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Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire
Hackensack Resident, Cat Flee House Fire A resident and his cat got out OK before Hackensack firefighters quickly doused a house blaze. No injuries were reported in the fire, which ignited in the ceiling of a second-floor bathroom between the rafters and the third floor of the single-family corner house at Clinton and Clarendon places shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. Firefighters quickly knocked it down and had it under control in roughly a half hour. Mutual aid responders included firefighters from Englewood, Teaneck, Ridgefield Park and Bogota. The city Building Department, a PSE&G crew and Hackensack University Med…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Two More Alleged Pre-Teen Sex Assault Victims Of Ridgefield Park Trucker Increase Total To 5 Two More Alleged Pre-Teen Sex Assault Victims Of Ridgefield Park Trucker Increase Total To 5
Two More Alleged Pre-Teen Sex Assault Victims Of Ridgefield Park Trucker Increase Total To 5 Two adults have come forward in the case of an independent trucker from Ridgefield Park already accused of multiple sex assaults to say that they, too, were abused by him 20 years ago, authorities said Friday. That brings the total to five alleged victims of Humberto Duenas, 61. The defendant, who owns and operates Duenas Trucking from his Paulison Avenue home off Webster Street, was originally arrested on July 5 following an investigation by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit. Investigators found that Duenas sexually assaulted three victims “at multiple locations…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Ridgefield Park Trucker Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Two Other Victims: Bergen Prosecutor Ridgefield Park Trucker Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Two Other Victims: Bergen Prosecutor
Ridgefield Park Trucker Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen, Two Other Victims: Bergen Prosecutor An independent trucker from Ridgefield Park was charged with sexually assaulting three separate victims, including a preteen. Humberto Duenas, 61, who owns and operates Duenas Trucking from his Paulison Avenue home off Webster Street, was arrested following an investigation by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit. Investigators found that Duenas “sexually assaulted the victims at multiple locations,” Musella said. Duenas is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a victim who was “helpless or incapacitated,” as well as sexual assault, aggravated crim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police
Bogota Man Charged After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Blaming Drive-By: Police A 30-year-old Bogota man was arrested after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and claiming he was the victim of a drive-by, authorities said. Officers called to the 100 block of West Fort Lee Road at 3:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, found Frederick Bambo Jr., formerly of Paterson, with a gunshot wound in his upper left thigh, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. They rendered aid until a Little Ferry EMS rig and paramedics from Holy Name Medical Center arrived. Bambo -- who claimed that a silver vehicle fled the scene after the shooting -- was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Cole said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass
Fleeing Suspect Survives Eight-Story Jump From Route 80 Overpass A suspect chased into New Jersey by the NYPD was in serious condition after jumping from a bridge on Route 80 in Bogota, authorities said. The man apparently was selling catalytic converters and robbed a would-be buyer in the Bronx when city police tried stopping his vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 30, they said. He headed across the George Washington Bridge onto I-95 to westbound Route 80 through a few towns, Bogota Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The suspect eventually stopped near Exit 67, then jumped over a wall on a bridge above an area between what used to be the Bogota Golf C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Events
July 4th Fireworks In North Jersey July 4th Fireworks In North Jersey
July 4th Fireworks In North Jersey Happy 247th birthday America! If you're looking to celebrate by watching fireworks displays, you've got plenty of options across North Jersey. Here are fireworks events to catch in the area this weekend (many are day-long events but this list is just for fireworks): Allendale, Crestwood Lake, Tuesday, July 4 from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Clifton, Clifton Stadium, $3 per person, fireworks at dusk Denville, Gardner Field, Tuesday, July 4, 9:15 p.m. Dover, Hamilton Field Complex, Monday, July 3, fireworks at dusk, adults $4, students $3, seniors $1. East Hanover, Lurker Park, Tuesday, Ju…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen
Route 80 Motorcyclist Crashes, Local Lanes Closed Overnight In Bergen A motorcyclist was hospitalized following an overnight crash Friday that closed the local lanes of Route 80 in Bergen County. The motorist went down shortly before 4 a.m. June 16 near mile marker 66.8 on the westbound highway in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. No other vehicles were involved, the sergeant said. ALS and BLS units responded along with state troopers, who are investigating the cause. The motorist was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that Curry said weren't considered life-threatening.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD
Stolen iPad's Ping Leads To Multi-Burglary Arrest: Ridgefield Park PD A cellphone stolen during a burglary spree led Ridgefield Park police to a South Hackensack motel and the arrest of a suspect tied to several area break-ins. Village police headed to the Congress Inn in South Hackensack after one of the victims told them that his iPad had pinged there, Sgt. Justin Tress said. Suer enough, they found Shamiar L. Clyburn, 33, of Paterson, on nearby Phillips Avenue off Route 46. Clyburn was the man seen on surveillance video burglarizing multiple vehicles shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10, the sergeant said. He resisted arrest but was subdued with help fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
ID THEFT: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000 ID THEFT: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000
ID Theft: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000 An ex-con who made $18,000 worth of unauthorized transactions in a Dumont victim’s name might have gone on unnoticed if not for the determination of two local detectives, their chief said. Reon Adams, 32, of Brooklyn, was charged with ID theft and theft after he was pegged by Dumont Police Detective Lt. Luke Totten and Detective Sam Schlamowitz, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. Borough police learned last October of the various unauthorized transactions completed throughout New Jersey and New York over the course of several months, the chief said. Totten and Schlamowitz “conducted an extensi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
MORNING RUSH: Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams NJ Turnpike Rush Into NYC MORNING RUSH: Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams NJ Turnpike Rush Into NYC
Morning Rush: Tractor-Trailer Fire Jams NJ Turnpike Rush Into NYC A tractor-trailer burst into flames on the I-95 approach from the New Jersey Turnpike to the George Washington Bridge, clogging the Tuesday morning rush. The driver got the rig onto the shoulder of the local lanes near mile marker 117, roughly two-tenths of a mile before the Ridgefield Park exit, shortly after 6:30 a.m. May 16. Flames spread along the bottom of the trailer as the driver got out safely. Black smoke could be seen for miles. Ridgefield Park firefighters doused the blaze. No injuries were immediately reported. New Jersey State Police are investigating the cause.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Multi-Family Ridgefield Park Blaze Firefighters Douse Multi-Family Ridgefield Park Blaze
Firefighters Douse Multi-Family Ridgefield Park Blaze Firefighters doused a house blaze Sunday night in Ridgefield Park. The two-alarm fire broke out in the basement apartment of the multi-family 4th Street home just off Central Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. May 7. It extended to the first and second floors before it was fully extinguished. No injuries were reported. Jo Fehl took the photos and contributed to this report. The two-alarm fire broke out in the basement apartment of the multi-family 4th Street home just off Central Avenue shortly after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 7.Jo Fehl for DAILY VOICE

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Commercial Building Fire Doused In Ridgefield Park Commercial Building Fire Doused In Ridgefield Park
Commercial Building Fire Doused In Ridgefield Park Firefighters made quick work of an early-morning fire at a packaging company in Ridgefield Park. The blaze broke out in Consolidated Packaging Group's 117,000-square-foot building on Bergen Turnpike next to the Hackensack River shortly after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 4. The fire went to two alarms -- three for coverage -- and was knocked down within 40 minutes, responders said. There was no immediate word on how it may have started. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid firefighters who Daily Voice was told were among the responders included those from Bogota, Hackensack and Little Fe…

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by Jerry DeMarco