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Russell Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ
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: Irate Resident Tries To Run Down Police: Wyckoff PD
An irate 69-year-old Wyckoff resident tried to run down a trio of police officers after threatening them with a screwdriver, authorities said. It took two days, but borough police tracked down and arrested Vincent Hartung in Paterson, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Officer Joseph Benanti had originally gone to Hartung’s Russell Avenue home this past Monday, May 1, to discuss an earlier incident with him, the lieutenant said. Hartung “immediately became aggressive and confrontational,” pointing a screwdriver at Benanti while threatening him and other officers, Soto said. Soto and Officer John Raff…
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Multi-Vehicle Rush-Hour Pileup Closes Route 208
Four vehicles in all were involved in a rush-hour pileup that kept a stretch of northbound Route 208 closed for an hour, authorities said. An inattentive driver merging onto the northbound highway from Russell Avenue caused the chain-reaction crash shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Wyckoff Police Lt. Kevin Kasak said. One person was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. Two others sustained minor injuries but refused medical attention at the scene, the lieutenant said. Two vehicles had to be towed after the crash at …
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Police: Ambulance Worker Seriously Injured After Jumping Out Of Rig On Route 208
UPDATE: A 21-year-old private ambulance worker was seriously injured when he got out of the rig while it was moving during an argument on Route 208, authorities said. The incident "had been arguing with the driver" when he opened the front passenger door and exited the moving vehicle shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday on the southbound side of the highway between Ewing and Russell avenues in Wyckoff, Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. A passing responder stopped, grabbed a blanket and C-collar from the A&M Medical rig and assisted the victim, a motorist told Daily Voice. The responde…
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Wyckoff PD: DWI Motorist Bails After Crashing Antique 'Vette
A Wyckoff man was intoxicated when he crashed his 1964 Corvette and left it there, township police said. Gerald Gallipoli, 69, had to be treated at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for facial injuries following the June 10 crash, Lt. Joseph Soto said. A witness told Sgt. Michael DeMaio and Officer Kevin Oldewurtel that Gallipoli “walked away from the scene” after his antique coupe went off the road and struck a fire hydrant and concrete bridge column on Russell Avenue near Russell Farms Community Park shortly before 11:30 p.m., Soto said. Police charged him with DWI, reckless driving, fail…
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Wyckoff PD: Hackensack Police Nab DWI Driver Who Fled Wrong-Way Crash On Route 208 Overpass
UPDATE: An unlicensed DWI driver from Paterson who fled a wrong-way crash that sent a Jeep rolling on a Route 208 overpass in Wyckoff was captured soon after in Hackensack, authorities said. Sabrina Y. Zegarra, 21, was driving an unregistered Mitsubishi Montero that crossed the double-yellow line on Russell Avenue and struck the Jeep around 5 p.m. Aug. 21, Lt. Joseph Soto said. The Jeep driver got out OK and reported minor injuries, Soto said. Police alerted surrounding towns after Officer Michael Scalise discovered debris that indicated the type of vehicle she was driving, the lieutenant …
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