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Teaneck Pedestrian, 65, On Cellphone Struck Crossing Mid-Block At Night, Police Report Teaneck Pedestrian, 65, On Cellphone Struck Crossing Mid-Block At Night, Police Report
Teaneck Pedestrian, 65, On Cellphone Struck Crossing Mid-Block At Night, Police Report A 65-year-old pedestrian was looking at his cellphone when he was struck by an SUV in Teaneck as he crossed Cedar Lane in the middle of the block at night, authorities said. The sun had just set when the township victim was struck by a 2019 Ford Eco-Sport outside the CVS near Queen Anne Road shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. He was initially unconscious but breathing when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the deputy chief said. The westbound 37-year-old driver, also from Teaneck, it turned out, had an expired license, for which he receive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub
One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub Shots fired during a midnight brawl outside a Teaneck nightclub struck one victim, authorities confirmed Monday morning. About 15 people were fighting when police arrived at RAIN on Water Street behind Cedar Lane, Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. "As officers were breaking up the fight, several gun shots were fired," he said. "One person was hit and transported to Hackensack University Medical Center," the chief said. A resident who lives nearby reported hearing "two, maybe three" shots. It wasn't immediately clear whether the victim was a participant or a bystander. The injury "does no…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teaneck PD: Sharp-Eyed Sergeant Quickly Nabs Adult, Hackensack Teens In Stolen Car Teaneck PD: Sharp-Eyed Sergeant Quickly Nabs Adult, Hackensack Teens In Stolen Car
Teaneck PD: Sharp-Eyed Sergeant Quickly Nabs Adult, Hackensack Teens In Stolen Car It didn’t take long for a Teaneck police sergeant to nab a township man and three Hackensack teens who authorities said stole a car from a resident’s driveway less than an hour earlier. The victim told police he’d left the 2009 Chrysler Sebring with the keys inside when he went into his Bogert Street home around 8 p.m. Wednesday. When he looked outside a little over a half-hour later, he said, it was gone. Teaneck Sgt. Kevin Brennan spotted the car and pulled it over at the intersection of Cedar Lane and River Road at 8:55 p.m., a little over 10 minutes after the call came in, Deputy Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teaneck PBA Hopes Reflective Vest, Coat Helps Motorists See Business District Fixture, 79 Teaneck PBA Hopes Reflective Vest, Coat Helps Motorists See Business District Fixture, 79
Teaneck PBA Hopes Reflective Vest, Coat Helps Motorists See Business District Fixture, 79 At 79, Patty Mare has become a familiar figure in Teaneck, assisting local merchants as she shuttles from storefront to storefront. But not everyone instantly sees her as she crosses busy Cedar Lane. Concerned for Mare's safety, members of Teaneck PBA Local #215 gave her a reflective vest and winter coat. Mare, who is developmentally disabled, lives near bustling Cedar Lane with her sister, Susie. “She’s a fixture in town and has been walking her ‘route’ up and down the business district for years,” Detective Lt. Seth B. Kriegel said. “Her unofficial job has been as a courier of sorts fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business
American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business There's something reassuring about Lorenzo Lavorgna's smile. It's genuine. It's kind. His presence alone is enough to put you at ease -- to make you feel at home at his Teaneck barbershop, Fifth Avenue Haircutters. Aside from cutting your hair, that's what Lavorgna is after.  "When people walk out with a smile on their face," he said from inside of his Cedar Lane shop, "it makes me happy." Oct. 2 marks 50 years in business for Lavorgna -- affectionately known by customers as Larry -- who has yet to tire of his trade "No doubt about it, I love to talk," he said. "I love to socia…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To BCPO Will Miss Watching Township Grow
Longtime Teaneck Detective Headed To Bcpo Will Miss Watching Township Grow Teaneck Detective Ed Kazmierczak has driven down Cedar Lane dozens of times since joining the township’s police department 16 years ago. Friday night, he took his patrol car for one last spin. Affectionately known as “Kaz,” the longtime detective is looking forward to working with other municipalities when he joins the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office on Monday -- although he’ll miss the place he’s long called home. “You could drop me off blindfolded in the middle of any street -- and some of them are puzzles. But I’ve been here so long I could walk right out,” said Kazmierczak Friday aft…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Teaneck PD: Drunken Burglar, Two Teens Busted After Foot Chase Teaneck PD: Drunken Burglar, Two Teens Busted After Foot Chase
Teaneck PD: Drunken Burglar, Two Teens Busted After Foot Chase TEANECK, N.J. – A drunken Teaneck burglar was scared off by a resident after trying to break into a house, then bought alcohol for three teens who were chased by police, authorities said Monday. Pedro Sarkis-Farahlapor, 21, tried resisting arrest but was quickly subdued Sunday night, Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said. Police caught two of the other teens, the chief said, adding that they also identified the third. It began when an intoxicated Sarkis-Farahlapor tried breaking into a River Road home and was scared off by the resident, who dialed 911, O’Reilly said. A short time later, Sarkis…

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by Jerry DeMarco