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Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD
Mail Thieves Nabbed After Stolen Vehicle Rams Police Car After Chase Through Ramapo Campus: PD UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been swiping deliveries from residents' mailboxes led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police who responded to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before, he said. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried …

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UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash
Update: Two Seized By Mahwah Police After Chase Through Ramapo College, Crash UPDATE: Two thieves who’d been stealing mail led Mahwah police on a stolen car chase onto the Ramapo College campus before the vehicle struck an officer's cruiser and they were captured, authorities said. Police responding to a suspicious vehicle report at the Rio Vista development off Campgaw Road and Route 202 shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, spotted the 2021 Honda Civic, which had been reported stolen out of New York City the day before. Detective Sgt. Eric Larsen and Officer Brian Joyce tried to stop the Civic as it pulled onto Campgaw Road, but the driver hit the gas and fle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft
Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft GOTCHA! With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim UPDATE: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim
Update: Hudson Drowning Victim, 21, At Mahwah Lake Didn't Know How To Swim A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's Pu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah
Young Man Drowns At Closed Lake In Mahwah A Hudson County man who drowned despite an intense effort by rescuers to save him at a closed swimming lake at Darlington County Park in Mahwah didn't know how to swim, friends and loved ones said. Loved ones, neighbors and others have been trying to comfort the family of Kevin Acevedo at the 51st Street apartment in Weehawken where he'd lived his entire life. Kevin had just turned 21 two weeks ago, they said. He and his friend, Andrew Florez, 20, also of Weehawken, weren't supposed to be in the lake, which is open for swimming only on weekends this time of year, Bergen County Sheriff's P…

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by Jerry DeMarco