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Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop
Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop A 15-year-old Ridgewood boy was robbed at gunpoint outside the village Shop & Stop after arriving for what he thought was a sale that he'd made online, authorities said. The boy told police he brought $300 worth of clothing to the parking lot of the Franklin Avenue supermarket after cutting an online deal shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, Sgt. John A. Ward said. Instead, the teen said, he was accosted by four men who appeared to be 18 to 20 years old, one of them armed with a handgun. The robbers fled with the clothing and the boy, who wasn't injured, called police, Ward said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
Ben & Jerry's Celebrates Free Cone Day In North Jersey Ben & Jerry's Celebrates Free Cone Day In North Jersey
Ben & Jerry's Celebrates Free Cone Day In North Jersey Do you have a craving for your favorite ice cream flavor or are looking to try something new in Bergen County? Ben and Jerry's has you covered. The ice cream chain is hosting its annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday, April 16 between noon and 8 p.m. at its Ridgewood location at 104-106 Franklin Ave.  "Every time you enjoy a scoop of Ben & Jerry's, you're showing us how much you care," the company said. "We love you too and Free Cone Day is our favorite way to show it."

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood
SUV Slams Into Parked Cars In Ridgewood A driver may have had a medical episode before his SUV struck three parked vehicles in Ridgewood on Tuesday, responders said. The senior driver of the Honda CRV was alert and conscious when members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps loaded him into their rig following the crash on Cottage Place near the Stop & Shop on Franklin Avenue just before 1 p.m. July 18. He was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The senior driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving Citywide Towing removed the SUV and a Honda Fit that was struck. A Mercedes Benz C300 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood
Driver Hospitalized After SUVs Collide In Ridgewood A driver was hospitalized after two SUVs collided Tuesday night in Ridgewood. The extent of injuries couldn't immediately be determined after the hospitalized driver's older-model Toyota Highlander collided with a Ford Explorer at the corner of Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Stree. A Ridgewood Emergency Services ambulance took the victim to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The driver of the older model Toyota Highlander was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood following Tuesday night's crash.Boyd A. Loving Both vehicles were towed after firefighters disconnected both of their b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV In Crash Rolls Into Ridgewood Police Car SUV In Crash Rolls Into Ridgewood Police Car
SUV In Crash Rolls Into Ridgewood Police Car An SUV involved in an accident in Ridgewood rolled into a police car, authorities said. The BMW X1 wasn't occupied -- or in park -- when it was separated from the first vehicle on Franklin Avenue at North Broad Street near the village train station Thursday afternoon, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said It rolled into the police cruiser, which also was unoccupied, the chief said. No injuries were reported. No injuries were immediately reported in the crash near the Ridgewood train station.Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine
Stuck Truck Throws Monkey Wrench Into Ridgewood Rush-Hour Routine A major Ridgewood thoroughfare was closed for more than an hour after a delivery driver's truck got stuck in the middle of a U-turn. The driver told village police his brakes locked up as he headed down Garber Square and realized the truck wouldn't clear the railroad bridge off North Broad Street around 8 a.m. Friday, April 29. The FreshPro Distributors truck out of West Caldwell ended up stuck on the median, blocking traffic in both directions. All Points Towing got the driver out of his predicament while police detoured motorists coming off Franklin and West Ridgewood avenues. No injur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash
Firefighters Extricate Victim, Summons Issued Following Ridgewood Crash A female passenger was hospitalized after Ridgewood firefighters extricated her from a minivan that collided with a Honda Civic sedan Sunday night. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage and had to be towed following the crash at Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Street shortly before 9 o'clock. The minivan passenger was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with a neck injury. A Honda sedan also sustained severe damage in the Ridgewood crash.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Police issued a summons, but it wasn't clear to whom or for what. Firefighters also cleaned up a fuel spill.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs
Police: Wrong-Way Hit-Run DWI Driver Mounts Ridgewood Sidewalk, Plows Over Parking Signs An Upper Saddle River motorist was drunk when he drove into oncoming traffic and onto a Ridgewood sidewalk, knocking over parking signs, before his SUV slammed into another vehicle several blocks away, authorities said. One of the damaged signs was wedged into the front bumper of his Kia when police found Kenneth Nelson, 53, several blocks away, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. After at first driving into oncoming traffic and on the sidewalk on Cottage Street, Nelson continued down Franklin Avenue to North Maple Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Luthcke said. He made it to East Glen Av…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash
Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Sparks flew after an unlicensed Ridgewood hit-and-run driver struck a utility pole in Glen Rock with his muscle car and sped off on three wheels and a rim, authorities said. Christopher Loehwing, 49, parked the smashed-up Charger in a shopping center lot outside his apartment more than a mile away following Wednesday night’s crash, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Loehwing told officers who found him that he’d hit the pole after swerving to avoid a fox. He said he’d planned to call them about it before they showed up. Moments earlier, a group of witnesses reported seeing Loehwing’s 2010 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Nab Shoplifting Crew Led By Career Offender Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Nab Shoplifting Crew Led By Career Offender
Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Nab Shoplifting Crew Led By Career Offender At 50 years old, Barry Green has spent most of his adult life behind bars. He was back there Thursday after Ridgewood and Glen Rock police teamed up to grab him and other accused members of a shoplifting crew – all of whom were wanted on several warrants from other towns. Alerted by their village colleagues, Glen Rock police stopped a minivan at the corner of Glen Avenue and South Maple Avenue after the group was involved in a shoplifting attempt Wednesday afternoon at the Franklin Avenue Stop & Shop in Ridgewood, Detective Capt. Forest Lyons said. Those arrested included Green, a care…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death MUGSHOT: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death
Mugshot: Midland Park Man, 47, Charged In Ridgewood Hit-Run Death UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood
Midland Park Mailman Charged: Video Shows Hit-Run SUV That Killed Hawthorne Man In Ridgewood UPDATE: Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged a 47-year-old postal carrier from Midland Park with the hit-and-run death of a Hawthorne man in Ridgewood earlier this week. Rafael Ramos was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Monday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo confirmed Saturday night. Ramos's Chevy Blazer was towed from the driveway of his home on Prospect Street. It will be processed for evidence by the Bergen County Sheriff's Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts
Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Police urged customers who've recently used the ATM at the Valley National Bank in Ridgewood to check their accounts after someone tampered with the machine. A technician at the Franklin Avenue bank who examined the machine discovered that someone monkeyed with the internal components sometime between Friday and Monday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Village detectives were investigating with bank officials, she said. Anyone who used that particular ATM over the weekend "should contact Valley National Bank and monitor your account and report any fraudulent ac…

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by Jerry DeMarco