HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway HORRIFIC ROUTE 3 CRASH: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway
Horrific Route 3 Crash: Tow Truck Driver Struck, Critically Injured Clearing Highway UPDATE: A tow truck driver was fighting for his life after he was gravely injured by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a previous accident on Route 3 in Rutherford, authorities said. Police had closed down several lanes and the shoulder while placing their vehicles and cones behind the initial two-car crash scene on the westbound highway near Park Avenue -- west of Route 17 and east of the Passaic River -- around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, Police Chief John Russo said. Robert Thornton, 31, of Nick's Towing Service in Rutherford, had one of the vehicles on the flatbed and was p…
Six Hospitalized, Two Homes Ravaged By Fire In Hackensack Six Hospitalized, Two Homes Ravaged By Fire In Hackensack
Six Hospitalized, Two Homes Ravaged By Fire In Hackensack Six people were hospitalized with minor injuries from a fire that ravaged two Hackensack homes, authorities said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on both floors in both wood-frame Franklin Street residences shortly before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. They rescued a dog who was returned to his or her owner. Six people in all were hospitalized for minor injuries in the Hackensack blaze.Hackensack Fire Dept. The three-alarm blaze was brought under control in a little over an hour. Hackensack firefighters were met by heavy flames in both houses.Hackensack Fire Dept. VIDEO: Companies op…
Fire Consumes Little Ferry Auto Body Shop Fire Consumes Little Ferry Auto Body Shop
Fire Consumes Little Ferry Auto Body Shop A worker was injured when a fierce fire blew through an auto body shop Saturday afternoon in Little Ferry, authorities said. The blaze broke out at Chizzy's Truck & Auto Repair on Bergen Turnpike off Route 46 around 2 p.m. It quickly went to two alarms. A worker sustained minor burns and was having trouble breathing, Police Chief James Walters said. Firefighters continued dousing flames.DAILY VOICE Several area departments provided mutual aid either at the scene or in coverage -- among them, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, East Rutherford, Carlstadt, Wallington, Moonachie and Ridge…
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as an exhaust fan fire turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Aftermath of fire on Main Street off Route 4 in Hackensack.HACKENSAC…
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze
Hackensack FD: Exhaust Fan Fire Turns Into Destructive Blaze UPDATE: What began as a fire in an exhaust fan turned into a raging blaze that destroyed a Hackensack office building. No injuries were reported in the fire, which broke out at the 2½-story Noracare Wellness building on Main Street just off eastbound Route 4 shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, city firefighters said. Firefighters were dousing flames between the floor and ceiling when some of the drop ceiling came down, they said. All crews were ordered out of the building as heavy fire extended to the second floor and attic. Master streams knocked down the flames, which blew through windows…
Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club
Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Man Beaten, Dumped Outside Famous NJ Strip Club UPDATE: A Fort Lee driver was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub on Route 17 in Lodi. Bryan Wood, 35, was drunk when his 2020 BMW M8 struck 38-year-old Marko Guberovic shortly after 3:30 a.m. May 22, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers – had left the victim in the southbound highway’s fast lane after beating him during a dispute outside the club made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legendary TV show "The Sopranos," the prosecutor said. Guberovic was then struck and drag…
Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Fair Lawn Man Beaten, Dumped On Route 17 Outside Satin Dolls Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Fair Lawn Man Beaten, Dumped On Route 17 Outside Satin Dolls
Drunk Driver Charged In Death Of Fair Lawn Man Beaten, Dumped On Route 17 Outside Satin Dolls UPDATE: A Fort Lee driver was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Fair Lawn man outside the Satin Dolls nightclub on Route 17 in Lodi. Bryan Wood, 35, was drunk when his 2020 BMW M8 struck 38-year-old Marko Guberovic shortly after 3:30 a.m. May 22, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Five Ridgefield Park men – two of them brothers – had left the victim in the southbound highway’s fast lane after beating him during a dispute outside the club made famous as the "Bada Bing" in the legendary TV show "The Sopranos," the prosecutor said. Guberovic was then struck and drag…
KIDNAPPING: Driver Seized On Route 46 After Abducting Giants Game Companion, Police Report KIDNAPPING: Driver Seized On Route 46 After Abducting Giants Game Companion, Police Report
Kidnapping: Driver Seized On Route 46 After Abducting Giants Game Companion, Police Report An intense police search for a domestic violence victim who was abducted in Lyndhurst following Sunday’s Giants game ended with her Hudson County captor captured at gunpoint on Route 46, responders said. Iran Iznaga Garabito shoved the domestic violence victim into a Chevy wagon and drove her around for nearly an hour with the child safety locks on before she escaped at the network of ramps that connect highways in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. The 25-year-old Cuban national then chased her on foot through the grass median and halfway across Route 46 before a Port Authority police offi…
Ridgefield Park Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud Ridgefield Park Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud
Ridgefield Park Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud A Ridgefield Park man was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Dennys A. Tapia, 55, took a deal from the government rather than go to trial, pleading guilty to a single count of conspiring to commit bank fraud last December. He'll have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Tapia and a number of unnamed co-conspirators produced bogus documents to a loan officer for potential borrowers, including fraudulent lease agreements, bank statement…
New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail
New Details Emerge As Man Accused Of Dumping Escort's Body Is Moved To Bergen County Jail UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. Auriello Parker was waiting for Nicole Flanagan at the deluxe Wall Street apartment after texting her on Aug. 6, Bergen County homicide detectives wrote in an arrest warrant. Flanagan, a 42-year-old Connecticut native living in Queens, arrived at 1:45 a.m., got into an elevator with Parker and headed upstairs to a 22nd-floor apartment, it says. No proof has yet been shown that anyone beside…
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping dump the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also didn't identify th…
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street
NYC Man Charged As Accomplice In Dumping Escort's Body In Barrel On Bergen County Street UPDATE: A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: A Queens man was charged with helping illegally dispose the naked body of a New York City escort in a barrel left on a quiet Bergen County street. In announcing the arrest of Aquellio Parker, 29, early Tuesday evening, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella didn't say how authorities believe Nicole Flanagan, 42, also of Queens, died. The prosecutor also …