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Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say
Burglar Who Reached 120 MPH On Route 17 In Jaguar Captured Months Later, Cops Say A Newark man who tried burglarizing homes in part of a luxury car theft ring last spring in Maywood and Rochelle Park was taken into custody last month, police said. Alexander M. Colon, 20, was among two men in face masks who Maywood police said were trying to break into a Maywood home on Wednesday, May 22, around 2:50 a.m., Maywood Police Sgt. William Phayre said. While the residents were on the phone with the 911 operator, Colon and the other man fled in a white Jaguar. Officer Matthew Della Bella was responding to the call when he saw the white Jaguar heading south on Maywood Avenue near…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cops ID Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash Cops ID Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash
Cops ID Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Route 17 Crash Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Route 17 in Bergen County this week. Daniel Wenzel, 37, of Milford, PA collided with another vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near the Essex Street ramp in Maywood around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Maywood Police Detective Sgt. William Phayre said.  Wenzel's Facebook profile shows he has ties to North Bergen and was a marine diesel mechanic at the NY Waterway. An investigation found Wenzel had collided with another vehicle, causing it to veer off the roadway into a grass median. The driver of the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport
Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Newly-released video shows the takedown of a 37-year-old accused stalker who stole an SUV from a local dealership just hours after being released from the Bergen County Jail, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Footage shared by David Stayback shows officers from multiple police departments with guns drawn surrounding a white Acura SUV at the entrance of Teterboro Airport Thursday morning, Aug. 15 (scroll for video). Maywood PD Stayback said he was en route to Walmart to get T-shirts ahead of an upcoming family vacation when he noticed Wood-Ridge Officer Cangelosi, also a wel…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say
Stalker Fresh Out Of Bergen County Jail Steals Car From Dealership Lot, Police Say A 37-year-old man fresh out of jail for stalking was arrested just hours later in Bergen County, police said. Daniel MacTaggart, of Elmwood Park, was jailed on Sunday, Aug. 11 on charges of stalking as a repeat offender, driving on a suspended license/registration, and failure to possess driver's insurance card, court records show. ALSO SEE: Video Shows Officers Tackling Accused Stalker In Stolen Car Outside Teterboro Airport Hours after his release, MacTaggart walked into the service area of Park Avenue Acura on W. Passaic Street in Maywood around 8;30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ejection, House Struck In Horrific Maywood Crash Ejection, House Struck In Horrific Maywood Crash
Ejection, House Struck In Horrific Maywood Crash An occupant was ejected when one SUV hit a house and another a utility pole in a fierce collision in Maywood, authorities said. One of the vehicles was knocked onto its side in the crash at the corner of East Passaic and Elm streets around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Two Teaneck men -- 28 and 20 years old -- were in one vehicle, responders said. A 25-year-old Bogota woman was driving the other, they said. All three were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Maywood firefighters and police responded, along with Rochelle Park police, who assisted, and the Bergen County Prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Violent Ex-Con Fugitive Captured In Quiet Maywood Neighborhood Thanks To Clever Tactic (UPDATE) Violent Ex-Con Fugitive Captured In Quiet Maywood Neighborhood Thanks To Clever Tactic (UPDATE)
Violent Ex-Con Fugitive Captured In Quiet Maywood Neighborhood Thanks To Clever Tactic (Update) A violent ex-con fugitive who was holed up in his girlfriend's home on a quiet Maywood street surrendered Wednesday morning after U.S. Marshals showed up with a Bergen County Regional SWAT team. It took a bit of time -- and some cleverness -- to finally capture Duron Smith, 45, who was wanted for dragging a police officer with his car near his Harrisburg, PA, home during a drug bust earlier this year. U.S. Marshals went to Smith's girlfriend's house in the 200 block of Prospect Avenue armed with a warrant around 7 a.m. May 22, Maywood Police Chief Terence Kenny…

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by Jerry DeMarco and Cecilia Levine