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Passaic Street, Garfield, NJ
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: Spurned Woman Sets Fire To Ex-BF’s Garfield Apartment, Authorities Charge
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A woman who vowed to torch her ex-boyfriend's Garfield apartment carried out the threat, said authorities who arrested her after reviewing surveillance video and other evidence. Allison G. Gutierrez-Tuesta, 25, had previously damaged the victim’s car and assaulted him when he ended their relationship, according to local investigators. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 28, she ignited two areas of his second-floor Passaic Street apartment near the Garfield train station, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. One was in his bedroom and the other in the hallway. Gutierrez-…
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man
UPDATE: An ex-con from Garfield who served time for a botched drug deal that led to the shooting of an undercover police officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with causing the overdose death of a 30-year-old user late last summer. Melvin Guzman, 29, is charged with strict liability in the drug-induced death of Ivan Santiago of Passaic last Sept. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on March 28. Santiago and another user were hospitalized after overdosing at a home on Lincoln Place, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead soon after. “A six-month investigation by t…
Police & Fire
Man Injured, Jailed In Baseball Bat Attack On Garfield Sanitation Worker: PD
A 49-year-old Garfield man who's had an ongoing beef with a city sanitation worker attacked him with a baseball bat while he was on a break -- and paid for it, authorities said. Derrick L. Young of Grand Street had gotten into an argument with the victim on Somerset Street on Tuesday, June 20, Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Young walked away, then drove up a short time later and emerged from a vehicle in the area of Passaic Street and Palisade Avenue carrying the bat, the captain said. The 38-year-old victim was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center for treatment of injuries sust…
News
Lodi Ex-Con, South Carolina Companion Busted With Gun, Hollow Points In Garfield Traffic Stop
A convicted felon from Lodi and a South Carolina companion were arrested after a Garfield police officer found a loaded gun during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officer Marvin Monroig stopped a speeding BMW 320 with North Carolina license plates after the driver ignored a “No Turn on Red” sign going from Midland Avenue to Passaic Street and then blew through a light at Palisade Avenue shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, Capt. Mario Pozo said. Backup Officer Elihud Santiago spotted a black Taurus G3C 9mm handgun in the glove compartment as the driver, Chad Thomas Stillwell, 51, of …
News
Habitual Offender Who Bathed In McDonald's Bathroom Gets Tased Twice: Garfield PD
A habitual offender who used a McDonald's bathroom to bathe fought with responding Garfield police officers and ended up being tased twice, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the Passaic Street fast-food restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, were told that Robert P. Glodek, 33, was "using their bathroom as a shower and refused to leave," Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. Officer Joseph Kopacz approached Glodek outside the McDonald’s and tried getting his ID in case McDonald's wanted to pursue criminal charges, the captain said. Glodek, of Union Township, "refused to co…
Lifestyle
Popular Bergen County Burger Joint Featured On 'Cooking Channel'
A popular Bergen County burger joint was featured on the "Cooking Channel.". The "Grub on the Go" segment on Steve's Burgers in Garfield aired 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Stephen Chrisomalis opened the joint's first location on Route 46 more than a decade ago. Last year, he opened its second on Passaic Street. Some Steve's Burger favorite menu items include the Famous Patty Melt, the Taco Burger, the cheesesteak, brunch BLT, several varieties of french fries and more. View this post on Instagram Shark Burger surrounded by Bacon Cheese Fries 🍔🍟🥓🧀🤙🍟🍔 …
Police & Fire
Two Adult Pedestrians, Child, 4, Struck Outside Garfield Walmart
Two adults and a 4-year-old were knocked down by a vehicle outside the Garfield Walmart early Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed. A 28-year-old driver was making a turn in front of the Passaic Street superstore when his vehicle hit the three just after 12:30 p.m., police Capt. Richard Uram said. All three were taken to a local hospital with minor bumps and bruises, Uram said.
Business
2nd Steve's Burgers Location Replacing Food Train In Garfield -- Another Maybe In The Works
Steve's Burgers will be opening a second location in Garfield. The Route 46 restaurant will be opening at 68 Passaic St. -- formerly home to Food Train -- next month with a grand opening set for September, owner Stephen Chrisomalis said. The expansion was sporadic, he said, but people have been asking for another location for years. He's also hoping to open a third location soon, closer to his roots in Oradell. "I love burgers," said Chrisomaslis, 32 of Hackensack. "There weren't really too many good places around here when I first opened." Food Train in Garfield.Food Train The burge…
Police & Fire
Garfield Shoplifter Caught Carrying Car Burglary Proceeds, Police Say
GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield police got more than they expected when they busted a shoplifter before dawn Monday and found him carrying a credit card stolen during a car burglary less than an hour and a half before, authorities said. Dion C. Coleman, 27, of West Milford was nabbed just after 1 a.m. at the Walmart on Passaic Street, Detective Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. Police found him carrying the card and other items taken during a car break-in reported on Harrison Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Coleman was charged with burglary, receiving stolen property and credit card theft. He was being h…
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HIM? Sketch Released Of Garfield Shrink-Wrap Robber
GARFIELD, N.J. – Garfield police on Tuesday issued a composite sketch of one of two robbers who they said pistol-whipped a mechanic and strapped him to a chair in shrink wrap. The victim said the two entered the garage where he was working at Passaic Street and Cambridge Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Thursday wearing dark-colored winter hats, hooded sweatshirts and bubble jackets. After asking for help, one of the robbers “pointed a handgun at him [and] struck him in the face,” Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. They bound him in the chair, robbed him and fled, the captain said. The victim sustaine…
Police & Fire
Garfield PD: Robbers Pistol-Whip, Tie Up Mechanic At Work
UPDATE (Jan. 16): Garfield police on Tuesday issued a composite sketch of one of two robbers who they said pistol-whipped a mechanic and strapped him to a chair in shrink wrap. The victim said the two entered the garage where he was working at Passaic Street and Cambridge Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Thursday wearing dark-colored winter hats, hooded sweatshirts and bubble jackets. After asking for help, one of the robbers “pointed a handgun at him [and] struck him in the face,” Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. They bound him in the chair, robbed him and fled, the captain said. The victim sustaine…
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