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Police & Fire
Manhunt
: NJ Murder Suspect, 28, Captured On Roof Of Route 46 Hotel In Wayne Identified
An ex-con from North Carolina wanted in an Essex County homicide was captured on the roof of a Route 46 hotel in Wayne before dawn Tuesday, multiple law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The search began after Derrick Anthony Younger, 28, ran from a Route 46 traffic stop near Route 23 around midnight. Wayne Police Officer Wayne Bush, who stopped Younger, chased him on foot to the Ramada Inn. A Passaic County Sheriff's SWAT unit was summoned in case of a possible standoff. Although authorities initially suspected that Younger was in Room 228, he'd actually gone to the roof. After a SW…
Police & Fire
Heroes
: NJ's Finest, Paterson's Bravest Rescue Female Trio In Route 80 Tractor-Trailer Crash
VIDEO: Three women whose sedan slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Route 80 were all expected to survive thanks to a trio of New Jersey State Police troopers and Paterson firefighters. Troopers George Ward, Edgar Rodriguez and Gary Rokoszak of Troop B in Totowa were the first on the scene of the crash on the highway's eastbound side just after 3 a.m. Friday. They found a front-seat passenger outside a Honda sedan that had struck the rig -- and both the driver and rear-seat passenger trapped inside. "The driver was conscious and alert," State Police reported, "but …
Police & Fire
AG: Drug Suspect, 51, Dies Of Medical Episode Near NJ State Police Barracks
A 51-year-old man had a medical episode and died after being arrested for carrying drugs during a traffic stop Saturday outside the New Jersey State Police barracks in Totowa, authorities said. The man's death didn't involve use of force by the arresting trooper or any responding troopers, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal emphasized. "The man suffered an undetermined medical emergency shortly after being arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m. and being placed in the back of a police vehicle," Grewal said. "The trooper, as well as other responding troopers and paramedics, administ…
Police & Fire
Mobile Crane Goes Up In Flames On Route 80, Fire Truck Involved In Crash
Flames destroyed a mobile crane Thursday afternoon off Route 80 in Totowa, while a Wayne fire truck headed to the scene was involved in a minor crash. The westbound highway just before Minnisink Road was closed as firefighters from Wayne and Totowa and members of the West Paterson Fire Department doused the flames, which spread to nearby brush, shortly before 3 p.m. People nearby reported hearing an explosion. A large hydraulic fuel spill required attention. A New Jersey State Police trooper required medical attention for a minor injury from tire debris, responders said. The driver…
Police & Fire
Video
: Watch Burglars Smash Their Way Into Route 46 Jewelry Market, Then Flee Empty-Handed
UPDATE: A dozen or so burglars all wearing hoodies smashed their way into a jewelry market on Route 46 in Totowa before dawn Tuesday, found cases empty and immediately turned and fled as alarms rang, surveillance video shows. One of the bandits throws a wrench through the front window and then kicks a big enough hole in the glass so he and others could enter the Jewelry Expo on the westbound highway near Riverview Drive at 1:23 a.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows. ""It took 10-15 seconds," an owner said. "The alarm went off right away." "They came in and saw nothing and…
Police & Fire
Brazen Bandits Burglarize Route 46 Jewelry Market
VIDEO: A dozen or so burglars all wearing hoodies smashed their way into a jewelry market on Route 46 in Totowa before dawn Tuesday, found cases empty and immediately turned and fled as alarms rang, surveillance video shows. One of the bandits throws a wrench through the front window and then kicks a big enough hole in the glass so he and others could enter the Jewelry Expo on the westbound highway near Riverview Drive at 1:23 a.m., the video obtained by Daily Voice shows. ""It took 10-15 seconds," an owner said. "The alarm went off right away." "They came in and saw nothing and took off,"…
Police & Fire
Update
: Wind-Whipped Paterson Fire On Eve Of Mother's Day Burns 59 Residents Out Of Their Homes
High winds whipped a roaring fire that tore through a Paterson neighborhood Saturday night, destroying five houses, severely damaging a sixth and displacing 59 residents. No injuries were reported in the Beech Street blaze, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The Red Cross provided temporary shelter, food and clothing to the displaced. Fire officials who responded to the fire around 8:45 p.m. immediately called in a second alarm. What followed: In barely 10 minutes, three houses were involved and a third alarm was transmitted; A fourth alarm went out almost immediately afte…
Police & Fire
Njsp
: Driver Clocked At 130 MPH On Route 80 Claims To Have Coronavirus Symptoms
A driver clocked at over 130 miles an hour on Route 80 sped off from State Police before surrendering at the Totowa barracks, telling them he was experiencing coronavirus-like symptoms, authorities said. Trooper who followed Christopher Ospina, 20, of Haledon off the westbound highway on Tuesday found him standing next to his BMW at a Lodi gas station, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. When Ospina saw them, he got back into the car and drove recklessly back onto the highway until the BMW disappeared from sight, the attorney general said. Ospina turned himself in at To…
News
Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers
Covid-
19 Testing
Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…
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Urgent Care Center In Passaic County Offers
Covid-
19 Testing
Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care has begun conducting coronavirus tests for children, families, healthcare workers and first responders, among others, at their centers in Totowa and Union, the company announced Wednesday. Although Kinder is a walk-in urgent care provider for children, COVID-19 has changed priorities for everyone on the front lines. “How can we focus on just the children and ignore COVID-19 screening and testing for their families, caregivers, or essential workers in their communities?” asked Dr. Figen Altunkaya, a senior Kinder physician. All COVID-19 testing is done by appoin…
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Possible Coronavirus Exposure Warning Linked To Passaic County Adult Day Care Center
Paterson health officials on Thursday urged anyone who visited an adult day care center in Haledon within the past two weeks to contact their local health department because of potential coronavirus exposure. The warning applies to all senior or adult city residents who visited the Diamond Years Adult Day Care on Clifton Street during the last two weeks in March or on Wednesday. Those who live in Paterson, Totowa, North Haledon, Prospect Park or Hawthorne are asked to contact the city of Paterson Division of Health at (973) 321-1277. Leave a message with your name and phone number and a Pa…
Police & Fire
Video
: See Firefighters Battle Furious Clifton Blaze That Killed Animals, Displaced 21 People
UPDATE: A videographer captured vivid images of firefighters battling an intense blaze that consumed a large Clifton multi-family building, killing a dog and a cat, among other animals, and driving 21 people from their homes. The six-alarm blaze broke out on the upper floor of a three-apartment Lexington Avenue home next to a Clifton Avenue gas station around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. It quickly went to two alarms as firefighters who arrived within moments climbed portable ladders looking for occupants and thick black smoke poured into the sky. They rescued one woman who apparently was preparin…
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