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Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride
Cranford Cyclist Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaves Behind Brand-New Bride Rocco Della Serra and his wife, Zsuzsanna Carlson, had been married for just three months when the life they were building together was suddenly cut short. Della Serra, a 65-year-old Cranford father and grandfather, was killed by an alleged drunk driver with a history of DUIs while riding his bicycle on Route 22 in Mountainside on Thursday, Aug. 6, as previously reported by Daily Voice. His wife is now facing the loss of her new husband as friends rally around her through a GoFundMe that had raised $18,000 as of Wednesday, Aug. 12. “Zsuzsanna and Rocco had only been married for three month…
Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says
Fake VIN Leads Cops To Stolen SUV At Paterson Home, Sheriff Says A VIN that Toyota never issued led Passaic County detectives to a Paterson man accused of using altered documents to title two vehicles, authorities said. Luis M. Nurse-Rosario, 31, was arrested at his Paterson home on Monday, Aug. 10, following an investigation into a 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander and Honda Pilot, Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo said. The investigation began on July 27, when detectives received information about a suspected "re-VIN" Toyota Grand Highlander registered in Paterson, Adamo said. Detectives determined the Toyota had allegedly been titled in New York usi…
Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: NJSP
Haledon Motorcyclist Ejected In Garden State Parkway Crash: Njsp A 37-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured when his motorcycle struck the back of a van on the Garden State Parkway in Passaic County on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to the southbound Parkway at milepost 155.5 in Clifton at 12:17 p.m. for a crash involving a Ford van and Yamaha motorcycle, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Both vehicles were traveling south when the Yamaha struck the rear of the Ford near milepost 155.5, according to a preliminary investigation. The motorcyclist, a male from Haledon, was ejected and suffered serious injurie…
Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor
Drunk Driver With Prior DUIs Charged In Deadly Mountainside Route 22 Hit-Run: Prosecutor A 35-year-old drunk driver with a history of DUIs and careless driving offenses ran a red light on Route 22 in Mountainside, struck and killed a 65-year-old bicyclist, then continued driving for three miles before police found him, authorities and court records show. Fabian Parra, of North Plainfield, was charged Monday, Aug. 10, with second-degree vehicular homicide and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of Rocco Della Serra, 65, of Cranford, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Mountainside Police Chief Joseph Giannuzzi said. Parra also faces 15 motor v…
Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD
Mitsuwa Shoplifter Hits Worker With Getaway Car: Edgewater PD A shoplifter struck a loss prevention worker with a getaway vehicle while fleeing a popular Bergen County Asian grocery store on Wednesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. Edgewater police responded to Mitsuwa Marketplace at 595 River Road around 2:45 p.m., on a report of a physical dispute, Edgewater Police Detective Sgt. Jorge Vanegas said. A loss prevention employee had confronted two men who were actively shoplifting when the encounter escalated, Vanegas said. Stephen Taborda, 62, of Paterson, struck the employee with the getaway vehicle while fleeing, according to police. Tabo…
Habitual Shoplifters Busted After $57 Theft At Wallington 7-Eleven: Cops Habitual Shoplifters Busted After $57 Theft At Wallington 7-Eleven: Cops
Habitual Shoplifters Busted After $57 Theft At Wallington 7-Eleven: Cops Two accused shoplifters with cases stretching across North Jersey were arrested after fleeing a Bergen County 7-Eleven with $57.42 worth of merchandise, authorities said. Wallington police responded to a shoplifting report at the 7-Eleven at 165 Paterson Ave. at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, after two people fled west on Paterson Avenue, Police Chief Ireneusz "Eric" Kluska said. Officer Richard Rey stopped a vehicle at Paterson and Union avenues, where Capt. Stolarz, Det. Popek and Officer Kulbabinski arrested Veronica Djoreski, 50, and Kenneth Lyons, 65, both of Passaic, police said. Th…
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents
Electric Shock Gloves For ICE: DHS Plans $20M Purchase For Agents The Department of Homeland Security DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to spend as much as $20 million on gloves capable of delivering electric shocks, federal records and published reports show. ICE published the new requirement Monday, Aug. 10, seeking CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E. devices, short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The federal government describes the gloves as a “Conductive Distraction and De-escalation Device” that would be issued to Homeland…
Somerville Couple Shared Year Of Marriage Before He Was Charged With Her Murder Somerville Couple Shared Year Of Marriage Before He Was Charged With Her Murder
Somerville Couple Shared Year Of Marriage Before He Was Charged With Her Murder For their first year of marriage, Alyne and Ignacio Espinal appeared to be a happy couple, sharing photos of beach trips, restaurant outings and celebrations on Facebook. Then, just after their first anniversary, Ignacio Espinal, 55, was charged with murdering his 46-year-old wife inside their Somerville home, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 6, at 7:26 p.m., Somerville police responded to a 911 call on Brookside Avenue and found Alyne with multiple lacerations to her chest, neck and thigh, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Mered…
Lakers Sold To Livingston's Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report Lakers Sold To Livingston's Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report
Lakers Sold To Livingston's Josh Kushner, Bob Iger For $12B: Report The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for more than $12 billion, The Athletic reports. The move comes just 14 months after Mark Walter agreed to buy the team for a record-setting $10 billion valuation. Iger is the former Disney CEO who grew up in Oceanside, NY, and Kushner, who grew up in Livingston, NJ, is the venture capitalist brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump. Josh Kushner already has a minority stake in the Miami Heat. Kushner and Iger had been involved in the NBA’s Las Vegas expansion process befor…
Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59 Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59
Award-Winning Edison Sportswriter Greg Tufaro Dies At 59 Award-winning New Jersey sportswriter Greg Tufaro, whose nearly 30-year career earned national recognition and the admiration of fellow journalists, died Monday, Aug. 10, at 59 years old. The lifelong Edison resident graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen and Rutgers University. He would go on to spend nearly three decades in journalism, writing for the Home News Tribune in East Brunswick and the USA TODAY NETWORK, racking up national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for investigative reporting, breaking news, news reporting, and game story writing. Ove…
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