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Old Hook Road, Emerson, NJ

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Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS) Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (PHOTOS)
Four Victims Hospitalized In Emerson Rollover Crash (Photos) Four people were hospitalized in a rollover crash Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Emerson, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. A white SUV was heading west on Old Hook Road when it broadsided a blue SUV leaving a nearby medical building in the late morning hours, Loving said. Photo(s) of the day, 09/03/2024: Four (4) ambulances, two (2) paramedic vehicles, and two (2) fire department heavy... Posted by Boyd A. Loving on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 The blue SUV overturned and the occupants were extricated by firefighters using the Jaws of Life. All four victims of the crash were tak…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash
Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash A drunk driver whose car burst into flames after slamming into a garbage truck overnight in Emerson registered a preliminary blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, authorities said. The 41-year-old Paterson driver told police he was heading home from work when his Nissan Altima slammed into the driver's side of the truck outside the Old Hook Farm on Old Hook Road at 4:15 a.m. Friday, April 22, Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. The Altima's engine ignited, and flames quickly spread to the car's cabin and onto the truck, the chief said. The truck driver was OK, but the in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MOBILE HOTSPOT: Burglars Smash Their Way Into Bergen Cellphone Store, 'Out In a Minute' MOBILE HOTSPOT: Burglars Smash Their Way Into Bergen Cellphone Store, 'Out In a Minute'
Mobile Hotspot: Burglars Smash Their Way Into Bergen Cellphone Store, 'Out In a Minute' Two burglars smashed their way into a cellphone store in an Emerson shopping center overnight, then fled with $6,000 worth of equipment, authorities said. Security video captured images of the pair, who threw a stone through the T-Mobile store's glass door at the ShopRite shopping center on Old Hook Road to get in around 2 a.m. Sunday. "They were literally in and out in a minute," Emerson Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. Westwood police joined their Emerson colleagues at the scene. An alert also was broadcast to area law enforcement. Detectives were pursuing leads with help from the Berg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit In Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. One lightning bolt split a tre…

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by Jerry DeMarco