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Running On Empty: High-Speed Route 46 Pursuit Ends With Gasless Long Island Driver In Custody Running On Empty: High-Speed Route 46 Pursuit Ends With Gasless Long Island Driver In Custody
Running On Empty: High-Speed Route 46 Pursuit Ends With Gasless Long Island Driver In Custody A driver from Long Island who led police from several towns on a high-speed pursuit on and off Route 46 was seized after he ran out of gas, authorities said. Jessy Sainteloi, 25, of Uniondale was reportedly weaving in and out of traffic at high speed on the westbound highway in an Acura ILX when Little Falls Police Officer Matt Yannuzzi tried to pull him over Thursday night, April 27. The vehicle had no rear license plate and a temporary registration taped to the rear window, Sgt. Ryan J. Hoyt said. Sainteloi tried to shake the officer by cutting across the Routes 23/80 stretch of the spa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Busy Dealer Nabbed With Coke, Smack, Cash: Passaic County Sheriff Busy Dealer Nabbed With Coke, Smack, Cash: Passaic County Sheriff
Busy Dealer Nabbed With Coke, Smack, Cash: Passaic County Sheriff A dealer from Woodland Park was nabbed with nearly a quarter pound of cocaine, a dozen bundles of heroin and more after detectives watched him in action, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. The sheriff's narcotics detectives stopped Edwin Olmedo, 34, as he drove on Route 23 in Wayne mid-afternoon Friday, April 21. Warranted searches turned up nearly four ounces of coke, the bundles of heroin, Xanax and Oxycodone pills and $1,391 in suspected drug cash, the sheriff said on Saturday. The detectives also arrested two Little Falls men whom Berdnik said Olmedo was seen selling to in se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Severely Damages Woodland Park Home Fire Severely Damages Woodland Park Home
Fire Severely Damages Woodland Park Home Fire ravaged a home in Woodland Park. The intense blaze broke out in the 1½ -story home on Highview Drive and spread quickly shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 11. No serious injuries were reported. "All our residents are safe," Mayor Keith Kazmark said. The intense blaze spread quickly through the 1½ -story home on Highway Drive in Woodland Park shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 11.Mayor Keith Kazmark Members of the West Paterson Fire Department got mutual aid at the scene and in coverage from their fire-fighting colleagues from Little Falls, Totowa and Paterson at the scene and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman UPDATE: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman
Update: Victim In Prospect Park Shooting ID'd As Middlesex County Woman Authorities on Tuesday identified a victim shot in Prospect Park more than 36 hours earlier as a 23-year-old Middlesex County woman. The Fords victim was shot shortly before 3 a.m. Monday, April 10, at North 9th Street and Haledon Avenue, near the Paterson border, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Ammen Matari confirmed early Tuesday evening. She was dropped off at St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center in Wayne a short time after the shooting, and township police were notified. The vehicle she arrived in was also secured as part of an investigation in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne
Garbage Truck Goes Up In Flames, Driver Trying To Save SUV Crashes In Wayne No injuries were reported after a garbage truck caught fire and a driver trying to move his SUV away from it crashed in Wayne late Monday morning. The fire, which ignited on Robin Hood Way near Longell Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. April 10, not only destroyed the truck's cab, witnesses said. It caused a crash when a driver tried to move a white Explorer that was parked nearby, they said. Garbage truck goes up in flames in Wayne.DAILY VOICE The driver had to go in through the passenger side of the Explorer because of the extreme heat, witnesses said. "In doing so as he reversed the t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wayne HS Students Killed In Weekend Crash Wayne HS Students Killed In Weekend Crash
Wayne HS Students Killed In Weekend Crash A pair of teens from Wayne were killed in a crash over the weekend. Christian Enrico and Liam Pakonis, both students at Wayne Hills High School, died in an accident on Friday, March 31, according to school and local officials. Crash details were not immediately released. Liam was a member of the Wayne Hills Swim team, and services for Christian had been set as of Sunday, April 2. This is a developing news story. Check back for details.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft
Robbery Fugitive Chased Down By Wayne Police After Ulta Theft A fugitive wanted for robbery and other crimes was chased down by Wayne police after snatching a bag full of fragrances from an Ulta store, among items from various businesses, authorities said. Daniel Jimenez, 34, of Paterson was crossing what’s known as North Leg near the Wayne Towne Center with multiple bags when he spotted Officers David Beltran, Harrison Kirby and James Monaghan shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday, March 26, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Jiminez “hurried his pace and ducked behind dumpsters in the rear of West Belt Plaza,” the captain said. “When he re-emerged, he was carryi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Tuesday, March 14 These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Tuesday, March 14
These NJ Schools Are Closed, Delayed Tuesday, March 14 Parts of New Jersey could get slammed with up to 18 inches of snow in the first Nor'easter of the season, making for messy commutes, the National Weather Service said. The rest of the state will see only a few inches of snow, rain or a wintry mix, according to the NWS. Here are the schools that have announced closures or delays for Tuesday, March 13 (be sure to check your school's website for specifics): Delayed: Bloomingdale Chester Dover Jefferson Township Kinnelon Lenape Valley Regional High School Manchester Regional Mendham Mount Arlington Mount Olive Morris Hills Morris Knolls Morr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash
Wayne Driver Charged With DWI Assault In Horrific Ridgewood Crash UPDATE: A Wayne motorist was intoxicated when he crashed his sedan into a tree in Ridgewood, seriously injuring his two passengers, authorities charged. A rear passenger got thrown onto the front seat when the 2022 Honda Accord driven by Jason Lopez, 39, left the roadway and crashed at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Rock Road near the Glen Rock border shortly after 1:30 a.m. March 3, responders said. Police from the village and the borough teamed up to pry open a rear door and free the more severely injured passenger, who they said was initially unconscious but breathing. Lopez and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities
Speeding Route 23 Jeep Flies Into Driver's Side Of Wayne Officer's Police Cruiser: Authorities A Wayne police officer amazingly survived without serious injuries after an out-of-control Jeep skidded off Route 23, went airborne and crashed into her cruiser, authorities said. Officer Kimberly Fryer was taken by the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad to Chilton Hospital for treatment following the crash in the Wayne Acura parking lot on the southbound highway shortly after 11 p.m. last Friday, March 3. She was released the same night, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Harry Berkshire III, 33 of Pompton Plains – who Daly said has an “extensive” history of moving violations -- refused treatmen…

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WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say
Willowbrook Brawl: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court
Mall Stabbing: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …

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by Jerry DeMarco