Find Your Daily Voice
35°
Tag: Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ
Repeat Offender Punches Disabled Man In Face For 75-Cent Bus Fare: Ridgefield Park PD
A repeat offender heartlessly punched a disabled man on a Ridgefield Park street and took the 75 cents he'd been carrying for bus fare, authorities said.
Joshua Bendewald, 30, approached the victim near the corner of Main Street and Grand Avenue and “asked him how much money he had” around 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Ridgefield Park Police Lt. Justin Tress said.
The 64-year-old victim said he had only the 75-cent bus fare he held in his hand, which the robber took, the lieutenant said.
When the victim said he didn’t have any more, Tress said, Bendewald punched him in the face, knocking the m…
Mega Millions Winner Sold At Bergen County 7-Eleven
A $10,000 Mega Millions winner was sold at a Bergen County 7-Eleven store.
The ticket from the Friday, Dec. 16 drawing was purchased at the Cedar Lane store in Teaneck.
The winning numbers for the Friday, Dec. 16, drawing were: 08, 35, 40, 53 and 56. The Gold Mega Ball was 11, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
In addition to the third-tier prize won, 30 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
Four of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier, multiplying the prizes to $1,500. Moreover, 46,396 other New Jersey players took home $203,…
Teaneck Pedestrian, 65, On Cellphone Struck Crossing Mid-Block At Night, Police Report
A 65-year-old pedestrian was looking at his cellphone when he was struck by an SUV in Teaneck as he crossed Cedar Lane in the middle of the block at night, authorities said.
The sun had just set when the township victim was struck by a 2019 Ford Eco-Sport outside the CVS near Queen Anne Road shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said.
He was initially unconscious but breathing when taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the deputy chief said.
The westbound 37-year-old driver, also from Teaneck, it turned out, had an expired license, for which he receive…
Teaneck PD: Drunken Burglar, Two Teens Busted After Foot Chase
TEANECK, N.J. – A drunken Teaneck burglar was scared off by a resident after trying to break into a house, then bought alcohol for three teens who were chased by police, authorities said Monday.
Pedro Sarkis-Farahlapor, 21, tried resisting arrest but was quickly subdued Sunday night, Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said.
Police caught two of the other teens, the chief said, adding that they also identified the third.
It began when an intoxicated Sarkis-Farahlapor tried breaking into a River Road home and was scared off by the resident, who dialed 911, O’Reilly said.
A short time later, Sarkis…
