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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 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. Officers immediately treated the unconscious and unresponsive Gross with Narcan, reviving him, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Paramus…

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Woman Rescued From Rape Attempt On Busy Paramus Street Woman Rescued From Rape Attempt On Busy Paramus Street
Woman Rescued From Rape Attempt On Busy Paramus Street A good Samaritan rescued a Paramus woman who was tackled and pulled into the bushes on a local street in broad daylight by a would-be rapist carrying a knife, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim told police she was walking on Oradell Avenue near Wilsey Court and the Garden State Parkway when Hector W. Alameda, 34, of Paterson approached her shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Alameda asked her where the bus stop is, then demanded she kiss him, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The woman said she yelled and tried to get away, but Alameda knocked her down, groped her and “attempted …

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Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms
Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms A contractor hid a micro camera that recorded video in bathrooms at homes in Paramus and Wayne, authorities said. The Paramus victim went to local police after finding the camera, with a micro-SD memory card, hidden in a bathroom wall, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Wednesday. Detectives learned that the homeowner had hired Romeo Sanchez, 47, of West New York to replace a window, Ehrenberg said. Sanchez "had not finished the job and reported that he would return at a later date and time," the chief said. Detective Mark Pinajian examined the device's memory card and found "several vid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Missing Paramus Girl FOUND Missing Paramus Girl FOUND
Missing Paramus Girl Found Paramus police said a 16-year-old borough girl reported missing late Saturday was back Sunday afternoon, less than 24 hours later. Gianna Francesco was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dunkin Donuts on Forest Avenue, they said. Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg confirmed shortly before 4 p.m. that she was safe and sound.

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Paramus PD: Two More Members Of Auto Theft Ring Caught Returning To Same Neighborhood Paramus PD: Two More Members Of Auto Theft Ring Caught Returning To Same Neighborhood
Paramus PD: Two More Members Of Auto Theft Ring Caught Returning To Same Neighborhood Two members of an auto theft ring believed responsible for a rash of vehicle thefts and burglaries in Paramus weren’t tough to find, police said Friday. Having already seized one suspect before dawn the day before, officers received a call of two suspicious-looking men in the area of Linwood Avenue and Godwin Road around 5:30 a.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer Michael Boccher spotted and stopped Michael Acosta, 18, of Paterson and Edras Mendoza, 20, of Passaic, moments later, Ehrenberg said. Both told officers they were headed to the Jersey Place home of relatives, but poli…

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