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BMW Crashes In Hudson Valley After NJ Burglary, Pursuit, Police Say BMW Crashes In Hudson Valley After NJ Burglary, Pursuit, Police Say
BMW Crashes In Hudson Valley After NJ Burglary, Pursuit, Police Say An occupant of a BMW SUV was seriously injured during a crash in the Hudson Valley that also involved an alleged home burglary and a police pursuit. The incident began in Bergen County, around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, in Closter and ended in Rockland County, in Palisades, a few minutes later with a violent crash that rolled the vehicle and landed it back upright. According to Capt. Vincent Aiello of the Closter Police officers responded to a report of a home burglary on Kennedy Circle. When police arrived, a BMW X5 with Pennsylvania plates with three men inside was pulling away and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home UPDATE: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home
Update: Fierce Fire Ravages $3M Tenafly Home 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A fierce fire blew through a $3 million Tenafly home Friday night. Everyone got out OK and no injuries were reported after the fire ignited on the first floor near the back of the Hudson Avenue home off County Road shortly before 8:30 p.m. June 14. It quickly went to three alarms and then, later, a fourth for coverage. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within a half hour, then remained until 11 p.m. or so dousing hot spots. Although responders at the scene said an unattended candle appeared responsible, fire officials haven't yet posited a definitive cause. Mutu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say
New Update: Duo Lights Off Bomb On Driveway Of Northern Westchester Home, Feds Say Two men face charges after allegedly exploding a bomb on a Northern Westchester driveway as part of an effort to threaten a victim into dropping a court case, federal officials said. New Jersey residents Damjan Stanivukovic and Vladamir Radunovic were both arrested on Saturday morning, Jan. 13 in connection with an explosion at a Bedford Hills residence on McLain Street on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to court documents filed with the US District Court of the Southern District of New York.  Earlier Report - Suspicious Fire At Bedford Hills Residence Under Investigation …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Nyack Man Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer Nyack Man Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer
Nyack Man Charged In Theft Of $150,000 Worth Of Copper From Hardware Manufacturer A Nyack man conspired with two accomplices to steal more than $150,000 worth of copper from a North Jersey hardware manufacturer, authorities charged. Police arrested the trio after a manager at Elgen/Capital Hardware Inc. in the Bergen County town of Closter reported large quantities of copper missing from the business. Now-former employee Eliseo Adorno, 47, worked with Alvaro Baca, 27, of Roselle, New Jersey, who was the company's shipping manager, and trucker Dimitris M. Hatsis, also 27, of Norwalk, Connecticut, to steal the metal, authorities said. Baca “was able to manipulate the comp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Massage Envys Covered Up Sex Assault, Women Say In Lawsuit North Jersey Massage Envys Covered Up Sex Assault, Women Say In Lawsuit
North Jersey Massage Envys Covered Up Sex Assault, Women Say In Lawsuit Massage Envy is facing a lawsuit filed by four New Jersey women saying they were sexually assaulted on massage tables and then discouraged from going to police by management, reports say. The suit claims that the assaults -- all involving male massage therapists -- happened between January 2015 and November 2016 at locations in Closter, Mays Landing, Piscataway and Short Hills, NJ.com reports. Closter's Massage Envy is located at Closter Plaza. Penetration and massaging of intimate areas without consent are among allegations named in the suit, filed Thursday in Middlesex County by law firm …

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by Cecilia Levine