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Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge
Woman Deliberately Set Rutherford Garden Apartment Fire, Authorities Charge A woman remained held Tuesday after authorities charged her with deliberately igniting a fire in the kitchen of a garden apartment in the Rutherford complex where she lives. Mary Anne Hampl, 62, was arrested shortly after 7 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 8, after borough firefighters doused the Hastings Avenue blaze, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Hampl, who Musella said is unemployed, is accused of intentionally creating a fire and smoke condition with items purposefully placed on a stove. The prosecutor didn't suggest a possible motive. Detectives from his Arson Squad charged Ham…

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Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale
Man Killed By Freight Train In Northvale A man was struck and killed by a freight train in northeast Bergen County near the New York State line. The man -- who responders said appeared to be in his 20s -- was struck near the Clinton Avenue crossing off Briarwood Lane near Veterans Memorial Park shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3. Northvale police officers who were called by a CSX employee found the victim face down along the tracks south of the crossing, Northvale Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. He had no pulse, wasn't breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene via an Advanced Life Support unit a short time …

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Ex-Bergen Resident Seized By Marshals, Brought To NJ To Face Child Sex Assault Charges Ex-Bergen Resident Seized By Marshals, Brought To NJ To Face Child Sex Assault Charges
Ex-Bergen Resident Seized By Marshals, Brought To NJ To Face Child Sex Assault Charges A former Bergen County resident was seized by U.S. Marshals and extradited to New Jersey this week to face charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting an underage teenager several years ago. Alex L. Wheeler, a 34-year-old logistics manager, is being held in the Bergen County Jail on three counts of sexual assault on a 16-year-old victim, along with child endangerment through sexual conduct, in Northvale in 2016, records show. The teen’s mother went to police two years later but didn’t want to prosecute, a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. Now an adult, the alleged victi…

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Arrest Made For Shots Fired During Wedding At Premiere Bergen Catering Hall Arrest Made For Shots Fired During Wedding At Premiere Bergen Catering Hall
Arrest Made For Shots Fired During Wedding At Premiere Bergen Catering Hall Northvale detectives charged a New York man with firing the shots during a wedding reception that brought an army of police to The Rockleigh catering hall last month. Ersin Kolenovic, 23, was released after being charged on Friday, Oct. 7, in connection with the Sept. 25 incident, Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Officers summoned by a caller to the popular Paris Avenue venue shortly after 9:30 that night were told that shots had been fired inside and outside the hall, the chief said. Police from eight surrounding jurisdictions converged on the area, locking down the perimeter. …

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Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported
Four-Alarm Fire Crashes Wedding At Popular Bergen County Venue, No Injuries Reported A wedding was underway when a boiler fire broke out at a popular Bergen County event venue early Thursday night, authorities said. The four-alarm fire extended to the second floor of The Rockleigh on Paris Avenue after igniting in the boiler room shortly before 6 p.m., Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Firefighters had it under control in under 40 minutes, the chief said. Rockleigh and Northvale firefighters were able to control the raging blaze with help from their colleagues from Norwood, Closter, Harrington Park, Old Tappan, Demarest and Emerson, along with New York smoke eater…

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SUV Crash Leaves Bergen Home Uninhabitable SUV Crash Leaves Bergen Home Uninhabitable
SUV Crash Leaves Bergen Home Uninhabitable A Northvale home was deemed uninhabitable after an SUV plowed into it, authorities said. The Ford Flex barreled up the West Avenue driveway, through bushes and into the house at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, Northvale Police Chief Howard J. Ostrow said. Both the driver, 68, from Closter, and her 67-year-old boyfriend from Northvale refused further medical attention after being evaluated by Englewood Hospital and Medical Center EMS, the chief said. Northvale firefighters assisted police at the scene, Ostrow said. The vehicle was towed and a building official said the residence wasn't safe …

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Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning
Police: Repeat Offender Assaults Fair Lawn Liquor Store Manager, Arrested After Returning A repeat offender from Norwood was arrested after assaulting a Fair Lawn liquor store manager who caught him shoplifting, authorities said. Matthew Savinovich, 27, had fled the ShopRite Liquors but returned to the Broadway store to retrieve a bag that he dropped while tangling with the manager on Thursday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. Police were waiting. Inside the bag, Macys said, were six bottles of shoplifted Patron tequila, Savinovich's cellphone -- and four used bags of heroin, along with a glass pipe. Detectives at headquarters matched Savinovich to an alert issued by Northvale pol…

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RECOGNIZE HER? Police Say She Swiped $2,000 Worth Of Bubbly Near Bergen-Rockland Border RECOGNIZE HER? Police Say She Swiped $2,000 Worth Of Bubbly Near Bergen-Rockland Border
Recognize HER? Police Say She Swiped $2,000 Worth Of Bubbly Near Bergen-Rockland Border Police sought the public's help identifying a red-headed woman who they said stole more than $2,000 worth of high-end champagne in broad daylight from a liquor store in Northvale. The thief was wearing patterned leggings, fur-covered boots and a black jacket when she entered ShopRite Wines & Spirits on Livingston Street this past Saturday afternoon carrying a reusable bag containing folded boxes, Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. She put several bottles of bubbly into the boxes, then wheeled them out of the store in a shopping cart without paying for them, the chief said. Anyone who see…

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Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital
Rockland Boy, 6, Who Fell 25 Feet At Bergen Rock Climbing Center Airlifted To Hospital UPDATE: A 6-year-old Rockland boy was hospitalized after falling 25 feet from a rock climbing wall at a Bergen County recreational facility at the New Jersey/New York border, authorities said. AirMed One flew the boy to Hackensack University Medical Center after landing at Hogan Park, less than a mile from High Exposure Rock Climbing, Ninja Warrior, Nerf and Parkour on Union Street in Northvale on Saturday, they said. The youngster was released from HUMC within 24 hours and was resting comfortably at home, Northvale Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Northvale firefighters and Norwood EMS as…

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KNOW HER? Police Trying To ID Critically Injured Woman Found On Northvale Freight Train Tracks KNOW HER? Police Trying To ID Critically Injured Woman Found On Northvale Freight Train Tracks
Know HER? Police Trying To ID Critically Injured Woman Found On Northvale Freight Train Tracks Authorities were trying to determine how a woman found critically injured on the freight train tracks in Northvale early Monday got there -- as well as who she is.The Asian woman, who appears to be in her 70s, was found around 8 a.m. on the railroad tracks south of Clinton Avenue, Police Chief William Essmann. Weather conditions canceled a medical chopper, so Englewood Hospital and Medical Center personnel took her to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Essmann's detectives were working with CSX Police special agents to determine whether she was struck by a train…

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