Light Drizzle Fog/Mist 47°
Tag:

Passaic Street, Garfield, NJ

Police & Fire
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man UPDATE: An ex-con from Garfield who served time for a botched drug deal that led to the shooting of an undercover police officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with causing the overdose death of a 30-year-old user late last summer. Melvin Guzman, 29, is charged with strict liability in the drug-induced death of Ivan Santiago of Passaic last Sept. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on March 28. Santiago and another user were hospitalized after overdosing at a home on Lincoln Place, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead soon after. “A six-month investigation by t…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Injured, Jailed In Baseball Bat Attack On Garfield Sanitation Worker: PD Man Injured, Jailed In Baseball Bat Attack On Garfield Sanitation Worker: PD
Man Injured, Jailed In Baseball Bat Attack On Garfield Sanitation Worker: PD A 49-year-old Garfield man who's had an ongoing beef with a city sanitation worker attacked him with a baseball bat while he was on a break -- and paid for it, authorities said. Derrick L. Young of Grand Street had gotten into an argument with the victim on Somerset Street on Tuesday, June 20, Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Young walked away, then drove up a short time later and emerged from a vehicle in the area of Passaic Street and Palisade Avenue carrying the bat, the captain said. The 38-year-old victim was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center for treatment of injuries sust…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop
Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop A convicted felon from Lodi and a South Carolina companion were arrested after a Garfield police officer found a loaded gun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Marvin Monroig stopped a speeding BMW 320 with North Carolina license plates after the driver ignored a “No Turn on Red” sign going from Midland Avenue to Passaic Street and then blew through a light at Palisade Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Backup Officer Elihud Santiago spotted a black Taurus G3C 9mm handgun in the glove compartment as the driver, Chad Thomas Stillwell, 51, of …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD A habitual offender who used a McDonald's bathroom to bathe fought with responding Garfield police officers and ended up being tased twice, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Passaic Street fast-food restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, were told that Robert P. Glodek, 33, was "using their bathroom as a shower and refused to leave," Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Officer Joseph Kopacz approached Glodek outside the McDonald’s and tried getting his ID in case McDonald's wanted to pursue criminal charges, the captain said. Glodek, of Union Township, "refused to co…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Popular Bergen County Burger Joint Featured On 'Cooking Channel' Popular Bergen County Burger Joint Featured On 'Cooking Channel'
Popular Bergen County Burger Joint Featured On 'Cooking Channel' A popular Bergen County burger joint was featured on the "Cooking Channel.". The "Grub on the Go" segment on Steve's Burgers in Garfield aired 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Stephen Chrisomalis opened the joint's first location on Route 46 more than a decade ago. Last year, he opened its second on Passaic Street. Some Steve's Burger favorite menu items include the Famous Patty Melt, the Taco Burger, the cheesesteak, brunch BLT, several varieties of french fries and more. View this post on Instagram Shark Burger surrounded by Bacon Cheese Fries 🍔🍟🥓🧀🤙🍟🍔 …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Two Adult Pedestrians, Child, 4, Struck Outside Garfield Walmart Two Adult Pedestrians, Child, 4, Struck Outside Garfield Walmart
Two Adult Pedestrians, Child, 4, Struck Outside Garfield Walmart Two adults and a 4-year-old were knocked down by a vehicle outside the Garfield Walmart early Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. A 28-year-old driver was making a turn in front of the Passaic Street superstore when his vehicle hit the three just after 12:30 p.m., police Capt. Richard Uram said. All three were taken to a local hospital with minor bumps and bruises, Uram said.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Bergen County Burger Guru's Father Owned Landmark Jersey City Restaurant Bergen County Burger Guru's Father Owned Landmark Jersey City Restaurant
Bergen County Burger Guru's Father Owned Landmark Jersey City Restaurant The son of a former Jersey City restaurateur is taking Bergen County by storm -- with burgers. Stephen Chrisomalis opened Steve's Bugers nearly a decade ago on Route 46 in Garfield. He's preparing to open a second location on Passaic Street, with another location already in the works, he said. The expansion was sporadic, he said, but people have been asking for another location for years. "I love burgers," said Chrisomaslis, 32 of Hackensack. "There weren't really too many good places around here when I first opened." Food Train in Garfield.Food Train The burger competition has gotten…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine