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Politics
Rep. Josh Gottheimer Launches Bid For NJ Governor From Popular Bergen County Diner Rep. Josh Gottheimer Launches Bid For NJ Governor From Popular Bergen County Diner
Rep. Josh Gottheimer Launches Bid For NJ Governor From Popular Bergen County Diner Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ, is officially running for governor. The 49-year-old dad and former speechwriter, who was re-elected to his seat in North Jersey's 5th congressional district in the House of Representatives earlier this month, launched his campaign Friday morning, Nov. 15, from the Runway Diner in South Hackensack. Gov. Phil Murphy is not eligible to run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits. Gottheimer vows to tackle affordability and fight for the values he says define the Garden State, pledging to lower taxes, reduce costs, and help families get ahead. Gottheim…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned In Bergenfield Against Israeli Real Estate Event Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned In Bergenfield Against Israeli Real Estate Event
Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned In Bergenfield Against Israeli Real Estate Event A protest is set for Thursday evening, Nov. 7, in Bergenfield, as pro-Palestinian activists gather to oppose an Israeli real estate event they allege is promoting the sale of "stolen Palestinian land."  Organized by the group American Muslims for Palestine, the demonstration is expected to begin at 6:30 p.m., according to an announcement on Instagram. While the exact protest location hasn't been officially disclosed, information circulating on WhatsApp suggests the real estate event is being held at a private home on Spring Avenue. In response, local rabbis have reportedly called on me…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Morgan Geron, Wallington High School Grad, Dies At 49 Morgan Geron, Wallington High School Grad, Dies At 49
Morgan Geron, Wallington High School Grad, Dies At 49 Morgan Geron, a Wallington High School graduate, died on Oct. 5, 2024. She was 49 years old. According to her obituary on the Warner and Wozniak website, Morgan was born in Poland and later moved to the United States, graduating from WHS in 1994.  "Her generous heart and caring nature encompassed all aspects of her life by helping others during her healthcare career," her obituary reads. Among those who survive her are her daughter, Maya Golebiewski; parents Barbara and Zbigniew Sliwinski; sisters, Katarzyna and husband Albert Rozalski, and Magdalena Maucione; and …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pro-Palestine Demonstration Shuts South Hackensack Street Pro-Palestine Demonstration Shuts South Hackensack Street
Pro-Palestine Demonstration Shuts South Hackensack Street Pro-Palestinian demonstrators closed a South Hackensack street Monday evening, Sept. 16. Photos shared with Daily Voice from the scene show a group of demonstrators at 60 Saddle River Ave., which is a Jewish event space called The Avenue, which moved from Teaneck last year, as reported by The Jewish Link. According to NorthJersey.com, ralliers were protesting an event held by My Home in Israel, a real estate sale for land in Israel and the West Bank. The event is listed as private online. On Sunday, Sept. 15, a protest was planned in Teaneck during a similar Israeli real estate event.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Disturbing New Details Released In Arrest Of Palisades Park Police Officer Disturbing New Details Released In Arrest Of Palisades Park Police Officer
Disturbing New Details Released In Arrest Of Palisades Park Police Officer Disturbing new details have come to light in the arrest of 42-year-old David Chun, a Palisades Park police officer. Chun, 42, of South Hackensack, was arrested Monday, July 22 on a slew of charges stemming from multiple assaults on a woman in Hasbrouck Heights between 2019 and 2023, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice says that Chun choked the woman on Nov. 25, 2021; tried punching the woman in December 2022, and then again while she was holding a child; tried pushing and picking up a couch while the victim was laying on it; a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shot Fired In Photo Booth At Urban Air, Police Seize Boys 12, 15 Shot Fired In Photo Booth At Urban Air, Police Seize Boys 12, 15
Shot Fired In Photo Booth At Urban Air, Police Seize Boys 12, 15 A steel plate prevented a potential tragedy at Urban Air in South Hackensack when a loaded gun brought into a photo booth by two boys -- one 12, the other 15 -- went off, authorities said. "If not for the steel plate, the round could have gone through the machine and struck an innocent victim," South Hackensack Police Detective Sgt. James Donatello said.  The 6:30 p.m. shooting on Sunday, April 28, was another in a series of incidents that have recently drawn a massive law enforcement response to the all-ages Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park just off westbound Route 80. Surve…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home
Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that found its way inside a Hasbrouck Heights home. Flames climbed the side and extended into the basement and attic of the three-story wood-frame home on Franklin Avenue between Oak Grove Avenue and Boulevard at 9:15 p.m.  Saturday, April 27, responders said. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze. The Red Cross found temporary food, clothing shelter for the occupants. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Carlstadt, Hackensack, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie, South Hackensack, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. A PSE&G c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
AGAIN? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor AGAIN? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor
Again? Repeat Bergen Offender Busted Trafficking 28,000 Child Sex Images: Prosecutor A repeat offender from South Hackensack relapsed following his release from prison by amassing and sharing 28,000 images of child pornography, said authorities who arrested him on Thursday. Corey Barraclough, 33, was released from the Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center in Avenel last October after serving more than 5½ years behind bars. The first 17 months or so were spent in the Bergen County Jail beginning in and the rest in state custody, records show. That's because the Northvale native had been found with more than 2,400 illegal child-porn images -- and was caught chatting online with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Judge Keeps South Hackensack Ex-Con Jailed Following Threats Judge Keeps South Hackensack Ex-Con Jailed Following Threats
Judge Keeps South Hackensack Ex-Con Jailed Following Threats A judge ordered that an ex-con from South Hackensack who was seized in a SWAT team raid remain in custody after he told a police officer that he "should've killed y'all mother f*ckers as soon as you came in the door." Township police got a tip that Robert Jackson had a handgun in his home even though a drug conviction from nearly a decade ago prevents him from legally possessing one, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Jackson had spent nearly seven years in state prison in two separate stretches since 2012. He was on parole for a previous conviction when he sold $10,000 worth of heroi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Brazen Overnight Robbery On South Hackensack Street Arrest Made In Brazen Overnight Robbery On South Hackensack Street
Arrest Made In Brazen Overnight Robbery On South Hackensack Street Bergen County prosecutor's detectives captured a Passaic man who they said brandished a handgun during a brazen street robbery in South Hackensack. Using a Honda Insight that he'd rented, Bryan Tineo-Infante, 25, and an as-yet unidentified companion pulled in front of another vehicle with three occupants on Michael Street shortly after 4:30 a.m. last Aug. 20, authorities said. Tineo-Infante and the other robber were both clad all in black and brandishing handguns when they got out, they said. The robbers "pointed the handguns at all three victims while demanding their personal belongings,"…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader
What A Hero Looks Like: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader A South Hackensack third-grader who was choking during lunch was rescued by a school safety officer. It was noontime when a Memorial School classmate saw the boy choking and ran to get Laura Schreck. Schreck, a retired New Jersey State Parole Board lieutenant, brought more than 25 years of law enforcement experience when the South Hackensack Board of Education hired her in 2022.  Schreck removed the boy from the lunchroom, delivered multiple back blows and used the Heimlich Maneuver to eventually free his airway. "We are grateful to have [Schreck], who is a true asset to our communit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bus Rider Struck Dashing Across Hasbrouck Heights Street, Witnesses Say Bus Rider Struck Dashing Across Hasbrouck Heights Street, Witnesses Say
Bus Rider Struck Dashing Across Hasbrouck Heights Street, Witnesses Say A 27-year-old Hasbrouck Heights man who'd just gotten off a bus was struck by a car when he tried to run across a street, witnesses told police. The victim exited the commuter bus outside the TD Bank branch on Boulevard near Henry Street when he was struck by a Mercedes just after midnight Tuesday, Dec. 12, Police Lt. John Behr said. An ambulance and paramedic unit responded along with a Spanish-speaking officer from South Hackensack who assisted with translation, the lieutenant said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School
Career North Jersey Law Enforcer Patents Safety Device To Better Protect Kids In School As challenges to school safety grow, so do the ideas to address them. Career law enforcer Robert Licamara has produced one that he hopes will make schools in North Jersey and beyond safer. The father of two from Wayne -- who became director of security for Fair Lawn's schools after more than two distinguished decades of police work -- has developed an electronically locked dropbox to replace open plastic bins that are often left in front of schools for parents and others to bring by students' items. Licamara, who spent much of his law enforcement career as an undercover detective, retired …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Career Criminal From Cliffside With Tattooed Message For Police Busted At Motel Off Route 46 Career Criminal From Cliffside With Tattooed Message For Police Busted At Motel Off Route 46
Career Criminal From Cliffside With Tattooed Message For Police Busted At Motel Off Route 46 An ex-con who’s repeatedly broken the law over the past 20-plus years was busted again at a South Hackensack motel. David B. Weber, 41, has a history of arrests for theft, fraud, receiving stolen property, making terroristic threats and minor weapons possession – nearly all of them connected to heroin or other drug use out of several Bergen County towns. He's also known to area law enforcement thanks to a tattoo on his balding head that says “F*ck The Police.” Weber, whose last known address was in Cliffside Park, is still awaiting trial on drug and weapons charges out of Fairview from l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say TUGBUST: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say
Tugbust: Rochelle Park Masseuses Rub Undercover Customers Wrong Way, Police Say An undercover crew of gangbusters blocked a between-the-sheets operation at a local Rochelle Park massage parlor, authorities said. Township police detectives targeted the Fuji Salon on Woodland Avenue following a tip from a “concerned resident,” Capt. James DePreta said. The owner and two employees were arrested after an undercover sting led to under-the-table offers, the captain said. Yeong Herin, 68, of Cliffside Park, was charged with promoting prostitution and possession of property derived from criminal activity – namely $2,000 in alleged proceeds that DePreta said were seized. Bust…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured On Route 46 Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured On Route 46
Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured On Route 46 A 47-year-old woman was in critical condition after she was struck by a car Monday night on Route 46, responders said. The driver of the white Nissan hatchback that hit her remained at the scene of the crash in the westbound lanes at Phillips Avenue in South Hackensack shortly before 10:30 p.m. The victim, believed to be homeless, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Township police, two ALS units from HUMC and a Little Ferry First Aid Corps ambulance crew quickly tended to the victim and got her to the hospital. The driver remained at the scene. CONTRIBUTED (Anonymous)

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer
Update: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer A 25-year-old South Hackensack man was convicted of gunning down a convicted killer who’d only just been released from prison after serving his time. Rather than accept a plea deal, Naszhere Marquette Jones took his chances with a jury – and lost – in connection with the March 2021 shooting death of ex-con Jaquan Harrison, 35, in Paterson. Jurors in Paterson found Jones guilty of reckless manslaughter and weapons offenses following a day and a half of deliberations, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said on Friday, Sept. 29. Harrison had spent more than four years in state prison…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ
Of All Places For A DWI Crash: South Hackensack Police Nab Driver Outside HQ South Hackensack police didn’t have far to bring a suspected drunk driver following a mid-afternoon rollover crash. Surveillance cameras outside their headquarters captured video of Linus P. Rodrigues, 48, of the Bronx swinging a 2009 Toyota RAV 4 onto Franklin Street at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. The Toyota hit a parked 1998 Buick Century, then rolled onto its side and slid about 20 feet, the sergeant said. South Hackensack firefighters extricated Rodrigues and turned him over to the Little Ferry First Aid Corps, Donatello said. Rodrigues – who had n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse
Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse A 50-year-old vehicle thief crashed an SUV in the parking lot of the Bergen County Courthouse while trying to elude a South Hackensack police officer, authorities said. Officer Damian Colon was on patrol when he spotted a 2016 Honda SUV reported stolen out of Newark heading down Green Street at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Sean Bannon said. Colon tried to pull the driver over, the detective said. but he hit the gas instead. A short time later, the SUV careened across the sidewalk and crashed into a handicapped parking sign at 1 Bergen Plaza, Bannon said. The driver -- Angel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD A cellphone stolen during a burglary spree led Ridgefield Park police to a South Hackensack motel and the arrest of a suspect tied to several area break-ins. Village police headed to the Congress Inn in South Hackensack after one of the victims told them that his iPad had pinged there, Sgt. Justin Tress said. Suer enough, they found Shamiar L. Clyburn, 33, of Paterson, on nearby Phillips Avenue off Route 46. Clyburn was the man seen on surveillance video burglarizing multiple vehicles shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10, the sergeant said. He resisted arrest but was subdued with help fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
'Fat Bastard' Carries On Family's Famed Thin Crust Pizza In Bergen County 'Fat Bastard' Carries On Family's Famed Thin Crust Pizza In Bergen County
'Fat Bastard' Carries On Family's Famed Thin Crust Pizza In Bergen County The Giaquintos are back in South Hackensack with their trademark thin crust pizza. Anthony Giaquinto, whose roots in Bergen County's pizza scene run deep, has opened Fat Bastard and Sons at 434 Route 46, continuing a family legacy of pizzerias.  Giaquinto previously ran Tony G's in South Hackensack, The Balcony in Carlstadt, G Millz in Hoboken and Prime Time Sports Bar in Carlstadt. Giaquinto's mother, Mary Rose Giaquinto, was the longtime owner of Giaquinto's Old Judge, an institution in South Hackensack.  Now, Giaquinto is running Fat Bastard with his two sons, Dominick, a student at M…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD
Parked Car Struck By One DWI Motorist, Sedan Driven On Rim By Another: South Hackensack PD South Hackensack police netted a trio of DWI arrests within several hours of one another, including one involving a motorist who hit a parked vehicle and another one who was driving on three wheels and a rim. Luis Negron Jr., 42, of Plainfield was arrested by Officer Chris Locarno after he failed a field sobriety test following a stop on South Main Street assisted by Lodi police shortly after midnight Sunday, April 30, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Negron’s Nissan Maxima was temporarily impounded and he was released to a responsible adult under John’s Law. Just about two hours later…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Back-To-Back False Alarms Bring Ridgewood Firefighters, Police: South Hackensack Woman Charged Back-To-Back False Alarms Bring Ridgewood Firefighters, Police: South Hackensack Woman Charged
Back-To-Back False Alarms Bring Ridgewood Firefighters, Police: South Hackensack Woman Charged A South Hackensack woman was caught on video pulling fire alarm boxes for no good reason at two different street corners in Ridgewood, said authorities who arrested her. Firefighters and police rushed to the corner of East Ridgewood Avenue and Broad Street early last week but found no fire after the pull box was activated there, Detective Capt. Forest Lyons said. Moments later, they headed a few blocks down to Walnut Street, again with no emergency, after the alarm was pulled there, the captain said. Lucia Alvarez, 47, was arrested nearby and charged with causing a false public alarm, Poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad
Hackensack Homicide: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad BREAKING NEWS:  A Hackensack teenager was arrested Monday and charged with participating in the calculated cold-blooded killing of a 28-year-old Maywood man outside a city barbershop late last year. Jaheim Robinson, an 18-year-old college student, “acted as an accomplice in the fatal hit on Vidal Nieves” in the area of Essex and Lehigh streets on Nov. 12, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Robinson was taken into custody on March 6 and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Musella said. He’s with charg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County
DWI Suspected In Horrific Route 80 Crash In Bergen County An intoxicated driver was believed responsible for a horrific crash predawn crash Monday involving an SUV and a garbage truck on westbound Route 80 in Bergen County. A Land Rover was allegedly going more than 100 miles an hour when it slammed into the Mack MR6 truck at the Huyler Street overpass at mile marker 66.2 in South Hackensack shortly after 4:30 a.m. Feb. 27, responders said. The SUV was demolished, and the garbage truck was knocked through a guard rail, a chain-link fence and clear off the highway, they said. The Land Rover driver was rushed in custody to the trauma unit at Hacke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody
Route 46 DWI Crash Sends Both Drivers To Hospital, One In Custody UPDATE: A driver from West New York was drunk when his sedan crashed into an SUV, sending the other driver to the hospital, on Route 46 in South Hackensack, authorities said. Jose A. Francoflores, 33, was driving a 2010 Honda Accord that slammed into a 2022 Volkswagen at the Phillips Avenue intersection around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Police found both vehicles heavily damaged, the sergeant said. The 64-year-old male VW driver from Elmwood Park was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by the Little Ferry First Aid Corps with injuries that w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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150 Miles From Home: South Hackensack PD Reunites Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter 150 Miles From Home: South Hackensack PD Reunites Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter
150 Miles From Home: South Hackensack PD Reunites Missing PA Man, 85, With Wife, Daughter An 85-year-old diabetic from Pennsylvania who was reported missing was rescued overnight by a South Hackensack police officer nearly 150 miles from home. Officer Ashley Lagrosa spotted the Reading, PA man's car parked on the side of Phillips Avenue between Routes 80 and 46 around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 27, Detective Sgt. James Donatello said. Lagrosa ran a check on the Pennsylvania plate and discovered that the driver/owner had been reported missing a few hours earlier, the sergeant said. The man told Lagrosa he didn't know where he was and had been driving since the previous morning. They called…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
'Was That An Earthquake?' North Jersey Asks 'Was That An Earthquake?' North Jersey Asks
'Was That An Earthquake?' North Jersey Asks "What was that?" was the question that rumbled through a large swath of North Jersey and into New York State early Wednesday afternoon. Mine blasting? A sonic boom? Seneca guns? Unconfirmed reports of an earthquake or "seismic-like event" stretched from Newton and Sparta in Sussex County to as far east as the Palisades in Alpine beginning at 12:52 p.m. Jan. 11.  There were similar calls in several southern New York State counties, as well as in the Poconos in Pennsylvania. All are basically in the area of the Ramapo Fault Line. The longest and oldest in the Northeast -- at 185 m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary
Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary A Ridgefield police officer quickly nabbed one suspect and another was captured soon after following an overnight vehicle break-in, authorities said. The pair bolted into the Ridgefield Nature Center as Officer Kevin Nebbia pulled up to the burglarized vehicle on Bruce Street near Slocum Avenue shortly before 3 a.m., Lt. Bruno Carbone said. Nebbita grabbed one of them and the other vanished into the center, Carbone said. Police from Leonia and Palisades Park and a Bergen County Sheriff's K9 unit helped their Ridgefield colleagues establish a perimeter, the lieutenant said. They flushed ou…

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by Jerry DeMarco