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Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy
Car Thief Confronted By Wyckoff Homeowner Turns Out To Be 14-Year-Old Garfield Boy A would-be car thief who fled a Wyckoff driveway after the new BMW X5’s owner confronted him turned out to be a 14-year-old boy from Garfield, authorities said. The teen hopped into a waiting Dodge Charger that was trailed by a Nissan Rogue, both of which sped from Atwood Place early one late-March morning, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Sgt. Ryan Noon tried stopping the Rogue but had to terminate the pursuit because of safety concerns, Soto said. Detective Sgt. Michael DeMaio took it from there, identifying the boy with help from Newark police who’d stopped the Charger, the lieutena…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ho-Ho-Hold It: Police In Northwest Bergen Nab Holiday Package, Lawn Decoration Thieves Ho-Ho-Hold It: Police In Northwest Bergen Nab Holiday Package, Lawn Decoration Thieves
Ho-Ho-Hold It: Police In Northwest Bergen Nab Holiday Package, Lawn Decoration Thieves Police in many towns this past week have calculated what they collected this Christmas season – as in: plenty of holiday-related arrests. Multiple residents have reported the theft of package thefts from homes during the Holiday Season. A suspect driving a white Ford Transit van was observed in surveillance videos provided to us by the victims. Midland Park police who’d been called by a resident nabbed two Bronx men as they fled a home where they’d swiped multiple packages in a white Ford transit van. Their Wyckoff colleagues did some investigating and charged the driver, Downiel Sanchez…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Local police in northwest Bergen County who’ve teamed up to fight area crime nabbed a brazen shoplifting crew from New York City moments after they hit a local Marshalls. Wyckoff police issued an alert after witnesses reported seeing a man and two women flee the Boulder Run shopping center off Franklin Avenue in a red 2018 Jeep. The thieves had just pushed shopping carts stuffed with more than $1,000 worth of clothing, toys and fragrances out the door to the vehicle, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Franklin Lakes police stopped the Jeep near the border of both towns off the corner of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police
Driver, 67, Revived With Narcan After Causing Route 208 Crash: Police An overdosing 67-year-old motorist had to be revived with Narcan after his sedan struck another at a Route 208 exit in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Robert Mutzberg of Franklin Lakes was taken to The Valley Hospital following the crash at the intersection of the northbound highway and Summit Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, April 15, Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. The other driver complained of pain but refused medical attention at the scene, McCombs said. A rear tire cap was ripped off and damage done along the driver's side of his Honda Civic when it was struck by Mutzberg's K…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne
Patient, 60, Who Wandered From Wyckoff Facility Found In Hawthorne A 61-year-old psychiatric patient who wandered off from a senior care facility in Wyckoff was found a short time later in Hawthorne, authorities said. The man left the Christian Health Care Center on Sicomac Avenue on foot shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 7, Wyckoff Police Lt. Kevin Kasak said. Fortunately, he didn't get very far. An alert was broadcast to police in surrounding towns as Wyckoff officers searched the area, the lieutenant said. Hawthorne police found the man none the worse for wear on Goffle Hill Road less than a half-hour later, he said. He was returned to Christian …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say 'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say
'Lucky Guy': Man Changing Tire In Midland Park OK After Car Falls On Him, Authorities Say A Midland Park man could consider himself fortunate after a vehicle fell on him while he was changing a tire, authorities said. The jack "may not have been placed in the strongest locations to hold the weight of the car," borough Police Chief Michael Powderley said after the 58-year-old resident was injured on Erie Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday, March 19. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment and released the same day, the chief said. "Lucky guy," he said. Midland Park police and firefighters responded along with the Midland Park Ambulance Corps and Wycko…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall ROUTE 208 CRASH: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall
Route 208 Crash: Overdosed Driver, Passenger Revived With Narcan After SUV Rams Overpass Wall Two drug overdose victims were revived after their SUV slammed into a concrete wall on a Route 208 overpass, Wyckoff police said. Police responding to the Russell Avenue overpass shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, found both the driver of the 2019 Lincoln MKC and his passenger unconscious, Lt. Kevin Kasak said. The vehicle had crossed over the double-yellow line and before hitting the wall, the lieutenant said. Inside officers found an empty wax fold in which drugs apparently had been packaged, he said. The officers administered Narcan to both the 38-year-old driver from Montvill…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash HEROES: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash
Heroes: Mahwah Firefighters Free Box Truck Driver Pinned In Crash Mahwah firefighters extricated a box truck driver following a collision with a garbage truck. The victim's legs were pinned by the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The members of Mahwah Res1cue, assisted by Companies 2 and 4, got him out in under 15 minutes and into the hands of township EMS, which took him to a local hospital. Mahwah and Wyckoff police also responded. MORE INFO: Edison Road (Mahwah) Entrapment The box truck driver's legs were pinned in the crash at the intersection of Edison Road and Leighton Place in Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover HEROES: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover
Heroes: Passing Responders Assist Injured Driver, 83, Passenger, 88, In Wyckoff Rollover An 83-year-old driver who was trapped in her overturned car was helped by a passing off-duty firefighter and police officer -- both from out of town -- while her 88-year-old passenger climbed out on his own following a crash in Wyckoff, authorities said. The upstate New York couple were hospitalized with minor injuries following the single-vehicle rollover on Franklin Avenue near Lawlins Road, which left the sedan on its roof just short of a thicket of trees. The trapped driver was assisted by Franklin Lakes Police Officer Stephanie Hallihan and an off-duty Paterson firefighter who wasn’t i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elderly Route 208 Driver Sends Car Through Fence Elderly Route 208 Driver Sends Car Through Fence
Elderly Route 208 Driver Sends Car Through Fence A driver more than 90 years old suffering an apparent medical episode sent his vehicle through a fence on Route 208 Thursday, May 12. The vehicle went through a fence on the southbound side of the highway, and came to rest in the backyard of a home on William Way around 2 p.m. The driver was hospitalized for evaluation and his passenger was unharmed. Wyckoff police, Wyckoff EMS, and a paramedic team from The Valley responded. The car was towed and the fence was left heavily damaged. Boyd A. Loving also contributed to this story.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff
Police: Gas Leak Alarm Leads To Discovery Of Underage Drinking Party In Wyckoff A gas-leak alarm brought Wyckoff police to what turned out to be an underage drinking party, authorities said. Firefighters joined Sgt. Kevin Pinches and Officers James Bakelaar and Kaitlyn Maglione at the Howard Street home, where they “observed what they believed to be underaged [people] consuming alcoholic beverages in the garage,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. There were about 40 of them, he said. Police contacted the 51-year-old homeowner, who said she didn’t know why the alarm was activated, Soto said. They issued summonses, to be heard in Municipal Court, charging her with “purposely or kn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17 Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17
Woman Struck On Wyckoff Sidewalk By Out-Of-Control Vehicle Driven By Boy, 17 A female pedestrian was struck on a Wyckoff sidewalk by an out-of-control vehicle driven by a 17-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy apparently was turning when he lost control while turning from Newton Road onto Wyckoff Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The boy tried to avoid hitting another vehicle when his car ended up on the sidewalk, where it struck the 50-year-old victim and a utility pole, the prosecutor said. The woman was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where Musella said she was in stable condition. The boy r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua
Police Urge Precautions After Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua, Police Urge Precautions Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua, Police Urge Precautions
Coyote Kills 96-Year-Old Wyckoff Grandma's Chihuahua, Police Urge Precautions A coyote killed a 96-year-old Wyckoff grandmother's chihuahua, prompting area alerts. Hartman was snatched Tuesday night from just outside Doris Heitman's back door in a wooded Spring Meadow retirement community Tuesday night. Her Heitman's grandson went into the woods with a kitchen knife and retrieved the dog’s body a short time later. "He was my best friend. He was my helper," said Heitman, whose husband, George, died two years ago "We were growing old together," she told News12 New Jersey. "I'm gonna miss him terribly." “Wyckoff Police responded and documented the incident and immedi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves
Wyckoff PD: Upper Saddle River Police Help Catch Bronx Package Thieves Wyckoff police got an assist from their colleagues in Upper Saddle River after a Bronx couple tried shipping an illegally-bought phone to a resident’s home. Erika Lora, 35, came to the Hartung Drive resident’s front door, provided the name on the package and asked for it, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The resident claimed the package – containing a new cellphone worth about $1,000 -- never arrived, Soto said. She called police as the couple drove off in a car they’d parked in the homeowner’s driveway, he said. Wyckoff police broadcast an alert, and Upper Saddle River police stopped the car a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge
Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge A security guard from Spring Valley flashed a badge and identified himself as a cop after a police officer in a North Jersey town pulled his companion over, authorities said. He wasn’t -- and it got him arrested, they said. Leonard C. Miles, 47, was released after the 11:45 p.m. stop Monday, Wyckoff police said. Miles, who owned the Ford Mustang, had “identified himself as a law enforcement officer in the state of New York and displayed a badge,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. Miles, in fact, “was employed as a security officer for a NY state agency and was not a sworn law enforcement officer,” Sot…

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PHOTOS: Two Hospitalized, RR Sign Smashed In Midland Park Crash PHOTOS: Two Hospitalized, RR Sign Smashed In Midland Park Crash
Photos: Two Hospitalized, RR Sign Smashed In Midland Park Crash Two victims were hospitalized and a railroad crossing sign was flattened in a Thursday afternoon crash in Midland Park. Both were taken by ambulances to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that responders said weren’t life-threatening after the cross at Goffle Road and Lake Avenue. Midland Park, Wyckoff and Ridgewood police responded, along with Midland Park firefighters and EMS and Wyckoff EMS. A flatbed tow truck removed both wrecks from the scene. A railroad crossing signal belonging to the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway was obliterated. Boyd A. Loving cont…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ridgewood PD: Hit-Run Drunk Driver Left Crucial Evidence Behind Ridgewood PD: Hit-Run Drunk Driver Left Crucial Evidence Behind
Ridgewood PD: Hit-Run Drunk Driver Left Crucial Evidence Behind A Ridgewood driver was intoxicated, authorities said, when he smashed his Jeep into a utility pole, took off, and left a key piece of evidence behind: one of his license plates. Officers who tracked down Joseph Haner, 39, gave him several summonses after he fled the May 14 crash on Oak Street, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. They impounded his Jeep Sport and released him to a responsible adult, under John's Law.  ****** ALSO SEE: A cardiologist affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Group was charged with DWI after Wyckoff police stopped him no Route 208, authorities said. h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wyckoff PD: Cardiologist From Franklin Lakes Charged With Route 208 DWI Wyckoff PD: Cardiologist From Franklin Lakes Charged With Route 208 DWI
Wyckoff PD: Cardiologist From Franklin Lakes Charged With Route 208 DWI A cardiologist affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Group was charged with DWI after Wyckoff police stopped him no Route 208, authorities said. Officer Kenneth Marcoux stopped 54-year-old Felix Daileysterling of Franklin Lakes after receiving an alert from a neighboring town of a possibly intoxicated driver heading north on the highway in a black Tesla, Police Chief David Murphy said. Dailysterling, formerly of Guttenberg, “was having difficulty maintaining a lane of travel” and “displayed signs of impairment” after the stop, Murphy said. He also smelled of alcohol, the chief said…

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by Jerry DeMarco