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Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford
Clifton Man Accused Of Paying For Gas With Fake $100 Bill In Rutherford A Clifton man is accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for nearly $97 worth of gas before driving away from a Rutherford Sunoco, police said. Boris P. Gutierrez, 28, pumped $97.01 worth of gasoline at the Sunoco station at 224 Park Ave. at approximately 6:14 p.m. on Monday, June 8, Rutherford Police Deputy Chief Sean Farrell said. When the gas station attendant went to collect payment, Gutierrez threw a balled-up counterfeit $100 bill out the driver's side window and fled, Farrell said. The attendant immediately recognized the bill as fake and notified his boss, who contacted…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD
Shirtless Man Rubs Genitals On Occupied Car, Drags Cop In Bergen County E-Bike Chase: PD A 27-year-old man is accused of rubbing his genitals on an occupied vehicle, trying to force his way into the car, and dragging a police officer during an attempted escape on an electric bicycle in Bergen County, authorities said. Patrol officers were called to 60 Essex St. in Rochelle Park at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, after receiving reports of a shirtless man rubbing his genitals on an occupied vehicle in the parking lot, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Callers also reported that the man was acting erratically and aggressively trying to enter th…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Chloe Fineman Announces 'SNL Departure After 7 Seasons Chloe Fineman Announces 'SNL Departure After 7 Seasons
Chloe Fineman Announces 'SNL Departure After 7 Seasons Chloe Fineman is saying farewell to Studio 8H. The "Saturday Night Live" cast member, who had been on the show for seven years, announced her departure in a heartfelt post on her Instagram account.   "I have decided it’s time for my next chapter," Fineman said. "It’s cliche to say this but working at SNL has been the greatest privilege of my life. I still can’t really believe I got to be a part of it. I fell in love with the place the second I walked through the door. Lorne (if you’re reading this on your burner account) I want you to know that I am forever in your debt." Fineman…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Hours-Long BB Gun Standoff Ends In Arrest In Woodland Park Hours-Long BB Gun Standoff Ends In Arrest In Woodland Park
Hours-Long BB Gun Standoff Ends In Arrest In Woodland Park A man accused of firing a BB gun in the direction of neighboring residents was arrested after an hours-long barricade at a Woodland Park home, police said. Woodland Park police responded to a residence on Woodrow Avenue on the evening of Sunday, July 12, after receiving a report that a man had discharged a BB gun toward neighbors, according to a department press release issued Thursday, July 16. When officers arrived, they tried to contact the man, but he retreated inside the home and refused commands to surrender the weapon, police said. The BB rifle was recovered after the man threw …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
NJ High School Teacher Secretly Filmed Women's Buttocks In Parking Lot: Cops NJ High School Teacher Secretly Filmed Women's Buttocks In Parking Lot: Cops
NJ High School Teacher Secretly Filmed Women's Buttocks In Parking Lot: Cops A Bergen County high school teacher is accused of secretly filming multiple women's buttocks in a parking lot, police said. Michael A. Conner, 43, an English teacher at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, was arrested on Thursday, July 16, following a weeklong investigation by the Woodcliff Lake Police Department, Chief Stephen Regula announced. Northern Valley Regional High School - Old Tappan Facebook The investigation began on Thursday, July 9, when officers responded to reports of a suspicious man following a woman near her workplace, police said. The suspect was…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Suspect ID'd, New Details Released After 'Today' Show Security Incident Suspect ID'd, New Details Released After 'Today' Show Security Incident
Suspect ID'd, New Details Released After 'Today' Show Security Incident The man at the center of a security scare at one of television's most recognizable studios now has a name, and NBC is explaining how close he got. Click here for a new, updated story: Craig Melvin Speaks Out After 'Today' Show Security Breach Incident NBC News identified the man on Thursday, July 16, as Andrew Truelove, citing three officials briefed on the matter. Truelove was born in 1985 and has a criminal history, with several cases pending in New York courts, NBC reported. A preliminary search found no weapons in his possession. NBC confirmed there was a “security incident” af…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Glass May Appear In Pillsbury Rolls, Triggering Massive Recall Glass May Appear In Pillsbury Rolls, Triggering Massive Recall
Glass May Appear In Pillsbury Rolls, Triggering Massive Recall Hundreds of thousands of frozen Pillsbury rolls are being recalled because they may contain glass. General Mills voluntarily recalled about 736,000 Pillsbury Hard Roll Dough and Kaiser Roll Dough pieces, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report from Monday, July 13. The frozen rolls were distributed in 19 states across the country, including Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. According to the FDA, the products were recalled because of "potential foreign material (glass)." The recall includes Pillsbury Hard Roll Dough sold in cases containing 180 rol…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Never-Ending Pasta Pass Returning To Olive Garden After 6 Years: How To Get One Never-Ending Pasta Pass Returning To Olive Garden After 6 Years: How To Get One
Never-Ending Pasta Pass Returning To Olive Garden After 6 Years: How To Get One After a six-year hiatus, Olive Garden is bringing back one of its hardest-to-get deals. The Italian restaurant chain announced the return of its "Never-Ending Pasta Pass" in a news release on Monday, July 13. Only 10,000 passes will be available for $100 on PastaPass.com at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 16. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass includes 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, homemade sauces, and protein toppings, along with never-ending soup or salad and breadsticks. Passholders will receive early access to Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Bowl promotion starting Monday, Aug. 24. The nationw…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Popular Kitchen Step Stools Recalled Over Fall Hazard: What To Know Popular Kitchen Step Stools Recalled Over Fall Hazard: What To Know
Popular Kitchen Step Stools Recalled Over Fall Hazard: What To Know More than 116,000 step stools are being recalled because they can tip over while being used. TOMY International issued the recall for about 116,908 Boon PIVOT Collapsible Toddler Tower Kitchen Step Stools, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 16. Another 2,033 stools were sold in Canada. The recalled metal and plastic tower stools were sold in gray and white. They measure about 22 inches wide, 23 inches deep, and 35 inches tall. TOMY has received 11 reports of the towers being unstable and shifting or leaning. No injuries have been reported, according to the CPSC. …

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Bodybuilding NJ Lifeguard, 24, Dies Weeks Out From Coast Guard Pilot License Bodybuilding NJ Lifeguard, 24, Dies Weeks Out From Coast Guard Pilot License
Bodybuilding NJ Lifeguard, 24, Dies Weeks Out From Coast Guard Pilot License A 24-year-old former New Jersey lifeguard who was just weeks away from completing flight school and becoming a Coast Guard pilot was killed over the Fourth of July weekend. Christian "Crik" Riozzi-Bodine, a Shark River Hills native, died on Sunday, July 5 in an accident in Austin, Texas, according to his obituary from the O'Brien Memorial Home website.  Details about the incident were not immediately available. Riozzi-Bodine had graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2024 and earned his commission as a Lieutenant Junior Grade. Upon completing flight school he would've…

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by Sam Barron
News
Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports
Intruder Breaches 'Today' Show Security, Lunges At Co-Anchor: Reports A frightening security breach at one of television's best-known morning shows ended with a man in custody and an anchor back on air minutes later. Click here for a new, updated story: Suspect ID'd, New Details Released After 'Today' Show Security Incident Multiple reports, including Deadline and People, said an unauthorized man entered a restricted area at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in midtown Manhattan on Thursday, July 16, and confronted "Today" co-anchor Craig Melvin. The man entered around 9 a.m. Eastern time and initially asked for longtime weather anchor Al Roker, the re…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds
Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds A ship captain pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine cadet during her course of study at the Long Island-based academy, authorities said. John Merrone, 54, copped to five counts of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact moments before his trial could start Wednesday, July 15 in federal court in Brooklyn, the Justice Department said. The Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has been plagued for years by allegations of sexual abuse related to “sea years.” As part of the program, MMA cadets must complete extended time aboard a commercial vess…

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by Joe Wilkinson