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Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect
Midland Park Officer Injured Subduing Angered Suspect A Midland Park police officer required hospital treatment after a disturbed man bit him and hit him with a metal laundry basket, authorities said. The officer and his colleagues were trying to speak with Richard Harris, 30, when he became violent, Police Chief Michael Powderley said. Harris then took off running and was grabbed outside Park Laudromat on Godwin Avenue, the chief said. He then resisted attempts to subdue him, sending one of the officers to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, Powderley said. Officers charged Harris with three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag
Crash Cracks Utility Pole On Midland Park Main Drag Two occupants sustained injuries that weren't considered serious when their hatchback split a utility pole before dawn outside the Midland Park Post Office.Utility wires were downed across Godwin as the Hyundai continued into the corner of a building housing an embroidery shop just up the street around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. Godwin Avenue was temporarily closed while a utility crew replaced the pole. No power outages were reported. Midland Park police were investigating the cause. Borough police and firefighters were assisted with traffic by Ridgewood police. Boyd A. Loving took …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan
Masked Men Carjack Midland Park Business Owner For Luxury Sedan SEE ANYTHING? A Midland Park business owner was robbed by two masked men who sped from the local shopping center with his luxury sedan, authorities said. The armed bandits accosted the merchant outside his shop on Godwin Avenue across from the Midland Park/King's shopping center around 7 a.m., they said. The robbers "followed him to his business, where they stole the keys from him," Midland Park Police Chief Michael Powderley said. "It resulted in a newer model year BMW M8 being stolen from the Kings parking lot. "Thankfully there were no injuries," the chief said. Recent models of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park
Construction Worker Struck By Backhoe In Midland Park A construction worker was hospitalized after being struck Wednesday afternoon by a backhoe in Midland Park. The Kemsco Construction and Equipment Company (Newark) worker was injured shortly before 4:30 p.m. behind the Midland Park Shopping Center on Godwin Avenue. Members of the Midland Park Ambulance Corps tended to the worker and took him to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury. OSHA was notified. Midland Park and Wyckoff police also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison
Killer Of Midland Park Mom Sentenced To Life In Prison A disgraced former NYPD officer who threw himself in front of a New York City subway train after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in her Midland Park driveway was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to life in prison for her gruesome murder. Arthur Lomando -- who lost both feet in the suicide attempt -- ambushed Suzanne Bardzell on Oct. 22, 2016, stabbing her 34 times in what prosecutors called one of the most heinous killings in Bergen County history. Ignoring his defense attorney's bid for a 30-year prison term, Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti gave Lomando life on Friday for his Fe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building
Second Midland Park Vehicle In Three Days Plows Into Building Three days after a motorist drove an SUV onto an entrance ramp of a Midland Park dental office, another driver crashed her sedan into the front door of a data processing office a half-mile down the road. The elderly driver was trying to park when her Volvo 960 lurched forward into Commerce Register Inc. on Godwin Avenue, in a building that also houses Peter's Fish Market. She was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with what responders said were minor injuries. The crash caused significant structural damage, closing the business indefinitely and requiring a borough building inspecto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office
SUV Plows Into Front Of Midland Park Dental Office A driver escaped unharmed Tuesday after her SUV plowed into the entrance of a Midland Park dental office, ending up on on the steps. The BMW X5 took down the railings on the exterior staircase at Veenstra Family Dental on Godwin Avenue as the driver apparently was attempting to park. Responding firefighters stabilized the vehicle, and a building inspector was summoned to check the structure. The SUV was towed from the scene. The BMW SUV ended up on the steps of the Midland Park dental office.Boyd A. Loving Boyd A. Loving took the photos above and contributed to this account. The e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery
Franklin Lakes PD: Vermont Driver Threatens Woman, Fires Shot In Gas Station Robbery A troubled Vermont ex-con remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail after police said he fired a shot during the robbery of a Franklin Lakes gas station Friday night, authorities said. Lonnie Murray, 58, of Northfield,  VT was intoxicated when he also threatened a woman he didn't know with the gun on Colonial Road, prompting a search by various agencies just before 10:30 p.m., Capt. John Bakelaar said. A half-hour later, the Lukoil gas station on Franklin Avenue was robbed, he said. As Daily Voice reported on Sunday, officers from several law enforcement agencies converged&n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver
Glen Rock Hit-Run Victim, 65, Dies, Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Driver EXCLUSIVE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65
Charges Upgraded Against Hawthorne Hit-Run Driver After Death Of Pedestrian, 65 UPDATE: A 65-year-old Hawthorne widow now faces vehicular manslaughter charges following the overnight death of a hit-and-run victim who was struck as he crossed a street carrying groceries in Glen Rock nine days ago. The victim, also 65, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, family members said. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in turn, made arrangements for the driver, Marina M. Lee, to surrender to them Thursday afternoon to face upgraded charges. Lee was found with her damaged Chevy Tahoe in a Godwin Avenue parking lot in Midla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock Pedestrian Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Midland Park, Authorities Say Glen Rock Pedestrian Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Midland Park, Authorities Say
Glen Rock Pedestrian Hit-Run Driver Nabbed In Midland Park, Authorities Say UPDATE: A Hawthorne widow drove off and was eventually caught by police after hitting and critically injuring a 65-year-old borough man in Glen Rock, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/fairlawn/police-fire/hawthorne-hit-run-driver-who-critically-injured-pedestrian-65-in-glen-rock-charged/749178/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A hit-and-run driver who left a victim in Glen Rock hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday night was later arrested in Midland Park, authorities said. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson after being struck by a Ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Thefts Continue: Drop Boxes Pried Open, Mail Stolen In Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park Thefts Continue: Drop Boxes Pried Open, Mail Stolen In Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park
Thefts Continue: Drop Boxes Pried Open, Mail Stolen In Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Midland Park Someone used a crow bar to pry open a postal drop box in front of the Ridgewood Post Office on Ridgewood Avenue over the weekend. This time, though, the thieves left nearly a dozen pieces of mail behind. It was the second time in a week that bandits hit that same box in front of the East Ridgewood Avenue post office. Two other drop boxes on North Walnut Street, next to the post office, were broke into, as well. Another two were discovered broken into on Monday -- one at the corner of East Ridgewood Avenue and Cottage Place, the other on Cottage Place in front of the Ridgewood Board of Educ…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Fire Damages Midland Park Beauty Salon PHOTOS: Fire Damages Midland Park Beauty Salon
Photos: Fire Damages Midland Park Beauty Salon No injuries were immediately reported in a late Tuesday afternoon fire at a Midland Park beauty salon. The two-alarm blaze ignited on the exterior of the Godwin Avenue building that houses Custom Cut Salon before making its way inside just after 4 p.m. The salon and apartments above it in the three-story building were evacuated safely. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Wyckoff, Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus. Sean Sokoly took this photo: The fire broke out on the exterior of the building.COURTESY: Sean Sokoly Boyd A. Loving took the photos below and contributed to this account…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Midland Park Deli Sells Winning Lottery Ticket Midland Park Deli Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
Midland Park Deli Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A Midland Park deli sold a winning New Jersey Lottery ticket. The winner purchased their ticket from the Park Deli and Minit Mart on Godwin Avenue and will split the Jersey Cash 5 $164,010 jackpot with two other winners from the April 14 drawing. Each ticket is worth $54,670. The winning numbers were: 03, 07, 12, 25 and 28 and the XTRA number was: 02.  The other tickets were sold in Bayonne and Somerville.

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by Cecilia Levine