CRIME & SAFETY
SWAT Standoff Barricade Dumont Police Threats Michael Tolan
Michael D. Tolan, 49, was upset by two motor vehicle summonses he received on Saturday, April 13, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said. He then contacted Dumont Municipal Court and left nine voicemails “voicemails threatening to do harm to former and current members of the Dumont Police Department,” the chief said.
SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Unconfirmed Call That Missing Englewood Woman Was Dead
𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚: A caller's claim that a missing single mom had died hasn't been confirmed, said authorities in Englewood who've stepped up their search for her.Concerns initially were raised when Cynthia Anderson, 33, who'd recently been homeless, stopped communicating with friends, police said.They becam…
Defendant apologizes during sentencing in Bergen County homicide case
HACKENSACK — Dylan Rodriguez apologized Friday for his actions that led to the death of a Fairview man in 2019, as well as to the court and prosecutors for lying while on the stand. Rodriguez was sentenced Friday to 13 years for aggravated manslaughter and an additional five years...
Jesse McKenzie Among 3 Construction Workers Killed On I-83
A 24-year-old man has been identified by his family as one of the three construction workers killed when a 24-year-old box truck driver struck a construction vehicle that propelled it into the men working along Interstate 83. Jesse Mckenzie has been identified as one of the workers killed in the...
'I survived you': Ramapo College kidnapping victim confronts defendant at sentencing
HACKENSACK — A young woman told the man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping her that she is no longer a victim when she confronted him at his sentencing on Monday. With her family and friends at her back, Alexis Ruhlen read her victim impact statement to the court, describing her harrowing experience as Pawel Sliwinski, her boyfriend of two years, kidnapped her at knifepoint from the Ramapo College of New Jersey campus on Oct. 13, 2022.
Already charged with fraud, Bergen County real estate influencer faces new lawsuit
A Bergen real estate influencer accused of fraud and charged in Ponzi scheme is facing yet another lawsuit. Cesar Pina, his wife Jennifer and their companies and Raashaun Casey, and a popular DJ known as DJ Envy, have been embroiled in about two dozen lawsuits since the spring. They are accused of defrauding...
Man Shoots, Kills Cab Driver Moments After End Of Shift In Westchester: Here's His Sentence
A man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a cab driver in Westchester during a robbery right after the victim's work shift ended, officials announced. Covington, Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for the Oc…
19-Year-Old Attacked By Over 15 People In New Rochelle
The incident happened on Monday, April 15 just before 8 p.m. at 361 Main St. (Route 1) in New Rochelle, where officers found a 19-year-old victim on the ground with multiple contusions to his face, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne. The victim was then taken to...
17-Year-Old Stabs Teen At White Plains Gas Station: Police
The teenager, whose name was not released, was arrested on Thursday, April 18 in connection with a stabbing that happened at a Mobil gas station in White Plains at 1237 Mamaroneck Ave. on Friday, April 5, White Plains Police announced. According to the department, on the day of the incident...
Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
At 2:36 a.m., officers observed a dark colored BMW exit onto Route 46 West from behind a closed business commit several motor vehicle violations, Fairfield officers said in a release. A motor vehicle stop was conducted in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, police said. When officers approached...
Man accused in Rockland stabbing suffers from mental illness, lawyer says
NEW CITY, N.Y. -- CBS New York has learned more about the victim and the suspect in last week's attack on a man outside his Rockland County home.The victim's injuries are far more serious than first known.On Tuesday, the family of the suspect spoke out through an attorney about his struggle with mental illness.Elijah Dean was a top student-athlete at Spring Valley High School in 2018 who went on to play football at Western Connecticut State University before leaving school in 2020.Now, Dean, 23, is charged with attempted murder, accused of viciously stabbing a man in the driveway of a...
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