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Island Road, Mahwah, NJ

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Man Accused Of Shattering Windshields Of Moving Vehicles On Mahwah Streets Has Prior Arrests Man Accused Of Shattering Windshields Of Moving Vehicles On Mahwah Streets Has Prior Arrests
Man Accused Of Shattering Windshields Of Moving Vehicles On Mahwah Streets Has Prior Arrests Mahwah police have announced the arrest of a man who threw a rock at multiple moving vehicles, shattering and cracking windshields this week. John Yager III, 50, allegedly threw the rock at moving vehicles along Franklin Turnpike, East Ramapo Avenue, and Island Road over the past several months, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Several of the drivers had reported that the damage to their vehicles consisted of shattered and cracked windshields. Yager was identified as a suspect and was found in possession of a large rock at the time of his arrest Monday, Oct. 28, Bussinelli said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Violent Mahwah Crash Sends Rockland Bicyclist To Hospital (UPDATE) Violent Mahwah Crash Sends Rockland Bicyclist To Hospital (UPDATE)
Violent Mahwah Crash Sends Rockland Bicyclist To Hospital (Update) A Rockland County bicyclist was hospitalized after an SUV struck him on a Mahwah road a mile or so from the state line. The 40-something victim was "lucid and responsive at the scene" following the crash on Island Road at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with multiple injuries, the chief said. The Honda HR-V struck him off a curved stretch of Island Road, just off Airmount Road, where there are no bike lanes.  The 30-something female driver from Bergen County remained at the scene and cooperated…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Mahwah, Upper Saddle River PDs Nab Rockland Man In Commercial Burglary Spree GOTCHA! Mahwah, Upper Saddle River PDs Nab Rockland Man In Commercial Burglary Spree
Gotcha! Mahwah, Upper Saddle River PDs Nab Rockland Man In Commercial Burglary Spree Police from Mahwah and Upper Saddle River teamed up to nab a serial burglar from Rockland County who broke into several well-known area businesses – including a local mini mart that was victimized twice, authorities said. Carlos M. Martinez Amaya wasn't only charged with burglarizing the Mahwah Bar & Grill, Ernie’s Ice Cream and the Fardale Deli & Mini Mart (twice). He's also accused of commercial burglaries in Upper Saddle River and Franklin Township and with pointing a gun at someone. Minimal proceeds were taken during break-ins the same night, March 31, at Ernie’s on Franklin Tu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Investigate Gunshot At Mahwah Firehouse Police Investigate Gunshot At Mahwah Firehouse
Police Investigate Gunshot At Mahwah Firehouse Detectives were trying to determine who fired a gunshot at a Mahwah firehouse. A bullet hole was found in a bay door window and a round recovered from inside the Fire Company #2 house on Island Road on Thursday, indicating the shot came from outside, a police source told Daily Voice. An investigation was continuing. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Treacherous Mahwah School Crossing Gets More Attention After Another Near-Miss Treacherous Mahwah School Crossing Gets More Attention After Another Near-Miss
Treacherous Mahwah School Crossing Gets More Attention After Another Near-Miss A crossing guard was leading Nick LaBate’s 6-year-old daughter and her mom across a busy Mahwah street to the youngster’s school bus stop when an SUV came roaring by – not slowing or stopping, just missing them all by a whisker, as the terrified mother yanked the little girl back. LaBate’s ex-wife “was so upset by what might have happened but for a matter of inches that she was in tears,” LaBate said. For those who live nearby, the street doesn’t have to be named: They know the perils of the stretch of Ramapo Valley Road (aka Route 202) near Island Road all too well. Although the number of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah PD: Observant Officer Nabs Pennsylvania Driver With 500 LSD Hits Mahwah PD: Observant Officer Nabs Pennsylvania Driver With 500 LSD Hits
Mahwah PD: Observant Officer Nabs Pennsylvania Driver With 500 LSD Hits A Mahwah police officer who suspected no good found a Pennsylvania driver carrying 500 hits of LSD, authorities said. Officer John Rodriguez was on patrol late Monday when he spotted “several individuals acting in a suspicious manner in a municipal commuter lot” off East Ramapo Avenue, Police Chief James N. Batelli said Tuesday. They then got into separate vehicles and exited the lot in different directions, Batelli said. Moments later, Rodriguez stopped one of them for committing a traffic violation on Island Road, the chief said. The driver – identified as 25-year-old Adrian Wielgolaski…

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by Jerry DeMarco