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Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84
Scooterist From Northvale Struck, Seriously Injured By Sedan Driven By Norwood Motorist, 84 A scooter driver from Northvale was seriously injured when he was struck in Norwood by a sedan driven by an 84-year-old borough woman, authorities said. The 32-year-old victim was headed south on Tappan Road when the driver of a 2003 Acura TL made a left in front of him onto Kensington Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, Norwood Police Capt. Sal Russino said. He sustained a serious leg injury and cuts on his head, Russino said. A medevac was requested but was disabled, the captain said. Police in towns along the route to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged
Portable Radios Stolen From Norwood EMS Building, Suspects From Another Squad Charged Three emergency medical workers with another squad broke into the Norwood EMS building and stole three portable radios, authorities charged. Two of them, Antonio Guinta, 26, and Frank Ballante, 19, both of Norwood, have been with the Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad a little over a year, said Franklin Smith, the squad’s captain. The third defendant, Anthony Olsen, 47, of Laurence Harbor was an observer who’d recently been with a squad in South Jersey, Smith said. It turns out he also had a criminal record, authorities said they discovered. The Nov. 29th thefts from the Norwood EMS b…

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Police: Retired Englewood Officer Knocked Cold, Leg Broken By Norwood Driver Outside 7-Eleven Police: Retired Englewood Officer Knocked Cold, Leg Broken By Norwood Driver Outside 7-Eleven
Police: Retired Englewood Officer Knocked Cold, Leg Broken By Norwood Driver Outside 7-Eleven A retired Englewood police officer was knocked cold and had his leg broken by a Norwood driver in the parking lot of a borough 7-Eleven, authorities said. John Culligan, 56, surrendered on Friday to be charged in connection with the incident, which was captured on surveillance video, Norwood Police Chief Jeffrey Krapels said. Timothy Reilly apparently was sitting in his car eating a sandwich in front of the Livingston Street convenience store around 2 a.m. Wednesday when Culligan pulled up and beeped his horn, apparently because he needed the parking space, the chief said. The 56-year-old …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Norwood Crash Takes Out Traffic Light For 3rd Time This Year Norwood Crash Takes Out Traffic Light For 3rd Time This Year
Norwood Crash Takes Out Traffic Light For 3rd Time This Year A Norwood traffic light was toppled Wednesday during a crash for the third time since February. No serious injuries were reported in the crash after a driver ran a red light at the intersection of Tappan Road and Broadway shortly before 2 p.m., responders said. Norwood police and firefighters responded. Detours were in place. ****** ALSO SEE: A motorist who fled Ringwood police was captured after gunshots were fired on Route 287 in Mahwah before dawn Wednesday, responders said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mahwah/police-fire/wild-police-chase-ends-on-route-287-with-shots-fired…

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by Jerry DeMarco