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Tonnelle Avenue, North Bergen, NJ

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Carjackers Jump U-Haul Driver In North Bergen, Steal Truck With Cash, Van Carjackers Jump U-Haul Driver In North Bergen, Steal Truck With Cash, Van
Carjackers Jump U-Haul Driver In North Bergen, Steal Truck With Cash, Van Three carjackers assaulted a customer who'd just returned a rental truck to a U-Haul store on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, making off with what police called a "significant" amount of cash. The 38-year-old victim from Newark told police he'd rented a truck to collect cargo from a location in New York City around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24. He was attacked, he said, when he brought it back a few hours later. All three assailants beat him over the head and on the back of his arms, leaving him with multiple injuries, police said.The robbers fled in the truck and U-Haul van that also had b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman
Njsp, Nypd Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard, Nab Hudson Woman A North Bergen storage unit rented by a Union City woman held 100 brand-new 9mm handguns and 200 large-capacity magazines that were stolen from a railyard in Hudson County on their way from the Northeast to the Deep South, authorities said. New Jersey State Police and the NYPD, assisted by federal agents, recovered the cache and arrested Claudine Kammo, 43, who they said was planning to sell the firearms and LCMs. The shipment had been stolen during the transfer from a tractor-trailer to a railroad car headed to a Louisiana wholesaler from a gun importer in Vermont, New Jersey Attorney Gene…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Out-Of-State Travelers Busted In Fairview Stop With Loaded Guns, Mags, Hollow Points Police: Out-Of-State Travelers Busted In Fairview Stop With Loaded Guns, Mags, Hollow Points
Police: Out-Of-State Travelers Busted In Fairview Stop With Loaded Guns, Mags, Hollow Points Two Georgia men who said they'd driven up to visit family ended up arrested instead after Fairview police said they found a pair of loaded handguns in their car. Officer Sebastian Castano stopped the 2014 Ford Mustang near the corner of 91st Street and Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. Castano, backed up by Officer Tommy Makdis, questioned the pair after a Glock 19 was spotted in plain view as the driver, Desmond A. Fitzpatrick, 25, retrieved his paperwork from the glove compartment, Capt. Michael Martic said. Fitzpatrick and passenger Darius T. Hill, also 25, were both removed from the veh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dad, Son Charged In Stabbing Over Over GF Comment At TikTok Famous NJ Motel: Report Dad, Son Charged In Stabbing Over Over GF Comment At TikTok Famous NJ Motel: Report
Dad, Son Charged In Stabbing Over Over GF Comment At TikTok Famous NJ Motel: Report A father and son have been charged in a stabbing a North Bergen motel that's been going viral on TikTok, NJ Advance Media reports. Joel Garcia, 48, and Joevannie Garcia, 18, were charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses following the incident Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Lincoln Tunnel Motel on Tonnelle Avenue, the outlet said citing police. Both lived at the hotel along with the 35-year-old victim, who was also arrested. The argument began when the victim made a comment about a girlfriend, the outlet said quoting North Bergen police. The motel has gained attention on TikTok, thanks…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arrest Made In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash That Left Grandmother, Toddler Critical Arrest Made In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash That Left Grandmother, Toddler Critical
Arrest Made In North Bergen Hit-Run Crash That Left Grandmother, Toddler Critical A 22-year-old Newark man has been arrested more than a year after a hit-and-run crash that left a 56-year-old woman and her 3-year-old grandson critical, authorities announced. Micah James was arrested during a traffic stop in Georgia, on a warrant relating to the September 2021 incident in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. James is believed to have struck the woman and the boy from Queens, NY, around 12 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2021 on Tonnelle Avenue and 46th Street, Suarez said. He fled the scene in a midsized sedan. James was arrested Oct. 18 and was extradited to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run
Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run A 32-year-old pedestrian was hurt in a hit-and-run crash in North Bergen Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities said. The victim is believed to have been struck by a dark-colored vehicle heading north on Tonnelle Avenue around 10 p.m. at 85th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Found in the roadway, the victim was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was being treated for his injuries.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915- 1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Bergen County Motorcyclist Killed In North Bergen Crash Was 'Angel, Family Rock' Bergen County Motorcyclist Killed In North Bergen Crash Was 'Angel, Family Rock'
Bergen County Motorcyclist Killed In North Bergen Crash Was 'Angel, Family Rock' A 31-year-old Bergen County motorcyclist died in a North Bergen crash on Labor Day Weekend, authorities confirmed. Roger Oliveira, of Cliffside Park, was heading north on Tonnelle Avenue at a high rate of speed when he struck the back of a car, ejected him around 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, the Hudson County View reports citing local police.  Oliveira was then run over by a second car, police told HCV. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A GoFundMe page launched in Oliveira's memory by Maria Filho had raised more than $4,000 as of Monday, Sept. 5. "Everyone who knew him k…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Youngsters Seen At Fire That Engulfed Row Of Buses In NJ TRANSIT Lot, Investigators Say Youngsters Seen At Fire That Engulfed Row Of Buses In NJ TRANSIT Lot, Investigators Say
Youngsters Seen At Fire That Engulfed Row Of Buses In NJ Transit Lot, Investigators Say Investigators are trying to identify a group of youngsters who they said were spotted near a fire that destroyed a row of buses last week at an NJ TRANSIT lot in Hudson County, Daily Voice has learned. Surveillance cameras captured images of the youths that were shared with area law enforcement following the April 20 fire at the open-air storage lot off Tonnelle Avenue (Routes 1&9) in North Bergen. The blaze broke out shortly after 4:30 p.m. that day, fully engulfing six out-of-service buses and severely damaging a seventh. Authorities haven't officially said how they believe it start…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Engulfs 7 NJ Transit Buses In North Bergen Fire Engulfs 7 NJ Transit Buses In North Bergen
Fire Engulfs 7 NJ Transit Buses In North Bergen A fire engulfed seven NJ Transit buses in North Bergen Wednesday, April 20, reports say. The buses were sitting in a parking lot at 18th Street and Tonnelle Avenue sometime before 5 p.m.  The fire caused serious delays along Tonnelle Avenue. The cause was under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash
Off-Duty North Bergen Police Officer Killed In Fiery Crash An off-duty North Bergen police officer was killed in a fiery crash on Tonnelle Avenue early Saturday. Officer Julio Luis Noriega was unconscious when rescuers pulled him from his burning Honda near 41st Street around 7 a.m., authorities confirmed. Noriega, who joined the township department two years ago, was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center a short time later, township police said. He'd apparently been headed to work, responders said. The driver of the garbage truck was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Bergen Man Sexually Assaults Woman After Offering Her Ride Home, Authorities Say North Bergen Man Sexually Assaults Woman After Offering Her Ride Home, Authorities Say
North Bergen Man Sexually Assaults Woman After Offering Her Ride Home, Authorities Say A North Bergen man was arrested for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman at a local hotel, authorities announced. Christopher Graham, 46, was arrested Wednesday by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit around 6 a.m. at the Days Inn on Tonnelle Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Authorities were notified by North Bergen police on Aug. 15, after the woman met Graham in Jersey City, and he offered her a ride home, Suarez said. Graham was subsequently identified and arrested following an investigation by the SVU. He was subsequently c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27
Passenger In Double Fatal North Bergen Crash ID'd As Bergen County Native, 27 The passenger killed in a North Bergen crash that also left a 24-year-old man dead has been identified as a Bergen County woman. Alexis Rodriguez, 27, was the passenger in Luis Fernando Cevallos' 2022 Kia Stinger, when it slammed into a tractor trailer on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass.around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, sources say. ALSO SEE: 'This Is The Same Kid:' Viral Video Shows Traffic Stop Moments Before Double-Fatal NJ Crash The top of the Kia was sheared off, he said, adding that the sedan went another 30 to 40 feet before it stopped.  High speed – confirme…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Bergen Couple Killed When Speeding Sedan Slams Into Tonnelle Ave Tractor-Trailer Authorities: Bergen Couple Killed When Speeding Sedan Slams Into Tonnelle Ave Tractor-Trailer
Authorities: Bergen Couple Killed When Speeding Sedan Slams Into Tonnelle Ave Tractor-Trailer UPDATE: A North Arlington driver and his female passenger from Bergenfield were killed when their speeding sedan slammed into the side of a tractor-trailer in North Bergen before dawn Wednesday, authorities said. Luis Fernando Cevallos, 24, and his as-yet unidentified 27-year-old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:15 a.m. crash on Tonnelle Avenue at the Paterson Plank Road overpass. The tractor-trailer, whose driver was making an early delivery, was perpendicular across Route 1&9 when it was struck behind the rear wheel by their southbound 2022 Kia Stinger, township Po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Linden, North Bergen Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Linden, North Bergen
Winning Lottery Tickets Sold In Linden, North Bergen Two winning New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold in Union and Hudson counties. The tickets from Saturday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn. They were sold at QuickMart on Knopf Street in Linden and 7-Eleven on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. The ticket sold in Linden was purchased with Powerplay, multiplying it to $150,000, while the North Bergen winner takes home $50,000. The winning numbers were 08, 31, 39, 40, and 43. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Multiplier number was 03. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Report: Driver In North Bergen Parked School Bus Crash Was Drunk, Police Say Report: Driver In North Bergen Parked School Bus Crash Was Drunk, Police Say
Report: Driver In North Bergen Parked School Bus Crash Was Drunk, Police Say A 42-year-old Jersey City driver was drunk when his sedan rear-ended a parked bus at a vocational school in North Bergen, township police told a local news channel. Christopher Pascale of Jersey City was headed north on Tonnelle Avenue on Tuesday when his vehicle veered across the southbound lanes, through a fence and into the empty bus in the Hudson County High Tech High School lot at 84th Street, Hudson TV said police reported. Pascale fled but was found a short time later and hospitalized, police said, adding that he wasn’t injured, according to the Hudson TV report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dump Truck Crashes Through North Bergen Parking Garage Dump Truck Crashes Through North Bergen Parking Garage
Dump Truck Crashes Through North Bergen Parking Garage A dump truck fell through the upper level of a North Bergen parking garage Wednesday around noon. The incident occurred at the Tonnelle Center complex on Tonnelle Avenue. Police issued a traffic advisory for 81st Street and Tonnelle Avenue as fire companies worked to clear the scene. North Bergen police said no one was injured.  The shopping center is home to a Chuck E Cheese, Planet Fitness, McDonald's and Burlington, according to Google Maps.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Paterson Woman Sought In Minivan Hit-Run That Killed North Bergen Mom Getting Off Bus SEEN HER? Paterson Woman Sought In Minivan Hit-Run That Killed North Bergen Mom Getting Off Bus
Seen HER? Paterson Woman Sought In Minivan Hit-Run That Killed North Bergen Mom Getting Off Bus More than two weeks after a 34-year-old mother of two was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in North Bergen, authorities on Tuesday announced that they’re searching for a Paterson woman identified as being behind the wheel. Investigators on Monday obtained an arrest warrant charging Monica D. Ippolito, 49, with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, thanks to tips generated by publicly-released surveillance video. Darlene Westbrook was struck by a gold Chrysler Voyager minivan around 8:15 p.m. Feb. 18 on 43rd Street near Tonnelle Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Sua…

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by Jerry DeMarco