Prosecutor: Passaic County Home Health Aide Beat Child, 12, With Belt, Assaulted Adult Rescuer Prosecutor: Passaic County Home Health Aide Beat Child, 12, With Belt, Assaulted Adult Rescuer
Prosecutor: Passaic County Home Health Aide Beat Child, 12, With Belt, Assaulted Adult Rescuer A home health aide from Passaic County beat a 12-year-old child with a belt, then assaulted an older woman who tried stop her, authorities said. Two other youngsters – one 14, the other 6 – witnessed the assaults by Lwanda Segura, 34, of West Milford on the child and a 54-year-old township woman, they said. A grand jury in Paterson indicted Segura on five counts of child endangerment and two each of aggravated assault and witness tampering, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Wednesday. Segura was released following the May 2020 incidents and ordered released by a judge soon a…
Driver Charged After Pedestrian, 67, Is Struck Off Route 46 Driver Charged After Pedestrian, 67, Is Struck Off Route 46
Driver Charged After Pedestrian, 67, Is Struck Off Route 46 A 67-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle turning off Route 46 in Clifton, authorities said. In a statistical oddity, the victim and driver are both from Middlesex County. The pedestrian, from Sayreville, was struck crossing Conklin Avenue near Fette Ford shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. The vehicle, driven by a 22-year-old Iselin man, then mounted a sidewalk, hitting a fire hydrant after hitting the pedestrian while turning off the eastbound highway, the sergeant said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medic…
Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel
Former Totowa Police Officer Found Dead In Route 46 Hotel HEARTBREAKING: Authorities Thursday night confirmed that a body found in a Route 46 hotel earlier in the day is that of a former Totowa police officer and Passaic County sheriff’s officer. Gary Potenzone, Jr., 41, had “failed to check out as scheduled” from the Ramada Inn in Totowa, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Carmen Veneziano said. So staff went to his room to conduct a welfare check around 11:30 a.m. and called police after finding his body, they said. No wrongdoing was immediately suspected. “There were no signs of physical force or violence at t…
Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash A driver was ejected from his Jeep in a fatal Sunday morning crash on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park, State Police said. Jose Minaya, 34, Newark, was driving a Grand Cherokee that struck the center concrete barrier, then re-entered the roadway and hit the right-side guardrail, rolling over and ejecting him around 7 a.m., State Police Trooper II Alejandro Goez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said, adding that no other vehicles or passengers were involved. The left lane approaching Route 46 initially was closed during the cleanup and investigation, cond…
Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now
Remember Rosie's Diner? You Don't Want To See It Now Those saddened to see what used to be Rosie’s Diner carted away hoped the vintage greasy spoon would be cared for once it left what used to be the Little Ferry Circle on Route 46.  Didn’t turn out that way. Not only is the diner that was made famous in a TV commercial for the “quicker picker-upper” gone. So is its beauty. The tale can be told through the exploits of different people. George DenHerder is among those who’ve visited Rosie’s Farmland Diner at its current address in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Carlstadt native went there carrying decades-old memories of his mom dropping him …
Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment
Pole Toppled By Plow Crashes Into Route 46 Garden Apartment A snow plow sent a utility pole crashing into the balcony of a Route 46 garden apartment complex Monday afternoon. A small fire was quickly doused during the mishap, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. as the truck was clearing the parking lot at the Lodi Court Apartments, witnesses said. No injuries were reported. A PSE&G crew was summoned. Lodi police and firefighters also responded.
‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment ‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment
‘I’ll Kill Us All Right Now’: Swerving NJ Turnpike Driver Charged With Child Endangerment A Brooklyn man who got into an argument with his girlfriend at a South Hackensack restaurant was charged with child endangerment and making terroristic threats following a frightening incident on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Joseph A. Hidalgo, 31, and the woman apparently got into an argument in front of their 3-year-old son at Noches de Colombia on Route 46 this past Sunday. They were on the New Jersey Turnpike after leaving the restaurant moments later when Hidalgo began swerving toward other vehicles and threatening to “kill us all here right now,” the woman told police. D…
PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards
PalPark PD: Red-Light Runner On Route 46 Found With Loaded Pistol, Pot, Stolen Credit Cards A driver who ran a red light on Route 46 was carrying a loaded pocket pistol when a Palisades Park police officer stopped him, authorities said. Luis Almonte, 23, provided false information after Patrolman Salvatore Farnese stopped him on the westbound highway in Ridgefield Park following a brief pursuit shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, they said. A subsequent search turned up a .25-caliber Phoenix HP 25 with a nine-round magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, according to a police report. Almonte remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with unlawful weapons possessio…
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say
Tense Moment: Wayne Officer Grabs Out-Of-State Driver Reaching For Loaded Gun, Police Say A potential tragedy was averted when a Wayne police officer grabbed an out-of-state driver as he reached toward a loaded gun on the floor of his car in the parking lot of a Route 46 hotel, authorities said. Patrol officers spotted the vehicle – its windows fogged and loud music coming from inside – parked in the Ramada Inn lot last Wednesday, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They asked the driver, identified as Michael Walker, 25, of Baton Rouge, LA and his passenger to step out of the car after both admitted smoking pot, he said. Walker said that “he needed to put his shoes on first," Daly …
SEEN HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel SEEN HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel
Seen HIM? Manhunt Intensifies After Girlfriend Is Choked At Route 46 Motel Authorities sought the public’s help finding a Passaic man who slipped through a dragnet after they said he choked his girlfriend at a Route 46 motel. A relative of the 23-year-old victim phoned South Hackensack police Tuesday night after seeing her injuries during a Facetime chat from the Stagecoach Motel, Capt. Robert Chinchar said. Responding Officers Adam Gambutti and Ashley Lagrosa and Sgt. Carmine Maceri spotted the suspect – 26-year-old Jayson Smith -- parked in the victim’s car at the nearby Travelodge Inn off Huyler Street. Smith bailed when he saw them coming, running toward the …
SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market SNEAK PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market
Sneak PEEK: Amazon Fresh Store Replacing North Jersey Fairway Market An in-store Alexa, Dash Carts and Order Ahead are just some of the features of the Amazon Fresh, recently approved for the former site of Fairway Market on Route 46. Amazon opened a pair of the innovative supermarket last August Woodland Hills and Irvine, CA, which opened in August.  The one coming to Woodland Park will be similar to those, NorthJersey.com reports. Here's what you can expect.  The Amazon Dash Cart, for example, allows shoppers to to skip the checkout line, and Alexa features to assist with shopping lists and better navigate the aisles, the Amazon websit…
Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup
Two Hospitalized In Route 17 Pileup UPDATE: A chain-reaction crash on Route 17 Friday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. Taken to Hackensack University Medical Center were two drivers -- one 32 out of Clifton, the other 57 out of North Arlington -- following the crash on the northbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights shortly after noon. Borough firefighters extricated one of them (see photos). The first vehicle, driven by a 62-year-old Rutherford resident, hit another, sending it into two more vehicles and a tractor-trailer just north of Franklin Avenue, authorities said. A Jeep was among the badly damaged vehicle…