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Driver On Three Wheels Fails To Fool Police After Passenger Seat Switch In NJ: PD Driver On Three Wheels Fails To Fool Police After Passenger Seat Switch In NJ: PD
Driver On Three Wheels Fails To Fool Police After Passenger Seat Switch In NJ: PD A reckless driver and his passenger tried pulling a fast one on Paramus police after a wild three-wheeled chase — but it didn’t work, authorities announced on Monday, April 14. Jonathan Valentin, 28, of Maywood, took off in a black Mercedes-Benz after Officer Sean Casey tried stopping him for speeding on Route 4 West near the Verizon store around 1:20 a.m., the Paramus Police Department said. Valentin refused to pull over, racing away at a dangerous speed, police said. During the pursuit, he lost the front driver-side tire but kept going on three wheels, endangering everyone on the highway,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor NJ Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor
NJ Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor A Bergen County man stole nearly half a million dollars by writing fake checks across multiple bank accounts in a three-week-long financial scam, authorities said. Evangelos Drosos, 50, of Glen Rock, was arrested on Wednesday, April 9 in Paramus following a months-long investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit, Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The scheme, known as check-kiting, involved Drosos writing self-issued checks from accounts he controlled — knowing there weren’t funds to cover them — and depositing them into different accounts at another bank. “Dros…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years
From One Single Desk To Drones: Paramus Police Department Celebrates 100 Years The Paramus Police Department is marking 100 years of protecting and serving the borough — a far cry from its humble beginnings as “a desk, a chair, and one file cabinet.” That’s how the late Chief George Jockish once described the department’s earliest days in 1922, when Paramus was still taking shape and the roads that would become Routes 4 and 17 were just lines on a map. The department was officially founded on April 11, 1925, with just one officer: Chief Barney Martin. A century later, the force has grown to 100 sworn officers under Chief Robert Guidetti, who now leads one of the most …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sheraton Shenanigans: Four Caught Creeping At NJ Hotel Set For Demolition, Cops Say Sheraton Shenanigans: Four Caught Creeping At NJ Hotel Set For Demolition, Cops Say
Sheraton Shenanigans: Four Caught Creeping At NJ Hotel Set For Demolition, Cops Say Four people were charged after they were caught trespassing inside the abandoned Sheraton Crossroads Hotel in Mahwah, police said. Officers were called to the property on Friday, April 4 at 10:35 p.m. after a security officer reported seeing a group of people inside the vacant building, according to the Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli. The hotel is currently fenced off and being prepared for demolition, police said. It is under 24/7 surveillance, and “no trespassing” signs are posted throughout the grounds. The hotel is set to be demolished Sunday, April 27, as reported by Daily Voice.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Measles Warning In NJ: You May Have Been Exposed At These 6 Locations Measles Warning In NJ: You May Have Been Exposed At These 6 Locations
Measles Warning In NJ: You May Have Been Exposed At These 6 Locations New Jersey health officials are warning residents about possible measles exposure at several locations across Bergen County and Newark Liberty International Airport last week. A non-New Jersey resident who was infected with measles visited multiple places while contagious between March 25 and March 27, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) said in a statement issued Wednesday, April 2. The locations and exposure windows are: Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal A: March 25 from 3:45 PM to 6:15 PM March 27 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM (waited in Starbucks before departure) Marr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bite Marks, Severe Bruising On Child Lead To Charges Against Bergen County Woman: Prosecutor Bite Marks, Severe Bruising On Child Lead To Charges Against Bergen County Woman: Prosecutor
Bite Marks, Severe Bruising On Child Lead To Charges Against Bergen County Woman: Prosecutor A 24-year-old woman from Bergen County is facing serious charges after authorities say she beat a child so badly the child was left with bite marks, extensive bruising, and a head injury. Ceily C. Sunun-Miranda, of Cliffside Park, was arrested on Tuesday, April 1 in Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and Cliffside Park Police Chief Yakup Zoklu said. The investigation began after the principal of a public school in Cliffside Park reported suspected child abuse to New Jersey’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by D…

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by Cecilia Levine
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These NJ Police Departments Are Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers In $1M Campaign These NJ Police Departments Are Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers In $1M Campaign
These NJ Police Departments Are Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers In $1M Campaign New Jersey is cracking down on distracted drivers in a major way — and local police departments are getting paid to do it. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) on Monday, April 1, launched a statewide campaign called “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” running through April 30.  The initiative combines high-visibility enforcement with a public awareness campaign targeting texting and other phone-related distractions behind the wheel. The campaign comes as preliminary state data reveals that 48% of drivers involved in crashes last year were dist…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Couple Caught Stuffing $6K In J.Crew Clothes Into Bodysuit At Paramus Mall: Police NY Couple Caught Stuffing $6K In J.Crew Clothes Into Bodysuit At Paramus Mall: Police
NY Couple Caught Stuffing $6K In J.Crew Clothes Into Bodysuit At Paramus Mall: Police A couple from East Elmhurst, NY, was arrested after Paramus police say they stuffed more than $6,000 in J.Crew merchandise into a hidden bodysuit and tried to make a clean getaway at a local mall. Detectives with the Paramus Police Department’s Organized Retail Crime Unit were watching a suspicious vehicle in the mall parking lot on Thursday, March 20, around 2:40 p.m., when they spotted the suspects going back and forth between the car and the store, said Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti, who did not name the mall. Detective Matt McGuire saw a male and female repeatedly traveling betwe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly?
Bergen County Teacher Narrowly Loses 'Jeopardy!' — Can You Answer His Clues Correctly? It was a big night on "Jeopardy!" for Paramus resident Eugene Huang, a teacher at Dumont High School, who made a memorable debut during the Tuesday, March 25 episode — coming just shy of a dramatic upset in the game’s final moments. Huang competed against returning champion Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, PA, and Sara Balmuth, an archaeologist from Shasta Lake, CA. Josh came into the night as a two-day champ with $32,800 already under his belt. Here are some of the hardest questions that Huang got right (but you can click here to see the entire game and the answer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Swatting Hoax Sends Cops Racing To Empty Paramus Home, Here's Who They Say Was Behind It Swatting Hoax Sends Cops Racing To Empty Paramus Home, Here's Who They Say Was Behind It
Swatting Hoax Sends Cops Racing To Empty Paramus Home, Here's Who They Say Was Behind It A 39-year-old man has been charged after authorities say he made a hoax call to police, falsely reporting a burglary in progress in Paramus and prompting a major emergency response. Joseph D. Monticello, 39, of East Hanover, was arrested after investigators determined he deliberately fabricated the report, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The incident unfolded on Friday, March 7, at approximately 11:40 a.m., when Paramus Police Communications received an anonymous 911 call claiming that three to four masked men were loading items into a white van outside a home. The caller abruptl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources
Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources A massive fire that destroyed a newly built multi-million dollar home in Paramus started in a car parked in the driveway and quickly spread to the house early Monday, March 17, Daily Voice has learned. The fire broke out at approximately 2:10 a.m., igniting one of three vehicles (two Teslas and a non-electric vehicle) parked in the driveway, responders said. The vehicle that caught fire was not one of the Teslas, responders said. Flames quickly engulfed the garage, climbed the side of the home, and spread to the second floor and roof. Firefighters battled the inferno for more than four hour…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Six NJ Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Best: See The Full List Six NJ Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Best: See The Full List
Six NJ Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Best: See The Full List When it comes to medical care, not all hospitals are created equally, and patients want the best treatment available, whether it's for a routine procedure or a life-saving intervention. Newsweek has released its World's Best Hospitals 2025 list. The rankings, created in collaboration with global data firm Statista, scored hospitals based on expert surveys, patient experience, and hospital performance metrics. Eleven hospitals in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic earned spots among the top 250 worldwide. The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore was ranked No. 4 glob…

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by Chris Spiker