Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Route 80 In Warren County Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Route 80 In Warren County
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shuts Down Route 80 In Warren County A tractor-trailer went up in flames on a Route 80 ramp, causing serious delays and shutdowns, authorities said. The trailer caught fire on the eastbound ramp from Exit 4-Route 94 to Route 46 in Knowlton Township around 9 a.m. on Friday, July 29, according to 511NJ. Tractor trailer fire on I-80 eastbound ramp from Exit 4 - NJ 94/US 46 (Knowlton Twp) All lanes closed https://t.co/KEz58GV4NR — 511NJ I80 (@511nji80) July 29, 2022 All lanes were closed as emergency crews responded, 511NJ said. Authorities did not immediately return DailyVoice.com’s request for additional details. This is …
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire UPDATE: A vacant warehouse blaze that injured a firefighter in Palisades Park was deliberately set by two Ridgefield residents, authorities charged. Alexander Regalado, 18, was arrested and a juvenile was detained after they were identified as responsible for the multi-alarm Fourth of July weekend fire on Fairview Street off Grand Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The fire, which ravaged the warehouse and damaged a neighboring building, wasn’t fully extinguished for nearly six hours. Route 46 was closed in both directions at one point because of the thick smoke and a fi…
Legendary Route 46 Pizzeria Sold After 64 Years In Business Legendary Route 46 Pizzeria Sold After 64 Years In Business
Legendary Route 46 Pizzeria Sold After 64 Years In Business An iconic family-owned pizzeria has been sold after 64 years in business. Pizza Town USA on Route 46 in Elmwood Park made the announcement last week on Facebook. "Pizzatown would like to thank everyone for their loyal patronage over the last 64 years," the wrote. "We have sold our family business but we can assure you that the product will not change. Please support the new owners the same as you supported us over the years. Thank you all very much." Pizza Town has been manned by Michelle and Bruce Tomo, whose dad, Raymond, opened the popular eatery. Raymond died in 2019 at 93 years …
3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police 3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police
3 Teens Get Into Fiery Crash In Stolen Mercedes After High-Speed Chase In Morris County: Police Three teens were nabbed after fleeing from police during a high-speed chase and crashing a stolen Mercedes — and two suspects remain at large, authorities said. Denville Police saw a black Mercedes Benz heading east on Route 46 matching the description of one that had been stolen out of Parsippany earlier in the evening just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, a press release said. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off onto Route 53 south and continued to ignore their lights and sirens. The Mercedes driver then veered off the road while trying to navigate a turn n…
Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD
Man Tied To Instagram-Related Kidnapping Busted With 1,100 Heroin Folds: Ridgefield Park PD A Newark man charged last year with helping an Instagram influencer kidnap and terrorize a detractor was busted with 1,100 heroin folds in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. Alaziz Dalmida, 23, and village resident Osman Hoti, 41, were sitting in a car in Fellowship Park when village officers approached them, Police Chief Joseph Rella said. Dalmida (above left) tried hiding something with his feet below the front passenger seat, so they ordered him out of the vehicle, the chief said. Dalmida tried to run after getting out but was quickly captured, Rella said, adding that the officers foun…
Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton
Fire Destroys Apartments, Businesses, Closes Route 46 In Clifton A multiple-alarm fire raged in Clifton on Wednesday, destroying apartments and businesses, closing Route 46 in both directions and sending up plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles. A massive contingent of area firefighters converged on the mixed-use Piaget Avenue building after the blaze broke out in a second-floor apartment and then spread to the cockloft. No serious injuries were immediately reported, nor was the cause of the fire immediately known. Near the scene in Clifton.Dawn Fantasia (FACEBOOK) The building houses two restaurants -- Aurora Ristorante and Zen Sushi -- two …
Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco
Feisty Grandmother, 80, Scuffles With Armed Robber Outside Teterboro Costco An armed robber in a Costco parking lot got more than he bargained for when an 80-year-old grandmother fought back. The surprised bandit stuck what turned out to be a BB gun in the window of the woman's car in the Teterboro Landing lot across the airport on eastbound Route 46 last Thursday afternoon, Moonachie Police Sgt. Jeff Napolitano said. "NO!" the woman shouted, vowing not to let him take anything without a fight, Napolitano said. The robber grabbed her purse, dropped the BB gun and fled with two accomplices in a gray sedan with temporary registration tags, the sergeant said. …
UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks UPDATE: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks
Update: Suspicious Fire Near NJ Turnpike In Ridgefield Engulfs Box Trucks, Tire Stacks A suspected arson fire consumed the cabs of four box trucks and multiple stacks of large tires in an industrial area along Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield, responders said. Billowy black smoke could be seen from the nearby New Jersey Turnpike to the west and Route 46 to the north after the fire broke out on Bell Drive -- off Edgewater Avenue and Bergen Turnpike -- shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Temperatures that broke 90 degrees required additional manpower supplied by firefighters from Fort Lee, Palisades Park and Ridgefield Park. Their colleagues from Cliffside Park and Fairview prov…
Paramus Officer Nabs Armed Teen Who Tried To Bolt Traffic Stop Paramus Officer Nabs Armed Teen Who Tried To Bolt Traffic Stop
Paramus Officer Nabs Armed Teen Who Tried To Bolt Traffic Stop A 17-year-old Newark boy had a loaded gun in his pants -- and wasn't happy to see Paramus police -- during a rush-hour traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Michael Mordaga stopped a 2019 Acura TLX with “extremely tinted side windows and a heavily tinted windshield” on Paramus Road near the Garden State Parkway shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, April 18, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. None of the three occupants – all 17 – had a driver’s license or knew whom the car belonged to, the chief said. Mordaga had all three get out of the sedan as Sgt. Keith Bland joined him, he said. The rea…
BUSTED: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple BUSTED: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple
Busted: Illegal Route 46 U-Turn Leads To Crystal Meth, Loaded Gun, Arrests Of Ex-Con Couple A pair of convicted felons both wanted on warrants had crystal meth in the car and a loaded gun under the seat when a South Hackensack police officer stopped them for an illegal U-turn on Route 46, authorities said. The warrants turned up after Officer Steven Oliver stopped a Chevy Equinox with an expired temporary license plate driven by Dale Edwards, 45, who had an active warrant out of Montana, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. With him was Kelly M. Wilson, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Township, PA, the sergeant said. Edwards, of Montana, and Wilson, of California, currently have…
Firefighters Knocked Back When Propane Tank Explodes In Elmwood Park House Blaze Firefighters Knocked Back When Propane Tank Explodes In Elmwood Park House Blaze
Firefighters Knocked Back When Propane Tank Explodes In Elmwood Park House Blaze An explosion during a pre-dawn fire that gutted an Elmwood Park home knocked three firefighters to the ground, authorities said. All three were checked out at a local hospital before being released without injury, said Michael Foligno, who is the borough's police chief and business administrator. The homeowner and a roommate tried to douse the flames after the fire ignited in a first-floor computer room on Palsa Avenue just off River Drive near Route 46 around 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 28, Foligno said. But "the fire became larger, which forced them to evacuate," he said. A propane tank…
Homeless Burglar Caught In Closed Route 46 Business Assaults Police: Authorities Homeless Burglar Caught In Closed Route 46 Business Assaults Police: Authorities
Homeless Burglar Caught In Closed Route 46 Business Assaults Police: Authorities A homeless woman who'd broken into a closed business assaulted a Little Ferry police officer before being taken into custody, authorities said. The owner called police after surveillance cameras showed Quiana Williams, 45, inside the Route 46 building around 10 a.m. Thursday, Police Chief James Walters said. Responding officers found Williams on the second floor. She said she was looking for someone, Walters said. Officer Angelo Ratto and Lt. Michael Derwin told her she was under arrest, but she resisted, kicking Ratto and scratching his face with her fingernails, the chief said. The 5-fo…