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Paul Milo

Content Producer

pmilo@dailyvoice.com

Paul Milo has worked as a reporter in northern New Jersey for more than 20 years, first for North Jersey Media Group / NorthJersey.com, then at Patch.com and at NJ.com / The Star-Ledger. He has written about a 106-year-old World War I veteran, the Sept. 11 attacks and a 15-year-old stock manipulator who was the youngest person ever civilly charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission, among many other stories. He has interviewed governors, presidential candidates and celebrities including Ryan Seacrest and comedian Kevin Hart.

In addition to his work for New Jersey-based outlets, he has also written for BeliefNet, Editor and Publisher, The Huffington Post, The Boston Globe and other publications, as well as freelance assignments for global chemical company BASF.

His first book, Your Flying Car Awaits, was published by HarperCollins in 2010. As part of the book’s promotional efforts he was interviewed by The New York Times and on WNYC radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show.

Paul was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Paul Milo's Contributions

Police & Fire

Gang Kept A ‘Fortress’ In Newark For 24/7 Drug Dealing: U.S. Attorney Several people with ties to the Bloods street gang were arrested on drugs, weapons and other charges for helping run a drug ring that flooded the streets in and around Newark with a steady supply of narcotics, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said Tuesday. “These defendants are charged with orchestrating and participating in a massive drug trafficking organization that pumped heroin and crack cocaine into the streets of Newark and surrounding areas virtually non-stop,” \Carpenito said. “As alleged in the complaint, they operated out of an abandoned home in Newark that they turned…

by Paul Milo

06/18/2019

Police & Fire

Girl, 6, Left Alone Overnight In SUV Parked On Jersey City Street: Police A young girl is OK after she was left unattended in a vehicle for several hours in Jersey City this weekend, a police spokeswoman said. Police responded to 850 Montgomery St., near St. Peter's University, around 11 a.m. Sunday morning after receiving a report of a child left unattended in an SUV. Witnesses said the six-year-old was left alone overnight for about nine hours, according to NJ.com, which first reported the story. Zakaria Moustafa, 51, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. His relationship to the child was not immediately known.

by Paul Milo

06/18/2019

Police & Fire

Man Who Brought Gun To Westfield School Was Involved With Teacher: Report A 46-year-old Delaware man who authorities said brought a gun loaded with hollow point bullets to a grade school in Westfield last week had been romantically involved with a teacher at the school, News 12 New Jersey reported. Thomas Wilkie, 46, of Bear, was arrested Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of Tamaques Elementary School after Westfield police were notified by police in Delaware that Wilkie may be heading therel. Authorities said that Wilkie was found sitting in an SUV in the parking lot with the gun and with additional clips of ammunition. Another 130 rounds of ammunition were…

by Paul Milo

06/18/2019

Police & Fire

Three Charged In 'Horrific' Burning, Beating Of Dog In Newark A 17-year-old has been arrested and two others charged for beating a dog and setting the animal on fire in Newark earlier this month, police said Monday. All three of the suspects are Newark residents. The other two, who both remain at large, are a 15-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man, Kamal Loyal (pictured). They are being charged with arson, animal cruelty, conspiracy and criminal mischief. On June 5, residents living near Columbia Avenue and Plymouth Street were awoken by the sound of someone knocking over garbage cans. They called police later that morning because parked c…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

Police & Fire

Worker At Union Bank Arrested In Check Scam An Irvington woman who worked at a Union bank branch faces charges of identity theft and conspiracy for her part in a check scam that netted nearly $100,000, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Grace E. McCollin worked at a PNC Bank, where authorities say she obtained previously deposited checks and other bank documents, then passed them on to others involved in the scheme, according to the prosecutor. PNC Bank is cooperating with the investigation, authorities said. That unknown number of co-conspirators created counterfeit checks using the material McCollin provi…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

Police & Fire

N. Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Authorities Say A North Bergen man was arrested last week after he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl who had come to the area from Washington, D.C., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday. North Bergen police were sent to the Fountain Motel on Paterson Plank Road around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday on a report of a sexual assault. The prosecutor's Special Victims Unit was also notified. Carlos Gonzalez, 46, was arrested the next day and charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. The prosecutor's office has asked the court for permi…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

News

Plane Crawling With Ants Lands At Newark Airport A United Airlines flight from Italy was infested with ants when it landed Monday in Newark, WABC 7 reported. The insects are believed to have emerged from a passenger's bag on the flight back from Venice, the station reported. The plane landed around 2 p.m. and was taken out of service, United said. "We are concerned by the experience our customer reported on United flight 169 from Venice to Newark," United said in a statement. "We have been in contact with the crew and they have advised the ants have been isolated from a customer's bag. At this time, the aircraft will continue to it…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

Police & Fire

Man Tried To Bring Smoke Grenades Onto Newark Flight: TSA A man tried to bring a half-dozen smoke grenades with him on a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to the Dominican Republican, the Transportation Security Administration said. The man, who was not identified, was stopped Sunday after something suspicious was spotted in his carry-on bag by a TSA agent operating an X-ray machine. The grenades were found inside the bag wrapped in bubble wrap, the TSA said. Smoke grenades are not illegal but “are certainly prohibited from being brought onto an airplane because if released, smoke would fill the cabin and cause panic amo…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

News

$10G Lottery Winner Sold At Union City Exxon Station A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold at a Union City gas station. The ticket was one of three sold in the June 14 Mega Millions drawing. The winning numbers were: 19, 40, 47, 57 and 65. The Gold Mega Ball was 06, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. The three tickets were sold at the following locations: Jackson: Wine-O-Land, 707 Jackson Mills Road; ($20,000) Mahwah: Scherer and Company Inc., 7 Miller Road ($10,000) Union City: New Hilltop Exxon, 3100 Kennedy Blvd. ($10,000) The ticket sold in Jackson was purchased with the Megaplier option, doubling the prize.

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Robbed At Knifepoint In Berkeley Heights A woman was unhurt after she was robbed by two people outside the Stop & Shop grocery store on Springfield Avenue Monday morning, authorities said. The woman was leaving her vehicle when two males approached her sometime between 10 and 11 a.m., Capt. Robert Deitch of the Berkeley Heights Police Department said. They showed a small knife and demanded cash and her sunglasses. The two walked away after the victim gave them the items. Both are described as under six feet tall with short hair. One of the two is possibly a Hispanic male and the other black, Deitch said. An…

by Paul Milo

06/17/2019

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