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Pascack Road, Washington Township, NJ

MYSTERY SOLVED: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find MYSTERY SOLVED: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find
Mystery Solved: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An eyewitness report of a child climbing into the trunk of a woman's car over the weekend in the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County was at least partially true, it turns out. It wasn't an 8-to-10-year-old child who got into the trunk of a sedan on a Washington Township street with the assistance of a woman in her mid-30s, as the "witness" reported. It was a couple of teenagers. The mystery was solved by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office using automated license-plate readers and township police. Here's what happened:  A group of teens had gone to pick up…
SEEN IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County SEEN IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County
Seen IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County A man's claim that he saw a child climb into the trunk of a woman's car in the Pascack Valley section of Bergen County sparked an intense but fruitless area search, police said. The citizen told Washington Township police that he saw a white woman who appeared to be in her mid-30s get out of a dark red or maroon Toyota sedan in the 600 block of Chestnut Street around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Corporal Christopher Osenbruck said. The woman walked to the back of the vehicle and helped what appeared to be a grade school-aged child into the trunk, the corporal said. The citizen told police t…
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash
Two Seriously Injured In Washington Township Motorcycle Crash A couple was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash outside a Washington Township strip mall late Saturday afternoon. Responders from Washington Township, Hillsdale and Westwood converged at the Washington Town Center on Pascack Road at the corner of Manhattan Avenue around 4 p.m. after the cycle reportedly collided with another vehicle. An Advanced Life Support crew from Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck also responded. Multiple responders rushed to the scene on Pascack Road at Manhattan Avenue in Washington Township.Katie Beirne Fisher A medical chopper that as initially called fo…
UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Bergen County Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say UPDATE: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Bergen County Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say
Update: 'Popping Sounds' Heard During Bergen County Fire Not Ammo, Authorities Say Popping sounds heard during a fire involving two structures and multiple vehicles in Washington Township weren't from ammunition, as some neighbors and witnesses surmised, local authorities said. The Pascack Road homeowner was out when paint cans apparently combusted in what became an intense, three-alarm fire across the street from Memorial Field late Friday afternoon, they said. A shed and a vehicle apparently went up first, then an SUV that could be seen from the street, witnesses said. The fire then began burning up the house, they said. The shed was destroyed, the vehicles totaled an…
Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings
Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings A pair of violent Bergen County carjackings – one that produced a 110 mph pursuit and another that left a driver wounded – both involved a Bronx man who’s now in custody, authorities said. Authorities have moved to extradite Dariel Perez-Grullon and an accused associate, Luis Guzman-Encarnacion, both 22, to New Jersey to face charges. The first incident literally began and ended in minutes after a 31-year-old livery driver had his Lexus E350 taken by gunpoint outside a home on Pascack Road in Washington Township shortly before 1 a.m. March 23. Paramus police spotted the vehicle soon after …
Speeds Exceed 110 MPH As Police Pursue Carjacked Vehicle From Northwest Bergen To GWB Speeds Exceed 110 MPH As Police Pursue Carjacked Vehicle From Northwest Bergen To GWB
Speeds Exceed 110 MPH As Police Pursue Carjacked Vehicle From Northwest Bergen To GWB Bandits who carjacked a livery driver at gunpoint in Bergen County topped 110 miles an hour to outrace police to the George Washington Bridge before vanishing across the Hudson, responders said. It literally began and ended in minutes.  The Lexus E350 was taken by force from its 31-year-old driver outside a home on Pascack Road in Washington Township, just down the street from Ridgewood Road, at 1:21 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, township Police Chief Richard Skinner said. Paramus police spotted the vehicle soon after and pursued it northbound on Route 208. The vehicle exited at Grandvie…
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Each Sold In NJ 2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Each Sold In NJ
2 Winning Powerball Tickets Worth $50K Each Sold In NJ A pair of winning Powerball tickets each worth $50,000 were sold in New Jersey. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Feb. 9 drawing were: 02, 17, 33, 51, and 63. The Red Power Ball was 26, and the Power Play was 2X. The tickets were sold at Township Stationery on Pascack Road in Washington Township, Bergen County, and QuickChek at 2695 South Broad St. in Hamilton, Mercer County, lottery officials said. The Powerball jackpot now totals $172 million, and the next drawing will be held Saturday, Feb. 12.
Bergen County Woman, 75, Found Dying Stabbed Daughter, Reports Show Bergen County Woman, 75, Found Dying Stabbed Daughter, Reports Show
Bergen County Woman, 75, Found Dying Stabbed Daughter, Reports Show UPDATE: A dying Washington Township woman was found by her 75-year-old mother after she'd been beaten and stabbed in her townhouse, investigators said. Flora Casale, who's listed in tax records as owning the Washington Commons condo off Pascack Road, called township police at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, saying that "she found her daughter, Mary Huber, injured inside of the residence," a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack says. Arriving officers found the accused killer, Patrick Camilli, with a knife atop the unresponsive Huber, 51, "in a pool of blood," the complaint says. Camilli, w…
Bergen County Woman Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide Bergen County Woman Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide
Bergen County Woman Dead, Boyfriend Charged In Attempted Murder-Suicide A Washington Township man stabbed his girlfriend dead before trying to kill himself before dawn Sunday, authorities confirmed. Police responding to the Washington Commons townhouse complex off Pascack Road shortly after midnight found Mary Huber, 51, on the floor of her condo, with Patrick Camilli, 55, on top of her, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Huber, who'd suffered multiple stab wounds and bruises, was pronounced dead a short time later at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the prosecutor said. Camilli was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was treated …
Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD
Police: Car Thief Bails Out, Breaks Arm, Resident Grabs Accomplice For Washington Township PD A car thief broke his arm when he and an accomplice bailed out of a moving Jeep they’d just stolen from a Washington Township home, authorities said. Responding to a citizen’s call, Officer Michael Sinatra and Corporal Vincent Santa arrived as the Jeep Wrangler left the area of West Place around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. In it they spotted two men in masks and hoods, he said. Seeing police, Shyhiem Clark, 24, of East Orange, hit the gas, Skinner said. The Jeep barely got 100 yards down Manhattan Avenue toward Pascack Road before Clark and passenger Lamar White…
Boy, 15, Robbed Trying To Buy Sneakers In Washington Township Shopping Center Lot Boy, 15, Robbed Trying To Buy Sneakers In Washington Township Shopping Center Lot
Boy, 15, Robbed Trying To Buy Sneakers In Washington Township Shopping Center Lot A 15-year-old Bergen County boy was robbed when he tried to buy a pair of used sneakers from a stranger at a local shopping center, authorities said. The boy arranged through a mutual friend to meet the stranger, who showed up Thursday in an SUV with a companion at Washington Town Center on Pascack Road, Washington Township Police Capt. John Calamari said. After getting the sneakers, he said, the boy paid the seller through an online money transfer. The seller and his companion then “threatened and assaulted the victim, took the sneakers and fled in their vehicle,” Calamari said. Any…
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him UPDATE: A language barrier was to blame for a 13-year-old boy mistakenly thinking that two landscapers were trying to lure him into their pickup truck near a busy Washington Township shopping center last month, police said Friday. Authorities reached that conclusion following a thorough investigation that included interviews with the boy, the landscapers and witnesses, as well as the assistance of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a New Jersey State Police sketch artist. "It was determined to have been a misunderstanding due to a language barrier and the individuals speaking with ea…
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him
Bergen Boy, 13, Says Men In Landscaping Truck Tried To Abduct Him A 13-year-old boy told police two men in a pickup truck tried to abduct him near a busy Washington Township shopping center on Saturday. Police were interviewing him, reviewing area surveillance video and looking for witnesses among the crowd of shoppers and businesses in an attempt to corroborate his account. The investigation continued through the afternoon into early evening Saturday with no results, authorities said. The youngster told police the passenger got out of the parked truck, extended his arm and said "give me your hand" on Finnerty Place near Washington Town Center around 11:…