Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Sunday night in New Milford, authorities said. The motorcycle struck a guardrail at Monmouth Avenue after the 41-year-old rider apparently lost control while heading north on River Road shortly after 9 p.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, the chief said. River Road was reopened around 11 p.m., he said. New Milford police were investigating.
SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield SEE ANYTHING? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield
SEE Anything? Masked Muggers Beat New Milford Driver, 17, For $300 In Bergenfield Bergenfield police were searching for the muggers who they said beat a 17-year-old New Milford boy while stealing his wallet. Three robbers were all wearing masks when they approached the victim as he sat in his car on Ames Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Detective Lt. William Duran said. Two of the bandits got into the car and began punching him in the face and body, causing minor injuries, Duran said. They fled with his wallet, which he said held about $300. Dumont police assisted in searching for the muggers, who fled through Twin Borough Park. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance …
Mahwah PD: Amazon Delivery Impostor Comes To Resident's Door Mahwah PD: Amazon Delivery Impostor Comes To Resident's Door
Mahwah PD: Amazon Delivery Impostor Comes To Resident's Door Two of Mahwah’s finest nabbed a man who impersonated an Amazon employee in an attempt to collect a fraudulently ordered package, authorities said. In doing so, they helped crack a series of thefts in at least three area towns, including Montvale and New Milford, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. The Laurel Court resident held onto the box and called police, who captured the accused thief and his alleged getaway driver, both of whom are from Paterson, Jaffe said Thursday. Luis D. Deleon, 24, fled without the package, then got into a waiting 2019 Honda CRV that Lt. Harry Hunt and Officer Teil…
UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge
Update: New Milford Driver, 53, Killed When Commuter Train Hits SUV In River Edge UPDATE: A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon when a commuter train struck his SUV in River Edge near the Hackensack border. Sheng Chen, 53, initially was unresponsive, with a weak pulse, after a Pascack Valley Line train struck the Toyota Sequoia on Main Street, east of New Bridge Landing, around 4:40 p.m., authorities said. He was pronounced dead less than 20 minutes later. The Pascack Valley Line Train 9618 left Spring Valley at 4:02 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:04 p.m., NJ Transit's Nancy Snyder said. There were no injuries to the 10 or so customers and crew aboar…
COVID-19: Bergenfield Woman Recovering Loses Husband, Brother Days Apart To Coronavirus COVID-19: Bergenfield Woman Recovering Loses Husband, Brother Days Apart To Coronavirus
Covid-19: Bergenfield Woman Recovering Loses Husband, Brother Days Apart To Coronavirus A Bergenfield woman recovering from coronavirus returned home after a hospital stay left to mourn two family members: Her brother, a beloved Holy Name Medical Center worker, and her husband. Violeta Velasquez was discharged from Holy Name on Thursday, April 2. She was taken there by ambulance March 25, the day before her husband Luis Velasquez, Jr. died. Then, on April 3, Violeta's brother Jesus Villaluz -- who worked in Holy Name's patient transport unit for 27 years -- passed away. All three tested positive for COVID-19, according to Violeta's son, Jenner De Guzman told daily Voice. "W…
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five residents at a nursing home in New Milford have died of coronavirus complications and 16 more tested positive, along with six staff members, its parent company confirmed. There may be more there, management at CareOne said in a release. CareOne at New Milford (Woodcrest) became the first long-term care facility in Bergen County struck with that many deaths, joining others in New Jersey. “We expect these numbers to rise,” the company managers said. “We are actively testing patients and awaiting results, and screening at higher levels than CDC guidelines.” Five residents deaths at the …
Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns
Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns Hackensack police nabbed a wanted 18-year-old city man who authorities said assaulted the owner of The River Edge Diner shortly after being released on burglary charges out of Teaneck. Denys Ludizaca was being processed at River Edge police headquarters Tuesday afternoon on robbery charges from Saturday's diner incident following his capture in Hackensack. Additional charges were expected out of New Milford and Maywood this week for crimes that occurred in their towns, as well, authorities told Daily Voice. Ludizaca "tried to skip out on paying for his dinner but left his car keys beh…
New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious
New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious An unemployed New Milford man who shook his 4-month-old son unconscious last year was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Travis Weber, 29, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending transfer to prison following the sentence for his plea to second-degree child endangerment. The baby’s mother found the boy unconscious last February after leaving him with Weber, authorities said. The boy was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where doctors found head trauma injuries.  An investigation produced charges of aggravated ass…
Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery
Garfield PD: Detectives Nab Teaneck Pair In Knifepoint Jordan Sneaker Robbery Garfield police nabbed two Teaneck men who they said robbed a victim of a pair of $400 sneakers at knifepoint after he'd arranged what he thought was a sale on social media. The victim told police he’d set up what he believed was the sale of the Travis Scott Jordan sneakers in the parking lot of the Burlington Coat Factory on Passaic Street the afternoon of Jan. 10, Police Capt. Richard Uram said Tuesday. Instead, one of two men held him at knifepoint while a second “gestured as if he had a gun in his pocket and threatened to use it,” Uram said. The victim said he backed off as the ro…
Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash
Senior Trio Emerges Unscathed After SUV Flips In Palisades Park Crash Three New Milford seniors all walked away without injury after their SUV was knocked through a fence and plunged several feet, landing on its roof atop a Palisades Park apartment's electrical box. The 70-year-old driver of the Honda CRV told police he’d stopped on West Palisades Boulevard and was headed across Grand Avenue when the driver of a Toyota Camry sped up, clipping the back of his vehicle. He said he lost control of the SUV, which hit a Chevy Impala stopped at a light and careened through the fence, landing upside down on the box at the Marlborough Apartments. He wasn’t injured, n…