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Wyckoff Firefighters Make Quick Work Of House Fire Wyckoff Firefighters Make Quick Work Of House Fire
Wyckoff Firefighters Make Quick Work Of House Fire Wyckoff firefighters quickly doused a house fire, preventing more serious damage. They responded to the Kingston Street blaze shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 1, and had the two-alarm fire knocked down within 15 minutes. No injuries were reported. Waldwick, Ho-Ho-Kus and Ramsey firefighters were among the mutual aid responders. Companies were already being released before 10 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Bergen College Student Released Following Arrest In Bogus High School Gun Threat UPDATE: Bergen College Student Released Following Arrest In Bogus High School Gun Threat
Update: Bergen College Student Released Following Arrest In Bogus High School Gun Threat UPDATE: A college student from Ramsey who was arrested in upstate New York last week was brought to New Jersey to face charges of phoning in a bogus high school gun threat.  Luke Natoli, 18, was released from custody on Tuesday, April 19, after being booked into the Bergen County Jail on Monday, records show. Natoli blocked the number he was calling from when he threatened to bring a gun to baseball practice at a high school in Montvale on April 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella didn't say whether it was Pascack Hills High School or St. Joseph Regional High …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Bans Pursuits But Not Perimeters: Vehicle Thieves Nabbed In Upper Saddle River NJ Bans Pursuits But Not Perimeters: Vehicle Thieves Nabbed In Upper Saddle River
NJ Bans Pursuits But Not Perimeters: Vehicle Thieves Nabbed In Upper Saddle River As bail reform and bans on police pursuits in New Jersey make vehicle thieves harder to catch, police have devised other strategies. Teamwork with both the public and among neighboring departments is beginning to show results. It was shortly after noon Monday, April 11, when police from several towns converged on an Upper Saddle River neighborhood near the Rockland County border. A resident -- aware that you can't waste a second in these instances -- dialed 911 to report someone trying to steal a vehicle from his West Saddle River Road driveway and then fleeing when his alarm sounded, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CHILD PORN: Cyber Crime Detectives Charge Retiree From Ramsey, 79 CHILD PORN: Cyber Crime Detectives Charge Retiree From Ramsey, 79
Child Porn: Cyber Crime Detectives Charge Retiree From Ramsey, 79 A 79-year-old retiree was caught with nearly 100 child porn images at his Ramsey home, authorities said. Michael Alfone was arrested Friday and then released pending an April 6 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Monday, March 21. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit raided Alfone’s Arch Street home off Main Street on March 4 during the course of a months-long investigation, Musella said. They arrested Alfone on third-degree child porn possession charges after determining that he “used the Internet to vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder
Woman Stabbed In Bergen Home Rescued By Stepdad, Ex Charged With Attempted Murder "Take one last breath -- it will be the last time," a knife-wielding man told a former partner before stabbing her with a folding knife in her parents' Bergen County home, investigators said. Jason Hinton, 27, of Little Ferry then straddled the fallen victim and raised the knife again, they said. But the victim’s stepfather grabbed him before he could do worse harm to the young mom. The horrifying tale continued with the fleeing Hinton stabbing himself several times, then driving from the Ramsey home to a hospital in Rockland County to be treated, police said. Social media posts leading u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash GOTCHA! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash
Gotcha! Trio Of Broad-Daylight Car Thieves Captured In Saddle River, With Help, Following Crash Three car thieves from Newark were captured thanks to a Saddle River resident who suspected something sinister, along with force-multiplying officers from neighboring towns who responded instantly, authorities said. Car thefts not only have skyrocketed recently throughout New Jersey the past few months -- they also occur during the day now, all because of new rules that prevent police pursuits. What local law enforcement officers can rely on, however, are their colleagues and their citizens. This played out in Saddle River -- an affluent suburban town off Route 17 near the New York State b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police
Assailant Stabs Woman In Ramsey, Turns Knife On Himself, Drives To Rockland Hospital: Police A manhunt ended when a man who'd stabbed a woman at a home in Ramsey turned the knife on himself before driving to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for treatment, authorities said. The victim was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood before being transferred to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center following the assault on Swan Street, just off southbound Route 17, around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The suspect, Jason Hinton 27, of Liberty Street in Little Ferry, was later located at Good Sam, where he'd sought medical attention f…

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Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years
Repeat Child Porn Offender From Bergen Sentenced To 5 Years A Bergen County landscaper who was caught collecting child porn for the second time in a decade was sentenced to five years in state prison. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Jakob Menzo, 33, of Waldwick on June 10, 2021. The investigators found that Menzo “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 600 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said at the time. SEE: 10 Years After: Bergen Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Again Menzo was living in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say 'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say
'Scam' At Local COVID Testing Site Turns Out Legitimate, Police Say What at first appeared to be a COVID-19 testing fraud in Oakland was actually a legitimate operation, police said. Several people were waiting on line for testing at a local business on Tuesday when they were approached by two men in lab coats who said they were associated with the facility, authorities said. The men "offered to provide tests to those in line in order to expedite the process," police said. After providing a swab, those in line supplied personal information, they said. Oakland police investigated, along with their colleagues from Ramsey and Ringwood, after some on line sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location
Retro Fitness Abruptly Shutters Another NJ Location Retro Fitness is closing yet another location in New Jersey. The gym announced its West Orange location on Prospect Avenue will close for good on Dec. 31.  Memberships will transfer to the Belleville location. The gym made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday, Dec. 28. During the pandemic, Retro Fitness closed its Paramus and Ramsey locations.

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Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen
Residents Help Mahwah Police Nab NYC Duo Burglarizing Vehicles In Northwest Bergen With help from residents and law enforcement colleagues, a swarm of Mahwah police captured two New York City men who they said had been burglarizing vehicles in northwest Bergen County using a stolen Mercedes. Officer Kevin McCombs was patrolling the Rio Vista community in response to a recent surge in high-end auto thefts when he spotted an unoccupied 2017 Benz parked in the middle of Brams Hill Drive shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. A computer check showed found that it had been stolen on Long Island, he said. As McCombs approached the vehicle, two men came …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence
Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence A Ramsey volunteer first responder who was wrongfully accused in a child-porn case was vindicated after a private forensic investigator proved his innocence. Charles Gilbride had no idea what was happening when cybercrime detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office raided his home and arrested him early on the morning of Dec. 2, 2021. That’s because he hadn’t done anything wrong. First responders, like many others, found it impossible to believe the 2015 Ramsey High School graduate – who’d been a lieutenant with the all-volunteer Ramsey Rescue Squad – was capable of such crimes. …

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by Jerry DeMarco