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Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford
A 64-year-old New Milford man was seriously injured when he was struck by a commuter bus shortly before dawn Wednesday, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck at the intersection of Madison Avenue and River Road at 6:22 a.m. Feb. 21, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Holy Name EMS and paramedics tended to the pedestrian, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. The intersection remained closed for three hours until shortly before 9:30 a.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and members of the county sheriff's Bur…
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BAM! Tesla Plows Halfway Into New Milford Basement (w/
Photos
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UPDATE: A driver from Little Ferry was extricated and then arrested on DWI charges after his Tesla took down a street sign, rammed a fence and then slammed into a New Milford home three doors down. The Model Y SUV ended up halfway into the basement of the River Road home just off Bergen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Hackensack firefighters helped their New Milford colleagues free the driver following Sunday's crash on River Road.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE "I had no idea what happened when I heard such a loud bang, like an explosio…
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: Officers Capture Motorcycle Thieves
New Milford police nabbed a pair of thieves who'd just loaded a motorcycle into a van before dawn Friday and took off, authorities said. Officer Michael Lafrano stopped the Perth Amboy pair on River Road and Faller Drive after a caller at a Columbia Street apartment complex alerted police around 3:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The van, it turned out, had a license plate stolen from a vehicle parked in the same complex, the lieutenant said. The stolen motorcycle was in the back, he said. Sgt. George Herrero and Officers Samuel Gerais and Daniel O’Neill assisted in arresting…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse New Milford House Blaze
A resident was treated for minor smoke inhalation during a Tuesday afternoon house fire in New Milford, responders said. Borough firefighters battled cluttered conditions while quickly dousing the second-floor River Road blaze around 4:30 p.m. The New Milford Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause.
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Sunday night in New Milford, authorities said. The motorcycle struck a guardrail at Monmouth Avenue after the 41-year-old rider apparently lost control while heading north on River Road shortly after 9 p.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, the chief said. River Road was reopened around 11 p.m., he said. New Milford police were investigating.
News
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home
Five residents at a nursing home in New Milford have died of coronavirus complications and 16 more tested positive, along with six staff members, its parent company confirmed. There may be more there, management at CareOne said in a release. CareOne at New Milford (Woodcrest) became the first long-term care facility in Bergen County struck with that many deaths, joining others in New Jersey. “We expect these numbers to rise,” the company managers said. “We are actively testing patients and awaiting results, and screening at higher levels than CDC guidelines.” Five residents deaths at the …
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed
A Teaneck man continued to fight with New Milford police who’d pepper-sprayed him, then threatened to kill them, after they broke up a fight between him and another man at a local bar, authorities said. Sgt. George Herrero and Officers Adam Conboy, Pierre Hanikeh and Sam Doran separated the two after being called to the Barrel and Brew Bar on River Road at 1:43 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. One of the combatants, 39-year-old Kenneth Dais Jr., at first gave them a fake name, then refused to produce any identification, Van Saders said. Dais “appeared intoxicated and beg…
Police & Fire
Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized
The residents of a New Milford care facility were safely removed after a small but smoky fire broke out Thursday morning, Chief of Police Brian Clancy said. Police responded to Woodcrest Center Care One on River Road at about 9 a.m. on a report of fire on the second floor. Officers Darrell Marshall and William Reardon, along with staff, helped get a number of disabled patients out safely, Clancy said. The small fire, which started on a bed and spread to a wall, was extinguished by the facility's sprinkler system and contained to a single room, Clancy said. The room was empty whe…
Police & Fire
Authorities: 3 Nabbed Near GWB In Police Pursuit Clipped New Milford Officer With Getaway Car
UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody and a police officer with an injury. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite…
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed Near GWB In New Milford Police Chase Identified
UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite Street near Fletcher Avenue around …
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String
For the second time in less than a week, a local police officer caught thieves from the Bronx who’d come to fish mail from the dropbox outside the New Milford Post Office, authorities said. Officer Michael Lafrano investigated after spotting a car parked in the post office parking lot on River Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Seeing the officer, the driver tried to pull away, he said. Lafrano stopped the car as Sgt. Scott Petrie and Officer Samuel Gerais arrived. In the vehicle police found several mouse traps with glued strings attached, Van Saders said.…
Business
New Milford Dad Blends Health + Fitness With Growing Juice Bar
Finding somewhere to run has never been difficult for New Milford dad Albert Colon. Finding a healthy place to eat, however, proved to be more challenging. "I used to run a lot but there were not that many healthy food places around here," said Colon, who still tries to run a few times a week. "If I wanted something healthy to eat I'd have to go to Edgewater or Hoboken." Colon took matters into his own hands and opened The Raw Squeeze on River Road in 2017. Next month, he plans on opening a second location in Westwood. The dad of two hopes the two storefronts will make life easier for …
Police & Fire
Suicide Call Leads New Milford Police To Basement Pot-Growing Operation
A suicide call led New Milford police to a pot-growing operation in the basement of a local home. Officers were originally called to do a welfare check on a woman at a River Road home, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The woman answered the door -- not telling police that she was the one who made the call -- then directed them to the basement. There they found her brother, 48-year-old Victor A. Collado, and “detected an odor of raw marijuana,” Van Saders said. On a table in plain view was pot, the lieutenant said. Collado admitted growing the weed, then showed the officers “a climate…
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: DWI Motorist Fights With Police, Damages Cruiser, Threatens Their Families
A New Milford woman smacked two borough police officers, damaged a patrol car door on the way to headquarters and threatened to kill the officers and their families after a DWI stop, authorities said. Officer Bryan Mone stopped the car driven by 25-year-old Alexandra Defino for a traffic violation on River Road late Thursday night, Detective Sergeant Kevin Van Saders said. Defino “became increasingly loud and uncooperative,” refused to submit to a sobriety test, then “began fighting with police and resisting arrest,” Van Saders said. The 5-foot-5-inch, 142-pound DeFino – who played softbal…
Police & Fire
Video
: New Milford Police Rescue OD Victim, 51, In Locked SUV
A group of New Milford police officers rescued a 51-year-old borough woman who’d overdosed in her locked SUV. An officer broke the window so he and his colleagues could get to the victim in a rear River Road parking lot late Friday afternoon, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. They immediately administered CPR and then Narcan, which brought her around, he said. The woman -- who told police she'd taken oxycodone -- was taken to Holy Name Medical Center by a hospital ambulance, Van Saders said. The heroes: Capt. Kevin Kiene, Lt. Brian Clancy and Officers Brian Ciavaglia and Andrew Lignos.
Business
Scott Graphics: New Milford Print Shop Owner Reflects On 31 Years Of Business
Scott McNiff was the only employee of Scott Graphics when he opened his New Milford store in 1988 at 19 years old. Back then, the business consumed only one room in the basement of a River Road shopping center (behind Section 201 Bar & Grill) and it had only one employee -- Scott himself, barely turning a profit. Next month will mark the 31st business anniversary for McNiff, who has become the go-to guy when it comes to banner work and printing for many municipalities and community members. Over the years, Scott Graphics has expanded throughout the basement level of his River Road bui…
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: Irate Teaneck Driver Slams Car Into Police Cruiser, Knocks Down Officer
A probationary Teaneck motorist stopped by a New Milford police officer for talking on her cellphone -- among other violations -- deliberately slammed her car into his cruiser, then knocked him down while speeding off, authorities said. Responding officers from Teaneck helped their colleagues capture 26-year-old Shanice Dicks on Northumberland Street in Teaneck soon after, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said Thursday Officer Vincent Siekierski was OK after Monday's 11:19 p.m. incident. The police car sustained minor damage. Dicks, meanwhile, was charged with aggravated assault by auto whil…
Lifestyle
Broken-Hearted Neighbors Try To Help 3 New Milford Families Burned Out By Fire
Neighbors have rallied to the rescue of three New Milford families who each lost nearly everything in a fire last weekend. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Jimmy Besterman aims to cover the cost of hotel rooms, clothing, food, rebuilding and anything else the families might need after being burned out of their Canterbury Village townhouses. "All of our hearts are broken, just knowing that they have nothing left including irreplaceable memorabilia, like wedding photos and keep sakes," Besterman wrote on the page. ****** ALSO: For those who chose to donate in other ways, gift cards…
Police & Fire
Video
(
Update
): Cigarette Ignites New Milford Townhouse Blaze
UPDATE: Three firefighters had to be treated for heat-related injuries -- one of whom was hospitalized -- after a cigarette ignited a rapidly-spreading blaze that ripped through a townhouse complex in New Milford on Sunday. The fire rekindled hours later, requiring firefighters to return to fully douse it. The blaze -- caused by a cigarette -- broke out around 11:40 a.m. at the Canterbury Village homes just off River Road, Police Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Two firefighters were treated at the scene, while a third was taken to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck with injuries that…
Police & Fire
Recognize
HIM? New Milford PD Seeks Help Finding Burglary Suspect
NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- New Milford police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of a possible burglary suspect in the hopes that someone recognizes him. Depicted in the photos are a "person of interest" sought by police following a Sunday morning vehicle burglary on River Road in the north end of town, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Taken were credit cards used to make a purchase at a local Dunkin Donuts. If you see or know the person in the photos, please contact the New Milford Police Department: (201) 261-1400. Callers can remain anonymous.
Police & Fire
Bergen Spree Continues: Mail Stolen From Trio Of New Milford Postal Boxes
NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- As U.S. Postal Service inspectors continue investigating a wave of thefts from dozens of mailboxes throughout Bergen County, three more were tampered with right outside the New Milford post office, police said. A large amount of mail was snatched from inside the boxes outside the River Road facility sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday, after they were last emptied, and 7 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The wave of Bergen-area postal box thefts continued when someone broke into two boxes outside the Englewood Post Office in broad daylight on Thursday. …
Police & Fire
New Milford PD: Bergenfield Man Tried To Torch Woman's Home
NEW MILFORD, N.J. – A Bergenfield man repeatedly banged on a New Milford woman’s front door before dawn before pouring accelerant on it in a failed attempt to set the house on fire, authorities said. Robert Torres, 18, left after repeatedly banging on the River Edge Avenue woman’s door just before 5 a.m. Sunday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Officer Andrew Lignos found Torres a short time later near the corner of River Road and Trenton Street, he said. “Aa gasoline smell was detected emitting from his clothing, and a lighter was located in his possession,” the lieutenant said. Off…
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