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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report
Man Named In Cornell Rape Lawsuit Fired From Banking Job: Report A man with ties to Connecticut is among seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house. A new report says he had lost his job following the allegations.  The woman alleges the assaults happened at the Chi Phi house at the Ithaca, New York, university after two men pressured her to take drugs on Oct. 19, 2024. The former Cornell student's lawsuit names Diego Sarabia as one of the men involved. Court records show that Sarabia’s summons and complaint were mailed to his mother’s home in Bethel, Connecticut. The complaint identifies him as a …
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…
Luxury Cars Pushed Into Bergen County Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into Bergen County Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into Bergen County Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report
Luxury Cars Pushed Into Bergen County Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Officials are investigating a potential insurance fraud scheme involving luxury cars that may have been deliberately pushed into floodwaters during the Nor'easter in Bergen County, Daily Voice has learned. Edgewater Borough Administrator Greg Franz told PIX11 there is evidence that people pushed vehicles into the water after flooding had already begun. Franz stressed to Daily Voice that the activity is alleged and said officials had been monitoring the area throughout the weekend as cars appeared in the floodwaters, some of which were documented in social media posts. "No victims of a crim…
NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor
NJ Man Enters Stranger's Home Half-Naked, Exposes Himself To Girl: Prosecutor A 23-year-old New Jersey man entered a stranger's home nude from the waist down before exposing himself to a girl in her bedroom, authorities said. Ernesto Lozano-Zane, of Red Bank, entered the Little Silver home through an unlocked front door shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Lozano-Zane went upstairs and entered a bedroom occupied by the juvenile, who alerted the rest of her family to his presence, Santiago said. Little Silver police responding to the home found the homeowner on the front lawn restraining Lozano-Zane and…
Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor
Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor A 78-year-old man lured a 5-year-old boy into his New Jersey apartment and sexually assaulted him, authorities said. Arnold Allan Capalbo, of West Milford, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville said. West Milford police notified the prosecutor’s office around 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, after receiving a report that a 5-year-old had been sexually assaulted at Capalbo’s West Milford home earlier that day, authoritie…
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable'
Prosecutors Call Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer's New Argument 'Laughable' Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked a Massachusetts judge to acquit her in the deaths of her three children, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the first time since her trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4. Judge William Sullivan did not immediately rule on the request. Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek a second trial. The next hearing is set for Nov. 2.  Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that prosecutors had not proved Clancy killed the children. “This entire case is based on speculation,” he s…
Bergen Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened Bergen Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened Bergen Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened
Bergen Guitarist Dies Suddenly, Rocker Son Reveals What May Have Happened A Bergen County guitarist who inspired his son to pursue a career in music died after complications following cancer treatment, leaving his family seeking help with funeral expenses. Keith Illidge-Loving, of Edgewater, died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to his son, Max Illidge, lead singer of the New Jersey metal band 40 Below Summer. In an Instagram post, Max said his father was cancer-free but had been struggling with malnutrition and dehydration after radiation damaged his throat, making it difficult for him to eat and drink. "I'm completely devastated. I thought I had more time," Max wro…
Imitation Gun Dropped As 2 Passaic Men Break Into Cars In Clifton: Police Imitation Gun Dropped As 2 Passaic Men Break Into Cars In Clifton: Police Imitation Gun Dropped As 2 Passaic Men Break Into Cars In Clifton: Police
Imitation Gun Dropped As 2 Passaic Men Break Into Cars In Clifton: Police Two Passaic men were caught breaking into vehicles in a Clifton parking lot after one dropped what appeared to be a handgun, police said. Officers responded to the rear parking lot of a commercial building on East Madison Avenue around 12:12 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, after a caller reported two men trying to enter parked vehicles, Clifton Police D/Lt. Robert Anderson said. The caller flagged down Officer Michael McNally and handed him what appeared to be a silver semi-automatic handgun that one of the men had dropped, Anderson said. McNally found Michael Torres, 26, of Passaic nearby and de…
New Details Released In Arrest Of Accused Stalker Charged In Attack On Bergen County Rabbi New Details Released In Arrest Of Accused Stalker Charged In Attack On Bergen County Rabbi New Details Released In Arrest Of Accused Stalker Charged In Attack On Bergen County Rabbi
New Details Released In Arrest Of Accused Stalker Charged In Attack On Bergen County Rabbi The man charged in an attack on a Bergen County rabbi nearly a year ago has been arrested again after repeatedly returning to a Ridgefield Park home and allegedly sending threatening calls and texts, authorities said. Jeffrey Zicchinella, 41, of Ridgefield Park, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 27, and committed to the Bergen County Jail, according to police and jail records. Officers were called to a single-family home around 10:07 a.m. on a report of a trespasser, Ridgefield Park police said. Zicchinella had been formally barred from the residence on Thursday, Sept. 24, when officers responded …
Man Arrested For Stalking At Bergen County Apartment Complex: Police Man Arrested For Stalking At Bergen County Apartment Complex: Police Man Arrested For Stalking At Bergen County Apartment Complex: Police
Man Arrested For Stalking At Bergen County Apartment Complex: Police A Jersey City man was arrested following a stalking report at an Edgewater apartment complex, authorities said. Edgewater police responded to the River Road complex around 3:52 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, and located both people involved, according to Chief Donald Martin. Sudheer Mettu, 31, was arrested without incident following an investigation and charged with stalking, police said. Municipal Court Judge Robert J. Cohan found probable cause for the criminal complaint, according to police. Mettu was processed and taken to the Bergen County Jail to await his first court appearance.
Bergen County Luxury Car Rental Owner Lands In Prison, Husband Awaits Trial In Broader Scheme Bergen County Luxury Car Rental Owner Lands In Prison, Husband Awaits Trial In Broader Scheme Bergen County Luxury Car Rental Owner Lands In Prison, Husband Awaits Trial In Broader Scheme
Bergen County Luxury Car Rental Owner Lands In Prison, Husband Awaits Trial In Broader Scheme An Edgewater woman who owned a luxury car rental company was sentenced to four years in state prison after admitting she tried to collect nearly $274,000 through a staged Bentley crash, authorities said. Bozena A. Kolc, 47, was sentenced Monday, Sept. 28, in Bergen County Superior Court, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced. Kolc was also ordered to pay approximately $314,000 in restitution for additional losses tied to the broader case, authorities said.  An Instagram account was created to help expose the alleg…