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Cecilia Levine

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Clifton Driver Asleep At Wheel Had Heroin, Cocaine In Lyndhurst: Police A 37-year-old man who police found asleep behind the wheel of a car was found with drugs and more than $1,100 in cash, police in Bergen County said. Lyndhurst Police Officer Dorio approached a Toyota Corolla stopped in the middle of the 300 block of Harding Avenue around 3:35 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, where a man later identified as Daniel Barro Jr., of Clifton, was sleeping behind the wheel, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. With the vehicle running and still in drive, Dorio rendered the vehicle safe before waking Barro. "Upon learning of the police presence, Barro attempted to conceal …

by Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

140-Acre Wildfire Possibly Sparked By Halloween Fireworks Continues To Rage In Rockaway A Morris County wildfire that residents say may have been caused by fireworks set off on Halloween night had spread to nearly 140 acres as of Friday, Nov. 1. The Craigmeur Lookout near Notch Road in Rockaway Township had been 30% contained as of 8 p.m. Friday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Residents were asked to avoid the area, the NJFFS said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wyckoff Fire Department (@wyckoff_fire_department) The blaze threatened 13 structures and eight structures on Green Pond Road were evac…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

Serious Crash Shuts Route 287 In Hanover A serious crash closed a stretch of Route 287 in Morris County on Thursday night, Oct. 31. The NJDOT site says the crash happened in the northbound lanes, north of Exit 39 in Hanover. As of 8:40 p.m., two right lanes were closed and emergency vehicles were at the scene.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Glen Rock Bottle King Employee Hospitalized After Chasing Down Shoplifter Halloween Night A Bergen County Bottle King employee was hospitalized with injuries suffered while trying to chase down a shoplifter Thursday night, Oct. 31, Daily Voice has learned. Police were trying to determine exactly how the employee of the Glen Rock store on Prospect Street was injured — he may have tripped and fallen, or have been struck by a car sometime around 7:30 p.m., incident reporter Boyd A. Loving said. He was ultimately taken to The Valley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Traffic

Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Route 287 In Somerset County A stretch of Route 287 was closed by an overturned tractor-trailer Thursday evening, Oct. 31 in Somerset County. The NJDOT site shows it happened in the northbound lanes at Exit 12 in Franklin Township. As of 6:50 p.m., all lanes were closed.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Former Columbia University VP Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen At Woodcliff Lake Home A former Columbia University vice president has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 years old at his Bergen County home, authorities announced. Marcelo Velez was found to have sexually assaulted the child at his home in Woodcliff Lake after the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified in January 2021, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Velez was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct following a three-week trial that began earlier this month. Col…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Wayne Woman, 72, Made Bomb Threat That Locked Down Holy Name Medical Center: Prosecutor A 72-year-old woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to Holy Name Medical in August, authorities said. Adele Ulrich, of Wayne, called the hospital on Aug. 17 saying that several bombs were going to detonate in the hospital, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said following a months-long investigation. The hospital was placed on divert, and a shelter-in-place order was implemented, bringing police officers, firefighters, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad to the scene. Ultimately, first responders determined that the call was a hoax, and no act…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

News

Are You In? Announcing The 2024 Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest The official Bergen County Moms and Daily Voice Halloween costume contest is back, baby! Halloween festivities are almost underway, and we want to see the best costumes. Comment with a photo of your child's costume, first name, age, and the town you live in under this post on the Bergen County Moms Facebook page (must be okay with the child's photo being run on the Daily Voice website/social pages). Submissions are limited to one per household. Contestants must live in Bergen County to enter. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Nov. 1 at noon. The winner will receive a special p…

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Victim Struck By Car On Route 3 Had Gotten Out Of Vehicle After Crash In East Rutherford: PD A man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Route 3 Thursday morning, Oct. 31, police said. Police said that the 34-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle that had just been involved in a single-vehicle crash when he got out and proceeded to walk along the highway around 10 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of East Rutherford. That's when the man was struck by a vehicle eastbound. The victim suffered leg and back injuries and was taken to Hackensack Medical Center. The highway was reopened around 10:50 a.m.

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

News

New Neighbors Keep Old Halloween Traditions Alive On Clinton Place In Hackensack (Photos) A neighborhood with a sense of community was paramount to Chris and Ryan McAllister when searching for a home. They certainly got that when they moved onto Clinton Place in Hackensack, three years ago. The street has become quite well-known for its Halloween traditions. Each year, the street in the Fairmount District gets hundreds of trick-or-treaters, and almost every house decorates for Halloween. The home that the McAllisters moved into happens to be an important piece of history when it comes to Halloween on Clinton Place. Years ago, the home was occupied by a man named Walter Smith, …

by Cecilia Levine

10/31/2024

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