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CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker
Chilling Video: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker Chilling security video shows a Cliffside Park woman furiously fighting off a mugger after he jumped her from behind and tried to drag her into a stairwell. Refusing to become a victim, the 37-year-old woman scratched and clawed her attacker, who ran away -- then was caught by borough police moments later, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Chilling footage shows a man whom police identified as Guatemalan national Marcelo Seten following the woman on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. As they reach the corner at Oakdene Avenue, the would-be robber grabs her a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash
Off-Duty Cliffside Park Officer Injured In Crash An off-duty Cliffside Park police officer was injured when a driver suddenly pulled in front of his motorcycle Tuesday night, authorities said. The 30-year-old officer was headed south in the 400 block of Gorge Road near Park Avenue when a local resident who was headed north turned into his driveway in front of him, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The six-year veteran's Harley struck the rear passenger side of the 60-something driver's Honda Civic, Capano said. The officer was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with neck and back pain, along with several scrapes and bru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony
Did He Jump Or Was He Pushed? Visitor Critical After Plunging From Cliffside Woman's Balcony Did a male visitor who was critically injured when he plunged off a Cliffside Park woman's apartment balcony after her boyfriend showed up jump, or was he pushed? The 28-year-old New York man was visiting a woman on the Kearney Avenue side of the Chateau Apartments on Gorge Road Wednesday night when her boyfriend showed up, neighbors said. The couple was celebrating the woman's 36th birthday, they said. After hearing them inside, the boyfriend left and returned with a friend, they said. A loud bang startled the neighbors, who discovered the 6-foot-7-inch victim had awkwardly landed back…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
HEROES: Suicidal Woman, 19, Rescued After Jumping From Palisades In Cliffside Park HEROES: Suicidal Woman, 19, Rescued After Jumping From Palisades In Cliffside Park
Heroes: Suicidal Woman, 19, Rescued After Jumping From Palisades In Cliffside Park Cliffside Park firefighters rescued a distraught 19-year-old woman who plunged nearly 30 feet after jumping from the top of the Palisades in a suicide try Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, responders said. She sustained a head and ankle injury and had various cuts and bruises from the fall, Police Capt. Vincent Capano said. The woman jumped from the area at the bottom of Bender Place off Gorge Road and Laird Avenue -- across from the Riello high-rise on Gorge Road below -- around 4 p.m., the captain said. The Cliffside Par…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More
Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park police subdued and arrested a man who responders said went on a violent spree late Tuesday afternoon – punching an elderly man in the face, kicking in apartment doors and vandalizing an auto. It began on Anderson Avenue near Morningside Avenue when, one responder said, the assailant “went nuts in his apartment building” just before 5 p.m. “He kicked in some doors, then went out onto Anderson Avenue, walked up to an elderly man smoking a cigarette and punched him in the face,” the responder said. Good Samaritans who rushed to the victim’s aid were assaulted, as well, before t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County
New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County Ready for some new flavors? Here are several restaurants opening up shop in Bergen County. Taco Shop, Wood-Ridge: Quesadillas, burritos, salads and tacos coming to Moonachie Avenue, its neighbor Mob Burger announced on Instagram. No word on opening date. Poke Zone, Ridgewood: According to a sign in the former Red Mango on E. Ridgewood Avenue says the poke bowl joint will soon be moving in, BoozyBurbs reports. Corner Cafe, Cliffside Park: Located at the junction of Anderson Avenue, Gorge Road and Crescent Lane, this cafe promises fresh, high-quality coffee and pastries. Corner CafeCorn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Out-Of-Country Victim Scares Off Cliffside Park Burglar Through Security Video Chat SEEN HIM? Out-Of-Country Victim Scares Off Cliffside Park Burglar Through Security Video Chat
Seen HIM? Out-Of-Country Victim Scares Off Cliffside Park Burglar Through Security Video Chat SEEN HIM? Cliffside Park police are asking the public to help identify a burglar who was scared off when the victim spoke to him via security video chat. The man in the photo used a screwdriver to break into an apartment at 307 Gorge Road – at the corner of Walker Street – this past summer, Lt. Vincent Capano said. The victim was out of the country but has a surveillance camera that allowed him to talk to the intruder after he broke in just after 2 p.m. Aug. 23, Capano said. When he said he was calling the police, the burglar bolted, he said. The lieutenant asked that anyone who knows or …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Flames roared at their backs as some children jumped and others were rescued from a second-floor fire escape Monday night during a roaring blaze that blew through an Edgewater building. A group of men with ladders rushed to help get the girls and an adult out of the second-floor Pro Arts Academy Dance Studio on River Road while other youngsters jumped into their arms or fell to the ground, video shows. The children were coming down a ladder when it suddenly slipped and fell, forcing others to jump as the blaze drew closer. Five people were hospitalized with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze UPDATE: Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze
Update: Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Flames roared at their backs as some children jumped and others were rescued from a second-floor fire escape Monday night during a roaring blaze that blew through an Edgewater building. A group of men with ladders rushed to help get the girls and an adult out of the second-floor Pro Arts Academy Dance Studio on River Road while other youngsters jumped into their arms or fell to the ground, video shows. The children were coming down a ladder when it suddenly slipped and fell, forcing others to jump as the blaze drew closer. Five people were hospitalized with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco