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Parents Who Provided Car Guilty of Teen Car Accident Death
Sean Smith (40) and Deo Ramnarine (43) received a sentence in what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in New York. The charges were for providing the car that their at-the-time-16-year-old son crashed in Queens last May. The driver, who had only a “junior driver’s license,” had not yet earned the privilege of driving without supervision or within the boundaries of New York City. The boy was driving a bright red 2005 BMW E46, which he slammed into a UPS truck while allegedly doing 101 miles per hour in a 35 zone. Tragically, the boy’s passenger, 14-year-old Fortune Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hackensack Police: Woman Fights Off Attacker in Riverside Square Mall
HACKENSACK, NJ - A New Milford man was charged with attempted sexual assault, criminal restraint, criminal sexual contact and simple assault, police said, after an incident in a Riverside Square Mall bathroom. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Craig L. Herbert, 30, of New Milford, NJ, on the above listed charges.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER On July 26, 2024, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged attempted sexual assault that occurred at the Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack the previous evening. A joint investigation...
Video shows home health care aide beating 95-year-old NYC woman
NEW YORK – A home health care aide was caught on video beating a 95-year-old Harlem woman she was supposed to be caring for.Disturbing home video from Nest and Ring cameras were rolling as the home health care aide tasked with taking care of beloved grandmother Dorothy Foye hit her multiple times, at one point even with a pot. She eventually fell to the ground, clutching her walker. "I heard this woman screaming at her, cursing, saying the most obscene things. She was cursing her out," granddaughter Tiffany Mitchell said. "She was taking water bottles and juice bottles and...
New video shows jaw-dropping blast as authorities identify victim in New Jersey truck explosion
Authorities have identified the driver killed in a dramatic tractor-trailer explosion that took down a highway wall in New Jersey earlier this week — and they’re sharing more details on the circumstances of the crash. According to investigators, Luis Santiago, of Linden, was the man behind the wheel...
Twice-convicted killer of N.J. realtor sentenced to life in prison
Twice tried and twice convicted, former Wood-Ridge resident Daniel Rochat has once again been sentenced to life in prison for the 2012 murder and torching of Bergen County realtor Barbara Vernieri. Rochat, 49, continued to maintain his innocence on Friday as Judge Christopher Kazlau handed down another life sentence in...
Motorcyclist loses control, dies in Manhattan crash
A 25-year-old man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into two parked cars on an upper Manhattan street, police said Saturday. Manuel Estevez-Tapia was heading north on Fort George Ave. near Audubon Ave. in Washington Heights at about 9:45 p.m. Friday when he zipped around a hairpin turn along Highbridge Park. As he tried to navigate the road, he lost control of his KTM ...
'STAY INSIDE': Police in NJ warn of 'large swarm' after bees attack 3 workers, severely sting 1
Three workers were stung by bees while trimming trees in New Jersey on Thursday morning, leaving one of them with severe injuries, police said as they urged residents to take shelter in their homes.
15-year-old boy's body found on subway tracks in Queens
NEW YORK - Police are investigating after a 15-year-old boy's body was found on the tracks of a subway station in Queens on Friday evening. Authorities say that around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a call about a person on the tracks of the Beach 90th Street Station on the Rockaway Park Shuttle line in Rockaway Beach.
NJ man gets life in prison after being found guilty for second time in murder of Realtor
HACKENSACK − A Bergen County Superior Court judge emphasized a Wood-Ridge man's complete lack of remorse for the brutal murder of an East Rutherford real estate agent in 2012 during his sentencing on Friday. Daniel Rochat was found guilty a second time in April for the death of 70-year-old Barbara Vernieri, who was found beaten and set on fire while she was still alive in her home. Rochat's previous conviction was overturned in an appellate court in...
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