Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Farview Avenue, Paramus, NJ

Police & Fire
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit
Paramus Detectives Nab Thief Accused Of Burglarizing Local Home, Stealing BMW, Eluding Pursuit Paramus police detectives identified and arrested an Irvington resident who they said stole a brand new BMW during a burglary and forced a uniformed officer to terminate a pursuit out of safety concerns. Kasieum Frye, 21, and an accomplice broke into an Oakwood Drive home and snatched the key fob for the 2024 X6 shortly before 4:30 a.m. late last September, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. A neighbor alerted police, who found sliding glass doors to the kitchen pried open, the chief said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Officer Matthew Mulick pursued the SUV on Farview Avenue until high spe…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police
DWI Paramus Motorist Charged In Head-On Crash That Severely Injured Other Driver: Police A drunken motorist had already hit a few vehicles when his SUV veered into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into another in Paramus, seriously injuring the other driver, authorities said. Police were headed to the scene of an erratic driver behind the wheel of a Toyota Sienna on Farview Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, May 15, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Manchung P. Poon, 42, of Paramus struck a few vehicles on Rochelle Avenue near Passaic Street, then turned around and headed north on Farview, the deputy chief said. It then crossed the double-yellow line a…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash
Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Paramus police cars and a stolen sedan all had to be towed following a damaging Labor Day pursuit that ended with several occupants in custody. The pursuit apparently came down Farview Avenue and ended in the rear of the DCH Paramus Honda Prep Center on Pleasant Avenue off Route 17 around 11 a.m. Four and possibly five suspects -- all believed to be juveniles -- were quickly seized. At least one person involved in the incident had to be hospitalized, although it wasn't immediately clear whether that was an officer or suspect. No serious injuries were reported in the damaging pursu…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say UPDATE: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say
Update: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say A stolen luxury SUV that crashed and overturned as a good Samaritan chased it was stolen moments earlier by two teenage thieves 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 Ehr…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
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 …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
PHOTOS: Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck On Route 4 PHOTOS: Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck On Route 4
Photos: Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck On Route 4 Three victims were hospitalized after a minivan went airborne and landed on top of a pickup truck on Route 4 in Paramus, responders said. The most seriously injured, police at the scene said, was the driver of the Toyota Sienna, which crashed nose-first into the ground next to the driveway of Stickley Furniture & Mattress on the westbound highway near the Farview Avenue overpass shortly before 9:30 am. Monday. Paramus police, firefighters, heavy rescue members and ambulances (2) responded. All Points towing responded to remove the minivan and Ford pickup. Boyd A. Loving took a series…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck: Three Hospitalized, One Serious After Route 4 Crash Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck: Three Hospitalized, One Serious After Route 4 Crash
Minivan Lands On Pickup Truck: Three Hospitalized, One Serious After Route 4 Crash Three victims were hospitalized after a minivan went airborne and landed on top of a pickup truck on Route 4 in Paramus, responders said. The most seriously injured, police at the scene said, was the driver of the Toyota Sienna, which crashed nose-first into the ground next to the driveway of Stickley Furniture & Mattress on the westbound highway near the Farview Avenue overpass shortly before 9:30 am. Monday. Paramus police, firefighters, heavy rescue members and ambulances (2) responded. All Points towing responded to remove the minivan and Ford pickup. At the scene Monday morni…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun
Road Rage: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun A motorist from Garfield was arrested after police in Paramus said he pointed a genuine-looking pellet gun at another driver during a road-rage incident. Paramus Detective Daniel Cullen tracked down Dennis Music, 51, at his job in town on Monday and took him into custody, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Cullen also recovered an air soft gun that "resembled an actual handgun," the chief said. The victim had told police earlier that the driver of a Jeep Wrangler had "pointed a handgun with a red laser sight at him" on Farview Avenue near Shubert Lane around 5:30 a.m., Ehrenberg said. M…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes
Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes An ex-con who once swiped an off-duty sheriff's officer's car was one of two men nabbed by Paramus police after an overnight stolen car chase. As Daily Voice originally reported, 30-year-old Shakir Curry was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after he and fellow Newark resident Jaquan Summer, 25, were chased down before dawn Sunday. Curry and Summer were also charged with eluding, resising arrest, theft and drug possession. A third suspect got away, authorities said. Police said the trio stole a Mercedes SUV from a Sweetbriar Avenue driveway around 11:30 p.m. Saturday afte…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco