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Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations Three New Jersey Bed Bath & Beyond stores will shutter by the end of the year, the company announced this week. The company announced earlier this year it planned on closing 150 stores, and on Thursday, Sept. 15, released a list of 56 that will close by the end of 2022. Those stores are: Flanders, 30 International Dr. Manalapan, 13 Route 9 S. Paramus, 34 E Ridgewood Ave. Bed Bath & Beyond has 28 stores in New Jersey, and headquarters in Union. The company did not give exact closing dates.

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 GOTCHA! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4
Gotcha! Thieves Captured After Crashing Stolen Car Into Stopped Traffic At Routes 17 And 4 Two out-of-state teens were captured after crashing a stolen car into two vehicles -- sending a driver to the hospital -- while trying to cross from one busy Paramus highway to another, authorities said. Parris Lamont Dennis, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, and Shahiem X. McCrimmon, 19, of the Bronx bailed out but were caught after bystanders advised police of their movements shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, They were taken into custody without incident, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. A Saddle River police officer began chasing the 2019 Honda Civic with Vermont licens…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash
Two Police Cars, Stolen Sedan Towed Following Paramus Labor Day Pursuit, Crash Two Paramus police cars and a stolen sedan all had to be towed following a damaging Labor Day pursuit that ended with several occupants in custody. The pursuit apparently came down Farview Avenue and ended in the rear of the DCH Paramus Honda Prep Center on Pleasant Avenue off Route 17 around 11 a.m. Four and possibly five suspects -- all believed to be juveniles -- were quickly seized. At least one person involved in the incident had to be hospitalized, although it wasn't immediately clear whether that was an officer or suspect. No serious injuries were reported in the damaging pursu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MALL 'GUNMAN': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found MALL 'GUNMAN': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found
Mall 'Gunman': Bogus Report Clears Garden State Plaza In Paramus, No Danger Found Throngs of panicked mall goers fled the Garden State Plaza in Paramus after someone claimed to have seen a man with a gun, authorities said. "It started with large groups of juveniles. Everyone started running and yelling," Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Saturday night, Sept. 3. The chief's officers checked the mall, assisted by other area law enforcers. "The all-clear was given and the mall is open for business," Ehrenberg said around 8:30 p.m., an hour or so after the incident. No injuries were reported. Authorities don't know who claimed that they'd seen a white man in br…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Demolition Derby Begins In Ridgewood, Ends With Fleeing Driver's Capture At Paramus Home Goods Demolition Derby Begins In Ridgewood, Ends With Fleeing Driver's Capture At Paramus Home Goods
Demolition Derby Begins In Ridgewood, Ends With Fleeing Driver's Capture At Paramus Home Goods An impaired driver who fled police in Ridgewood hit several vehicles with a sedan before he was finally captured just off Route 17 in Paramus. Lt. Brian Pullman and Officer Paul Knapp spotted a damaged BMW 535 that apparently was involved in a crash at the corner of North Maple and Franklin avenues in Ridgewood around 7 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. As they approached with their cruiser's lights and sirens activated, the driver attempted to pull to the curb, hit it, then kept going, the chief said. "The vehicle continued to be driven in an unsafe manner, mounting the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation
Mall Reimagined: Westfield's Garden State Plaza Announces Developer In Upcoming Transformation The Westfield Garden State Plaza has announced its development partner in its upcoming transformation that will bring luxury apartments and a town green to the Route 17 mall in Paramus. Mill Creek Residential has partnered with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) ahead of the first phase of a 30-acre, mixed-use vision for the property featuring residences, green spaces, and a restored Sprout Brook, the mall announced Monday, Aug. 22. Rendering of Westfield's Garden State Plaza transformation.Unibail-Rodamco Westfield Anticipated to break ground in 2024 and slated to open to residents in 202…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95
Suspect Tussles With Police On Cliff Overlooking Route 95 A car burglary suspect grappled with Fort Lee police on a cliff overlooking Route 95 before he joined two accomplices in handcuffs, authorities said. Patrick Jordan, 21, of Newark, had been released by a judge in Hackensack in June, a week after police said he and three other ski-masked thieves nearly struck a Saddle River homeowner as they fled after trying to steal his $200,000 Mercedes SUV. Paramus police captured that quartet on southbound Route 17 and handed them over to their Saddle River colleagues. SEE: Fleeing Vehicle Thieves Nearly Run Down Owner, Nabbed On Ro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park
Ex-Cons Just Out Of Prison Charged With Carjacking Hackensack Driver In Rochelle Park Two ex-cons who'd only just been released from prison carjacked a Hackensack driver outside a Rochelle Park supermarket, authorities charged. Anthony Aguilar, 24, of Garfield and Elijah Battle, 25, of Paterson were wearing masks when they accosted the driver and took his Audi in the parking lot of the D-Mart Indian-Asian Farmers Market on Rochelle Avenue around 8 p.m. June 16, they said Friday. The robbers abandoned the vehicle a couple of blocks away and fled in a red Toyota Rav 4 that had been reported stolen out of Paterson, investigators said. The victim sustained minor injuries. Mea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Three-Wheeler Crash In Paramus Downs Traffic Signal, Sends Rider To Hospital Three-Wheeler Crash In Paramus Downs Traffic Signal, Sends Rider To Hospital
Three-Wheeler Crash In Paramus Downs Traffic Signal, Sends Rider To Hospital A rider was hospitalized with a serious leg injury after toppling a traffic light and hitting a utility pole in Paramus. The crash took down the signal at the entrance to the Frisch School and Country Club Plaza office building of West Century Road around 9 a.m. Friday. The new Can Am Ryker, valued at around $9,000, was removed by CityWide Towing. The traffic signal on West Century Road in Paramus was being repaired.Boyd A. Loving Paramus police -- including an Emergency Services Unit -- and borough EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. Ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House
SWAT Standoff: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House A personable police dispatcher convinced a barricaded Dumont man to surrender after a SWAT team and police from multiple departments converged on his block, authorities said. Officers from Dumont initially responded to the First Street home following a 911 call from the 33-year-old First Street resident late Tuesday morning, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. The caller asked for a SWAT team and the FBI, saying that he wanted to “show them something,” the chief said. The man wouldn’t say exactly what that was, then refused to come out, Joyce said. As a result, he said, the dead-ended street w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD
Hudson Driver Caught After Crashing Car Stolen From NY Into Backyard Off GS Parkway: Paramus PD Paramus police captured a Jersey City ex-con who crashed a car stolen out of Orange County into the backyard of a home off the Garden State Parkway and then took off on foot, authorities said. The 2018 Nissan Maxima -- which had just been reported stolen out of Monroe, NY -- barreled off the southbound Parkway exit ramp and into private property on Highland Avenue around 7 p.m. Monday, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officers Nicholas Perna and Clario Sampson found Javon Reaves, 29, who'd bailed out and was walking on Alden Road a short time later, the chief said. He at first …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FOUND: 'Endangered' Man Turns Up, Paramus Police Say FOUND: 'Endangered' Man Turns Up, Paramus Police Say
Found: 'Endangered' Man Turns Up, Paramus Police Say Paramus PD: The missing male in question from earlier has been located. Thank you all for the assistance.A 57-year-old man who was reported missing has been found, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco