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Wallington Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Garfield (UPDATE) Wallington Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Garfield (UPDATE)
Wallington Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Garfield (Update) Officials have released the identity of the pedestrian struck and killed by a train in Bergen County this week. Tara Yannette, 32, of Wallington, was near Plauderville Station in Garfield when she was struck just before 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, NJ Transit spokesman John Chartier said. ALSO SEE: 'She Was A Survivor:' Loved Ones Mourn Loss Of Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Bergen County The train, Port Jervis Line train 64, departed Port Jervis at 1:35 p.m., and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 3:54 p.m.  There were no injuries reported to the approximately 125 cus…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues 'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues
'No Criminality' Suspected In Sudden Death Of Garfield Man, 33, Investigation Continues The sudden unattended death of a 33-year-old Garfield man wasn’t believed to be suspicious, although an investigation hasn’t yet been completed, authorities said Tuesday. City police responding to a 911 call for medical aid found Tadeusz Soltys unresponsive in a Palisade Avenue apartment at the corner of Van Winkle Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein confirmed on Tuesday. His girlfriend apparently had last seen Soltys there Friday night, then found him on the floor and called for help when she returned the next morning, a so…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork
Sheriff’s K-9 Sniffs Out Fleeing Offender Who Tried Hiding In Vacant Garfield Building Ductwork A repeat offender bolted from Garfield police but was tracked down by a K-9 and removed with the help of firefighters after he tried hiding inside the ductwork of an abandoned building, authorities said. Officers Richy Mendez and Jaroslaw Wdowiak were responding to a resident’s car burglary call when they spotted city resident Jayden M. Barbarino Costa, 18, in the backyard of the victim’s Van Winkle Avenue home shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Richard Uram said. Costa hopped several fences with the officers in pursuit. A perimeter was quickly established with help from Passaic poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Detectives Nab Ex-Con In Pair Of Brazen Gunpoint Stickups Of Garfield Liquor Store, Smoke Shop Detectives Nab Ex-Con In Pair Of Brazen Gunpoint Stickups Of Garfield Liquor Store, Smoke Shop
Detectives Nab Ex-Con In Pair Of Brazen Gunpoint Stickups Of Garfield Liquor Store, Smoke Shop GOTCHA! A clerk in a Garfield liquor store and another in a city smoke shop each had a gun pointed in their faces by a brazen Paterson ex-con who might've overlooked some details, authorities said. Forensic evidence recovered by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification helped lead city detectives to Nazier T. Askew, a 24-year-old convicted felon whose DNA and fingerprints were already on file. Askew struck just before 7 p.m. on separate nights barely a few blocks apart, Garfield Police Capt. Richard Uram said. The first was Feb. 7, when he entered World-Wide Liquors on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Service Commuter Train In Garfield Woman Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Service Commuter Train In Garfield
Woman Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Service Commuter Train In Garfield A woman was struck and killed by a out-of-service passenger train Friday morning in Garfield, authorities confirmed. There were no customers aboard the NJ Transit train when the woman was struck at Van Winkle Avenue off Chestnut Street at 9:39 a.m., NJ Transit Senior Public Information Officer Everett Merrill said. None of the eight crew members were injured, he said. Service on the Main-Bergen County Line was indefinitely suspended in both directions as NJ Transit police conducted an investigation into identifying the woman and determining the circumstances. It resumed three hours later.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Garfield Authorities: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Garfield
Authorities: Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun In Garfield A Garfield man remained held after police found a loaded handgun in his car following an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Joseph Kopacz was backed up by Officer Jaime Vazquez after he stopped a Nissan Altima near the corner of Palisade and Van Winkle avenues shortly after 1:30 a.m. last week. Kopacz “detected a strong odor” of pot coming from the car and summoned a Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 Officer Sohrab Moussavian and Cash, who indicated contraband in the trunk, Capt. Richard Uram said. Police obtained a warrant and found both a defaced .380-caliber handgun and more dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Responders Rally For Popular Garfield Police Officer Who Lost Cats, Home In Fierce Fire Responders Rally For Popular Garfield Police Officer Who Lost Cats, Home In Fierce Fire
Responders Rally For Popular Garfield Police Officer Who Lost Cats, Home In Fierce Fire YOU CAN HELP: Responders, friends and community members are rallying to assist a Garfield police officer whose home was destroyed by a raging fire that killed her two cats and displaced her family and five others. No one was in the Van Winkle Avenue residence that had been home for more than 30 years to four-year Garfield Police Department veteran Rebecca Schmidt and her parents and brother when the blaze broke out around 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Brother Adam Schmidt rescued the family dog, but his sister’s two cats perished in the fire, which engulfed their home and another and severely damaged…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO) UPDATE: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Update: Cats Killed, Dog Rescued In Raging Garfield House Fire (Photos, Video) UPDATE: A dog was rescued but two cats died in a raging fire Saturday night in Garfield that engulfed one home, destroyed another and damaged a third, displacing six families, authorities said. Garfield Police Sgt. Pedro Gongora, Officers Sebastian Tyburski and Noah Murphy and Detective Sgt. Marc Amos arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. to find a Van Winkle resident fleeing his home out the back with his dog, Capt. Richard Uram said. The first house soon was fully involved. The blaze quickly ravaged a neighboring home and spread to the third. Fourteen mutual aid companies responded to assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Multi-Alarm Fire Engulfs Garfield Homes PHOTOS, VIDEO: Multi-Alarm Fire Engulfs Garfield Homes
Photos, Video: Multi-Alarm Fire Engulfs Garfield Homes UPDATE: A dog was rescued but two cats died in a raging fire Saturday night in Garfield that engulfed one home, destroyed another and damaged a third, displacing six families, authorities said. Garfield Police Sgt. Pedro Gongora, Officers Sebastian Tyburski and Noah Murphy and Detective Sgt. Marc Amos arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. to find a Van Winkle resident fleeing his home out the back with his dog, Capt. Richard Uram said. The first house soon was fully involved. The blaze quickly ravaged a neighboring home and spread to the third. Fourteen mutual aid companies responded to assist…

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by Jerry DeMarco