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Naked, Agitated Route 17 Motel Guest Trashes Room, Seized By SWAT
A naked, agitated Route 17 motel guest was quickly seized by a Bergen County Regional SWAT team on Monday after he trashed his room, authorities said.
The 46-year-old man, originally from Paramus, appeared in the throes of what looked like "excited delirium" when Upper Saddle River police were called to the Fair Motel at 12:47 p.m. April 17, responders said.
The man was outside the room, naked and bleeding, when responders arrived and then immediately ran inside and barricaded the door, Upper Saddle River Police Detective Capt. Edward Kane said.
Several responders converged on the Fair…
Update: Local Woman, 96, Out-Of-State Driver, 77, ID'd In Route 17 Double Fatal
A 96-year-old Upper Saddle River woman and a 77-year-old driver were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Ramsey on Tuesday, authorities said.
Ethel Toth was a passenger in a 2009 Jeep Cherokee driven by George Sadue, 77, of Coventry, Rhode Island, that left the northbound highway and hit a tree on the property of an Exxon station around 2:30 p.m. Nov. 29, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said.
Toth was killed on impact, Lyman said.
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Sadue was extricated by firefighters but succumbed to his injuries a short time later, the chief said.
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'Born A Fighter': Bergen County Dad, Auto Repairman Ronnie Guerra Dies, 30
Support was surging for the family of Bergen County dad and auto repairman Ronnie Guerra.
Guerra of Upper Saddle River died on Sunday, Nov. 27. He was 30 years old.
More than $11,200 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Guerra's daughter, Amia Lester as of Wednesday, Nov. 30.
"Ronnie's greatest joy and purpose in life was taking care of Amia," the page reads. "This trust is just one way we will ensure that his memory and love will live on with her."
Ronnie worked as a repairman at his family business, Ideal Service Center, Inc. in River Edge, built by his late grandfather, Aldo Guerra. …
Update: Upper Saddle River Woman, 96, Driver, 77, Killed In Route 17 Crash
UPDATE: A 96-year-old Upper Saddle River woman and the 77-year-old driver were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Ramsey on Tuesday, authorities said.
Ethel Toth was a passenger in a 2009 Jeep Cherokee driven by George Sadue, 77, of Coventry, Rhode Island, that left the northbound highway and hit a tree on the property of an Exxon station around 2:30 p.m. Nov. 29, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said.
Toth was killed on impact, Lyman said.
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Sadue was extricated by firefighters but succumbed to his injuries a short time later, the chi…
