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HEROES: Hackensack Responders Rescue Dog Sitter Being Mauled While Protecting Child (UPDATE) HEROES: Hackensack Responders Rescue Dog Sitter Being Mauled While Protecting Child (UPDATE)
Heroes: Hackensack Responders Rescue Dog Sitter Being Mauled While Protecting Child (Update) A dog sitter who was being mauled while she tried to protect a small child was rescued by Hackensack's emergency responders, authorities said. Screams for help brought Officers Ryan Conlon and Denisse Caero to the Hudson Street home shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department. An American pit bull terrier had mauled two other dogs at the residence and had bitten the 40-year-old victim severely on both arms as she tried to intervene while holding tight to the youngster, responders said. "There was a lot of blood," one of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered
Driver, 14, Leads Paramus Stolen Car Chase Ending With Hackensack Crash, Pet Parakeet Recovered A 14-year-old boy whose passenger was carrying a pet parakeet in his backpack led Paramus police on an overnight stolen car chase that ended with a crash down a Hackensack dead end. An officer in Upper Saddle River first spotted the 2015 Hyundai Sonata on Lake Street around 2 a.m. and issued an alert to police in surrounding towns. Paramus Officer Michael Mordaga was waiting as the sedan, reported stolen out of Belleville nearly 24 hours before, sped past him on southbound Route 17. Mordaga activated his emergency lights and siren, but the young driver from Newark kept going, Paramus Polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim HEROES: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim
Heroes: Hackensack Officers Capture Kidnapper, Rescue Victim A laborer was dragging a kidnap victim down a driveway in broad daylight when two Hackensack police officers rushed to the rescue, authorities said. Officer Wanda Rivera and Special Police Officer Nicholas Mazzaccaro were on patrol on Hudson Street when they saw the victim being dragged behind a building around 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Capt. Michael Antista said. Following the sounds of the victim’s shouts, the officers seized city resident Omer Alvarado, 46, the captain said. They found that Alvarado had assaulted the victim, who was known to him, and was dragging the person back into a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Stabbed, Man Slashed, Repeat Offender Seized On Hackensack Street Woman Stabbed, Man Slashed, Repeat Offender Seized On Hackensack Street
Woman Stabbed, Man Slashed, Repeat Offender Seized On Hackensack Street An unemployed Hackensack man with a history of harassing and threatening people stabbed a woman and slashed a man with a box cutter during an argument in the middle of a city street Monday afternoon, authorities said. The 32-year-old woman and 61-year-old man were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening following the incident near the corner of Hudson Street and Broadway shortly before 2 p.m. Jan. 2, Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The man “sustained a laceration to his one of his extremities, while the female suffered a punctu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NY Motorcyclist Clings To Life Following Route 80 Crash NY Motorcyclist Clings To Life Following Route 80 Crash
NY Motorcyclist Clings To Life Following Route 80 Crash UPDATE: A motorcyclist remained in critical condition Tuesday following a weekend crash on Route 80 in Hackensack, authorities said. Michael Barot, 41, of the Ridgewood section of Queens was headed east in the highway's local lanes when his Yamaha collided with a Mini Cooper between the Green and Hudson street exits shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The motorcycle overturned, ejecting Barot, he said. CPR was conducted at the scene and en route to Hackensack University Medical Center's trauma unit. responders said. Michael BarotFACEBO…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery
Hackensack PD: Repeat Offender Who Flipped Mugshot Middle Finger Coughs On Police After Robbery A habitual offender who once gave police the middle finger during a mugshot coughed on Hackensack police, saying he had the coronavirus, when they caught him burglarizing a car following a street robbery, authorities said Monday. Timothy Carriel, 21, of Hoboken had just robbed a man in the 100 block of Hudson Street by pretending to have a weapon late Saturday, Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. His companion, Raymond Adams, also 21, “apologized to the victim for Carriel's behavior and they both left the area,” DiPersia said. The victim called police, who found Carriel rummaging through a vehicle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Hackensack Gun Owner Critical After Accidental Bedtime Shooting Authorities: Hackensack Gun Owner Critical After Accidental Bedtime Shooting
Authorities: Hackensack Gun Owner Critical After Accidental Bedtime Shooting A 57-year-old Hackensack man was placing his gun on the nightstand while preparing for bed before dawn Wednesday when it went off, shooting him in the abdomen, authorities said. The victim was in critical condition, with severe internal injuries, after being struck by the Smith and Wesson .45-caliber bullet in his Hudson Street home near Pulaski Place, they said. Several city officers responded to a 12:21 a.m. 911 call from the victim's wife, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.Officer Brett McCarthy rendered the majority of medical aid until an ambulance and paramedics arrived. The re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck Outside Bergen Courthouse Pedestrian Struck Outside Bergen Courthouse
Pedestrian Struck Outside Bergen Courthouse A pedestrian was hospitalized for examination after being hit by a car outside the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack. The 57-year-old victim stepped off the curb on Hudson Street when she was bumped by a Honda Civic driven by a 27-year-old man, according to an accident report prepared by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. No summonses were immediately issued following Wednesday's 10:40 a.m. incident. CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: Philadelphia Man Had Pot, $137K In Suspected Drug Cash In Jeep Hackensack PD: Philadelphia Man Had Pot, $137K In Suspected Drug Cash In Jeep
Hackensack PD: Philadelphia Man Had Pot, $137K In Suspected Drug Cash In Jeep Hackensack police officers seized more than $137,000 in cash and marijuana from a Philadelphia man during a motor vehicle stop, authorities said. On Friday, July 13, members of the Hackensack Police Narcotics Division pulled over Jose Diaz-Velez, 38, on Hudson Street, Captain Peter Busciglio said. The officers found marijuana and cash suspiciously packaged inside of his white Jeep Liberty, the captain said.  Diaz-Velez was charged him with one count of transporting or possessing property and possession of marijuana, and transported to the Bergen County Jail, Busciglio said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hackensack PD: Homeless Offender Leaves Court Summonses In Burglarized Car Hackensack PD: Homeless Offender Leaves Court Summonses In Burglarized Car
Hackensack PD: Homeless Offender Leaves Court Summonses In Burglarized Car HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A homeless man who'd been living at the shelter in Hackensack left two court summonses behind in a car he'd just burglarized, authorities said. Officer C. Lara-Nunez recognized the name of 32-year-old Anthony Burks on the Hackensack Municipal Court summonses found between the car seats, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Moments later, Lara-Nunez spotted Burks, who apologized and offered to return the two phone chargers, a power adapter and 10 sweatshirts bearing a company logo that he'd taken from the vehicle, the captain said. He also turned over a tablet that he said he'd f…

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by Jerry DeMarco