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Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Second Hit-Run In 24 Hours For Bergen County: Prosecutor A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Bergen County on Friday night, Oct 11 — the county's second fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in 24 hours. The man was struck on Godwin Avenue near Witte Drive in Midland Park just before 7:10 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center with serious injuries where he was ultimately pronounced dead. On Thursday night, Oct. 10, George Arnold was killed at the intersection of Ridge Road and Milton Avenue in Lyndhurst. He was a cook at the popular Route 17 restaurant S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Englewood Driver, 75, Fully Cooperative After Hitting Pedestrian In Wyckoff, Police Say Englewood Driver, 75, Fully Cooperative After Hitting Pedestrian In Wyckoff, Police Say
Englewood Driver, 75, Fully Cooperative After Hitting Pedestrian In Wyckoff, Police Say A 26-year-old man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while crossing a Bergen County street in an area bereft of crosswalks, police said. Wyckoff police were called to Goffle Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 for a man "down in the roadway," Lt. Joseph Soto said in a release. Boyd A. Loving The man was trying to cross the street in an area without crosswalks when he was struck by a 75-year-old female driver from Englewood who was heading south, Soto said. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson by Ridgewood Ambulance and Vall…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan
Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan SEE ANYTHING? A Midland Park business owner was robbed by two masked men who sped from the local shopping center with his luxury sedan, authorities said. The armed bandits accosted the merchant outside his shop on Godwin Avenue across from the Midland Park/King's shopping center around 7 a.m., they said. The robbers "followed him to his business, where they stole the keys from him," Midland Park Police Chief Michael Powderley said. "It resulted in a newer model year BMW M8 being stolen from the Kings parking lot. "Thankfully there were no injuries," the chief said. Recent models of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree
Former Part-Timer Charged With Stealing DPW Vehicles In Glen Rock Crime Spree A Glen Rock man who’d once done part-time work for the borough DPW stole two department vehicles and committed a home burglary, said authorities who captured him in Paterson. Colin H. McCann, 38, was nabbed by Glen Rock Detective Sgt. James Calaski and Officer Nicholas Onove with a vehicle reported stolen out of Midland Park, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said Friday. The investigation began over a week ago, when DPW workers reported the overnight theft of one of their trucks from the borough yard, Ackermann said. The vehicle was recovered with thousands of dollars worth of tools missing, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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: …

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by Jerry DeMarco