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UPDATE: Convicted Stalker Goes After NJ Police Chief Yet Again UPDATE: Convicted Stalker Goes After NJ Police Chief Yet Again
Update: Convicted Stalker Goes After NJ Police Chief Yet Again A convicted stalker who authorities said won't stop harassing Hillsdale Police Chief Sean Smith is back behind bars – only this time it might be for awhile. Patrick McMeekin, 56, of Newark spent a combined 20 months in the Bergen County Jail before and after he was convicted of a stalking campaign several years ago. He finished out a six-month state prison stretch last June, records show. SEE: Convicted Stalker Targets Same Bergen Victim With Emails To Schools, Towns, Others Soon after he was released he was once again sending slanderous emails to a host of people accusing Hillsdale …
Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next
Hillsdale Pickup Driver Hits Gas Instead Of Brake: You Know What's Next UPDATE: A pickup truck plowed into a Hillsdale convenience store Sunday night. The 51-year-old driver got out to go into the Quick Shop on Patterson Street off Hillsdale Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. when the 2011 Chevy began rolling, Police Capt. Sean Smith said. The driver hopped back into the truck and mistakenly accelerated, sending it through the front of the store, he said. No one was injured. Borough police and firefighters were among the responders. The truck was towed and a building inspector was notified to determine whether there was any structural damage to the building. Q…
Hillsdale Car Fire Victim Airlifted With Severe Burns Hillsdale Car Fire Victim Airlifted With Severe Burns
Hillsdale Car Fire Victim Airlifted With Severe Burns A 20-year-old victim was airlifted from the parking lot of a Hillsdale swim club Sunday night with severe burns. AirMed One flew the victim to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with burns on his arms and throat after police, firefighters and EMS were summoned to the Stonybrook Swim Club on Cedar Lane off Piermont Avenue around 10 p.m., responders said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Hillsdale police detectives were investigating. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS
SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom SEE ANYTHING? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom
SEE Anything? Police Seek Help Finding Man Who Followed Hillsdale Girl To Door, Ran From Mom A motorist who followed a Hillsdale girl home, pulled into her driveway and walked to her side door took off after being confronted by the youngster’s mother, said police who sought the public’s help finding him. The girl was walking her dog around 9 p.m. Tuesday when, she said, the dark-colored, older-model four-door sedan stopped near the intersection of Hopkins Street and Stever Avenue. The driver then made a U turn and headed toward her, following her into her driveway, the girl told police. The man then got out of the car and approached the side door, her mother said. She said she c…
Bergen Sheriff's Task Force Rounds Up 8 Defendants Who Skipped Court Bergen Sheriff's Task Force Rounds Up 8 Defendants Who Skipped Court
Bergen Sheriff's Task Force Rounds Up 8 Defendants Who Skipped Court A Fugitive Task Force assembled by Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton snatched up eight people wanted on warrants in one morning. Tuesday morning’s operation “included participation from 18 different agencies and resulted in multiple leads,” Cureton said Wednesday. All eight defendants taken into custody had skipped court appearances, he said. Adrian Gierek, 24, Oakland: burglary; Luz Lozada, 24, Lodi: accomplice liability; Joseph Crawford, 32, Hawthorne: burglary; Whelan Rapaikari, 26, Fort Lee: trespassing; Darrell Davis,36, Hackensack: drug dealing; Kristian Salmeron, 37, Garfield: …
'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer 'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer
'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer Three new officers were sworn into the South Hackensack Police Department Monday night, including the department's first-ever female. Ashley LaGrosa, a 20-year-old Hillsdale native who comes from a family of law enforcement, was a dispatcher for the Hackensack and Hillsdale police departments. Her uncle, Robert Francaviglia, is the current police chief in Hillsdale, where her grandfather, Robert Francaviglia Sr., retired as a lieutenant. "For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a police officer," LaGrosa said. "It is something I’ve always loved," she said. "I always saw the impac…
Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy
Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy Hillsdale Police Capt. Sean Smith felt the wind of tradition at his back as he completed the 275th FBI National Academy Program in Quantico, VA earlier this month. The last officer from his department to attend the prestigious program was Lt. Vincent McCarthy back in 1975. Graduating from the FBI Academy program that same year was Smith’s father, Thomas, who’d been an officer in the 46-year-old captain’s Tenafly hometown. “It was pretty special that I was a second-generation legacy student,” Smith said. “That’s pretty rare.” The younger Smith joined the Hillsdale department in January 199…
PHOTOS: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids PHOTOS: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids
Photos: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids Assisted by members of Pink Heals and police and firefighters from several Bergen County towns, an inspiring 2-year-old boy with cancer delivered toys collected during a "hero's parade" for him to other ailing youngsters at Tomorrow’s Children Hospital in Hackensack. The parade for Declan Hagerty two weeks ago brought firefighters and other responders in more than 100 emergency vehicles from across New Jersey to Lebanon, where he and his family live. No sooner had it ended than preparations began for shipping toys collected during the event some 55 or so miles in a U-Haul from Hunterdon Co…
Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked
Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked A consultant from Norwood secretly recorded two people naked, said authorities who arrested him Friday on invasion-of-privacy charges. Petro “Peter” Barbounis, 46, who is married, is accused of using a camera “to record two victims depicting them nude and/or sexually explicit without their knowledge or consent,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He was released pending a July 18 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Calo thanked Norwood police, as well as officers from the Lyndhurst, Hillsdale and Oradell Police departments who participate in …
Ignore Your Bag While Shopping? Hillsdale Police Have A Surprise For You Ignore Your Bag While Shopping? Hillsdale Police Have A Surprise For You
Ignore Your Bag While Shopping? Hillsdale Police Have A Surprise For You HILLSDALE, N.J. – Shoppers in Hillsdale who leave their handbags, pocketbooks and purses unattended could be in for a surprise. Those who don’t have them stolen could find a postcard’s been secretly slipped into their bag. “You may see Hillsdale Police Officers lurking around ShopRite, Kings, Walgreens or any other shopping area in Hillsdale,” Detective Bill Diedtrich said Wednesday. “Except this time, they are looking for unattended bags and crimes of opportunity. “If the officers sees an inattentive person, he or she will slip a postcard sized card in their purse without being seen.” Po…