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Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge
Accused ID Thief From Kearny Awaiting Trial Does It Again, North Arlington Police Charge A 20-year-old Kearny man already facing identity theft charges was caught by a North Arlington police officer with various fake driver’s licenses and credit cards, authorities said. Philip Biet was driving a Dodge Charger with no rear lights on Ridge Road when he failed to signal a turn and was stopped on Noel Drive over the weekend, Detective Lt. Michael Horton said. A warrant out of Hudson County turned up, Biet was arrested and the three fraudulent licenses and five credit cards that didn’t belong to him were found during an inventory search, the lieutenant said. Biet was charged in Oct…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands
Wet, Injured Deodorant Thief Captured After Crashing Stolen SUV, Fleeing Into Meadowlands Dozens of stolen deodorant sticks didn't provide long-lasting protection for a thief who crashed a hot car, bailed out and was later captured, authorities in Lyndhurst and Kearny said. Brian Sweeney, 31, of Bayonne had just fled a Stuyvesant Avenue pharmacy in Lyndhurst with 30 sticks of deodorant worth $167 when he crashed an older-model Chevy SUV with bogus license plates into a utility pole on the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, Lyndhurst Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. An off-duty Jersey City police officer in uniform happened upon the scene and got out to help, Auteri said. Assuming…

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Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash
Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash A longtime Saddle Brook resident who was killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Sussex County last week was laid to rest. Janet Esser, 58, was driving a Ford Escape that crossed the double-yellow lines and crashed head-on into a Freightliner box truck on Ross Corner Sussex Road (Route 565) in Wantage Township last Wednesday, May 11, authorities said. Her SUV burst into flames, killing her, NJ State Police said. An investigation was continuing, they said, without speculating on a cause. SEE: Driver Killed In Fiery Sussex County Crash With Box Truck, State Police Say The Hackensack-born Esser…

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These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday Ever wonder how cheap gas in New Jersey would be if it was self-serve? More than 70 New Jersey stations will be offering fuel at a discounted rate to show drivers just that on Friday, May 13. The initiative promoting self-serving fueling was launched by Fuel Your Way NJ, a coalition that advocates for self-serve gas stations that still offer full service. The coalition appropriately titled the day " Fuel Your Way NJ Self-Serve Day of Awareness." Self-service stations were proposed in a measure by lawmakers in March, however, it was halted by in the General Assembly by the Motoris…

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Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant
Samuel L. Jackson Pops Into North Jersey Restaurant Samuel L. Jackson was spotted dining at a North Jersey restaurant this week. Jackson stopped by Lassoni in North Arlington for lunch on Thursday, May 5, the restaurant said on Facebook. The Hollywood actor is filming new comedy-thriller "The Kill Room" with "Pulp Fiction" co-star Uma Thurman this week in Hudson County. Thurman was captured at Neptune Bakery on JFK and Neptune Avenue on Monday, May 2, according to Bayonne photographer Amelia Hill, of Madame Amelia Photography Studio. The comedy-thriller is about a money-laundering scheme that throws a hitman into the art scene — …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity
Bergen County Mom Fought Cancer With Unwavering Dignity Lifelong North Arlington resident Lisa D. Carlucci-Diehl died on April 21 after a nearly 10-year battle with breast cancer. She was 45 years old. "Lisa has never wavered in her fight," reads a GoFundMe launched by Sharon Rizzo for Lisa's two girls. "She was a warrior, the bravest most loving and selfless woman we all know! She will never be forgotten!" The campaign had raised more than $31,000 as of Thursday, April 28. Lisa worked as a medical billing specialist in East Rutherford for nearly a decade, her obituary says. Lisa leaves behind her two children, Arielle Castellan…

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Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage
Mysterious Blood Splatters Found On Vehicles, Ground At North Arlington Parking Garage Was there some kind of ritual? A Tarantino-esque crime? Whatever was found splattered on several vehicles at a North Arlington parking garage was being examined by blood-spatter experts. Forensic detectives with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected samples for analysis and examined the patterns of blood discovered on a row of SUVs and the sidewalk at the municipal garage on River Road early Thursday, April 27. Meanwhile, borough police were scouring the area just off Route 7 for video and/or witnesses. "We aren't sure what happened," North Arlington Poli…

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HUMC Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues HUMC Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues
Humc Nursing Assistant Battling Cancer Gets Boost From Colleagues The love that Jeffrey Jimenez gives his patients is coming right back to him. The Hackensack University Medical Center nursing assistant is undergoing treatment for a tumor in his pelvis. His colleagues have launched a GoFundMe page for him that had raised more than $3,900 as of Friday, April 8. Jimenez, 32, of North Arlington, was found with a malignant peripheral sheath tumor sarcoma on his pelvis. This month, he'll have to undergo radiation, and pharmaceutical therapy, and surgery, his colleagues said. The New Milford native has been out of work for several weeks due to …

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Police: Fatal Crash In North Arlington Might Have Involved Medical Episode Police: Fatal Crash In North Arlington Might Have Involved Medical Episode
Police: Fatal Crash In North Arlington Might Have Involved Medical Episode A 63-year-old driver who died following a crash in North Arlington may have suffered a medical episode beforehand, authorities said. Three vehicles were involved in the 7:18 a.m. collision outside the Riverside Laundromat on a busy stretch of River Road near the Belleville Turnpike on Monday, March 7 -- a Ford Mustang, a Toyota Sienna and a Nissan, Capt. Robert Reilly said. Responders conducted CPR on the Newark driver, who Reilly said was pronounced dead at Clara Maas Medical Center in Belleville. Police were completing preliminary reports on Monday as part of their investigation. Report…

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Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter A North Arlington man was charged with murder in the death of his and his fiancée’s 3-month-old daughter. Aaron Medrano, 27, initially was charged with aggravated assault and released on Dec. 30, 2021, a week after the child was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with several injuries. Baby Giovanna died last Wednesday, Jan. 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Medrano was re-arrested on Tuesday, this time on first-degree murder charges, the prosecutor said.  He was in custody Wednesday at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus pending a first appearance in Centr…

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MUGSHOTS: Two Stabbed In North Arlington, Accused Assailants Seized MUGSHOTS: Two Stabbed In North Arlington, Accused Assailants Seized
Mugshots: Two Stabbed In North Arlington, Accused Assailants Seized UPDATE: Two women remained in custody after another woman and a man were stabbed during a dispute in North Arlington, authorities confirmed. Briana Bueso, 18, of Brooklyn, and Keyana Coates, 22, of Newark are both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The dispute began among acquaintances at an apartment in a building that also houses an Asian restaurant at the corner of Ridge Road and the Belleville Turnpike shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, responders said. It then "spilled into th…

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North Arlington PD: Woman Stabbed In Stomach, Female Assailants Seized North Arlington PD: Woman Stabbed In Stomach, Female Assailants Seized
North Arlington PD: Woman Stabbed In Stomach, Female Assailants Seized Two women were taken into custody after another woman and a man were stabbed during a dispute Wednesday morning in North Arlington, authorities confirmed. Briana Bueso, 18, of Brooklyn, and Keyana Coates, 22, of Newark were both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The dispute began among acquaintances at an apartment in a building that also houses an Asian restaurant at the corner of Ridge Road and the Belleville Turnpike shortly after 7:30 a.m., responders said. It then "spilled in…

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by Jerry DeMarco