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Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services
Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services A unique and distinguished group of panelists from Bergen County will participate in a live -- and live-streamed -- discussion about available services and resources for victims of domestic violence. "Residents have reached out for help because they feel trapped and isolated," said New Milford Councilman Matthew Seymour, who organized and will moderate the 4th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium this coming Tuesday, Oct. 25. The round-table discussion at New Milford High School -- which will also be live-streamed -- will "bring together experts with the goal of providing a compreh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen County Man Shared Child Porn With Undercover Agent: Feds Bergen County Man Shared Child Porn With Undercover Agent: Feds
Bergen County Man Shared Child Porn With Undercover Agent: Feds A 34-year-old Bergen County man is facing federal charges for sharing child porn online — once with an undercover agent, authorities said. New Milford's Michael Kimmerle distributed videos of child sex abuse through a peer-to-peer file-sharing program from August 2021 through August 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Friday, Oct. 7. An undercover agent conducted online session using the same program, during with a user shared multiple videos of child sex abuse from an IP address that traced back to Kimmerle's home, Sellinger said. A raid of Kimmerle's home turned up thumbnail ima…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford
Special Ed Student Among Those Injured In School Bus Crash In New Milford A special education student and two adults sustained minor injuries when a school bus and a minivan collided in New Milford, authorities said. The Toyota minivan driver blew a stop sign before the crash sent the school bus careening onto a residential lawn at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard around 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Police Chief Brian T. Clancy said. Holy Name Medical Center EMS transported a minivan passenger and the two adults from the Joshua Tours bus out of Passaic to area hospitals, the chief said. The crash occurred at Boulevard and Graphic Boulevard in New MilfordCONTRIB…

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New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn
New Milford Man Charged With Trafficking Child Porn A self-employed New Milford man was charged with collecting and sharing child pornography, authorities announced. Shaboo Williams, 29, was arrested during a court-approved search of his Faller Drive apartment in the New Milford Estates section of town on Thursday, Sept. 15, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella’s investigators had discovered that Williams “used the Internet to view, download, possess and distribute items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children,” the prosecutor said. They charged him with possessing and distributing child pornography and …

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Obituaries
RHONJ Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74 RHONJ Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74
Rhonj Star's Ex-Husband Dies Suddenly, 74 "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Margaret Josephs is mourning the loss of her first husband. Jan Josephs died on Aug. 26 of a heart attack, Page Six reports. He would have been 75 on Monday, Aug. 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Margaret Josephs (@therealmargaretjosephs) "He passed away unexpectedly last week and a piece of us died with him," Margaret said on Instagram. "We are heartbroken." Born in Brooklyn, NY, Josephs moved to New Milford in 1957 and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1969, accordi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House SWAT STANDOFF: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House
SWAT Standoff: Cool-Headed NJ Dispatcher Talks Barricaded Man Out Of House A personable police dispatcher convinced a barricaded Dumont man to surrender after a SWAT team and police from multiple departments converged on his block, authorities said. Officers from Dumont initially responded to the First Street home following a 911 call from the 33-year-old First Street resident late Tuesday morning, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. The caller asked for a SWAT team and the FBI, saying that he wanted to “show them something,” the chief said. The man wouldn’t say exactly what that was, then refused to come out, Joyce said. As a result, he said, the dead-ended street w…

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Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River
Troubled Teen Rescued After Tense Moments On Hackensack River A troubled teen was quickly pulled from the Hackensack River by emergency responders before dawn Saturday. New Milford Police Lt. Scott Petrie and Officers Jillian Agnello and Daniel O’Neill found the girl on the bridge on Old New Bridge Road around 3 a.m. She'd been reported missing earlier, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. The officers were joined by a member of the Bergen County Regional Crisis Negotiation Team, New Milford firefighters, the Bergen County scuba team and River Edge police, the captain said. They were talking with the girl when she went into and then under the wate…

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New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT
New Milford PD: Wanted NYC Driver With No License, Registration Or Plates Assaults Officer, EMT A driver wanted on outstanding warrants was jailed after he brawled with New Milford police, kicked an EMT and spit in an officer’s face, authorities said. Thomas Overton, 19, of the Bronx had no license, registration – or even license plates -- when Officer Daniel O’Neill stopped him in a BMW on New Milford Avenue near Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Overton immediately “became confrontational with the officer and would not provide the requested paperwork,” the captain said. The officer eventually identified Overton, who computer records showed h…

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Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her
Troubled Teen On Hackensack River Bridge Saved By Officer Whose Brother Recently Rescued Her SIBLING HEROES: A suicidal teen who threatened to jump into the Hackensack River was rescued by a New Milford police officer whose brother saved the very same girl two months ago, authorities said. Responding Officer Sam Doran found the troubled 14-year-old sitting on the railing of the Old New Bridge Road bridge shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. It took a half-hour or so, but Doran established a rapport with the girl -- enough so that she was willing to fist-bump him, the chief said. As she did, the officer grabbed the youngster and pulled her from the rail…

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Events
Paramus LEAD Carnival Returns With Bigger, Better Rides Paramus LEAD Carnival Returns With Bigger, Better Rides
Paramus Lead Carnival Returns With Bigger, Better Rides The Paramus LEAD Carnival is back with new rides and entertainment (scroll down for the schedule). The annual event running Thursday, May 26 through Sunday, June 12 at Westfield's Garden State Plaza supports the local and national Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (LEAD) organization. This year's carnival will boast the usual favorites such as the ferris wheel, funhouse and motorcycle stunt riders. But joining the fleet of rides and entertainment options are the Tornado, big bumper cars and nationally-renowned puppeteer Granpa Cratchet. Founded in 2014 by retir…

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Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings
Detectives Nab Bronx Pair In Violent Bergen County Carjackings A pair of violent Bergen County carjackings – one that produced a 110 mph pursuit and another that left a driver wounded – both involved a Bronx man who’s now in custody, authorities said. Authorities have moved to extradite Dariel Perez-Grullon and an accused associate, Luis Guzman-Encarnacion, both 22, to New Jersey to face charges. The first incident literally began and ended in minutes after a 31-year-old livery driver had his Lexus E350 taken by gunpoint outside a home on Pascack Road in Washington Township shortly before 1 a.m. March 23. Paramus police spotted the vehicle soon after …

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Woman Believed Drowned In Bergenfield Pond Found Safe And Sound More Than 150 Miles Away Woman Believed Drowned In Bergenfield Pond Found Safe And Sound More Than 150 Miles Away
Woman Believed Drowned In Bergenfield Pond Found Safe And Sound More Than 150 Miles Away UPDATE: You can understand the concern, given recent events, when it was believed a woman had drowned in a pond in Bergenfield. You could also imagine the collective relief when it turned out to be a false alarm. The Bergen County Regional SCUBA Task Force was called after borough police and firefighters responded to Coopers Pond late Friday, April 29. Operations were suspended an hour or so later. That's because authorities discovered that the 50-year-old woman who was believed drowned was safe and sound -- in Rhode Island. It was on April 22 when an 18-year-old high school student drown…

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