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Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield
Fleeing Driver Returns After Slamming Into Pole, Rolling SUV In Bergenfield An unlicensed 28-year-old driver from Bergenfield who knocked down a pole and rolled his SUV while making an illegal turn at high speed before dawn Tuesday fled the scene and then returned, authorities said. Christian Pilamunga Pilco was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by members of the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps following the 3 a.m. Dec. 27 crash outside the Walgreens on South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh said. His injuries weren’t considered life-threatening, the chief said. Pilco was speeding toward the New Bridge Road intersection …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen DWI Crash: Passenger Critical, Driver Charged With Assault By Auto Bergen DWI Crash: Passenger Critical, Driver Charged With Assault By Auto
Bergen DWI Crash: Passenger Critical, Driver Charged With Assault By Auto A Dumont driver was drunk when he crashed his sedan into a utility pole in Bergenfield, seriously injuring a passenger from Englewood, authorities said. Passersby got Aaron Estevez, 27, and the unresponsive 30-year-old male passenger out of the Honda Accord after it slammed into the pole near the corner of New Bridge and Wilbur roads shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Bergenfield Detective Lt. William Duran said. Estevez, who recently worked as a DJ at Manhattan's Webster Hall, was also injured, though not as seriously, the lieutenant said. Two Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps rig…

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'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man 'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man
'Kill Me, Shoot!': Teaneck, Bergenfield PD Peacefully End Standoff With Knife-Wielding Man A Teaneck police sergeant confronted by a disturbed man on a Bergenfield street was surprised when the stranger pulled out a large knife. "Kill me! Shoot!" the Portuguese native shouted in broken English to Sgt. Ronald Boswell and backup officers from both towns who rushed to the scene, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. The tense noontime drama played out on New Bridge Road, across from Veterans Memorial Park in Bergenfield, beginning shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday. The unidentified man had walked in front of Boswell's car, so the sergeant stopped and got out, O'Reilly said. The …

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UPDATE: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings UPDATE: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings
Update: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings Authorities charged a 25-year-old woman with attempted murder in separate shootings that they said occurred hours apart in Bergenfield and Teaneck. Tamykah Trival, of Teaneck, first fired at the intended victim, also 25, and missed in the area of in the area of Hargreaves Avenue and Ardsley Court in Teaneck shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, authorities said. She fled in an orange-colored Volvo SUV, they said. Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Trival again shot at the victim, who was in a vehicle in the area of New Bridge Road and South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, borough Detective Lt. William Dur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings UPDATE: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings
Update: Woman, 25, Charged With Attempted Murder In Bergenfield, Teaneck Shootings Authorities charged a 25-year-old woman with attempted murder in separate shootings that they said occurred hours apart in Bergenfield and Teaneck. Tamykah Trival, of Teaneck, first fired at the intended victim, also 25, and missed in the area of in the area of Hargreaves Avenue and Ardsley Court in Teaneck shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, authorities said. She fled in an orange-colored Volvo SUV, they said. Around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Trival again shot at the victim, who was in a vehicle in the area of New Bridge Road and South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, borough Detective Lt. William Dura…

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Woman, 25, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Bergenfield Woman, 25, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Bergenfield
Woman, 25, Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Bergenfield A 25-year-old woman was struck and killed overnight Tuesday by a freight train in Bergenfield. Authorities suspect suicide, Bergenfield Police Lt. William Duran said. The woman was struck by a northbound CSX train headed to New York State around 12:10 a.m. just south of the New Bridge Road crossing. The locomotive stopped 300 feet before the Clinton Avenue crossing. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Bergenfield police responded along with CSX railroad police and representatives and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.

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by Jerry DeMarco