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Franklin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ

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Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Local police in northwest Bergen County who’ve teamed up to fight area crime nabbed a brazen shoplifting crew from New York City moments after they hit a local Marshalls. Wyckoff police issued an alert after witnesses reported seeing a man and two women flee the Boulder Run shopping center off Franklin Avenue in a red 2018 Jeep. The thieves had just pushed shopping carts stuffed with more than $1,000 worth of clothing, toys and fragrances out the door to the vehicle, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Franklin Lakes police stopped the Jeep near the border of both towns off the corner of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SMASH BURGLARS: Photos Show Destructive Bergen Jewelry Thieves At Work SMASH BURGLARS: Photos Show Destructive Bergen Jewelry Thieves At Work
Smash Burglars: Photos Show Destructive Bergen Jewelry Thieves At Work PHOTOS: Three burglars who smashed their way into a Wyckoff jewelry store cleared broken glass from the front of the shop, loaded a plastic trash can with bling and fled, security images released by police show. Township police released the images while trying to identify the trio who struck Devon Fine Jewelry in the Wyckoff Square shopping center over the weekend. Officers who responded to an alarm down the street from police headquarters found the front door glass smashed shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Authorities asked that anyone who might have wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover HEROES: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover
Heroes: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover An 83-year-old driver who was trapped in her overturned car was helped by a passing off-duty firefighter and police officer -- both from out of town -- while her 88-year-old passenger climbed out on his own following a crash in Wyckoff, authorities said. The upstate New York couple were hospitalized with minor injuries following the single-vehicle rollover on Franklin Avenue near Lawlins Road, which left the sedan on its roof just short of a thicket of trees. The trapped driver was assisted by Franklin Lakes Police Officer Stephanie Hallihan and an off-duty Paterson firefighter who wasn’t i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank
Wyckoff PD: Officers Nab ID Thief From Bronx Fleeing Bank Wyckoff police nabbed a fleeing Bronx man after he tried to withdraw $2,860 from a personal account using a bogus driver’s license, authorities said. Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officer Kyle Scherm were responding to a call from the Provident Bank on Franklin Avenue early Thursday afternoon when they spotted Junior Robles, 26, fleeing the scene, Lt. Joseph Soto said. They grabbed Robles on nearby Monroe Avenue at Dana Hannon Way after a brief foot chase, Soto said. Robles remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first court appearance. He’s charged with attempted forgery, ID theft and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
'Clean Juice' Opening 2nd NJ Store In Bergen County 'Clean Juice' Opening 2nd NJ Store In Bergen County
'Clean Juice' Opening 2nd NJ Store In Bergen County A health food cafe with hundreds of stores across the U.S. is coming to Wyckoff. Clean Juice has plans to open on Franklin Avenue, its website says. The shop sells smoothies, juices, Acai bowls, quinoa bowls, salads, healthy wraps, toasts and more. Clean Juice was founded by husband and wife duo Kat and Landon Eckles. Kat had been making her own smoothies at home for nearly a decade, when she had the idea to open a juice bar in the Charlotte, NC area. They opened their first location on their 8th wedding anniversary: June 5, 2015. Since then, Clean Juice has opened more than 100 loc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims
Aftermath: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims A Maywood firefighter was injured when a tree fell onto an engine -- one of several people hurt by falling branches, limbs and trees in Bergen and Passaic counties during Tuesday's storm, responders said.  A 71-year-old man also required medical attention after a tree fell on his car on Route 17 in Ridgewood as Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through. A driver was injured by glass when a branch from a falling tree crashed through the windshield of a vehicle on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 1 in Englewood Cliffs. And two trees fell on an Englewood home, blocking resp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash
Wyckoff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash A 57-year-old Wyckoff resident was hospitalized with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after being struck by a car Thursday night, authorities said. The victim was crossing Crescent Avenue going east when she was struck around 6:40 p.m. by the vehicle as its driver – a 38-year-old Wyckoff woman – turned left from eastbound Franklin Avenue, Lt. Joseph Soto. The Wyckoff Ambulance Corps took her to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The driver remained at the scene. No summonses were immediately issued, Soto said. An investigation was continuing. Police everywhere continue to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic
Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic An Oakland driver was drunk and using a cellphone when her car veered into oncoming traffic in Wyckoff, said police who arrested her. Patricia Morales, 26, was released to a family member and her Hyundai was held for 12 hours, under John’s Law, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Alerted to an erratic driver in the area of Franklin and Wyckoff avenues, Officer Michael Finn followed the Hyundai onto Russell Avenue and saw it “drift from the right lane and completely enter the lane of oncoming traffic” just after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Soto said. Finn took Morales into custody. She was given summonses for DW…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Child Labor Laws Violated At Wayne McDonald's Child Labor Laws Violated At Wayne McDonald's
Child Labor Laws Violated At Wayne McDonald's A McDonald's franchise owner with several Bergen and Passaic County locations has been accused by the U.S. Department of Labor of violating child labor laws at 11 New Jersey locations. S&P Enterprises Inc., based in Central Valley, New York, paid $8,829 in fines after letting 14 and 15-year-olds work too many hours. The teens worked after 7 p.m. during the school-year, more than three hours on a school day, more than eight hours on a non-school day and more than 18 hours during a school week -- violating limits set by the state law. "Child labor laws protect the educational opport…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Accused Wyckoff Shoplifter Turns Out To Be Fugitive With 40-Year Rap Sheet Accused Wyckoff Shoplifter Turns Out To Be Fugitive With 40-Year Rap Sheet
Accused Wyckoff Shoplifter Turns Out To Be Fugitive With 40-Year Rap Sheet A accused shoplifter scooped up by Wyckoff police turned out to be an ex-con from Michigan with a nearly 40-year criminal record who was wanted in Florida, records show. Sgt. Mark Tagliareni stopped 62-year-old Ronald A. Schneid as he drove a Toyota Camry with a temporary Arkansas license plate out of the Boulder Run Shopping Center on Franklin Avenue “to confirm a valid registration,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. Tagliarini quickly discovered that Schneid had several outstanding warrants – one of them a fugitive warrant out of Daytona Beach, FL filed more than a year ago. Schneid also was carryi…

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by Jerry DeMarco