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70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups 70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups
70-Year-Old Bank Robber Gets Five Years For Wayne, Pequannock Holdups A 70-year-old confessed bank robber from Little Falls was sentenced to five years in prison Friday for holding up banks four days apart in Wayne and Pequannock. Wayne detectives, with help from the FBI and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, captured Philip N. McGrantham as he returned home in a rented Nissan Altima that a law enforcement source told Daily Voice was used earlier that day in the Sept. 30 robbery last year of a TD Bank branch on Valley Avenue. He was carrying the proceeds of the holdup at the time, authorities said. McGrantham struck a deal with prosecutors and admitted t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man
Authorities ID Suspect Shot, Killed After High-Speed Police Chase As Upstate NY Man Authorities on Monday identified a driver shot and killed in Wayne following a police chase as an upstate New York man who records show had a criminal history and police said was carrying a gun. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Beacon (Dutchess County) made an illegal U-turn in Mountain Lakes, after which a local police officer tried to stop him shortly after 4:30 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued through multiple municipalities,” Grewal said. Speeds during the eastbound chase reportedly reached up to 100 miles an hour. Fairfield and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase
Suspect Shot, Killed At 'Spaghetti Bowl' In Wayne After High-Speed Police Chase Authorities on Monday identified a driver shot and killed in Wayne following a police chase as an upstate New York man who records show had a criminal history and police said was carrying a gun. Bradley G. Pullman, 48, of Beacon (Dutchess County) made an illegal U-turn in Mountain Lakes, after which a local police officer tried to stop him shortly after 4:30 p.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The car did not stop and a pursuit ensued through multiple municipalities,” Grewal said. Speeds during the eastbound chase reportedly reached up to 100 miles an hour. Fairfield and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash
Driver Killed In Route 23 Rollover Crash A Brooklyn woman was killed Wednesday in a rollover crash on Route 23 in West Milford, authorities confirmed. Rebecca McMahon Adelman, 36, was driving a 2019 Chevy Impala that collided with a 2003 Ford Explorer driven by a 27-year-old Bloomingdale woman at the intersection of Route 23 and Canistear Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. McMahon Adelman was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, responders said. The other driver wasn’t injured and provided a valid driver’s license, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting West Milford Police Chief James DeVore s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash
Wayne Woman, 29, Killed In Route 23 Crash A 29-year-old Wayne woman was killed Thursday morning when her SUV rear-ended a disabled dump truck on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Ashley Miller was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:40 a.m. crash near the Wayne Inn, they said. The 2000 Ford F650 truck operated by a 39-year-old Cliffside Park man became disabled and was struck soon after by Miller's 2018 Chevrolet Trax compact SUV crossover, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint announcement. The driver wasn't injured, they said. No charges were filed or summonse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne
Morris County Pedestrian Killed On Route 23 In Wayne A Morris County man was struck and killed on Route 23 in Wayne Friday night, authorities said. Gavino Salazar, 27, of Pequannock was struck by the 2018 Honda Tucson near the Royal Car Wash on the northbound highway around 6:45 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson about 45 minutes later, responders said. No charges were immediately filed nor summonses issued to the driver, a 30-year-old Congers, NY woman, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. An investigation by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Sussex County Woman Continues Harassing Officer She Bit Last Year Police: Sussex County Woman Continues Harassing Officer She Bit Last Year
Police: Sussex County Woman Continues Harassing Officer She Bit Last Year A Sussex County woman who police said has continued to harass a local police officer she bit last year was arrested again, making it three times she's been charged with a crime since then. Jordana M. Cappiello, of Hamburg, was being held Saturday in the county jail pending a detention hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court on harassment charges after police took her into custody on a warrant the night before. Cappiello, 26,  was arrested last February, when police said she bit Franklin Police Officer Nicholas Della Ferra as he tried to handcuff her following an argument…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale
Fleeing Suspect, 32, Who Tried To Run Down Police Officer Killed In Bloomingdale UPDATE: A fleeing suspect was shot and killed Thursday morning in Bloomingdale after trying to run over a police officer, authorities confirmed. The chase began with a shoplifting on Route 23 in Riverdale around 9:30 a.m. Riverdale police stopped an Acura SUV and had taken a suspect into custody when the driver hit the gas, responders said. The chase ended at Matthews Drive in Bloomingdale, state Attorney Gurbir S. Grewal said. "Immediately before the shooting, police vehicles from Bloomingdale and Riverdale were in pursuit of the car," Grewal said. The driver, Michael J. Rivera, 32, of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company
Fire KO'd At Wayne Adhesives Company Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that broke out Friday afternoon at a Wayne adhesive and sealant company. Pallets were reported burning around 2 p.m. at Royal Adhesives & Sealants on Burgless Place off Route 23. Firefighters responding to the two-alarm blaze knocked it down within 15 minutes. Plant managers told responders there were no hazards other than rubber burning. A hazardous materials unit was requested as a precaution. Royal Adhesives & Sealants says it manufacturers “high performance adhesives, sealants, encapsulants and polymer coatings.”

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Community Rallies For Orphaned Kids Whose Dad Died In Route 23 Riverdale Crash Community Rallies For Orphaned Kids Whose Dad Died In Route 23 Riverdale Crash
Community Rallies For Orphaned Kids Whose Dad Died In Route 23 Riverdale Crash Six years after their mother's unexpected death, a pair of sisters from Sussex County are dealing with the unimaginable: The sudden loss of their father. The girls found out last week that their father, Robert Murray, 51, of Highland Lakes, was the victim of the horrific Route 23 crash in Riverdale. Murray's current girlfriend -- a single mom of one (now three) -- has selflessly become the guardian for his 12- and- 14-year-old daughters, family told Daily Voice. More than $17,000 had been raised for Murray's girls as of Monday on a GoFundMe page. "These young ladies have had the hard…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Construction Workers Stop Drunk Driver Going Wrong Way On Route 23 In West Milford Police: Construction Workers Stop Drunk Driver Going Wrong Way On Route 23 In West Milford
Police: Construction Workers Stop Drunk Driver Going Wrong Way On Route 23 In West Milford Construction workers prevented a tragedy when they stopped a drunk pickup truck driver who was headed the wrong way on Route 23, West Milford police said. The employees took the key from Dillon Hoffman, 23, of Hawthorne after stopping his southbound Chevy in the northbound construction lanes around 11 p.m., they said. Hoffman was arrested for DWI after failing standard field sobriety tests, police said after the Sept. 20 incident. He was also charged with driving the wrong-way on a one-way road and later released to a friend pending an appearance in West Milford Municipal Court, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Pedestrian Struck, Killed By FedEx Truck On Route 23 In Wayne Still Not ID'd Authorities: Pedestrian Struck, Killed By FedEx Truck On Route 23 In Wayne Still Not ID'd
Authorities: Pedestrian Struck, Killed By FedEx Truck On Route 23 In Wayne Still Not ID'd More than a day after a man was struck and killed by a FedEx truck on Route 23 in Wayne, authorities hadn't yet been able to identify him. The victim was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center shortly before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, a little over a half-hour after he was struck on the highway's northbound side near Black Oak Ridge Road, authorities said Friday. The body was later taken to the state Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Newark for an autopsy -- and, hopefully, positive identification, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff…

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by Jerry DeMarco