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Rockland Man Who Dumped Coffee On Ex-Wife Flees, Caught By Troopers, Police Say Rockland Man Who Dumped Coffee On Ex-Wife Flees, Caught By Troopers, Police Say
Rockland Man Who Dumped Coffee On Ex-Wife Flees, Caught By Troopers, Police Say A Rockland driver who sped off from police on northbound Route 17 in Ramsey, New Jersey following an incident with his ex-wife was captured by New York State Police 40 or so miles up the road, authorities said. Haverstraw police had issued a “stop and hold” on Richard Fernandez, age 37, of Pomona, who they said had driven to his ex-wife’s job and spilled coffee on her. A Ramsey officer tried stopping Fernandez at Lake Street mid-Saturday afternoon, but he kept going at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Mahwah police picked up the pursuit at the state line sp…

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Rockland Man, 71, Falls Nearly 20 Feet From Ladder Helping Mahwah Friend After Storm Rockland Man, 71, Falls Nearly 20 Feet From Ladder Helping Mahwah Friend After Storm
Rockland Man, 71, Falls Nearly 20 Feet From Ladder Helping Mahwah Friend After Storm A 71-year-old Rockland man trying to help a Mahwah homeowner remove a tree branch from his roof following Tuesday’s storm lost his balance and fell nearly 20 feet off a ladder, authorities said. The victim, from Spring Valley, was conscious and alert but had a large cut on his forehead when officers arrived at the Wyckoff Avenue home shortly after 8 p.m., Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He'd been helping his friend remove a branch that fell earlier, the chief said. The officers controlled the bleeding until Mahwah EMS and an ALS unit from the Valley Hospital arrived, Jaffe said. M…

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Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge
Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS: It took several tries, but a Mahwah gas station attendant finally got an online store in Texas to accept a credit card number stolen from a motorist to pay for $1,370 worth of jewelry that he turned around and hocked, authorities charged. Mahwah Police Detective Lt. Bussinelli and Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert watched on surveillance video as Bryan Collazzo, 23, of Mahwah completed a gas sale at the Pilot Travel Center on southbound Route 17, then requested the victim’s credit card a second time, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Collazzo then “disappeared behind the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah
One Lane Closed After Tractor-Trailer Flip at Rts 17/287 Flyover In Mahwah UPDATE: Only the right lane remained temporarily closed for debris cleanup Friday afternoon after a tractor-trailer tipped over at the flyover for Routes 17 and 287 hours earlier. State DOT officials at first were concerned that structural damage would shut the crossing down for most of the day. It checked out OK, however. "This accident looks worse than most because the trailer went over the guardrail and partially down the embankment," a responder at the scene told Daily Voice following the 9:30 a.m. crash at a key traffic point for Bergen and Rockland counties. The driver was …

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SEEN THEM? Mahwah PD Seeks Help Finding Car Burglars SEEN THEM? Mahwah PD Seeks Help Finding Car Burglars
Seen Them? Mahwah PD Seeks Help Finding Car Burglars Mahwah police turned to the public Thursday for help finding two car burglars. The thefts occurred in and around the Cragmere area around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “The proceeds from one of the thefts included a credit card which was used to purchase a number of items at a Walmart In Kearny” a couple of hours later, the chief said. If you see or know either or both of the two men in the photos, Batelli asked that you contact Mahwah police at (201) 529-1000, ext. 218, or tips@mahwahpd.org. All information will remain confidential, he said. “Residents are reminde…

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by Jerry DeMarco