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Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop
Boy, 15, Robbed At Gunpoint Outside Ridgewood Stop & Shop A 15-year-old Ridgewood boy was robbed at gunpoint outside the village Shop & Stop after arriving for what he thought was a sale that he'd made online, authorities said. The boy told police he brought $300 worth of clothing to the parking lot of the Franklin Avenue supermarket after cutting an online deal shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, Sgt. John A. Ward said. Instead, the teen said, he was accosted by four men who appeared to be 18 to 20 years old, one of them armed with a handgun. The robbers fled with the clothing and the boy, who wasn't injured, called police, Ward said. …

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Employee Opens Ridgewood Nail Salon For Day With Bang Employee Opens Ridgewood Nail Salon For Day With Bang
Employee Opens Ridgewood Nail Salon For Day With Bang An SUV driven by an employee heading in to open a Ridgewood nail salon for the day crashed into the front door. The young worker escaped injury when her Nissan Rogue hit the front of Godwin Nail & Spa on Godwin Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 15. The front door, part of the knee wall and two planters took the brunt of the impact.  The rest of the building around the store was spared any serious damage. A Ridgewood nail salon employee headed to work to open the shop escaped injury in a crash. Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Ridgewood police and firefighters responded. Bo…

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UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland
Update: Hiker Who Went Missing In Ringwood State Park Found In Rockland UPDATE: A 63-year-old hiker from Wayne who'd gone missing in Ringwood State Park was found a few miles away the next day across the state line in Rockland County, authorities said. Police say they can thank Ring and Facebook. Carol Fumiko Heimbach was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern after she was located in Sloatsburg around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 4, said Caryn Shinske, the senior press officer for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. She was none the worse for wear, although still a bit disoriented from a night in the woods, responders said. Heimback, …

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Downtown Ridgewood Business Reportedly Burglarized Downtown Ridgewood Business Reportedly Burglarized
Downtown Ridgewood Business Reportedly Burglarized Ridgewood police confirmed that they're investigating a reported burglary at a downtown commercial business. Police were called to the company on East Ridgewood Avenue on Aug. 16. They were told a break-in had occurred within the previous few days. Ridgewood Capt. Glenn Ender confirmed that police took the report and are investigating. He didn't elaborate. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. ANYONE who might have seen something, or has information that could help identify whoever was responsible, is asked to call Ridgewood Police Detective Bu…

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Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed
Falling Tree Limb Smashes SUV, Couple Survives Unscathed A couple escaped injury when a tree limb fell on their vehicle in Ridgewood. The husband and wife were headed down South Irving Street near Grove Street in their Honda CRV with New York plates when the mishap occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 18. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK. Two Ridgewood police officers moved the limb after making sure that the couple was OK.Boyd A. Loving The vehicle was towed. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report. It's a wonder no one was seriously hurt in the mishap on…

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Fire Routs Residents Of Ridgewood Two-Family Fire Routs Residents Of Ridgewood Two-Family
Fire Routs Residents Of Ridgewood Two-Family All of the occupants of a two-family house in Ridgewood got out OK after a fire ignited in the attic. It will likely be awhile before they'll be able to return, however. The smoky blaze broke out in the 2½-story wood-frame house on Walton Street off South Maple Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Reports that a contractor was at work at the time couldn't be confirmed. Ho-Ho-Kus firefighters provided mutual aid. Ridgewood police, EMS and OEM all responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. A contractor may have been working when the fire broke out o…

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SUVs Collide In Ridgewood SUVs Collide In Ridgewood
SUVs Collide In Ridgewood Two drivers escaped without major injury when their SUVs collided Monday in Ridgewood. The driver of a Cadillac Escalade had a clutch of party balloons with her when she was treated for a minor injury at the scene of the May 1 noontime crash with an Audi Q7 at South Van Dien and East Ridgewood avenues. All Points Towing removed both vehicles. Firefighters joined village police, who are investigating the cause. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this article. All Points Towing removed both The Audi Q7 (left) and the Cadillac Escalade following Monday's crash in Ridgewoo…

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Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood
Driver Hospitalized After SUV Slams Into Tree In Ridgewood A 60-year-old driver required medical treatment after his compact SUV hit a tree in Ridgewood. He was taken to The Valley Hospital following the early evening crash on Lakeview Drive near the Goffle Brook on Friday, April 28. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a unit from Valley. The Chevy Trax hit the tree on Lakeview Drive in Ridgewood shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, April 28.Boyd A. Loving The Chevy Trax was towed from the scene. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded along with a paramedic unit from T…

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Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire
Ridgewood Businesses Evacuated After Van Catches Fire Several businesses in downtown Ridgewood were evacuated as a precaution after a painter's van caught fire on Monday. The van owned by Geraghty Painting & Powerwashing in Ridgewood was unoccupied when the blaze broke out in the parking lot behind the movie theater and other businesses on East Ridgewood Avenue shortly before 1:30 p.m. April 24. No injuries were reported. The camper was moved and firefighters hit the van blaze from the passenger side.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters doused the smoky downtown van blaze on Monday, April 24.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters d…

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ROAD RAGE: Mahwah Driver Charged With Deliberately Ramming Vehicle On Route 17 ROAD RAGE: Mahwah Driver Charged With Deliberately Ramming Vehicle On Route 17
Road Rage: Mahwah Driver Charged With Deliberately Ramming Vehicle On Route 17 A driver from Mahwah was seized after he deliberately rammed another vehicle on Route 17 and then took off, authorities said. It was still daylight when Baron J. Chan, 34, purposefully steered his BMW M5 into another vehicle on the southbound highway around 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13, Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The other driver, whose vehicle veered off the roadway onto the grass shoulder, wasn’t seriously injured, responders said. Ridgewood Police Sgt. John Chuck and Officers Patrick Daly and Vincenzo Vaccarella had responded to the road-rage crash when Chan returned t…

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In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY) In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (PHOTO GALLERY)
In One End, Out The Other: SUV Barrels Through Ridgewood Garage (Photo Gallery) An out-of-control SUV barreled clear through the garage of a private home during a collision with a sedan in Ridgewood on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the chain-reaction crash, which sent the Acura MDX through the North Van Dien Street garage's side wall near Beverly Road around 3:45 p.m. Dec. 21. The SUV continued out through the garage door at the other end and through a fence before stopping on the lawn right next to the porch. 68-78 North Van Dien Avenue, RidgewoodBoyd A. Loving The other vehicle, an Audi A5, was damaged and a street sign uprooted -- not to mention the…

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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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Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood
Truck Downs Wires, Closes Busy Thoroughfare In Ridgewood A truck snapped a utility pole in half, downing wires and temporarily blocking access to a Ridgewood school on Monday. The crash occurred on East Glen Avenue near Quackenbush Place just off northbound Route 17 shortly after 9:30 a.m. The driver wasn't injured. Access to the nearby Glen School was temporarily cut off while repairs were being made. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a PSE&G crew. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and contributed to this report. East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood was closed near the Glen School until repairs could be made.Boyd A. L…

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Gun-Related Incident Sends Ridgewood Homeowner For Psychological Evaluation Gun-Related Incident Sends Ridgewood Homeowner For Psychological Evaluation
Gun-Related Incident Sends Ridgewood Homeowner For Psychological Evaluation A troubled Ridgewood homeowner was taken for mental health assistance following a brief incident Saturday morning. Police from surrounding towns rushed to assist their village colleagues following a report of a disturbed man with a gun on Newcomb Road between Grove and Pleasant parks shortly before noon. Ridgewood police alerted and then called off both a SWAT team and village firefighters after quickly gaining control of the situation. "Within eight minutes of the original dispatch, the man was already in protective custody and ready to be taken for help," Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke …

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Ridgewood Police Roll Out Pride-Themed Vehicle Ridgewood Police Roll Out Pride-Themed Vehicle
Ridgewood Police Roll Out Pride-Themed Vehicle Ridgewood police on Friday unveiled a new Pride-themed patrol vehicle – a Chevy Tahoe emblazoned with two rainbow stripes, flags and lettering. “We are proud to serve and protect all citizens, regardless of their sexual identification or orientation,” village Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. “We see this patrol vehicle as a visual reminder of our intent to be an inclusive law enforcement organization.” The new vehicle was on display at Saturday’s Pride Celebration at Van Neste Square. Ridgewood policeBoyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Pride Month is held each June to pay homage to th…

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Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station
Sedan Slams Into Lamp Post Near Ridgewood Train Station A lamp post held up when a sedan slammed into it near the Ridgewood train station. Both occupants of the Volkswagen refused medical treatment after Sunday afternoon's crash along Garber Square near the underpass for New Jersey Transit's Bergen/Main Line. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill, along with loose wiring from the damaged street lamp. Police were investigating the cause of the crash and hadn't immediately issued any summonses. Ridgewood police were investigating the cause.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE A flatbed tow truck rem…

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Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons
Ridgewood Chief: Rockland Cyclist, 15, In 'Violent' Viral Video Ignored Orders, Refused Summons UPDATE: A 15-year-old bicyclist from Rockland whose detainment in Ridgewood on Sunday became a viral video refused to follow direct orders and resisted efforts to be taken into custody, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. The video shows a portion of the incident, in which police are seen taking the teen down as he tried to hold onto his bicycle – a response that some insisted was unnecessary force and called for action by the state Attorney General's Office. The boy was part of a much larger group of riders who passed through other towns on Sunday before trying to head down East R…

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Woman Arrested During Ridgewood BLM March, Protesters Demand Reparations, School System Reform Woman Arrested During Ridgewood BLM March, Protesters Demand Reparations, School System Reform
Woman Arrested During Ridgewood BLM March, Protesters Demand Reparations, School System Reform Ridgewood police arrested a young woman during a July 4th Black Lives Matter march through downtown that included a call for reparations and a sign that said "Cops are Pigs.” A few dozen or so members of a nascent group calling itself Ridgewood 4 Black Liberation began marching through downtown on the national holiday Saturday after a speaker accused the village of being “the greatest perpetrators and examples of America’s long and bloody history of suppressing black people’s right to existence." The marchers, many of them young women who were graduated from village schools, carried a bann…

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UPDATE: Missing Retired Law Enforcement Officer Found With Stab Wound In Bergen County Park UPDATE: Missing Retired Law Enforcement Officer Found With Stab Wound In Bergen County Park
Update: Missing Retired Law Enforcement Officer Found With Stab Wound In Bergen County Park The search for a distraught retired law enforcement officer ended when rescuers found him bleeding from an apparently self-inflicted stab wound in a wooded area of a Bergen County park early Tuesday evening. The 66-year-old victim's wound wasn't considered life-threatening, responders said. Rescuers carried him out of the woods on a stretcher in the Dunkerhook area of Saddle River County Park in Paramus a few miles from his home after concerned loved ones called police. A waiting Paramus Medical Services rig took him to Hackensack University University Medical Center with a police escort …

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BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole
BMW Snaps Ridgewood Utility Pole A driver escaped serious injury when her BMW sedan took out a utility pole and damaged the base of a light post Friday morning in Ridgewood. Ridgewood EMS took her to The Valley Hospital following the crash on West Ridgewood Avenue. The street was partially closed for several hours while utility crews tended to the pole. Ridgewood police and firefighters also responded.

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Tires Slashed On Ridgewood Police Cruiser, Eight Private Vehicles Tires Slashed On Ridgewood Police Cruiser, Eight Private Vehicles
Tires Slashed On Ridgewood Police Cruiser, Eight Private Vehicles Tires were slashed on a Ridgewood police car and eight civilian vehicles before dawn Sunday, authorities said. Residents reported tires slashed on private vehicles parked in driveways on South Pleasant Avenue, Jemco Place, Amsterdam Avenue and Spring Avenue, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The chief asked anyone who saw any of the slashings, has surveillance video or knows who was responsible to contact Ridgewood police: (201) 652-3900. All calls will be kept confidential, she said.

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Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood
Hit-Run Sedan Severely Injures Ho-Ho-Kus Resident Walking Dog Near Ridgewood SEE ANYTHING? Ho-Ho-Kus police sought the public's help finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and severely injured a borough woman as she walked her dog near the Ridgewood border Tuesday night. The 57-year-old pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk on North Maple Avenue at 1st Street when she was struck around 7 p.m. by a red sedan that then kept going north on Maple, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin said. The victim sustained severe head trauma that required surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. One of the witnesses scooped up the woman's dog, who…

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PHOTOS: Blaze Consumes Ridgewood Garage PHOTOS: Blaze Consumes Ridgewood Garage
Photos: Blaze Consumes Ridgewood Garage Ridgewood firefighters doused a fully-involved detached garage blaze Thursday night. The village's finest kept the Claremont Road fire from spreading, although it destroyed the 20-by-30-foot garage. Ridgewood police, EMS and Emergency Services also responded. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. Moments after the blaze broke out.Boyd A. Loving At the scene.Boyd A. Loving Ridgewood firefighters made quick work of the blaze.Boyd A. Loving

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Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks
Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks A Paramus man was caught taking “upskirt” photos of high school girls at a Route 17 Starbucks, Ridgewood police said. Detectives and uniformed officers rushed to the business on Friday following reports that someone had been taking the photos of Immaculate Heart Academy students at the shop the day before. Louis Tournour, 52, returned, did it again and was taken into custody, village Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. A voyeuristic product of the Internet, upskirting is a cottage industry so prevalent that some states had to pass new laws to address it. Hundreds of thousands of …

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Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught
Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Police once again pleaded with owners to lock their vehicles -- and not leave their keys or fobs behind -- after a wild noontime car chase Sunday that criss-crossed Bergen County and ended with two in custody. "I really don't want anyone hurt or killed when we are responding to stolen vehicles," said Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. "Anyone on the road or in a home, are at risk during foot or vehicle pursuits." Ridgewood police who were tracking a stolen Land Rover's GPS notified Hackensack police around noon, city police Lt. James Smith said. A patrol officer spotted the vehicle…

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Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks
Paramus Man Charged With Taking Upskirt Photos Of High School Girls At Route 17 Starbucks A Paramus man was caught taking “upskirt” photos of high school girls at a Route 17 Starbucks, Ridgewood police said. Detectives and uniformed officers rushed to the business on Friday following reports that someone had been taking the photos of Immaculate Heart Academy students at the shop the day before. Louis Tournour, 52, returned, did it again and was taken into custody, village Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said Monday. A voyeuristic product of the Internet, upskirting is a cottage industry so prevalent that some states had to pass new laws to address it. Hundreds of thousands of …

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Police: Hawthorne Driver Rescued From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk Police: Hawthorne Driver Rescued From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk
Police: Hawthorne Driver Rescued From Fiery Wreckage Of Head-On Glen Rock Crash Was Drunk UPDATE: The trapped Hawthorne driver rescued from his car before the flames of a burning truck could reach him after a head-on crash in Glen Rock over the weekend was drunk, authorities said. Jason A. Bednar, 41, of Hawthorne was saved by a trio of Glen Rock police officers with “complete disregard for their personal safety,” Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Responding police Sgt. Greg Carter and Officers John Tarantino and Nick Onove found a Chevy Trailblazer in flames just after 4 a.m. Saturday on Lincoln Avenue at Rock Road, Ackermann said. The Trailblazer driver got out of his truck …

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'Operation Home Alone': 16 Nabbed, Including Ridgewood Officer, Trying To Meet Kids For Sex 'Operation Home Alone': 16 Nabbed, Including Ridgewood Officer, Trying To Meet Kids For Sex
'Operation Home Alone': 16 Nabbed, Including Ridgewood Officer, Trying To Meet Kids For Sex A Ridgewood police officer who is accused of arranging a meeting for sex with what he thought was a 15-year-old girl was one of 16 men who were nabbed in a similar undercover sting by state and local authorities, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Wednesday. Others include a barbershop owner from Passaic, a food delivery driver from Fairview, a supermarket employee/deejay from Hawthorne and two Garfield men – one of them a rideshare company driver and another a convicted sex offender awaiting sentencing on child porn possession charges. All thought they were communicatin…

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PHOTOS: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood PHOTOS: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood
Photos: Sedan Clips Tree, Overturns In Ridgewood A driver escaped injury in a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon in Ridgewood. Her 4-door Ford Fusion clipped a tree before overturning halfway down the 100 block of North Pleasant Avenue. A flatbed tow truck righted and removed the wrecked sedan. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. Ridgewood rollover.Boyd A. Loving

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Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels
Jeep T-Boned By FedEx Truck In Ridgewood Rolls, Lands On Its Wheels A Jeep remained true to its brand when it landed on its wheels after being T-boned Monday afternoon by a FedEx truck in Ridgewood. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital with a hand injury following the collision at the intersection of Grove Street and South Van Dien Avenue around 2:30 p.m.  Her Jeep 4x4 has a damaged windshield, broken mirror, blown tire and several dents and scratches. The fender of the FedEx truck was slightly damaged. Village police, firefighters and EMS responded. The Jeep was removed by a flatbed tow truck. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed …

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