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Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD
Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD A late-night pursuit that began in Franklin Lakes ended with a crash in Wyckoff and all four occupants bailing out, authorities said. Franklin Lakes Officer Matthew Garrison was on routine patrol when he spotted a suspicious-looking BMW X2 on Longbow Drive near Franklin Lake Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, Capt. Mark McCombs said. An attempt to stop the vehicle on nearby Orchard Lane prompted the driver to hit the gas and speed off, he said. Items were tossed out of the gold SUV's window as it headed south on Route 208. It exited on Cedar Hill Avenue only to get back on 208 going …

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SEE ANYTHING? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-SUV Crash In Franklin Lakes SEE ANYTHING? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-SUV Crash In Franklin Lakes
SEE Anything? Tahoe Rolls In Multi-suv Crash In Franklin Lakes Three SUVs were involved in a crash that rolled one of them in Franklin Lakes. An occupant of the overturned Chevy Tahoe was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for evaluation following the noontime crash Thursday, June 15, at the intersection of Ewing Avenue and Franklin Lake Road. The driver of a Mercedes GLS complained of pain but refused medical attention at the scene, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. No injuries were reported in the third vehicle involved, a Toyota Highlander, he said. J&M Towing sent three rigs to remove the vehicles. ANYONE who might have witnessed or has…

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Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD
Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD A motorist from Waldwick was intoxicated when police in Franklin Lakes found her and her disabled Jeep near the scene of a single-vehicle hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Andrea L. Wilkin, 44, was turning left onto Ewing Avenue from Franklin Lake Road when her 2021 Wrangler left the roadway and smashed into a curb shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Wilkin, who apparently wasn’t injured, drove her partially disabled vehicle off instead of waiting for police, the captain said on Monday, Jan. 16. The Jeep broke down up the road on George Street near Ramapo Hig…

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Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx
Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said. Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name. According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…

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Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept
Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept A Franklin Lakes homeowner and her children were asleep when someone broke in and stole her brand-new BMW before dawn Tuesday. The fob had been left in the 2023 sedan in an unlocked garage of a multi-million-dollar home on Algonquin Avenue near Franklin Lake Road shortly before 5:30 a.m., police said. The thief or thieves first went through the kitchen, dining room and main area of the house, the victim wrote in a social media post. Police briefly chased the unknown number of thieves but terminated the pursuit on Route 208 for safety reasons, Capt. Mark McCombs said. The Bergen County Sh…

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Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman
Ridgewood Businessman Charged With Assault In Franklin Lakes DWI Crash That Injured Woman A financial planner from Ridgewood was drunk when his Jeep slammed into a tree in Franklin Lakes seriously injuring a woman who was with him, authorities said. George R. Hill V, 47 was standing outside the 2005 Wrangler, which had passenger-side damage, when police arrived at the Indian Trail Club on Franklin Lake Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. His 40-year-old front-seat passenger was taken with serious injuries to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was reported in stable condition, the prosecutor said. Detectives charged Hill with assau…

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Prosecutor: Resident, 26, Used Gasoline, Cigarette Lighter To Ignite Franklin Lakes Church Fire Prosecutor: Resident, 26, Used Gasoline, Cigarette Lighter To Ignite Franklin Lakes Church Fire
Prosecutor: Resident, 26, Used Gasoline, Cigarette Lighter To Ignite Franklin Lakes Church Fire UPDATE: A 26-year-old local resident was charged Wednesday in the overnight arson fire that destroyed a Franklin Lakes church, Daily Voice has learned. James Mayers remained hospitalized in police custody after members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Arson Investigations Unit charged him with first-degree aggravated arson that caused the destruction of a building and burglary. Mayers, who is unemployed and lives with his parents, was quickly taken into custody by borough police after the fire broke out at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Franklin Lake Road near High Mou…

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Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged
Arson Fire Destroys Franklin Lakes Church, Graffiti Found, Local Man, 26, Charged UPDATE: A 26-year-old local resident was charged Wednesday in the overnight arson fire that destroyed a Franklin Lakes church, Daily Voice has learned. James Mayers remained hospitalized in police custody after members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Arson Investigations Unit charged him with first-degree aggravated arson that caused the destruction of a building and burglary. Police quickly took Mayers into custody after the fire broke out at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament on Franklin Lake Road near High Mountain Road just after 1:30 a.m., responders said. Firefighters…

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