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'65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood '65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood
'65 Porsche, Minivan Collide In Ridgewood The driver of a 1965 Porsche and a minivan that collided in Ridgewood were both hospitalized with injuries that responders said they didn't consider life-threatening. The antique Irish green Porsche 356 coupe got the worst of the crash at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and Nagle Street around 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Both drivers were taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The steering wheel on the Irish green Porsche 356 snapped in the crash at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and Nagle Street in Ridgewood on Friday, Sept. 23.Boyd A. Loving Village police …

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Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit
Three Captured After Stolen SUV Rams Vehicles In Paramus Pursuit BREAKING: Three suspects in a stolen SUV rammed multiple vehicles, including a Paramus police car, before officers from neighboring departments helped nab them as they fled, responders said. A female occupant of one of the civilian vehicles had to be hospitalized in the wake of the pursuit and crashes early Monday evening, all of which happened in a matter of minutes. The 2022 Mercedes GLS reportedly was stolen out of Manalapan around 7 p.m. Sunday. It was being tracked via GPS and had apparently been circling Newark before it was identified on Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood on Monday. Par…

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UPDATE: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released UPDATE: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released
Update: Intoxicated Prowler Caught With Stolen Driving School Vehicle On Route 17 Released An accused car burglar who police said was drunk while prowling Bergen County streets in a vehicle stolen from a driving school near his Queens home was released by a judge shortly after his arrest. Spanky Gus Davido, 25, had sped off after Ridgewood police caught him trying to break into a car on Gilbert Street on Wednesday, Feb. 9, Detective Capt. Forest Lyons said. Although a new state law kept them from pursuing Davido, it couldn't prevent them from finding him. They had help -- namely, the big lettering of the Ferrari Driving School on the side of the stolen sedan. A battered front l…

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Sedan From NYC Driving School Not Ridgewood Car Thief's Wisest Choice Sedan From NYC Driving School Not Ridgewood Car Thief's Wisest Choice
Sedan From NYC Driving School Not Ridgewood Car Thief's Wisest Choice He could've just as well honked his horn. A would-be car thief behind the wheel of a sedan stolen from a driving school in Queens was casing neighborhoods in Ridgewood for targets when he was spotted early Wednesday, Feb. 9, authorities said. The suspect drove off after abandoning an attempt to steal a vehicle on Gilbert Street but was caught soon after. It's not like he could give anyone the slip: The Toyota Corolla was marked with large lettering from the Ferrari Driving School in Queens and had a battered front New York State license plate dangling vertically from a single screw. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17 Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17
Car Rolls, Topples Utility Pole On Route 17 A car careened off Route 17, rolled and toppled a utility pole Monday night. No serious injuries were reported in the crash on the southbound highway near Franklin Turnpike in Ridgewood around 7:30 p.m. Ridgewood firefighters freed an occupant from the vehicle, which landed on its side on the shoulder. Village police and EMS also responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this account.

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SEE ANYTHING? Police Try To Find Who Dumped Live Goat In Ridgewood Cemetery SEE ANYTHING? Police Try To Find Who Dumped Live Goat In Ridgewood Cemetery
SEE Anything? Police Try To Find Who Dumped Live Goat In Ridgewood Cemetery Police were trying to find whoever abandoned a live goat in a Ridgewood cemetery. An animal control officer, with help from police and employees corraled the goat, who'd been left in a box Friday morning at the Valleau Cemetery on Franklin Turnpike. If you saw anything, or have information that could help them determine who was responsible, call Ridgewood police: (201) 652-3900. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Goat pokes around the Ridgewood cemetery.Boyd A. Loving Goat pokes around the Ridgewood cemetery.Boyd A. Loving Goat pokes around the Ridgewo…

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by Jerry DeMarco