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Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ

CLOSE CALL: Parents' Frightening Moments End When Police Find Troubled Teen Near Train Tracks CLOSE CALL: Parents' Frightening Moments End When Police Find Troubled Teen Near Train Tracks
Close CALL: Parents' Frightening Moments End When Police Find Troubled Teen Near Train Tracks HEROES: NJ Transit trains were stopped moments before swift-moving police rescued a troubled teen in Ridgewood, authorities said. The boy's frightened mother called Paramus police Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, after he reportedly threatened to take his own life, they said. Paramus Police Officer Diego Cruz alerted headquarters to get the trains stopped. Meanwhile, Paramus police flooded the area with all available officers and detectives. They pinged the teen's cell phone, got a local result and relayed it to their Ridgewood colleagues. Village police quickly found the teen between Oak Stre…
Lunching Couple Escape Injury When Unoccupied Car Rolls Into Raymond's In Ridgewood Lunching Couple Escape Injury When Unoccupied Car Rolls Into Raymond's In Ridgewood
Lunching Couple Escape Injury When Unoccupied Car Rolls Into Raymond's In Ridgewood It was a typical crisp but sunny afternoon outside Raymond's Restaurant in Ridgewood on Monday -- until an unoccupied car suddenly came rolling its way. A couple having a sidewalk lunch at the popular eatery narrowly missed serious injuries when a Toyota Yaris that had been parked nearby rolled into the front of the restaurant. The subcompact swiped another car, as well, before upending a table and scattering some items on the Oak Street side of the East Ridgewood Avenue restaurant around 1 p.m. Oct. 9. The couple refused medical attention at the scene. The hood and front bumper of th…