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Route 4 Police Pursuit Led By Masked Car Thieves Ends In Crash With Patrol Car: Authorities Route 4 Police Pursuit Led By Masked Car Thieves Ends In Crash With Patrol Car: Authorities
Route 4 Police Pursuit Led By Masked Car Thieves Ends In Crash With Patrol Car: Authorities Three juveniles are facing charges after leading a police pursuit across multiple Bergen County towns, ending in a collision involving a police car, authorities said. Trouble began around 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Paramus, when officers were called to a Concord Drive home on reports of people wearing ski masks and dark clothing trying to steal a BMW from the driveway, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The suspects were captured on security cameras trying to enter the home. Officer Slavko Bajovic arrived on the scene and saw a 2014 Hyundai Elantra, occupied by two suspects match…
Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD
Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD A driver from Philadelphia who'd just crashed his car off Route 17 before dawn Friday banged on a nearby resident's door, shouting incoherently, and was arrested moments later, authorities said. Bret Michaels Staab, 41, crashed his 2022 Nissan Sentra on Manhattan Avenue in Waldwick, then abandoned it there, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Jan. 12, Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said. Police got a call from a resident when Staab began banging on the door of a Dora Avenue home, the lieutenant said. They found Staab on a nearby street and an assortment of drugs -- heroin, crack, prescription meds and mor…
Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun
Police: Teaneck Tenant On Mushrooms Fires Shots In Apartment, Reaches For Officer's Gun UPDATE: A Teaneck tenant appeared under the influence of mushrooms after firing several shots in his apartment, one of which apparently entered a neighbor’s unit, authorities said. Shariyf Salahuddeen, 30, later tried grabbing an officer's gun after being arrested and had to be subdued, they said. Salahuddeen was “showing signs of an altered mental status” after responding officers reported hearing what they believed was a gunshot coming from his apartment in a five-story building on Red Road at the corner of Cedar Lane shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Deputy Police Chief Andrew R. McG…
Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged
Gunshot Fired Into Teaneck Apartment, Neighbor Charged UPDATE: A Teaneck tenant appeared under the influence of mushrooms after firing several shots in his apartment, one of which apparently entered a neighbor’s unit, authorities said. Shariyf Salahuddeen, 30, later tried grabbing an officer's gun after being arrested and had to be subdued, they said. Salahuddeen was “showing signs of an altered mental status” after responding officers reported hearing what they believed was a gunshot coming from his apartment in a five-story building on Red Road at the corner of Cedar Lane shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, Deputy Police Chief Andrew R. McG…
Suicidal Girl Perched On Bridge For Second Time In 24 Hours Grabbed By Elmwood Park Police Suicidal Girl Perched On Bridge For Second Time In 24 Hours Grabbed By Elmwood Park Police
Suicidal Girl Perched On Bridge For Second Time In 24 Hours Grabbed By Elmwood Park Police Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno is asking the state DOT to block access to the ledge of a bridge where a distraught girl was rescued by responders for the second time in less than 24 hours. Paterson firefighters who brought an aerial ladder to the Broadway bridge over Route 20 caught the 15-year-old girl on Wednesday during what Foligno said was an "extremely nerve-racking” incident. “We thought we were going to lose her.” HEART STOPPER: Suicidal Girl, 15, Loses Footing Atop North Jersey Bridge, Caught By Responders (Nov. 9) The girl was more agitated on Wednesday, Nov. 9, said F…
Ex-Con Stopped On Route 17 With Comatose Woman, Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Crack In Car: Paramus PD Ex-Con Stopped On Route 17 With Comatose Woman, Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Crack In Car: Paramus PD
Ex-Con Stopped On Route 17 With Comatose Woman, Loaded Gun, Half-Pound Crack In Car: Paramus PD A Vermont ex-con had an unconscious woman in his back seat and a loaded gun, nearly a half-pound of cocaine and dozens of Ecstasy pills in his car when he tried to run from a traffic stop on northbound Route 17, Paramus police said. Floyd Artis, 33, of Rutland, VT was grabbed by Officers Cesar Hurtado and Kevin Grady after he tried to make a break for it during the stop at Powers Drive shortly after 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 6, Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said. Artis had first tried to rouse Danielle Fletcher, 37, also of Rutland, who was nodded out in the back seat of the 2013 Kia sedan, …
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter
Bergen County Man Charged With Murdering 3-Month-Old Daughter A North Arlington man was charged with murder in the death of his and his fiancée’s 3-month-old daughter. Aaron Medrano, 27, initially was charged with aggravated assault and released on Dec. 30, 2021, a week after the child was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center with several injuries. Baby Giovanna died last Wednesday, Jan. 5, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Medrano was re-arrested on Tuesday, this time on first-degree murder charges, the prosecutor said.  He was in custody Wednesday at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus pending a first appearance in Centr…
Girl, 15, Seriously Injured, Five Hospitalized In Ridgefield Crash Girl, 15, Seriously Injured, Five Hospitalized In Ridgefield Crash
Girl, 15, Seriously Injured, Five Hospitalized In Ridgefield Crash A 15-year-old female passenger from Ridgefield was seriously injured when she and three other borough girls were involved in a crash Thursday at a busy intersection, authorities said. A 2018 Mercedes C300 driven by a 64-year-old Morristown man north on Broad Avenue near Rispoli’s Bakery collided with the girls’ 2015 BMW 3, which was driven by a 17-year-old heading east on Elm Street, shortly before 9:30 a.m., Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. The oldest teen and two 16-year-old passengers sustained minor injuries, as did the driver of the Mercedes, Meurer said. The 15-year-old’s inju…
Call Involving Man Covered In His Own Feces Earns Wood-Ridge Officers Statewide Recognition Call Involving Man Covered In His Own Feces Earns Wood-Ridge Officers Statewide Recognition
Call Involving Man Covered In His Own Feces Earns Wood-Ridge Officers Statewide Recognition The Wood-Ridge officers who responded to a call involving unwanted party the night of Nov. 19, 2020 had every right to use force. The 41-year-old subject had just smeared his own feces on his ex-girlfriend's home, then began yelling that he was COVID positive, police said. He was uncooperative. Irrational. To put it simply, he was out of his mind, officers said. But the five officers and one dispatcher handled the situation calmly, with patience and compassion. And within 45 minutes, had convinced the man to climb into the ambulance on his own for medical evaluation.  The Wood-Ridge resp…
NYC Man Jailed In Stabbing Of Route 17 Gas Station Attendant NYC Man Jailed In Stabbing Of Route 17 Gas Station Attendant
NYC Man Jailed In Stabbing Of Route 17 Gas Station Attendant UPDATE: A Queens man remained jailed after police said he stabbed a Route 17 gas station attendant in Paramus during an argument over a rewards card. Kevin Reid, 38, argued with the attendant over the use of a Speedway pass at the Speedway station on the southbound highway near A&S Drive on Wednesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Reid then pulled a knife and stabbed the 23-year-old pump jockey from East Orange in the chest, the chief said. Police and EMS workers rendered aid before the victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he re…
Employee Stabbed By Customer In Argument At Route 17 Gas Station Employee Stabbed By Customer In Argument At Route 17 Gas Station
Employee Stabbed By Customer In Argument At Route 17 Gas Station UPDATE: A Queens man remained jailed after police said he stabbed a Route 17 gas station attendant in Paramus. Kevin Reid, 38, argued with the attendant over the use of a Speedway pass at the Speedway station on the southbound highway near A&S Drive on Wednesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Reid then pulled a knife and stabbed the 23-year-old pump jockey from East Orange in the chest, the chief said. Police and EMS workers rendered aid before the victim was taken to the trauma unit at Hackensack University Medical Center, where he remained in stable condition, Ehrenberg said. …
Prosecutor: Hackensack Factory Worker Sets Fire At Neighbor’s House Prosecutor: Hackensack Factory Worker Sets Fire At Neighbor’s House
Prosecutor: Hackensack Factory Worker Sets Fire At Neighbor’s House A Hackensack factory worker was arrested after setting a fire at a boarding house next door to his home, authorities said. Brandon McGarrell, 22, remained in police custody Monday at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus following Friday morning’s incident, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Responding officers found the remains of mail and other debris that had been set aflame at the front door of the Essex Street home shortly before 9:30 a.m. McGarrell targeted a resident who'd been involved in a domestic violence incident last week, responders said. He had difficulty breathing …
Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say
Head-On DWI Crash Off Route 208: One Driver Hospitalized, Other Arrested, Fair Lawn Police Say Police said a driver was under the influence when his car slammed head-on into another Friday morning just off Route 208 in Fair Lawn, authorities said. Witnesses told police that Vadym Yukhno, 58, of Fair Lawn passed several other cars on Maple Avenue coming off the highway ramp toward Glen Rock when his Prius struck a Chevy Malibu in the oncoming lane just shortly after 9 a.m. The driver of the Malibu, a 43-year-old New Haven, CT woman, was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with chest and wrist injuries, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Police arrested Yukhno after he failed a roadside …
Police: Unruly Rehab Patient Hits Rochelle Park Officer In Head With Wheelchair Foot Rest Police: Unruly Rehab Patient Hits Rochelle Park Officer In Head With Wheelchair Foot Rest
Police: Unruly Rehab Patient Hits Rochelle Park Officer In Head With Wheelchair Foot Rest A rehab patient hit a Rochelle Park police officer in the head with his wheelchair's foot rest, causing an injury, during a disturbance at a local nursing facility, authorities said. Officers responding to an 8:30 p.m. call Monday of a patient behaving erratically at Alaris Health Facility North tried to calm Michael Malia, 38, of Bloomfield so he could be taken to a hospital, Police Lt. James DePreta said. Malia, however, "became violent towards staff and the officers," including striking the officer with the foot rest, he said. Police subdued Malia and took him to New Bridge Medical Cent…
FOUND! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow FOUND! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow
Found! Missing Paramus Man With Special Needs Found Lying Shoeless In Snow HERO: A Paramus police lieutenant saved the life of a missing 42-year-old borough man with special needs when he found him lying shoeless and gloveless in the snow in a nearby park. Temperatures were in the teens when what became an intensive search for the Spring Valley Road man began around 6 a.m. They'd only reached the low 20s when Detective Lt. John Devine, who was among those searching for him, found the man in nearby Van Saun Park several hours later, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. He was taken to New Bridge Medical Center for observation, the chief said.
Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife
Tragedy Avoided When Ridgewood Police Convince Troubled Man To Drop Knife HEROES: A troubled Ridgewood man pulled a knife Thursday morning on village police, who avoided a possible standoff when they convinced him to drop it, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a man having a mental health emergency at a Heights Road garden apartment complex found him “very agitated,” Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Resisting their initial suggestions that he go to a hospital, the 40-year-old resident went to a bedroom, returned with a knife and threatened to harm himself and them, Lutchke said. The officers – using extensive training in de-escalation tech…
HEROES: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge HEROES: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge
Heroes: Paramus Police Officers Rescue Suicidal Hackensack Man Atop IKEA Ledge A suicidal Hackensack man sat on a ledge atop the parking deck at the IKEA off Routes 4 and 17, looking down with his legs dangling over the side, when Paramus Police Officers William Stallone and Nicholas Tanelli arrived Monday morning. As the troubled 20-year-old man talked with his frightened mother and a few other witnesses 30 feet above the pavement, Stallen and Tanelli worked their way toward him, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Stallone then grabbed him and pulled the man to safety with help from Tanelli, the deputy chief sdaid. He was taken to nearby New Bridge Medical Ce…
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol
Authorities: New Milford Police Subdue Combative NYC Man Packing Loaded Pistol A driver carrying a loaded gun fought with New Milford police before being subdued following a traffic stop, authorities said. Four officers sustained minor injuries during the struggle with Railey Nunez, 24, of the Tribeca section of Manhattan, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officer Dan O’Neill had stopped the Mercedes Benz bearing a temporary license plate from Tennessee for a violation at Boulevard and Floral Court shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Clancy said. O’Neill and Officer Przemyslaw Boinski ordered the driver, 35-year-old Alex Hernandez of Washington Heights, and Nunez from the ve…
Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River
Jersey Shore Driver Stopped By Garfield PD Jumps Into Passaic River A Jersey Shore man stopped by a Garfield police officer on Friday hopped out of his car and into the Passaic River, authorities said. Officer Jaroslaw Wdowiak stopped the 46-year-old driver from Toms River in the parking lot of the Custom Gas Station at the intersection of River Drive and DeWitt Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wdowiak was returning to his cruiser to write summonses when the driver suddenly got out, dashed around a fence and clambered down the riverbank and into the water, Deputy Police Chief Ronald Polonkay said. Two civilians helped the officer pull the man from the…
PD: DWI Mahwah Driver Caught After Slamming Into New Milford Home, Across Lawns Goes Wild At HQ PD: DWI Mahwah Driver Caught After Slamming Into New Milford Home, Across Lawns Goes Wild At HQ
PD: DWI Mahwah Driver Caught After Slamming Into New Milford Home, Across Lawns Goes Wild At HQ A Mahwah electrician was drunk when he slammed his SUV into a New Milford home, then drove across two other lawns before trying to hide beneath the back porch of another residence, said authorities who captured him. Brian Lowe, 38, became irate at headquarters, kicking things and slamming his head against the holding cell door, following his arrest around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Capt. Robert Jones said. A Holy Name Medical Center ambulance took him to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for treatment and a psychological evaluation, the captain said. The Chevy Tahoe driven by Lowenstein first hi…
Victim Struck In Face With Airsoft Pellet In Westwood, Drive-By Shooter In Custody, Police Say Victim Struck In Face With Airsoft Pellet In Westwood, Drive-By Shooter In Custody, Police Say
Victim Struck In Face With Airsoft Pellet In Westwood, Drive-By Shooter In Custody, Police Say A victim was struck in the face with airsoft pellets fired from a passing vehicle outside a Westwood restaurant Friday night, said authorities who had the accused shooter in custody. Kevin Corbett, 39, fired the pellet from a dark BMW on Center Avenue outside the Downtown Dhaba restaurant shortly before 7:30 p.m., responders said. The victim, who was wearing glasses, sustained facial injuries that didn't require hospitalization, Police Chief Michael Pontillo told Daily Voice. A Westwood police officer recognized the vehicle description and Hillsdale police took Corbett into custo…
Police: Elmwood Park Man Beats Parents, Spits On Police Who Rescue Them, Claims He Has COVID Police: Elmwood Park Man Beats Parents, Spits On Police Who Rescue Them, Claims He Has COVID
Police: Elmwood Park Man Beats Parents, Spits On Police Who Rescue Them, Claims He Has COVID An Elmwood Park man who was pummeling both of his parents when police kicked in his front door turned on the officers – kicking and spitting on them while claiming he had the coronavirus, authorities said. His mother was trying to dial 911 when Slava Pozniakov, 49, snatched the phone and began punching her, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. When her husband tried to stop him, Pozniakov began beating him, as well, the chief said. The mother got to another phone and called a relative who notified police, he said. Pozniakov – who records show has a criminal history that includes arrests for…
Burglar Caught Trying To Saw Into Fairview Gun Store Sees Police Coming, Keeps Cutting Burglar Caught Trying To Saw Into Fairview Gun Store Sees Police Coming, Keeps Cutting
Burglar Caught Trying To Saw Into Fairview Gun Store Sees Police Coming, Keeps Cutting A burglar caught trying to break into a Fairview gun store in the middle of the night took one look at responding police officers and went right back to what he was doing, authorities said. The suspect was using a power saw to try and cut the padlock on a roll-down security gate at Mike’s Gun Shop on Anderson Avenue when police arrived around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. “He looked at them and kept sawing,” Kahn said. The man, who wasn’t carrying any ID, refused to cooperate during processing at headquarters – including not giving his name, Kahn said. He required a p…
Authorities: Teaneck Man Attacks, Injures 3 Bergenfield Officers After Fleeing Hospital Authorities: Teaneck Man Attacks, Injures 3 Bergenfield Officers After Fleeing Hospital
Authorities: Teaneck Man Attacks, Injures 3 Bergenfield Officers After Fleeing Hospital Three Bergenfield police officers had to be treated for various injuries following an unprovoked attack by a Teaneck man who’d become the subject of a search after he walked out of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, authorities said. Officer Shane Churaman, hearing an alert shortly after midnight, stopped a sedan with Pennsylvania license plates being driven by 26-year-old Patrick S. Chakauya Jr. in the area of South Washington Avenue and Carnation Street. A search for Chakauya involved several area towns and a New Jersey State Police helicopter. The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Cor…
Paramus Man Stabbed, Fleeing Roommate Captured In Mall Parking Lot Paramus Man Stabbed, Fleeing Roommate Captured In Mall Parking Lot
Paramus Man Stabbed, Fleeing Roommate Captured In Mall Parking Lot A drunken argument left one Paramus boarding house resident hospitalized with a severe stab wound and another jailed, authorities said Friday. Jose Vasquez-Gonzales pulled a knife and stabbed Luis Cruz, 35, in the abdomen during a fight on the front lawn of the East Ridgewood Avenue boarding home just after midnight, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Vasquez-Gonzales, a 49-year-old Dominican national, ran toward the Fashion Center mall on Route 17 as a squadron of police vehicles converged on the area. An EMS crew from New Bridge Medical Center saw him running through the parking lot a…
Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User
Paramus PD: Fiery Route 4 Rollover Crash Caused By OD'ing Heroin User A fiery Route 4 rollover crash that seriously injured a 91-year-old Maywood woman, among others, was caused by a 22-year-old Ridgewood driver who overdosed on heroin, authorities said. Police found Michael Brennan drifting out of consciousness outside his Toyota Camry after it struck several cars and a pole on the highway's westbound side between the Garden State Parkway and Paramus Road shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. They also found two bags of heroin, he said. Brennan's sedan had slammed into a Buick Lacrosse, which hit a tree, struck …
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has COVID-19 Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has COVID-19
Authorities: Teaneck Woman Spits Water At, Coughs On Englewood Police, Claims She Has Covid-19 A repeat offender from Teaneck spit a mouthful of water on two Englewood police officers, coughed at them and claimed she has the coronavirus after they arrested her for violating a temporary restraining order, authorities said. Sughuy Cepeda, 43, was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after she “spit and coughed at officers who took her into custody on several occasions and stated she was COVID positive,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The 5-foot-3-inch, 215-pound Cepeda has a history of run-ins with authorities for which she’s been jailed no fewer than a hald-d…
COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey COVID-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey
Covid-19: Here's Where You Can Get Tested In North Jersey As expected, the number of coronavirus cases has increased with the opening of testing sites across New Jersey. And that number is only going to increase, Gov. Phil Murphy said. "As the testing regime expands, we’re going to see these numbers go up in a big way," he said. "We are getting a clearer and better sense of how far the coronavirus has already spread.” Here's a list of coronavirus testing sites in New Jersey: Officials are urging New Jersey residents to keep these testing sites open to those who need it saying that if you feel okay, stay home and rest.  You'll need state ID…
Officials: Bergen County's 2 Coronavirus Patients Went To Same Care Center, 3rd Being Tested Officials: Bergen County's 2 Coronavirus Patients Went To Same Care Center, 3rd Being Tested
Officials: Bergen County's 2 Coronavirus Patients Went To Same Care Center, 3rd Being Tested Both Bergen County residents with presumed cases of coronavirus visited the same commercial health care facility before they were admitted to the hospital for treatment and testing of coronavirus, county officials said Friday. Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco did not disclose the name of the Bergen County facility that the Englewood woman and Fort Lee man went to, but said the names of the other individuals at the facility at that time have been given to state health officials. A third elderly patient experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms has also been tested by an unnamed hospital in Ber…
Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township
Emotionally Disturbed Man Taken To Hospital After Incident In Washington Township An emotionally disturbed man was transported to a hospital for an evaluation after police were called to a disturbance in Washington Township, responders said.  Township police were joined at a Linwood Avenue home by their colleagues from Westwood and Ridgewood, as well as Bergen County sheriff's officers, among others. Reports that the man was armed with a knife couldn't immediately be confirmed. An ambulance with two officers aboard took him to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, responders said. At least one officer may have sustained a minor injury, they said. Boyd A. Loving t…
New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious
New Milford Man Gets Five Years For Shaking 4-Month-Old Son Unconscious An unemployed New Milford man who shook his 4-month-old son unconscious last year was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to a plea-bargained five years in state prison. Travis Weber, 29, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending transfer to prison following the sentence for his plea to second-degree child endangerment. The baby’s mother found the boy unconscious last February after leaving him with Weber, authorities said. The boy was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where doctors found head trauma injuries.  An investigation produced charges of aggravated ass…