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Three Pedestrians Including 6-Year-Old Struck In 24 Hours In Paramus, PD Expands Safety Efforts Three Pedestrians Including 6-Year-Old Struck In 24 Hours In Paramus, PD Expands Safety Efforts
Three Pedestrians Including 6-Year-Old Struck In 24 Hours In Paramus, PD Expands Safety Efforts A recent uptick in vehicle-related accidents across Paramus has prompted the local police department to expand its Traffic Safety Unit.  In the past 24 hours alone, three separate incidents involving pedestrians have been reported, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said Saturday, Nov. 16. The first occurred on Friday, Nov. 15, at 3:46 p.m., when a 6-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle on Ridgewood Avenue near The Cupola, the chief said. The child reportedly ran into the road and sustained a bump on the head. His father declined emergency transport and took him to the hospital himse…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyclist Crashes Through Mercedes Windshield In Paramus (PHOTOS) Cyclist Crashes Through Mercedes Windshield In Paramus (PHOTOS)
Cyclist Crashes Through Mercedes Windshield In Paramus (Photos) A bicyclist avoided serious injuries after being struck by a Mercedes Benz in Paramus Wednesday morning, Aug. 28, police said. The 58-year-old cyclist, originally from Germany, was heading west on Ridgewood Avenue through Paramus Road when he was struck by a 60-year-old woman turning left onto Paramus Road north, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The cyclist smashed through the car's windshield and was hospitalized for evaluation. The injuries turned out to be minor. Photo(s) of the day, 08/28/2024: A bicyclist was struck by a passenger vehicle and seriously injured at the...…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street
Responders Extract Driver After Out-Of-Control Sedan Slams Into Tree On Busy Paramus Street Paramus police and paramedics got a driver out of her sedan and into an ambulance after she crashed into a tree on Ridgewood Avenue late Wednesday morning. The Nissan Versa barreled across Ridgewood Avenue near Paramus Road, mounted a sidewalk and slammed into the tree shortly before 11:30 a.m. Members of the Paramus Police Emergency Services Unit, borough patrol officers a Paramus EMS crew went to work before the rig took the injured driver to Hackensack University Medical Center, accompanied by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. Her condition couldn't immediately be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Police Nab Former HS Basketball Star-Turned-Repeat Offender Wanted In Multiple Towns Paramus Police Nab Former HS Basketball Star-Turned-Repeat Offender Wanted In Multiple Towns
Paramus Police Nab Former HS Basketball Star-Turned-Repeat Offender Wanted In Multiple Towns The criminal career of a former Paramus high school basketball star continued a violent trend when he fought with borough police who seized him on an out-of-town warrant, authorities said. Repeat offender Jordan David Dufont, 23, was wanted in Westwood on charges of harassment and witness tampering when officers from the borough and Emerson tried to stop his car around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, they said. He sped off, however. An alert was issued for the 2016 Audi that the former Paramus Catholic High School shooting guard was driving, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said, bu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus School Bus Crash Caused By SUV Driver Who Ran Red Light: Police (UPDATE) Paramus School Bus Crash Caused By SUV Driver Who Ran Red Light: Police (UPDATE)
Paramus School Bus Crash Caused By SUV Driver Who Ran Red Light: Police (Update) A 27-year-old Dumont driver ran a red light causing a collision with a Paramus school bus carrying elementary school students Monday morning, Feb. 6, authorities said. The driver in a 2019 Mercedes GLC was west on Ridgewood Avenue and ran the red, hitting the Paramus bus carrying 23 Parkway Elementary School students around 8:45 a.m., Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. At the scene.Boyd A. Loving School bus crashBoyd A. Loving The bus was turning from Highland Avenue onto Ridgewood Avenue eastbound. The school bus was escorted to Parkway School by Paramus police, where it w…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
MAJOR MESS: Multi-Vehicle Dump Truck Crash Jams Route 17 (PHOTOS) MAJOR MESS: Multi-Vehicle Dump Truck Crash Jams Route 17 (PHOTOS)
Major Mess: Multi-Vehicle Dump Truck Crash Jams Route 17 (Photos) UPDATE (PHOTOS): Four victims were hospitalized following a multi-vehicle crash involving a dump truck that spilled gravel, debris and fluid all over snowy southbound Route 17. The toppled truck also took out a chunk of the highway divider during the crash on the southbound side just south of Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus around 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. At least three seriously-damaged smaller vehicles had to be towed while police and firefighters awaited heavy-duty wreckers to right the toppled truck. It was expected to be an extended operation.Emily Blanchfield (Special to DAILY VOIC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Trump Communications Chief's SUV Stolen In Paramus, Dumped In Newark, Police Say Former Trump Communications Chief's SUV Stolen In Paramus, Dumped In Newark, Police Say
Former Trump Communications Chief's SUV Stolen In Paramus, Dumped In Newark, Police Say Somewhere Donald Trump may be giggling. The tsunami of vehicle thefts in North Jersey claimed one of the former president's antagonists when someone snatched a 2021 Mercedes Benz owned by onetime White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci from outside a Paramus home. As with just about all of the thefts reported in North Jersey's wealthier counties, the SUV was left unlocked a with a spare key fob inside when it was stolen off Ridgewood Avenue, borough police said. "The Mooch" was one of the lucky ones, though: As with most cases, the flashy financier's wheels were dumped in N…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UNDOCUMENTED: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance UNDOCUMENTED: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance
Undocumented: Speeding Route 17 Motorcyclist Nabbed With No License, Registration, Insurance A speeding unlicensed driver operating an unregistered and uninsured motorcycle zig-zagged in and out of Route 17 traffic before he was caught by a pursuing Waldwick police officer in Paramus, authorities said. The officer initially pulled back out of safety concerns but eventually caught up to the 21-year-old Jersey City motorcyclist after he exited onto Ridgewood Avenue early Saturday afternoon, Lt. Thomas Dowling said. His 2009 Yamaha MC was impounded and he was released after receiving summonses for reckless driving, careless driving and driving without a license, registration or insura…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17
Update: Man Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: A gruesome scene had some responders looking on in shock after a pedestrian was struck and killed before dawn Saturday on Route 17 in Paramus. Both sides of the highway remained closed for several hours. The victim was a homeless man who regularly stopped in at a gas station convenience store on the northbound side looking for food, authorities said. He tried to cross the highway carrying some breakfast in the dark when he was struck and thrown onto the southbound side shortly before 6 a.m. Other vehicles then struck him on that side, responders said. All of the drivers pulled ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17 UPDATE: A gruesome scene had some responders looking on in shock after a pedestrian was struck and killed before dawn Saturday on Route 17 in Paramus. Both sides of the highway remained closed for several hours. The victim was a homeless man who regularly stopped in at a gas station convenience store on the northbound side looking for food, authorities said. He tried to cross the highway carrying some breakfast in the dark when he was struck and thrown onto the southbound side shortly before 6 a.m. Other vehicles then struck him on that side, they said. All of the drivers pulled over and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus
Trucker Escapes Burning Wreck, Downed Wires Close Route 17 Both Ways In Paramus ALERT: Route 17 was expected to remain closed in both directions past 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A tractor-trailer driver escaped serious injury Wednesday after his rig hit a fire hydrant and utility pole, then burst into flames at an exit ramp off southbound Route 17 in Paramus. One of several civilians who stopped gave the driver his coat after the crash at the Ridgewood Avenue exit downed utility lines across the highway -- knocking out power and cable to several area customers -- shortly after 2:30 p.m. "He's shaken up," the good Samaritan's boyfriend told Daily Voice from the scene. "He d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Police Capture 7 From Newark, East Orange, Irvington After Stolen Jeep Chase Paramus Police Capture 7 From Newark, East Orange, Irvington After Stolen Jeep Chase
Paramus Police Capture 7 From Newark, East Orange, Irvington After Stolen Jeep Chase A 17-year-old girl with a Jeep full of accomplices from Newark, East Orange and Irvington led Paramus police on a pre-dawn chase Monday before all were nabbed, authorities said. Responding to a call of people trying to break into vehicles in the area of Arbor Road and Bush Place, Officer Don Liu tried to stop the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which sped off just after 12:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The Jeep, reported stolen out of Asbury Park after the key fob was left inside, continued on Ridgewood Avenue to Chimes Road, then to Glen Avenue and eventually onto southbound Ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us
Big Lots Taking Over Paramus Toys R Us Big Lots is on its way to Paramus. The discount chain last year purchased the remaining 12-year lease on the 36,000-square-foot Toys R Us store on Ridgewood Avenue for $2.75 million, according to TheRealDeal.com. That's $6.50 per square foot annually, compared to $30 (had the chain signed a new lease on a larger space). The vacant space was transformed into a Spirit Halloween store last fall. Big Lots is known across 47 states for its closeout buys and massive furniture markdowns. No word yet on opening date.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Airborne Vehicle Rollover Lands In Paramus Parking Lot Airborne Vehicle Rollover Lands In Paramus Parking Lot
Airborne Vehicle Rollover Lands In Paramus Parking Lot PARAMUS, N.J. – A White Plains, N.Y. man was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after his vehicle veered off Ridgewood Avenue and rolled down into a nearby parking lot Monday morning in Paramus, authorities said. The driver, Saji Kochumman, 41, was in stable condition and transported to The Valley Hospital, Fire Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg, citing a suspected medical emergency as the cause of the incident. The car drove off the roadway and into snowbanks and a street sign, just before 11:30 a.m., responders told Daily Voice. READ: HERO CIVILIANS AID PARAMUS ROLLOVER VICTIM It con…

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by Cecilia Levine