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Valley Road, Clifton, NJ

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Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request
Daughters Of Pepsi-Loving Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Route 3 Crash Have Special Request Next time you drink a Pepsi, think of Luis "Papo" Santiago. His daughters, in a heartfelt tribute shared to GoFundMe, are asking for just that after the 55-year-old Linden resident was killed in a fiery crash on Route 3 in Clifton on Monday morning, July 22. Santiago's truck clipped an NJ Transit bus carrying 29 passengers in the eastbound lanes then crashed into a barrier near Valley Road and Grove Street, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Santiago's body was found after firefight…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Route 3 Crash With Explosions Kills Tractor-Trailer Driver In Clifton (UPDATE) Route 3 Crash With Explosions Kills Tractor-Trailer Driver In Clifton (UPDATE)
Route 3 Crash With Explosions Kills Tractor-Trailer Driver In Clifton (Update) A Linden man was killed when his tractor-trailer crashed and exploded in Clifton, authorities said. The truck crashed into a barrier and caught fire on Route 3 West near Valley Road and Grove Street at around 9:07 a.m. on Monday, July 22, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said in a news release. The 55-year-old man's body was found after Clifton firefighters put out the flames. Absolutely wild scene where Route 46 turns into Route 3 in New Jersey.Great job by Clifton police and fire department to act quick and swiftly getting the cars out of the way@NJTRANSIT @njdo…

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by Chris Spiker
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Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Bust Clifton Man For Coke, Pot Passaic County sheriff's officers busted a Clifton man with six ounces of cocaine and a pound of pot, authorities said. Warrant squad and K-9 unit officers teamed up in a brief probe that led to the arrest of Adel C. Tapia following warranted searches of his vehicle and home at Fordham Road home off Valley Road near Rifle Camp Park on Saturday, March 4, Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Along with the drugs, they seized $179 in suspected proceeds and various drug paraphernalia, the sheriff said. Tapia was charged with multiple drug possession counts and sent to the Bergen County Jail only t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer Captured In Belleville GOTCHA! Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer Captured In Belleville
Gotcha! Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer Captured In Belleville A fugitive wanted for hitting a Clifton police officer with his car was captured in Belleville by a Passaic County sheriff's detective and U.S. Marshals. Alberto Maymi-Sepulveda, 42, of Clifton, was exiting the Bank of America on Washington Street when Detective Luis Pagan and his federal companions snatched him up on Wednesday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Maymi-Sepulveda had eluded a manhunt for just over a month. Officers were responding to a June 18 report of a possible crime in progress on Valley Road near Gillies Street, Clifton Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer SEEN HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer
Seen HIM? Manhunt Continues For Fugitive Accused Of Trying To Run Down Clifton Police Officer A 42-year-old fugitive from Clifton who’s wanted for hitting a city police officer with his car has eluded a manhunt for nearly a month, said authorities who turned to the public for help finding him. Officers were responding to a report of a possible crime in progress on Valley Road on June 18 when they spotted Alberto J. Maymi-Sepulveda, 42, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Tuesday. Maymi-Sepulveda slammed the door on an officer who tried to detain him, then hit the gas and struck the officer’s arm with his vehicle, the lieutenant said. Fortunately, the officer was OK, he said. Maymi-S…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck
Police Pursuit: Civilian Helps Clifton PD Chase Down Upstate NY Man In Stolen Truck Assisted by a civilian, Clifton police chased down an upstate New York man after he stole a contractor’s truck from outside a local supermarket before dawn Friday, authorities said. Workers were tending to an electrical issue at the Stop & Shop on Broad Avenue when Jose Gonzalez, 51, of Rochester, swiped their vehicle around 4:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said Officers got a stolen vehicle alert as they responded to a report of a suspicious man in the supermarket parking lot, Bracken said. The caller was following the truck on westbound Route 3 and advised the officers of thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
GOTCHA! Man Charged In Clifton Domestic Violence Stabbing Captured In Maryland GOTCHA! Man Charged In Clifton Domestic Violence Stabbing Captured In Maryland
Gotcha! Man Charged In Clifton Domestic Violence Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE: A man who stabbed a Clifton woman in the head and neck in a domestic violence assault was captured hours later after he drove nearly 200 miles back to his Maryland home, authorities said. Khaled Abukanan, 47, of Catonsville, MD fled after stabbing the 34-year-old victim, who is related to him, at a Gourley Avenue home near Valley Road late Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson with critical injuries, responders said. Authorities immediately issued an alert for a tan Dodge Caravan that they said the assailant f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries
Vigilant Officers Nab 3 In Pre-Dawn Clifton Vehicle Burglaries Clifton police arrested three people in separate pre-dawn car burglaries. Officers on foot patrol amid a rash of thefts from vehicles in the Athenia neighborhood watched as Alissa Stella, 46, of Clifton “walked down a driveway on Marrion Street, entered an unlocked vehicle and rummaged through it” shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. They grabbed her as she walked away with some loose change, he said. Stella “struggled and attempted to pull away from the arresting officers as she was being handcuffed,” Anderson said. Police charged her with burglary, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn
Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To Covid-19, Health Officials Warn Anyone who attended a fundraising dinner dance last weekend at a Clifton catering hall for a faith-based nonprofit that serves underdeveloped countries could have been exposed to the coronavirus, health officials warned on Saturday. Those who attended the March 14 Mustard Seed Ministries NJ 2020 Gala at the Valley Regency on Valley Road should contact their local health department, they said. Launched in 1978 in Jamaica, the Christian-based Mustard Seed Ministries (MSC) says it focuses primarily on helping more than 600 children and adults who’ve been disabled, infected with HIV or abandone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out Handgun, Marijuana Clifton Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out Handgun, Marijuana
Clifton Motor Vehicle Stop Turns Out Handgun, Marijuana A Paterson man and Brooklyn, N.Y woman were arrested after Clifton police found a handgun and marijuana in their car during a motor vehicle stop, said authorities who charged them. Police were patrolling Route 46 and Valley Road when they noticed a suspicious vehicle enter the St. Philip the Apostle parking lot around 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, Lt. Robert Bracken said. Police searched the vehicle -- which had an expired registration -- after noticing indicators of drugs inside when they found a 9mm handgun in the center console, Bracken said. As a result, Angelo Smith, 36 of Paterson, and Shalon B…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Lottery Ticket Splitting $1.1M Jackpot Sold At North Jersey Liquor Store Lottery Ticket Splitting $1.1M Jackpot Sold At North Jersey Liquor Store
Lottery Ticket Splitting $1.1M Jackpot Sold At North Jersey Liquor Store A Jersey Cash 5 New Jersey Lottery ticket sold at a Clifton liquor store will split the  $1,137,832 jackpot. The ticket from the Nov. 12 drawing is worth $568,916 and was sold at Bobbink Liquor on Valley Road. The other ticket was sold in Denville. The winning numbers were: 06, 18, 21, 28 and 36 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15 Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15
Clifton Police: Dirt Bike Pursuit Ends In Crash, Arrest Of Boy, 15 A 15-year-old boy led Clifton police on a miles-long chase before his dirt bike slammed into a parked car, authorities said. It began just before 6 p.m. Friday, when Officer Zachary Martin spotted the teen not wearing a helmet recklessly riding the green Kawasaki dirt bike with no license plates in the area of Mount Washington Drive and Vallely Road, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. He tried to pull the cycle over, but the teen kept going, Anderson said. Sgt. Bruce Lawson soon joined the chase, which continued along Valley Road, Fenner Avenue, Broad and Hazel streets and several other …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Clifton Firefighters Limit Overnight Blaze Damage At Catholic School Clifton Firefighters Limit Overnight Blaze Damage At Catholic School
Clifton Firefighters Limit Overnight Blaze Damage At Catholic School CLIFTON, N.J. -- Firefighters limited damage from an overnight blaze Thursday at a Clifton parochial school that officials said would likely remain closed until Monday. The apparent electrical fire, which damaged a patch of hallway ceiling at Philip the Apostle Preparatory School on Valley Road, broke out around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco