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SWAT Team Descends On Dumont Neighborhood (Developing) A SWAT response was reported on First Street in Dumont Friday morning, Oct. 2. Photos shared on Facebook by Mike Haggerty show members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT Team at the scene. Additional details surrounding the response were not immediately available. Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information.

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Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say
Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Bergen County, Then Flees, Police Say Police in Bergen County are seeking a driver who they say got out of her SUV after striking and seriously injuring a pedestrian, spoke to him briefly, then fled. The pedestrian was crossing Passaic Avenue near 343 Passaic Ave. in Lodi around 2:13 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV traveling north, Lodi police said. The crash left the pedestrian with serious injuries, police said.  Video released by police shows the female driver getting out of the SUV and appearing to speak briefly with the victim before leaving the scene, authorities said. Lodi…
$5.8K In Lululemon-Style Gear, Apple Accessories Stolen At Garden State Plaza: Police $5.8K In Lululemon-Style Gear, Apple Accessories Stolen At Garden State Plaza: Police $5.8K In Lululemon-Style Gear, Apple Accessories Stolen At Garden State Plaza: Police
$5.8K In Lululemon-Style Gear, Apple Accessories Stolen At Garden State Plaza: Police Two Queens men were arrested after police say they stole nearly $5,900 in merchandise from two stores at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Fabian Andres Suarez Garcia, 44, of Queens, and Jordan A. Vasquez, 45, of Flushing, Queens, were arrested Wednesday, Sept. 30, following an organized retail theft investigation, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Detective Sgt. Matt McGuire of the Crime Suppression Unit spotted a white Ford Explorer with North Carolina plates parked at the mall around 6:38 p.m., Guidetti said. The SUV matched the description of a vehicle believed to h…
Bergen County Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election Bergen County Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election Bergen County Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election
Bergen County Woman Sentenced For Voting In New Jersey AND Pennsylvania During 2024 Election A Philadelphia woman who admitted casting ballots in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the 2024 presidential election has been sentenced, bringing the second of two federal election fraud cases announced by prosecutors in 2025 to a close. Miya Pack, 40, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 1, to three years of probation and 75 hours of community service by U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson after pleading guilty in June to one count of voting more than once in a federal election, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pack was charged by indictment…
Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say
Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say A worker suffered severe blood loss after both hands were crushed in an industrial press in Hackensack, firefighters said. Hackensack firefighters were called to South Newman Street for a "man in machine" emergency around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, the department said. Crews arrived in less than four minutes and found that the worker had been able to free himself from the machine but was experiencing a large amount of blood loss, firefighters said. Employees at the site provided initial medical treatment before first responders arrived, according to the department. Two tourniquets were …

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Bergen New Bridge Names William Holubek Chief Medical Officer Bergen New Bridge Medical Center has appointed William Holubek, MD, as chief medical officer as the hospital continues expanding its clinical services, programs, and reach across New Jersey. Holubek brings more than a decade of experience as a physician executive and chief medical officer. He most recently held the position at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health South Florida. Before that, he served as chief medical officer at University Hospital in Newark and as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. “We have a bold…

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Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking over the criminal investigation after members of a Cornell University fraternity were accused of a gang rape. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move in an executive order on Thursday, Oct. 1. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in a civil lawsuit, accused seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity of drugging, sexually assaulting, and gang raping her in October 2024. Hochul said newly released information raised "serious questions" about the Cornell University Police Department's investigation and Tompkins Cou…

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New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes
New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes Paramount Skydance Corporation has revealed a new corporate name as it prepares to close its controversial $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The combined company will be called Skydance after the deal closes, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced in a social media post on Friday, Oct. 2. The merger is expected to be completed on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Paramount and Warner Bros. will keep their individual studio names and identities under the new corporate structure. "What once was the peak, is now just the beginning," Ellison wrote. "Paramount and Warner Bros. sh…

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New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes
New Name Revealed For Paramount, Warner Bros. As $111B Megamerger Finalizes Paramount Skydance Corporation has revealed a new corporate name as it prepares to close its controversial $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The combined company will be called Skydance after the deal closes, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced in a social media post on Friday, Oct. 2. The merger is expected to be completed on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Paramount and Warner Bros. will keep their individual studio names and identities under the new corporate structure. "What once was the peak, is now just the beginning," Ellison wrote. "Paramount and Warner Bros. sh…

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Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened
Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened A backstage mishap kept Joy Behar away from ABC's “The View,” leaving her co-hosts to explain an unexpected empty seat. Behar, 83, missed the Thursday, Oct. 1, broadcast after dislocating her shoulder, Sunny Hostin announced at the start of the show. The program shared the update in a clip posted on its official X account. We're sending our Joy Behar well wishes after a shoulder injury! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cOm2MAo74O — The View (@TheView) October 1, 2026 “She is recovering and will be back soon,” Hostin told viewers. Behar caught her heel backstage, her representative told Page Six. Th…