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Crazed Driver Repeatedly Rams Hackensack Officer's Car: Police Crazed Driver Repeatedly Rams Hackensack Officer's Car: Police
Crazed Driver Repeatedly Rams Hackensack Officer's Car: Police A crazed driver repeatedly rammed a Hackensack police vehicle before the officer inside hopped out and subdued him on Thursday, authorities confirmed. Officer Panagiotis Seretis was responding to assist another officer with his emergency lights and sirens activated near the corner of Main and Salem streets around 10:30 a.m. Feb. 16 when he signaled Yves Davilmar Jr. to pull his Ford Explorer over and let him by, Capt. Michael Antista said. Seretis had to repeatedly signal Davilmar before he finally moved, the captain said. Davilmar then got behind the police car, hit the gas and rear-ended…
UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody UPDATE: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody
Update: 15-Year-Old Who Shot Hackensack Liquor Store Customer, Robbed Man On Street In Custody UPDATE: An underage teenager who robbed a man at gunpoint on a Hackensack street this past weekend was also the shooter who wounded a customer at a city liquor store late last month, authorities said. Although they didn't officially disclose his age, sources with knowledge of the incident said the accused shooter is only 15. He apparently had been sent from New York to stay with family in New Jersey, they said. The boy “brandished a handgun and demanded that the victim turn over a backpack” in this past Sunday’s 7:46 p.m. holdup at Fairmount Avenue and Allen Street, Bergen County Prosecuto…
UPDATE: Victim, 33, Hospitalized, Gunman Sought In Hackensack Liquor Store Shooting UPDATE: Victim, 33, Hospitalized, Gunman Sought In Hackensack Liquor Store Shooting
Update: Victim, 33, Hospitalized, Gunman Sought In Hackensack Liquor Store Shooting UPDATE: A search continued for the gunman who shot a 33-year-old customer during what apparently was the intended robbery of a Hackensack liquor store. Dressed all in black, the gunman entered Deli Mart Liquor at 789 Main Street near Spring Valley Avenue roughly 10 minutes before its scheduled 9 p.m. closing time on Sunday, looking to rob the place, sources with direct knowledge of the incident said. Two patrons were trying to decide what to buy when the shooter got into an argument with one of them, the source said, adding that they apparently weren't moving fast enough. The gunman then o…
Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course
Where Does Ben Stiller Get A Great Thin-Crust Pie? At The Lido In Hackensack, Of Course Ben Stiller has popped up throughout New Jersey over the years, including at the Montclair Film Festival. He recently stopped in for the famed thin-crust pizza at a New Jersey landmark, the Lido in Hackensack. Stiller was raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan by parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, once a popular comedy pair in the Sixties and Seventies (Jerry made his mark decades later as George Costanza's kasha-eating father on "Seinfeld"). The Lido turns 56 this year. It was closed for several months in late 2018 while its new owners -- Lorraine and Bogota Mayor Steve Lonega…
Hackensack SWAT Standoff Ends, Man Wanted In Earlier Teaneck Incident Arrested Hackensack SWAT Standoff Ends, Man Wanted In Earlier Teaneck Incident Arrested
Hackensack SWAT Standoff Ends, Man Wanted In Earlier Teaneck Incident Arrested UPDATE: A man who was seized following a SWAT standoff at his Hackensack home had gone after another man with a handgun and a machete earlier in the day in Teaneck, prompting a lockdown of FDU and a local high school, authorities said Thursday. Andrew Deininger, 48, chased the other man through part of the Fairleigh Dickinson University campus following a dispute near the corner of Beverly and River roads around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. "Although no specific threat to the campus community was known at the time, the FDU campus was placed into a lockdown fo…
Luxury Apartments Opening In Redeveloped NJ City (PHOTOS) Luxury Apartments Opening In Redeveloped NJ City (PHOTOS)
Luxury Apartments Opening In Redeveloped NJ City (Photos) A high-end apartment is opening in New Jersey this week. The Brick of Hackensack is a 15-story building luxury apartment that is the first residential high-rise in the downtown area, according to the planning committee. The Brick of HackensackThe Brick of Hackensack The Brick of HackensackThe Brick of Hackensack The Brick of HackensackThe Brick of Hackensack The building features 378 luxury upscale apartments, in additional to approximately 8,000 square feet of retail space along Main Street in Hackensack. The Brick of HackensackThe Brick of Hackensack The Brick of Hackens…
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…
DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash
DWI Driver Jailed After Hackensack Police Pursuit Ends In Crash An Ecuadoran national was drunk when he crashed his Jeep into a traffic signal during a pre-dawn police chase in Hackensack and then took off on foot before dawn Monday, authorities said. Segundo Tapia-Yunganaula, 24, who lives in Hackensack, was speeding down Linden Street when Sgt. Richard Melber tried to stop him shortly after 2 a.m., Detective Lt. Michael Antista said. Tapia-Yunganaula kept going, running several red lights in the process, before stopping at the intersection of Main and Salem streets, Antista said. He then suddenly reversed toward Melber’s vehicle before throwing it in…
'End Of An Era': Hackensack Music Icon 'The Record King' Closing After 56 Years 'End Of An Era': Hackensack Music Icon 'The Record King' Closing After 56 Years
'End Of An Era': Hackensack Music Icon 'The Record King' Closing After 56 Years Closing time has come for one longtime Hackensack record store. "The Record King" will close its Main Street shop after 56 years, owner Craig Shepneski said citing the city's  $1 billion redevelopment plan. Posted by The Record King on Monday, November 28, 2016 Shepneski last week got a letter in the mail saying his shop's lease had been up, and he'd have to be out by the end of the month, NJ Advance Media reports. The longtime owner made the announcement last week on Facebook, where dozens lamented the store's closure. "So sad...the end of an era," one person wrote. "Many happy Satur…
WINNERS: Lottery Tickets Sold In Union, Ocean, Bergen Counties WINNERS: Lottery Tickets Sold In Union, Ocean, Bergen Counties
Winners: Lottery Tickets Sold In Union, Ocean, Bergen Counties Four winning Mega Millions lottery tickets were sold in Union, Ocean and Bergen counties. Tickets matching four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball for Friday’s drawing were sold at the following retailers: Union County ($30,000): Aarti’s World Discount Liquor, Route 22 West in Union Union County ($10,000): Fanwood Pharmacy, South Avenue in Fanwood Bergen County ($10,000): 7-Eleven, Main Street in Hackensack Ocean County ($10,000): Minit Stop, Chandler Road in Jackson The winning numbers were: 04, 28, 29, 30, and 60. The Gold Mega Ball&nbs…
Best In The World? Jimmy Fallon Samples Coffee Cake From Hackensack's B & W Bakery Best In The World? Jimmy Fallon Samples Coffee Cake From Hackensack's B & W Bakery
Best In The World? Jimmy Fallon Samples Coffee Cake From Hackensack's B & W Bakery Crumbly. Cinnamonny. Really good. That's what NBC's "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon had to say about B & W Bakery's famous coffee cake. The Hackensack bakery is known locally for its "legendary" coffee cake -- and so one of Fallon's friends bought him some to sample. "If you know me you know I like coffee cake" the former SNL cast member explains at the beginning of the video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by only here to eat (@onlyheretoeat) "My friend Bill Regan heard hat I liked coffee cake... he said it's the best…
UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire
Update: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: A ruptured gas line fed the fire that destroyed two retail shops and severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper's office Saturday on Main Street, authorities said. Columns of smoke that could be seen for miles as city firefighters battled the blaze, which they said apparently began in the retail businesses -- presumably closed because of the coronavirus pandemic – sometime after 5:30 p.m. The three-alarm fire also severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper’s offices next door. At the scene on Saturday.Rob Munson The site was evacuated before the roof collapsed. No injuries w…
UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire
Update: Hackensack Riverkeeper 'Devastated,' Retail Shops Destroyed By Gas-Fed Fire UPDATE: A ruptured gas line fed the fire that destroyed two retail shops and severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper's office Saturday on Main Street, authorities said. Columns of smoke that could be seen for miles as city firefighters battled the blaze, which they said apparently began in the retail businesses -- presumably closed because of the coronavirus pandemic – sometime after 5:30 p.m. The three-alarm fire also severely damaged the Hackensack Riverkeeper’s offices next door. At the scene on Saturday.Rob Munson The site was evacuated before the roof collapsed. No injuries w…
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Hackensack Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Hackensack
Driver Hospitalized After Sedan Slams Into Utility Pole In Hackensack A driver was hospitalized after a sedan bounced off a parked car and slammed into a utility pole Friday afternoon in Hackensack. The southbound Audi cracked the pole in front of Tips N More on Main Street shortly after 2 p.m. The driver had to be placed in a neck brace before being taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. City police and firefighters and Hackensack Meridian Health EMS responded.
Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window
Man Injured When Backhoe Knocks Lamppost Into Hackensack Law Office Window A Cliffside Park man was injured in a freak accident Monday at a Hackensack law firm, authorities said. A private company bucket loader was doing sewer work and backed into a decorative light post, knocking it into a window at Harwood Lloyd LLC on Main Street, responders said. A shard of glass from the broken window hit the 31-year-old victim, who required treatment for a cut on his hand. Police were investigating. ****** ALSO SEE: A 28-year-old Guatemalan national living in Hackensack was caught having online sex chats with an underage Englewood girl, authorities said. https://dailyvo…
Hackensack PD: Fleeing Ex-Con Who Tried Climbing Into Ex's Window Falls 4 Floors Down Air Shaft Hackensack PD: Fleeing Ex-Con Who Tried Climbing Into Ex's Window Falls 4 Floors Down Air Shaft
Hackensack PD: Fleeing Ex-Con Who Tried Climbing Into Ex's Window Falls 4 Floors Down Air Shaft A Hackensack ex-con fell four stories down an air shaft while trying to escape police after trying to climb into his ex-girlfriend's window before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Alec Parker, 34, climbed a fire escape and was trying to get into his ex-girlfriend’s Main Street apartment when responding officers arrived shortly after 4:30 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. They tried to talk with him, but Parker fled up the fire escape to the roof, then entered the stairwell and forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, DeWitt said. He then ran into her bathroom and through t…
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash
Unmarked Police Car Involved In Hackensack Crash An unmarked police car collided with a sedan at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday morning. The sedan driver blew the stop sign at Euclid Avenue, pulling directly into the path of the unmarked Hackensack city police car,  which was headed south on Main Street with its lights activated in response to an emergency call, shortly before 11 a.m., responders told Daily Voice. A city detective who was driving the police car and three occupants of the sedan were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center -- none with apparently serious injuries, they said, adding that the female civili…