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Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase
Alleged Coverup Probed After Saddle Brook Officer Leads Ridgefield PD On High-Speed Chase A Saddle Brook police officer was suspended without pay and two of his colleagues suspended with pay Thursday following a reckless high-speed chase and alleged subsequent coverup. Saddle Brook Officer Andres Morales, 28, was off duty when a uniformed officer in Ridgefield tried to stop his speeding BMW on Broad Avenue 2:35 a.m. Oct. 3. Morales kept going, however, exiting onto Route 46 and then onto westbound Route 80, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At the Route 80 split, Morales suddenly veered from the right local lane across several lanes into the express lanes, apparently …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered 50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered
50 Years Later: Saddle Brook Fire Chief Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice Remembered TRIBUTE: Thoughts and prayers Friday were with the family of a Saddle Brook fire chief who died in the line of duty 50 years ago. It was shortly after midnight June 26, 1970 that a West Caldwell driver’s car veered off the Garden State Parkway and plunged 30 feet onto Saddle River Road, bursting into flames. Fire Chief William “Don” Wilson was two blocks from the scene of the crash when he lost control of his own vehicle and it struck a tree on a notoriously treacherous curve on Saddle River Road. He was pronounced dead at what was then Hackensack Hospital about an hour later. Don Wilson …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident
Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident UPDATE: An Elmwood Park woman was jailed Friday after injuring her boyfriend with a pocket knife during an incident at friend's house in Saddle Brook, police said. Leonor O'Hara, 23, was charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and weapons possession following the 7 a.m. incident at a home on Saddle River Road near Saddle River County Park, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The 23-year-old Morris County man was hospitalized with a cut on his finger "either through a defensive attempt to thwart off an attempted thrust of the knife or an attempt by the suspect…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident
Elmwood Park Woman Charged, Boyfriend Hospitalized With Knife Wound In Saddle Brook Incident UPDATE: An Elmwood Park woman was jailed Friday after injuring her boyfriend with a pocket knife during an incident at friend's house in Saddle Brook, police said. Leonor O'Hara, 23, was charged with aggravated assault, making terroristic threats and weapons possession following the 7 a.m. incident at a home on Saddle River Road near Saddle River County Park, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The 23-year-old Morris County man was hospitalized with a cut on his finger "either through a defensive attempt to thwart off an attempted thrust of the knife or an attempt by the suspect to grab the kn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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OD Victim Revived After Ringing Saddle Brook Doorbells: Her 2nd Narcan Save In Three Days OD Victim Revived After Ringing Saddle Brook Doorbells: Her 2nd Narcan Save In Three Days
OD Victim Revived After Ringing Saddle Brook Doorbells: Her 2nd Narcan Save In Three Days A drug user who'd just gotten off a bus in Saddle Brook was revived by responding police officers after she suffered a drug overdose while ringing doorbells looking for help Saturday afternoon, authorities said. It was the second time in three days that police used Narcan to save her. The 31-year-old New York City woman passed out on the NJ Transit bus, awoke, then got off on Saddle River Road near Cambridge Avenue, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Residents called police after she began ringing doorbells, he said. Officers who found the woman unresponsive administered NARCAN, which b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Downed Tree Ignites Saddle Brook Blaze PHOTOS/VIDEO: Downed Tree Ignites Saddle Brook Blaze
Photos/Video: Downed Tree Ignites Saddle Brook Blaze A fallen tree dragged power lines onto a pickup truck parked in a Saddle Brook driveway Tuesday night, igniting a fire that destroyed the vehicle and a detached garage. Power to several customers was cut during the 9:35 p.m. two-alarm blaze at the corner of Saddle River Road and Riverview Place, which also slightly damaged the house, Police Chief Robert Kugler said. The tree fell on nearby Birk Street, bringing down the utility lines, Kugler said. Firefighters from Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Lodi, Paramus and Rochelle Park assisted their township colleagues. No injuries were repor…

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by Jerry DeMarco