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Canadian Visitor, 61, Struck Crossing River Road In Edgewater Canadian Visitor, 61, Struck Crossing River Road In Edgewater
Canadian Visitor, 61, Struck Crossing River Road In Edgewater A 61-year-old pedestrian from Canada sustained a possible broken leg along with a cut on his head when he was struck by a car on River Road outside City Place in Edgewater, authorities said. The driver, 36, from Edgewater, told police she had the green light while heading north on River Road at the intersection of Gorge Road shortly after midnight Sunday, June 4, Detective Lt. Steven Tibus said. A female suddenly darted across the street, the driver told police, so she swerved to avoid her -- then hit the victim, who was clad in dark clothing behind her, the lieutenant said. The victim fro…

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GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson GOTCHA! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson
Gotcha! Quintet Captured After Gunshots, Pursuit, Crash Along Hudson A group of out-of-towners who’d been firing gunshots along the Hudson River in Edgewater were captured after they crashed while trying to flee responding officers, authorities said. An anonymous caller alerted borough police to the gunfire along the riverfront near the Target store at the Edgewater Commons Mall shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Police Chief Donald Martin said. Responding officers spotted the getaway car – a red sedan – as it exited the mall parking lot onto River Road, the chief said. Officers Julian Delgado, Rick Hernandez, Daniel Tarabola, Dan Massuda and Muntase…

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Edgewater Ex-Con Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money Edgewater Ex-Con Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money
Edgewater Ex-Con Gets 10 Years In Fed Pen For Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money An ex-con from Edgewater is headed to federal prison for 10 years for laundering more than $850,000 in drug money. Bobbie L. Henderson III, 36, was living in the St. Moritz high-rise off Gorge Road when he conspired with others to launder what he thought were proceeds from drug sales, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Henderson was charged in Pennsylvania five years ago with fighting with police who took him into custody after he crashed his car in the middle of a highway and left it there. Rather than go to trial on the money laundering charge, he accepted a deal from the government, wh…

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Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door
Police: 'Worker' Steals $29,000 In Tools From Edgewater Site While Patrons Dine Next Door Workers at an Edgewater construction site had left for the day when a burglar slipped in, put on a hard hat and work shirt and helped himself to $29,000 worth of tools while customers drank and dined at a restaurant next door, authorities said. He left an hour and a half later with drills, batteries, saws, and a spool of copper wire after breaking into several job boxes, they said. Borough Detective Jorge Vanegas got surveillance footage from the restaurant and watched as Jose Hernandez-Done of New York City pulled up that June night, parked his dark-colored Toyota Corolla next to the Old …

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Four From Philly Charged With Beating, Tasing, Robbing Edgewater Pair At Gunpoint Four From Philly Charged With Beating, Tasing, Robbing Edgewater Pair At Gunpoint
Four From Philly Charged With Beating, Tasing, Robbing Edgewater Pair At Gunpoint Authorities captured four Philadelphia men who they said beat and tased two victims during a gunpoint robbery in Edgewater late last year. The victims were attacked when they arrived at the Riello Apartments on Gorge Road before dawn on Dec. 8, 2019 by a quartet who held them at gunpoint while beating them, tasing them with a cattle prod and robbing them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Detectives from Musella’s office and the Edgewater Police Department identified four suspects who were all arrested Wednesday at their homes with help from the FBI and Philadelphia Police …

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Police: Fugitive DWI Health Aide Crashes Sedan Into Bus In Cliffside Park, Injures Patient, 80 Police: Fugitive DWI Health Aide Crashes Sedan Into Bus In Cliffside Park, Injures Patient, 80
Police: Fugitive DWI Health Aide Crashes Sedan Into Bus In Cliffside Park, Injures Patient, 80 UPDATE: A home health aide who's wanted out of Florida was drunk when her sedan slammed into a commuter bus in Cliffside Park early Wednesday evening, injuring her 80-year-old patient, police said. Police charged Mary Ellen Digiacomo, 63, of Ridgefield, with DWI and endangering an elderly person following the 5:30 p.m. crash on Walker Street, Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. They also issued several summonses, he said. Digiacomo's patient was taken to Palisades General Hospital in North Bergen with a hip injury, among other ailments, Capano told Daily Voice. The NJ Trans…

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Edgewater Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal-State Strike Force Admits Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money Edgewater Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal-State Strike Force Admits Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money
Edgewater Ex-Con Nabbed By Federal-State Strike Force Admits Laundering $850,000 In Drug Money An ex-con living in Edgewater admitted in federal court Tuesday that he laundered more than $850,000 in drug money. Bobbie L. Henderson III, 36, was living in the St. Moritz high-rise off Gorge Road when, federal authorities said, he “conspired with others to launder the proceeds of narcotics distribution, with the intent to promote the distribution of narcotics.” U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler scheduled sentencing for Jan. 8, 2020 after Henderson pleaded guilty Wednesday in Newark to conspiracy as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors. Henderson five years ago was charged …

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Chased By Police, Cliffside Park Man Hops Fence, Falls 30 Feet Down Cliffs Chased By Police, Cliffside Park Man Hops Fence, Falls 30 Feet Down Cliffs
Chased By Police, Cliffside Park Man Hops Fence, Falls 30 Feet Down Cliffs CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A known Cliffside Park drug user already facing charges of neglecting his elderly mother hopped a fence while being chased by police after a pair of hit-and-run crashes Thursday -- and tumbled 30 feet down the Palisades to Edgewater, authorities said. Allen Gonzalez, 41, was airlifted from Palisades General Hospital to Hackensack University Medical Center with several broken bones, responders said. It began, they said, when Gonzalez sped off after his car struck two parked vehicles in neighboring North Bergen. Township police chased Gonzalez before he eventually bai…

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