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Runaway Bergenfield Teen Found Runaway Bergenfield Teen Found
Runaway Bergenfield Teen Found A 17-year-old girl Bergenfield who police said ran away from home last Wednesday, Sept. 25 has been found. No further information is available.
Infant Ingests Cocaine At Bergenfield Home, Couple Arrested Infant Ingests Cocaine At Bergenfield Home, Couple Arrested
Infant Ingests Cocaine At Bergenfield Home, Couple Arrested A couple were arrested after an infant ingested cocaine at the man’s Bergenfield home and had to be rushed to the hospital, authorities said. The child was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center following a call for help from Seminary Court, a cul-de-sac behind Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, on Monday, Jan. 29. It was quickly determined that the infant had ingested cocaine, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Prosecutor’s detectives and Bergenfield police seized Raymond Sylvester, 55, a physical therapist who lives at the home, and Leshawnda Nixon, 33, who’s listed in criminal…
Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield
Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield An unlicensed 28-year-old driver from Bergenfield who knocked down a pole and rolled his SUV while making an illegal turn at high speed before dawn Tuesday fled the scene and then returned, authorities said. Christian Pilamunga Pilco was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps following the 3 a.m. Dec. 27 crash outside the Walgreens on South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. His injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, the chief said. Pilco was speeding toward the New Bridge Road intersection …
UPDATE: Accused Shooter Of Bergenfield GF Extradited To NJ, Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: Accused Shooter Of Bergenfield GF Extradited To NJ, Charged With Attempted Murder
Update: Accused Shooter Of Bergenfield GF Extradited To NJ, Charged With Attempted Murder THE LATEST: A one-time fugitive from Bergenfield who authorities said shot his 20-year-old girlfriend three times during an argument in his bedroom is being held in the Bergen County Jail after being extradited from New York State. Aaron Sierra, 22, whom sources described as emotionally disturbed, was captured after a brief standoff with the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit in New York City on July 12, a month and a half after the shooting. An iPhone helped track him down, according to court papers on file in Hackensack. Sierra was initially hospitalized before being extradited to New Jerse…
UPDATE: Bergenfield Woman Critically Wounded, Shooter At Large UPDATE: Bergenfield Woman Critically Wounded, Shooter At Large
Update: Bergenfield Woman Critically Wounded, Shooter At Large A man whom sources described as an emotionally disturbed boyfriend was being sought by authorities for shooting a 20-year-old Bergenfield woman several times this past weekend. Aaron Sierra, 22, whose last known whereabouts were in upstate New York, “should be considered armed and dangerous,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in seeking the public’s help finding him Thursday night, May 25. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed the victim to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the incident at 87 North Taylor Street at 6:50 p.m. Sunday, May 2…
Police: Robber Assaults Bergenfield T-Mobile Store Employee, Flees With iPhone Police: Robber Assaults Bergenfield T-Mobile Store Employee, Flees With iPhone
Police: Robber Assaults Bergenfield T-Mobile Store Employee, Flees With iPhone A robber assaulted a T-Mobile store employee in Bergenfield before fleeing with an iPhone 13, authorities said. The robber was black, wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans and a medical mask, when he entered the South Washington Avenue store off Main Street at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Police Lt. William Duran said. He grabbed the phone, punched the female employee in the face and fled to a waiting blue sedan with two occupants, the lieutenant said. The victim said her eye was nearly swollen shut. She refused medical attention, Duran said. ANYONE who might have seen something, or has secu…
Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash
Investigators Probe Death Of Bergenfield Driver, 92, In Teaneck Crash UPDATE: Investigators are trying to determine whether a 92-year-old Bergenfield motorist who was killed when his SUV was T-boned in Teaneck over the weekend stopped at the sign before turning into the path of the oncoming car. Albert Schnellbacher was unconscious and not breathing when taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, following the collision shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein said Monday. Schnellbacker apparently was turning onto Windsor Road from Briarcliff Road outside Windsor Park when a Ferrari slammed…
Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck
Bergenfield Driver, 92, Dies After Being T-Boned In Teaneck UPDATE: Investigators are trying to determine whether a 92-year-old Bergenfield motorist who was killed when his SUV was T-boned in Teaneck over the weekend stopped at the sign before turning into the path of the oncoming car. Albert Schnellbacher was unconscious and not breathing when taken to Holy Name Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, following the collision shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Elizabeth Rebein said Monday. Schnellbacker apparently was turning onto Windsor Road from Briarcliff Road outside Windsor Park when a Ferrari slammed int…
NO LIE: Career Bergen Burglar Caught Breaking Into, Of All Places, An Alarm Business: Police NO LIE: Career Bergen Burglar Caught Breaking Into, Of All Places, An Alarm Business: Police
NO LIE: Career Bergen Burglar Caught Breaking Into, Of All Places, An Alarm Business: Police A career criminal from Bergenfield who’s been busted well over a dozen times the past two decades was caught breaking into an alarm business, Maywood police said. Myles Gerard Shanahan, 61, has a long history of arrests in several towns – Bergenfield, Closter and Tenafly, among them -- mostly for burglary, theft and shoplifting but also for assault and DWI, records show. He'd been released a few weeks earlier following an arrest for a burglary in Bergenfield when officers in Maywood responded to a late-night alarm at Chief Security Systems on Spring Valley Road on March 29, Police Chief Ter…
Man Wanted In Bergenfield Domestic Incident Captured In Closter Man Wanted In Bergenfield Domestic Incident Captured In Closter
Man Wanted In Bergenfield Domestic Incident Captured In Closter SWAT team members and Bergenfield police captured a 21-year-old man with a recent domestic violence history following what authorities said was another incident. Daniel Moncion-Ortega, 21, remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Monday, March 28, following the alleged assault the night before. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was summoned to a home off South Washington Avenue around 9:30 p.m., responders said. Local EMS members were put on standby. Moncion-Ortega wasn't there, though. A short time later, Moncion-Ortega was seized by the tactical team and borough police in front of t…
Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M
Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M The family of a 9-year-old Bergenfield boy who was killed when his bicycle collided with a commuter bus 2½ years ago has reportedly settled a negligence lawsuit for $1.6 million. Alvin Maracallo was headed in the same direction on West Church Street when the driver of the New Jersey Transit bus turned left onto Veterans Plaza, hitting him as he entered the crosswalk shortly before 4 p.m. May 27, 2019. He and the bicycle hit the front wheel, then went under the bus and were run over, police said at the time. Security video from a nearby firehouse shows a good Samaritan rushing to help the b…
'I Shot Everyone In The House': Bogus 'Swatting' Call Brings Tactical Unit To Bergenfield Home 'I Shot Everyone In The House': Bogus 'Swatting' Call Brings Tactical Unit To Bergenfield Home
'I Shot Everyone In The House': Bogus 'Swatting' Call Brings Tactical Unit To Bergenfield Home A caller who said he "shot everyone in the house" brought police and a Bergen County Regional SWAT unit to an unoccupied Bergenfield home on Saturday in what turned out to be a "swatting" incident. The lone resident of the Turnure Street home was at work and unaware of the bogus call made to police around 11 a.m., responders said. Authorities quickly determined the call was unfounded and cleared the scene. Deploying SWAT teams and additional personnel to unsuspecting victims’ homes and businesses -- as well as to schools that end up being locked down -- can put people in danger while diver…
Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee
Police: There's Another Side To Fight Between Bergen Firefighter, Cellphone Store Employee UPDATE: There's another side to an incident involving a New Milford firefighter and an employee at a cellphone store in Bergenfield whom he accused of attacking him in front of his young son, borough police said early Tuesday evening. Daily Voice left a message early Tuesday with an employee at the T-Mobile store on South Washington Avenue who said the manager was expected at work sometime during the day. The call wasn't returned, however, and the store -- which ordinarily closes at 8 p.m. on weekdays -- shut down early. No charges were filed by police. Bergenfield Police Detective Lt. Wi…
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield
Wild Car, Foot Chases End With Three in Custody, $10,000 Cash Seized In Bergenfield UPDATE: Bergenfield police on Friday detailed a pair of vehicle pursuits and foot chases that ended with the capture of three accused car thieves from New York City, one of whom they said was carrying more than $10,000 in cash. It began with a hit and run on Sussex Road in Teaneck shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Bergenfield Officer Jose Portorreal was on the lookout when he spotted a suspect getting into a Volkswagen Passat with two other occupants, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. Portorreal tried to stop the car on Harriet Avenue, but the driver sped off before crashing on Greenwich Dri…
Passaic County Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Bergenfield Business Owner Passaic County Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Bergenfield Business Owner
Passaic County Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Bergenfield Business Owner A Passaic County man pulled a gun on a Bergenfield business owner during a dispute, authorities charged. Bergenfield police issued an arrest warrant for Noe Rodriguez, 42, of Bloomingdale following the Oct. 3 incident, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Bloomingdale police picked up Rodriguez on Tuesday and turned him over to their Bergenfield colleagues. Rodriguez remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on simple assault and weapons charges.
SEEN HIM? Dreadlocked Intruder Snaps ‘Upskirt’ Pic Of Woman In Willowbrook Bathroom Stall SEEN HIM? Dreadlocked Intruder Snaps ‘Upskirt’ Pic Of Woman In Willowbrook Bathroom Stall
Seen HIM? Dreadlocked Intruder Snaps ‘Upskirt’ Pic Of Woman In Willowbrook Bathroom Stall Wayne police released surveillance photos of a man who they said went into a woman’s bathroom at the Willowbrook Mall, took an “upskirt” photo of a woman using a toilet, then ran down an up escalator as she chased him. The woman told police she was using the facilities at Macy’s when the man “reached under from the stall beside her while holding a cellphone from which she observed a flash,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly said Friday. “What are you doing?” the woman exclaimed as she dressed herself and knocked on the next stall. The intruder, in turn, “stood up and waved his hands in the air,” th…
SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries SEE ANYTHING? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries
SEE Anything? Englewood Police Probe Back-To-Back Home Burglaries Burglars ransacked two Englewood homes within earshot of one another last week, said police who were investigating the back-to-back break-ins. A resident on Brayton Street said he returned home shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday to find his home tossed, with drawers and clothing strewn around the place, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. As police were taking information there, a call came from an area of Booth Avenue behind the Brayton Street residence, Halstead said. The second homeowner told police that she found her back door open, the glass broken out of it and her house ransack…
‘Truly Tragic Accident’: Bus Driver Not At Fault For Death Of Bergenfield Boy, 10, Police Find ‘Truly Tragic Accident’: Bus Driver Not At Fault For Death Of Bergenfield Boy, 10, Police Find
‘Truly Tragic Accident’: Bus Driver Not At Fault For Death Of Bergenfield Boy, 10, Police Find A bus driver wasn’t at fault for the death of a 10-year-old Bergenfield boy who was struck on his bicycle, police said Thursday. Alvin Maracallo was headed in the same direction on West Church Street when the bus turned left onto Veterans Plaza, hitting him as he entered the crosswalk shortly before 4 p.m. May 27, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. The boy was pronounced dead soon after arriving at a local hospital, Rabboh said at the time. The bus driver, 58-year-old Cynthia Watkins of Paterson, was briefly hospitalized for emotional distress before being released, he said. The Bergen County Pr…
3rd One: Bergenfield Man Accused Of Grabbing Woman's Butt In Paramus Charged In Dumont Incident 3rd One: Bergenfield Man Accused Of Grabbing Woman's Butt In Paramus Charged In Dumont Incident
3rd One: Bergenfield Man Accused Of Grabbing Woman's Butt In Paramus Charged In Dumont Incident A Bergenfield man charged with grabbing a woman's butt at a Marshalls in Paramus did the same in Dumont two years ago and more recently followed a woman and her granddaughter around a Closter shopping center, authorities said. The mother of the 19-year-old woman in the Marshalls incident in Paramus chased down Edward Evans, 53, and recorded him with her cellphone, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said Thursday. Detective Lt. Robert Olive and Detective Jeff Lattanzi, in turn, identified Evans as the man in the video after checking with Closter police. They arrested him at his home on Wed…