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Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries
Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries A 65-year-old pedestrian died of his injuries after being struck by a car on West Spring Valley Avenue in Maywood, authorities confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Jacob John was in the crosswalk at Edel Avenue when he was struck around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief David Pegg said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said, adding that a family member was with him. The driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene, Pegg said. "The accident is still under investigation, and no summonses are issued at this time," the chief said Wednesday afternoon. The Bergen C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm
Update: Waldwick Fire Victim, 83, Dies From Candle Lit During Storm UPDATE: A candle lit during the storm that hammered North Jersey on Tuesday likely caused the fire that killed an 83-year-old Waldwick woman, authorities said. Results of the preliminary investigation indicate an unattended candle, lit due to a power outage, may have been the cause of the fire" that broke out around 6:40 p.m. on Van Court and killed Valentina Turley, Police Chief Mark Messner said Wednesday afternoon. First responders in North Jersey rushed from one emergency to another, as the rainstorm threw a one-two punch of high winds and lightning. Firefighters from Allendale, F…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maywood PD: DWI Hit-Run Pickup Driver Hits House, Leaves License Plate Maywood PD: DWI Hit-Run Pickup Driver Hits House, Leaves License Plate
Maywood PD: DWI Hit-Run Pickup Driver Hits House, Leaves License Plate MAYWOOD, N.J. – Easy peasy: Maywood police collared a drunk driver who they said crashed his pickup into a house and then took off – leaving his license plate embedded in a wall. It wasn’t tough for Sgt. Darryl Wuhrl to spot and stop the fleeing vehicle and arrest 62-year-old David Tasker of Oak Ridge about a half-mile from the Stone Street crash site, Police Chief David Pegg said. Along with the license plate, various parts of the pickup were broken off and left at the scene, the chief added. Tasker was tested at headquarters and charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone and leaving the scen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Maywood Bloodhound Finds Missing NYE's Party Guest Huddled At Hillsdale ATM Maywood Bloodhound Finds Missing NYE's Party Guest Huddled At Hillsdale ATM
Maywood Bloodhound Finds Missing NYE's Party Guest Huddled At Hillsdale ATM MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood's new superstar bloodhound found a missing man huddled from the cold and trying to find warmth in a Hillsdale bank vestibule after he'd wandered off from a New Year's Eve celebration without a coat. Officer Chris Nichols and his year-old tracker, "Remi," were summoned five hours after the Pennsylvania man left a New Year's restaurant celebration in the middle of the frigid night without his belongings. Remington took the scent from the man's jacket, then led Nichols about a half-mile to the ATM at a local bank a half-mile away. There, police found the fre…

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by Jerry DeMarco