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Palisades Park Officer Struck By Passing Vehicle Recovering From Broken Bones Palisades Park Officer Struck By Passing Vehicle Recovering From Broken Bones
Palisades Park Officer Struck By Passing Vehicle Recovering From Broken Bones A Palisades Park police officer suffered a cracked clavicle and several broken ribs when a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old Elmwood Park resident struck him as he responded to another crash, responders said. The officer was struck by a passing 2024 Honda CRV at 5th Street and East Brinkerhoff Avenue shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, Lt. George Beck said. Sources said the officer was directing traffic when the impatient SUV driver slammed into a vehicle that hit the officer. A medical chopper was requested and then canceled. An ambulance took the officer to Hackensack University Medical …

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Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary
Pair Nabbed In Ridgefield Vehicle Burglary A Ridgefield police officer quickly nabbed one suspect and another was captured soon after following an overnight vehicle break-in, authorities said. The pair bolted into the Ridgefield Nature Center as Officer Kevin Nebbia pulled up to the burglarized vehicle on Bruce Street near Slocum Avenue shortly before 3 a.m., Lt. Bruno Carbone said. Nebbita grabbed one of them and the other vanished into the center, Carbone said. Police from Leonia and Palisades Park and a Bergen County Sheriff's K9 unit helped their Ridgefield colleagues establish a perimeter, the lieutenant said. They flushed ou…

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PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver
PalPark Burglary Cracked With Arrest Of Uber Robber's Accused Getaway Driver A Garfield man who was charged last week in the knifepoint robbery of an Uber passenger had also been busted for a burglary in Palisades Park, authorities confirmed. Allen Ernst, 28, and an accomplice bolted from a Palisades Park home when a resident who lives there returned around 4:30 p.m. July 14, said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department. The pair – who apparently entered through an unlocked sliding rear door -- dropped a pillowcase full of valuables as they fled, the captain said. Police from Leonia and Ridgefield and a Bergen County sheriff’s K-9 unit helped …

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PalPark Officer Dragged, Perps Sought In Traffic Stop PalPark Officer Dragged, Perps Sought In Traffic Stop
PalPark Officer Dragged, Perps Sought In Traffic Stop SEE ANYTHING? A Palisades Park police officer was dragged by an SUV when the driver deliberately hit the gas during an overnight traffic stop, authorities said. The officer spotted the Jeep with its headlights off near the corner of East Central Boulevard and 6th Street around 2 a.m. Friday, said Capt. Anthony Espino, the officer in charge of the department. He stopped the vehicle on East Central Boulevard near Inwood Terrace just over the border in Fort Lee, Espino said. The car then began moving, dragging the officer, before the driver jumped out, the captain said. The officer then…

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Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire UPDATE: A vacant warehouse blaze that injured a firefighter in Palisades Park was deliberately set by two Ridgefield residents, authorities charged. Alexander Regalado, 18, was arrested and a juvenile was detained after they were identified as responsible for the multi-alarm Fourth of July weekend fire on Fairview Street off Grand Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The fire, which ravaged the warehouse and damaged a neighboring building, wasn’t fully extinguished for nearly six hours. Route 46 was closed in both directions at one point because of the thick smoke and a fi…

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MANHUNT: Prisoner Escapes Local Police HQ In Bergen County MANHUNT: Prisoner Escapes Local Police HQ In Bergen County
Manhunt: Prisoner Escapes Local Police HQ In Bergen County GOTCHA! The manhunt for a purported MS-13 gang member who escaped from Palisades Park police headquarters in handcuffs three days ago ended with his capture in Rhode Island, authorities announced. Working around the clock, Palisades Park police "were right with" Adilson Estrada-Garcia of Cliffside Park when he arrived in Providence to stay with a cousin, Detective Lt. Alex Monteleone said. Members of the US Marshals Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force nabbed the 24-year-old Guatemalan national without incident at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 6, Monteleone said. Estrada-Garcia -- whose fami…

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East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By PalPark Detectives What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …

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Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call
Palisades Park Police Nab Overnight Vehicle Burglar Thanks To Resident's Quick Call Palisades Park police said they nabbed a vehicle burglar from the borough early Thursday thanks to a resident’s quick call. Angel Soler, 34, turned out to be wanted on an outstanding warrant, as well, said Capt. Shawn Lee, the officer in charge of the department. The 12:10 a.m. call immediately brought Sgt. Chris Sambogna and Officers Rory Tennant, Ho Chan Choi. William Duarte and Christian Sisco to West Oakdene Avenue, the captain said. After reviewing the owner's surveillance video, they flooded the area and quickly seized Soler on Grand Avenue.  Soler has a rap sheet filled with m…

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PD: Supermarket Shoplifting Turns To Knifepoint Robbery, PalPark Officer Nabs Fleeing Suspect PD: Supermarket Shoplifting Turns To Knifepoint Robbery, PalPark Officer Nabs Fleeing Suspect
PD: Supermarket Shoplifting Turns To Knifepoint Robbery, PalPark Officer Nabs Fleeing Suspect A Palisades Park police officer nabbed a fleeing supermarket shoplifter after he pulled a pocket knife on two managers who caught him, authorities said. Christopher Olsen, 57, wheeled a shopping cart into a Shop Rite bathroom stall, where he began stuffing items he'd collected into a backpack, Detective Sgt. Alex Monteleone said. These included meatloaf, cookies, hot sauce and more, Monteleone said, the value of which came to roughly $530. Confronted by a department and store manager, Olsen pulled the knife, waved it at both of them and ran from the store, he said. Officer James Park was …

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UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland
Update: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE (JULY 31): A bus company employee who stabbed and killed a fellow Palisades Park resident fled to Maryland, where he was captured, authorities said. Jose M. Rivera Mes, 29, remained held in the Prince George’s County Jail in Upper Marlboro, MD pending extradition to New Jersey to face murder and weapons charges in Superior Court in Hackensack. Rivera-Mes stabbed Danilo Gonzalez-Flores, 37, with a kitchen knife outside the ShopRite on Roosevelt Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. last Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd been gashed so deeply across his stomach that organ…

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UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland
Update: Accused Killer In Palisades Park Stabbing Captured In Maryland UPDATE (JULY 31): A bus company employee who stabbed and killed a fellow Palisades Park resident fled to Maryland, where he was captured, authorities said. Jose M. Rivera Mes, 29, remained held in the Prince George’s County Jail in Upper Marlboro, MD pending extradition to New Jersey to face murder and weapons charges in Superior Court in Hackensack. Rivera-Mes stabbed Danilo Gonzalez-Flores, 37, with a kitchen knife outside the ShopRite on Roosevelt Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. last Monday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd been gashed so deeply across his stomach that organ…

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Fort Lee PD: PalPark Driver Returns To Scene Of Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Near GWB Fort Lee PD: PalPark Driver Returns To Scene Of Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Near GWB
Fort Lee PD: PalPark Driver Returns To Scene Of Hit-Run Pedestrian Crash Near GWB UPDATE: A pickup truck driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian in Fort Lee returned to the scene, authorities said. Richard Giacobone, a 42-year-old former Palisades Park police officer who left the department in disgrace, received a trio of summonses in connection with the Friday night rush-hour crash, records show. A 52-year-old Fort Lee woman was in the crosswalk at a three-way stop on Fletcher Avenue near Constitution Park when Giacobone turned his 2017 Ford Raptor left off eastbound Lewis Street and hit her shortly after 5 p.m., , Capt. Ricky Mirkovic said. Giacobone then slowe…

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HEROES: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD HEROES: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD
Heroes: Pizzeria Employee Gets His Stolen E-Bike Back Thanks To Palisades Park PD Palisades Park pizzeria employee Jose Romero thought he’d never seen his electric bicycle again after he let a prospective buyer take a test drive. Then borough police got involved. Romero, who works at Johnny’s Pizzeria on Bergen Boulevard, was contacted by Samuel Pena-Garcia, 30, of Guttenberg soon after posting a Facebook Marketplace ad, Detective Alex Monteleone said. Pena-Garcia asked to try it out before buying the bike for $1,299, Monteleone said. He never returned, the detective said. Just weeks ago, borough detectives recovered another electric bike for a Fairview victim. This …

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'I Just Shot My Father': Bogus Bergen Swatting Call Draws Mass Response 'I Just Shot My Father': Bogus Bergen Swatting Call Draws Mass Response
'I Just Shot My Father': Bogus Bergen Swatting Call Draws Mass Response A throng of police and tactical units descended on a Palisades Park garden apartment complex Friday night in response to what turned out to be a bogus 911 call of a man with a bomb strapped to his chest. The swatting incident forced the evacuation of the West Central Boulevard complex off Grand Avenue after a 911 caller told a dispatcher around 9 p.m. that "I just shot my father," Detective Alex Monteleone said. Units were rushing to the site when the swatter called again, saying he'd shot his dad a second time, he said. The third time, he said he had a pipe bomb strapped to his chest that…

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PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public
PalPark Detectives Charge Local Resident With Masturbating In Public Palisades Park detectives arrested a borough man after a pedestrian said she found him masturbating on the main drag. The 35-year-old borough victim came to police headquarters and said she'd seen the man in the act as she walked on Broad Avenue near Washington Place the night of Nov. 9, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. A sketch artist produced a composite based on her description that detectives used to identify Hugo Lopez, 33, said Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. Lopez was arrested on Friday and released on a disorderly persons summons, answerable in Municipal Court, charging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing $10K From Resident Bergen County Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing $10K From Resident
Bergen County Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing $10K From Resident A Palisades Park police sergeant accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a borough resident was suspended from his job, authorities said Thursday. The police department received a complaint from a resident saying Christopher Sambogna, 50, stole $10,000 for them, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The sergeant, in his 16th year with the department, broke into the resident's safe to steal the money March 1, according to a criminal complaint. Police received a complaint from the resident the following day, documents show. Sambogna was arrested Aug. 12 and charged with thef…

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Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash
Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash Three New Milford seniors all walked away without injury after their SUV was knocked through a fence and plunged several feet, landing on its roof atop a Palisades Park apartment's electrical box. The 70-year-old driver of the Honda CRV told police he’d stopped on West Palisades Boulevard and was headed across Grand Avenue when the driver of a Toyota Camry sped up, clipping the back of his vehicle. He said he lost control of the SUV, which hit a Chevy Impala stopped at a light and careened through the fence, landing upside down on the box at the Marlborough Apartments. He wasn’t injured, n…

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SEE ANYTHING? North Bergen Pedestrian, 19, Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Palisades Park SEE ANYTHING? North Bergen Pedestrian, 19, Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Palisades Park
SEE Anything? North Bergen Pedestrian, 19, Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Palisades Park Police asked the public for help finding the hit-run driver who struck and injured a 19-year-old North Bergen woman with his SUV as she crossed a notorious Palisades Park intersection. The victim was heading south on Broad Avenue and was in the crosswalk at East Columbia Avenue when she was struck around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Anthony Muccio said. The driver continued going east on East Columbia, said Muccio, the officer in charge of the department. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with minor head and leg injuries, he said. Police were looking for a newer …

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Survivors Of Palisades Park Stabbing That Killed 2 Friends Warn Students About Sudden Violence Survivors Of Palisades Park Stabbing That Killed 2 Friends Warn Students About Sudden Violence
Survivors Of Palisades Park Stabbing That Killed 2 Friends Warn Students About Sudden Violence “I don’t want to die,” a mortally wounded Tommy Johnston told his friend Yang Chung after they and two other Palisades Park High School football players were stabbed on Broad Avenue the night before Labor Day 1992. Johnston, 17, had just been stabbed twice in the chest during a fight with two boys from Ridgefield Park. He died at the hospital. Their friend, Philip Raymondo, 16, died on the steps of police headquarters. He’d been stabbed in the heart. Chung and Gino Zilocchi, now both 43, described the horrific murders of their friends to two groups Thursday during assemblies at Palisades …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police
Palisades Park PD: Duo Charged In Rash Of Smash And Grab Burglaries Used App To Monitor Police Two ex-cons chased down by Palisades Park police who interrupted a burglary were responsible for at least 10 area smash and grab break-ins in town the past several months -- while using a phone app that allowed them to monitor police transmissions, authorities said. Detective Matthew Aligo was patrolling Commercial Avenue early Friday when he spotted the pair breaking into a business, Police Chief Mark Jackson said. Aligo called for backup officers -- including a Bergen County sheriff's K-9 -- who helped nab Keith C. Kohberg, 39, of Ridgefield and Angel Soler, 30, of Palisades Park after a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PD: Woman Steals Jewelry From Disabled PalPark Man, Wears It On Facebook PD: Woman Steals Jewelry From Disabled PalPark Man, Wears It On Facebook
PD: Woman Steals Jewelry From Disabled PalPark Man, Wears It On Facebook Unable to stop her, a disabled Palisades Park man had jewelry stolen from his bedroom by a would-be home health aide -- who then wore one of the necklaces in a Facebook video, authorities said. Mariela Del Rosario, 32, of Lodi pulled the same stunt last year at two different Franklin Lakes homes where she worked, police there said. SEE: Franklin Lakes Home Health Aide Charged With Stealing $200K In Valuables This time, she came to the victim's home in response to a Craiglist ad he placed for a home health aide, Palisades Park Police Chief Mark Jackson said. The victim, who's unable to wal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paramus PD: Career Criminals Tied To Burglary Spree Thanks To Home Camera Paramus PD: Career Criminals Tied To Burglary Spree Thanks To Home Camera
Paramus PD: Career Criminals Tied To Burglary Spree Thanks To Home Camera PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Paramus resident's surveillance camera led police to a pair of career criminals responsible for burglaries in town, in Palisades Park and likely elsewhere, authorities said. Residents in several towns were experiencing similar break-ins the last two months of last year, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Friday. On Dec. 14, a Paramus homeowner's surveillance system captured images of two men -- one wearing a mask -- forcing open the front door, he said. Detectives Mark Pinajian and Nicolas Luciano, working with their colleagues from Palisades Park and the Bergen…

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