A Paterson man who fired a gun at two men on a city street eight months ago, hitting one, was captured and charged with two counts of attempted murder, authorities said Monday.Yhamere F. Mayo, 28, also was charged with weapons offenses in connection with the Jan. 13 shooting on North Main Street shortly before 1:30 a.m., they said.The 28-year-old victim checked into St. Joseph’s ...

"Death bells were ringing" in Croatia as news spread of the sudden death of a Fort Lee attorney from Tenafly.A funeral Mass was scheduled for this coming Wednesday for Ann Mrkic-Zgonene, 47, who died early last week in Edgewater.Mrkic, formerly of Tuxedo Park, NY, leaves behind four children -- Kate, Emma, Niko and Matthew -- as well as her parents, an aunt, uncle and nephew, cousins ...

A suspicious car fire spread to a Garfield home before dawn Monday.A firefighter sustained a minor injury in the 2 a.m. blaze on Prospect Avenue.Garfield firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park, Hackensack, Lodi, Saddle Brook, Teaneck and Wallington.They had the blaze officially knocked in about an hour and a half.The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigation ...

Firefighters needed about an hour to put down a Fair Lawn house blaze Sunday night.No injuries were immediately reported.The two-alarm Plaza Road blaze began as a basement fire around 7 p.m. before extending to the first floor. Neighbors said smoke alarms alerted the occupants, who were seen outside the house.Firefighters had it knocked within an hour.Saddle Brook firefighters joined ...

Authorities were hunting for the assailant who stabbed a man Sunday at an Elmwood Park hotel.Witnesses reported seeing the bleeding victim outside the Red Carpet Inn on eastbound Route 46 around 3:30 p.m.Detectives were interviewing them and the victim, whose injuries didn't initially appear life-threatening, responders said. The investigators also reviewed surveillance video, they ...

Police once again pleaded with owners to lock their vehicles -- and not leave their keys or fobs behind -- after a wild noontime car chase Sunday that criss-crossed Bergen County and ended with two in custody."I really don't want anyone hurt or killed when we are responding to stolen vehicles," said Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. "Anyone on the road or in a home, are at risk ...

A Union County couple remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Sunday after being charged with assaulting a New Jersey state trooper during a traffic stop on westbound Route 80 in Hackensack.Alecia S. Jones of Hillside and Tyson S. Stamper of Elizabeth, both 22, are charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, as well as resisting arrest and possession ...

A 20-year-old Manhattan man was captured in the Bronx and charged with a shooting in Lodi that left the victim paralyzed -- a result of what authorities said was a dispute over a 17-year-old girl.Alan Falcone, who was taken into custody at his sister's house on Saturday, is charged with attempted murder and weapons offenses.He remained held pending extradition to New Jersey.Falcone is ...

UPDATE: More than half of nearly two dozen men, women and children involved in a deck collapse in Wildwood were released from area hospitals, authorities said Sunday.A group of current and former firefighters and their children had just attended a parade as part of the 142nd annual New Jersey State Firemen's Convention & Memorial Service.They were gathered at a three-story home on ...

An engineer from Westchester who worked on innovations in supercomputer chips was inexplicably walking in the fast lane of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey before dawn Sunday when he was struck and killed near the New York State border, authorities said.Samuel E. Gottheim, 30, an Arsdley native living in California, had attended a nearby family wedding Saturday night, family ...