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Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Signpost, Spills Wood Across Route 17 Near State Line In Mahwah
A tractor-trailer driver escaped injury when a load of wood shifted and his rig slammed into a signpost on northbound Route 17 near the state line in Mahwah. Mahwah police temporarily closed the highway in both directions following the crash where Route 17 meets Route 287 at the Mountainside Avenue overpass around 12:30 a.m. July 25. The collision with the metal signpost "opened nearly the entire side of the trailer and sent debris across all lanes, both north and south," Mahwah Police Chief Timothy O'Hara said. "The driver was initially trapped but freed himself and walked away unscathed…
Police & Fire
Civilians, Police Need Decon After Officer Dispenses Pepper Spray In Dispute At Bergen Lake
Nearly a dozen people had to be treated at a Bergen County lake after a sheriff's officer responding to a dispute dispensed pepper spray, authorities said. It began when one group of mostly juvenile lake-goers at Darlington County Park got into an argument that somehow involved another group. Because Darlington is a county park, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton has officers stationed there during peak hours. His officers responded to the dispute and summoned Mahwah police. The incident on Saturday, July 15, began when one group of mostly juvenile lake-goers at Darlington County P…
Police & Fire
Nearly A Dozen Need Decon After Officer Dispenses Pepper Spray In Dispute At Bergen Lake
Nearly a dozen people had to be treated at a Bergen County lake after a sheriff's officer responding to a dispute dispensed pepper spray, authorities said. It began when one group of mostly juvenile lake-goers at Darlington County Park got into an argument that somehow involved another group. Because Darlington is a county park, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton has officers stationed there during peak hours. His officers responded to the dispute and summoned Mahwah police. At some point, an unidentified sheriff's officer fired a blast of pepper spray that injured several youngsters …
Police & Fire
Firefighters Find Furry Friends At Ramsey House Blaze
Firefighters scooped up a trio of dogs during a townhouse blaze in Ramsey. The two-alarm fire ignited in the kitchen of a Windsor Lane home in the Bears Cove development just off Route 17 around 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. It was quickly knocked down and placed under control. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were rotated through rehab in the intense 90-degree heat. Mutual aid responders included members of Ramsey Rescue and their firefighting colleagues from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah and Wyckoff, as well as Ramsey EMS. ****** NOTE: The responding departments listed in the story …
Police & Fire
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Downtown Ramsey Jewelry Store
A driver was extricated by firefighters and hospitalized with serious injuries early Saturday after a large SUV slammed into a jewelry store in Ramsey's downtown business district. It was shortly before 7 a.m. May 13, when the Mercedes-Benz GLS smashed through the front of Apolo Jewelers, between Bici Restaurant and a Delta gas station at Main and Arch streets. The vehicle obliterated the entire front of the business, smashing cases and ripping off portions of the facade. It also took out a light pole, snapped a small tree and knocked two garbage cans onto Main Street. The vehicle obl…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Tips Across Route 17
A tractor-trailer tipped across the entire southbound side of Route 17 early Saturday, closing the highway coming down from Route 287. The rig ran up the grassy curb outside Jack Daniels Porsche in Upper Saddle River, took down a sign and pitched onto its side, leaving it lying across both shoulders and all three lanes, shortly before midnight April 29. The road remained closed while heavy-duty wreckers from Big Tows righted the rig. Big Tows Inc. righted the rig following the late-night mishap on southbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River.Ramsey Rescue There were no other vehicles invo…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Attic Blaze In Ramsey
Firefighters doused an attic blaze at a Ramsey home early Thursday. No injuries were reported in the two-alarmer, which ignited at a home on narrow Lakeview Terrace just off Lake Street around 6:40 a.m. April 27. Firefighters had it quickly extinguished and under control by 7:30 a.m., sparing further fire damage. Mutual aid responders who reportedly were at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Allendale, Mahwah and Wyckoff, along with members of Ramsey Rescue and borough police. Firefighters had the blaze on Lakeview Terrace in Ramsey quickly under control.RAMSEY FD
News
Driver Freed, Hospitalized In Allendale T-Bone Crash
A driver was hospitalized after being extricated from an SUV following an afternoon rush-hour crash Monday in Allendale. Allendale firefighters and Ramsey Rescue personnel quickly freed the driver of the T-boned Nissan Rogue, which ended up on a lawn off the corner of busy Cottage Place and East Allendale Avenue -- a block from Franklin Turnpike -- around 4:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Injuries weren't considered life-threatening, responders said. Allendale police were investigating. No further information was immediately available. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this story.
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Driver Claims Tractor-Trailer Driver Caused Road-Rage Crash That Closed Route 17
The driver of an SUV that slammed into a utility pole, downing wires across Route 17 in Ramsey before dawn Monday, claimed that he was cut off by a tractor-trailer driver who kept going, authorities said. The 20-year-old Staten Island motorist, who received a summons for driving on the revoked list, told police that he was headed south on the highway when he got into a road-rage incident with the rig's driver shortly after 1:30 a.m., Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. His 2018 Ford Escape then ran off the road and split the pole outside BMW of Ramsey just south of Airmount Avenue. The …
Police & Fire
BMW Slams Into Utility Pole Outside Route 17 BMW Dealership
A driver was hospitalized after his BMW convertible slammed into a utility pole Saturday morning on Route 17 in front of a BMW dealership. "He's lucky to be alive," one responder said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following the crash outside of BMW of Ramsey on the southbound highway just after 7 a.m. Members of Ramsey Rescue extricated him. The Ramsey Ambulance Corps took him to the hospital. Two lanes of southbound Route 17 were closed for a few hours while the wreckage was cleared and the damage repaired. Borough police and firefighters also responded, a…
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An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…
Police & Fire
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: Four Vehicles Towed After Pileup Off Route 17 In Ramsey
Four vehicles all had to be towed after a chain-reaction crash Thursday off Route 17 in Ramsey. No serious injuries were reported in the incident at the intersection of East Crescent Avenue and Lake Street. Ramsey police, firefighters, EMS and Ramsey Rescue all responded. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic control. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.
Police & Fire
Driver OK In Route 17 Ramsey Rollover
A New York State driver escaped with minor injuries Tuesday in a Route 17 rollover in Ramsey, responders said. The Jeep Renegade landed on it side on the northbound side of the highway in front of Bottle King around 12:30 p.m. Extrication wasn't necessary, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Police, firefighters, EMS and Ramsey Rescue responded. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic. The vehicle was towed. Another minor accident was reported nearby around the same time.
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