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UPDATE: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit UPDATE: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit
Update: Stolen Car Trio Nabbed On FDU Campus After Pursuit UPDATE: A trio of Newark thieves were captured on the FDU campus in Teaneck after they led police on a stolen car chase out of Franklin Lakes. Paramus Police Officer Sean Casey began pursuing the white 2017 Audi 7 on eastbound Route 4 shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Teaneck police headed to the scene after the Audi collided with a civilian's vehicle four or so miles away on eastbound Route 4 at River Road in Teaneck. Paramus police remained with that vehicle as the suspects exited the highway onto southbound River Road with other units…

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Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River
Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River A troubled teen was quickly pulled from the Hackensack River by emergency responders before dawn Saturday. New Milford Police Lt. Scott Petrie and Officers Jillian Agnello and Daniel O’Neill found the girl on the bridge on Old New Bridge Road around 3 a.m. She'd been reported missing earlier, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. The officers were joined by a member of the Bergen County Regional Crisis Negotiation Team, New Milford firefighters, the Bergen County scuba team and River Edge police, the captain said. They were talking with the girl when she went into and then under the wate…

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DRAMATIC RESCUE: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River DRAMATIC RESCUE: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River
Dramatic Rescue: Hero Police Officer Saves Troubled Girl, 14, Who Jumped Into Hackensack River A rookie River Edge police officer dove into the Hackensack River to rescue a troubled teen who quickly began drowning after she jumped in. Officer Maclane Doran and the 14-year-old girl both went under at least once as the current took her under a footbridge late Wednesday, April 27, River Edge Police Chief Michael J. Walker said. "Then the girl began to go limp -- probably the onset of hypothermia," the chief said. "The river temp was about 50 degrees." Doran brought the girl to the shoreline. Sgt. Marc Abate and Officer Edward Blue helped get her out before she was taken to Hackensack U…

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Women Looking For Any Excuse To Be Pulled Over By Bergen County Officer Going Viral Women Looking For Any Excuse To Be Pulled Over By Bergen County Officer Going Viral
Women Looking For Any Excuse To Be Pulled Over By Bergen County Officer Going Viral Women across North Jersey are apparently willing to get themselves into trouble if it means scoring a date with one of River Edge's newest officers. A photo of Domenic Pizzanelli holding a lost dog on the River Edge PBA Local 201's Facebook page has caught the attention of thousands of women, many threatening to run red lights and rob banks just to chat with the officer. The good news? The dog, MoMo, was returned home within hours. The bad news, at least for Bergen County hopefuls, Pizzanelli is off the market. In fact, Pizzanelli's girlfriend of two years, Riana McShea, has been nothing …

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Police: Fleeing Shoplifter Struck On Busy Route 4 Police: Fleeing Shoplifter Struck On Busy Route 4
Police: Fleeing Shoplifter Struck On Busy Route 4 A fleeing shoplifter was struck and injured running across Route 4 in River Edge, authorities said. Jaime Rojas, a 35-year-old repeat offender from Bloomfield, was standing at the bus shelter on the westbound side of the highway around 5:45 p.m. Thursday when police investigating a shoplifting at the nearby CVS spotted him, River Edge Police Chief Michael Walker said. Seeing them, he bolted across the highway, the chief said. Rojas made it across the westbound side and over the divider but was struck on the eastbound side, he said. The driver told police she saw him tried but couldn't sto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns
Hackensack PD Nabs Teen Offender In River Edge Diner Assault, Charges Expected In Other Towns Hackensack police nabbed a wanted 18-year-old city man who authorities said assaulted the owner of The River Edge Diner shortly after being released on burglary charges out of Teaneck. Denys Ludizaca was being processed at River Edge police headquarters Tuesday afternoon on robbery charges from Saturday's diner incident following his capture in Hackensack. Additional charges were expected out of New Milford and Maywood this week for crimes that occurred in their towns, as well, authorities told Daily Voice. Ludizaca "tried to skip out on paying for his dinner but left his car keys beh…

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by Jerry DeMarco