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CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says
CNN Political Commentator Alice Stewart Found Dead In VA Neighborhood, Network Says The body found on a Fairfax County street in a Fairfax County neighborhood has been identified as that of 58-year-old CNN political commentator Alice Stewart, CNN announced. Sources tell Daily Voice that no foul play was suspected and she was believed to have suffered a medical emergency. Stewart, a veteran political commentator at CNN and Emmy Award-winning journalist, was found dead in a Belle View neighborhood early Saturday, May 18, as previously reported by Daily Voice. In a company email, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said Stewart was "a political veteran and an Emmy Award-winning …

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by Cecilia Levine
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George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams NYC-Bound Traffic For Hours George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams NYC-Bound Traffic For Hours
George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams Nyc-bound Traffic For Hours Police expected a protest that would throw the George Washington Bridge into chaos on Saturday and got something else entirely. A 24-year-old climber partially caused massive delays when he started climbing the Manhattan tower's south side shortly before noon May 18. What began as half-hour backups quickly stretched to more than 90 minutes on both levels during one of the busiest times of the average GWB weekend. All eastbound lanes were eventually closed at one point as Port Authority and NYPD emergency services officers with rappelling ropes and other rescue gear eventually got him down …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of WWE Star In Keansburg Month Before She Caused Deadly Wreck Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of WWE Star In Keansburg Month Before She Caused Deadly Wreck
Bodycam Footage Shows DUI Arrest Of WWE Star In Keansburg Month Before She Caused Deadly Wreck Newly-released footage shows the New Jersey arrest of WWE star Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, just one month before she caused a deadly wreck that landed her in Florida prison. In On Feb. 24, 2022, Sytch, who was 49 at the time, was arrested in Keansburg and charged with multiple traffic violations including DUI, driving with a suspended/revoked license, driving without a license and more, as previously reported by Daily Voice. According to the description of the bodycam footage released by DriveThru Tours, citing police paperwork, Sytch had a blood alcohol level of .30% — nearly four times the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced
Member Of Burglary Crew That Targeted Asian Homeowners On 'Hit List' In NJ, NY, PA, Sentenced 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A confessed member of a burglary ring that targeted Asian-American small business owners in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison. Kevin Jackson, 57, of Rahway, NJ, must serve a little over two years before he'll be eligible for release because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Jackson was part of a second-story crew that the FBI said worked from a hit list of dozens of homes in the four states based on “stereotype and opportunity" from Dec. 2, 2016, to March 20, 2019. One of Jackson's associates told detectives t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scooter Rider Killed By SUV On Route 1 Survived By Son, Wife, Campaign Says Scooter Rider Killed By SUV On Route 1 Survived By Son, Wife, Campaign Says
Scooter Rider Killed By SUV On Route 1 Survived By Son, Wife, Campaign Says Support is on the rise for the family of a 22-year-old man struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 1 in Edison. Raul Montoya-Chavez, of Edison, was hit in the southbound center lane of Route 1 at about 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 as he tried to cross at Plainfield Avenue, Edison police said. Montoya-Chavez died of his injuries at an area hospital, police said. The 61-year-old Rahway man driving the SUV had a green light and is not expected to be charged, police said. A GoFundMe page raised for his funeral expenses had raised more than $3,400 as of press time. The page was laun…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Atlantic City Man Killed Teen Pedestrian In Hit-And-Run Crash: Police Atlantic City Man Killed Teen Pedestrian In Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
Atlantic City Man Killed Teen Pedestrian In Hit-And-Run Crash: Police An Atlantic City man was accused of killing a teen pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Everette Williams, 52, was arrested on Thursday, May 16, the Absecon Police Department said in a news release. He was facing charges in the deadly crash on Route 30 West on Saturday, Feb. 17. Officers responded to the crash just east of Turner Avenue and near the Executive Lodge motel at around 9 p.m. A 17-year-old boy died from his injuries. Investigators said the driver of a white 2015 Jeep Compass didn't stop and left the victim without any help. The U.S. Marshal Task F…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ's Scottie Scheffler Shoots -5 At PGA Championship After Jail Cell Stretch NJ's Scottie Scheffler Shoots -5 At PGA Championship After Jail Cell Stretch
NJ's Scottie Scheffler Shoots -5 At PGA Championship After Jail Cell Stretch The PGA Championship is halfway over, and so is what may have been the longest, most chaotic day in Scottie Scheffler's career. The Bergen County native shot a -5 in the second round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, KY, hours after being arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer just outside of the Valhalla Golf Club. Scheffler, 27, who had six birdies on the day, sits at -9 halfway through the tournament, two strokes back of the leader. At a press conference following the tournament, the reigning Masters champ said he was still processing the day's events. "I feel like …

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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WINNER! Somerset County Lotto Player Wins Big $$$ WINNER! Somerset County Lotto Player Wins Big $$$
Winner! Somerset County Lotto Player Wins Big $$$ It was a terrific Thursday for a lottery player in Somerset County. Their ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, May 16, splitting the $100,000 jackpot. The winning numbers were: 05, 13, 14, 22 and 33 and the XTRA number was: 04.  The ticket was sold at Krauszer's in Hillsborough. 

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by Sam Barron
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Fire Destroys 95-Year-Old Woman's 'Cherished Home' In Spring Lake Fire Destroys 95-Year-Old Woman's 'Cherished Home' In Spring Lake
Theresa And James Sangillo GoFundMe The Monmouth County home of a 95-year-old woman and her son was destroyed by a fire, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Theresa and James Sangillo's home on Morris Avenue in Spring Lake caught fire on Saturday, May 11. More than $7,500 had been raised from at least 41 donations as of Friday, May 17. The GoFundMe's creator Diana DeMarco said Theresa's late husband Eugene built the home about 50 years ago. "This cherished home holds decades of memories, where Theresa raised her children, Michael and James, and where her own mother peacefully passed away at the remarkab…

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by Chris Spiker
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Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Injured Seven: Somerset County Prosecutor A 24-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, May 10, for a DUI crash that left seven people injured last June. Jose Cruz Villanueva-Izaguirre was behind the wheel of a 2004 Honda Civic and collided with a Kia Sedona after driving at high speed through a red light on June 11, 2023, at 2:09 a.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Villanueva-Izaguirre, as well as his passengers — two adults and a teen — were seriously injured in the crash, authorities said. One passenger was found unresponsive in the back seat, suffering from near-fatal i…

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by Sam Barron
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Scottie Scheffler Says Arrest Was 'Big Misunderstanding' After Being Charged In Cop's Assault Scottie Scheffler Says Arrest Was 'Big Misunderstanding' After Being Charged In Cop's Assault
Scottie Scheffler Says Arrest Was 'Big Misunderstanding' After Being Charged In Cop's Assault Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world and a Bergen County native, has been charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer just before the second round of the PGA Championship, court records show. Scheffler, 27, was trying to drive past the scene of a fatal crash scene involving shuttle bus at the Valhalla Golf Club around 5 a.m. Friday, May 17, when he allegedly dragged an officer at the scene, as reported by ESPN. The reigning Masters champion was ultimately arrested and charged with  felony second-degree assault on a police officer, along with lesser charges of third-de…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate
NJ Police Chief Admits Coverup of Sex Affair With Subordinate A retired New Jersey police chief admitted trying to cover up a sexual affair with a subordinate, authorities said. Andrew Kudrick, 50, will be banned for life from public employment and will receive probation instead of prison time in exchange, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Kudrick, of Farmingdale, lied to Howell Township officials about the affair and “threatened to launch an improper internal affairs investigation” of a captain who called him on it, the attorney general said. A confrontation between the chief’s wife and his alleged mistress during a 2021 retirement party …

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by Jerry DeMarco