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Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor
Clothing Store Owner Secretly Filmed Employees Using Bathroom: Morris County Prosecutor The owner of a Morris County clothing store is accused of secretly recording employees in the bathroom and then destroying the evidence, police said. Nicholas Zirpoli, 35, used a device to surreptitiously record both male and female employees using the restroom of Plato's Closet in Ledgewood on or about Feb. 26, 2023, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Then, Zirpoli destroyed the files, police said. The Lincoln Park resident, who owns and operates the Route 46 store, was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility on charges of nine counts of invasion of privacy,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Machete-Wielding Man Seized During Disturbance At New North Jersey Amazon Warehouse Machete-Wielding Man Seized During Disturbance At New North Jersey Amazon Warehouse
Machete-Wielding Man Seized During Disturbance At New North Jersey Amazon Warehouse Police from multiple jurisdictions converged on one of North Jersey's newest Amazon warehouses after a parking lot dispute between two drivers early Tuesday escalated into an assault involving a machete. No major injuries were reported in the assault, which Woodland Park police said triggered a disturbance that brought them and their colleagues from Totowa, Little Falls and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office to the distribution center on McBride Avenue near Route 46 shortly before 7 a.m. Nov. 21. Responding officers found "a large number of people gathered in the Amazon parking lot causing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home
Fuel Truck Crashes Through Fence, Clips Pole, Nearly Hits Elmwood Park Home  A single-axle tanker truck filled with heating oil sideswiped a utility pole, crashed through a chain link fence and finally stopped short of hitting a house near a Garden State Parkway overpass in Elmwood Park on Monday. No injuries were reported in the Nov. 20 mishap in the 900 block of River Drive near the Garden Drive intersection. No oil leaked from the Fairclough fuel truck out of Paterson, either. River Drive was closed in both directions between the Garden State Parkway and Route 46 overpasses while a PSE&G crew replaced the pole. Boyd A. Loving Power was knocked out only …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB MOTEL HORROR: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB
Motel Horror: Two Dead, Three Hospitalized After Drug OD On Highway Approaching GWB Two people died and three were hospitalized after suffering suspected drug overdoses Tuesday afternoon at a motel along the approach to the George Washington Bridge, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed. Fort Lee police were called to the Skyview Motel on eastbound Route 46 at 1:41 p.m. Nov. 14, the prosecutor said. They found five apparent overdose victims going in and out of consciousness, he said. The officers deployed Narcan while conducting CPR, Musella said. Two of the victims -- apparently in their 30s -- were pronounced dead at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD
Arrest Made In Hit-And-Run That Seriously Injured Route 46 Pedestrian : Ridgefield Park PD Authorities arrested a tow truck driver from Philadelphia who they said kept on going after hitting and seriously injuring a 67-year-old pedestrian crossing Route 46 six weeks ago. Naser Abu Ali, 20, was driving a 2014 Ford transit van that hit Elizabeth Crum as she crossed at the light on Route 46 (Winant Avenue) in Ridgefield Park on Sept. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Crum, of Ridgefield Park, was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where she was treated for serious bodily injuries, the prosecutor said. Meanwhile, detectives from Musella’s Major Cri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Were Justified Killing Fugitive Who Shot Woman In Elmwood Park, Grand Jury Finds Police Were Justified Killing Fugitive Who Shot Woman In Elmwood Park, Grand Jury Finds
Police Were Justified Killing Fugitive Who Shot Woman In Elmwood Park, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police were justified in killing an armed ex-con wanted for shooting a New Milford woman in Elmwood Park, a grand jury has found. James Allandale, 61, immediately opened fire on officers who found him at the Knights Inn Pinebook on Route 46 in Montville this past New Year's Eve. He was shot and killed in the exchange of gunfire. Allandale -- whose real name is James Allan -- became the target of an intense manhunt after he shot Cynthia Greco of New Milford at 113 Lincoln Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Dec. 27, 2022. The home is owned by Allandale's girlfriend, Lisa Dolack, who …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Tractor-Trailer Ditches Off Route 46 Tractor-Trailer Ditches Off Route 46
Tractor-Trailer Ditches Off Route 46 A tractor-trailer driver survived a crash on Route 46 in Palisades Park that nearly crushed the cab of his rig. The driver was headed west on Route 46 near the bridge over East Homestead Avenue when he veered off the road and the cab came loose as it headed partially down a wooded embankment shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4. He was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. "This guy was lucky to be alive," one witness at the scene said. "The cab was crushed and ripped off the truck." Westbound Route 46 in Pal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Smoky Fire Closes Route 46 Popeyes Smoky Fire Closes Route 46 Popeyes
Smoky Fire Closes Route 46 Popeyes Firefighters doused an overnight blaze Thursday at the Popeyes Louisiana Chicken restaurant on westbound Route 46 in Lodi. The smoky fire broke out in the kitchen shortly before 1 a.m. Oct. 19, roughly two hours after closing time. Firefighters had it under control within a half hour.  No injuries were reported. Firefighters doused the Popeyes blaze on Route 46 in Lodi in just under a half hour.Mark Adamczyk Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Saddle Brook, Maywood and Rochelle Park. The County Wide Emergency Response Team provided canteen services. The fire was containe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PalPark Resident, 25, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen Multiple Times PalPark Resident, 25, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen Multiple Times
PalPark Resident, 25, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen Multiple Times A 25-year-old unemployed man living in Palisades Park raped a pre-teen on more than one occasion, authorities charged. Edmer Ajualip Perez was taken into custody on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and has remained in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, records show. He's charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, as well as two sexual assault counts and a single child endangerment through sexual conduct charge. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Special Victims Unit began investigating along with Pa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel
South Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Route 46 Motel A parking lot attendant from South Jersey was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a South Hackensack motel. Austin Walker, 22, of Pennsville, was taken into custody last week, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, Oct. 9. The prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit began investigating with township police following a complaint from a woman who said that Walker sexually assaulted her at the Horizon Inn on Route 46 on Aug. 1. Walker was booked into the Bergen County Jail on three counts of sexual assault through force or coercion on Oct. 5. Records show he was ordered rele…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46 Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46
Kids In Stolen Car Speed Wrong Way On Route 23, Two Nabbed After Intense Hunt Off Routes 80, 46 Two boys – one 16, the other 14 -- were captured following a stolen car pursuit in which the driver at one point perilously sped south on northbound Route 23, authorities said. Four masked thieves in all were pulling on vehicle door handles when police pulled up in response to a call on Oak Hill Drive in Wayne shortly before 5:30 a.m., Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. The crew also tried to break into a home through the back, the captain said. Officer David Talerico spotted an occupied vehicle with a smashed backseat passenger window and no rear license plate on nearby Timberline Drive, Daly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief
Route 46 Jaywalker Nearly Hit By Patrol Unit Fights Little Ferry Police: Chief A Clifton man who was nearly hit by a patrol car as he jaywalked along Route 46 overnight fought Little Ferry police before being subdued, authorities said. Officer James Serio had to quickly switch lanes to avoid hitting Mark Rodriguez, 35, at 1:45 a.m. Friday, Aug 4, Police Chief James Walters said.Lt. John Andronaco, who witnessed the incident, stopped Rodriguez for questioning  Rodriguez, who wasn't carrying identification, gave the name Victor Rivera and a different birth date than his, adding that he'd "been arrested in the past and should be in our system," Walter…

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by Jerry DeMarco