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Lakewood, NJ
Traffic
Overturned Car Jams Toms River Toll Plaza
An overturned vehicle jammed traffic on the Garden State Parkway at the Toms River toll plaza Saturday, Sept. 2. It happened on the northbound side, just north of the toll plaza around 4:30 p.m., the state DOT website says. Delays were being reported.
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Fire Brings Traffic To Halt On I-476
A tractor trailer that caught fire brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 476 in Delaware County during rush hour on Friday, Dec. 2. The fire closed all southbound lanes between exits 9 and 13 in Marple Township around 4:45 p.m., the state's DOT said.
Hackensack, NJ
News
Heroes
: Hackensack Police Talk Down Teen Threatening To Jump From High-Rise Parking Deck
A troubled teen was perched on the ledge of a Hackensack high-rise parking deck when a group of city officers arrived and began talking with him. Sgt. Kley Peralta, Detective Chris Lara Nunez and Officers Frank Caneja and Matthew Debonis responded to the Excelsior II Apartments on Prospect Avenue around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Law enforcement officials call it "de-escalation," "crisis intervention" and other terms, but what the men in blue basically did was connect with the boy enough to get him off the ledge and keep him from hurting himself. He was then taken to a local hospital for an…
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Closes Portion Of Route 80 In Bergen County
A serious crash closed a portion of Route 80 in Bergen County Friday, Nov. 4. Photos of the scene on the State DOT website showed a large ambulance and police presence on the westbound side at Exit 68 in Teaneck, as of 11:40 a.m. Significant delays were being reported. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Wires Smoking, Poles Downed In Toms River School Bus Crash
A school bus crash backed up Route 37 in Toms River, downing poles and spilling fuel across the roadway Friday, June 10, as first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. The crash that apparently involved another overturned car happened around 1:35 p.m. at Romana Lane. The State DOT was investigating.
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Vertical Hold: Dump Truck Trailer Gets Wedged Under Route 17 Overpass In Mahwah
Two heavy-duty wreckers working back-to-back were needed to remove a dump truck trailer that jammed both a Route 17 overpass in Mahwah and the northbound Tuesday evening rush. The driver received a careless driving summons after the 4:40 p.m. mishap at the MacArthur Boulevard overpass, which left only one passable lane on the highway a little over two miles south of the Rockland County border. Firefighters cleaned up a hydraulic fluid spill. The state DOT was called to determine whether there was any structural damage to the overpass. Two heavy-duty wreckers were needed to get the tra…
