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Belmont Avenue, Garfield, NJ

'57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders '57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders
'57 Chevy Among Antique Vehicles Destroyed In Pre-Dawn Garfield Garage Fire: Responders A vicious pre-dawn Bergen County garage fire exacted a steep sentimental price. THE quintessential American greaser car -- a 1957 Bel Air -- was destroyed along with another antique Chevy and a motorcycle in the overnight fire in Garfield, responders said. The fire broke out on the second floor of the detached Cedar Street garage off Belmont Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1. The fire broke out on the second floor of the Cedar Street garage in Garfield shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, May 1.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Firefighters had it knocked down in just under a half hour and …
Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop
Fire Doused At Garfield Auto Body Shop Garfield firefighters quickly doused a blaze at a local auto body shop. The fire broke out shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday at D&T Auto Body on River Driver at Belmont Avenue. Firefighters quickly knocked it down and had it in under a half-hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid at the scene and in coverage was provided by firefighters from Wallington, Elmwood Park and Saddle Brook.
Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run
Garfield Police Charge Clifton Driver In June Pedestrian Hit-Run Garfield police charged a 30-year-old Clifton man with a June hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. Dwayne M. Chess Jr. was driving a four-door Kia Forte that struck the 56-year-old victim on River Drive just south of Belmont Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. June 20, Capt. Richard Uram said. The car kept going south on River Drive with a damaged windshield and hood, he said. The victim "suffered multiple broken bones, among other injuries," for which he was still rehabilitating, Uram said Thursday. Detective Michael Latona charged Chess Jr with assault by auto and lea…
Garfield PD: Arrest Made In Street Mugging Of Woman From Woodland Park Garfield PD: Arrest Made In Street Mugging Of Woman From Woodland Park
Garfield PD: Arrest Made In Street Mugging Of Woman From Woodland Park A Clifton man with a criminal history mugged a 28-year-old Woodland Park woman, said Garfield police who charged him with aggravated assault and robbery. Officer Benjamin Marceca was flagged down by the victim in the area of Belmont and Pierre avenues just after 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Marceca learned that she’d been “assaulted by a male acquaintance she was meeting on Cambridge Avenue,” Sucorowski said. Wilby Tapia, 34, “reportedly grabbed her by the hair, pulling her down, and then assaulted and choked her,” the captain said. He then “went through her purse and…
Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting
Garfield PD: Police Nab Gunman Who Robbed Saddle Brook Teen Trio At Online-Arranged Meeting A trio of Saddle Brook teenagers who arranged a meeting on social media for what they thought was the illegal purchase of THC vape cartridges in Garfield were instead robbed at gunpoint, said city police who made an arrest. The trio – an 18-year-old man, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl – drove to Summit Avenue just north of Belmont Avenue for the purported sale shortly before 6 p.m. Jan. 11, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Suddenly, a man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask got into the back seat, pulled a handgun from his bag and threatened to shoot the girl if they didn't hand over…
Two Sought In Reported Overnight Home Invasion In Garfield Two Sought In Reported Overnight Home Invasion In Garfield
Two Sought In Reported Overnight Home Invasion In Garfield Police were investigating a reported overnight home invasion in Garfield. Two men reportedly beat a male resident, apparently for money, in a small Cedar Street home off Belmont Avenue. It was unclear how much, if any, was taken. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS