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Franklin Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

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Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home
Exterior Fire Enters Hasbrouck Heights Home Firefighters quickly doused a blaze that found its way inside a Hasbrouck Heights home. Flames climbed the side and extended into the basement and attic of the three-story wood-frame home on Franklin Avenue between Oak Grove Avenue and Boulevard at 9:15 p.m.  Saturday, April 27, responders said. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze. The Red Cross found temporary food, clothing shelter for the occupants. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Carlstadt, Hackensack, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie, South Hackensack, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. A PSE&G c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Driver In DWI Crash Had Kids With Him Hasbrouck Heights PD: Driver In DWI Crash Had Kids With Him
Hasbrouck Heights PD: Driver In DWI Crash Had Kids With Him A drunk driver had two children with him when he crashed into a parked car overnight on a Hasbrouck Heights street, authorities said. Corey Curry, 34, of Paterson was behind the wheel of a 2012 Infiniti that struck a parked car on Franklin Avenue shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, Hasbrouck Heights Lt. John Behr said. The uninjured youngsters -- both under 10 years old -- were picked up by a family member while police were dealing with him, the lieutenant said. Curry was arrested and charged with DWI, refusing to submit to a breath test, reckless driving, and having an open contain…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ROUTE 17 ROLLOVER: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed ROUTE 17 ROLLOVER: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed
Route 17 Rollover: Driver, 21, Hospitalized, Summonsed UPDATE: A 21-year-old driver who rolled his Charger on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights was hospitalized and given a summons, authorities said. Northbound Route 17 was closed from Moonachie Avenue for about two hours after the Dodge and a BMW M34 collided just south of Franklin Avenue at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, May 18, Police Lt. John Behr said. The Charger driver -- who lives in Mays Landing -- got out under his own steam and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that the lieutenant said weren't considered life-threatening. He received a summons for reckless driving, B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated
Police: Pickup Driver Causes Route 17 Pileup, Female Occupant Extricated A pickup driver was charged with causing a chain-reaction crash that jammed Route 17 for nearly an hour and sent a woman to the hospital after firefighters freed her from the wreckage. The victim was in one of three vehicles stopped for a light on the highway's northbound side near Franklin Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights when a Ford F550 driven by a Belleville man rammed into her Toyota Prius around 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, Police Sgt. John Behr said. Wood-Ridge firefighters joined their Hasbrouck Heights colleagues, along with ambulance crews from Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer HERO: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer
Hero: Distraught Man, 80, Pursuing Suicide Rescued By Hasbrouck Heights Police Officer A Hasbrouck Heights police officer revived an 80-year-old man who authorities said was trying to kill himself. Officer Michael Renna found the man unconscious in his vehicle on a quiet stretch of Franklin Avenue between Oak Grove Avenue and Boulevard shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, according to a police report. The officer reportedly administered Narcan, which helped bring the man around. An ambulance took the man to Hackensack University Medical Center. Police, meanwhile, discovered a suicide note. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification also responded t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CONFIRMED: Motorcyclist, 52, From Hasbrouck Heights Killed In Route 17 Crash CONFIRMED: Motorcyclist, 52, From Hasbrouck Heights Killed In Route 17 Crash
Confirmed: Motorcyclist, 52, From Hasbrouck Heights Killed In Route 17 Crash A motorcyclist was killed in a Route 17 collision with a garbage truck Monday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights, authorities confirmed. ****** UPDATE: The Rockland County driver of a garbage truck that struck and killed a 52-year-old motorcyclist from Hasbrouck Heights on Route 17 on Monday was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to observe road signals, authorities said. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/ridgefieldpark/police-fire/rockland-dump-trucker-ticketed-in-route-17-crash-that-killed-hasbrouck-heights-motorcyclist/783583/ ****** ORIGINAL STORY: The 52-year-old rider f…

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by Jerry DeMarco