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Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured
Violent Fugitive From Bergen County Captured A violent fugitive being sought by state authorities forced some schools in northwest Bergen County to shelter in place during a manhunt that ended in his capture early Tuesday, authorities said. Ex-con Justinian Rocco, 26, of Allendale was seized by Waldwick police shortly after 7:30 a.m. Jan. 3 after colleagues from Saddle River, Midland Park and Wyckoff -- along with a K-9 unit --  converged on the area to assist, they said. Rocco had absconded from a state facility last Thursday, Dec. 29, after spending time behind bars for a variety of convictions. Then came a call early Tuesday …

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UPDATE: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (PHOTOS) UPDATE: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (PHOTOS)
Update: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (Photos) A car carrier loaded with hybrids caught fire, causing some major morning headaches on northbound Route 17. Special foam was needed to help extinguish the blaze, which apparently broke out in the brake system and spread early Wednesday, Sept. 28, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. No one was injured, but many were inconvenienced when the northbound highway had to be shut down around 7:30 a.m. A special foam was needed.SADDLE RIVER FD "Rush-hour traffic was terrible," Cosgriff said. "The trailer had to be unloaded of all vehicles before they could all be towed."  Big Tows I…

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Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale
Police: Dashcam Records Pedestrian Struck By Pickup While Crossing Against Signal In Allendale A 55-year-old Allendale woman appeared to be using her cellphone when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing against the pedestrian signal as dusk fell Wednesday, authorities said. A dashboard cam operated by another driver captured the 4:28 p.m. crash, said Sgt. Todd A. Griffith, the officer in charge of the department. Allendale Police Officer Kevin Azevedo and Victor Bartoloma were among the responders with Griffith, borough firefighters and the Allendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The woman was headed across Hillside Avenue in the crosswalk when the driver of the Ford F-250 tu…

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PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home
PD: Telltale Sign Helps Locate Man Seen Masturbating Outside NJ Home An Allendale man recorded on a doorbell camera masturbating in a Waldwick resident's driveway early Saturday was captured a short time later by police from both towns, authorities said. Paul Montenigro, 44, wasn't difficult to spot, they said. He'd dyed his hair blue. A resident near Crescent Elementary School called Waldwick police after his Ring video alerted him around 8:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. David Passaretti said. The resident ran out and confronted Montenigro, who fled, he said. Waldwick patrol officers converged on the area, assisted by Allendale police. They checked area busine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves
Authorities: Allendale, Ramsey Police Team Up To Nab Mahwah Package Thieves Police from Allendale and Ramsey teamed up to nab two thieves from Philadelphia who’d been at work in the area, authorities said. One of them knocked at the door of a Farley Place resident in Allendale Tuesday afternoon and said he was picking up a package for “Heather” that had been dropped off by the postal service, Police Chief George Scherb said. The resident chased him off and immediately called police, who issued a description of the man and the vehicle. Ramsey police spotted the car on Island Road and stopped it a short time later, Scherb said. The passenger matched the description…

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Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police
Covering Faces Instead Of Windshields: Tool Maker Helps Police A company that makes a parking-enforcement gadget has added a new tool to help police and other first responders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Barnacle Parking made its name with a 6-square-foot block of yellow plastic that police can splay across a windshield to keep drivers with outstanding tickets from moving their cars – a less expensive alternative than towing.The company retooled one of its plants and is now also covering faces as well as windshields.Allendale police received a shipment of shields -- and just in time, Chief George Scherb said. "The few shields the officers had to us…

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Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police
Ex-Con Captured After Breaking Into Woman’s Home, Furiously Fighting Police An ex-con from Allendale who fought furiously with police as they tried to arrest him for burglary three days after he was released from prison was ordered freed by a judge from the Bergen County Jail -- and immediately hit another local home, authorities said. Justinian Rocco -- released Tuesday under New Jersey's bail reform law after spending four days in the county lockup -- was back in custody early Thursday after another overnight incident in Allendale, this time on Heather Court just after 4 a.m. As in last Friday's pre-dawn break-in, Rocco entered an occupied home and was discovered…

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by Jerry DeMarco