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Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD
Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD A repeat offender heartlessly punched a disabled man on a Ridgefield Park street and took the 75 cents he'd been carrying for bus fare, authorities said. Joshua Bendewald, 30, approached the victim near the corner of Main Street and Grand Avenue and “asked him how much money he had” around 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Ridgefield Park Police Lt. Justin Tress said. The 64-year-old victim said he had only the 75-cent bus fare he held in his hand, which the robber took, the lieutenant said. When the victim said he didn’t have any more, Tress said, Bendewald punched him in the face, knocking the m…

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SEE ANYTHING? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run SEE ANYTHING? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run
SEE Anything? 10-Year-Old Boy On Bicycle Hospitalized In Teaneck Hit-And-Run A 10-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Teaneck in the middle of the afternoon, authorities said. Witnesses described a white sedan hitting the child around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the intersection of Sagamore Avenue and Garrison Avenue, Police Capt. Seth Kriegel said. It was driven by a Hispanic woman, 30 to 40 years old, and continued north on Garrison Avenue, they told police. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of what appeared to be minor injuries, the captain said. "A witness relayed the vehicle's registration …

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Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode
Out-Of-Control School Bus Slams Into Teaneck Storefront, Driver May Have Had Medical Episode A driver behind the wheel of an out-of-control school bus that slammed into a downtown Teaneck storefront with no children aboard Tuesday afternoon may have had a medical emergency, responders said. The bus apparently came down Garrison Avenue and kept going through what's ordinarily a busy intersection on Cedar Lane, then barreled across a sidewalk seating area and shattered the front of Carly'z Craze, a clothing and fashion accessories store shortly after 3 p.m. Members of the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver from D&M Tours in Paterson to nearby Holy Name Medical Cen…

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by Jerry DeMarco