Kitchen Candle Fire Blows Through Roof Of Old Tappan Home Kitchen Candle Fire Blows Through Roof Of Old Tappan Home
Kitchen Candle Fire Blows Through Roof Of Old Tappan Home UPDATE: A candle ignited a blaze that ravaged an Old Tappan home near the Rockland County border on Friday, bringing firefighters from both sides of the state line, authorities said. The three-alarm blaze broke out in the kitchen of the 2½-story wood-frame home on Cheryll Lane near Old Tappan Road -- a little under a half-mile from Tappan, NY -- and quickly blew through the roof around 1:30 p.m. April 7, responders told Daily Voice. Firefighters had it knocked down in under an hour. Overhaul was completed by 3 p.m. Flames quickly spread, then blew through the roof of the home on Cheryl…
Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan
Tree Trimmer From Norwood Airlifted After Falling Nearly 15 Feet In Old Tappan A 61-year-old Norwood man fell nearly 15 feet from a ladder while helping an Old Tappan homeowner remove a tree, authorities said. Authorities were trying to determine whether he and another man had permission to be on the property before the mishap on Dewolf Road around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26. The victim fell 12 to 15 feet while trying to cut off a portion of the tree, Old Tappan Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. Norwood EMS and paramedics from Hackensack University Medical Center tended to him before Atlantic Health Care One flew him to HUMC. His condition couldn't immediately be dete…
Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing? Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing?
Old Tappan Police: How Are We Doing? Old Tappan residents and merchants are invited to assess the borough's police department as part of a process known as accreditation. Members of the department and borough employees also are encouraged to call during the scheduled phone-in period from 10-11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30. THE NUMBER: (201) 664-1223 Telephone comments will be fielded by an assessment team from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, whose members will examine “all aspects of the Old Tappan Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services,” Chief Joseph J. Tracy s…
Bergen Motorist Severely Injured In Rear-End Crash Receives $760,000 Settlement Bergen Motorist Severely Injured In Rear-End Crash Receives $760,000 Settlement
Bergen Motorist Severely Injured In Rear-End Crash Receives $760,000 Settlement UPDATE: A Bergen County woman received a $760,000 settlement after she was seriously injured when her car was rammed from behind on a busy Oradell street, according to a published report. Mary Kathlynne "Kat" Flanders, 47, was stopped in traffic on Kinderkamack Road on April 29, 2017 when another vehicle rear-ended hers, the New Jersey Law Journal reported. The impact knocked her vehicle into the one in front of her, the report says. Flanders suffered four herniated discs and nerve damage, among other serious injuries, according to the Law Journal. Spinal injections didn't work, forcing h…
Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire
Four Suffer Smoke Inhalation In Overnight Old Tappan House Fire Four people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation from an overnight house fire in Old Tappan, responders said. The blaze in the $1 million home at the end of a cul-de-sac on Parker Place broke out in the kitchen around 2:45 a.m. It immediately went to a second alarm on arrival, with a third alarm called roughly 20 minutes later. Old Tappan firefighters were met with heavy smoke at the Parker Place fire.OLD TAPPAN FD The Parker Place house fire in Old Tappan before dawn Saturday, Nov. 19 quickly went to three alarms.WOODCLIFF LAKE FD Firefighters had the blaze knocked down and under…
VIDEO: Driver, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep In Old Tappan Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames VIDEO: Driver, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep In Old Tappan Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames
Video: Driver, 22, Escapes Burning Jeep In Old Tappan Moments Before It Bursts Into Flames WATCH: A 22-year-old driver avoided a frightful fate after a crash in Old Tappan ignited a ferocious fire that quickly engulfed her Jeep. The Rockland County motorist didn't have much time after her Patriot slammed into a utility pole on Westwood Avenue between Stone Point Park and Washington Avenue South. "Wires fell to the ground, igniting a leaf pile," Police Chief Joseph J. Tracy said. "The fire worked its way to leaves underneath the vehicle -- which ignited the vehicle itself." Christian Michael provided the videos and photo for this story: Jerry DeMarco Old Tappan firefighters …
Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor
Compulsive Bergen Cyber-Stalker Freed After 3½ Years Terrorizes Same Victim Again: Prosecutor Nearly 3½ years behind bars made little difference to a compulsive cyber-stalker from Bergen County who went right back after his victim just months after being released, authorities charged. Daniel Pfeiffer, 33, of Old Tappan was originally convicted several years ago of posting fake nude photos and bogus social medial accounts of a woman he’d dated more than a decade ago. He ended up serving 364 days in the Bergen County Jail after taking a plea deal. No sooner was he released than he was back at it, victimizing the same woman in October 2019, authorities charged. Pfeiffer took another …
SCHOOL SCARE: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond SCHOOL SCARE: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond
School Scare: Northern Valley HS Staffer Collapses, Heroes Respond No students were in the immediate area when a staff member collapsed and stopped breathing at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan, authorities said. Luckily police were. The staffer had gone to the Technology Department on the second floor for help with a computer issue when he suffered a medical episode shortly after 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, they said. As fortune would have it, help was right downstairs. Police Sgt. Eugene Wilkins was conducting a school security walk-through with Class III Officers Michael Foti and Thomas Tully when a staffer came running at 10:40 a.m.…
Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A former Old Tappan resident was charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a local child, authorities said. Nikolaos Chlios, a 44-year-old audio/video installer who lives with his wife in Queens, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Old Tappan police this past May notified members of his Special Victims Unit of allegations against Chlios of sexually assaulting a child “on multiple occasions.” Detectives arrested Chlios on Tuesday following an investig…
TERRIFYING: Children In Separate Bergen County Homes Come Face-To-Face With Brazen Car Thieves TERRIFYING: Children In Separate Bergen County Homes Come Face-To-Face With Brazen Car Thieves
Terrifying: Children In Separate Bergen County Homes Come Face-To-Face With Brazen Car Thieves It can give you chills: Children from two separate homes in Old Tappan came into contact with brazen thieves trying to steal their parents’ cars, authorities said. A bandit tried taking a Range Rover from the driveway of one home while two young girls played in front of it, Police Chief Joseph Tracy said. Hours later, a thief in a black ski mask and hoodie entered an open garage door to steal a Mercedes Benz but bolted after he was confronted by the residents’ 12-year-old son. Although both attempts failed, a third succeeded when a 2022 BMW that had been left unlocked with the key fob insi…
'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage 'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage
'We Were All Home': Brazen Bandits Steal Distinctive SUV From Bergen Family's Locked Garage An Old Tappan resident was in his backyard with one of their dogs and his wife and two daughters were inside with the other when thieves broke into their garage and stole their distinctive orange SUV. “The garage was closed and the side door was locked,” the wife said after the 7:30 p.m. theft Saturday. “Not only was it broad daylight -- we were all home,” she said. “They literally had to pick a lock to get into the garage, then had to do a five-point turn to get the car out.” A thief dressed all in black with a “1977” logo on his clothing emerged from an all-black BMW that pulled up to th…
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT: Brazen Thieves Steal Vehicle From Garage While Bergen Family Is Home IN BROAD DAYLIGHT: Brazen Thieves Steal Vehicle From Garage While Bergen Family Is Home
IN Broad Daylight: Brazen Thieves Steal Vehicle From Garage While Bergen Family Is Home An Old Tappan resident was in his backyard with one of their dogs and his wife and two daughters were inside with the other when thieves broke into their garage and stole their distinctive orange SUV. “The garage was closed and the side door was locked,” the wife said after the 7:30 p.m. theft Saturday. “Not only was it broad daylight -- we were all home,” she said. “They literally had to pick a lock to get into the garage, then had to do a five-point turn to get the car out.” A thief dressed all in black with a “1977” logo on his clothing emerged from an all-black BMW that pulled up to th…