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WATCH: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man WATCH: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man
Watch: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding NJ Man UPDATE: An Englewood police officer was justified in shooting a man who'd just stabbed three people, a grand jury ruled on Monday, April 22, following a state-required review. Chilling bodycam videos clearly show Englewood Police Officer Luana Sharpe and other officers were struggling over a knife with 22-year-old city resident Bernard Placide when she shot him on Labor Day 2022. A grand jury review was nonetheless required under New Jersey law because Placide died during an encounter with law enforcement. Evidence was collected by investigators with the state Office of Public Integrity an…
SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died SEEN HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died
Seen HER? Concerns Grow Following Bogus Call That Missing NJ Woman Had Died 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚: A caller's claim that a missing single mom had died hasn't been confirmed, said authorities in Englewood who've stepped up their search for her. Concerns initially were raised when Cynthia Anderson, 33, who'd recently been homeless, stopped communicating with friends, police said. They became extremely worried when none of them could find her, Lt. Fred Pulice said. "No one's been in touch with her for a while," the lieutenant said on Wednesday, April 17, nine days after Anderson was last heard from. "There's genuine concern." One of the friends got a call from a masked number tha…
CLOSE CALL: Stolen Car Rams Englewood Police Cruiser CLOSE CALL: Stolen Car Rams Englewood Police Cruiser
Close CALL: Stolen Car Rams Englewood Police Cruiser An Englewood officer escaped serious injury when a police cruiser was rammed by a driver in a stolen car, authorities said. Several occupants were in the 2019 Honda Pilot when a license plate reader flagged the vehicle – which had been reported stolen out of Elizabeth earlier that day -- shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, Deputy Police Chief Matthew de la Rosa said. Officers tried to stop the SUV on South Dean Street, but it sped off, the deputy chief said. The pursuit headed south on Broad Avenue, where the Pilot slammed into a cruiser, sending it spinning out, he said. The po…
Five Arrests Made At Dueling Protests Over Israel-Hamas War (w/VIDEO) Five Arrests Made At Dueling Protests Over Israel-Hamas War (w/VIDEO)
Five Arrests Made At Dueling Protests Over Israel-Hamas War (w/Video) UPDATE: Dueling protests involving more than 600 demonstrators divided over the war between Israel and Hamas outside an Englewood City Council meeting led to the arrests of five of them – all of whom are from outside the city, authorities said. Englewood Police Chief Thomas Greeley had backup from several local police departments, as well as the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, at the gathering on Tuesday night, Oct. 24, which ended without any major incidents after he convinced the council to cut its meeting short. Both sides were at odds over a resolution approved by the City Council earl…
SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing North Jersey Man Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing North Jersey Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Seen HIM? Two Years Later, Missing North Jersey Man Still Hasn't Been Found Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…
Police Car Crashes During North Jersey Pursuit Police Car Crashes During North Jersey Pursuit
Police Car Crashes During North Jersey Pursuit An Englewood police officer escaped serious injury in a crash during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. The thieves had tried to steal a vehicle in the city's East Hill section shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. The homeowner came out, however, and they fled, residents said. A short time later, the fleeing vehicle intentionally struck a city police cruiser at the corner of Dana Place and Maple Street, just up the block from East Palisade Avenue, de la Rosa said. The police SUV knocked over a fire hydrant and a stone fence column as the suspects sped off. The o…
Postal Carrier Accosted By Package Thief On Downtown NJ Street Postal Carrier Accosted By Package Thief On Downtown NJ Street
Postal Carrier Accosted By Package Thief On Downtown NJ Street SEE ANYTHING? An Englewood postal carrier escaped serious injury Thursday in a knockdown, broad-daylight struggle with a strong-arm robber now being sought by police. The assailant was so intent on intercepting a particular package that he apparently staked out the local postal annex earlier in the day and then took cellphone photos of the contents of the carrier's truck while it was parked outside a downtown residential/commercial building on West Palisade Avenue. An employee at the Towne Centre at Englewood alerted the carrier to the stranger, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. "Can I help you…
HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze
Heroes: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze Englewood Police Officer John McConnell heard cries for help from inside a house that was being ravaged by flames before dawn Sunday. Unable to open the door of the Green Street home, McConnell improvised. He grabbed a cinderblock and smashed his way in, then battled thick smoke to get two trapped victims to safety. As he did that, city Firefighter Brian Comitto grabbed a portable ladder and rescued a third victim who was at second-floor window. McConnell and all three residents were taken to area hospitals with various injuries in the 3:30 a.m. blaze, Fire Chief Erik Enersen said. T…
ONE YEAR LATER: Englewood Man Who Went Missing Still Hasn't Been Found ONE YEAR LATER: Englewood Man Who Went Missing Still Hasn't Been Found
ONE Year Later: Englewood Man Who Went Missing Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? The search continued for a lifelong Englewood resident with dementia who went missing a year ago Thursday. Ruben Wilson, 69, had wandered off from his home near Cross Street and West Palisade Avenue before. He's been known, in fact, "to travel significant distances despite his age and other challenges,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson has always turned up -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing on May 27, 2020, just weeks after a previous walkaway. Englewood p…
Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern Retires Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern Retires
Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern Retires Englewood Police Chief Lawrence Suffern retired on Wednesday.  Suffern, who’d been on vacation and was due to return Wednesday, was Bergen County's only Black police chief. He retired effective Thursday, city officials announced in a release. “Best chief ever to have served our great city,” Mayor Michael Wildes said following the announcement. “Respected in the county and serving since he was 18 years old for the last 33 years.” "What a sad day in Englewood this is!" wrote Rasheed J. Goins. "Thank you for your leadership and serving our community with such grace for all these yea…
Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home
Taking Liberties: Burglars Ate, Drank, Showered While Englewood Child, Sitter Were Home A babysitter was alone with a young child when a Pennsylvania couple broke into an Englewood home, helped themselves to food, drink – even a shower – and fled in the victims’ SUV, authorities said. They may have even had sex there, too. The babysitter eventually discovered the pair, who fled in the homeowner’s Lincoln Navigator with jewelry, a wallet, clothing and a backpack -- while leaving the clunker they drove up in behind, they said. They also took the one item that authorities said would lead police directly to them: an iPhone. Alex Ray Yeakley, of Myerstown, and Amanda Lentz, o…
Police: Jersey Shore Ex-Con Stalker Called Bergen Woman 200 Times, Hung Outside For Hours Police: Jersey Shore Ex-Con Stalker Called Bergen Woman 200 Times, Hung Outside For Hours
Police: Jersey Shore Ex-Con Stalker Called Bergen Woman 200 Times, Hung Outside For Hours A Jersey Shore ex-con phoned a former girlfriend more than 200 times before police found him near her Englewood home carrying a knife, authorities said. Officers responding to the woman’s 911 call found Nicholas Anastasio, 30, of Long Branch nearby, Police Chief Lawrence Suffern said. Anastasio served two years in prison in Florida for convictions for burglary, theft and fraud, records show. He’d already been warned by Englewood police not to contact the victim, Suffern said. Yet over the course of a week, the chief said, Anastasio was seen standing in front of her home for hours while ca…
Home Invasion: Robber Threatens to Shoot Englewood Owner, Police Say Home Invasion: Robber Threatens to Shoot Englewood Owner, Police Say
Home Invasion: Robber Threatens to Shoot Englewood Owner, Police Say SEE ANYTHING? A robber forced his way into a home in an exclusive Englewood neighborhood and threatened to kill the owner, said police who sought the public’s help finding him. The robber “threatened to shoot the homeowner during the confrontation” in the 300 block of Lydecker Street in the East Hill neighborhood near Englewood Cliffs shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said. "No weapon was shown,” he added. The bandit – described only as tall, light-skinned and African-American – fled towards Glenwood Road in a small, light-colored vehicle that had been parke…
Bergen Prosecutor Takes Control Of Troubled Englewood PD's Internal Affairs Unit Bergen Prosecutor Takes Control Of Troubled Englewood PD's Internal Affairs Unit
Bergen Prosecutor Takes Control Of Troubled Englewood PD's Internal Affairs Unit The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has assumed control of the troubled Englewood Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit from Chief Lawrence Suffern for at least the next six months amid accusations that he singled out officers for punishment by denying them extra-work opportunities. A six-month investigation into the department’s internal affairs operation made the move necessary, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and Englewood City Manager Sonia Alves-Viveiros said in a joint statement Wednesday. Both signed a memorandum of agreement placing a full-time monitor from Musella’s off…
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio
COVID Mask Clash: Tech Darling Charged With Bashing Englewood Officer In Face With Radio A celebrated startup business advisor with an escalating history of violence smashed an Englewood police officer in the face with his own radio after causing a commotion at a local Starbucks when he refused to wear a COVID mask, authorities said. Frank Denbow, 35, eventually was subdued with help from a good Samaritan, police said. The attack, captured on video, came just weeks after authorities said Denbow kicked a police officer in Wyoming in the chest and sprayed him with a carbonated energy drink. An Englewood native, Denbow has been featured on various online business shows and tech …
RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle RECOGNIZE HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle
Recognize HIM? Woman Sitting Outside Englewood Cafe Mugged By Bandit On Bicycle A woman struggled desperately to get back her wallet from a thief who rode up on a bicycle and snatched it as she sat outside at an Englewood cafe, said authorities who turned to the public for help identifying him. A reward is available. The bandit ended up losing his footing and dropping the wallet during the fierce broad-daylight struggle outside Dulce Le Leche on busy West Palisade Avenue near the corner of William Street, they said. He tried to scoop it up, but the woman's screams scared off the would-be robber, who hastily pedaled away, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Surv…
Girl, 14, Struck By Van In Englewood Girl, 14, Struck By Van In Englewood
Girl, 14, Struck By Van In Englewood A 14-year-old Englewood girl was struck crossing a city street Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The 36-year-old Secaucus driver of the Ford van that hit her at the intersection of Tenafly Road and Hudson Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. said he was "temporarily blinded by the glare of the sun," Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The girl was conscious and alert when she was taken to nearby Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with hip and shoulder injuries, he said. Police were investigating, the deputy chief said. ****** ALSO SEE: Englewood police captured a violent repeat o…
VIDEO: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested VIDEO: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested
Video: Police, Marchers Clash In Englewood, Four Arrested Tensions were quickly escalating Saturday when the organizer of a peace march in Englewood and a city police officer went chest-to-chest. Then things got out of hand. The officer was one of several who apparently were trying disperse a march early Saturday evening, repeatedly telling participants and onlookers to back up, after what appeared to be a separate incident that occurred along the route several minutes into the event. That's when he and Ainsworth Minott faced off, video shows (see below). Almost instantly, the officer and others push forward. Some marchers are forced to the grou…
Woman, 57, Dog Killed In Englewood Fire Woman, 57, Dog Killed In Englewood Fire
Woman, 57, Dog Killed In Englewood Fire A 57-year-old Englewood woman and her dog were killed in a Monday night fire apparently ignited by a cigarette, authorities said. A Grove Street resident who’d been out for the evening called 911 after smelling and then seeing smoke coming from a detached garage apartment where Clare Mackin lived around 10 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said Tuesday. Firefighters doused the two-alarm blaze and found the body of the victim, who “apparently succumbed to the intense heat and was unable to exit the structure,” Halstead said. Also killed was her dog, responders said. No other injur…
Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle
Englewood PD: Lyft Driver Outsmarts Drunken Repeat Offender Trying To Steal Vehicle A quick-thinking Lyft driver hit the emergency brake after a drunken passenger with a history of assaults got behind the wheel, said police who chased down the thief. The driver told police he’d picked up Cesar Mesa, 64, of from Hackensack and took him to an address on West Linden Avenue in Englewood shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday, Englewood Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. When they got there, Halstead said, a heavily intoxicated Mesa refused to get out while arguing with him, the driver told police. The driver said he opened a door to the back seat of his Toyota Camry, shoved…
SEE ANYTHING? Arsonists Set Three Fires Hours Apart In Englewood SEE ANYTHING? Arsonists Set Three Fires Hours Apart In Englewood
SEE Anything? Arsonists Set Three Fires Hours Apart In Englewood Arsonists set three fires two hours apart at the same housing complex in Englewood, said authorities who were seeking the public's help finding those responsible. A resident and his girlfriend tries to douse the first fire with an extinguisher shortly before midnight Sunday at the Tryon Gardens apartments, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. Someone had set fire to discarded furniture next to a dumpster, he said. City firefighters extinguished the blaze, which charred one of the buildings and slightly melted the siding, Halsread said. There was no damage to the interior, nor were …
HERO: Police K9 Rescues Missing, Shivering Bergen Girl HERO: Police K9 Rescues Missing, Shivering Bergen Girl
Hero: Police K9 Rescues Missing, Shivering Bergen Girl What helped find a missing 13-year-old Englewood girl last week was a scent from her clothing -- which is why city police are encouraging residents to get a free product that could help do the same for them. Find ‘Em Scent Safe produces an all-in-one, do-it-yourself human scent collection kit that could help find at-risk or disabled area residents who go missing. Police in Maywood were the first in the nation to offer the kits last month. Now Englewood police are doing the same. Families with members afflicted with Alzheimer’s or dementia or those concerned for their children can obtain t…
Englewood Police Transporting Prisoner Hit Deer On Route 80 Englewood Police Transporting Prisoner Hit Deer On Route 80
Englewood Police Transporting Prisoner Hit Deer On Route 80 Two Englewood police officers and a prisoner were OK after their patrol cruiser struck a deer who darted onto Route 80 before dawn Sunday. The officers had gone to Somerville to pick up Tony Seymour, 40, who was wanted on a theft warrant. They were headed eastbound on the highway, bound for the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, when the deer bolted onto the highway near mile marker 56 in Woodland Park shortly after 5 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said The officers contacted New Jersey State Police, who summoned an EMS unit as a precaution, Halstead said. Neither the officers …
HEROES: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives HEROES: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives
Heroes: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives A police officer who was nearly killed when a gunman dragged him with a car, a trio of men in blue who revived a heart attack victim along with a group of firefighters who rescued a man overcome by freon fumes and two DPW workers who freed a trapped elderly driver are among several Englewood first responders recently honored for their heroism. Police Officer Anthony Gallo had stopped two upstate New York men in a car last year when the driver ran off. Gallo bolted after him while Officer Maciej Mlynaryk dealt with a front-seat passenger -- who got into the driver’s seat and hit the gas. Ha…