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Newlywed Little Falls Officer Gets Special Hospital Sendoff After Harrowing Crash (VIDEO) Newlywed Little Falls Officer Gets Special Hospital Sendoff After Harrowing Crash (VIDEO)
Newlywed Little Falls Officer Gets Special Hospital Sendoff After Harrowing Crash (Video) The Little Falls Police Department has shared heartfelt footage of Officer Antonio Piedrabuena being discharged from The Valley Hospital on Saturday, Dec. 21, following a harrowing accident just days earlier. Piedrabuena, a newlywed, experienced a medical emergency on Thursday, Dec. 19, while driving his marked police vehicle. The episode caused the car to accelerate uncontrollably, reaching speeds of 102 miles per hour, the department said. The officer veered over the double-yellow lines, hit a curb and utility pole, and then crashed into Schumacher Chevrolet on Main Street near Union Avenu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officer Reached 102 MPH, Went Airborne In Crash Caused By Medical Episode, Little Falls PD Says Officer Reached 102 MPH, Went Airborne In Crash Caused By Medical Episode, Little Falls PD Says
Officer Reached 102 MPH, Went Airborne In Crash Caused By Medical Episode, Little Falls PD Says Little Falls police have released details and identified the officer involved in a serious crash while on duty earlier this month. Little Falls Patrolman Antonio Piedrabuena began experiencing symptoms of a medical emergency, causing his marked police vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably around 1:18 a.m. on Dec. 12, his department said in a news release. The police unit reached speeds of 102 miles per hour as it veered over the double-yellow lines, struck a curb and utility pole, and crashed into the front of Schumacher Chevrolet along Main Street near Union Avenue, police said. The v…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says
Medical Episode Caused Serious Wreck That Hospitalized Little Falls Officer, Department Says Little Falls police have released details in the overnight wreck that hospitalized an officer. The Little Falls officer was experiencing a medical episode while driving around 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, the department said. The officer’s marked patrol vehicle veered off Main Street and struck the building of a local business. The officer was not responding to any calls or engaged in any law enforcement actions at the time of the crash.  The officer, whose identity has not been released, was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson for treatment. He is still receiving ca…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies A Passaic County man was convicted by a federal jury of robbing two area banks just weeks apart. Jurors found Jose Soto, 52, of Passaic guilty of robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000 following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Newark. They also convicted Soto of conspiring with a Paterson man to commit the holdups and brandishing a firearm. Soto pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, 2020, authorities said. His accomplice, Nicholas Or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Two men nabbed by the FBI following bank robberies in Passaic and Little Falls just weeks apart were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark. Nicholas Ortiz, 37, of Paterson, and Jose Soto, 49, of Passaic, have remained in federal custody since their March arrests for robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000. One of them pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The other then "jumped over a teller counter …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse
Investigators Probe Overnight Fire That Gutted Little Falls Steakhouse Investigators were probing an overnight fire Saturday that destroyed a Little Falls restaurant. The blaze apparently broke out in the kitchen at Rare Steakhouse on Main Street around 3:30 a.m.  Firefighters had it knocked down in under 45 minutes. Fire officials declared it under control around 4:50 a.m. No injuries were reported. An investigation to determine the cause was continuing, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Little Falls Fire Chief Jack Sweezy Jr. and Little Falls Police Chief Steve Post said in a joint release. They asked that anyone with information that cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies GOTCHA! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies
Gotcha! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies The FBI nabbed two men who robbed banks in Passaic and Little Falls last month, federal authorities said Wednesday. Nicholas Ortiz, 37, of Paterson, and Jose Soto, 49, of Passaic, remained in federal custody and had closed-circuit appearances scheduled Wednesday afternoon with a U.S. District Court judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Both are charged with holding up a Valley National Bank in Little Falls on Feb. 27. Soto also is charged with robbing a PNC branch in Passaic on Feb. 6 -- although authorities believe Ortiz participated. One of them pointed a silver and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Substantial Haul Likely In Little Falls Bank Robbery UPDATE: Substantial Haul Likely In Little Falls Bank Robbery
Update: Substantial Haul Likely In Little Falls Bank Robbery Two men in masks robbed a Little Falls bank branch at gunpoint Thursday afternoon, rifling through tellers' drawers and herding employees into the vault, responders said. One of them held a handgun while the other went behind the counter at the Valley Bank on Main Street and removed money from the tellers’ drawers around 2:20 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Little Falls Police Chief Steven Post said in a Thursday evening news release. Responders told Daily Voice the robbers then herded employees into the vault and took more cash. Although authorities wouldn't say how mu…

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by Jerry DeMarco