda: Police
Burglar Who Ransacked NJ Car Dealership Captured In Stolen Mazda: Police A routine traffic stop led police to a Dumont man accused of stealing a $22,000 car and breaking into a Bergen County dealership, where several vehicles were found with damaged steering columns, authorities said. Mohamed Eltoukhy, 33, was arrested in Bergenfield early Monday, Oct. 19, after an officer discovered he was driving a Mazda reported stolen the previous day, according to a Bergenfield Police Department release issued Wednesday, Oct. 21. The investigation began around 2:23 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, when officers responded to a burglar alarm at AA Discount Auto Sales at 230 S. Washing…
Creep Teacher First Arrested In Bergen County Sentenced For Sending Explicit Pics: Authorities Creep Teacher First Arrested In Bergen County Sentenced For Sending Explicit Pics: Authorities Creep Teacher First Arrested In Bergen County Sentenced For Sending Explicit Pics: Authorities
Creep Teacher First Arrested In Bergen County Sentenced For Sending Explicit Pics: Authorities A former Long Island teacher and soccer coach who posed as a teenage boy online to solicit nude images from teen girls was sentenced to prison Wednesday, Oct. 21, authorities said. Ryan McCaffery, 38, of Ridge, got three years behind bars after cutting a plea deal in the case, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. McCaffery worked as a social studies teacher and JV boys soccer coach at Riverhead High School, authorities said. He resigned from his teaching position on Feb. 5, 2025, following an arrest in New Jersey. Investigators found McCaffery used the Snapchat name “c_chamb…
Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege.  Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme. Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme.  Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River; Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River; Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River; Je…