Englewood Car Wash Crash: Worker Suffers Skull Fracture, Brain Bleed, Two Others Seriously Hurt Englewood Car Wash Crash: Worker Suffers Skull Fracture, Brain Bleed, Two Others Seriously Hurt
Englewood Car Wash Crash: Worker Suffers Skull Fracture, Brain Bleed, Two Others Seriously Hurt UPDATE: One of three Englewood car wash employees who were struck by a vehicle driven by a co-worker Wednesday afternoon suffered a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain, authorities said. The 54-year-old employee was in surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center following the 1:30 p.m. incident at the Englewood Car Wash on East Sheffield Avenue near the Sheffield Gardens apartment complex, Police Lt. Fred Pulice said.  A 24-year-old male co-worker sustained an elbow injury that required surgery at HUMC, the lieutenant said. A third worker, 59, also male, was treated at t…
'Unfortunate Accident': Englewood Driver Who Hit Girl, 6, On Maywood Street Not At Fault: Chief 'Unfortunate Accident': Englewood Driver Who Hit Girl, 6, On Maywood Street Not At Fault: Chief
'Unfortunate Accident': Englewood Driver Who Hit Girl, 6, On Maywood Street Not At Fault: Chief UPDATE: A crash that critically injured a 6-year-old girl whose family had just moved to Maywood was a "serious and unfortunate accident" and not the fault of the 25-year-old driver from Englewood, the borough's police chief said. A delivery van that had stopped in front of a house on Spring Valley Road across from Memorial Park around noon Monday had obstructed the driver's view when the child ran out into the street, Maywood Police Chief Terence R. Kenny said Tuesday. Witnesses said the southbound Honda Civic knocked the youngster into the air. "The driver stopped immediately and remain…
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street
Young Child Whose Family Just Moved To Town Struck, Critically Injured On Busy Maywood Street UPDATE: A young girl whose family had just moved to the neighborhood was struck and critically injured when she ran into traffic on a busy road alongside a popular park in Maywood, authorities confirmed. Witnesses said the 6-year-old child was knocked into the air when a southbound Honda Civic struck her as she dashed across Spring Valley Road between Memorial Park and her new home Monday afternoon, they said. She was last reported to be in critical condition with a traumatic head injury Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center. Although area residents have complained about vehicle…
Man Who Lives Near Closter Grade School Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn Man Who Lives Near Closter Grade School Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn
Man Who Lives Near Closter Grade School Charged With Collecting, Sharing Child Porn A 26-year-old college student who lives around the corner from a Closter grade school was caught trafficking child porn, authorities said. John S. Soh was charged following a warranted raid at his home just off Houmans Avenue near the PK-4 Hillside Elementary School late last week, authorities said. Soh had “used the Internet to view, download, possess, and distribute items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit charged Soh with possession and distribution of child porn…
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire
Ridgefield Adult, Juvenile Charged With Arson In Multi-Alarm Palisades Park Warehouse Fire UPDATE: A vacant warehouse blaze that injured a firefighter in Palisades Park was deliberately set by two Ridgefield residents, authorities charged. Alexander Regalado, 18, was arrested and a juvenile was detained after they were identified as responsible for the multi-alarm Fourth of July weekend fire on Fairview Street off Grand Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The fire, which ravaged the warehouse and damaged a neighboring building, wasn’t fully extinguished for nearly six hours. Route 46 was closed in both directions at one point because of the thick smoke and a fi…
SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Seen HIM? Two Years Later, Missing Englewood Man Still Hasn't Been Found Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…
Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK
Englewood Police Car Smashed In Pursuit, Officer OK An Englewood police officer escaped serious injury in a crash during a pursuit, authorities confirmed. The thieves had tried to steal a vehicle in the city's East Hill section shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. The homeowner came out, however, and they fled, residents said. A short time later, the fleeing vehicle intentionally struck a city police cruiser at the corner of Dana Place and Maple Street, just up the block from East Palisade Avenue, de la Rosa said. The police SUV knocked over a fire hydrant and a stone fence column as the suspects sped off. The o…
FOUND! Missing Englewood Girl, 14, Turns Up FOUND! Missing Englewood Girl, 14, Turns Up
Found! Missing Englewood Girl, 14, Turns Up A 14-year-old Englewood girl who'd gone missing for more than 24 hours was reunited with her family. Angalay Chaney was last seen leaving Rock Creek Terrace, just off eastbound Route 4, around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, they said. City police announced shortly before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday that she'd been found.
NJ Native Yumi Nu Featured On Sports Illustrated Cover NJ Native Yumi Nu Featured On Sports Illustrated Cover
NJ Native Yumi Nu Featured On Sports Illustrated Cover Garden State native and singer-songwriter Yumi Nu has been featured on the 2022 swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. The Englewood-born niece of Steve and Devon Aoki marks the first Asian American plus-size model to appear on the cover of the magazine's swimsuit issue. A shocked Nu told the New York Post that the photoshoot came as part of a “little plan” by her agents during what she thought was a routine interview. “I could not speak,” Nu, 25, told the outlet. “I had full body chills. I was shaking, I was crying. They really got me good.” The issue is set to hit newsstands on Thursday,…
UPDATE: Fire On Roof Of Hackensack University Medical Center Doused UPDATE: Fire On Roof Of Hackensack University Medical Center Doused
Update: Fire On Roof Of Hackensack University Medical Center Doused Firefighters doused a smokestack blaze on the roof of Hackensack University Medical Center. The two-alarm fire broke out around 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 and involved a generator smokestack with combustible materials around it, the Hackensack Fire Department wrote in a post. It was brought under control in about a half-hour. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Englewood and Teaneck. The Hackensack Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause. Fire on roof of Hackensack University Medical Center.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE
Carjackers With Guns, Knives Drag Out Driver, Steal SUV, New Milford Motorist Tells Teaneck PD Carjackers With Guns, Knives Drag Out Driver, Steal SUV, New Milford Motorist Tells Teaneck PD
Carjackers With Guns, Knives Drag Out Driver, Steal SUV, New Milford Motorist Tells Teaneck PD A group of robbers armed with guns and knives carjacked an 18-year-old New Milford driver in Teaneck, cutting him on the cheek before speeding off in his SUV toward New York City, the purported victim told police. The driver -- who suffered a deep gash that ran from his temple to his jawline -- told police he'd been out with friends Sunday night in Queens and noticed a vehicle following him across the Whitestone Bridge. He got onto westbound Route 4 with the vehicle still behind, he said, then exited at Hackensack Avenue and headed up New Bridge Avenue to Boulevard with the intention of goi…
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV
Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV An Englewood motorist narrowly escaped serious injury — or worse — when he was dragged nearly 20 feet onto Route 4 by a pair of carjackers who sped off in his Range Rover, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim had gotten out and gone to the attendant to get change for the electric tire inflator when the incident occurred at the BP station on westbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. As he did, a dark-colored Audi sedan with four occupants pulled in front of the Range Rover, Pulice said. Two go…