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(x2)! Paramus Officer Chases Down Separate Suspects From Same Mall Incident
A Paramus police officer chased down two separate suspects who fled the Bergen Towne Center, authorities said. Two men and a woman all bolted from the Nordstrom Rack, then ran in different directions, after stealing Burberry and Givenchy apparel and a Reaction wristwatch worth nearly $667 combined, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Officer Kevin Grady, who was among the responders, ran after Yerbinson Zapata-Zus as he fled east on Route 4 near Forest Avenue, the chief said. Zapata-Zus resisted after Grady grabbed him, Guidetti said, but he was quickly subdued. Grady was driving him back …
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Paramus Man Who Stabbed Dad Dead Tried Burning Body To Destroy Evidence, Detectives Say
UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off the bloody…
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Paramus Murder: Man Stabbed Dad Dead, Left Him In Home Two Days, Sources Say
UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off the b…
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Paramus Man Stabbed Dead By Son, Left For Two Days: Authorities
UPDATE: A Paramus man who’d just stabbed his father to death dragged the body to a bathroom and tried to set it on fire last week as part of an attempt to conceal what he’d done, authorities said. Melvin Thomas repeatedly stabbed his father, 61-year-old Manuel Thomas, in the chest with a kitchen knife on Valentine’s Day, a criminal complaint says. He then dragged the bloody corpse to a bathroom where he tried igniting it with a lighter, according to the complaint filed by Paramus Police Detective Justin Sicari. “This attempt failed,” the detective wrote. Melvin Thomas wiped off …
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Englewood Killer Sentenced To Life For Shooting Rapper, Then Dumping Burned Body In Paramus
UPDATE: An ex-con convicted a second time of shooting an aspiring rapper in a vacant home in Englewood, then burning the body and dumping it on a quiet Paramus cul-de-sac was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said. "There is nothing more cowardly than shooting someone in the back," Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Gary Donatello said before Randy Manning was sentenced in Superior Court in Hackensack for killing Rhian “Kampane” Stoute in 2011. Manning was originally convicted for the same crime and sent to state prison for life in 2014, but he got the conviction overturned in 2020 …
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Passenger Seriously Injured, Motorcyclist Jailed After DWI Crash At Bergen Park: Prosecutor
A salesman at a Rockland County auto dealership was jailed after authorities said he crashed his motorcycle at a Bergen County Park – seriously injuring his female passenger – while under the influence of alcohol. Alex Cruz, 33, of Suffern, NY, lost control of the motorcycle at the Forest Avenue entrance to Van Saun Park in Paramus shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Both he and his female passenger were ejected, the prosecutor said. She was taken to Hackensack University Hospital with serious bodily injuries, Musella said. Cruz was arrested …
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Lightning Strike Ignites Paramus House Fire
A lightning strike ignited a fire in a Paramus home Friday morning. The blaze damaged the second floor of the two-story, wood-frame home on Bullard Avenue, off Forest Avenue, after it broke out at around 8:15 a.m. July 14. Firefighters had it doused in under a half hour. No injuries were reported. Paramus police and members of their Emergency Services Unit, along with Paramus Rescue Squad joined other borough firefighters at the scene, with colleagues from surrounding towns providing coverage. These included responders from Fair Lawn, Maywood, Oradell, River Edge, Rochelle Park and Washi…
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: Englewood Man Convicted Again Of Shooting, Burning Rapper, Dumping Body In Paramus
An Englewood man faces 30 years to life in prison after jurors in Hackensack convicted him of murder for a second time for shooting an aspiring rapper and then setting his body on fire. Randy Manning was originally found guilty and sentenced to life in 2014 for killing Rhian “Kampane” Stoute in Englewood three years earlier. Manning got the state Supreme Court to support a lower court ruling overturning the conviction and granting him a new trial in 2020. The verdicts this time were pretty much the same: Jurors found Manning guilty of murder, desecration and unlawful moving of human remai…
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Retired Bank Exec Struck In DWI Hit-And-Run In Closter Dies, Charges Against Driver Upgraded
A 75-year-old retired bank vice president from Closter who authorities said was struck by a drunk hit-and-run driver as he walked down a local street has died. Charges have been upgraded as a result against the driver, Jesus T. Yunganaula Tenempaguay, a 36-year-old Ecuadorian national living in Hackensack. Tenempaguay was intoxicated when his 2007 Honda CRV struck Alan Friedman on Durie Avenue near Legion Place at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Friedman, who'd worked for The Bank of New York Mellon for 35 years, was unresponsive but breathing, with …
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Serial Armenian Church Car Burglar Nabbed By Paramus Detective: Police
A 64-year-old Ramsey man has been charged in a trio of car burglaries at an Armenian church in Paramus, authorities announced. Garo Altunyan is accused of stealing $1,200 from a parked car at the Armenian Presbyterian Church on Forest Avenue on Dec. 27, 2022, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The detective assigned to the case, Josh Capizzi, noticed similar incidents the same church parking lot on March 10 and Aug. 23 last year, and developed a suspect vehicle, according to Ehrenberg. "After staking out the vehicle he was able to positively identify Garo Altunyan as the act…
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: Driver, 78, Killed When Backhoe Veers Into Path Of His Pickup In Paramus
A 78-year-old motorist from Englewood was killed when his pickup truck collided with an oncoming backhoe that had swerved into his path in Paramus, authorities confirmed. The victim was headed north on Forest Avenue in a 2020 Ford Ranger when the crash occurred near Filippe Court around 5 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The Suez Water backhoe driver, 40, from Elmwood Park, told police he'd swerved to avoid a deer who darted across the road, Ehrenberg said. Responding officers removed the unresponsive victim from the Ford and conducted CPR, among other life-saving measur…
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! Burglar Captured By Paramus Police After Getaway Car Splits Without Him
One of three burglars who broke into a Paramus home overnight was captured by borough police after a stolen getaway car sped off without him, authorities said. The Henry Street homeowners' daughter was asleep on a couch on the first floor when she was startled by two burglars -- both wearing dark clothing and ski masks -- around 4:30 a.m. Monday, May 16, Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said. One of them had pried open a first-floor window, climbed in and opened a back door for his companion, the chief said. The third burglar rifled through an Audi parked in the driveway, he said. The ba…
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Former Bergen Pilates Entrepreneur, Hospital Philanthropist Dies In Florida
A funeral service is scheduled this weekend for a former Bergen County fitness entrepreneur and hospital philanthropist who died suddenly at her Florida home. The circumstances surrounding the death of Nanci Perle Kushner on Monday, March 21, haven’t been made public. Previously from Cresskill, the 56-year-old New York native had been living in Boca Raton, FL, records show. Kusher received a bachelor’s degree in retail and marketing from Syracuse University and a master's in education from Fordham Graduate School before cultivating a love of exercise into the founding of NPK Pilates in Cr…
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Paramus EMS Vehicle Crashes
No injuries were reported after a Paramus EMS vehicle slammed into a utility pole, strewing wires across the road, while returning to its station. The 6:15 a.m. crash closed East Midland Avenue between Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue throughout Tuesday, March 8, while a PSE&G crew continued repairs. Paramus police were investigating, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. East Midland Avenue in ParamusDAILY VOICE
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Update
: Emerson Driver Charged In Paramus Hit-And-Run That Killed Pedestrian, 58
UPDATE: Sometimes sharing stories really does make a difference. A Daily Voice reader who saw a story shared in a Facebook group about the search for a hit-and-run vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Paramus provided the tip that led to the capture of the accused driver. The tipster said he suspected the damaged Ford brought into an auto body shop in Congers was the same one mentioned in a Daily Voice story about the search for the fleeing driver who killed the 58-year-old woman as she walked along a local road early Thursday. So he notified authorities. READ MORE HERE.... The origin…
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Missing Paramus Girl
Found
Paramus police said a 16-year-old borough girl reported missing late Saturday was back Sunday afternoon, less than 24 hours later. Gianna Francesco was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dunkin Donuts on Forest Avenue, they said. Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg confirmed shortly before 4 p.m. that she was safe and sound.
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Four Hospitalized In Paramus Crash
A morning crash in Paramus sent four people to the hospital. One had to be extricated following the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. None of the injuries was considered serious, responders said. Borough police had to divert traffic from the intersection. They were investigating. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. One of the victims had to be extricated in the crash at Spring Valley Road and Forest Avenue in Paramus shortly before 11 a.m. Monday.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE
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: Paramus Firefighters Extricate Driver After Crash
Paramus firefighters extricated an injured sedan driver after a Tuesday morning crash with an SUV. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free the female driver following the crash at the corner of Forest Avenue and Spring Valley Road. Both she and the other driver were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Flatbed tow trucks removed both vehicles. Paramus police and EMS also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this story.
Business
Bergen Town Center Construction Paves Way For New Stores, Restaurants
The Bergen Town Center is about to get even bigger. The 61-year-old Paramus mall will soon boast several new retailers, restaurants and even more parking. A new report in NorthJersey.com said shoppers can expect a Burlington discount department store, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Express clothing store and a two-level parking structure. The department store will be located in the 50,000-square-foot space on the mall's third level, above Marshall's and Saks Fifth Avenue. The area had previous been occupied by the chapel and mall offices. Burlington is expected to open next spring, the report sa…
Lifestyle
Public Transit Hell: Disabled Bergenfield Mom Rides Wheelchair Miles Home
What should have been a quick trip to the mall turned into a hellish nightmare for a paralyzed Bergenfield mom. Kathy Moore -- who is trying to raise money to buy herself a handicap accessible van -- ended up riding her electric wheelchair nearly two miles home in the cold Saturday due to problems with NJ Transit buses. Moore became paralyzed nearly 20 years ago after surviving a nearly-deadly stabbing by her ex-husband in Hackensack. She raised both of her sons alone and yearns to live an independent life -- working, volunteering and running errands. The public transportation system has …
Lifestyle
iFLY Paramus Has Opening Date, Here's What You Need To Know
PARAMUS, N.J. — Construction on the indoor skydiving facility at the corner of Route 4 and Forest Avenue in Paramus is expected to be complete in April 2018, according to the iFLY website. The project is being manufactured by SkyVenture, the pioneer in wall-to-wall vertical wind tunnels. It was founded by a group of skydivers, placing the first tunnel in Orlando, Fla. in 1999. Since the early days, SkyVenture has become the most popular wind tunnel manufacturer in the world. Until then, here's what you need to know about iFLY Paramus. LIMITATIONS: Flyers must be at least 3 years old, and w…
Police & Fire
Paramus Rescue Squad Frees Victim In Crash
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Members of the Paramus Rescue Squad extricated a trapped passenger following a two-car crash Sunday afternoon. A Paramus EMS ambulance took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center after a Toyota Corolla he was in collided with a Ford SUV at the intersection of Forest and Oradell avenues. Tow trucks removed both vehicles. Paramus and Oradell police and borough firefighters also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this article.
Real Estate
Best Buy Moving To Bergen Town Center; Here's What You Need To Know
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Goodbye Garden State Plaza, hello Bergen Town Center. Best Buy will be moving from its longtime location at the Westfield Garden State Plaza to Forest Avenue across from Bergen Town Center in Paramus, where a new building is currently under construction. Store officials say the move is likely to happen before summer. The Garden State Plaza has yet to announce what will be of the free-standing facility that Best Buy currently occupies. Best Buy's new location is situated next to Kirkland's and Red Robin, across from Whole Foods Market and Marshall's. "The layout of …
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Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes
An ex-con who once swiped an off-duty sheriff's officer's car was one of two men nabbed by Paramus police after an overnight stolen car chase. As Daily Voice originally reported, 30-year-old Shakir Curry was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after he and fellow Newark resident Jaquan Summer, 25, were chased down before dawn Sunday. Curry and Summer were also charged with eluding, resising arrest, theft and drug possession. A third suspect got away, authorities said. Police said the trio stole a Mercedes SUV from a Sweetbriar Avenue driveway around 11:30 p.m. Saturday afte…
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