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Carjackers Fail In Paramus, Succeed In Fair Lawn, Crash In Englewood
Armed robbers who carjacked a vehicle in Fair Lawn after an attempt in Paramus failed were pursued into Englewood, where they bailed out and quickly made themselves scarce, authorities said. It began at 11:55 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, when the masked pair approached a driver who’d stopped for a cup of coffee at the BP station on eastbound Route 4 in Paramus. The victim was parked in the lot when the robbers ordered him out of his 2021 Volkswagen Jetta at gunpoint and forcibly took his wallet, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. He fled into the convenience store at the station with the …
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SUV Rams Pole At Fair Lawn-Hawthorne Border
A passenger was seriously injured when an SUV struck a pole overnight Tuesday at the border of Fair Lawn and Hawthorne. The Honda CR-V slammed into the pole alongside the BP station just south of the Lincoln Avenue bridge at Wagaraw Road around 1 a.m. April 10. The passenger was extricated before members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The SUV rammed the pole outside the BP station at the busy intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Wagaraw Road in Fair Lawn at the Hawthorne border.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE At least one othe…
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UP? Brazen Thief Tries To Steal Luxury Mercedes While Owner Fuels Up On Route 4
A driver who ducked into a Route 4 Dunkin Donuts while gassing up nearly lost his luxury SUV to a brazen thief who took his wallet and $500 in cash, authorities said. The victim was fueling up his Mercedes G-Class wagon at the BP station on the westbound highway when the thief arrived in a Mercedes sedan reported stolen out of Toms River around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. The bandit snuck into the G-wagon apparently assuming he'd drive off with it but wound up snatching a bag that had the wallet and cash in it from the vehicle, the lieutenant said. For those …
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Carjackers Drag Driver Onto Route 4 Before Fleeing With Luxury SUV
An Englewood motorist narrowly escaped serious injury — or worse — when he was dragged nearly 20 feet onto Route 4 by a pair of carjackers who sped off in his Range Rover, authorities said. The 34-year-old victim had gotten out and gone to the attendant to get change for the electric tire inflator when the incident occurred at the BP station on westbound Route 4 near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Englewood Police Lt. Fred Pulice said. As he did, a dark-colored Audi sedan with four occupants pulled in front of the Range Rover, Pulice said. Two go…
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North Jersey Gas Station Owner Who Died Of COVID, Pneumonia Was 'Loving Family Man'
A beloved local North Jersey gas station owner died after a battle with COVID-19, those who knew him said. Anthony Balloutine, 42, of Totowa, died on Nov. 23 after several weeks of fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. "While quarantined with COVID-19 at home, his lungs were being attacked and his breathing was becoming more labored with every day that passed," the page's founder Kristin Karam wrote. "He was then admitted to the hospital and about a week later he was in critical condition and needed to be put on a ventilator. Anthony had a trac…
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Ridgefield Park Man, 64, Struck, Injured At Route 4 Gas Station In Englewood
A 64-year-old Ridgefield Park man was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday at a Route 4 gas station in Englewood, authorities said. The 54-year-old driver from Franklin Lakes remained at the scene following the crash at the BP station on the eastbound side of the highway across from the South Van Brunt Street interchange shortly before 10:30 a.m., Police Chief Lawrence Suffern said. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, the chief said. Any possible summons or charges were pending the outcome of …
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Some Blame COVID: Paterson Man Gunned Down, City Homicides Break 30-Year High
A man found shot dead in a Paterson gas station parking lot Wednesday became the 23rd victim gunned down in the Silk City this year. The body of Michael Richardson, 33, was found on the ground of the BP station at Broadway and Summer Street, in a neighborhood rife with drugs and gangs, shortly after 3 p.m., authorities said. He'd been shot in the head, said detectives who were searching for a juvenile who reportedly fled the scene. Richardson was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and city Police Chief Ibrah…
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Witness: NY State Man Killed On Route 4 After Fight With Girlfriend Walked Into Traffic
UPDATE: A Dutchess County, NY man who was killed when he was struck by two vehicles on Route 4 in Paramus deliberately walked into traffic, witnesses said. One witness was getting gas at the BP station next to the McDonald's on the highway's westbound side moments before 9 p.m. Saturday. "My husband was inside the [gas station] store when the man walked over from McDonald's with a blank stare on this face," she told Daily Voice. Ryan O’Keefe, 36, of Wappingers Falls, NY man had been fighting with his girlfriend both inside and outside the McDonald's, near the highway's Forest Avenue e…
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