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Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused
Elementary School Fire In Passaic County Quickly Doused No injuries were reported in a pre-dawn classroom fire Tuesday at the Haskell Elementary School. No children were in the building when the blaze broke out in a classroom at the Ringwood Avenue school shortly before 7 a.m. and was quickly extinguished, responders said. It caused a significant amount of smoke damage in the building, they said. A cause wasn't immediately disclosed. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Bloomingdale and Oakland, as well as local police and EMS. Both the Haskell and Wanaque elementary schools were closed as a result. Before …

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Neighboring Fire Companies Douse Pickup Truck Blaze Off Route 208 Neighboring Fire Companies Douse Pickup Truck Blaze Off Route 208
Neighboring Fire Companies Douse Pickup Truck Blaze Off Route 208 A pickup truck went up in flames in Glen Rock late Saturday morning. Glen Rock and Hawthorne firefighters teamed up to extinguish the fire off the corner of Grandview and Lincoln avenues near northbound Route 208 shortly after 11 a.m. "The owner of the vehicle, a 60-year-old Oakland man, stated he had been driving on Route 208 when another motorist alerted him that his vehicle was smoking," Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "He pulled off the highway and brought the vehicle safely to a stop and exited before the fire spread to the passenger compartment." Hawthorne police assiste…

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'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say 'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say
'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say What at first appeared to be a COVID-19 testing fraud in Oakland was actually a legitimate operation, police said. Several people were waiting on line for testing at a local business on Tuesday when they were approached by two men in lab coats who said they were associated with the facility, authorities said. The men "offered to provide tests to those in line in order to expedite the process," police said. After providing a swab, those in line supplied personal information, they said. Oakland police investigated, along with their colleagues from Ramsey and Ringwood, after some on line sai…

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Christmas House Fire Contained In Franklin Lakes Christmas House Fire Contained In Franklin Lakes
Christmas House Fire Contained In Franklin Lakes Firefighters contained a late Christmas afternoon blaze at a Franklin Lakes home. Fire Chief Charles Bohny Jr. was among the first at the scene of the fire, which broke out in an attached garage at the $2 million Hampton Hill Road home shortly after 4:30 p.m., responders said. The bulk of the fire was knocked down in roughly 15 minutes and contained to the garage, they said. The chief declared the blaze under control around 5 p.m. Firefighters contained the blaze to the garage.WYCKOFF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT A female resident was evaluated for possible smoke inhalation, but no serious inju…

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Mahwah Car Burglars: Judge Frees One, Other Held On PA Warrant After Oakland PD Adds Charges Mahwah Car Burglars: Judge Frees One, Other Held On PA Warrant After Oakland PD Adds Charges
Mahwah Car Burglars: Judge Frees One, Other Held On PA Warrant After Oakland PD Adds Charges Oakland police filed a host of charges against two New York City men captured in Mahwah while burglarizing dozens of vehicles in northwest Bergen County. Although Kalil Clay was charged with eight counts each of burglary and theft, among other offenses, a Superior Court judge in Hackensack released him from the Bergen County Jail, with conditions, under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. Clay's accused running mate, Eric B. Torres remained held under a fugitive warrant out of Monroe County, PA. Torres is charged with the same offenses as Clay, in addition to resisting arrest, disorderly co…

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Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen
Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two men came …

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Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft
Two Caught After Attempted Mahwah Vehicle Theft GOTCHA! With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two m…

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'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor 'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor
'Unthinkable Situation': NJ Mom Suffers Severe Stroke After Son Is Born With Brain Tumor It’s a situation almost impossible to fathom: A New Jersey mom suffers a severe stroke less than a month after her son is born with a brain tumor. The holiday season for the Niessen family of Warren County has begun with two ongoing battles. Tanya Niessen suffered her stroke in May. In August, she and her husband, Tom, learned that their son Bradan had a medulloblastoma. Bradan has been in and out of the pediatric intensive care unit with various complications as he undergoes chemotherapy at Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown following brain surgery. Tanya, meanwhile, had a cran…

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Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Police Departments Unite For Stricken North Jersey Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…

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Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son
Cancer-Fighting Local Bergen Police Departments Unite For Stricken Mom, Young Son North Jersey single mom Joanne Bastante-Howard has worked tirelessly for years to help provide critical resources for kids who, like her young son, have Down syndrome. Bastante-Howard, a former advertising and marketing whirlwind, is personally responsible for raising more than $100,000 to help obtain critical medical, education and therapeutic services for those in need through the non-profit she founded, America's Special Kidz (A.S.K.). Parents of children with a wide range of circumstances -- including autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, and mitochondrial disease -- have turned t…

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Elmwood Park Man, 81, Killed During Burglary, Grandson Charged With Murder Elmwood Park Man, 81, Killed During Burglary, Grandson Charged With Murder
Elmwood Park Man, 81, Killed During Burglary, Grandson Charged With Murder UPDATE: Elmwood Park detectives signed murder and weapons charges against the grandson of a prominent borough resident who authorities said was killed when he interrupted a burglary. Jason Vicari, 21, of Wyckoff remained held in the Bergen County Jail following Tuesday's killing of 81-year-old Ronald Vicari. The younger Vicari was taken into custody following a brief SWAT standoff at the older man's Beechwood Avenue home. He awaits a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on the charges filed by Elmwood Park police. Additional charges were expected -- among th…

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SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded River Edge Man Surrenders Without Incident SWAT STANDOFF: Barricaded River Edge Man Surrenders Without Incident
SWAT Standoff: Barricaded River Edge Man Surrenders Without Incident UPDATE: A troubled River Edge man remained barricaded for several hours before finally surrendering peacefully Sunday during what became the second call of the day for the Bergen County Regional SWAT team. The man's mother had summoned police to their East Midland Avenue home near Cedar Avenue Sunday morning on a welfare check, saying that he'd been "acting irrationally," a law enforcement source told Daily Voice. The father of three refused to talk with police, however. Not knowing whether or not he was a danger to himself or others, police summoned the SWAT team, along with the county Re…

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