Paramus Officer Was Headed To Help Woman In Labor Before ESU Truck Crash, Chief Says Paramus Officer Was Headed To Help Woman In Labor Before ESU Truck Crash, Chief Says
Paramus Officer Was Headed To Help Woman In Labor Before ESU Truck Crash, Chief Says A Paramus Emergency Services police officer was hospitalized Thursday morning, May 15, after a crash that occurred while he was on his way to help a woman giving birth in a vehicle, officials said. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on Farview Avenue at Farview Terrace, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti. The officer had been dispatched to escort the woman, who was reportedly on Route 17, to the hospital, but never made it to the call, Guidetti said.  His vehicle collided with what appeared to be a dump truck on North Farview Avenue at Farview Terrace, according to Jef…
Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos
Brake Failures Force Recall Of 273K+ SUVs, Ford Issues 'Do Not Drive' Warning For Some Broncos Ford is recalling more than 273,000 large SUVs because of two significant issues that raise crash risks, federal regulators said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Ford has recalled 273,789 Expeditions and Navigators. The recall, which was announced on Friday, May 9, affects the model years 2022 through 2024. In the affected vehicles, the front brake lines may rub against the engine air cleaner outlet pipe, causing a fluid leak that could lead to a loss of front brake function. "A brake line leak may cause a longer-than-expected brake pedal travel and result…
NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In NJ, Cops Say NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In NJ, Cops Say
NY Parolee Caught In Stolen Car In NJ, Cops Say A 19-year-old parolee from New York was arrested in New Jersey after police say he was caught driving a stolen car while on parole, officials said. The incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 12, when Corporal Jeffrey Dean of the Fairfield Police Department saw a silver Honda Accord exit the QuickChek on Passaic Avenue through the entrance and commit multiple traffic violations, police said in a news release. The officer ran the license plate and saw it was registered to a 2025 black Honda Accord, which didn’t match the vehicle he was behind, according to Chief Anthony G. Manna. …
NJ Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day: Cops NJ Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day: Cops
NJ Dad Leaves Crying Baby In Car On Mother's Day: Cops A 6-month-old baby boy was found crying alone in a parked car in Bergen County, leading to child neglect charges against the infant's father, police said. The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, in a parking lot on Rochelle Avenue in Rochelle Park, according to Capt. James DePreta of the Rochelle Park Police Department. A pedestrian heard the infant crying inside a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder that was not running. The windows were open, and the baby was strapped into a rear-facing car seat, police said. Emergency medical technicians were called to the scene to ev…
Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash
Video Shows Paterson Councilman After Car Crash Video shared to social media shows Paterson Councilman Luis Velez after an apparent car crash early Monday morning, May 12, and the other driver says he had been drinking. Knolaisha Carter shared a series of photos and videos to Facebook after the accident, which according to Paterson police at 1:43 a.m. at 12th and Madison Avenues. Following the crash, Carter took to Facebook to say that Velez had been drinking and driving when he ran a red light and struck her vehicle "with not one care in the world." Velez issued a statement to Daily Voice confirming the crash, saying: On Monday, …
15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities 15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities
15-Year-Old Leads NJ Police On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashes: Authorities A 15-year-old from Pennsylvania led police on a high-speed multi-state chase from New Jersey into Rockland County in a stolen car before crashing into a tree on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police said.  The pursuit began just after noon on Sunday, May 11, when troopers responded to a report of a vehicle being chased northbound on the parkway in the town of Clarkstown, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 12.  Investigators say the car, a 2024 Subaru, had been reported stolen out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was originally being pursued by the New Jersey Palisades…
Newark Teens Stole BMW, Audi From Secaucus Driveway: Police Newark Teens Stole BMW, Audi From Secaucus Driveway: Police
Newark Teens Stole BMW, Audi From Secaucus Driveway: Police Two Newark teenagers were arrested and charged on Friday, May 9, with stealing vehicles from a home in Secaucus last month, authorities said. On Wednesday, April 16, a witness alerted officers about a red BMW M3 abandoned in the roadway near Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus police said. The occupants of the vehicle fled and got into a white SUV, police said. At the same time, police received a 9-1-1 call from an Arn Terrace resident who said he witnessed his neighbor's vehicles being stolen from the driveway, police said. An investigation by Secaucus police determined three men traveled to Sec…
WATCH: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest WATCH: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest
Watch: BMW Driver Ignores Police, Plows Through Street Festival Crowd Before Arrest A Maryland woman who HAD to get to work in Virginia did not make it there after driving through a crowded street fair and ignoring an officer's demands to stop.  On a day that started with an explosion in Laurel, local resident Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28, provided the fireworks after making a scene and plowing through an officer, then through a busy crowd filled with children and families during the annual Main Street Festival.  Quick Action by Laurel Police! During today's Main Street Festival, officers swiftly intervened when a driver... Posted by Laurel Police Department on&n…
Woman Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Near NJ Park: Cops Woman Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Near NJ Park: Cops
Woman Struck, Killed In Crosswalk Near NJ Park: Cops A 66-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car while walking across a road near a Morris County park Tuesday afternoon, May 6, authorities said. The crash happened at 4:06 p.m. on Flanders Road near Turkey Brook Park in Budd Lake, according to the Mount Olive Police Department. Police said the woman was walking in the crosswalk toward the park when a red Kia traveling south on Flanders Road hit her. The woman suffered “significant injuries as a result of the crash,” police said. She was treated at the scene by Atlantic EMS and Saint Clare’s Health Paramedics, then transported to Morris…
Stolen Mercedes Rams Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say Stolen Mercedes Rams Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say
Stolen Mercedes Rams Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say Three people were arrested and two others remain at large after a stolen car rammed a police vehicle twice during a high-speed chase that ended near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Leonia Police Sgt. Ray Forsdahl was on patrol on Broad Avenue near the Englewood border around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when a license plate reader hit on a black 2017 Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan that had been reported stolen earlier that day in Newark, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said. The vehicle entered Englewood and briefly pulled over on Broad Avenue before making a sudden U-turn an…
Elizabeth Man Fatally Shot In Vehicle In Jersey City: Prosecutor Elizabeth Man Fatally Shot In Vehicle In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Man Fatally Shot In Vehicle In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Elizabeth man was fatally shot in Jersey City while in his car on the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, authorities said. At 4 p.m., Jersey City police responded to a crash at Old Bergen Road and Merrit Street and found Devon Reid unresponsive in the driver’s seat after crashing into a tree, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Reid was found with a gunshot wound to his neck, Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead three hours later, Suarez said. The shooting remains under investigation and no arrests have been made, Suar…
39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police 39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police
39 Injured In NJ Turnpike Chain-Reaction Bus Crash: State Police Thirty-nine people were hurt in a crash involving two buses and three cars on the New Jersey Turnpike, state police said. Troopers responded at 12:55 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, to the northbound outer roadway at milepost 56.4 in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County. A preliminary investigation shows that two Van Hool buses were driving north when one rear-ended the other, police said. The crash caused a chain-reaction collision with three passenger vehicles traveling behind the buses. In total, 39 people had minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals, authorities said. The crash rema…