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Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case
Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case A music teacher from Wayne had "sexually inappropriate conduct" with an underage Ho-Ho-Kus teen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Kyle Kubicki, 29, formerly of Mahwah, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Tuesday. He's charged with providing obscenity to a minor and child endangerment for "engaging in sexual conversations with a child under the age of 18 and also providing pornographic materials" to the youngster "for the purpose of sexual gratification," Musella said. …

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Prosecutor: Newark Hotel Clerk From Bergen Had 2,263 Child Porn Files Prosecutor: Newark Hotel Clerk From Bergen Had 2,263 Child Porn Files
Prosecutor: Newark Hotel Clerk From Bergen Had 2,263 Child Porn Files A Newark front desk clerk from Hackensack collected nearly 2,300 child porn files, authorities charged. Jeremy M. Haar, 22, who has a previous related arrest history, remained held in the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark following a months-long joint investigation by the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, they said Tuesday. Haar “used the Internet to view, download, and possess approximately 2,263 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children on three different mobile devices,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The Wyndham hotel c…

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Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say
Handyman Caught Masturbating Near Norwood Job Site, Police Say Norwood police arrested a Hudson County handyman after two female passersby said they saw him masturbating in his vehicle. Ernesto Martinez, 34, of West New York was working a job in the area when the women told police they saw him busy doing something else while parked on Rio Vista Drive around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Jeff Krapels said. Martinez drove away but was stopped and arrested by police a short time later, the chief said. They charged Martinez with lewdness and released him pending a Municipal Court hearing. ****** UPDATE: A 21-year-old Northvale driver was charged with …

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PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus
PD: Overdosing Driver From Bergenfield Crashes Into Route 4 Dealership Lot In Paramus UPDATE: A 47-year-old Bergenfield driver had to be revived with Narcan after he passed out behind the wheel on Route 4 and his car slammed into two vehicles in a car dealership parking lot, Paramus police said. Miraculously, no one else was injured when the 2010 Ford Fusion driven by Glenn D. Gross careened off the eastbound highway and barreled across a grass median into the Paramus Honda lot, where it struck a parked Porsche and SUV shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers immediately treated the unconscious and unresponsive Gross with Narcan, reviving him, Police Chief Kenneth Ehren…

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Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood
Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood UPDATE: A 21-year-old Northvale driver was charged with intentionally slamming his Jaguar into an SUV on a Norwood road, critically injuring one of the occupants, in what responders said was an apparent suicide attempt. Solomon Kim, who suffered back and leg fractures, “intentionally crashed into the victim’s vehicle, causing the injuries” to a man and woman, both 46, Tuesday afternoon on Livingston Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The impact from the high-speed crash sent the couple’s Infiniti spinning into a wooded area and left a long debris field. The couple were ta…

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Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood
Northvale Driver Charged With Intentionally Crashing Into Couple In Norwood UPDATE: A 21-year-old Northvale driver intentionally slammed his Jaguar into an SUV on a Norwood road, critically injuring one of the occupants, in an apparent suicide attempt. Solomon Kim, who suffered back and leg fractures, “intentionally crashed into the victim’s vehicle, causing the injuries” to a man and woman, both 46, Tuesday afternoon on Livingston Street, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The impact sent the couple’s Infiniti spinning into a wooded area and leaving a long debris field. The couple also were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where the woman …

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Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two
Stolen Car Driver Charged With Assault In Route 17 Crash That Injured Two UPDATE: A driver was charged with two counts of assault by auto after she rear-ended a car on Route 17 in Ridgewood with a stolen sedan, authorities said. Mille Sauvan, 44, remained at Hackensack University Medical Center in police custody on Monday after responders said they found a crack pipe in the stolen Lexus following Saturday morning’s crash on the southbound highway. Sauvan, currently of Norwood, was speeding when the Lexus, reported stolen out of Warwick, slammed into the rear of a MINI Cooper in front of the Starbucks between Linwood Avenue and Paramus Road shortly after 8:30 a.m.…

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Estimated $55,000 In Cash, Jewelry Stolen In Northvale Burglary Estimated $55,000 In Cash, Jewelry Stolen In Northvale Burglary
Estimated $55,000 In Cash, Jewelry Stolen In Northvale Burglary Someone made off with an estimated $55,000 in cash and gold jewelry during a burglary in Northvale, authorities said. A rear door was bashed in and the Veterans Place home ransacked sometime between 3 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification collected fingerprints and other evidence. Norwood and Closter police assisted. Anyone who saw something or has home surveillance video or information that could help investigators is asked to contact the Northvale Police Department Detective Bureau at (201) 768-5900. In an od…

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Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale
Popular Hillsdale Firefighter, 48, Found Dead In SUV In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale after apparently suffering a heart attack, responders said. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers fr…

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Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale
Driver Dead, SUV Found In Hackensack River In River Vale A popular Hillsdale firefighter was found dead in his SUV Thursday in the upper Hackensack River in River Vale, the apparent victim of a heart attack. John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children -- two boys and a girl. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports, including softball and wrestling. Inserra was reported missing after he headed to the a gym in Norwood early Thursday and wasn't heard from again, close friends said. His phone was pinged to the area of Rivervale Road and Piermont Avenue in River Vale several hours later. Officers from both towns respon…

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Fire Ravages Closter Home Fire Ravages Closter Home
Fire Ravages Closter Home Firefighters doused an early morning house blaze that ravaged a Closter home. A generator tentatively was the suspected cause. Fire blew through the roof of the 2½-story residence on Closter Dock Road near Anderson Avenue after breaking out shortly before 7 a.m. The three-alarm blaze caused significant damage.  No injuries were reported. Mutual aid responders at the scene or providing coverage included firefighters from Alpine, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Teaneck and Tenafly. 766 Closter Dock Road, ClosterDAILY VOICE

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Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search
Missing Nonverbal Closter Boy, 4, Found After Intense Search An intense search for a nonverbal 4-year-old boy with autism who'd gone missing from his home ended when a Closter police lieutenant heard him crying in a house under construction. The boy’s parents told police that they “went outside to their vehicle for a moment and inadvertently left the garage door open” on Hickory Lane shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday, Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. Lt. Matthew Thornhill was among a massive group of responders that included Detective Sgt. Keith Dombkowski and Officers Justin Krapels and Brian Kelly, as well as police from Alpine, Cresskill, Dema…

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