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Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Bergen County School Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Bergen County School
Video Shows Mom 4X Legal Limit Picking Up Child From Bergen County School Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a Bergen County mother who showed up more than four times the legal limit to pick up her son from school. The video shared by DriveThruTours shows the DUI investigation and subsequent arrest of Mayowa Kubikisha, 28, outside of Memorial Elementary School on Thursday, May 9, as first reported by Daily Voice. Montvale PD bodycam footage via DriveThruTours Officers conducted a series of field sobriety tests and found 40 airplane bottles of vodka, a bottle of EJ rum, a tall white can of beer, and a green bottle of beer — all open containe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parent Picking Up Child At Montvale School Arrested For DWI Parent Picking Up Child At Montvale School Arrested For DWI
Parent Picking Up Child At Montvale School Arrested For DWI Police were called and a Montvale mom arrested when she showed up at her son's school hammered, authorities said. Mayowa Kubikisha, 28, "seemed a little off," according to staff, after she pulled into the parking at Memorial Elementary School after the end of the school day on Thursday, May 9, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell said. They became concerned and called his officers, the chief said. They had reason to be: Kubikisha registered a blood alcohol level of 0.33%, he said, more than four times the legal limit to drive in New Jersey. "The child was never in danger and was no…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County HS Mourns Loss Of Senior Joseph McNeice, 18: 'Unimaginable' Bergen County HS Mourns Loss Of Senior Joseph McNeice, 18: 'Unimaginable'
Bergen County HS Mourns Loss Of Senior Joseph McNeice, 18: 'Unimaginable' A Bergen County high school is mourning the loss of one of its students. Joseph "Joe" McNeice, 18, of Montvale, died peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, his obituary on the Becker Funeral Home website says. "He courageously battled hardships every single day of his life, but he outmatched each obstacle with a positive outlook and smiling face," Joe's obituary says. A senior at Pascack Hills High School, Joe was a "dynamic force" on the school's bowling team, having learned the game from his older brother, Sean, Jeo's obituary reads. "Joe loved to live HIS life every day. He was eager to…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ulta Thief Swipes $8,761 In Fragrances, Captured After Running Across GS Parkway: Montvale PD Ulta Thief Swipes $8,761 In Fragrances, Captured After Running Across GS Parkway: Montvale PD
Ulta Thief Swipes $8,761 In Fragrances, Captured After Running Across GS Parkway: Montvale PD Montvale police captured a thief who dashed across several lanes of Garden State Parkway traffic after snatching $8,761 worth of fragrances from a local Ulta store, authorities said. It was the 28th time in just the past 14 months that someone had either succeeded or attempted to snatch pricey perfumes from the Ulta store in The Shoppes at DePiero Farm, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell said after Wednesday's arrest. It was the sixth time already this year, he said. Lateek Lamount Newton, 28, of New York got out of a grey Nissan Altima with a temporary Georgia license tag and a tailli…

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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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Bergen County 18-Year-Old Jailed In Bogus Gun Threat Against Local High School Bergen County 18-Year-Old Jailed In Bogus Gun Threat Against Local High School
Bergen County 18-Year-Old Jailed In Bogus Gun Threat Against Local High School A college student from Bergen County was jailed in New York State after authorities said he phoned in a bogus gun threat to a New Jersey high school. Luke Natoli, 18, blocked the number he was calling from when he threatened to “bring a gun to a sport’s practice” on Tuesday afternoon, April 12, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. “First responders and school officials took measures to ensure the safety of the campus while members of [Musella’s] Cyber Crimes Unit and the Montvale Police Department initiated an investigation to trace the call,” the prosecutor said. It didn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Son Of Infamous Bergen County Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud Son Of Infamous Bergen County Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud
Son Of Infamous Bergen County Burglar Charged With ID Theft, Unemployment Fraud The son of an infamous Bergen County burglar was charged with unemployment fraud after a shoplifting bust in Virginia, authorities said. A judge ordered Daniel Gatson Jr., 24, of Ridgefield released this week after he was booked into the Bergen County Jail hours earlier, records show. Gatson assumed another identity to open bank accounts, then applied for and received unemployment benefits from the state of New Jersey, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, without specifying the amount. Detectives in Fairfax County, VA discovered this while investigating a shoplifting, the prose…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
CLOSE CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun CLOSE CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun
Close CALL: Woodcliff Lake Police Subdue Westwood Offender Carrying Loaded Gun Woodcliff Lake police prevented a potential tragedy when they subdued a Westwood man who was carrying a loaded gun, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a suspicious-looking couple walking through backyards on Glen Road on Saturday found Jordan Dufont, 20, and a woman identified as his girlfriend, Police Chief John Burns said. Dufont has a previous history of drug arrests and had been free pending trial on charges of aggravated assault and conspiracy out of Rochelle Park last November, records show. Woodcliff Lake police began to take him into custody for giving them a fake n…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale
Former Food Network Chef Charged With Pointing Gun At Vehicle In Montvale An executive chef who’s been featured on The Food Network was arrested after police in Montvale said he pointed what looked like a real gun at a vehicle stopped at a light. Another motorist alerted officers that Klaus Hoops, 60, was “screaming out the window” of a Railroad Avenue building (photo above) while pointing what appeared to be a handgun at people in the car in front of him, Montvale Police Chief Joseph Sanfilippo said Wednesday. Police investigated and found that Hoops, who lives on the second floor above a row of stores across from the Montvale train station, had a pellet rifle, …

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by Jerry DeMarco