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HIT-RUN ARREST: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65 HIT-RUN ARREST: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65
Hit-run Arrest: Lodi Retiree, 74, Charged With Running Down Hackensack Pedestrian, 65 A 74-year-old retiree from Lodi was arrested after authorities said he struck a 65-year-old pedestrian in Hackensack and then took off. John Laiosa of Trudy Drive was driving a 2019 Ford Mustang that hit the city woman as she crossed Essex Street at Lehigh Street at 8:47 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The victim remained in critical condition Monday at Hackensack University Medical Center, responders said. She suffered a severe head injury, with brain bleed, a partial lung collapse and a broken rib, they said. It didn't take long for investigators to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash
Hackensack Police Officer Hospitalized After Crash A Hackensack police officer was hospitalized Friday following a collision on his way to a call. Initial details were scant apart from word that the officer was headed to a report of a fight in the area of Atlantic and Main streets, with his emergency lights on, when his cruiser collided with a commercial van in front of the 7-Eleven at the corner of Essex and Newman streets before 9:30 a.m. Aug. 18. The officer got out of his cruiser and sat on the sidewalk behind it as a Good Samaritan stopped and rushed to his aid. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after complaining of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad HACKENSACK HOMICIDE: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad
Hackensack Homicide: New Defendant Charged With Murder In Barbershop Ambush Of Maywood Dad BREAKING NEWS:  A Hackensack teenager was arrested Monday and charged with participating in the calculated cold-blooded killing of a 28-year-old Maywood man outside a city barbershop late last year. Jaheim Robinson, an 18-year-old college student, “acted as an accomplice in the fatal hit on Vidal Nieves” in the area of Essex and Lehigh streets on Nov. 12, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Robinson was taken into custody on March 6 and sent to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Musella said. He’s with charg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say IN COLD BLOOD: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say
IN Cold Blood: Killers Stalked Single Dad Gunned Down In Hackensack, Investigators Say UPDATE: Two men stalked a dollar store clerk from Maywood before one of them is seen on video shooting the 28-year-old victim dead outside a Hackensack barber shop, authorities charged. Footage retrieved from several area surveillance cameras show Dior Alston and Malik Abel, both 21, following Vidal Nieves down Essex Street around 5 p.m. this past Saturday, Nov. 12, they said. Alston then hops out, chases the single dad down and shoots him outside the Minyety Barbershop near Lehigh Street, investigators allege. Video shows the shooter firing the bullets that killed Vidal Nieves, of Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder
Update: Victim In Hackensack Barbershop Shooting Laid To Rest, Two Charged With Murder UPDATE: On the day when loved ones laid to rest a Maywood man who was gunned down outside a Hackensack barber shop last weekend, authorities announced the arrests of his alleged killer and two accomplices. A Catholic prayer service and burial were held on Thursday morning, Nov. 17, for Vidal Nieves, a 28-year-old single dad who worked at a dollar store in Passaic. At the same time, charges were being brought against: Dior Alston, a 21-year-old laborer from South Hackensack; Malik Abel, 21, an electrician from Maywood; Rayshawn Powel-Myhand, a 19-year-old cashier from Hackensack. Alston a…

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E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash
E-Bike Operator Critically Injured In Hackensack Crash The 26-year-old operator of an e-bike was critically injured in an overnight crash in Hackensack, authorities confirmed. The operator was headed east on Essex Street with a 20-year-old passenger when he disregarded a red light and struck the rear of an SUV going south on Newman Street through the intersection shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. The SUV kept going and left the scene, Antista said. The victims, both city men, were taken to Hackensack Univerity Medical Center, the captain said, adding that the operator's injuries could be life-threat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack
Update: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack A man was struck and killed by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Hackensack. The Pascack Valley Line train struck the 66-year-old pedestrian at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue near the Essex Street train station at 9:55 a.m., city Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Under what circumstances wasn't immediately clear. NJ TRANSIT statement: "At approximately 9:55 a.m., Pascack Valley Line westbound train 1651, which departed Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New Bridge Landing at 10:01 a.m., struck and fatally injured an adult male pedestrian in the vicinity of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police
Hit-And-Run Driver Nabbed On Route 17 After Injuring Hackensack Scooter Rider: Police A hit-and-run driver was nabbed on southbound Route 17 after injuring an adult scooter rider in Hackensack over the weekend, authorities said. The 30-year-old city victim was struck by a Kia sedan at 1st Street and Essex Street just after 5 p.m. Saturday, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. The 22-year-old driver from Newark fled the scene but was stopped by Wood-Ridge police nearly two miles away, the captain said. The victim sustained minor injuries and was brought to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. The driver received summonses for leaving the scene of an accide…

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Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: An assistant Bergen County prosecutor died of his injuries following a crash at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Avon Morgan, 38, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after his cycle collided with an SUV at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue around 4 p.m. July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, whose Fatal Accident Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was also brough…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Downed Power Line Ignites Multi-Vehicle Fire At Hackensack Apartment Complex Downed Power Line Ignites Multi-Vehicle Fire At Hackensack Apartment Complex
Downed Power Line Ignites Multi-Vehicle Fire At Hackensack Apartment Complex A sedan was incinerated and an SUV totaled after a downed power line ignited a fire at a Hackensack garden apartment complex. Firefighters had to wait for a PSE&G crew to secure power before dousing the burning vehicles at the Summit Gardens complex off Essex Street near northbound Route 17 shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday. They then prevented the fire from spreading. No injuries were reported and no residential property was damaged in the Arcadia Road incident.

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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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: 7-Eleven Robber Collared After Hopping Into Pickup At Mickey D's Drive-Thru Hackensack PD: 7-Eleven Robber Collared After Hopping Into Pickup At Mickey D's Drive-Thru
Hackensack PD: 7-Eleven Robber Collared After Hopping Into Pickup At Mickey D's Drive-Thru Hackensack police collared a 19-year-old robber who tried hopping into a pickup truck at a McDonald’s drive-through seconds after holding up a 7-Eleven across the street, authorities said. Cash fell out of his pockets after Zyair Desire of Linden got out of the stopped truck and ran through the McDonalds parking lot, where he was nabbed by Officer Michael Reo shortly after 4:30 a.m. Monday, authorities said. Moments earlier, Desire entered the 7-Eleven across Essex Street from the McDonalds, pointed a bandana-covered object at the cashier and demanded money, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack
Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack Hackensack firefighters cut a driver from her sedan after it was struck by a commuter train Monday morning. The woman was conscious and alert after the NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line train headed from Spring Valley to Hoboken struck and pushed the Hyundai Sonata at Essex Street off East Railroad Avenue at 8:20 a.m., NJ Transit reported. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. No injuries were reported among the 30 people aboard the #1616 train, which left Spring Valley at 7:37 a.m. and was due in Hoboken at 8:50 a.m., NJ Transit said. Service was temporarily suspended in bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter
SEE Anything? Hackensack Police Search For Street Shooter A gunman fired a shot on a Hackensack street that scattered bystanders and quickly brought city police. No one was struck by the .45-caliber bullet fired outside the Alston Arms apartments on Newman Street near Essex Street shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. A witness reported seeing the possible gunman run north on Newman Street while a small group of people ran south after the shot rang out, DeWitt said. A small, silver-colored sedan with Florida license plates -- possibly a Toyota Camry -- fled the scene driven by a man wearing a white and black shirt, white shor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him
Police: Hackensack 7-Eleven Customer Pulls Gun On Clerk For Carding Him A customer pulled a handgun on a Hackensack 7-Eleven clerk who told him that state law requires him to see an ID before he can sell a tobacco product, authorities said. Tyreek D. Davis, 28, “became agitated and argued with the clerk” at the Essex Street store, before rushing out to his 2010 Chevrolet Impala and pulling out a Hi-Point Firearms CF380 semi-automatic handgun, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Davis then banged on the store window, racked the gun’s slide and waved it a few times, threatening to kill the clerk and telling him to “come outside,” DeWitt said. The clerk stay…

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Hackensack Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket Hackensack Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket
Hackensack Store Sells Winning Lottery Ticket A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Hackensack. The lucky winner takes home the $10,000 jackpot from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing. The ticket was sold at Lucky Stop, on Essex Street. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Dec. 17 drawing were 22, 30, 53, 55 and 56. The Gold Mega Ball was 16, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.  Another Mega Millions ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Passaic Street last week. The winner of the $372 million jackpot bought their ticket in Ohio. The next drawing will be held Friday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hackensack PD: City Pedestrian, 71, Crossing Against Light Struck By Pickup Near HUMC Hackensack PD: City Pedestrian, 71, Crossing Against Light Struck By Pickup Near HUMC
Hackensack PD: City Pedestrian, 71, Crossing Against Light Struck By Pickup Near Humc A 71-year-old pedestrian sustained a head injury when he crossed against the light and was struck Friday morning by a pickup truck just steps from Hackensack University Medical Center, authorities said. The victim "could not recall what happened" after he was struck at the corner of Prospect Avenue and Essex Street just after 10 a.m., police Capt. Nicole Foley said. The 53-year-old Saddle Brook driver of the 2015 GMC Sierra pick-up told police at the scene that he had the green arrow as he turned left on Essex Street, she said. "A preliminary review of surveillance video in the area appear…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack PD: Police Chase Down Gunman, Track Driver Who Took Off Hackensack PD: Police Chase Down Gunman, Track Driver Who Took Off
Hackensack PD: Police Chase Down Gunman, Track Driver Who Took Off “I didn’t do anything,” a passenger in a car stopped by Hackensack police said before leading them on a foot chase that ended with his arrest – and the recovery of a handgun, authorities said Friday. Maurice Parker, 23, ignored repeated instructions to get back in the car after officers stopped it just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Parker then bolted as the driver sped off, Busciglio said. Officer Michael Reo chased Parker and caught him hiding behind a trash bin in a rear lot off Essex Street a short time later, the captain said. A witness told Reo that Parker ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs POLICE: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs
Police: Missing Hackensack Man Found With Violent Ex-Con Who Bummed Ride To Paterson For Drugs UPDATE: A missing 82-year-old Hackensack man who became the subject of a statewide Silver Alert was found Friday morning with an ex-con who police said convinced him to drive him to Paterson, among other destinations, over the course of some 18 or so hours. Nathaniel James-Booth -- whose 25-year criminal history includes recent arrests for kidnapping and robbery -- was immediately seized by police who found him in a car driven by John Ingallinera near the corner of Lehigh and Essex streets, said Capt. Darren DeWitt. They charged James-Booth, 42, with illegal possession of Percocet, DeWitt s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hackensack Detectives Derail Bronx Trio's Counterfeit-Fueled Shopping Spree Hackensack Detectives Derail Bronx Trio's Counterfeit-Fueled Shopping Spree
Hackensack Detectives Derail Bronx Trio's Counterfeit-Fueled Shopping Spree A Bronx trio went on a spending spree with counterfeit $100 bills before Hackensack police detectives nabbed them, authorities said Wednesday. The investigators stopped their 2002 Honda Accord on Essex Street near Prospect Avenue for a traffic violation and quickly learned that the driver, 19-year-old Jazlyn Rodriguez, didn't have a license, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. As they ordered her out of the car, the detectives noticed the rear-seat passenger -- identified as Bryan Day, 23 -- trying to conceal something under his feet, Busciglio said. As he got out, they saw counterfeit $100 dollar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Fordham Grad Helms Hackensack's BITE Food & Coffee Co Fordham Grad Helms Hackensack's BITE Food & Coffee Co
Fordham Grad Helms Hackensack's BITE Food & Coffee Co A career in finance would have certainly been lucrative -- but it wasn't what excited Bergen County native Kareem Elzarka most. The 23-year-old has been at the helm of several Manhattan delis with his father Mike Elzarka since graduating from Fordham University in 2017. Earlier this month, the pair opened BITE Food & Coffee Co. on Essex Street in Hackensack. It's exactly where Elzarka wants to be. "I like this business," the Ramapo High School grad said. "It's a lot of fun and rewarding. Challenging -- but it's a good time." BiteCecilia Levine BiteCecilia Levine BiteCecilia…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lodi Pedestrian, 75, Critically Injured In Hackensack Lodi Pedestrian, 75, Critically Injured In Hackensack
Lodi Pedestrian, 75, Critically Injured In Hackensack A 75-year-old Lodi man was critically injured when he was struck while jaywalking in Hackensack before dawn Wednesday, police said.Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez was unconscious when he was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with potentially life-threatening injuries after being struck crossing Essex Street near Railroad Avenue at 6:25 a.m. crash, Capt. Nicole Foley said. The 32-year-old female driver of the westbound 2018 Honda HRV that hit him remained at the scene, Foley said. A summons was prepared against Gonzalez-Gonzalez for failing to yield to a vehicle outside a crosswalk.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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3 Pedestrians Struck By Car Were Not In Crosswalk, Hackensack Police Say 3 Pedestrians Struck By Car Were Not In Crosswalk, Hackensack Police Say
3 Pedestrians Struck By Car Were Not In Crosswalk, Hackensack Police Say A 32-year-old woman and two children were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after being struck by a sedan while crossing the street Wednesday, authorities said. The Hackensack driver told police he was headed east on Essex Street around 8:40 p.m., when the car in front of him stopped shortly, according to city police Capt. Nicole Foley said. He attempted to go around the car ahead of him in the right lane when his 2012 Toyota struck the three pedestrians -- who were not in a crosswalk -- approximately 75 feet from the NJ Transit railroad tracks at Railroad Avenue, police said.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint A Hackensack car service manager abducted at knifepoint by a new employee intent on getting money signaled a teller to lock the doors of a city bank while he summoned police who caught the accused kidnapper. Officer Pedro Dominguez was headed to the Friday afternoon call from Connect One bank on John Street when he spotted Luis Vasconez, 37, of North Bergen, on Essex Street and took him into custody, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. The victim told police that Vasconez -- who'd recently become a trainee/dispatcher at the company -- called him Thursday asking for a loan to pay child support, Busc…

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Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint
Bank Teller Helps Hackensack Car Service Manager Kidnapped At Knifepoint A Hackensack car service manager abducted at knifepoint by a new employee intent on getting money signaled a teller to lock the doors of a city bank while he summoned police who caught the accused kidnapper. Officer Pedro Dominguez was headed to the Friday afternoon call from Connect One bank on John Street when he spotted Luis Vasconez, 37, of North Bergen, on Essex Street and took him into custody, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. The victim told police that Vasconez -- who'd recently become a trainee/dispatcher at the company -- called him Thursday asking for a loan to pay child support, Busc…

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PD: Maywood Detectives Help Nab Teaneck Gunman Who Shot Englewood Couple PD: Maywood Detectives Help Nab Teaneck Gunman Who Shot Englewood Couple
PD: Maywood Detectives Help Nab Teaneck Gunman Who Shot Englewood Couple ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- (UPDATE) Thanks to two Maywood police detectives, a gunman who shot a couple Tuesday morning in Englewood and then carjacked a vehicle in Hackensack was captured after a chase down the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. ****** (UPDATE) A Teaneck man who led police on a more than 15-mile chase after shooting a couple in Englewood tried to shoot two other people, but his handgun jammed, authorities said Friday. https://englewood.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/prosecutor-teaneck-man-who-shot-englewood-pair-aimed-at-2-more-gun-jammed/735673/ ****** The man and woman were …

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Driver, 103, Slams Car Into Hackensack Starbucks Driver, 103, Slams Car Into Hackensack Starbucks
Driver, 103, Slams Car Into Hackensack Starbucks HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A 103-year-old driver shifted his car into drive instead of reverse Friday and slammed it into a Hackensack Starbucks. The city man, who turns 104 in just weeks, wasn't injured, authorities said. The front of the Essex Street coffee shop sustained broken windows and other damage, however, after the 2017 four-door Ford sedan rammed into it at 1:40 p.m.  "He accidentally put his car in drive instead of reverse and it went over the park stop," Capt. Francesco Aquila, the officer in charge of the department, told Daily Voice. "Then he panicked and hit the gas…

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by Cecilia Levine