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13-Year-Old Paterson Drug Dealer Caught Packing A Pistol, Passaic County Sheriff Says 13-Year-Old Paterson Drug Dealer Caught Packing A Pistol, Passaic County Sheriff Says
13-Year-Old Paterson Drug Dealer Caught Packing A Pistol, Passaic County Sheriff Says A 13-year-old Paterson drug dealer was carrying a loaded gun when Passaic County sheriff's officers busted him and a customer from Bergen County on a city street corner, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Adam Sanchez, 27, of East Rutherford, had just pulled up in a Volkwagen when Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Peter Pelle and Ashraf Aburoumi approached them at the corner of Summer Street and Van Houten Avenue, the sheriff said. The juvenile admitted having the weapon, which turned out to be a 9mm Ruger P65DC loaded with eight rounds of ball-point ammo, he said. The gun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge
Update: Driver Jumps To Death From Route 3 Bridge UPDATE: Westbound Route 3 was reopened after authorities recovered the body of a driver who responders said stopped on a bridge on the East Rutherford side of the Hackensack River, got out and jumped. The jumper's body was recovered from the water beneath the bridge across from Secaucus near the American Dream mall following the 10:58 a.m. call on Tuesday, Sept. 20, East Rutherford Police Capt. Mike Giancaspro said. The driver's SUV was parked in the far right lane off the bridge's narrow shoulder. That lane and the one next to it remained closed while authorities investigated. All westbo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Always On Duty: East Rutherford Firefighters Revive Unconscious Driver In NYC Crash Always On Duty: East Rutherford Firefighters Revive Unconscious Driver In NYC Crash
Always On Duty: East Rutherford Firefighters Revive Unconscious Driver In NYC Crash HEROES: A trio of East Rutherford firefighters were headed home following a department-related trip when they found themselves needed during an emergency in Manhattan. Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Griffin, Capt. Kyle Torres and Firefighter Joshua Novello had just touched down at LaGuardia Airport following a pre-construction visit to the Ohio-based Sutphen Corporation, which is producing a new tower ladder for the department. East Rutherford's bravest were headed up the Harlem River Drive toward the George Washington Bridge when motorists flagged them down. The trio found an unconsciou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says
Oxy Dealer From North Bergen Nabbed By SWAT Team In Cliffside Park, Prosecutor Says A builder from North Bergen was busted slinging oxycodone in Cliffside Park, authorities said. Members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team seized Christopher Novembre, 44, as he sat in his vehicle on Thursday, Sept. 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He'd previously sold the drug to an undercover detective in East Rutherford and was carrying more for sale when they nabbed him, the prosecutor said. Novembere, who lives at the end of dead-ended Newkirk Avenue off 91st Street, was released on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on drug charges.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After NJSP Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows GOTCHA! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After NJSP Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows
Gotcha! K-9 Nabs Gun-Toting Ex-Con After Njsp Foot Chase From American Dream Into Meadows UPDATE: A gun-carrying ex-con chased by State Police from the American Dream mall into the meadows off the New Jersey Turnpike on Labor Day was captured with help on the ground and in the air. A Lyndhurst police drone was in the air when a Bergen County sheriff's canine tracked down Sequan Watts, 25, of Brooklyn near the banks of the Hackensack River in East Rutherford around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, authorities said. NJSP trooper responding to an 8:04 p.m. report of a patron using counterfeit cash at a retail store in the mall spotted Watts, who took off on foot, Trooper II Charles March…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Speakeasy, Restaurant Heading To Bergen County Speakeasy, Restaurant Heading To Bergen County
Speakeasy, Restaurant Heading To Bergen County Bergen County is getting a new restaurant and speakeasy. The Roosevelt will be moving into the space formerly home to  Taos Restaurant, on Paterson Avenue in East Rutherford, according to its Facebook page. The restaurant is designed to look just like a speakeasy, with brushed, gold chandeliers in the saloon, pendant lights, and deco wallpaper to reflect the style of the Prohibition Era. No word yet on an opening date. The Roosevelt, 356 Paterson Ave., East Rutherford.

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'Like A Superhero': Community Prepares Goodbyes For Beloved East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief 'Like A Superhero': Community Prepares Goodbyes For Beloved East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief
'Like A Superhero': Community Prepares Goodbyes For Beloved East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief It all sadly happened so fast. East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phil Taormina, a man who was as kind as he was courageous, died Wednesday, just months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only 46. A funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at St. Pius X R.C. Church in Montville (24 Changebridge Rd,). Entombment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover (225 Ridgedale Ave). Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 Monday, Aug. 1 at Kimak Funeral Home, 425 Broad Street, Carlstadt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fund th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies
Kind, Courageous East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Dies It all happened so quickly. East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phil Taormina, a man who was as kind as he was courageous, died Wednesday, just months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of liver cancer. He was only 46. Fundraising efforts in the community and among law enforcement were accelerating at a furious pace when the news came. East Rutherford PBA Local #275 called Phil a “great man, husband, father, deputy chief, and community superstar.” "He was compassionate, kind, full of laughter," the department's Tammy Verdugo-Gil added. "Phil was like a super hero, soft spoke…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Stabbed, Woman Slashed, Suspect Bashed In Head With Frying Pan In East Rutherford Man Stabbed, Woman Slashed, Suspect Bashed In Head With Frying Pan In East Rutherford
Man Stabbed, Woman Slashed, Suspect Bashed In Head With Frying Pan In East Rutherford A domestic violence incident in East Rutherford sent three family members to the hospital, including the alleged assailant, responders said. A 58-year-old man and his 24-year-old daughter were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after he'd been stabbed and she'd been slashed Sunday night at a multi-family home on Carlton Avenue near the Wallington border, they said. Their injuries weren't considered life-threatening. Also injured, responders said, was the accused assailant -- a 25-year-old family member who they said was bashed in the head with a frying pan. He was released afte…

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Robber Blasts Motorcyclist, Rescuers With Bear Spray, Caught By Hasbrouck Heights Police Robber Blasts Motorcyclist, Rescuers With Bear Spray, Caught By Hasbrouck Heights Police
Robber Blasts Motorcyclist, Rescuers With Bear Spray, Caught By Hasbrouck Heights Police An ex-con was captured by Hasbrouck Heights police after he blasted a motorcyclist and two good Samaritans with bear spray in a violent robbery attempt, authorities said. The concerned citizens came running after seeing Jared Stun knock the motorcyclist to the ground in an attempt to steal his bike outside Cycle Gear on southbound Route 17 shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, Police Sgt. John Behr said. Stun, a 44-year-old habitual criminal, blasted both of them and the motorcyclist with the aerosol bear deterrent before the good Samaritans pulled him off the victim, Behr said. One of them chased…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Prosecutor: Man Living Near School Forced Kids To Send Nude Pics, Other Victims Possible Bergen Prosecutor: Man Living Near School Forced Kids To Send Nude Pics, Other Victims Possible
Bergen Prosecutor: Man Living Near School Forced Kids To Send Nude Pics, Other Victims Possible A man who lives steps from an East Rutherford grammar school exchanged obscene photos with juveniles, threatened to share images of those who wouldn’t send him more and deleted nude photos of a 14-year-old girl after investigators got wise to him, authorities said. And that's not all. There may be additional victims, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Damien Imbriano, a 22-year-old facilities coordinator, “used the Internet to engage in conduct (that) would debauch the morals of a child, sent obscene material to a child, and engaged in extortion by threatening to share se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mother, Daughter Found Dead In Home Off Route 17 Identified Mother, Daughter Found Dead In Home Off Route 17 Identified
Mother, Daughter Found Dead In Home Off Route 17 Identified A 56-year-old woman and her 31-year-old daughter were found dead Monday, June 20, in the elder woman's East Rutherford home down the block from the borough police station. A man said to have been the former spouse of the property owner apparently found the bodies of Nancy Marie Jocks and her daughter, Alexis O'Boyle of Woodland Park, in the rented unit off southbound Route 17 just past Route 120, barely two miles from MetLife Stadium. There were no signs of foul play, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said later that day. Authorities initially suspected carbon monoxide might be to blam…

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by Jerry DeMarco