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Firefighters Battle Heavy Flames, Zero Visibility At Oakland Blaze
Firefighters pushed through the front door of an Oakland home with zero visibility as heavy flames tore through the back of the house at approximately 12 a.m. on Monday, Aug 17.
Firefighters were dispatched to the Oakand Avenue home and arrived to find heavy fire coming from the rear of the home, the department said.
Firefighters entered through the front door despite zero visibility caused by heavy smoke conditions and extinguished the blaze, according to the department. Mutual aid was provided by fire departments from Mahwah, Pompton Lakes, Waldwick, Wayne, Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, a…
Months After Urinating In Holding Cell, Teaneck Teen Arrested In $3K Fraud: Cops
Months after police said a Teaneck teen urinated across a holding cell following a bust involving more than $122,000 in suspected stolen checks, he is back behind bars on new fraud charges.
Moses H. Lemite, 19, was arrested Monday, Aug. 10, after police said he used a local resident's debit card for unauthorized purchases and withdrew approximately $3,000 from an ATM, Teaneck Deputy Police Chief Seth B. Kriegel said.
The investigation began Tuesday, June 9, when the resident reported several unauthorized transactions at local businesses and the $3,000 withdrawal from a local bank, Krie…
New Texts Emerge In Mystery Death Of Designer Aboard Investor’s Hamptons Boat: Report
A Long Island designer found dead on a boat last year complained of being “harassed” by her company’s only investor days before her body was found on his boat, according to a new report.
Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, had even blocked Christopher Durnan, 61, for months to ignore his calls and texts, the New York Post reported Saturday, Aug. 15.
But Nolan-O’Slatarra’s business partner, Dylan Grace, convinced her to unblock Durnan because he was now on the receiving end of Durnan’s communication, according to the Post. Durnan was concerned about fraud by the operators, according to texts obtain…
Penn State Frat Brothers Ran NY Cocaine Ring: PA AG
More than a dozen people, most of whom were Penn State students at the time, and the father of one are accused in a years-long cocaine trafficking operation tied to two fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
Fourteen people were charged following a statewide investigating grand jury probe dubbed "Operation Drugs Unlimited," which uncovered kilos of cocaine allegedly transported from Philadelphia and New York to State College in 2023 and 2024, Sunday said.
Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Michael Robinson, of Pittsburg…
DUI Sparta Driver Admitted To 5 Drinks Before Arrest, Police Say
A 24-year-old Sussex County driver admitted to having five alcoholic drinks before getting behind the wheel and speeding through Sparta early Saturday morning, Aug 15, police said.
Maxwell Rivielle, of Sparta, was driving north on Route 181 at 62 mph in a posted 45-mph zone around 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, when Officer Paul Wenzel spotted him, according to Sparta Police Capt. Tom Snyder.
Before the stop, Wenzel saw the vehicle fail to maintain its lane on Woodport Road, crossing the double-yellow center line and then the white fog line, Snyder said. Wenzel followed the vehicle…
