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Blazing Out-Of-State Trespasser Ignites Trailer Fire Near Meadowlands: Carlstadt PD Blazing Out-Of-State Trespasser Ignites Trailer Fire Near Meadowlands: Carlstadt PD
Blazing Out-Of-State Trespasser Ignites Trailer Fire Near Meadowlands: Carlstadt PD An out-of-state man ignited a fire while smoking pot in a trailer off Route 120 in Carlstadt, authorities said. Detective Sgt. Mark Wong was headed north on the highway when he saw smoke coming from the roof of the trailer on the Home Improvement Team property less than a mile north of the Meadowlands shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. The sergeant also saw a man tipping away wearing a backpack and holding some belongings in his hands, Police Chief Thomas Cox said. Officer Matthew Bartlett assisted Wong in detaining Joe Jacob Perez of Lowell, Massachusetts, while firefighters doused t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Five Longtime Friends Are Making Speakeasy Cool Again In Bergen County Five Longtime Friends Are Making Speakeasy Cool Again In Bergen County
Five Longtime Friends Are Making Speakeasy Cool Again In Bergen County A group of longtime friends and Bergen County natives are teaming up to make the speakeasy cool again.  The Roosevelt, at 356 Paterson Ave. in East Rutherford, is named in honor of President Franklin Roosevelt, whose administration oversaw the repeal of prohibition. In keeping with the old school vibes, the speakeasy requires patrons to go through a special door into a room that looks like a library. The restaurant is a labor of love from five Bergen County natives, who combined have more than 75 years of experience feeding the community. Their portfolio includes Redd's Restaurant & Bi…

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by Sam Barron
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Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ
Ex-Con With Violent History Jailed After Fighting Little Ferry Police At HQ A violent ex-con from Carlstadt who spent several years in state prison for robbing a group of tourists at knifepoint assaulted Little Ferry police at their headquarters over the weekend, authorities said. Scott Recanati, 50, had gone there Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24, to complain about a victim whom he was under a court order not to contact, Police Chief James Walters said. What he may or may not have known was that the victim had just shown police text messages that he’d sent that same day, the chief said. When Officers Joseph Montemurro and Officer Max Katzner told Recanati they'd hav…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Driver Killed In Route 17 Collision With Tractor-Trailer Young Driver Killed In Route 17 Collision With Tractor-Trailer
Young Driver Killed In Route 17 Collision With Tractor-Trailer A driver was killed in a horrific crash on Route 17, authorities confirmed. Cyrenius "Cy" Menard, a 19-year-old football player who wasgraduated from St. Joseph's Regional High School, was ejected from his sedan in a collision with a tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes just north of East Allendale Avenue in Saddle River shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 6. Cy MenardSt. Joseph Regional High School Southbound Route 17 was reopened between Lake Street in Ramsey and East Allendale Avenue after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Unit and the Bergen County Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CLOSE CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike CLOSE CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike
Close CALL: Hero Tow Truck Driver Rescues Motorist From Burning Sedan On NJ Turnpike HERO: A passing tow truck driver helped a motorist from his burning car on the New Jersey Turnpike seconds before it was engulfed in flames. Nick's Towing Service driver John Tashian of Paramus was returning from a job in Newark when he saw the burning vehicle just off the road in Kearny at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, said his boss, Nicholas F. Testa. Tashian called a Nick's Towing Service dispatcher who, in turn, notified the Turnpike Authority. He then ran to the car to help get the driver out. They had gotten a safe distance away when it went up in flames, Testa said. Kearny firefighters doused…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck HERO: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck
Hero: Good Samaritan Rescues Driver From Fiery Route 3 Wreck UPDATE: A passing driver rescued a motorist after her Jeep barreled across a Route 17 exit ramp, slammed into the divider on eastbound Route 3 and burst into flames near the Meadowlands, authorities said. The 2015 Grand Cherokee hit a curb after the 42-year-old Paterson driver failed to negotiate the turn coming off southbound Route 17 just after midnight Sunday, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The Jeep careened over the grass exit median and then across all three lanes of eastbound Route 3 before smashing into the concrete barrier, knocking debris onto the highway's westbound side…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJSP: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser NJSP: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser
Njsp: Drunk Driver Flees Meadowlands Stop, Hits Trooper Cruiser A drunk driver who fled a New Jersey State Police stop at the Meadowlands hit another trooper's vehicle Thursday night before his car stalled and he was arrested, authorities said. Christian Morel, 23, of Queens kept going after a trooper tried stopping his Infinity shortly before 6:30 p.m., NJSP Lt. Jeffrey Flynn said. The vehicle then side-swiped a marked State Police cruiser in the complex that was involved in a separate motor vehicle stop, Flynn said. Morel drove out onto westbound Route 3, where his car bounced off some curbs and became disabled while still in East Rutherford, the li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor
Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters doused a smoky commercial oven blaze at an Italian food distributor's plant in East Rutherford. Damage was contained to the one oven in a 30-by-30-foot room at MamaMancini's on Branca Road off Route 17 near the Meadowlands after the fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. -- although the heat melted the strip-door curtains. No injuries were reported. "A swift response by our members helped with keeping the fire contained," the East Rutherford Fire Department said in a social media post. "The fire went to two alarms for manpower relief." MamaMancini's markets and distribute pre-p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair
Racetrack Murders: Three Jersey City Men, Boy Charged With Slaying Early-20s Pair UPDATE: Three Jersey City men and a 16-year-old boy were charged with two counts each of murder and more after two men were shot and killed Sunday night outside the Meadowlands Racetrack. A New Jersey State Police trooper was patrolling the complex when he heard gunshots in racetrack parking lot and saw three people run from the area and hop into an Audi SUV that sped off shortly before 9:30 p.m., authorities said Monday. The trooper radioed for backup and followed the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Tenafly, NJSP Col. Patrick J. Callahan and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Mus…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Carlstadt PD: Officer Stops Driver Near Meadowlands With Coke, Xanax, Oxy, Pot, Cash Carlstadt PD: Officer Stops Driver Near Meadowlands With Coke, Xanax, Oxy, Pot, Cash
Carlstadt PD: Officer Stops Driver Near Meadowlands With Coke, Xanax, Oxy, Pot, Cash A Bronx food vendor had cocaine, Xanax, Oxycodone and pot in his car, along with $2,181 in suspicious cash, when a Carlstadt police officer stopped him near the Meadowlands, authorities said. Officer Matthew Smith stopped the speeding vehicle after it drifted over the lane markers several times and driver Wilfredo A. Pacheco, 37, merged onto southbound Route 120 from Route 17 without properly signaling, Police Chief Thomas Berta said. Smith “immediately detected an odor of marijuana” from inside the vehicle as he spoke with Pacheco, Berta said. Pacheco admitted that he had a small amount …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MANHUNT: Police Flush Out Fleeing Ex-Con Stuck In Swamps Of Lyndhurst MANHUNT: Police Flush Out Fleeing Ex-Con Stuck In Swamps Of Lyndhurst
Manhunt: Police Flush Out Fleeing Ex-Con Stuck In Swamps Of Lyndhurst A Newark ex-con driving a stolen car tried to elude Lyndhurst police by dashing into the Meadowlands marshes during an overnight pursuit, but their colleagues from other towns helped capture him, authorities said. Elliot Taylor, 26, floored it after Lyndhurst Police Officer Brian Kapp pulled up behind the already-speeding 2005 Hyundai Elantra on Ridge Road around 3 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Taylor made a quick right onto Valley Brook Avenue and raced down Disposal Road toward DeKorte Park, but the Hyundai bottomed out and began smoking, Auteri said. Taylor quickly pul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands
Pedestrian, 55, Struck, Killed Near Meadowlands UPDATE: Carlstadt police on Monday identified a pedestrian struck and killed just north of the Meadowlands over the weekend as a 55-year-old Paterson man who was heading home from work at a local service station. Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said. The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report
Pro Dirt Bike Racer, 20, Remains Critical After Meadowlands Crash, NJ State Police Report UPDATE: A 20-year-old professional dirt bike rider remained in critical condition Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center following a weekend crash during a race at the Meadowlands. Oliver Brindley, of Doncaster, England, was injured during a multi-bike crash just after 6 p.m. Saturday at the American Flat Track "Meadowlands Mile" race, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Responders said he was unresponsive when placed into an ambulance. The trouble began when rider Dallas Daniels hit two quick bumps approaching a turn and went down early in the race. Fellow rider Shayna Texter then…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Blue Skies At Night (VIDEO): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens Blue Skies At Night (VIDEO): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens
Blue Skies At Night (Video): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens The glow from a transformer explosion Thursday night in Queens could be seen from New Jersey. "Arcing" at the Con Ed substation at a 31st Street in Astoria cast a blue glow over a massive cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles (see video by Peter Zanin, above). It also closed down La Guardia Airport, delayed the MTA's No. 7 train and sent power surges through parts of the borough. "There was a brief electrical fire at our substation in Astoria, which involved some electrical transformers and caused a transmission dip in the area," Consolidated Edison tweeted at 10:37 p.m. "We're …

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by Jerry DeMarco