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Wild Police Chase Ends On Route 287 With Shots Fired, Driver In Custody Wild Police Chase Ends On Route 287 With Shots Fired, Driver In Custody
Wild Police Chase Ends On Route 287 With Shots Fired, Driver In Custody A motorist who fled Ringwood police was captured after gunshots were fired on Route 287 in Mahwah before dawn Wednesday, responders said. A Ringwood officer apparently came upon the sleeping driver near the Monksville Reservoir boat launch and tapped on the window of the white SUV around 5:30 a.m. The startled motorist put the vehicle in gear and either hit him or his cruiser as she took off down Skyline Drive toward the interstate, responders said. “There was never any indication that the officer was seriously hurt,” one told Daily Voice. The driver got onto northbound Route 287 before s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims AFTERMATH: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims
Aftermath: Maywood Firefighter, 71-Year-Old Driver Among Several North Jersey Storm Victims A Maywood firefighter was injured when a tree fell onto an engine -- one of several people hurt by falling branches, limbs and trees in Bergen and Passaic counties during Tuesday's storm, responders said.  A 71-year-old man also required medical attention after a tree fell on his car on Route 17 in Ridgewood as Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through. A driver was injured by glass when a branch from a falling tree crashed through the windshield of a vehicle on the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 1 in Englewood Cliffs. And two trees fell on an Englewood home, blocking …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Van Snaps Utility Pole In Ringwood Van Snaps Utility Pole In Ringwood
Van Snaps Utility Pole In Ringwood A driver sustained injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after a van slammed into a utility pole, snapping it, early Wednesday evening in Ringwood. Skyline Drive was closed at Greenwood Lake Turnpike after the crash just after 5:30 p.m. Power had to be cut to the pole so the driver could be taken to the hospital and the van could safely be removed.

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by Jerry DeMarco