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Man, 34, Struck By Car On Route 3 Had Gotten Out Of Vehicle After Crash: Police Man, 34, Struck By Car On Route 3 Had Gotten Out Of Vehicle After Crash: Police
Man, 34, Struck By Car On Route 3 Had Gotten Out Of Vehicle After Crash: Police A man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Route 3 Thursday morning, Oct. 31, police said. Police said that the 34-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle that had just been involved in a single-vehicle crash when he got out and proceeded to walk along the highway around 10 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of East Rutherford. That's when the man was struck by a vehicle eastbound. The victim suffered leg and back injuries and was taken to Hackensack Medical Center.  The highway was reopened around 10:50 a.m.
Hackensack Man Convicted After Four Armed Robberies In One Night: Hudson County Prosecutor Hackensack Man Convicted After Four Armed Robberies In One Night: Hudson County Prosecutor
Hackensack Man Convicted After Four Armed Robberies In One Night: Hudson County Prosecutor A 37-year-old Hackensack man was convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for his role in a string of armed robberies in Hudson County over the course of one night in April 2022, authorities said. The conviction stem from four armed robberies that were reported between the late night hours of Friday, April 29, 2022 and the early morning hours of Saturday, April 30, 2022. In each incident, Joel Krecz brandished a handgun and money was demanded from the clerk working at a business, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A joint investigation by numerous police departments identified …
Crash Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 3 In Clifton Crash Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 3 In Clifton
Crash Shuts Multiple Lanes Of Route 3 In Clifton A crash closed three lanes of Route 3 in Clifton Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3. The NJDOT website shows three lanes on the eastbound side were closed just west of Route 21 as of 2:20 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (UPDATE) Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (UPDATE)
Driver Cutting Across All Lanes Of Route 3 Sends Two To Hospital, Police Say (Update) Police in Rutherford are investigating a Route 3 crash that they say was likely caused by a driver in the express lanes trying to cut across to the local lanes Sunday, Aug. 11. A 51-year-old man from Sussex was in a Honda Fit was in the left lane of the westbound express lanes when he tried to cut across the roadway to get to the local exits near Park Avenue when he clipped a Toyota Highlander around 4:20 p.m., Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. The Highlander rolled over several times, injuring the 24-year-old driver and 22-year-old passenger, both women from New York, Russo sai…
Bodycam Footage Shows Teen's Arrest After Route 3 Pursuit On Stolen Motorcycle Bodycam Footage Shows Teen's Arrest After Route 3 Pursuit On Stolen Motorcycle
Bodycam Footage Shows Teen's Arrest After Route 3 Pursuit On Stolen Motorcycle "What the hell's the matter with you?" was among the first questions a Lyndhurst officer had for an 18-year-old man who had been eluding him on a stolen motorcycle. The arrest was captured on body-worn camera footage, obtained via the Open Public Records Act and released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The 22-minute video shows Lyndhurst Officer Michael LeStrange questioning then arresting Rozario Ymeraj, who racked up 21 summonses and faced criminal charges after a broad-daylight pursuit on Thursday, May 23, as reported by Daily Voice. The teen was operating the bike wi…
DWI Driver, 60, Wedges SUV Under Tractor Trailer On Route 3, Police Say DWI Driver, 60, Wedges SUV Under Tractor Trailer On Route 3, Police Say
DWI Driver, 60, Wedges SUV Under Tractor Trailer On Route 3, Police Say A 60-year-old Kearny man is facing charges after a DWI crash in which his SUV became wedged under a tractor trailer on Route 3, police in East Rutherford said. Joseph Whiteman's white 2020 Nissan Rogue had become stuck under a tractor trailer that was stopped on the westbound side of the roadway around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Whiteman was arrested at the scene and charged with DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to observe traffic lanes, and driving in an unsafe manner, police said. Nicks Towing responded to the scene an…
HEROES: Lyndhurst Officers Reel In Teen Thief Hanging Off Motel Balcony HEROES: Lyndhurst Officers Reel In Teen Thief Hanging Off Motel Balcony
Heroes: Lyndhurst Officers Reel In Teen Thief Hanging Off Motel Balcony A Lyndhurst police officer held on tight as a combative 17-year-old suspect dangled from the second-floor balcony of a local motel. The Clifton teen had ditched a stolen bicycle and run up the exterior stairs of the Winslow Motor Hotel with Officer Michael D’Alessandro on his tail, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The bicycle belonged to a young boy who’d asked the officer for help getting it back after it had just been taken, the lieutenant said. Although police initially lost sight of the thief, a tracking device brought them to the Rutherford Avenue motel just off eastbound Route 3, h…
Route 3 Pileup: Trio Survives Wrong-Way DWI Crash, But Second Collision Injures 6 Route 3 Pileup: Trio Survives Wrong-Way DWI Crash, But Second Collision Injures 6
Route 3 Pileup: Trio Survives Wrong-Way DWI Crash, But Second Collision Injures 6 A pair of overnight chain-reaction crashes on Route 3 began when a suspended drunk driver heading west in the eastbound lanes slammed head-on into another vehicle, authorities said. It ended with a police car and a private vehicle being struck by another car moments later, sending six people to the hospital. It was shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, April 7, when a 2022 Toyota Highlander being driven the wrong way collided with a 2019 Nissan Rogue on eastbound Route 3 near Route 120, East Rutherford Police Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. The driver of the Rogue, a 23-year-old Secaucus man, d…
SEE ANYTHING? Detectives Seek Leads In Pair Of Tonnelle Avenue Gas Station Holdups SEE ANYTHING? Detectives Seek Leads In Pair Of Tonnelle Avenue Gas Station Holdups
SEE Anything? Detectives Seek Leads In Pair Of Tonnelle Avenue Gas Station Holdups One Tonnelle Avenue gas station in North Bergen was robbed and another was the scene of a carjacking less than 24 hours and barely a half-mile apart, authorities said. It was shortly before 5:30 a.m. Easter Sunday when a gunman entered the Shell station on the northbound highway and pretended to be interested in a phone charger, police said. He then pulled a gun on the two middle-aged store clerks, had them get down on the floor, then took more than $2,000 in cash from the register, they said. The victims, who weren't injured, described the robber as dark-skinned, wearing a hooded jacket …
Accused Dealer Charged With Fentanyl-Laced Crack Death Of Jersey City Man At Lyndhurst Hotel Accused Dealer Charged With Fentanyl-Laced Crack Death Of Jersey City Man At Lyndhurst Hotel
Accused Dealer Charged With Fentanyl-Laced Crack Death Of Jersey City Man At Lyndhurst Hotel An accused drug dealer from Bloomfield provided the drugs that killed a user from Jersey City at a Lyndhurst motel, authorities charged. Alberto Delgado, 43, was accused of selling the fentanyl-laced crack that killed 54-year-old Luke Revell after he smoked it at the Winslow Motor Hotel just off eastbound Route 3. Delgado had more than a pound and a half of the drugs in a storage unit when detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office searched it, according to a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack. They also learned that Delgado had communicated with Revell by ce…
WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…
Highways Jammed As Jonas Brothers Open For Devils-Flyers Game At MetLife Stadium Highways Jammed As Jonas Brothers Open For Devils-Flyers Game At MetLife Stadium
Highways Jammed As Jonas Brothers Open For Devils-Flyers Game At MetLife Stadium The Jonas Brothers are back. In New Jersey, that is. The Wyckoff natives returned to their home state Saturday, Feb. 17 for a performance before the NJ Devils play the Philadelphia Flyers at MetLife Stadium. And because of the commotion, major traffic delays were being reported on the New Jersey Turnpike, Routes 3 and 17, the Lincoln Tunnel, and other area highways. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) The performance and game are both part of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s the 2024 Navy …
Water Main Break Jams Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium Water Main Break Jams Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium
Water Main Break Jams Route 3 Near MetLife Stadium A water main break certainly didn't ease rush hour traffic along Route 3 in East Rutherford Friday, Feb. 9. The break happened on the eastbound side, east of MetLife Stadium around 5 p.m., the New Jersey DOT website said. Two lanes and the shoulder were closed.
Somewhere In The Swamps Of East Rutherford: Garfield Vehicle Thief Crashes, Bails Somewhere In The Swamps Of East Rutherford: Garfield Vehicle Thief Crashes, Bails
Somewhere In The Swamps Of East Rutherford: Garfield Vehicle Thief Crashes, Bails The driver of a vehicle stolen out of Garfield crashed the car on an East Rutherford service road, bailed out and vanished into the swamps after being chased by the owner, authorities said. No injuries were reported. East Rutherford police had help establishing a perimeter after the thief was last seen near the Hilton off the eastbound Route 3 service road around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, Capt. Jeff Yannacone said. Among those responding were fellow officers from Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, as well as New Jersey State Police. A sheriff's K-9 …
Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure
Miracle On The Turnpike: Passing Bergen Fire Veterans Rescue Young Child Having Seizure HEROES: A seizure suffered by an epileptic child on a jammed New Jersey Turnpike had her stranded mom praying for a pre-Christmas miracle. Sure enough, she got one. Vanessa Senquis of Bayonne was taking her 4-year-old daughter Leilani to Hackensack University Medical Center after she’d fallen down some steps and cut her forehead. The unconscious child was in serious peril during the medical episode as her terrified mother shouted to a 911 dispatcher: “I need help! I need help!” Seemingly out of nowhere, Hasbrouck Heights Fire Chief Michael Greco was next to her in his chief’s truck. S…
Patrol Units Damaged As Boy, 15, Tops 100MPH In Clifton Police Pursuit Through Several Towns Patrol Units Damaged As Boy, 15, Tops 100MPH In Clifton Police Pursuit Through Several Towns
Patrol Units Damaged As Boy, 15, Tops 100MPH In Clifton Police Pursuit Through Several Towns A 15-year-old stolen car thief damaged two Clifton police vehicles while failing to elude his pursuers, authorities said. A police chase had passed through Passaic, Nutley, East Rutherford and Secaucus – with speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour -- before heading back to Clifton, where a chain-reaction crash occurred, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Officer Mohammed Rayyan was the first to spot the 2021 Ford Bronco on southbound Route 21 near Ackerman Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 15. The driver of the vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Woodland Park earlier in t…
Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash
Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash A stolen car pursuit that began in Clifton ended with a crash in Newark and three occupants in the wind, authorities said. Clifton Police Officer Matthew Rugel was in the area of Broad Street and Elmwood Drive when he spotted the 2020 Audi, which had been reported stolen out of Hazlet and connected to subsequent crimes, shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Rugel tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped off through the streets of Clifton and eventually onto eastbound Route 3, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Witnesses said speeds reached 120 miles an hour as the pursuit continued on…
LOWLIFE SLIME: Scammer With 'Child Support Issues' Swindles Well-Meaning Woman Out Of $1,500 LOWLIFE SLIME: Scammer With 'Child Support Issues' Swindles Well-Meaning Woman Out Of $1,500
Lowlife Slime: Scammer With 'Child Support Issues' Swindles Well-Meaning Woman Out Of $1,500 A lowlife with a BS story about child support troubles conned a well-meaning woman out of $1,500 outside a Clifton bank, authorities said. The 20-something scammer approached the 62-year-old Belleville resident at the ATM of the Citibank at the River Front Center shopping mall on westbound Route 3 in the afternoon on Sunday, April 2, Police Lt. Robert Bracken said. In his hand was a check that he said he needed to cash but couldn't because of "child support issues," the lieutenant said. After depositing the check into her own account, the woman transferred $1,500 via Zelle to the stranger,…
HERO: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds HERO: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds
Hero: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds Paul Carmeci was barely a mile from work at Nick’s Towing Service when he saw a cloud of dirt and debris kick up as he rounded the bend from westbound Route 3 onto northbound Route 17. It was just after 4:30 a.m. and there weren’t many other drivers out on the road in Rutherford. Carmeci, of North Bergen, pulled to the shoulder, donned his safety vest and headed 60 yards or so into the meadows off the highway. There he found a 2001 Mazda MX-5 convertible that rolled off the ramp and landed on its roof. A passing trucker had pulled over and called 911. Carmeci took the phone from him, …
'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police 'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police
'SOS' Button Ripped From Stolen BMW, Occupants Busted With Heroin At NJ Motel: Police A trio in stolen BMW with heavy tints and the "SOS" button ripped from the ceiling had outstanding warrants and heroin, authorities said. Officers in the Secaucus Police Department's Anti-Crime Unit were patrolling near the Rodeway Inn Motel on Route 3, around 9:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, when they noticed a 2021 BMW 540i pull into the parking lot, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Verly Antenor, 21, of Roselle Park, was behind the wheel, police said. He got out of the car and went into the motel for a few minutes, and then left with Arthur Garlick and Laura Probst, Miller said. The tr…
Couple Found With Meth, Rifle During Route 3 Traffic Stop: Police Couple Found With Meth, Rifle During Route 3 Traffic Stop: Police
Couple Found With Meth, Rifle During Route 3 Traffic Stop: Police A routine traffic stop of a Chevrolet sedan led to drug and weapons offenses for a New York couple in Hudson County, authorities said. Police spotted the 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driving on the white, dotted lane marker along Route 3 east for a significant distance around 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Secaucus, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers stopped the car and conducted a consensual search of the vehicle the Joshua Hakes, 39, and Diane Dziaba, 44, were riding in, Miller said. That's when they found a large quantity of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a Remington Game …
Driver Rear-Ended By Bus Near MetLife Reaches $1.7M Settlement With NJ Transit Driver Rear-Ended By Bus Near MetLife Reaches $1.7M Settlement With NJ Transit
Driver Rear-Ended By Bus Near MetLife Reaches $1.7M Settlement With NJ Transit A driver whose car was rear-ended by a commuter bus after he stopped for a flat on a Route 3 bridge in East Rutherford reportedly settled a lawsuit against NJ TRANSIT for $1.7 million. Renator Pastor -- then 21 -- of Bloomfield was headed west when he got a flat, switched on his emergency flashers and pulled onto a partial shoulder on Sept. 16, 2019. Soon after, a westbound NJ TRANSIT slammed into his vehicle from behind at an estimated 40 miles an hour. Pastor, who was still sitting in the driver's seat, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with multiple cervical and thoracic…
UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified
Update: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…
One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm
One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…
TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes
Two-fer: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes Two Clifton police pursuits ended in crashes within moments of one another -- one involving a $200,000 Bentley stolen hours earlier from a car wash near the George Washington Bridge and another a Mercedes Benz that hit a patrol car in Newark, authorities said. Two bandits swiped the 2021 Bentley from Bridge Hand Wash & Detailing just off Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee around 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 after pulling up in a BMW that may also have been stolen, they said. Clifton police tried to stop the Bentley around 9:30 p.m. on westbound Route 3 near Broad Street, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken …
UPDATE: Stolen Car Chase Ends In Fiery Crash, Two In Custody On Route 3 UPDATE: Stolen Car Chase Ends In Fiery Crash, Two In Custody On Route 3
Update: Stolen Car Chase Ends In Fiery Crash, Two In Custody On Route 3 A stolen car chase from Belleville to Rutherford before dawn Sunday ended with a fiery crash and two arrests, authorities said. Three occupants bailed out of the stolen SUV and fled into a nearby residential area following the crash on eastbound Route 3 just west of Orient Way shortly before 1:30 a.m. Oct. 30, the witnesses said. Rutherford Police Lt. David Dovato nabbed one of them. A Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 Unit grabbed the other. Both were turned over to Belleville police. The third suspect got away. On eastbound Route 3 near Orient Way in Rutherford.RUTHERFORD FIRE DEPT No seri…
UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge
Update: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Westbound Route 3 was reopened after authorities recovered the body of a driver who responders said stopped on a bridge on the East Rutherford side of the Hackensack River, got out and jumped. The jumper's body was recovered from the water beneath the bridge across from Secaucus near the American Dream mall following the 10:58 a.m. call on Tuesday, Sept. 20, East Rutherford Police Capt. Mike Giancaspro said. The driver's SUV was parked in the far right lane off the bridge's narrow shoulder. That lane and the one next to it remained closed while authorities investigated. All westbo…
GOTCHA! Newark Fugitive Wanted In Carjacking Of Rockland Driver In Clifton Captured In Asbury GOTCHA! Newark Fugitive Wanted In Carjacking Of Rockland Driver In Clifton Captured In Asbury
Gotcha! Newark Fugitive Wanted In Carjacking Of Rockland Driver In Clifton Captured In Asbury A Newark man accused of carjacking a Rockland County driver in Clifton was ordered held by a judge after he was captured on the beach in Asbury Park, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim from Pearl River, NY, was hospitalized after being assaulted outside a medical building on Broad Street just off eastbound Route 3 the night of Aug. 20, they said. Detectives from Clifton obtained an arrest warrant for by Zahir Christmas, 37, who was captured at the Fourth Avenue beach in Asbury shortly before dawn on Aug. 28, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas R…
ON3 Flagship Tower Sells For Whopping $132 Million ON3 Flagship Tower Sells For Whopping $132 Million
ON3 Flagship Tower Sells For Whopping $132 Million A massive office tower on a Nutley campus has sold for $137 million, Prism Capital Partners announced last week. The 300,000-square-foot tower is located at 200 Metro Blvd., and is part of the ON3 mixed-use campus that straddles Nutley and Clifton. It's served as Eisai Inc.’s corporate headquarters since 2020, following a renovation. Prism acquired the former Hoffmann-LaRoche research campus on Route 3 in 2016 and repurposed it, dubbing it "ON3." The real estate development firm reportedly has more expansion plans. The building was purchased by Cantor Fitzgerald, and is…
UPDATE: Garfield Woman, 27, Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Tow Truck Crash UPDATE: Garfield Woman, 27, Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Tow Truck Crash
Update: Garfield Woman, 27, Killed In Fiery Meadowlands Tow Truck Crash A 27-year-old Garfield woman who was pronounced dead at the scene of a fiery overnight crash near the Meadowlands "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute. A sedan driven by Alysha Menzies apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on westbound Route 3 near Route 120 in East Rutherford shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police from East Rutherford and Secaucus were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. Alysh…
Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says
Meadowlands Flea Market Vendor Savagely Beaten: 'I Honestly Thought He Was Dead,’ Witness Says Onlookers watched in horror as three towering men out for revenge savagely beat a vendor at the Meadowlands Flea Market over the weekend, witnesses said. The weekly event was winding down on Saturday, April 2 when another vendor spotted the three men huddled near a truck in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “They had to be 6-5, 6-6,” he said. “They were all wearin’ hoodies and black COVID masks.” “I’m not going to wait,” the vendor said he overheard one of them say. “I’m going to beat that [expletive] down right now.” Whatever the particular issue was, they didn't say…