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High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say
High-Speed Pursuit, Crash Nets 3 Arrests In Bergen County, Police Say Thee people including a 17-year-old were arrested after a high-speed pursuit and subsequent crash in Bergen County early Thursday, June 20, police said. Oakland police officer Karley Greulich saw a man in all black with his hoodie up and a ski mask near Enterprise Rent-a-Car around 2:40 a.m., Oakland police Capt. Timothy Keenan said. Upon seeing her patrol car, the man, later identified as Yordalis Reyes-Fernandez, 20, of Paterson ran to his red SUV, which was parked behind M&T Bank, and tried to flee the area, Keenan said. A registration check of the SUV found it had been st…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Burglar Strikes Fair Lawn Businesses Back to Back Burglar Strikes Fair Lawn Businesses Back to Back
Burglar Strikes Fair Lawn Businesses Back to Back The same burglar apparently committed a pair of overnight commercial break-ins 12 minutes and two miles apart in Fair Lawn, authorities said. It was just after midnight Wednesday, June 12, when the intruder broke the front glass door and fled with $22.22 from the register at Morlot News & Food at the corner of Morlot and Hartley Place, Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Eric Eleshewich said. Twelve minutes later, he busted into Puff City on Maple Avenue just off northbound Route 208 and snatched $200 from the register, the sergeant. The burglar wore a light-colored sweatshirt, a mask and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cement Truck Rolls On Route 208 Cement Truck Rolls On Route 208
Cement Truck Rolls On Route 208 A driver escaped serious injury Thursday morning after his cement truck rolled onto a divider at an entrance to Route 208 in Fair Lawn. The truck was fully loaded and tipping the scale at 70,000 pounds -- as in: 35 tons -- when it tipped on the ramp to the southbound highway from eastbound Fair Lawn Avenue around 9:30 a.m. April 4, according to a representative for Tanis Concrete who was at the scene. The truck was doing about 20 to 25 miles an hour, the employee of the Fair Lawn-based company said. Fair Lawn police officers who arrived first assisted the 51-year-old driver from Jerse…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208 Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208
Water Main Break Opens Gaping Hole Off Route 208 A water main break Friday afternoon closed the entrance and exit ramps at a Route 208 interchange in Fair Lawn. The ramps along northbound Route 208 at Berdan Avenue off Plaza Road were affected after the road buckled under the water pressure, leaving a gaping hole, shortly after lunchtime Sept. 8. No vehicle damage or incidents were reported as a result. However, many residents reported brown water coming out of their taps. RIgs at the nearby Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps had to be removed before they got trapped. Berdan Avenue off Plaza Road off Route 208 was affected.Boyd A. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Glen Rock PD: Fair Lawn Teen In RT 208 Crash Says Oakland, Elmwood Park Men Laid Hands On Her Glen Rock PD: Fair Lawn Teen In RT 208 Crash Says Oakland, Elmwood Park Men Laid Hands On Her
Glen Rock PD: Fair Lawn Teen In RT 208 Crash Says Oakland, Elmwood Park Men Laid Hands On Her A 19-year-old Fair Lawn passenger involved in a crash on Route 208 told Glen Rock police that one passenger in the other vehicle assaulted her and another touched her, authorities said. Officers didn’t witness any assaults or immediately find any independent witnesses to corroborate the allegations following the crash on the highway near the Lincoln Avenue overpass last Friday, Sept. 1, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. A 35-year-old Oakland man whom the woman claimed hit her said she was the one who actually struck him in the face, the chief said. The other passenger, a 31-year-old Elmwoo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD
Pursuit Goes Up, Down Route 208, Ends In Wyckoff Crash: Franklin Lakes PD A late-night pursuit that began in Franklin Lakes ended with a crash in Wyckoff and all four occupants bailing out, authorities said. Franklin Lakes Officer Matthew Garrison was on routine patrol when he spotted a suspicious-looking BMW X2 on Longbow Drive near Franklin Lake Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, Capt. Mark McCombs said. An attempt to stop the vehicle on nearby Orchard Lane prompted the driver to hit the gas and speed off, he said. Items were tossed out of the gold SUV's window as it headed south on Route 208. It exited on Cedar Hill Avenue only to get back on 208 going …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away
Sedan Slams Into Fair Lawn Garden Apartment, Driver Flees On Foot, Found Three Towns Away It was literally a hit-and-run. A driver whose sedan slammed into a garden apartment complex in Fair Lawn late Saturday fled the scene on foot and was later seized in Waldwick, responders said. The Toyota Camry was headed south on Route 208 when the driver apparently tried to avoid another vehicle that had crashed around 11 p.m. Aug. 26, witnesses said. The Toyota careened off the highway, uprooted a sign and struck a building on Virginia Drive at the Blue Ridge Manor Condos. The driver then took off on foot, witnesses said. Police temporarily evacuated the building until the sedan coul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash
Driver Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash A driver was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after rolling a sedan Wednesday afternoon on Route 208 in Fair Lawn. The northbound highway was jammed after the Subaru Legacy landed on its driver's side under the Fair Lawn Avenue overpass shortly after 3 p.m. July 26. Five Star Towing righted and removed the vehicle. Fair Lawn police, firefighters, EMS workers and members of the Rescue Squad responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. Five Star Towing righted and removed the vehicle.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD UPDATE: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD
Update: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD An irate 69-year-old Wyckoff resident tried to run down a trio of police officers after threatening them with a screwdriver, authorities said. It took two days, but borough police tracked down and arrested Vincent Hartung in Paterson, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Officer Joseph Benanti had originally gone to Hartung’s Russell Avenue home this past Monday, May 1, to discuss an earlier incident with him, the lieutenant said. Hartung “immediately became aggressive and confrontational,” pointing a screwdriver at Benanti while threatening him and other officers, Soto said. Soto and Officer John Raff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Implosion Of Nabisco Factory Postponed Implosion Of Nabisco Factory Postponed
Implosion Of Nabisco Factory Postponed What's left of the shuttered Nabisco factory on Route 208 will remain standing a little while longer. The borough of Fair Lawn announced the implosion, set for Saturday, April 15, has been postponed. A new date and time has not been announced.  The borough did not give a reason for the postponement, though residents had expressed concern, including launching a petition, about the environmental impacts of the implosion. Nearly 600 workers were laid off when the Nabisco plant closed after 60 years in 2021. Crews began tearing down the building to make way for a new distribution center …

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by Sam Barron
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SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208
SUV Slams Into Pole Off Route 208 A driver and passenger were hospitalized following a late-night crash off Route 208. Their Nissan SUV slammed into a pole at Harristown Road just off the northbound highway in Glen Rock around 10 p.m. Saturday, March 26. The extent of their injuries couldn't immediately be determined, and there was no initial word on a possible cause. Glen Rock EMS took both to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. All Points Towing removed the SUV. Fair Lawn police assisted. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed the SUV folllowing the crash on northbo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 208 Closed More Than Hour After SUV Crash Downs Utility Line Route 208 Closed More Than Hour After SUV Crash Downs Utility Line
Route 208 Closed More Than Hour After SUV Crash Downs Utility Line Route 208 was closed for more than an hour after an SUV slammed into a utility pole, downing a wire across the highway around noontime Wednesday. The driver of the Honda emerged uninjured from the crash on Harristown Road in Glen Rock, across the highway from Fair Lawn Fire Company No. 2, shortly after 11 a.m. Jan. 4. Glen Rock police were joined by their police colleagues from Fair Lawn and Hawthorne and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office. The driver of the Honda emerged uninjured from the crash on Harristown Road in Glen Rock on Wednesday, Jan. 4.Boyd A. Loving There was no immediate…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash
Pregnant Mom, Infant Hospitalized In Route 208 Crash A 28-year-old pregnant driver and an infant in the back seat were involved in a multi-vehicle evening rush-hour crash on Route 208, responders said. Their injuries didn't appear serious, witnesses said. The chain-reaction collision occurred on the southbound highway at Virginia Drive shortly after 5 p.m., with the victims' Honda sedan spinning out and hitting a garage for a local garden apartment complex. Borough police and firefighters and the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Some of them were diverted when a rubbernecking crash occurred on the other side of the highway.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed
Bullet Fired Through Bank Window, Route 208 Closed Route 208 was temporarily shut down in both directions after someone apparently fired a shot through the window of the Bank of America building in Glen Rock. Police found a bullet hole in the fourth-floor window at the bank's wealth management and private banking office building on Harristown Road around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. "The employee assigned to that office was not at work, and no one used the office during the day," Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "There were no injuries, and it has not yet been determined what time the incident occurred," the chief said. The Ber…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept
Home Entered, BMW Stolen From Garage While Franklin Lakes Mom, Kids Slept A Franklin Lakes homeowner and her children were asleep when someone broke in and stole her brand-new BMW before dawn Tuesday. The fob had been left in the 2023 sedan in an unlocked garage of a multi-million-dollar home on Algonquin Avenue near Franklin Lake Road shortly before 5:30 a.m., police said. The thief or thieves first went through the kitchen, dining room and main area of the house, the victim wrote in a social media post. Police briefly chased the unknown number of thieves but terminated the pursuit on Route 208 for safety reasons, Capt. Mark McCombs said. The Bergen County Sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Route 208 Closed By Downed Power Lines, Cluster Of Brush Fires Doused Route 208 Closed By Downed Power Lines, Cluster Of Brush Fires Doused
Route 208 Closed By Downed Power Lines, Cluster Of Brush Fires Doused Power lines that fell across Route 208 closed the highway in both directions and ignited several small noontime brush fires. Massive jams stretched beyond eyesight in each direction as police detoured traffic at De Boer Drive in Glen Rock, where the wires fell around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and Rea Avenue in Hawthorne. NJ Transit also temporarily stopped trains that were running nearby, responders said. Firefighters doused the blazes. Responders included police and firefighters from Glen Rock, Fair Lawn and Hawthorne as well as Glen Rock EMS, Ridgewood Emergency Services, NJDOT and a crew f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey House Fire Doused North Jersey House Fire Doused
North Jersey House Fire Doused Firefighters quickly extinguished a Franklin Lakes house blaze before it could do more damage. Boxes apparently caught fire in the basement of the Summit Avenue home just off Route 208 shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, responders said. Firefighters had the flames knocked down within a half-hour, they said. The fire was declared under control minutes later. Mutual aid responders either at the scene or in coverage included firefighters from Fair Lawn, Midland Park, Ramsey, Waldwick and Wyckoff, responders said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Route 208 Crash UPDATE: A retired Teaneck police officer was critically injured when he was thrown from his motorcycle after it struck a defective piece of roadway on Route 208, authorities said. The 59-year-old rider from Rochelle Park was headed north on the highway De Boer Drive when he rode over a defective expansion joint shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Officers closed the highway and rendered first aid before EMTs from the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps took over, transporting the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe trauma, the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208
Bear Struck, Killed On Route 208 A motorist escaped injury when her sedan struck and killed a small black bear on Route 208, authorities said. The 30-year-old Haskell resident was headed north by herself on the highway when her 2016 Subaru WRX hit the bear between Ewing and Summit avenues in Franklin Lakes around 11 p.m. Friday, Capt. Mark McCombs said. She was OK, but the vehicle had to be towed, McCombs said. The state Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife collected the bear.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Glen Rock A man was struck and killed by a commuter train before dawn Friday in Glen Rock, authorities said. NJ Transit and Glen Rock police responded about a half-mile south of the Main Line train station shortly before 2:30 a.m., borough Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. They found the victim in a wooded area near the Route 208 overpass, he said. Official identification was pending of the man, believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, who was pronounced dead at the scene. No injuries to the crew or 10 riders aboard the train were reported, NJ Transit said.  The No. 1101 Main Line train l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Ambulance Worker Seriously Injured After Jumping Out Of Rig On Route 208 Police: Ambulance Worker Seriously Injured After Jumping Out Of Rig On Route 208
Police: Ambulance Worker Seriously Injured After Jumping Out Of Rig On Route 208 UPDATE: A 21-year-old private ambulance worker was seriously injured when he got out of the rig while it was moving during an argument on Route 208, authorities said. The incident "had been arguing with the driver" when he opened the front passenger door and exited the moving vehicle shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the southbound side of the highway between Ewing and Russell avenues in Wyckoff, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. A passing responder stopped, grabbed a blanket and C-collar from the A&M Medical rig and assisted the victim, a motorist told Daily Voice. The responde…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWATTING: Bogus 911 Calls Bring Tactical Responders To Same Bergen Home Twice SWATTING: Bogus 911 Calls Bring Tactical Responders To Same Bergen Home Twice
Swatting: Bogus 911 Calls Bring Tactical Responders To Same Bergen Home Twice Officers in tactical gear converged on a Fair Lawn neighborhood shortly after 2:30 a.m. recently after a 911 caller who claimed to be 13 told them she'd been kidnapped and held there against her will. They ordered everyone out of the house with their hands up before discovering that they'd been pranked, a resident said. Police got another 911 call via the NYPD that appeared to come from the same house around 9 p.m. last Wednesday. This time, a suicidal man was threatening to slit his throat with a kitchen knife. Bogus again, police said. "With both calls, the voices appeared to have been …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After North Jersey Crash Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After North Jersey Crash
Former NFL Star Charged With DWI After North Jersey Crash Former NFL defensive end Rob Burnett was arrested and charged with DWI after crashing his truck a couple blocks from his Franklin Lakes home, authorities said. Burnett, 53, was driving a 2020 Dodge Ram that veered off Summit Avenue and crashed in a wooded area off Route 208 near Lynn Drive shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. John Bakelaar said. He escaped without injury before being processed and released on DWI charges, the captain said. Malanga Towing removed the truck. The Livingston-born Burnett was drafted by the Cleveland Browns out of Syracuse University in 1990. He remained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Cargo Van Barrels Off Route 208, Slams Into Backyard Storage Shed Cargo Van Barrels Off Route 208, Slams Into Backyard Storage Shed
Cargo Van Barrels Off Route 208, Slams Into Backyard Storage Shed An out-of-control cargo van careened off Route 208 and slammed into a backyard storage shed in Wyckoff on Thursday after the driver said she was cut off. The 49-year-old driver from Elizabeth said she was headed south in her 2016 Nissan around noon when another vehicle cut her off, forcing her to “take evasive action to avoid a collision,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. The van barreled 50 feet into the William Way backyard before ramming the storage shed, Soto said. The driver got out, unharmed, he said. Firefighters had to remove parts so a tower could get the van out. The Wyckoff Traffic Burea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say
Driver In Late-Night Route 208 Crash Was Drunk, Franklin Lakes Police Say A Wanaque driver was drunk when his vehicle rear-ended another on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes late Tuesday, authorities said. The first driver told police that a 2016 Honda driven by Deivy Montalvo of Haskell sped up on his 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the right lane of the northbound highway and he couldn’t get out of the way. Police arrested Montalvo on charges of assault by auto and DWI following an investigation by Sgt. Donald Wilson and Officer David Blum, Capt. John Bakelaar said. The driver of the first vehicle, a 38-year-old Pompton Lakes man, wasn’t seriously injured. The Honda, o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Bails From Car With Passenger Inside After Cross-County Chase Driver Bails From Car With Passenger Inside After Cross-County Chase
Driver Bails From Car With Passenger Inside After Cross-County Chase A pre-dawn cross-county pursuit Monday through nearly a dozen towns began in Mahwah, continued through Paramus and ended on a Haworth dead end street when the driver bailed out while the stolen car was moving. The 2014 Honda Accord slammed into a fire hydrant after grazing a cruiser driven by a Haworth police sergeant, who seized the passenger – a self-proclaimed gang member from Newark. The driver fled. It began when a Mahwah police officer began chasing the Honda -- reported stolen out of Linden -- shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday on Route 287. Paramus Police Officer Michael Mordaga pick…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bail Reform: Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Bergen Stop Freed Again Bail Reform: Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Bergen Stop Freed Again
Bail Reform: Repeat Offender Charged With Lying In Bergen Stop Freed Again Lying to a police officer might work in certain instances, and only for a while, but not if you’re a repeat offender with a history of arrests in nearly a dozen Bergen and Passaic county towns. Che Muller tried after Oakland Police Officer Bryan Rowin stopped him on Route 208, authorities said. He “provided incorrect personal information” during last week’s stop in a bid to not only hide the warrants out of Glen Rock, Ramsey and Wyckoff, but also the fact that he was driving while suspended, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. Muller, 29,  can be described as "known to police": He has a hist…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes
Sedan Driven By Westwood Man, 79, Hits Transformer, Rail, Pole On Route 208 In Franklin Lakes UPDATE: An out-of-control sedan crashed into a guard rail, transformer and utility pole on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes after it clipped the back of a van, police said Tuesday. The 79-year-old Westwood driver appeared OK but was taken to The Valley Hospital as a precaution after Monday’s crash on the highway’s northbound side near Ewing Avenue, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Neither the 75-year-old van driver nor his passenger -- both from Haledon -- were injured, police said. The driver of the 2019 Subaru Legacy told police he was headed north on Route 208 shortly before 11 a.m. and tried to ch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again
Habitual Mahwah Offenders Charged With Drugs In Glen Rock Route 208 Stop Released Again A pair of 29-year-old habitual offenders from Mahwah were arrested by Glen Rock police on drug charges following a Route 208 stop – and then released soon after being booked into the Bergen County Jail. An officer pulled them over around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for failure to signal what became an unsafe lane change on the northbound highway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Che Muller and Matthew Bourgholtzer were arrested after an open alcohol container, cocaine, suboxone and pot were found, Ackermann said. Traffic summonses also were issued, he said. Both men have documented criminal histo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes PD: Drunk Driver Rear-Ends SUV On Route 208 Ramp, Runs For Home Franklin Lakes PD: Drunk Driver Rear-Ends SUV On Route 208 Ramp, Runs For Home
Franklin Lakes PD: Drunk Driver Rear-Ends SUV On Route 208 Ramp, Runs For Home A drunk driver from Franklin Lakes got out and ran for home after his SUV rear-ended another on a Route 208 exit ramp -- then returned to the scene as police were investigating, authorities said. Brian Hogan, 60, was driving a 2010 Mercedes Benz that struck a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 21-year-old West Milford man at the stop sign on Ewing Avenue off the northbound highway at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to a police report. Hogan, who police said was following too closely, took off on foot, then “returned to the scene in the middle of the investigation,” the report says. Neithe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wild Bergen Stolen Car Chase Goes Through Several Towns Into Paterson Wild Bergen Stolen Car Chase Goes Through Several Towns Into Paterson
Wild Bergen Stolen Car Chase Goes Through Several Towns Into Paterson A wild overnight pursuit of a vehicle stolen out of Glen Rock made its way south through several towns and then back north before police broke off the chase in Paterson. Glen Rock Police Officer John Tarantino was headed to a call of a burglar trying to break in through the rear of an Abbington Terrace home at 1:40 a.m. Friday when he was passed by a 2014 Subara Crosstrack stolen from a Gramercy Place driveway, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. “The keys had apparently been left in the Subaru while the owner was moving cars in the driveway the night before,” Ackermann said. The owner also …

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by Jerry DeMarco