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WINNER! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$ WINNER! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$
Winner! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$ Amidst the heavy rainfall, a lottery player in Bergen County found a reason to celebrate. A Mega Millions ticket sold in Little Ferry matched four numbers and the gold Megaball, winning $30,000 in the drawing held on Tuesday, April 2. The ticket was sold at JTL Pharmacy on Main Street. The winning numbers were 10, 50, 56, 60, 66 and the gold Megaball was 19.
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry
Woman, 22, Beaten After Chasing Down Robber In Little Ferry An 18-year-old man who snatched a Little Ferry woman's cellphone repeatedly punched her in the face after she chased him down, authorities said. Moonachie police captured him a short time later, they said. The 22-year-old victim and her family were having a small party in their backyard when Anthony Conyers showed up just before 9:45 p.m. Sunday, May 15, Police Chief James Walters said. The victim, who recognized Conyers as the burglar who'd broken into her vehicle last week, told him to leave, the chief said. He then snatched her phone and ran, Walters said. The victim chased down Con…
Authorities: PA Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At Little Ferry Bank Authorities: PA Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At Little Ferry Bank
Authorities: PA Fugitive Nabbed With Bogus Docs At Little Ferry Bank A Pennsylvania fugitive was carrying bank receipts in different names when Little Ferry police nabbed him at a local branch, authorities said. Police were called when Ian James, 37, of the Bronx tried to make a transaction -- which he said was to help pay child support -- Thursday afternoon at the TD Bank on Main Street, Chief James Walters said. James gave a bogus name, Social Security number and driver's license from Georgia when officers arrived, Walters said Friday. They fingerprinted him and and found an extraditable warrant out of Harrisburg, as well as another bogus driver's license…
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest
Little Ferry PD: Driver Caught With Gun Blames Philadelphia Unrest An Elizabeth driver caught with a gun following a traffic stop told Little Ferry police it was because he’d been to Philadelphia and was “worried about what was currently happening there,” authorities said. Amsell Osorio-Fuentes, 23, remained held in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges shortly after 2:30 a.m. Thursday, records show. It began when Sgt. John Andronaco spotted a 2012 Ford Focus with heavily tinted windows and an expired temporary registration in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Main and Liberty streets, Police Chief James Wal…
CAUGHT! Little Ferry Officer Dragged By Jeep, Fleeing Driver Captured With Armful Of THC Oil CAUGHT! Little Ferry Officer Dragged By Jeep, Fleeing Driver Captured With Armful Of THC Oil
Caught! Little Ferry Officer Dragged By Jeep, Fleeing Driver Captured With Armful Of THC Oil A Little Ferry driver who dragged a police officer with his Jeep while fleeing a traffic stop was found hiding in the basement laundry room of a garden apartment complex with dozens of vials of THC oil, authorities said. Eric Williams, 21, had 55 vials of the synthetic drug and a bag of pot in the Jeep when Officers James Serio and Joseph Convery pulled him over on Main Street for running a stop sign near his home Friday night, Police Chief James Walters said. After spotting the bundled canisters on the passenger-seat floor, the officers asked Williams to get out of the vehicle, Walters sai…
AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims
Aftermath: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims A Maywood firefighter was injured when a tree fell onto an engine -- one of several people hurt by falling branches, limbs and trees in Bergen and Passaic counties during Tuesday's storm, responders said.  A 71-year-old man also required medical attention after a tree fell on his car on Route 17 in Ridgewood as Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through. A driver was injured by glass when a branch from a falling tree crashed through the windshield of a vehicle on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 1 in Englewood Cliffs. And two trees fell on an Englewood home, blocking resp…
'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic 'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic
'It Was A Nightmare': Vintage NJ Toy Store Owners Struggled To Relocate During Pandemic A Lodi business owner has jumped through hoops to reopen his toy shop after attempting to relocate in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. AJ Maltese, 25 -- who you may recognize from this story -- was supposed to move Zonk's POP Culture World into its new Little Ferry shop with business partner Anthony Ditizio in March. The store, which is named after Maltese’s nickname and favorite video game, Air Zonk, first opened in Butler in June of 2019. After recognizing a desire to expand and relocate, the duo signed a two-year lease on their new Little Ferry storefront on Main Street beginning Mar…
Pedestrian Struck At Busy Little Ferry Intersection Pedestrian Struck At Busy Little Ferry Intersection
Pedestrian Struck At Busy Little Ferry Intersection A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was struck by a sedan Tuesday afternoon at a busy Little Ferry intersection. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Main and Liberty streets, Detective Lt. Ronald Klein said. The driver remained at the scene, he said. Police were interviewing witnesses. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. Main Street between Route 46 and Liberty Street remained temporarily closed.
Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, HUMC Security Guard Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, HUMC Security Guard
Disturbed Ridgefield Park Teen Battles Little Ferry Police, EMTs, Humc Security Guard An emotionally disturbed Ridgefield Park teen punched, kicked or spit in the faces of Little Ferry police officers, EMTs and a hospital security guard after threatening to cut his wrists, authorities said. Police called by his ex-girlfriend to a park on Main Street said the 17-year-old at first seemed fine. His mother told them, however, that he had emotional issues, Capt. James Walters said. Police convinced him to relent – but then the teen began punching and spitting at them when an ambulance arrived, Walters said. Although they restrained him on a stretcher, the captain said, he conti…