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GOTCHA! Robber From Wallington Menaced 7-Eleven Workers At Two Stores With Knife: Prosecutor GOTCHA! Robber From Wallington Menaced 7-Eleven Workers At Two Stores With Knife: Prosecutor
Gotcha! Robber From Wallington Menaced 7-Eleven Workers At Two Stores With Knife: Prosecutor An elite team of investigators captured a 23-year-old Wallington man who they said robbed two 7-Elevens on either side of the Passaic River by threatening workers with a large knife. Tymear Haskins grabbed an employee from behind as the victim took out the trash in back of the 7-Eleven on Main Avenue in Wallington shortly before 4 p.m. April 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. After making the employee convince a co-worker to open a locked side door, Haskins tied one of them with a cord and held the other prisoner in a back office while demanding the code to a safe, the prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Dead, Three Wounded In Pair Of Paterson Shootings One Dead, Three Wounded In Pair Of Paterson Shootings
One Dead, Three Wounded In Pair Of Paterson Shootings One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a bridge over the Passaic River, authorities confirmed. Responding officers found both city residents show in the neck and legs near the North Bridge Street bridge shortly before midnight Wednesday, March 13, they said. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where one of them, 43, was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. The second victim, 38, remained in stable condition at the hospital on Wednesday, they said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fair Lawn Officer Injured In Crash Pursuing Suspect Into Paterson Fair Lawn Officer Injured In Crash Pursuing Suspect Into Paterson
Fair Lawn Officer Injured In Crash Pursuing Suspect Into Paterson A Fair Lawn police officer was injured in a crash while responding on Monday to a shoplifting at a local CVS. The officer was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with back pain after his unmarked car collided with an Acura RDX as he pursued one of two suspects across the Maple Avenue bridge over the Passaic River around 11:45 a.m., witnesses said. He was released a few hours later. The female SUV driver wasn't injured, witnesses said. Both suspects were taken into custody.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HORRIFIC VIDEO: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash HORRIFIC VIDEO: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash
Horrific Video: Fleeing Moped Rider, Passenger Sent Flying In Fatal Paterson Crash UPDATE: Two men on a moped are seen spinning through the air and crashing to the pavement -- ultimately killing the driver -- when they ram the side of a vehicle in Paterson during a high-speed police chase, horrific video released by state authorities shows. Pursued by Totowa police, the gas-powered scooter driven by David Lucero, 28, of Paterson was racing north on McBride Avenue along Pennington Park on Sept. 20, 2023 when the driver of an oncoming Lexus sedan made a left in front of him. The moped slammed into the side of the vehicle, knocking both riders nearly 10 feet into the air ov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Caller Leads North Arlington PD To Overnight Out-Of-Town Car Burglar Caller Leads North Arlington PD To Overnight Out-Of-Town Car Burglar
Caller Leads North Arlington PD To Overnight Out-Of-Town Car Burglar North Arlington police nabbed a pre-dawn car burglar from out-of-town after being alerted by a caller, authorities said. The call of a burglary in progress behind a commercial building on River Road next to the Little League field along the Passaic River came in at shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, Lt. Michael Horton said. A masked burglar in a white pickup truck was burglarizing vehicles, the lieutenant said. Responding officers seized repeat offender Damon Wise, 51, of Newark as he fled the scene, Horton said. In his truck was a DeWalt toolbox that had just been stolen, he said. W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Moped Driver Killed In Paterson Crash While Fleeing Totowa PD Identified UPDATE: Moped Driver Killed In Paterson Crash While Fleeing Totowa PD Identified
Update: Moped Driver Killed In Paterson Crash While Fleeing Totowa PD Identified UPDATE: Two men on a speeding moped are seen spinning through the air and crashing to the pavement -- ultimately killing the driver -- when they ram the side of a vehicle in Paterson during a police chase, horrific video released by state authorities shows. Pursued by Totowa police, the gas-powered scooter driven by David Lucero, 28, of Paterson was racing north on McBride Avenue along Pennington Park on Sept. 20, 2023 when the driver of an oncoming Lexus sedan made a left in front of him. The moped slammed into the side of the vehicle, knocking both riders nearly 10 feet into the air over …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG
Moped Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Paterson Collision While Fleeing Totowa PD: State AG UPDATE: A moped driver was killed and a passenger injured when the scooter collided with a sedan at a Paterson intersection during a Totowa police chase, authorities said. Totowa police in marked vehicles followed the gas-powered scooter into Paterson, apparently over the 31st Street Bridge over the Passaic River. The moped then collided with a Lexus at the intersection of McBride and Murray avenues shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, according to a release issued Friday by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin.The scooter driver was thrown against the windshield, smashin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Report Of Child Car Seat Thrown Into Passaic River Unfounded, Massive Search Ends UPDATE: Report Of Child Car Seat Thrown Into Passaic River Unfounded, Massive Search Ends
Update: Report Of Child Car Seat Thrown Into Passaic River Unfounded, Massive Search Ends UPDATE: Authorities conducted a massive search of the Passaic River on Monday after someone reported seeing a woman head down to the water with a child car seat and return empty-handed. Paterson and Fair Lawn police obtained area security footage that deemed the report unfounded and prompted them to end the search around noontime. Although authorities had no immediate visual corroboration, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said, "we treated it as if it was the worst-case scenario until could conclude otherwise. "Once we were notified that the report was not accurate, we broke down…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Crashes On Banks Of Passaic River Pickup Crashes On Banks Of Passaic River
Pickup Crashes On Banks Of Passaic River A driver escaped a far worse fate when his pickup truck overturned on a bank above the Passaic River in Garfield on Saturday. The truck ended up on its roof on the other side of a cement barricade at the Passaic Street bridge off River Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. July 8. The driver appeared OK after climbing out of the truck. No further information was immediately available. Garfield NJ Fire Dept operate at vehicle overturned down the bank of the Passaic River at River Dr and Passaic St. Sat July 8th 2023.tornadochaser66 Kyle Mazza/UNF News took this photo.Kyle Mazza/UNF News f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HIGH DRAMA: Photog Captures NJSP Rescue Of Clifton Firefighters From Passaic River HIGH DRAMA: Photog Captures NJSP Rescue Of Clifton Firefighters From Passaic River
High Drama: Photog Captures Njsp Rescue Of Clifton Firefighters From Passaic River Freelance photographer Boyd A. Loving captured the drama Wednesday afternoon as two Clifton firefighters were plucked from the Passaic River by a New Jersey State Police chopper after they'd gone in to rescue a construction crew. The three-member crew was clearing trees and brush from the river when their boat got snagged at the top of the Dundee Dam, which has a 20-foot drop to a lower section of the river below. Firefighters from Clifton, Garfield and Elmwood Park put boats into the river to rescue the trio. At some point, the Clifton boat began to tip over the side of the falls. A fire…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River
Firefighters On Rescue Mission Airlifted After Going Over Falls In Passaic River Two Clifton firefighters on a rescue mission in the Passaic River were themselves rescued by a New Jersey State Police helicopter Wednesday afternoon after their boat went over the falls at the Dundee Dam. Both were taken to an area hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening following the treacherous late-afternoon operation on June 28. Contractors apparently were clearing trees at the top of the 20-foot high Dundee Dam -- which dumps tons of water into a lower section of the Passaic River in Garfield -- when their boat got snagged, responders said. Firefighters f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police A man's body was recovered from the Passaic River on the morning of Thursday, June 15, authorities said. At 8:06 a.m. police responded to the 700 block of Raymond Boulevard/Riverbank Park on a call of a body in the Passaic River, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  Officers found and recovered the body, and the male victim was pronounced dead soon after, Fragé said.  The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
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ENGINE'S PROBABLY FLOODED: Stolen Sedan Fished From Passaic River ENGINE'S PROBABLY FLOODED: Stolen Sedan Fished From Passaic River
Engine'S Probably Flooded: Stolen Sedan Fished From Passaic River It was a curiosity more than anything. A stolen car was fished out of the Passaic River -- and no, there weren't any bodies in it. A passerby in Paterson's Westside Park spotted the Chevy Cruze about 100 feet from the water's edge and alerted police early Wednesday, May 24. The sedan had been reported stolen overnight, police said. A tow truck fished it out as a news chopper flew overhead and students, teachers and staff at nearby JFK High School strained to get a look from their windows. The water-logged Chevy was impounded so forensic investigators could inspect it for evidence. How o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting 20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting
20-Something Man Wounded In Passaic Projects Shooting A 21-year-old man was in stable condition after being shot Monday at Passaic's largest public housing complex, responders said. The victim arrived at St. Mary's General Hospital in Passaic with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening following the shooting at Alfred Speer Village on Aspen Place near State Street around 4 p.m. May 1, they said. Two vehicles were also struck by gunfire, witnesses said. The shooter fled in a vehicle toward the Passaic River, they said. ANYONE who witnessed the shooting or has information that could help identify the gunman and/or vehicle used i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Female Body Pulled From Passaic River: Police Female Body Pulled From Passaic River: Police
Female Body Pulled From Passaic River: Police A female's body was recovered from the Passaic River in Newark on Tuesday, April 18, authorities said. Authorities were called to the scene on Clay Street around 4:20 p.m., where firefighters launched two Zodiac boats to complete the recovery effort, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. EMS responded and the victim, who remains unidentified, was pronounced at 6:38 p.m. The incident remains under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Retrieved From Passaic River, Foul Play Not Suspected: Police Body Retrieved From Passaic River, Foul Play Not Suspected: Police
Body Retrieved From Passaic River, Foul Play Not Suspected: Police The death of a 63-year-old Clifton man whose body was found on the banks of the Passaic River on Sunday isn't considered suspicious, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine how he ended up there on March 5. They're conducting interviews with potential witnesses and others while seeking any video from the area. ANYONE who might have seen something or has information that could help the investigators is asked to call Clifton police: (973) 470-5900.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Pulled From Passaic River Body Pulled From Passaic River
Body Pulled From Passaic River A man's body was pulled from the Passaic River on Monday, Nov. 14, authorities said. The unidentified male was found unresponsive around 2 p.m., near Newark's Riverfront Park at Raymond Boulevard and Freeman Street, Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. No further information was available, and the incident remains under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man's Body Pulled From Passaic River Man's Body Pulled From Passaic River
Man's Body Pulled From Passaic River A 49-year-old man's body was pulled from the Passaic River over the weekend, officials say. The recovery was made around 7:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 when Kearny police got reports of a man drowning, Belleville police tell various news outlets. A recovery effort was launched near the Rutgers Street Bridge in Belleville. There were no apparent signs of injury and an autopsy was pending. The Newark man's identity was not being released.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Body Recovered From Passaic River Identified As Missing Man UPDATE: Body Recovered From Passaic River Identified As Missing Man
Update: Body Recovered From Passaic River Identified As Missing Man A body recovered from the Passaic River was that of a 78-year-old Woodland Park man reported missing on Labor Day, authorities confirmed. Fire department boats were summoned to the Hillery Street Bridge in Totowa, where a large number of police and Passaic County sheriff's officers had gathered around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Around 11 a.m., responders said, the operation became a body recovery. A little over a half-hour later, Paterson firefighters brought the body ashore at the Veterans Memorial Park boat ramp off McBride Avenue in the city. The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Body Of Missing Man, 78, Recovered From Passaic River UPDATE: Body Of Missing Man, 78, Recovered From Passaic River
Update: Body Of Missing Man, 78, Recovered From Passaic River A body recovered from the Passaic River was that of a 78-year-old Woodland Park man reported missing on Labor Day, authorities confirmed. Fire department boats were summoned to the Hillery Street Bridge in Totowa, where a large number of police and Passaic County sheriff's officers had gathered around 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Around 11 a.m., responders said, the operation became a body recovery. A little over a half-hour later, Paterson firefighters brought the body ashore at the Veterans Memorial Park boat ramp off McBride Avenue in the city. The New Jersey Medical Examiner's Office …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier
Body Recovered From Passaic River Near Spot Of Similar Call Days Earlier Responders called to the Passaic River in Wayne for the second time in three days found a body this time. The report of "someone drowning or having drowned" in the river behind 271 Riverlawn Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Friday brought township police, firefighters and EMS, Chief Jack McNiff said. McNiff confirmed that a body was recovered nearly two hours later. The chief declined to provide further details, citing an investigation involving his department, detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, forensics investigators from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and the state…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase
Update: Body Found In Passaic River Tentatively ID'd, Probe Begun, Following Police Chase UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday tentatively identified a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase. They also officially acknowledged that the incident was being investigated. The announcement follows a story by Daily Voice exploring the circumstances that led to the death of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic whose body apparently was in the water for two days before it was discovered. Wilder’s body was removed from the river below Route 21 after kayakers spotted it around 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, City of Passaic Police Chief Luis Guz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later
Body Of Man Chased By Police Pulled From Passaic River Two Days Later The death of a man whose body was recovered from the Passaic River following a police chase was being investigated by county and state authorities, a family member said she was told. Meanwhile, she and other loved ones wait in anguish for answers. Everyone agrees that the body retrieved from the river below Route 21 Monday evening was that of Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic. Wilder, who had a history of drug arrests, was last seen running from police on that very same highway on Saturday, said his sister, Amber Wilder-Hunter. Wilder-Hunter filed a missing person…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passerby Spots Body Floating In Passaic River Passerby Spots Body Floating In Passaic River
Passerby Spots Body Floating In Passaic River A body was recovered from the Passaic River Thursday, July 7, authorities said. A passerby flagged down a Newark police officer near the Jackson Street Bridge around 6:15 p.m., Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. Newark police and firefighters responded to the scene and worked to recover the body. The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Civilians Rescue Man In Passaic River Civilians Rescue Man In Passaic River
Civilians Rescue Man In Passaic River Two civilians pulled a man from the Passaic River, responders said. How he wound up in the water off Route 23 in Wayne around 8:15 p.m. Thursday wasn't immediately clear. Responders said the man ended up clinging to his rescuers' row boat before they pulled him in. They brought him ashore in the backyard of a home on East Woodcliff Avenue on the Little Falls side of the river and emergency responders took it from there. The man was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson by hospital paramedics. Neither he nor the good Samaritans were immediately identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged
Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged A Fair Lawn man was severely injured when he was struck by a car driven by a 17-year-old borough boy, authorities confirmed. The driver of the 2014 Nissan Altima apparently had turned to avoid one pedestrian when he hit the 33-year-old victim in the parking lot at Memorial Park along the Passaic River shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim was thrown in the air and suffered severe head trauma, witnesses said. Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance took him to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson. Police charged the driver with reckless and careles…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into Passaic River Was Wanted Out Of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into Passaic River Was Wanted Out Of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
Handcuffed Fugitive Who Jumped Into Passaic River Was Wanted Out Of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts A suspect who nearly drowned after jumping into the Passaic River while handcuffed was wanted in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, authorities said. Juan Castano, 29, of New York was a passenger in a car driven by a Paterson resident that Hawthorne police stopped in response to a call late Tuesday afternoon of two suspicious-looking men peering over the barbed wire fence of the Citywide Towing impound lot in Hawthorne. “People have previously jumped their fence and stolen vehicles that had been impounded due to being stolen,” Hawthorne Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said Thursday. Borou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Good Guys, Bad Guy Go For A Swim: Escaped Prisoner Pulled From Passaic River Good Guys, Bad Guy Go For A Swim: Escaped Prisoner Pulled From Passaic River
Good Guys, Bad Guy Go For A Swim: Escaped Prisoner Pulled From Passaic River GOTCHA! A suspect who nearly drowned after he jumped into the Passaic River while handcuffed was wanted in both Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, authorities said. Juan Castano, 29, of New York was a passenger in a car driven by a Paterson resident that Hawthorne police stopped in response to a call late Tuesday afternoon of two suspicious-looking men peering over the barbed wire fence of the Citywide Towing impound lot in Hawthorne. “People have previously jumped their fence and stolen vehicles that had been impounded due to being stolen,” Hawthorne Detective Lt. Matthew Hoogmoed said Thurs…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four
Wayne Mobile Home Heroin Bust Nets Four A couple dealing heroin from a mobile home in Wayne and two buyers were all busted after neighbors complained, authorities said. Detectives watched Travis Evans and Savannah Lee Sommer sell from their unit in Finn’s Mobile Home Park in the shadow of westbound Route 80 near the Passaic River, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. After several hours of surveillance, the investigators busted alleged buyers after they left the area. On Wednesday, they grabbed Evans and Sommer, who Daly said were carrying heroin. Back at their mobile home police found more smack, as well as Xanax, the captain said T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Off-Duty Elmwood Park Firefighter Helps Nab Fugitive Following Passaic River Pursuit GOTCHA! Off-Duty Elmwood Park Firefighter Helps Nab Fugitive Following Passaic River Pursuit
Gotcha! Off-Duty Elmwood Park Firefighter Helps Nab Fugitive Following Passaic River Pursuit A Paterson fugitive briefly eluded a police dragnet but was captured after he tried bumming a ride from what turned out to be an off-duty Elmwood Park firefighter, authorities said. Paterson police armed with a warrant were pursuing Stanley Edwards, 30, when he bailed out of a vehicle that had just crashed into a parked car on Sterling Place shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He then ran down an embankment on River Drive and under the Broadway (Route 4) bridge over the Passaic River, responders said. Fair Lawn police, Bergen County sheriff's off…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River
Body Of Burglar Who Tried Swim-Escape Pulled From Passaic River The body of a 33-year-old burglary suspect who tried to swim across the Passaic River as an escape was pulled from the water Thursday, May 26, authorities said. Hector L. Nieves was reported missing by his 24-year-old wife early this week, shortly after he burglarized a truck, Kearny police said. The truck driver began chasing Nieves, at which point he call his wife while running from the scene, police said. He told his wife he planned on swimming across the Passaic River and that she should pick him up near the Comfort Suites in Newark. He hadn't been heard from since. Nieves' body …

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by Cecilia Levine