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Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook
Elmwood Park Boy, 15, Struck By Sedan In Saddle Brook A 15-year-old Elmwood Park boy was hospitalized after being struck by a sedan Sunday afternoon in Saddle Brook, authorities said. A witness said the teen was dashing across the street when he was struck by what Capt. John Zotollo Jr. said was a 2011 Hyundai Sonata at the intersection of North Midland Avenue and Molnar Drive shortly before 12:30 p.m. The boy "flew onto [the] windshield and flew off, smacking his head on the ground," the witness said. "The driver was devastated." The teen was hospitalized with arm and back injuries, Zotollo said. No summonses were issued to the Saddle …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars
Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars A UPS driver hopped back into his smoking Jeep and moved it away from other vehicles before it was engulfed in flames Wednesday, Saddle Brook police said. The Toms River driver had just parked in the North Midland Avenue UPS lot around 2 p.m. when another employee alerted him to heavy smoke coming from the 1998 Jeep Cherokee’s engine compartment, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said. “Seeing that his car was sandwiched between other cars in the lot, the employee quickly entered the smoking vehicle and backed it out of the spot it was in,” Kugler said. “He quickly got out before it b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Saddle Brook, Fair Lawn Police Combine To Catch Accused Home Burglar Saddle Brook, Fair Lawn Police Combine To Catch Accused Home Burglar
Saddle Brook, Fair Lawn Police Combine To Catch Accused Home Burglar Saddle Brook and Fair Lawn police teamed up to nab a repeat offender following a residential burglary. No one was home when Adam Zengel, 23, of New Brunswick entered the Saddle Brook home near the corner of North Midland Avenue and Rosol Lane through a rear window sometime overnight Monday into Tuesday, Detective Capt. John Zotollo said. Zengel fled with several expensive electronic items, he said. Saddle Brook police identified and caught him with help from Fair Lawn police, Zotollo said. Zengel's criminal record includes mostly minor drug-related arrests out of several municipalities in…

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by Jerry DeMarco