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Passaic Motorcyclist, 26, Airlifted In Collision With Mercedes On Route 9W: Police Passaic Motorcyclist, 26, Airlifted In Collision With Mercedes On Route 9W: Police
Passaic Motorcyclist, 26, Airlifted In Collision With Mercedes On Route 9W: Police A 26-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury in a crash with a Mercedes Benz in Englewood Cliffs. That Passaic motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital with a leg injury after the collision with a 29-year-old man from Fort Lee around 6:40 p.m. on Route 9W at Demarest Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Details of this incident remain under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant, Police Rescue Stabbing Victim At CNBC HQ Lot GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant, Police Rescue Stabbing Victim At CNBC HQ Lot
Gotcha! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant, Police Rescue Stabbing Victim At CNBC HQ Lot UPDATE: Authorities captured a man who stabbed a woman in the parking lot of CNBC corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, the prosecutor said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, opened the window, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ GOTCHA! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ
Gotcha! Authorities Nab Accused Assailant After Police Rescue Stabbing Victim Near CNBC HQ UPDATE: Authorities captured a man who stabbed a woman in the parking lot of CNBC corporate headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The 30-year-old victim was leaving the Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) facility shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, when Harshkuma H. Patel, 29, of Piscataway, approached her in the parking lot, the prosecutor said. The accused assailant, who 'd previously been seen hanging around the area, tapped on the woman's car window in the CNBC parking lot, sources said. The victim, who didn't know Patel, opened the window, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole UPDATE: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole
Update: Route 9W Closed After Pickup Slams Into Pole A driver from the West Coast was hospitalized after he crashed his new pickup truck into a utility pole on Route 9W in Englewood Cliffs, downing wires and forcing the entire road closed, authorities said. The 36-year-old resident of Santa Cruz, CA was taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after his 2023 Ford F150 crashed on Sylvan Avenue just south of Sherwood Avenue shortly before midnight Monday, Aug. 14, Englewood Cliffs Police Detective Lt. Ronald F. Waldt said. Wires obstructing the roadway forced police to temporarily shut down both sides of the road, the lieutenant said. A …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup
Father's Day Fatal: Popular Route 9W Deli Owner Killed When PIP Tree Falls On Pickup UPDATE: A father of four who owned and operated a popular Italian grocery on Route 9W was killed in a freak accident on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that seriously injured two of his children late Sunday afternoon. Anthony Apostolico, the 48-year-old owner of The Italian Food Center in West Haverstraw, was a passenger in a pickup truck that was smashed by a falling tree on the northbound parkway near Exit 16 in Stony Point, authorities said. The driver of the 2018 Ford F-150, Vincent A. Apostolico, 20, and his sister, Elizabeth, 17, had to be extricated by firefighters. Both were take…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cliffside Park Driver Killed In Crash Between 9W And PIP Laid To Rest Cliffside Park Driver Killed In Crash Between 9W And PIP Laid To Rest
Cliffside Park Driver Killed In Crash Between 9W And PIP Laid To Rest UPDATE: A Cliffside Park woman killed in a crash in Tenafly late last week was laid to rest Monday morning. Issa Fayrouz, 63, was knocked unconscious when her 2011 Toyota Corolla veered across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hit a rock wall, vaulted into a tree and then careened down the embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway last Thursday, authorities said. Officers got Fayrouz out of the car and onto the shoulder of the PIP’s southbound lane, where paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center treated her, Tenafly Police Capt. M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP RESCUE: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
Rescue: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HERO: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border HERO: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near NJ-NY Border
Hero: Sergeant Rescues Suspects From Burning SUV After Pursuit Ends In Crash Near Nj-ny Border UPDATE: A Palisades Interstate Parkway police sergeant rescued two suspects from a burning SUV after it crashed into two other vehicles and overturned during a stolen-vehicle chase Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A group of suspects who'd become the subjects of a suspicious persons report fled the Englewood Cliffs Marina in a GMC Envoy shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. An alert went out to surrounding departments about the SUV, which had been reported stolen out of Onondaga County, NY, he said. Englewood Cliffs police began pursuing the vehicle b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Never-Ending Dedication To Service Marked Life Of Bergen Firefighting Veteran Never-Ending Dedication To Service Marked Life Of Bergen Firefighting Veteran
Never-Ending Dedication To Service Marked Life Of Bergen Firefighting Veteran TRIBUTE: In the world of public service, John Holter of Emerson was a rare breed. He worked for not just one but two fire companies for decades, and his professional life was all about helping people. Holter died Monday at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood surrounded by a small group of family and friends. He was 70. The man wore several hats, as they say. A top-notch mechanic, Holter made sure your vehicle was humming when you brought it to Alpine Texaco – and, later, Alpine Shell, – which he and his late wife owned for more than 15 years. The station at the top of Closter Dock Road becam…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day
Crash Splits 9W Pole: Cliffside Park Driver, Cresskill Passenger OK, Road Closed Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W finally reopened nearly 14 hours after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole in Englewood Cliffs early Sunday, authorities said. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue after the pole split in two and fell onto the road in the mid-morning crash north of Charlotte Place, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day
Update: Wires Downed In Crash That Split Pole Closes Route 9W Nearly All Day UPDATE: Route 9W remained closed in Englewood Cliffs for nearly 14 hours Sunday after a vehicle slammed into and split a utility pole. Wires were strung across Sylvan Avenue north of Charlotte Place after the pole topped onto the road in the mid-morning crash on the road's southbound side. The driver, a 20-year old Cliffside Park man, complained of pain, but he and his apparently uninjured 19-year-old male passenger from Cresskill both declined medical attention at the scene, borough police Detective Lt. Ronald Waldt said. Route 9W (Sylvan Avenue) was closed between Charlotte Place and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
OUT OF GAS: Driver Leaves Stolen Jag, Lights Off, In Middle Of Palisades Interstate Parkway OUT OF GAS: Driver Leaves Stolen Jag, Lights Off, In Middle Of Palisades Interstate Parkway
OUT OF GAS: Driver Leaves Stolen Jag, Lights Off, In Middle Of Palisades Interstate Parkway A driver who police said was under the influence of drugs and alcohol was captured after he left a stolen Jaguar in the fast lane of the Palisades Interstate Parkway at night with its lights off when it ran out of gas. A PIP officer found the vehicle in the northbound lane in Alpine around 9:30 p.m. Monday – about the same time that several other drivers called to report seeing a man walking north on the Parkway nearby, Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. Officer found 44-year-old Steven Santana of Miami, FL walking on Route 9W and took him into custody. “It was confirmed that he had tak…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark
Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark A Nutley driver intentionally rammed a Clifton police car in Newark, ending a high-speed chase that began after he was originally stopped on Route 3, authorities said. An officer stopped a Honda Accord driven by Joshua Ortiz, 26, on the eastbound highway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Ortiz was asked to exit the vehicle after rolling down his window and providing documents, but he hit the gas instead and took off onto southbound Route 21, Anderson said. Police chased him into Newark and through various city streets before Ortiz stopped the Accord ne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head
Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head A 62-year-old supervisor at the Palisades Interstate Parkway maintenance yard was hospitalized Wednesday after a chain snapped and hit him in the head. The supervisor was working on a car when the mishap occurred at the Alpine facility just off off Route 9W around 11 a.m., responders said. He didn’t lose consciousness but was bleeding from a head wound, they said. The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps took him to Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood to be examined.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bicyclist, 67, Seriously Injured On Route 9W Bicyclist, 67, Seriously Injured On Route 9W
Bicyclist, 67, Seriously Injured On Route 9W A 67-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Sunday on Route 9W in Alpine. AirMed One flew the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center following the crash just after 1:30 p.m., responders said. He sustained a traumatic head injury, they said. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase VIDEO: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase
Video: Judge Releases Rockland Driver Who Rammed Police Car At GWB After Multi-Town Chase VIDEO: A Rockland driver who was captured by Fort Lee police on the George Washington Bridge after he rammed a patrol car at the toll plaza during a wild chase through several Northeast Bergen towns was ordered released by a judge less than 24 hours later. Demarest police tried to stop a Toyota Camry driven by 29-year-old Joseph Russo, of Leif Boulevard in Congers, at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Russo kept going, nearly hitting a police officer, as well as a PSE&G employee, authorities said. Demarest officers pursued the vehicle south on Route 9W before Englewood Cliffs and Palisades Interstate …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB VIDEO: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB
Video: Wild Multi-Town Police Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest At GWB VIDEO: A Rockland driver who was captured on the George Washington Bridge after he rammed a police car at the toll plaza during a wild chase through several Northeast Bergen towns was ordered released by a judge less than 24 hours later. Demarest police tried to stop a Toyota Camry driven by 29-year-old Joseph Russo, of Leif Boulevard in Congers, at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Russo kept going, nearly hitting a police officer, as well as a PSE&G employee, authorities said. Demarest officers pursued the vehicle south on Route 9W before Englewood Cliffs and Palisades Interstate Parkway Police pick…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Closter PD: Two Stolen Car Pursuits End In Crashes, Unlocked Vehicles Swiped Left And Right Closter PD: Two Stolen Car Pursuits End In Crashes, Unlocked Vehicles Swiped Left And Right
Closter PD: Two Stolen Car Pursuits End In Crashes, Unlocked Vehicles Swiped Left And Right Plagued by a skyrocketing number of vehicle thefts, Closter police have recently had two pursuits, both of which ended in crashes while fielding several reports of cars stolen from outside borough residents’ homes. As always, the stolen cars were left unlocked with key fobs inside, authorities said. “It is becoming increasingly more dangerous for the Closter Police and the residents of Closter every time a vehicle is stolen or these individuals come to Closter in attempt to steal another vehicle,” Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello said. “Many of these incidents involve gang activity.” Shortly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ridgefield Park Hiker Rescued After Tumbling 100 Feet Down Palisades Ridgefield Park Hiker Rescued After Tumbling 100 Feet Down Palisades
Ridgefield Park Hiker Rescued After Tumbling 100 Feet Down Palisades A Ridgefield Park hiker who tumbled 100 feet down the Palisades in Tenafly after slipping on a rock was rescued after she called family members on her cellphone, authorities said. Sammantha Sfreddo, 31, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in serious but not life-threatening condition after loved ones dialed 911, Palisades Interstate Parkway Police said after Saturday’s mishap at the waterfall in the Greenbrook Sanctuary just off Route 9W. Patrols “hiked approximately 100 feet down a rugged, steep cliff side to find [Sfreddo] laying on the rocks with multiple injuries,” PIP pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco