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New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV
New Milford Home Damaged By Runaway SUV A driver escaped injury when her SUV slammed into a house in a quiet New Milford neighborhood on Thursday, police said. The 65-year-old motorist apparently lost control of the 2020 Acura RDX while backing up on Webster Drive just off Batterson Court around 9:30 a.m. Jan. 11, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. She wasn't injured, he said. New Milford firefighters were immediately at the residence in the north end of town, joined by their colleagues from Oradell and River Edge. A PSE&G crew was also summoned to secure the utilities. Although the front of the house and its front room w…

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Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities
Combative Defendant Subdued After Fighting With, Spitting On New Milford Police: Authorities A repeat offender from Passaic who's had previous run-ins with law enforcement fought with and spit at police in New Milford, authorities said. Everett McBurse, 30, "has assaulted police and resisted arrest every time he's had an encounter" with them, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. This time, Officers Isaiah Castaneda and Thomas Foschini were interviewing McBurse while responding to a report of a dispute at a home on Faller Drive when he told them he had an active warrant, the chief said. Records show he actually had two -- one in New Milford and the other in Passaic, both inv…

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New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy
New Milford Police Chief Joins Ranks Of Elite, Graduates From FBI Academy New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy has joined some select company. Less than 1% of police officers in the United States are accepted into the FBI's prestigious National Academy in Quantico, VA, which only takes law enforcers with proven records as exceptional professionals. It's no surprise to most that the academy accepted Clancy, 45, who was graduated proudly last week from its 286th session.  It's also no shocker that the affable chief made friends with several fellow officers -- and not only those from the U.S. "We learned best practices for policing from all over the country and …

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HEROES: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse Revived By New Milford Police HEROES: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse Revived By New Milford Police
Heroes: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse Revived By New Milford Police A player had just collapsed at New Milford's new softball field when police arrived and found an off-duty nurse tending to him. He wasn't breathing and had no pulse, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officers Dennis Calacione and Kyle Hill, Sgt. Michael Lafrano and Detective Przemyslaw Boinski began CPR on the 43-year-old victim at Knights Field off River Road shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, the chief said. "They did compressions and rescue breathing and also used the Automated External Defibrillator (AED)," Clancy said. After a few minutes, the man came around, he said, Clanc…

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Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her
Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her SIBLING HEROES: A suicidal teen who threatened to jump into the Hackensack River was rescued by a New Milford police officer whose brother saved the very same girl two months ago, authorities said. Responding Officer Sam Doran found the troubled 14-year-old sitting on the railing of the Old New Bridge Road bridge shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. It took a half-hour or so, but Doran established a rapport with the girl -- enough so that she was willing to fist-bump him, the chief said. As she did, the officer grabbed the youngster and pulled her from the rail…

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FALSE ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In New Milford Unfounded FALSE ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In New Milford Unfounded
False ALARM: Report Of Gunman On Loose In New Milford Unfounded A report of a gunman in camo pants and a hoodie on the loose in New Milford -- which triggered a lockdown of all borough schools Thursday morning -- thankfully was proven unfounded, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. "It was a hunter walking to his car," Clancy said. "He is hunting out of state, not in New Milford. There is absolutely no threat." Borough schools were placed on lockdown and then sheltered in place as police investigated what turned out to be a rumor that a man carrying an assault rifle -- and possibly two -- was seen on Hoffman Avenue near the Berkeley Street Elementa…

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Elmwood Park Middle School Locked Down, Searched After Gun Report Elmwood Park Middle School Locked Down, Searched After Gun Report
Elmwood Park Middle School Locked Down, Searched After Gun Report UPDATE: Elmwood Park Middle School was locked down, a SWAT team and K-9 unit were brought in and backpacks were searched by police Thursday after four students reported hearing another say that he was carrying a gun. Each of the four was interviewed separately and "told the exact same story without wavering," Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "They couldn't identify the student visually because it apparently happened between classes," Foligno said. "That's when the hallways are full of kids. "All they could say was that the student had a black backpack and said he had a gun in it. They ea…

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New Milford PD: Knives, Crack Found During Stop, Passaic County Couple Busted New Milford PD: Knives, Crack Found During Stop, Passaic County Couple Busted
New Milford PD: Knives, Crack Found During Stop, Passaic County Couple Busted A New Milford police stop turned up knives, crack and outstanding warrants on both the driver and passenger, authorities said. Offficer Nick Williams and backup Officer Andy Lignos found the warrants on the Passaic County couple -- Maria Mezerenez, 35, and her passenger, ex-con Benjamin Quirindongo, 38, during the late-night Saturday stop, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. They also found crack and drug paraphernalia in plain view, along with an 8-inch serrated knife, a 3½-inch shank and a box cutter, all of which were "immediately reachable" under the driver's seat, the chief said. Quirin…

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Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol A driver carrying a loaded gun fought with New Milford police before being subdued following a traffic stop, authorities said. Four officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle with Railey Nunez, 24, of the Tribeca section of Manhattan, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officer Dan O’Neill had stopped the Mercedes Benz bearing a temporary license plate from Tennessee for a violation at Boulevard and Floral Court shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Clancy said. O’Neill and Officer Przemyslaw Boinski ordered the driver, 35-year-old Alex Hernandez of Washington Heights, and Nunez from the ve…

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