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Bergenfield Widower, 94, Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Beloved Teacher From Dumont Bergenfield Widower, 94, Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Beloved Teacher From Dumont
Bergenfield Widower, 94, Charged In Hit-And-Run Death Of Beloved Teacher From Dumont UPDATE: A 94-year-old widower from Bergenfield was charged with the hit-and-run death of a teacher from Dumont, authorities confirmed on Friday. Ernest F. Hofmann was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup that struck Elizabeth Feliciano-Rosa, 54, as she crossed Madison Avenue at Washington Avenue at 5:19 p.m. Thursday, March 14, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Hofmann kept going, the prosecutor said. CPR was being conducted on the 44-year-old victim after she was struck at Washington &a…

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Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say
Fleeing Dumont Driver Crashes, Bails, Caught Carrying $10,800 In Twenties, Police Say A custodian from Dumont who led police on a brief pursuit before crashing outside a church in Bergenfield was carrying $10,800 in cash, authorities said. Boubacar Diallo, 28, tried to run but was chased down by a borough officer and taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, March 14, Dumont Police Chief Brian Joyce said. A detective had gone to a Walsh Drive home on an investigation moments earlier and attempted to speak with Diallo, who was behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee with an out-of-state license plate that was running in the resident’s driveway, Joyce said. Diallo threw the Jeep int…

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Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover
Drugs Or Alcohol Suspected In Dumont Rollover A driver was hospitalized in custody after her SUV hit a tree and rolled over in Dumont. Police suspected the borough driver was under the influence when the crash occurred on Madison Avenue near Cooper Avenue shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. Members of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center. Brookside Towing removed the vehicle.

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Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking
Police: Armed Uber Eats Driver Captured After Dumont Carjacking Police captured a gun-toting Uber Eats deliveryman who carjacked a driver in Dumont and then crashed during Wednesday night's snowstorm, authorities said Thursday. The victim told police an SUV struck his orange Dodge Challenger from behind at the intersection of Washington and Madison avenues shortly after 11 p.m. The victim said he got out and was confronted by two men, one carrying a gun, Police Chief Thomas McKeary said. The gunman, identified as Abel Gomez-Pichardo of the Bronx, “snatched the keys from around the victim’s neck and fled with the victim’s vehicle," he said. Officer Ja…

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