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PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus PHOTOS: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus
Photos: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus A stolen luxury SUV that rolled as a good Samaritan chased it had been stolen moments earlier by two teens who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In Mall, Wendy's Burglaries Paramus Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In Mall, Wendy's Burglaries
Paramus Detectives Nab Repeat Offender In Mall, Wendy's Burglaries A pair of Paramus detectives nabbed an accused burglar from Paterson who they said stole $485 from a mall kiosk and $150 from a local Wendy's. Erick Saldana, 35, of Paterson took two cash drawers from the Tee Shirt Guy kiosk at Bergen Town Center on Route 4 after the shop closed on Aug. 14, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. He tried grabbing some merchandise, as well, but failed, the chief said. Around 3:50 a.m. Aug. 17, Saldana entered Wendy's just down the road from the mall on eastbound Route 4 through a back door and emptied the registers, Ehrenberg said. River Edge police arrested…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Garfield Motorcyclist, 57, Killed In Route 17 Crash UPDATE: Garfield Motorcyclist, 57, Killed In Route 17 Crash
Update: Garfield Motorcyclist, 57, Killed In Route 17 Crash A 57-year-old motorcyclist from Garfield was killed in a crash Wednesday night on northbound Route 17 in Paramus, authorities said. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred after the rider lost control of his Harley Davidson outside the McDonald's near East Ridgewood Avenue and hit a guardrail shortly before 8 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg confirmed. The victim, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was thrown into a tree, responders said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A single lane temporarily remained open, although the …

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by Jerry DeMarco