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Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (PHOTOS) Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (PHOTOS)
Gas Instead Of Brake: Driver Plows SUV Into Route 17 UPS Store In Paramus (Photos) A 64-year-old woman accidentally accelerated into two storefronts on Route 17 in Paramus Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, causing significant damage but no serious injuries, authorities said. Paramus police patrol officers responded to the crash at 12:50 p.m. and found that a vehicle had driven through the front windows of F45 Training and the UPS Store, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The driver, a Ho-Ho-Kus resident, mistakenly pressed the gas instead of the brake, sending the vehicle crashing into both businesses, Guidetti said. She was alert and conscious at the scene but repo…

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Politics
Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor' Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor'
Longtime Cresskill Mayor Dies: 'A Good Neighbor' Longtime Cresskill Mayor Benedict Romeo died over the weekend after 26 years in office.  Romeo, 77, died on Saturday, Feb. 22, Bergenfield Mayor Emeritus Norman Schmelz said.  "I was able to work with him during my six years as mayor," Schmelz said. "He was a good neighbor." Romeo, a Republican, had been serving as mayor since 1999 and his term was set to end in December 2027.  According to the New Jersey Globe, a special primary and general election will be held to fill Romeo's position. Three names will be submitted by the borough's Republican Party to serve as …

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Police & Fire
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…

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Police & Fire
1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police 1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police
1 Extricated, 2 Hospitalized In Glen Rock Crash: Police Two people were hospitalized including one who was extricated in a crash in Glen Rock Monday morning, Feb. 24, police said. A Lincoln Navigator and Nissan Altima collided at Maple Avenue and Harristown Road at approximately 7:40 a.m., Glen Rock Sgt. Michael Trover said. The Glen Rock and Hawthorne Fire Departments responded to assist with extricating one of the drivers from their vehicle. Both drivers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Photo(s) of the day, 02/24/2025: The adult female driver of a black colored Lincoln Navigator was entrapped in her... Posted by…

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Police & Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire 49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire Nearly 50 people were displaced by a five-alarm fire Sunday, Feb. 23 in Paterson, officials said. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at multiple multi-family homes on Totowa Avenue. The American Red Cross was assisting 49 people from 13 different families.

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Police & Fire
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese
Slain Virginia Beach Officer Is Camden County Native: Remembering Christopher Reese One of two Virginia Beach officers killed during a routine traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 21, has been identified as a South Jersey native. Officer Christopher Reese, 30, and Officer Cameron Girvin, 25, were riding double-assigned to a midnight shift traffic car when they attempted to stop a Hyundai with an expired plate at 11:27 p.m., Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference Saturday. The driver, later identified as John McCoy III — whom Neudigate vowed to only name once — refused to yield, leading officers to a dead-end street, where the vehicle finally came…

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Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cops Rescue Guests From Burning Point Pleasant Beach Motel Off-Duty Cops Rescue Guests From Burning Point Pleasant Beach Motel
Off-Duty Cops Rescue Guests From Burning Point Pleasant Beach Motel Three off-duty police officers sprang into action early Sunday morning, Feb. 23, pulling guests from a burning motel before firefighters arrived, authorities said. The fire broke out around 3:06 a.m. at a motel on the 200 block of Broadway, according to Point Pleasant Beach Police. The motel was identified in various reports as the Shore Point Motel. The off-duty officers happened to be passing by when they saw smoke and flames coming from the building. Recognizing the danger, they immediately began evacuating guests, moving them to safety before on-duty officers arrived, officials said. P…

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Police & Fire
Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Clifton Crash: Police Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Clifton Crash: Police
Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Head-On Route 46 Clifton Crash: Police A Belleville woman was charged with DWI after driving the wrong way on Route 46 West and crashing head-on into another vehicle, authorities said. Clifton police responded to Route 46 West between Crooks Avenue and the Garden State Parkway at 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, for a report of a head-on collision, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderon said. ALSO SEE: DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops Officers arrived to find that Paola Velez, 43, had been driving a 2016 Honda CRV eastbound in the westbound lanes when she collided with a 2007 Honda Accord, Anderson…

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DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops
DWI Clifton Driver Causes 5-Car Crash With Serious Injuries: Cops A Clifton man was arrested for DWI after a five-car crash that left another driver seriously injured, police said. Felix Gonzalez, 39, was taken into custody early Sunday, Feb. 23, after the crash at 2:11 a.m. near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Highland Avenue, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. Two of the five vehicles involved were occupied, while three were parked, officials said. One adult male driver suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive, authorities said. Gonzalez showed signs of intoxication at the scene and was arrested after failing sobriety tests, …

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Police & Fire
Double Grocery Store Shooting: Cops ID Suspect, Boy Killed In Howard County Double Grocery Store Shooting: Cops ID Suspect, Boy Killed In Howard County
Double Grocery Store Shooting: Cops ID Suspect, Boy Killed In Howard County An 18-year-old from Columbia has been charged with murder after a double shooting outside a grocery store left a 16-year-old dead and another teen fighting for his life, Howard County police said. Emmetson Zeah was arrested overnight and charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and related offenses, the department said on Sunday. He is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center. Police responded to reports of gunfire outside Lidl in the 10300 block of Little Patuxent Parkway on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 5:52 p.m. and found two teens with gunshot wounds…

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