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Deadly Clues: Police Called to Murder Victim’s Home Days Before Fatal New Milford Stabbing

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Domestic Turmoil Exposed: Police Reports Reveal Multiple Calls to New Milford Homicide Scene Days Before Fatal Stabbing

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New Milford NJ, Tragedy Strikes: Bergen County’s First Homicide. The quiet New Jersey town of New Milford was rocked by Bergen County’s first reported homicide of the year in September, when 24-year-old Mateo Ocho-Gonzalez was fatally stabbed in his home on River Road. The subsequent investigation led authorities to charge 25-year-old Justin Wilhelm of Morris County with the killing.

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Man Charged in Hit and Run in Lyndhurst

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Lyndhurst NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of SAMUEL TORRES (DOB: 2/16/1983; single; unemployed) of 45 Washington Avenue, Nutley, New Jersey on charges of Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Hindering Apprehension, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, and the Lyndhurst Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard L. Jarvis.

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