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Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Pearl River Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Pearl River
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Pearl River Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a man was struck on a Hudson Valley roadway overnight. The incident happened in Rockland County around 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 in Pearl River. New Jersey resident Adan Valentin Huerta Martinez, age 51, of the borough of Hillsdale in Bergen County, was crossing the roadway in the area of 50 East Central Ave, and was struck by a black four-door sedan traveling east on that roadway, Orangetown Police Department Captain Michael Shannon said. The vehicle fled the scene eastbound on East Central Avenue, Shannon said…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say
Rockland Brothers Seized After Pointing Fake Gun, Throwing Fireworks On Bus, Police Say An extremely tense situation ended safely when police in Bergen County seized two underage Rockland brothers who they said threatened passengers on a commuter bus with a fake gun and fireworks. Police in Montvale stopped the Monsey Trails bus on Chestnut Ridge Road around 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16 after receiving multiple calls that one of the Monsey brothers – ages 14 and 16 – pointed a pistol at fellow passengers, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said. The pair also threw lighted fireworks at them, the chief said. Fellow officers from Woodcliff Lake, Upper Saddle River, Park Ridge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale
Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale, the apparent victim of a heart attack. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers from both towns respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley
Pilot Killed In NYC Crash Was Respected Ex-Fire Chief From Hudson Valley The helicopter pilot killed in a midtown Manhattan crash-landing Monday afternoon was conducting executive travel and headed back to a New Jersey airport, reports say. Tim McCormack, a volunteer firefighter from Clinton Corners in Dutchess County in New York's Hudson Valley,  had taken off around 1:30 p.m. from the 34th Street heliport on the east side where he dropped his boss off and was en route to Linden Airport -- the Agusta A109E's home base -- before the crash, officials said. Investigators believe that McCormack -- who received his instructor certificate for “Rotorcraft-Helicopter”…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says
Pilot Killed In Helicopter Crash-Landing On Manhattan High-Rise From Hudson Valley, FAA Says A helicopter pilot who was killed while crashing-landing on the roof of a building Monday afternoon in midtown Manhattan was from Dutchess County, the FAA reported. Tim McCormack of Clinton Corners was the only victim in the crash. He was reported deceased 45 minutes later. His father and grandfather were Poughkeepsie firefighters. McCormack -- who received his instructor certificate for “Rotorcraft-Helicopter” last June -- had taken off from 34th Street Helipad just after 1:30 en route to Linden, NJ, the FAA said. The Agusta A109E crash-landed in the rain and fog about 15 minutes later at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing UPDATE: Authorities charged a 72-year-old Westwood homeowner with attempted murder for stabbing his wife and aggravated assault for attacking his daughter in their home Tuesday night. Troy Jones also faces illegal weapons charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and assaulted their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
Final Suspect Caught: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the third and final suspect wanted in connection with a drug deal gone bad that left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street. Alex Juarez, 29, was being held in the Bergen County Jail, joining Bryan Ortigoza, 19, of Passaic, who was arrested last Wednesday. Both are charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The getaway driver, a 17-year-old girl who also is from Nutley, was previously detained. A delinquen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale
Drug Deal Goes Bad: Victim Paralyzed After Falling Off Car In Hillsdale HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A drug deal gone bad left a victim likely paralyzed for life after he fell or was thrown from a car on a dead-end Hillsdale street, Daily Voice has learned. A Passaic man, meanwhile, was jailed on attempted murder charges in connection with the assault. The victim -- who'd been beaten in neighboring Westwood -- ended up on the hood of the car Tuesday night before landing outside a house on Catherine Court, local sources said. He was flown by AirMed One to Hackensack University Medical Center after a local firefighter found him on the curb, neighbors said. An alert was i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Pascack Valley High Grads Mourn Classmate Shanon Pasternak, 20 Pascack Valley High Grads Mourn Classmate Shanon Pasternak, 20
Pascack Valley High Grads Mourn Classmate Shanon Pasternak, 20 HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Pascack Valley High School graduate Shanon Pasternak died on Jan. 21. He was 20 years old and had been living in Clifton. His former classmates from PVHS have raised more than $3,600 on Shanon's memory, to be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. He was born on Nov. 26, 1997 in the New York Catskills, where he lived until he was six years old.  He spent his school years in Hillsdale, where he graduated from Pascack Valley High School. Shanon was then accepted by S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, where he was attending college.  Shanon was a great lover of the out…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Powerball Tickets Worth $1M, $50K Sold In Bergen County Powerball Tickets Worth $1M, $50K Sold In Bergen County
Powerball Tickets Worth $1M, $50K Sold In Bergen County BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – A Hackensack 7-Eleven sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million, and stores in Hillsdale and Paramus sold tickets worth $50,000. The million-dollar ticket -- sold at the 7-Eleven at 469 Passaic St. in Hackensack -- was one of two second prize winning tickets sold in New Jersey for the $559.7 million Powerball jackpot. The other was sold in Brick. The winning numbers for the Saturday Jan. 6 drawing were: 12, 29, 30, 33, and 61. The Red Power Ball was 26, and the Multiplier was 03. The $50 thousand third prize winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven at 370 Hillsdal…

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson