Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk
Authorities: Teaneck Police Capture Cough Syrup Thief Who Hopped CVS Counter, Pushed Clerk Teaneck police tracked down an 18-year-old Bronx man who they said jumped the pharmacy counter at a local CVS, grabbed a couple of bottle of cough syrup and then pushed a clerk out of the way as he fled. Mamady Cisse committed similar crimes in New York and Connecticut, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said Friday. Cisse tried getting into the pharmacy area through a locked door at the Cedar Lane store on Aug. 23, O’Reilly said. So he “jumped over the pharmacy counter, entered the secured area and removed two bottles” of promethazine/codeine from the shelf, the chief said. After “fo…
Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire
Teaneck PD: Barricaded Tenant With Knives Tasered After Starting Apartment Fire An emotionally disturbed Teaneck man armed with several knives was tasered and taken into custody Monday night after he set fire to his apartment and then tried to run out of the building, authorities said. Police responding to a call of a man throwing objects and creating a disturbance found William Caraway in the foyer area of the Chestnut Avenue apartment building armed with several knives, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. "Commands were given to put the weapons down, but Caraway refused and fled back into the building, where he barricaded himself in his apartment," O'Reilly sai…
Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car
Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car UPDATE: A 22-year-old Teaneck woman with a criminal history was captured moments after police said she stabbed and tried to run over a Bergenfield man early Friday evening. The 25-year-old victim survived but was "sliced up pretty badly" following the incident on Morgan Street near the corner of Melrose Avenue, one responder said. The woman accused in the attack, Ashley Amanda Gilead, fled in a silver 2010 Toyota Camry but was captured by Teaneck police a short time later on Franklin Road, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh confirmed Monday. The victim told police he was at first assaulted by Gil…
Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car
Police: Teaneck Woman Charged In Bergenfield Stabbing Also Tried To Run Down Victim With Car UPDATE: A 22-year-old Teaneck woman with a criminal history was captured moments after police said she stabbed and tried to run over a Bergenfield man early Friday evening. The 25-year-old victim survived but was "sliced up pretty badly" following the incident on Morgan Street near the corner of Melrose Avenue, one responder said. The woman accused in the attack, Ashley Amanda Gilead, fled in a silver 2010 Toyota Camry but was captured by Teaneck police a short time later on Franklin Road, Police Chief Mustafa Rabboh confirmed Monday. The victim told police he was at first assaulted by Gil…
PHOTOS: Flames Ravage Teaneck Home PHOTOS: Flames Ravage Teaneck Home
Photos: Flames Ravage Teaneck Home Fire severely damaged a Teaneck house early Friday evening. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm Martense Avenue blaze. The fire broke out in the 2½-story single-family house shortly before 5:30 p.m. Hackensack. Englewood, Ridgefield Park and Bogota firefighters provided mutual aid. Teaneck police and the Volunteer Ambulance Corps also responded. Teaneck police and Volunteer Ambulance Corps were among the responders.Meredith Herman Teaneck firefighters quickly doused the Martense Avenue blaze.Jerry DeMarco AftermathJerry DeMarco
SEE ANYTHING? Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teaneck Pedestrian SEE ANYTHING? Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teaneck Pedestrian
SEE Anything? Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teaneck Pedestrian Police were looking for the hit-and-run driver whose car struck a 20-year-old pedestrian Friday morning in Teaneck. The victim was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center with a leg injury after the crash at the intersection of Ivy Lane and Ivy Court just after 9:30 a.m., Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. The small black vehicle that struck him headed east into Englewood, the deputy chief said. Anyone who might have witnessed the crash or has information that could help police find the car and/or the driver is asked to contact Teaneck PD: (201) 837-2600.
Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught
Wild Stolen Ridgewood Car Chase Goes East From Hackensack, Then Back West To Paramus, 2 Caught Police once again pleaded with owners to lock their vehicles -- and not leave their keys or fobs behind -- after a wild noontime car chase Sunday that criss-crossed Bergen County and ended with two in custody. "I really don't want anyone hurt or killed when we are responding to stolen vehicles," said Ridgewood Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke. "Anyone on the road or in a home, are at risk during foot or vehicle pursuits." Ridgewood police who were tracking a stolen Land Rover's GPS notified Hackensack police around noon, city police Lt. James Smith said. A patrol officer spotted the vehicle…
Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof
Teens In Leonia Police Chase Nabbed After 7-Eleven Crash In Bogota Hurls Sign Onto Roof An overnight police chase Saturday that began in Leonia ended when the sedan crashed into a Bogota 7-Eleven while hurling a street sign onto the convenience store's roof. Leonia Police Officer Sihoon Chung tried stopping the 2007 Hyundai Sonata for speeding on Grand Avenue around 2:30 a.m. The 17-year-old driver from Union City turned west on Fort Lee Road and took off into Teaneck and then Bogota, Capt. Scott Tamagny said. Chung terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns, then found the vehicle involved in a crash at the 7-Eleven next to the Valero service station off the corner of Eas…
Bergen Prosecutor: Drug-Dealing Quartet From Englewood, Teaneck Snared In SWAT Raid Bergen Prosecutor: Drug-Dealing Quartet From Englewood, Teaneck Snared In SWAT Raid
Bergen Prosecutor: Drug-Dealing Quartet From Englewood, Teaneck Snared In SWAT Raid Three accused dealers from Englewood and one from Teaneck were nabbed with crack, pot, cocaine and Oxy during a coordinated series of raids, authorities said. A Bergen County Regional SWAT Team hit homes and vehicles on West Street, Genessee Avenue and Liberty Road in Englewood and American Legion Drive in Teaneck, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Besides various amounts of drugs, members of the prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Force members seized $3,449 in alleged drug proceeds, Musella said. The defendant with the cash, 33-year-old Roy Theodore of Englewood, tossed crack out the wi…
Teaneck PD Zeroes In Suspects Who Squirted Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols Teaneck PD Zeroes In Suspects Who Squirted Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols
Teaneck PD Zeroes In Suspects Who Squirted Jewish Prayer Service Attendees With Water Pistols UPDATE: Teaneck police swiftly identified several suspects who victims attending a prayer service said squirted them with water pistols while shouting anti-Semitic slurs. Detectives investigating the 8:45 p.m. Friday incident quickly identified the silver Honda Accord and developed suspects, Police Chief Glenn O’Reilly said Monday. The victim said he was leaving a prayer service when the vehicle pulled up and squirted him with what O'Reilly said was water. The attackers apparently recorded video of the incident before the sedan sped off. “It was dark and shocking to several Teaneck reside…
Chief For A Day (PHOTOS): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters Chief For A Day (PHOTOS): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters
Chief For A Day (Photos): Bergen Sheriff, Local Police Bring Joy To Ailing Youngsters Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton and members of his office joined with local and county law enforcement agencies Friday to host the annual Bergen County "Chief For a Day" celebration. "Chief for A Day" is an inspirational program that offers local children with chronic health conditions and special needs a behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement. Participating agencies planned local community activities, followed by a group photo at the Bergen County Courthouse, a joint motorcade ride, and a presentation lunch at the Venetian Catering Hall in Garfield. Youngsters included A.J. Vigl…
Teaneck High School Basketball Coach 'Made Out' With Underage Girls, Authorities Charge Teaneck High School Basketball Coach 'Made Out' With Underage Girls, Authorities Charge
Teaneck High School Basketball Coach 'Made Out' With Underage Girls, Authorities Charge A first-year Teaneck High School boys basketball coach repeatedly had improper physical contact with two underage girls, said authorities who arrested him. Marcelle Williams, 37, “engaged in [the] acts with two juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 years on numerous occasions in Teaneck since November,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Tuesday. The acts were described as "making out" with each girl, according to a law enforcement official. Members of Calo’s Special Victims Unit investigated along with Teaneck police after the local department received a tip, then cha…