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Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes
Dozens Of NJ Residents Find Anti-Trump/GOP Propaganda, Ball Bearing In Bags Outside Homes UPDATE: A political manifesto of sorts that was left along with a ball bearings in zip-locked bags outside the homes of dozens of Bergen County residents includes a portrait of former President Trump with blood on his hands and dripping from the roof of the White House. The writer who left the bags in residents' driveways and walkways in Closter and Demarest early Wednesday claims to be a former Republican who claims that apparently patriotic neighbors had hidden “deplorable tendencies” that have emerged in the downfall of the former president. Motivated by Trump – whom he calls a variety …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking
Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police captured a gun-toting Uber Eats deliveryman who carjacked a driver in Dumont and then crashed during Wednesday night's snowstorm, authorities said Thursday. The victim told police an SUV struck his orange Dodge Challenger from behind at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues shortly after 11 p.m. The victim said he got out and was confronted by two men, one carrying a gun, Police Chief Thomas McKeary said. The gunman, identified as Abel Gomez-Pichardo of the Bronx, “snatched the keys from around the victim’s neck and fled with the victim’s vehicle," he said. Officer Ja…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authentic-Looking Handguns Land Motorist In Jail Following Haworth Stop Authentic-Looking Handguns Land Motorist In Jail Following Haworth Stop
Authentic-Looking Handguns Land Motorist In Jail Following Haworth Stop They look real, they’re illegal and they can actually cause harm -- especially if an officer mistakes one for the real thing -- authorities said after a Haworth police sergeant found a driver from the Bronx carrying two imitation handguns. One is an airsoft imitation Glock handgun that Sgt. Gianluca Ragone said he found in a jacket under the seat after stopping Roberto Velasquez, 21, for traffic and motor vehicle violations on Schraalenburgh Road late Wednesday. The other is a CO2-powered replica of a 1911 Colt .45 found in the trunk, Lt. Justin Fox said. Ragone got Velasquez’s consent to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are... And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are...
And The Winner, Top 10 Entries From The Bergen County Moms Halloween Costume Contest Are... And the winner of the 2020 Bergen County Moms/Daily Voice Costume Contest is... Baby Valentina of Park Ridge, 8 months, as spaghetti and meatballs! We had SO many submissions this year, and choosing a winner took hours. Below are the top 10 in no particular order: Mason, 2, as "Dumb and Dumber" Mason, 2, as "Dumb and Dumber."Keri Dee Sydney, 5, a Starbucks Barista  Sydney, 5, the Starbucks Barista from Woodcliff Lake.Shari Small Kessler Hulk Hogan Hulk HoganDorothy Gervasio Eli, 7, zombie tennis player Eli, 7, zombie tennis player.Contributed Blake, 4, of Northvale as "Bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze
Firefighters Douse Haworth Blaze Firefighters quickly put down a late-night blaze that seriously damaged a Haworth home. Welding work in the master bathroom of the Sunset Avenue residence ignited the three-alarm blaze, which spread to the attic, around 10:40 p.m., responders said. Firefighters had it knocked down and under control in a little over a half hour. No injuries were reported, officials said. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Hackensack, Harrington Park, New Milford and Tenafly. Haworth police and EMS also responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bergen Executive, Father Of Four ID'd As Train Death Victim UPDATE: Bergen Executive, Father Of Four ID'd As Train Death Victim
Update: Bergen Executive, Father Of Four ID'd As Train Death Victim A married Haworth father of four was struck and killed by a freight train in Harrington Park late Sunday. Responders said the victim apparently walked the two miles or so to the spot 100 yards or so yards south of the LaRoche Avenue crossing, where he was struck shortly after 4 p.m.  The media executive, who'd worked with major television and Internet companies, was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. His death was ruled a suicide, Harrington Park Police Chief Albert Maalouf said. “CSX appreciates the swift response by local emergency personnel and extends its thoughts to those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
These Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Bergen County These Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Bergen County
These Towns Were Ranked Best Places To Live In Bergen County We've seen the best places to live in New Jersey, but what about Bergen County? According to a newly-released set of rankings by Niche.com, the top three spots in the area are Ridgewood, Glen Rock and Allendale. Bergen was also ranked as the healthiest county, third best county for young professionals and third best county for public schools in the Garden State. Here are the other top places to live in Bergen County, according to Niche.com. Crime, quality of schools, things to do, and cost of living were among the factors used in determining the rankings. 4. Ho-Ho-Kus 5. Fort Lee 6. Hawo…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search
Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search An intense search for a nonverbal 4-year-old boy with autism who'd gone missing from his home ended when a Closter police lieutenant heard him crying in a house under construction. The boy’s parents told police that they “went outside to their vehicle for a moment and inadvertently left the garage door open” on Hickory Lane shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Lt. Matthew Thornhill was among a massive group of responders that included Detective Sgt. Keith Dombkowski and Officers Justin Krapels and Brian Kelly, as well as police from Alpine, Cresskill, Dema…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Real Estate
DIVE IN: New Bergen County Listings With Pools For Under $1.5M DIVE IN: New Bergen County Listings With Pools For Under $1.5M
Dive IN: New Bergen County Listings With Pools For Under $1.5M Pool sales soared across New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only a handful of swim clubs were able to reopen with dwindling membership and strict new rules. Here are five, fresh Bergen County listings with pools on the market. Let's dive in. 385 Maple St., Haworth: 5 beds, 5 baths, 4,442 square feet, $1.149M (Suzanne Summers of Coldwell Banker, Alpine/Closter) 385 Maple St., HaworthNJMLS/Coldwell Banker, Alpine/Closter 60 Orchard Ave., Emerson: 5 beds, 4 baths, 3,457 square feet, $899,000 (Zohar "Zack" Zamir of Keller Williams Town Life Realty) 60 Orchard Ave., EmersonNJMLS/…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute
Construction Manager At Bergen Retirement Community, 72, Charged With Pulling Gun In Dispute A 72-year-old construction manager pulled a gun during an argument with another man at a Northvale retirement community, said police who arrested him. The alleged victim told police he’d gotten into an argument with Anthony Prestifilipo of Cedar Grove at Paris Square on Paris Avenue over his “employment and residential status,” Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. Officers responding to a 10 p.m. call at the 55-and-over condo development found Prestifilipo carrying a .380-caliber Kimber handgun that the victim said he assaulted him with, the chief said. They charged Prestifilipo with aggravat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway
Washington Township Police Officer Injured In Crash With Motorist Backing From Driveway A Washington Township police officer was treated for a shoulder injury Monday after a motorist struck his SUV with her car when she backed out of a driveway without looking, authorities said. The 40-year-old officer was headed down the 300 block of Beech Street when the vehicle struck his, deploying the airbags, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service took the officer to Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood. He was released after being treated, the chief said. A flatbed tow truck took his vehicle to headquarters. The woman, meanwhile, got a careless …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest
Cross-County Stolen Car Chase From Mahwah Through Paramus Ends With Haworth Crash, Arrest A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…

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by Jerry DeMarco