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Loaded Guns, Pot, Mushrooms Lead To Arrests Of North Bergen Men Following Fairview PD Stop Loaded Guns, Pot, Mushrooms Lead To Arrests Of North Bergen Men Following Fairview PD Stop
Loaded Guns, Pot, Mushrooms Lead To Arrests Of North Bergen Men Following Fairview PD Stop A Fairview police officer found a North Bergen ex-con and a companion with 22 pounds of pot, six pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, two loaded guns and more during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano immediately caught a whiff of both raw and burnt marijuana from inside the 2019 Mercedes Benz with New York plates that he stopped on Bergen Boulevard at Cliff Street, Capt. Michael Martic said. Several large zip-locking bags of pot were scattered in plain view on the floor of the rear seat, the captain said. The driver, Andres Restrepo, 31, of North Bergen gave Castano c…
GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs
Gotcha! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs Fairview detectives cracked a string of smash-and-grab business burglaries after a local career criminal had a blowup with a woman over his drug use, authorities said. The phrase “known to police” was coined for offenders like Andrew Stanganelli, 32, who has a drug-related arrest record in both North Jersey and New York City that stretches back more than a decade. So it’s no surprise that he’d be on the list of usual suspects following last fall’s burglary spree. It began shortly after midnight Nov. 7 when an intruder forced open the front door of Romo Dry Cleaners on Fairview Avenue, sla…
Hudson Pair Quickly Take Guilty Pleas After Jury Convicts Getaway Driver In Bergen Drug Killing Hudson Pair Quickly Take Guilty Pleas After Jury Convicts Getaway Driver In Bergen Drug Killing
Hudson Pair Quickly Take Guilty Pleas After Jury Convicts Getaway Driver In Bergen Drug Killing UPDATE: Two men charged with the cold-blooded killing of a Fairview man during an armed robbery at his apartment four years ago have taken plea deals not even three weeks after their getaway driver was convicted at a trial. Carlos Burgos of Jersey City and Raul Torres of North Bergen, both 23, took the same route as the plan’s mastermind, Lexie Burke of Jersey City, who pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter last year in the June 2019 shooting death of David Duque-Soto. Both men, like Burke, were originally charged with felony murder. Like him, they opted to plead guilty to lesser charg…
Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers
Baby Ingests Fentanyl, Revived With Narcan, Fairview Police Praised As Life Savers A 1-year-old girl who'd ingested fentanyl was revived with Narcan thanks to a fast-acting group of Fairview police officers, Daily Voice has learned. "They literally saved that child's life," a source with direct knowledge of the incident said. Borough resident Geraldo J. Colon, 35, was arrested and charged with child endangerment after being identified as the individual responsible, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday, March 31. Colon and the mother had come to Fairview police headquarters with 13-month-old Abigail Colon shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. She…
Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD
Offender Released After Multi-Town Pursuit Terrorizes Parents Twice In 3 Hours: Fairview PD Imagine a fleeing driver crashing his mother's car into police cruisers three times during a multi-agency pursuit -- sending an officer to the hospital -- then getting released by a judge a short time later. Imagine the same man allegedly going berserk and trashing his parents' apartment, forcing them to lock themselves in the bathroom. Imagine he's taken into custody only to be released again. Meet Joshua Hayes, 30, of Fairview. Borough officers arrested Hayes for the early-morning incident at his folks' home on Monday, March 6. They were back there less than a half-hour after Hayes had …
Fairview Girl, 13, Clings To Life As Horrifying Video Of Apartment Building Plunge Spreads Fairview Girl, 13, Clings To Life As Horrifying Video Of Apartment Building Plunge Spreads
Fairview Girl, 13, Clings To Life As Horrifying Video Of Apartment Building Plunge Spreads UPDATE: A young girl from Fairview was clinging to life on Thursday as a video of her plunging from the roof of a multi-story apartment building horrifyingly continued spreading online. It's only nine seconds long, but it's a terrifying image that you cannot unsee. Yet somehow people believe the video of what may prove to be the final waking moments of the anguished teen's life is acceptable to share. "Seems every child in the school systems of Fairview and Cliffside has seen this video in school today -- including my child and who knows how many others?" one upset parent said. A group of …
Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof
Young Girl Plunges From Fairview Apartment Building Roof UPDATE (2/21/2023): A 13-year-old girl who jumped from the roof of a five-story apartment building in Fairview last week has emerged from a medically-induced coma, multiple sources confirmed on Tuesday. “She’s alert, breathing on her own and aware of her surroundings -- getting better and better each day,” a law enforcement veteran told Daily Voice shortly after noon on Feb. 21. “It really is a miracle,” he said. “There’s no other way to put it.” Just six days earlier, the distressed youngster went to the roof of the brick building on Day Avenue as classmates headed home from Lincoln Scho…
Cliffside Ex-Con Caught Casing Stores In Fairview Had Pills, Knives, Message For Police Cliffside Ex-Con Caught Casing Stores In Fairview Had Pills, Knives, Message For Police
Cliffside Ex-Con Caught Casing Stores In Fairview Had Pills, Knives, Message For Police A Cliffside Park ex-con with a lengthy drug-related criminal history who police in Fairview said they busted before dawn Thursday sported a distinctive message for them atop his balding head. Tattooed on his scalp: “F*ck The Police.” David Weber, 40, also had a knife hanging from a lanyard around his neck and another on his hip when borough police caught him peering into the windows of businesses on Anderson Avenue around 4 a.m. Dec. 15, Detective Capt. Michael Martic said. Weber is known to police. He has a criminal record stretching back more than 15 years for offenses that include thef…
Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged
Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Two men remained jailed after Fairview police said they found them traveling with a loaded gun that had been used in a New York City shooting stashed in a secret compartment. Their Honda CRV had a temporary license plate when police stopped Jordy Argelis Genao and Adil Duran, both 21, in the 9200 block of Kennedy Boulevard on Tuesday, April 5, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Genao and Duran, who live together in the Bronx, were asked to step out of the Honda CRV after police noticed a filed-down knife typically used as a burglar tool, Kahn said. A consented search revealed the secret “trap…
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say
Fairview Officer Chases Down Westchester Driver With Illegal Gun, Magazine, Ammo, Police Say A Fairview police officer chased down a Westchester County driver who was carrying a gun when he bolted during a pre-dawn traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the Toyota Camry on 91st Street and Kennedy Boulevard just over the North Bergen border after the driver was unable to maintain a lane while heading south on Bergen Boulevard, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Castano had the driver -- identified as Zachary Montique-Lyttle, 22, of New Rochelle -- step out of the car after he showed the officer a phony driver's license, Kahn said. A temporary license plate on…
Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser
Survivors Invited To Sign Special Breast Cancer Awareness Police Cruiser Police in Fairview are encouraging breast cancer survivors to attend a special police car signing scheduled this coming weekend. "We're calling on all those who have been affected and are survivors of breast cancer," Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. "We honor you and wound love for you to come and sign your name on our Breast Cancer Awareness unit." The vehicle isn't a clunker destined for the scrap heap -- it's fully operational and will be seen patrolling borough streets, the chief said. It was made possible by local business owner Michael Sourek of View Towing and Premier Auto B…
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle
Hit-Run Driver Kills Fairview Pedestrian, Leaves Vehicle UPDATE: A Jersey City man turned himself in following a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Fairview before dawn Monday, authorities said. Danny M. Vasquez, 24, of Hancock Avenue left the minivan, registered to his father, near the scene of the overnight crash on Broad Avenue (Route 9) and took off on foot, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. He went to North Bergen police headquarters with the elder Vasquez to surrender Monday afternoon before he was turned over to Kahn's department. The as-yet unidentified pedestrian apparently was headed to the 7-Eleven on Fairview Avenue…
Bandit Who Attacked Mourners At Fairview, Clifton, Bloomfield Cemeteries Caught, Police Say Bandit Who Attacked Mourners At Fairview, Clifton, Bloomfield Cemeteries Caught, Police Say
Bandit Who Attacked Mourners At Fairview, Clifton, Bloomfield Cemeteries Caught, Police Say GOTCHA! Visitors to cemeteries in three different North Jersey counties were victimized by a mugger and thief who was captured by Fairview police when he tried to hide behind a tombstone, authorities said. Clifton police had been looking for the bandit who robbed a 77-year-old man who was visiting at East Ridgelawn Cemetery off Main Avenue in Clifton last month. A similar incident was reported at Bloomfield Cemtery the same week. Fairview police caught Todd Scott Allen, 57, of Brooklyn after he returned to Mt. Moriah Cemetery a day after they said he stole cash, credit cards and more from …
Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer
Fairview Officers Nab Pre-Dawn Burglary Trio At Major Area Truck Dealer A trio of Fairview police officers nabbed three burglars as they tried to flee the lot of one of the area’s largest truck dealers. Officers Ralph Guastella, CJ Turro, and Diego Porras caught one on the south side of Beyer Brothers on Broad Avenue, another who was tossing stolen items as he ran on the north side and the third waiting in a getaway car nearby after an alarm company notified police at 4:50 a.m. Friday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Khairi Matthews, 20, and Christopher Scott, 23, had a backpack containing a reciprocating saw, bolt cutter and sawzall blades, Kahn said. Scott al…
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance…
UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border UPDATE: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border
Update: North Bergen Passenger, 40, Killed, WNY Driver Charged In DWI Crash At Fairview Border A passenger from North Bergen was killed and a West New York driver charged with death by auto in a suspected drunk-driving crash overnight Wednesday at the Fairview/North Bergen border, authorities said. Jose Francisco-Garcia, a 26-year-old surveillance system installer, was charged with vehicular homicide int he death of 40-year-old front-seat passenger Jose Santos of North Bergen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday afternoon. A 2017 Honda Civic Type R driven by Francisco-Garcia struck a utility pole on southbound Broad Avenue (Route 9) across from the entrance to F…
WATCH: SUV Rolls In Fairview DWI Crash WATCH: SUV Rolls In Fairview DWI Crash
Watch: SUV Rolls In Fairview DWI Crash Police charged a Fairview driver with DWI after her Cadillac SUV struck a parked car and rolled over before dawn Thursday. The 2019 XT4 struck a parked car on Anderson Avenue at DeSoto Place, near Fairvew police headquarters, at 1:49 a.m., Chief Martin Kahn said. The struck car got slammed into another, while the SUV driven by Blanca Perez, 29, rolled and landed on its wheels, he said. Perez, whose breath smelled of alcohol, said she wasn't injured, but EMTs insisted she be checked out at Hackensack University Medical Center, Kahn said. A blood sample also was taken, the chief said. The…
SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Pickup Slams Into Fairview Police Car SEE ANYTHING? Hit-Run Pickup Slams Into Fairview Police Car
SEE Anything? Hit-Run Pickup Slams Into Fairview Police Car Authorities were looking for the driver of a hit-and-run pickup truck that slammed into a Fairview police vehicle before dawn Sunday. The rented Chevy Tahoe slammed into the rear driver's side corner of the marked SUV directly across from police headquarters, Chief Martin Kahn said. The impact knocked the police vehicle onto the sidewalk just after midnight, he said. No one was injured, the chief said. The SUV was parked directly across from Fairview police headquarters.COURTESY: Fairview PD The Chevy Tahoe driver took off, police said.COURTESY: Fairview PD The impact knocked th…
UPDATE: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder
Update: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder A West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park last month was captured Wednesday in Pennsylvania by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Josue Orellana, 18, was nabbed around 8 a.m. Wednesday in an apartment above a tattoo parlor in a Bucks County strip mall a little over seven miles outside Trenton and 82 miles from Cliffside Park, authorities said. A Bucks County judge ordered Orellana held on $500,000 pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecut…
SEE ANYTHING? Tires Slashed On 15 Vehicles In Fairview, Police Seek Surveillance Video SEE ANYTHING? Tires Slashed On 15 Vehicles In Fairview, Police Seek Surveillance Video
SEE Anything? Tires Slashed On 15 Vehicles In Fairview, Police Seek Surveillance Video Fairview police asked residents and merchants to check their surveillance systems after someone slashed the tires on 15 vehicles before dawn Wednesday. “It didn’t appear to be isolated or targeted to any specific residence or apartment complex,” Police Chief Martin Kahn said. “Several vehicles were in private driveways of private homes and others were parked on the street.” The vandalism spree ran from around 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Shaler, Hamilton and Wilson avenues, Kahn said. “We’re asking for cooperation from area residents who may have surveillance that we can review,” the chief said. “E…
Chief For A Day (PHOTOS): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters Chief For A Day (PHOTOS): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters
Chief For A Day (Photos): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton and members of his office joined with local and county law enforcement agencies Friday to host the annual Bergen County "Chief For a Day" celebration. "Chief for A Day" is an inspirational program that offers local children with chronic health conditions and special needs a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement. Participating agencies planned local community activities, followed by a group photo at the Bergen County Courthouse, a joint motorcade ride, and a presentation lunch at the Venetian Catering Hall in Garfield. Youngsters included A.J. Vigl…
Fairview Student, 19, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Prosecutor Charges Fairview Student, 19, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Prosecutor Charges
Fairview Student, 19, Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Prosecutor Charges A 19-year-old student from Fairview was being held in the Bergen County Jail on accusations of  is sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, said authorities who charged him. Luis Tzoy-Deleon was arrested Thursday and charged with sex assault and child endangerment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor'ss Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti, and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief Martin Kahn. A first court appearance was scheduled for Fr…
Fairview Officer Backing Up Colleague Injured In North Bergen Crash Fairview Officer Backing Up Colleague Injured In North Bergen Crash
Fairview Officer Backing Up Colleague Injured In North Bergen Crash A Fairview police officer backing up a colleague who was chasing a stolen car on Friday sustained a fractured thumb and bruises in a crash in North Bergen, authorities said. The thieves crashed, as well, before bailing out of an Audi reported stolen out of Alpine, Fairview Police Martin Kahn said. North Bergen officers helped grab two suspects, who were being processed at Fairview police headquarters early Friday evening, the chief said. The pursuit began at Fairview and Anderson avenues after a license plate check showed the vehicle stolen, Kahn said. The female Fairview officer was back…
Police Car Crash In North Bergen Under Investigation Police Car Crash In North Bergen Under Investigation
Police Car Crash In North Bergen Under Investigation The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating after a Fairview police officer crashed with another car while trying to pull over a third vehicle. The officer, who was not identified, was driving a marked car as she tried to stop an Audi SUV around noon Friday.  The officer followed the Audi onto 76th Street in North Bergen and collided with another vehicle, a Hyundai Tucson, at JFK Boulevard. Two West New York women inside the Tucson were treated for their injuries and released. The Fairview police officer was being treated at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck for her…
Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years
Fairview Registered Sex Offender, 54, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Over Two Years Thanks to Nutley police, authorities in Bergen County arrested a Fairview man accused of sexually assaulting a borough girl repeatedly nearly a decade ago, beginning when she was 10. Robert Moser, a 54-year-old registered sex offender, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before. Nutley police were investigating a separate case when they learned of the alleged assaults, which continued until the girl was 12, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. They contacted their colleagues in Fairview, who alerted Calo's Special Victims Unit. Moser is…
Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide
Fairview PD: Teaneck Grandmother, 71, Deliberately Drives Off Road In Attempted Murder-Suicide A video shows the path an SUV took when a Teaneck grandmother drove it off the road in what Fairview police said was an attempt to kill herself and her passenger. Judith McLead, 71, was arguing with a passenger, who said she threatened to kill them both before driving off southbound Bergen Boulevard just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. The vehicle would have careened down a steep embankment to Fairview Avenue -- 250 or so feet below -- if it hadn’t hit the tree, Kahn said. "She said she was going to kill me and drove off. She tried to kill us both," the female passe…
Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic
Fit Cops: Rockaway Dad, Fairview Police Chief Is His Own Toughest Critic It's 5 a.m. at HackensackUMC Fitness and Wellness Center and the flat-brimmed hat pulled over Martin Kahn's head is dark as the sky outside. "BEAST," the hat says. Because for the next two hours, that is what the Rockaway dad and Fairview police chief will become. With his duffel bag slung over one shoulder and AirPods in his ears, Kahn makes his way from the treadmill to the weights at the Maywood gym off Route 17. He slides his bag off his shoulder and turns up the volume on his phone. He picks up a pair of 100-pound dumbbells and locks eyes with his toughest critic in the room: himsel…
Responders Rescue 100+ From Flooded Fairview Industrial Park Responders Rescue 100+ From Flooded Fairview Industrial Park
Responders Rescue 100+ From Flooded Fairview Industrial Park Firefighters rescued more than 100 people from a flooded Fairview industrial park on Tuesday. Responders used a backhoe and a High Water Rescue Vehicle brought by Ridgefield firefighters to evacuate the industrial park at 815 Fairview Avenue, Fairview Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Rain swelled creeks fed by the Hackensack River, flooding the area just off Broad Avenue.
Guess How Many Tickets Fairview PD Wrote In Distracted Driver Crackdown Guess How Many Tickets Fairview PD Wrote In Distracted Driver Crackdown
Guess How Many Tickets Fairview PD Wrote In Distracted Driver Crackdown FAIRVIEW, N.J. – Forgive any Fairview police officer who suffers writer's cramp: The borough's finest wrote a staggering 694 tickets during last month's annual three-week distracted driving campaign, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. That comes to 33 a day -- a little over seven PER HOUR. Of those, the chief said, 409 went to motorists caught using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. There were also four DWI arrests, he said. "With Fairview being one of the most densely populated boroughs in Bergen County, traffic safety has to be one of our highest priorities," Kahn said. "…
Authorities: Armed Ex-Con Seized In Fairview Pizzeria Authorities: Armed Ex-Con Seized In Fairview Pizzeria
Authorities: Armed Ex-Con Seized In Fairview Pizzeria FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Fairview police nabbed an ex-con who they said was carrying a handgun in a local pizzeria. Officers George Alexiou and Geremia DeMartino, responding to an anonymous tip at Luigi's Restaurant early Sunday evening, found Josue "Sway" Correa, 30, with a bulge in his waistband and part of the gun sticking out from under his sweatshirt, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. They immediately seized him and the gun, Kahn said. The silver-topped, black plastic-handled Glock-design handgun had a defaced serial number and was loaded with starter-pistol ammo, he said. Correa, wh…