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MYSTERY SOLVED: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find MYSTERY SOLVED: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find
Mystery Solved: Report Of Child In Car Trunk Was More Or Less True, Police In Bergen Find 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: An eyewitness report of a child climbing into the trunk of a woman's car over the weekend in the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County was at least partially true, it turns out. It wasn't an 8-to-10-year-old child who got into the trunk of a sedan on a Washington Township street with the assistance of a woman in her mid-30s, as the "witness" reported. It was a couple of teenagers. The mystery was solved by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office using automated license-plate readers and township police. Here's what happened:  A group of teens had gone to pick up…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEEN IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County SEEN IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County
Seen IT? Report Of Child Climbing Into Car Trunk Sparks Fruitless Search In Bergen County A man's claim that he saw a child climb into the trunk of a woman's car in the Pascack Valley section of Bergen County sparked an intense but fruitless area search, police said. The citizen told Washington Township police that he saw a white woman who appeared to be in her mid-30s get out of a dark red or maroon Toyota sedan in the 600 block of Chestnut Street around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Corporal Christopher Osenbruck said. The woman walked to the back of the vehicle and helped what appeared to be a grade school-aged child into the trunk, the corporal said. The citizen told police t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maywood Patient, 80, Ambulette Driver Injured In Washington Township Crash Maywood Patient, 80, Ambulette Driver Injured In Washington Township Crash
Maywood Patient, 80, Ambulette Driver Injured In Washington Township Crash An 80-year-old Maywood patient and an ambulette driver were hospitalized following a collision with a pickup truck in Washington Township, authorities said. The Metro Ambulance out of Hackensack was headed east on Washington Avenue when it collided with the westbound Nissan Frontier at Meisten Street near Seasons restaurant and catering hall shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, township police Lt. Roy Scherer said. The patient was conscious and alert when she was taken to Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, while the 46-year-old ambulette driver from Millville was taken to the Hackensac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say
No License, Registration, Insurance: Driver Flees Washington Township Crash On Foot, Police Say A Hudson County driver who didn’t have a license, registration or insurance got out of her SUV and bolted following a predawn crash in Washington Township, authorities said. Responding officers found the 29-year-old North Bergen woman running from the scene in sandals after crashing her 2018 Honda CRV into a utility pole near the corner of Washington and Van Emburgh Avenues around 5 a.m. Sunday, Police Chief Rich Skinner said. She then ran around the police car and kept going before finally stopping and sitting down, he said. The woman passed a field sobriety test and was issued several su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township
Jeep Splits Pole, Driver Walks Away Without Scratch In Washington Township A local business owner escaped injury on Saturday when his Jeep slammed into a utility pole in Washington Township, authorities said. The impact of the crash split the pole and took down a pedestrian crossing sign at Colonial Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The 60-something driver may have misjudged the turn, responders said. There were no suspicious contributing factors, Police Chief Richard Skinner said. The severely Jeep had to be towed and the streets surrounding the intersection closed while a PSE&G crew conducted repairs. Boyd A. Loving took the photos.

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by Jerry DeMarco