Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog
Passaic County Man Charged With Shooting Dog A dog who was at first believed injured by fireworks had actually been shot, said authorities who charged a Passaic County man with animal cruelty. Wanaque police responding to DuPont and Makemoney avenues in Haskell around 10 p.m. found the dog, who was taken to the Westwood Regional Veterinary Hospital in Westwood, authorities said. “It was determined that the dog sustained injuries by a small caliber bullet,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wanaque Police Chief Robert C. Kronyak, Jr. said Tuesday in a joint announcement. Charged in a complaint on Monday, they said, was T…
Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say
Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say A Wanaque driver was drunk when his vehicle rear-ended another on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes late Tuesday, authorities said. The first driver told police that a 2016 Honda driven by Deivy Montalvo of Haskell sped up on his 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the right lane of the northbound highway and he couldn’t get out of the way. Police arrested Montalvo on charges of assault by auto and DWI following an investigation by Sgt. Donald Wilson and Officer David Blum, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The driver of the first vehicle, a 38-year-old Pompton Lakes man, wasn’t seriously injured. The Honda, o…
UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes UPDATE: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes
Update: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes High winds whipped a roaring fire that tore through a Paterson neighborhood Saturday night, destroying five houses, severely damaging a sixth and displacing 59 residents. No injuries were reported in the Beech Street blaze, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter, food and clothing to the displaced. Fire officials who responded to the fire around 8:45 p.m. immediately called in a second alarm. What followed: In barely 10 minutes, three houses were involved and a third alarm was transmitted; A fourth alarm went out almost immediately afte…
Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says
Coronavirus Kills 8 Patients At Passaic County Nursing Home, Infects Many More, Mayor Says The coronavirus has killed eight patients at one Wanaque nursing home and infected many more there and at another in town, officials said. Staff members and others at the Lakeland Nursing Home on Fifth Avenue in Haskell were being treated there after being infected, Wanaque Mayor Dan Mahler said. “Most of this occurred over the past few days,” Mahler said in a Sunday night letter to residents (see below). No deaths were reported at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, he said, adding that “it was reported to me that 10 persons were infected” there. The outbreaks “were likel…
Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure
Authorities: Trucker Charged With Setting Pit Bull On Police In Ringwood Dies Of Seizure UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. John Baker, 54, suffered the seizure in the Passaic County Jail's intake unit Tuesday night, said Bill Maer, the spokesman for Sheriff Richard H. Bernik. Baker was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a little over an hour after the 10:08 p.m. call, he said. The cause of death was being investigated. Police had charged Baker earlier with five counts of aggravat…
Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack
Police: Drunken Trucker Charged With 5 Counts Of Aggravated Assault In Ringwood Pit Bull Attack UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/authorities-trucker-charged-with-setting-pit-bull-on-police-in-ringwood-dies-of-seizure/783295/ ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A drunken Florida tractor-trailer driver was charged with five counts of aggravated assault for setting his pit bull loose on police during a Ringwood traffic stop, forcing them to shoot the dog, authorities said. John Baker…
Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say
Police Shoot Dog Set Loose By Reckless Tractor-Trailer Driver In Ringwood, Responders Say Police shot a dog who responders said had been set loose by a tractor-trailer driver during a traffic stop early Monday afternoon in Ringwood. ****** UPDATE: A Florida tractor-trailer driver who was arrested after authorities said he set his pit bull loose on police during a traffic stop in Ringwood died after suffering an apparent seizure. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/authorities-trucker-charged-with-setting-pit-bull-on-police-in-ringwood-dies-of-seizure/783295/ ****** The rig, which had South Carolina license plates and was toting luxury boats, had been "w…
Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction
Franklin Lakes PD: Morris Prostitute, Wanaque Customer Busted On Rt 208 After Brief Abduction A Morris County prostitute and a Wanaque john were both arrested by Franklin Lakes police after he briefly abducted her, authorities said. Eduardo Areche, 43, and Kristie Pattin, 38, of Stirling were both passengers in a vehicle stopped Monday night on Route 208 by Officer Ryan Sweeney, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Pattin was charged with prostitution and possession of both crack and drug paraphernalia, he said. Areche was charged with soliciting prostitution and false imprisonment, the captain said. A police reported alleges that Pattin “did knowingly restrain co-defendant (Pattin) unlawful…
Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire
Dogs, Cats Flee, Rabbit Dies In Pre-Dawn Haskell House Fire Two dogs and two cats made it out safely, although a rabbit died in a destructive pre-dawn home fire Monday just off Rainbow Lake in Wanaque. Firefighters by 5 a.m. had contained the blaze to a second-floor bedroom and part of the attic in the 77-year-old, 1,740-square-foot Lakeside Avenue home. Companies from Bloomingdale and Pompton Lakes provided mutual aid at the scene, while Ringwood and West Milford provided borough coverage.
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire
Wayne Police Officer Braves Flames, Dog Dies In House Fire Flames and smoke kept a Wayne police officer from rescuing a dog who died in a house fire, authorities said. Township police, firefighters and First Aid Squad members responded to what began as a garage fire on Sycamore Terrace around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Christian Wittig said. A resident told Corporal Robert Feeney that her dog was inside, Wittig said. Feeney went in trying to rescue the dog but had to retreat after several attempts due to the fire and smoke, the captain said. Firefighters retrieved the dog, but resuscitation efforts failed, Wittig said. Corporal Robert Hi…
Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns
Troubles Increase For Bergen Businessman Accused Of Squatting In 3 Different Towns Charges continued to mount against a former Bergen businessman who authorities say has been letting himself into pricey homes when their owners aren’t around. In the span of only a few weeks, Peter McElkenney was caught after breaking into homes in Franklin Lakes, Oakland and Wyckoff, local authorities said. He then skipped his court appearance in Wyckoff but went to court in Oakland – where borough police promptly arrested him on an outstanding warrant. They turned McElkenney, 43, over to their Wyckoff colleagues, who sent him to the Bergen County Jail last Thursday. A judge ordered McEl…
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns
Authorities: Undercover Paterson Police Work Both Sides Of Street, Bust 14 Hookers, 27 Johns Female Paterson police posing as prostitutes bagged 27 johns, while their male colleagues snatched up 14 streetwalkers who offered them sex for money, authorities said. Citizen complaints about an open-air prostitution market drove ABC/Vice unit detectives to work both sides of the street, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. They had help from the department’s Narcotics Division and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, as well as from counselors with the county prosecutor’s Human Trafficking Unit, he said. Substance abuse counseling also was provided, Speziale said. A total of …