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Newly-Minted Millionaire! Bergen County Man Claims $1 Million NY Lottery Prize Newly-Minted Millionaire! Bergen County Man Claims $1 Million NY Lottery Prize
Newly-Minted Millionaire! Bergen County Man Claims $1 Million NY Lottery Prize A Bergen County resident is celebrating a life-changing windfall after claiming a $1 million prize from the New York Lottery sold over the summer. Paul Seo, Little Ferry, matched the first five numbers — 34, 55, 59, 65, and 70 — missing only the Mega Ball, which was 12. Seo opted for a lump sum payment, taking home $651,000 after required withholdings. Seo purchased the winning ticket from the Aug. 13 drawing at 741 Montauk Inc., a BP gas station located at 741 Montauk Highway in Shirley, NY. The New York Lottery reported that Mega Millions generated $441,182,494 in sales during the 2023-2…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bronx Man Found With Loaded Handgun, High-Capacity Mag In NJ Domestic Dispute: PD Bronx Man Found With Loaded Handgun, High-Capacity Mag In NJ Domestic Dispute: PD
Bronx Man Found With Loaded Handgun, High-Capacity Mag In NJ Domestic Dispute: PD A Bronx man was arrested in Bergen County after police responded to a domestic violence incident and found a loaded handgun and $22,000 in cash, authorities said. Police arrested 20-year-old Kcire Henderson at an apartment on Waterside Drive in Little Ferry on Thursday, Nov. 21 around noon, after responding to reports of a domestic violence incident, according to the police report obtained by Daily Voice. Officers arriving at the scene heard screaming and forced entry into the apartment. There, a man later identified as Kcire Henderson ran from the apartment carrying a red bag but was detai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Smoky Morning For New Jersey Residents After Frightening Night For Some New Yorkers Smoky Morning For New Jersey Residents After Frightening Night For Some New Yorkers
Smoky Morning For New Jersey Residents After Frightening Night For Some New Yorkers New Jersey residents awoke to smokey skies Sunday morning, Nov. 17, following a terrifying night for some New York residents around Greenwood Lake. While the Jennings Creek Wildfire was 90% under control in New Jersey last Friday, Nov. 15, flames continued to rage over the weekend in New York's Sterling Forest Fire, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes around Greenwood Lake Saturday night, Nov. 16. ***URGENT UPDATE*** Residents on EDGEMERE Avenue are being requested to evacuate at this time. Residents north of 42... Posted by Town Of Warwick on Saturday, November 16, 202…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police
Eight Hospitalized In 4-Car Route 46 Crash: Police Eight people were hospitalized including one with a serious head injury in a four-car crash on Route 46 in Bergen County Tuesday, Oct. 29. A grey Toyota Corolla that was turning left onto Liberty Street from Route 46 west in Little Ferry was struck by a white Ford van heading east on Route 46 just before 5 p.m., Police Chief Jim Walters said. The vehicle spun out upon impact into two other vehicles that were stopped for the traffic light on Liberty Street northbound, Walters said.  All four vehicles were towed from the scene. Four victims were transported to Holy Name Hospital and fou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops
Man Tries Covering For Brother Found With Loaded Handgun, Weapons In Bergen County: Cops A 23-year-old Maryland man is facing charges in New Jersey after an eagle-eyed police officer stopping him for a traffic violation found him in possession of a gun and a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets, a 7-inch folding knife, and a collapsable baton. Officer Gaetano Fernandes was patrolling near Liberty and Main streets in Little Ferry around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, when he noticed a Volkswagen Jetta with a tinted license plate cover, as detailed in the police report. The vehicle made a left turn onto Route 46 west without using a turn signal, the police papers said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say 'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say
'Get In The Van,' Driver Told 11-Year-Old On Bergen County Street, Police Say Police are warning residents after a driver reportedly tried to get a child inside of his vehicle one night this week in Bergen County. Little Ferry police said that the 11-year-old boy was walking to a friend's house when the driver of a white van pulled up next to him on Lakeview Avenue and Grand Street around 7:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. The van pulled up next to him and the driver said, "Get in the van," according to police. The boy ran home as the van sped away, police said. The driver was described as a black man in a red shirt with black gloves and red baseball cap. The passenger…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said. Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show. ALSO SEE: Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says
Driver, 33, Surrenders In Route 46 Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Victim, Prosecutor Says A 33-year-old hit-and-run driver from Lodi surrendered to police following a weekend crash on Route 46 that left one person seriously injured, police said. Miguel A. Delacruz Romero was behind the wheel of a 2019 Dodge pickup truck and was heading east when he rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Sedan at the Bergen Turnpike intersection, just after 3:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 14 in Little Ferry, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The occupant of the Toyota was hospitalized with serious injuries as Romero fled, Musella said. Romero surrendered to police in Little Ferry on Monday, July 15 a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors 'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors
'Serious Bodily Injuries' Sustained In Hit-Run: Bergen County Prosecutors One person "sustained serious bodily injuries" in a hit-and-run crash the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Sunday afternoon.  The serious crash happened at the intersection of Route 46 East and Bergen Turnpike in Little Ferry, NJ around 3;08 a.m. on July 14, as detailed in the release.  One person in the struck vehicle was injured and taken to an area hospital, while the driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene, according to the release. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Little Ferry Police Department are investigating. No additio…

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by Jillian Pikora
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SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion
SUV Plunges Into Little Ferry Lake, Police Ticket Man, 35, Learning To Drive, Companion An unlicensed Ecuadorian national whose friend was teaching to drive plunged an SUV into a Little Ferry lake, authorities said. The 35-year-old driver from New York and his passenger got out OK after the 2009 Mazda Tribute landed in Indian Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. A dive team made sure no one else was in the vehicle. The 35-year-old driver from New York and his passenger got out OK after the 2009 Mazda Tribute landed in Indian Lake shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13. INSET: Rory Puntasecca The driver told polic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teacher's Sedan Slams Into Wall Of Adult Special Needs School In Little Ferry Teacher's Sedan Slams Into Wall Of Adult Special Needs School In Little Ferry
Teacher's Sedan Slams Into Wall Of Adult Special Needs School In Little Ferry A sedan driven by a teacher slammed into a private Little Ferry school for adults with developmental disabilities where she works. The 34-year-old teacher told police she was parking her Honda Civic at the New Jersey Expanding Capabilities Center on Chamberlain Avenue when she lost her brakes around noon on Tuesday, May 7, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. No one was near the window when the sedan rammed the wall, the chief said. The driver reported what appeared to be a minor injury. She was more shaken up than anything, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home
Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that found its way inside a Hasbrouck Heights home. Flames climbed the side and extended into the basement and attic of the three-story wood-frame home on Franklin Avenue between Oak Grove Avenue and Boulevard at 9:15 p.m.  Saturday, April 27, responders said. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze. The Red Cross found temporary food, clothing shelter for the occupants. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Carlstadt, Hackensack, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie, South Hackensack, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. A PSE&G c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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WINNER! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$ WINNER! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$
Winner! Bergen County Lottery Player Scores Big $$ Amidst the heavy rainfall, a lottery player in Bergen County found a reason to celebrate. A Mega Millions ticket sold in Little Ferry matched four numbers and the gold Megaball, winning $30,000 in the drawing held on Tuesday, April 2. The ticket was sold at JTL Pharmacy on Main Street. The winning numbers were 10, 50, 56, 60, 66 and the gold Megaball was 19.

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by Sam Barron
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Bergen Ex-Con Busted With Pistol Two Days After Prison Release Bergen Ex-Con Busted With Pistol Two Days After Prison Release
Bergen Ex-Con Busted With Pistol Two Days After Prison Release A Garfield ex-con was caught with a gun during a Little Ferry police stop just two days after he was released from prison, authorities said. Nazir R. Halloway, 26, spent a mandatory one year behind bars coincidentally after pleading guilty last year to unlawful possession of a handgun, records show. He was paroled on Monday, March 18, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Little Ferry Lt. John Andronaco was on patrol when he spotted a 2020 Acura ILX with darkly-tinted windows in the parking lot of the Stagecoach Motel just off westbound Route 46 shortly after midnight Wedn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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What Happens When You Try To Rob Two Stores Across From Police HQ? Ask Little Ferry PD What Happens When You Try To Rob Two Stores Across From Police HQ? Ask Little Ferry PD
What Happens When You Try To Rob Two Stores Across From Police HQ? Ask Little Ferry PD "This is a robbery, give me all your Oxy pills and Percocet,” read the note a would-be robber handed to a female pharmacist at a CVS in Little Ferry. “Otherwise my boys are coming in.” The unarmed bandit might have succeeded had he not chosen a target DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET from police HQ. It was shortly before noon Wednesday, Feb. 21, when Santiago Munoz-Pelaez entered the Liberty Street CVS in a blue hoodie, batting gloves and a mask covering his nose and mouth, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. The pharmacist backed up after reading the note and told Munoz-Pelaez, 25, of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge
Dumpster Fire Doused At Avalon Apartments In Wood-Ridge A building manager kept a trash bin fire in the basement of a Wood-Ridge apartment complex from spreading and borough responders took it from there, authorities said. Wood-Ridge Lt. Jeffrey Geisler and Officers Joseph Barbiera and Michael Donato evacuated the building at the Avalon at Westmount Station apartments shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, Capt. Joseph Biamonte said. Although the building manager contained the blaze, smoke extended up the trash chute to other floors, said firefighters who ventilated the building. They were assisted at the scene by fellow firefighters from Car…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Charged With Vicious $30,000 Baseball Bat Assault-Robbery In Little Ferry Man Charged With Vicious $30,000 Baseball Bat Assault-Robbery In Little Ferry
Man Charged With Vicious $30,000 Baseball Bat Assault-Robbery In Little Ferry Federal authorities have moved to take custody of a Bergen County Jail inmate charged with stealing $30,000 from a man he bashed in the head with a baseball bat outside a Little Ferry business. Jose Mejia, a 32-year-old Salvadoran national, was wanted for a Dec. 28 robbery in a parking lot just off Route 46 and Liberty Street. He was captured this past Thursday, Jan. 11, records show. The 39-year-old victim, from Clifton, and two companions told Little Ferry police that an assailant in a ski mask, black shirt and blue jeans hit him in the head with a baseball bat, then snatched a blue duff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FIREBALL (UPDATE): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed FIREBALL (UPDATE): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed
Fireball (Update): Gas Tanker Flips From One Side Of Route 17 To Other, Dealership Destroyed In nothing short of a miracle, no serious injuries were reported after a gas tanker truck exploded into a huge fireball on Route 17 Monday morning. A used car dealership and many of its two dozen or so vehicles were destroyed in the five-alarm blaze after the truck and a passenger vehicle collided near the U-turn at the White Castle on the highway's southbound side in Hasbrouck Heights at 5:43 a.m. Jan. 8. The force flipped the tanker over the divider into the northbound lanes, Fire Chief Mike Greco said at the scene. (Justin Derevyanik took the photo at the top of this story. See his vide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic HIGHWAY ROBBERY: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic
Highway Robbery: Armed Duo Sought In Overnight Gas Station Holdup Spree In Bergen, Passaic Two bandits robbed multiple gas stations in Bergen and Passaic counties at gunpoint shortly before dawn on Sunday, responders said. The BP on eastbound Route 3 in Clifton was held up at 5 a.m. Jan. 7. One of the robbers had a handgun, the attendant told police. Less than 10 minutes later a similar gunpoint robbery occurred at the Shell station on northbound Route 3 off the corner of Malcolm Avenue. The third holdup occurred shortly before 5:30 a.m. at a gas station on Route 46 in LIttle Ferry. Police believed the same bandits were involved. They fled in what witnesses said was a black Kia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brazen Looters Ram Stolen Truck Through Window Of Route 46 Thrift Store Brazen Looters Ram Stolen Truck Through Window Of Route 46 Thrift Store
Brazen Looters Ram Stolen Truck Through Window Of Route 46 Thrift Store A group of masked burglars looted a new thrift store off Route 46 in Little Ferry by ramming a pickup they’d just stolen through the front window before dawn Wednesday. The quartet hopped out wearing gloves and hoodies and quickly snatched up mostly handbags at Ron’s Buy Sell Trade after the crash bent a metal security gate around 2 a.m. Dec. 20, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. The bandits then sped off east on the highway in a black Dodge Challenger, leaving behind the pickup stolen moments earlier from outside the Ridgefield Park home of an employee for a landscaping company…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry Pedestrian, 58, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford Little Ferry Pedestrian, 58, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford
Little Ferry Pedestrian, 58, Struck, Killed In East Rutherford A 58-year-old Little Ferry woman was struck and killed in East Rutherford over the weekend. The victim was struck by a Jeep Cherokee off the intersection of Paterson Avenue and Franklin Place near the Wallington border around 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, East Rutherford Police Chief Dennis Rivelli said. Witnesses said she was thrown several yards. CPR was conducted on the victim, who Riverlli said was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center. The 19-year-old driver from Hasbrouck Heights remained at the scene. No summonses were immediately issued nor charges immediately file…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid
Loaded Gun Found In Children's Toys: 5 Adults, Two Juveniles Seized In Little Ferry House Raid Police who raided a rented Little Ferry home found a loaded gun in a children’s play area in a bag atop a pile of toys, authorities said. Six adults and three juveniles were initially taken into custody following the joint raid of the troubled John Street home by tactical squads from the Little Ferry and Lyndhurst police departments. Five adults were charged, only two of whom actually live there, according to police records. In addition to a loaded .22-caliber revolver that reportedly turned up in a children's basement play area, police said they located a loaded Glock 32 handgun with an a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry Raid: Arrests Made In Thefts Of High-End Bikes From Lyndhurst Peddled On Facebook Little Ferry Raid: Arrests Made In Thefts Of High-End Bikes From Lyndhurst Peddled On Facebook
Little Ferry Raid: Arrests Made In Thefts Of High-End Bikes From Lyndhurst Peddled On Facebook A trio accused of stealing high-end limited-edition bicycles from throughout Lyndhurst and then trying to sell them on Facebook were seized by tactical officers during a pre-dawn raid of a Little Ferry home. Emergency Response Team members from the Lyndhurst and Little Ferry police departments hit the house on John Street around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. They seized three suspects who had all apparently lived before in Lyndhurst. According to Lyndhurst Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri, the group "would drive around town targeting expensive bikes that were left unattended by kids." Sources…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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9/11 Victim's Son Comes To Bergen To Discuss Addiction, Depression And Redemption 9/11 Victim's Son Comes To Bergen To Discuss Addiction, Depression And Redemption
9/11 Victim's Son Comes To Bergen To Discuss Addiction, Depression And Redemption The author of the first book by a child of 9/11 is coming to Bergen County this week to talk about the consequences of opioid addiction. Little Ferry and Ridgefield Park police have partnered up to host Matthew Bocchi as part of their fight against the spreading opioid epidemic. Eight years sober, Bocchi will talk about drug and alcohol abuse as well as the fateful day in 2001 when his father was among nearly 3,000 people killed in the simultaneous attacks on America. Bocchi gained recognition for his best-selling memoir, "Sway," in which he shares his journey to wellness. His talks ampl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drug Buyer Attacks Detectives, Out-Of-Town Dealer Caught With Loaded Gun: Passaic Sheriff Drug Buyer Attacks Detectives, Out-Of-Town Dealer Caught With Loaded Gun: Passaic Sheriff
Drug Buyer Attacks Detectives, Out-Of-Town Dealer Caught With Loaded Gun: Passaic Sheriff A 50-year-old man who was busted buying drugs from a Little Ferry driver in Paterson fought with Passaic County sheriff's officers before he was subdued, authorities said. The dealer who sold him the drugs, they said, is an ex-con who had a gun in his car. Both are now facing serious charges. Working from a tip, Bureau of Narcotics detectives watched as Andre Morales, 36, sold some drugs to Luis Santos, 50,  near the corner of Marshal and Slater streets from his 2012 Chevy Cruze, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. The detectives grabbed each of them at separate locations m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD
Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD A known offender was arrested again after a Dumont officer spotted him carrying bolt cutters while riding a bicycle down the main drag two hours before sunrise, authorities said. And, once again, a judge released him soon after. Andrew Lugo, 35, of Bergenfield, has been arrested in several towns – among them, Saddle River, Hackensack, Englewood, Teaneck and Little Ferry – the past few years, records show. Charges have included burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and drug possession. A year ago, Bergenfield police arrested him for a host of credit card thefts during burglaries. Lu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Salesman From Little Ferry Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Salesman From Little Ferry Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Salesman From Little Ferry Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A sales associate from Little Ferry was charged with sexually assaulting a pre-teen, authorities confirmed. Rhuellah Riley, 24, “sexually assaulted the child in Little Ferry, NJ between the years 2020 and 2023,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Little Ferry police alerted Musella’s Special Victims Unit to the allegations on July 17, the prosecutor said. A joint investigation led to Riley’s arrest last Thursday, Sept. 7, on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, sexual assault child endangerment, he said. Riley has remained held in the Bergen County Jail since the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Warehouse Fire Off Route 46 Doused Warehouse Fire Off Route 46 Doused
Warehouse Fire Off Route 46 Doused A firefighter was hospitalized during a blaze Monday at a warehouse off Routes 17 and 46 in Hasbrouck Heights. The call came in around 1 p.m. Aug. 21 and followed another fire in a borough residence that was quickly extinguished with mutual aid at the scene from Little Ferry and Wood-Ridge firefighters. A welder's torch apparently ignited the warehouse fire in a trash compactor. Firefighters found workers trying to douse the flames when they arrived. A firefighter was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with an unknown injury. Tony Greco took the photo and contributed to this st…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police A 30-year-old Bogota man was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was the victim of a drive-by, authorities said. Officers called to the 100 block of West Fort Lee Road at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, found Frederick Bambo Jr., formerly of Paterson, with a gunshot wound in his upper left thigh, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They rendered aid until a Little Ferry EMS rig and paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center arrived. Bambo -- who claimed that a silver vehicle fled the scene after the shooting -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Cole said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Blood-Soaked Remains Fished From Little Ferry Lake Not Human: Authorities Blood-Soaked Remains Fished From Little Ferry Lake Not Human: Authorities
Blood-Soaked Remains Fished From Little Ferry Lake Not Human: Authorities Remains found in a lake and trash can in Little Ferry on Friday weren't human, authorities said. A witness produced a video the afternoon of June 30 of a woman dressed all in black tossing a black bag into Indian Lake with blood dripping from it, Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters said. The woman -- who was described only as Middle Eastern -- then left, he said. A similar bag was retrieved from a nearby trash can, the chief said. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification examined the remains, took blood samples and declared them animal, not human, he said. What t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain
Little Ferry Ex-Con Charged With Pistol-Whipping, Robbing Teen Of $10G Cash, $18G Gold Chain A Little Ferry ex-con was charged with pistol-whipping an Elmwood Park teenager and robbing him of what the victim said was a huge amount of cash and jewelry. The 19-year-old victim had gone to the Washington Avenue home of Anton Pettway, 44, to collect belongings that he'd left behind when his teenage friend -- Pettway's stepson -- was arrested earlier in the day, Police Chief James Walters said. The teen told responding Officers Dominick Verdi, Joseph Montemurro and Dean Steinhilber that Pettway hit him at least a half-dozen times with a gun, took his wallet -- which he claimed held $10,0…

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by Jerry DeMarco