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DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police
DUI Driver Crashes, Pair Found With Drugs, Alcohol In Separate Route 208 Incidents: Police Police responded to two unrelated incidents this month on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes, resulting in the arrests of three individuals, including two Mahwah residents, on various charges including DUI, authorities said. The first incident occurred on Dec. 4, around 12:47 a.m., when a motor vehicle stop on Route 208 North led to the arrest of Christopher W. Morgan, 41, of North Arlington, and Stephanie A. Swords, 36, of Mahwah, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Robert Grassi said.  Both were charged with possession of CDS (controlled dangerous substances). Morgan was also issued several motor v…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Franklin Lakes police cars were struck during a pre-dawn pursuit of two stolen vehicles into Paramus, authorities said. No officers were injured in the incident, which began with multiple calls from residents about a suspicious vehicle and sketchy people outside a Chestnut Place home shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers Ryan Sweeney and Nicolas Foschini, along with Sgt. Nicholas Klein, quickly spotted a 2022 Alfa Romeo that had just been stolen from a home on High Mountain Road, the captain said. It was riding in tan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD
Flat Tire, Popped Airbags Don't Deter Wayne Driver Trying To Outrace Franklin Lakes PD A repeat offender tried to outrace a Franklin Lakes police officer with a flat tire and his airbags deployed, authorities said. Needless to say, he didn't get far. Officer Kevin Shutrop spotted the crippled Toyota Camry at the traffic circle at Franklin Lake and High Mountain roads shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Police Mark McCombs said. The officer tried pulling him over, but the driver -- identified as Wilkins Perdomo. 34, of Wayne -- tried to keep going, the captain said. Perdomo lost and then regained control of the sedan after it barreled off and then back onto southboun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail
Franklin Lakes PD: Daytime DWI Driver's Sedan Hits Mailboxes, Sign, Guard Rail An intoxicated driver from Bloomingdale unsuccessfully tried to flee after his sedan slammed into two mailboxes, a street sign and a guard rail along a stretch of road in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Thomas Bleeker, 66, was hospitalized with undetermined injuries following the 2:30 p.m. crash on Sunday, Capt. Robert Lyon said. Bleeker's Toyota Camry had struck the mailboxes and sign along High Mountain Road between Valley Road the Route 208 ramps before hitting the guard rail, the captain said. Sgt. Nick Klein arrested Bleeker, formerly of North Haledon, and charged him via summons wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Mahwah Driver In Utility Pole Crash Was DWI Franklin Lakes PD: Mahwah Driver In Utility Pole Crash Was DWI
Franklin Lakes PD: Mahwah Driver In Utility Pole Crash Was DWI A Mahwah driver was drunk when he crashed his car into a utility pole in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Christopher Cacioppo, 26, was charged with DWI and released to a responsible adult after his 2011 Nissan Altima slammed into the pole on High Mountain Road shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The pole sustained heavy damage and the sedan had to be towed, the captain said. Cacioppo wasn't injured, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two More Bergen Luxury Cars Stolen: How Many More Will There Be? It's Up To You Two More Bergen Luxury Cars Stolen: How Many More Will There Be? It's Up To You
Two More Bergen Luxury Cars Stolen: How Many More Will There Be? It's Up To You Two different Franklin Lakes residents woke up Easter morning to find their luxury cars gone. A 2019 BMW was snatched from the driveway of a High Mountain home and a 2018 Mercedes Benz was taken from the driveway of an Algonquin Road home sometime before 10 a.m., police said. Two other cars were entered -- but didn’t have key fobs or valuables inside, so the thieves moved on, they said. Time and again, police have tried to explain to vehicle owners that they cannot be everywhere at once and that anyone who owns property bears some personal responsibility for securing it. Leaving a vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PF: Three Traffic Stops In 24 Hours All Net Arrests On Outstanding Warrants Franklin Lakes PF: Three Traffic Stops In 24 Hours All Net Arrests On Outstanding Warrants
Franklin Lakes PF: Three Traffic Stops In 24 Hours All Net Arrests On Outstanding Warrants Three weekend traffic stops in less than 24 hours turned up a trio of drivers each wanted for skipping court in other towns, Franklin Lakes police said. The first came at 10:23 PM, when Officer Ryan Sweeney stopped Andrew Uvegas, 28, of Warwick, NY on Colonial Road and found warrants out of Maywood and Ringwood, Capt. John Bakelaar said. An hour and 20 minutes later, Officer Eric Rosado stopped Jahayra Azcona-Perez, 28, on High Mountain Road, and found a warrant out of Paterson, the captain said. The following night, at 10:36 p.m., Officer Nicole Tani stopped Steven Mones, 23, of Ramsey al…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Saddle Brook Police Help Detective Nab Landscaping Equipment Thief Franklin Lakes PD: Saddle Brook Police Help Detective Nab Landscaping Equipment Thief
Franklin Lakes PD: Saddle Brook Police Help Detective Nab Landscaping Equipment Thief With help from his Saddle Brook colleagues, a Franklin Lakes police detective identified and arrested a Wayne man who stole landscaping equipment, authorities said. Kenneth Newton, 46, was charged with two counts of theft for separate incidents on High Mountain Road -- on July 31 and Aug. 7 – following an investigation by Detective Jon Ryander. Newton was released pending a court hearing, Capt. John Bakelaar said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase
Fair Lawn PD Nabs Garfield Driver Wanted In High-Speed Multi-Agency Chase FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Garfield driver who authorities said nearly ran over a sheriff's officer and almost hit a Hawthorne patrol cruiser in a high-speed pursuit was caught by Fair Lawn police just under 24 hours later. Officer Juan Rodriguez pulled over a white Volkswagen Jetta driven by 48-year-old Faredon Abida on River Road at Hopper Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Rodriguez discovered active warrants for Abida out of Mahwah and Ho-Ho-Kus -- and also that he'd been involved in an assault on police and a chase that began just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Lafayett…

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by Jerry DeMarco