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SEE ANYTHING? Shots Fired Into Hasbrouck Heights Business SEE ANYTHING? Shots Fired Into Hasbrouck Heights Business
SEE Anything? Shots Fired Into Hasbrouck Heights Business Authorities were trying to determine who fired several shots into a Hasbrouck Heights business that had closed for the day. No one was injured in what Police Capt. Joseph Rinke, the officer in charge of the department, said was an isolated incident at a multi-use building at 440 Boulevard early Saturday evening, Feb. 19. The call came in at 6:20 p.m. of "four loud bangs" believed to be gunshots, which uniformed officers confirmed at the establishment, a few blocks from eastbound Route 46. The block was closed while detectives reviewed area surveillance video and interviewed witnesses…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Man Who Texted Threat To 'F*cking Kill' Minorities At NJ Mall ID'd, Arrested, Charged UPDATE: Man Who Texted Threat To 'F*cking Kill' Minorities At NJ Mall ID'd, Arrested, Charged
Update: Man Who Texted Threat To 'F*cking Kill' Minorities At NJ Mall ID'd, Arrested, Charged A disturbed man who threatened to kill minorities at a New Jersey mall was charged with making terroristic threats and held for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. Frank Passaro, 66, of Hasbrouck Heights wasn't carrying any weapons when Paramus police arrested him without incident in the north parking garage at the Garden State Plaza early Friday afternoon, Feb. 18, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. Joseph Rinke said. None were found in warranted searches of his vehicle and home, nor does Passaro have any weapons registered to him, said Rinke, the officer in charge of the departme…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say
Disturbed Man Who Vowed To Kill Minorities Captured At NJ Mall, Police Say A disturbed man who threatened to kill minorities at a New Jersey mall was charged with making terroristic threats and held for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said. Frank Passaro, 66, of Hasbrouck Heights wasn't carrying any weapons when Paramus police arrested him without incident in the north parking garage at the Garden State Plaza early Friday afternoon, Feb. 18, Hasbrouck Heights Police Capt. Joseph Rinke said. None were found in warranted searches of his vehicle and home, nor does Passaro have any weapons registered to him, said Rinke, the officer in charge of the department. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home
Update: Fierce Fire Ravages Lodi Home A family of four was burned out of their Lodi home by a fierce, fast-moving fire. The Christopher Street blaze at the corner of Charlton Avenue instantly went to two alarms after breaking out shortly before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. The fire raced through the 2½-story wood-frame home near Route 46, forcing firefighters out before the roof collapsed. No serious injuries were immediately reported. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Wallington and Wood-Ridge. 50 Christopher Street, LodiRobin DeWitt Aquino 50 Christopher Street, LodiRob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted STRONG ARM ROBBERY: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted
Strong ARM Robbery: Route 17 Station Attendant Assaulted SEE ANYTHING? A Route 17 quick-stop attendant was making change when a robber clocked him and fled with hundreds of dollars in cash, authorities said. The robber pulled a dark-colored BMW into the Exxon station on the southbound highway in Hasbrouck Heights -- just south of Route 46 -- shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Detective Bradley Dussault said. After requesting a fill-up, he briefly went into the station's 7-Eleven store, then grabbed two jugs of anti-freeze on the way back toward his car, Dussault said. The bandit got a price, then assaulted the attendant as soon as he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say
Report Of Infant Thrown From Car On Route 46 Unfounded, Police Say What authorities said turned out to be an unfounded report that someone tossed a baby from a vehicle on Route 46 early Thursday night might've been the result of a language barrier. Firefighters set up lights as responders converged on the area near Green Street in Teterboro at the South Hackensack border after receiving the report following a motor vehicle accident in Hasbrouck Heights shortly before 5:30 p.m., they said. The responders combed the area intensively before canceling an ambulance. "It appears unfounded," a ranking officer told Daily Voice just after 6 p.m. They continued se…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money The family of a New Jersey man shot and killed by an "inexperienced" police officer directing traffic at Dorney Park will receive $950,000 reached in the settlement of a wrongful death suit, The Morning Call reports. Joseph Santos' two adult sons and 11-year-old daughter will receive a portion of the settlement, aside from law firm costs and fees, according to a copy of the settlement obtained by The Morning Call. Santos' estate administrator, Juliana Valenzuela, agreed to end the lawsuit on Sept. 14, according to the settlement. South Whitehall Township Officer Jonathan Ros…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife
Somewhere In The Swamps Of Jersey: Pursuers Collar Fleeing BMW Thieves In Marshes Near MetLife A posse of local, county and state law enforcement officers captured three teens who’d bolted into the Meadowlands marshes off the New Jersey Turnpike after they blew a tire on a stolen BMW during a pursuit. Hasbrouck Heights police issued an alert to area law enforcement around noon Saturday after the owner happened to spot the red 320i sedan, which had been stolen from outside his Lodi home two days earlier, Carlstadt Deputy Police Chief Thomas Cox said. The owner followed the vehicle as it headed south on Terrace Avenue / Hackensack Street toward Wood-Ridge, Cox said. Just up the road …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sports Car Totaled In Bergen Garage Fire Sports Car Totaled In Bergen Garage Fire
Sports Car Totaled In Bergen Garage Fire UPDATE: Firefighters doused a Friday night garage fire off Route 17 in Wood-Ridge that totaled a performance sports car. The call came in from Hackensack Street off Anderson Avenue a minute before 6 p.m. Firefighters cut their way into the detached garage and extinguished the blaze, which destroyed a later-model red Dodge Viper -- some models of which carry price tags well over $100,000. No injuries were reported or cause immediately determined. Fire officials were investigating. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Moonachie a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Driver Freed After Speeding SUV Snaps Tenafly Utility Pole Police: Driver Freed After Speeding SUV Snaps Tenafly Utility Pole
Police: Driver Freed After Speeding SUV Snaps Tenafly Utility Pole A speeding SUV snapped a utility pole, downing power lines, before dawn Wednesday in Tenafly. The 24-year-old Hasbrouck Heights driver was extricated from the 2017 GMC Acadia after it became entangled in downed lines on Riveredge Road -- near borough police headquarters -- at 2:20 a.m., Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. He was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, the captain said. The vehicle, meanwhile, remained at the scene late into the morning as PSE&G worked to untangle the lines and install a new pole, he said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies 'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies
'Kind, Caring' Lodi Police Veteran Dies No matter the situation, Bobby Salerno could always make you laugh, usually with a dry -- and at times sarcastic -- humor that longtime police officers develop. Things got serious earlier this year, however. Over the past several months, when you asked how he was doing, Salerno said he was "taking it one day a time." Still, he kept up his sense of humor -- and kept working as long as he was able. Those who knew Lodi Police Capt. Robert J. Salerno roundly praised the 32-year law enforcement veteran's dedication to public service after learning that he died on Sunday. Salerno, 55, of Hasbr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
NJ's First Shake Shack With Drive Thru Coming To Route 17 NJ's First Shake Shack With Drive Thru Coming To Route 17
NJ's First Shake Shack With Drive Thru Coming To Route 17 New Jersey's first drive-thru Shake Shack is set to open in Bergen County, according to multiple news reports. The burger and shake joint was approved by the Hasbrouck Heights Planning Board on Dec. 1 for the site of the shuttered Mt. Fuji restaurant, which is set to be demolished. A Shake Shack spokesperson confirmed the 193 Route 17 drive-thru site, slated to open in 2022. It will take approximately six months for the restaurant to be built, according to TapInto. It will be approximately 2,100 square feet with a 2-lane drive-thru.  Shake Shack's other Bergen County location is on R…

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by Cecilia Levine