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West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations
West Milford PD: Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With DWI, Cited For 19 MV Violations A 25-year-old unlicensed motorcyclist was charged with DWI and slapped with 19 tickets, West Milford police said. Jason Scala of Hewitt crossed the double yellow line to pass a vehicle on Lakeside Road, then blew a stop sign before turning onto Union Valley Road just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. Officer James McMahon stopped and arrested Scala after he failed standard field sobriety tests, it says. Scala was processed on the DWI charge and given summonses for 19 traffic and equipment violations – among them driving while suspended and unlicensed, reckless driving, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother
Got A Hairy Back? Clifton Firefighter's $10 Amazon Solution Honors Late Brother Guys, you don't have to ask other people to shave your back anymore. You can thank Clifton firefighter Charles Bolcar who, for a while, had a similar problem. Not anymore. Bolcar of West Milford is selling his patented "Ape Scrape" on Amazon for $10. The firefighter was dubbed "Hairy Sasquatch" by his brother and former Clifton fire captain Gary Bolcar while canoeing on the Delaware River, NorthJersey.com reports. After 16 years of trying to find a solution, Charles came up with the Ape Scrape -- somewhat of a homage to his brother who died in a 2003 motorcycle crash. The product has a …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 12 Hookers, 26 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes Tuesday night bagged 26 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up a dozen streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. It was the second time in little over a month that ABC/Vice unit detectives worked both sides of Van Houten and E.18th streets at what continues to be an open-air prostitution market, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said Wednesday. Paterson police conducted a similar sting in the exact same spot on July 2, arresting 27 johns and 14 hookers, authorities said at the time. This time, a total of 38…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police
West Milford PD: Owner Arrested Retrieving Lost Bag Filled With Opioids From Police A West Milford man was busted when he to went to collect a misplaced bag of medications from police, authorities said. An officer from another department turned the black messenger bag over to township police after finding it while working a road construction detail on Union Valley Road near Sussex Drive, police said. Inside, Officer Stephen Herzog reported finding prescription bottles with the name of George Richards, 58, several bottles without labels and a “large quantity” of opioid pain killers. He contacted Richards, who showed up at headquarters to collect his bag. Detectives Nichol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paramus Man Charged With Death Threats To Parents Of Local Schoolchildren Paramus Man Charged With Death Threats To Parents Of Local Schoolchildren
Paramus Man Charged With Death Threats To Parents Of Local Schoolchildren A Paramus man sent letters threatening the parents of children at a local school, authorities said. Parents in Hackensack and West Milford, as well as in Paramus, “received letters threatening serious bodily injury and death to them and their family members,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. A joint investigation by members of Musella’s Intelligence & Counterterrorism Unit with Paramus and Hackensack police and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service determined that Stanley Lenkiewicz, 49, “sent the threatening letters to parents of students at a school in Paramus and to a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland
Charges Pending After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Driver Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland UPDATE: Oakland police on Tuesday said they were preparing charges against a driver from West Milford whose pickup truck swerved across the road and into two buses carrying more than two dozen young day campers. The 21-year-old driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following Monday's crash just after 4 p.m. on Skyline Drive.  None of the youngsters aboard either Spring Lake Day Camp (Ringwood) short school bus -- one carrying 16, the other 14 -- had to be hospitalized, authorities said.  "All of the children were evaluated on sce…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland
Police: Kids OK After Wrong-Way West Milford Pickup Truck Hits Day Camp Buses In Oakland A pickup truck driver from West Milford swerved across the road and into two short school buses carrying more than two dozen young day campers in Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. The 21-year-old driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following Monday's crash just after 4 p.m. on Skyline Drive. None of the youngsters aboard either Spring Lake Day Camp (Ringwood) buses -- one carrying 16, the other 14 -- had to be hospitalized, authorities said. "All of the children were evaluated on scene by EMTs and no further medical treatment was required," Lt.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear WATCH: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear
Watch: West Milford Dog Scares Off Backyard Bear Riley is getting a steak dinner next time Mark Stinziano sees him. The West Milford dad's home surveillance camera captured his neighbor's black lab mix charge into his backyard and scare off a bear. "He is an awesome pup that comes to check on the kids from time to time," Stinziano said on Facebook. "Now he is keeping them safe!" Click video above to watch.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk
West Milford PD: Driver Who Pulled Over To Argue With Passenger Was Drunk A driver who pulled over to argue with a passenger was drunk, West Milford police said. An officer responding to the area of Lakeside and Union Valley roads found Diane Lomoro, 53, of Paterson, arguing with her male passenger outside her car, according to a report. Lomoro told the officer that she pulled “so the arguing would stop,” it says. “While speaking with both, the officer detected signs of intoxication from the driver,” according to the police report. Lomoro was taken into custody after failing field sobriety tests, it says. She was charged with DWI, careless driving, improper …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge
DWI Motorist Driving On Rim Fights With West Milford Police, Authorities Charge A drunken motorist driving on a rim fought with West Milford police who took him into custody, authorities said. Officers Anthony Frassa and Jill Brickman had a pair of drug suspects stopped when they spotted the disabled car heading north, sparks flying, on Clinton Road near Route 23. “After getting the vehicle to stop, [Brickman] noticed vomit outside the driver’s door,” according to a police report. Both officers subdued and arrested the driver, identified as 21-year-old Connor Backes of Denville. They charged him with DWI, leaving the scene of a crash, reckless driving and having an op…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Weekend Haul: Franklin Lakes Police Continue Picking Off Route 208 Drivers, Most For Warrants Weekend Haul: Franklin Lakes Police Continue Picking Off Route 208 Drivers, Most For Warrants
Weekend Haul: Franklin Lakes Police Continue Picking Off Route 208 Drivers, Most For Warrants A series of weekend traffic stops on Route 208 yielded Franklin Lakes police a half-dozen arrests – most of them of people wanted on warrants. They also included a 32-year-old West Nyack man charged with DWI just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Officer Matthew Geyer made that arrest, as well as one just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday of a 29-year-old Clifton man on marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession charges. Moments after that one, Sgt. William Zangara arrested Sean Levy, 48 of Atlantic Highlands, who was wanted on warrants out of Hillsdale and Middletown, Capt. John Bakelaar said Monday. Ju…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Organs Of West Milford Club Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Will Help 50 Other People Live Organs Of West Milford Club Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Will Help 50 Other People Live
Organs Of West Milford Club Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Will Help 50 Other People Live John Michael Wallace of the North Crew Motorcycle Club in West Milford died due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on May 24, his obituary says. He was 25 years old. Byram police did not identify Wallace as the victim after responding to a Waterloo Road accident around 8:50 p.m., where a 1999 Harley Davidson had struck the back of a 2012 Subaru.  Police said the 25-year-old Long Valley motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. "Even in death John will be helping at least fifty people due to his giving nature and through his wish to be an organ and tissue donor," his…

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by Cecilia Levine