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Police: Saddle River Chief Nabs Fleeing Paramus Home Depot Shoplifter Who Struck Security Guard Police: Saddle River Chief Nabs Fleeing Paramus Home Depot Shoplifter Who Struck Security Guard
Police: Saddle River Chief Nabs Fleeing Paramus Home Depot Shoplifter Who Struck Security Guard A man who fled a Home Depot in Paramus after assaulting a female security guard was stopped by a local police chief on Route 17 moments later, authorities said. Sheffield C. Brown, 53, of Brooklyn had stolen $1,300 worth of tools and other assorted items when the guard tried to stop him from leaving early Wednesday afternoon, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Brown then "assaulted the guard and fled in a U-Haul truck onto Route 17 north," Ehrenberg said. Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff was among the officers from area departments who heard the stop-and-hold alert. Then…

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Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17 Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17
Tanker Rolls On Route 4 Ramp To Route 17 A tanker truck rolled Tuesday morning on a ramp from eastbound Route 4 to northbound Route 17 in Paramus. The female driver escaped serious injury and climbed out of the cab shortly before 10:30 a.m. as police and firefighters arrived, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. All Points Towing in Hackensack had the rig righted by noon. The LORCO Petroleum Services truck out of Elizabeth was carrying used motor oil, requiring a cleanup. The Paramus hazardous materials unit responded, followed by its Bergen County colleagues. Backups quickly began forming after the ramp was closed. The dri…

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Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows
Re-Peeping Tom: Bergenfield Man Charged With Lurking Outside Paramus Homeowners' Windows A repeat Peeping Tom from Bergenfield was caught peering into the windows of Paramus residents, authorities said. Officer Gil Maynard initially found Jason S. Honickman, 41, walking through a residential neighborhood after a Reid Way resident called to report a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing shortly before midnight May 29, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Honickman “could not give a reasonable explanation on why he was walking through that neighborhood,” Ehrenberg said. The officer didn’t have enough information to take him into custody, however, so they released him, the chie…

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Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival
Panicked Patrons Flee Following Fight, Bogus 'Shots Fired' Report At Paramus Carnival UPDATE: An anxious carnival-goer triggered what became a false report of shots fired at a police-sponsored anti-drug event in Paramus over the weekend. Two men -- one of them an off-duty police officer -- got into an argument around 7 p.m. Saturday at the L.E.A.D. carnival on the grounds of the Westfield Garden State Plaza off Route 17, a source with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. Witnesses said punches were thrown. Someone then noticed that the officer was armed, heard balloons popping from a water game and called 911 to report shots fired, he said. Several other patr…

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Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure
Paramus Medical Building Bomb Threat Blamed On CT Man Whose Ex-Pal Was Getting Procedure A New Haven man called in a bomb threat to a Paramus medical office where a former friend was having a procedure, said authorities who arrested him. Anthony Spencer, 32, left “several threatening phone messages” at the northbound Route 17 medical office, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “During one of these phone calls he stated that there was a bomb in the building,” Ehrenberg said. “Responding police units searched the building and found no suspicious items.” Detective Sgt. Mike Cebulski identified and tracked down Spencer, who was “upset that a former friend of his was having a medi…

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‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached ‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached
‘Want A Ride? Candy?’: Community On Alert After Paramus Kids Are Approached Paramus police turned to the public for help Tuesday following a pair of troubling incidents involving children and a spiky-haired stranger in an SUV. Authorities aren’t sure whether they the driver who approached a 10-year-old girl Monday is the same one who frightened an 8-year-old boy riding his bike last month. The girl was walking on Van Binsberger Boulevard near Midland Avenue, her parents told police, when a man in what was described as a “jungle-looking,” dark-colored SUV – possibly a Jeep Wrangler – pulled up to her around 3:20 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “Do you wa…

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Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall
Lodi Boy, 17, Caught With Loaded Gun At Paramus Mall A 17-year-old Lodi boy was caught carrying a loaded gun at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus over the weekend, authorities said. Acting on a tip, Paramus Police Officers Gil Maynard and Officer Diego Cruz were joined by security officers in finding the teen with a group of youths shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. They seized a fully-loaded 9mm SCCY Firearms CPX-2 pistol and took the boy who was carrying it in a fanny pack into custody without incident, the chief said. His parents came to police headquarters before police gave the boy a delinquency complai…

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Route 17 Bank In Paramus Robbed Route 17 Bank In Paramus Robbed
Route 17 Bank In Paramus Robbed Paramus police released surveillance photos Monday of a man who robbed a Route 17 bank on Friday wearing a hooded “Planned Parenthood” sweatshirt. The robber handed a teller at the Citibank on the northbound highway a note shortly before 2 p.m. that said to “hand over the money or [he] would begin shooting,” Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The teller gave the robber nearly $5,000 in cash, Ehrenberg said. The bandit then ran toward the Fashion Center parking lot, he said. No weapon was shown. Ehrenberg described the robber as black, between 40 and 50 years old and roughly 200 pounds…

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Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop
Unregistered, Suspended: Officer Finds Out-Of-State Duo With Gun In Route 17 Speeding Stop A Paramus police officer found an out-of-state duo carrying a loaded gun, nearly five dozen pills and several bags of pot for sale after stopping their speeding sedan on Route 17, authorities said. Naqwain Johnson, 36, of Schenectady, NY and Justin Hawkins, 30, of Dallas, NC were in an unregistered 2007 Buick Lacrosse stopped by Officer Michael Mordaga on the southbound highway near the entrance to the southbound Garden State Parkway shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday. They’d been smoking pot in the car and Hawkins, who was driving, had a suspended license, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. …

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FOUND! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow FOUND! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow
Found! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow HERO: A Paramus police lieutenant saved the life of a missing 42-year-old borough man with special needs when he found him lying shoeless and gloveless in the snow in a nearby park. Temperatures were in the teens when what became an intensive search for the Spring Valley Road man began around 6 a.m. They'd only reached the low 20s when Detective Lt. John Devine, who was among those searching for him, found the man in nearby Van Saun Park several hours later, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. He was taken to New Bridge Medical Center for observation, the chief said.

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Snow Collapses Paramus Home (VIDEO) Snow Collapses Paramus Home (VIDEO)
Snow Collapses Paramus Home (Video) The weight of the early-week snowstorm collapsed a Paramus house that was being built, authorities said. The framed-out Arbor Road structure "has been under construction and confirmed vacant," Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Wednesday. Police and firefighters immediately responded to the collapse shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, the chief said. PSE&G and the borough building department were also notified, he said. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving shot the video and contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: Police tried in vain to rescue a Little Ferry driver who was…

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Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl
Authorities: Paramus PD Nabs New Yorkers Who Pulled Gun During Mall Brawl Police responding to a report of a man who pulled a pistol during a dispute at a Paramus mall grabbed two fleeing Brooklyn residents with a stolen handgun, authorities said. The gunman and a companion fled following the Christmas Eve confrontation outside the Louis Vuitton store at the Garden State Plaza, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Responding Detective Jon Umanzor and Officers Jon Henderson and Diego Cruz spotted the pair on the mall's second level near Nieman Marcus about 20 minutes later, he said. Seeing them, the duo fled down an escalator, Ehrenberg said. One hande…

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