Fair 25°
News
WATCH: Commuter Abuses NJ Train Conductor With Racial, Sexual Epithets WATCH: Commuter Abuses NJ Train Conductor With Racial, Sexual Epithets
Watch: Commuter Abuses NJ Train Conductor With Racial, Sexual Epithets Disturbing cellphone video recorded on a New Jersey Transit train shows a man accused of assaulting a conductor spewing hateful profanity against him. The video was shot by Kore James of Paterson, who said he stopped recording and rushed to the conductor's aid when things got physical at the Ridgewood train station. James, a 28-year-old landscape architect, said Thomas Vitulano was already on the the Hoboken-bound train when he got on Monday afternoon in Allendale. "The conductor that was punching holes in tickets was coming around checking everyone's ticket," he said. "The gentleman didn…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made
NJ Transit: Train Conductor Assaulted At Ridgewood Station, Arrest Made WATCH: Disturbing cellphone video recorded on a New Jersey Transit train shows a man accused of assaulting a conductor spewing hateful profanity against him. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/news/watch-commuter-accused-of-assaulting-nj-train-conductor-calls-him-n-word-fggot-more/813886/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: Ridgewood police nabbed a commuter who they said assaulted a conductor at the village train station late Monday afternoon. The conductor was taken by ambulance to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment of injuries that weren't considered serious. His assailant --…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Man Struck By Train In Garfield Man Struck By Train In Garfield
Man Struck By Train In Garfield A man suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a train in Garfield over the weekend, authorities said. The 8:17 p.m. Bergen County Line 1883 train from Hoboken to Waldwick struck Nassir K. Essery, 21, of Garfield in the area of Eberhard and Outwater lanes near the Plauderville station at 8:50 p.m., a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman reported. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. No injuries were reported to any of the 60 people aboard the train and there was no disruption to service as customers took following trains. NJ Transit police were trying …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation
Rampaging Glen Rock Teens Destroy Statue, Stop Train Service, After Graduation As many as 100 teens ran wild following Glen Rock High School’s graduation, stopping train service, damaging an event area and stealing a statue of the school mascot, authorities said. The panther statue “was returned to our campus after a gracious parent put out the call for a return,” Principal Michael Parent said. It was destroyed, however, the principal said in an email to the parents of school seniors. Parent called the rampage a “disgraceful act” that he said was “committed by our own students. "To say that I am heartbroken is an understatement,” he added. CLICK HERE for a video of…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth Man Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Elizabeth A man was struck and killed by a train Thursday night in Elizabeth, responders said. Northeast Corridor train 3891 struck the man near W. Grand Street station around 10:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. The train had left New York Penn Station at 10:11 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 11:42 p.m.  There were no injuries to the approximately 300 customers or crew on board the train.  Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Linden and Newark Penn Station but has since resumed. …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer
Crash At Mahwah Railroad Bridge Knocks Heavy Machinery Off Trailer A piece of heavy machinery nearly got knocked off its trailer when it struck an overpass Friday morning near the Mahwah train station. The plow-sweeper was severely damaged when it struck the railroad bridge on Ramapo Avenue near South Railroad Avenue while being towed around 9:30 a.m. New Jersey Transit engineers and a township DPW crew were among the responders summoned. No injuries were immediately reported. The road remained closed temporarily. The site of repeated crashes, the bridge has a clearance of 9½ feet.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
FOUND! Missing Clifton Boy, 12, With Autism Found In Secaucus FOUND! Missing Clifton Boy, 12, With Autism Found In Secaucus
Found! Missing Clifton Boy, 12, With Autism Found In Secaucus A Clifton mother finally exhaled when her missing 12-year-old son was found safe in Secaucus, authorities said. The boy, who is on the autism spectrum, apparently boarded a New Jersey Transit bus on Market Street around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, they said. Clifton police notified Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes’s Child Abduction Response Team while they and city firefighters continued searching for the boy, the prosecutor said in a joint statement Wednesday with Clifton Police Chief Thomas A. Rinaldi, New Jersey Transit Police Chief Christopher Trucillo and Clifton Fire Chief Fran…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say
Fugitives In 7-Hour SWAT Hotel Standoff Had Dead Hand Grenade, 8 Loaded Guns, $36K, Police Say A pair of fugitives were busted with a dead hand grenade, eight loaded weapons, more than $36,000 in cash, drugs and more during a 7-hour standoff that evacuated a North Jersey hotel Sunday night, authorities said Monday. Rahim Harris, 42, of Newark, and  Haneefha S. White, 39, of Johnstowns, PA, were arrested after a more than 7-hour standoff at the Extended Stay Hotel on Plaza Drive, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police received a tip around 7 p.m. saying that Harris -- who had been wanted out of Essex County on charges of aggravated assault -- was staying at the hotel.&n…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station A lamp post held up when a sedan slammed into it near the Ridgewood train station. Both occupants of the Volkswagen refused medical treatment after Sunday afternoon's crash along Garber Square near the underpass for New Jersey Transit's Bergen/Main Line. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, along with loose wiring from the damaged street lamp. Police were investigating the cause of the crash and hadn't immediately issued any summonses. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A flatbed tow truck rem…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Police Rescue Dog Struck By Light Rail NJ Transit Police Rescue Dog Struck By Light Rail
NJ Transit Police Rescue Dog Struck By Light Rail New Jersey Transit officers rushed to the aid of a dog pinned under the Newark Light Rail last week. Patrol, K9 and ESU officers found the injured dog under the train on Friday. ⁣All worked together to remove the cold and injured dog without further trauma. They stabilized the canine and rushed it to an appropriately suited K9 vehicle for its transport to an animal hospital.  "Now this pup has promising potential for a full recovery and a good reminder to keep off the tracks," NJTPD said.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
WEATHER WHOAS: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza WEATHER WHOAS: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza
Weather Whoas: Bus Slams Into NJ Turnpike Toll Plaza No passengers were aboard a New Jersey Transit bus that slammed into an NJ Turnpike toll plaza as snow began falling heavily Thursday morning, authorities said. It was one of nearly 100 crashes and several dozen assist calls that brought State Police troopers on roadways across New Jersey. The driver escaped serious injuries when the #113 bus slammed into the plaza heading west on Route 78 in Newark shortly before 7:30 a.m., NJ Transit's Kate Thompson said. Another vehicle was involved but with no injuries, she said. A tow truck was awaited. Towers were out in force as the storm -- expec…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
NJ Transit Bus Crashes In Teaneck NJ Transit Bus Crashes In Teaneck
NJ Transit Bus Crashes In Teaneck Teaneck firefighters extricated six passengers following a New Jersey Transit bus crash Monday morning. The Manhattan-bound bus collided with a Jeep, which then struck a utility pole, on Teaneck Road and Ward Place near the National Guard Armory shortly before 8:30 a.m., Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. A Jeep occupant and four passengers aboard the #186 bus from Dumont to the George Washington Bridge bus station were hospitalized with injuries that the chief said weren't considered serious. Teaneck Road was temporarily closed near the Armory. Township police and the Teaneck Volunteer Am…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco