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Massive Christmas Morning Fire Destroys Mahwah Building Supply Company Massive Christmas Morning Fire Destroys Mahwah Building Supply Company
Massive Christmas Morning Fire Destroys Mahwah Building Supply Company UPDATE: Authorities reported no casualties in a massive pre-dawn Christmas fire that ripped through a commercial building in Mahwah and continued burning hours after it broke out. What became a five-alarm blaze broke out around 4:40 a.m. at Arzee Building Supply on Franklin Turnpike next to the Ramapo River. Members of all five Mahwah fire companies were assisted by nearly 20 others from surrounding Bergen and Rockland county towns, along with police and EMS units, Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. Seven elevated streams were in operation in the building, which began to collapse within an …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says
Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says The manager of a Paramus auto dealership abducted a drunken woman from a local restaurant and raped her in Bergen County and Ramapo, authorities charged Friday. Carlos Belaunde Jr., 25, who works at Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Paramus on Route 4, remained held in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and kidnapping, records show. Paramus police alerted Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit on Dec. 6 of an allegation that “an incapacitated female was taken by an unknown male from a restaurant” in town, Musella said. “The unknown male placed the victim in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties
NJ Dance Instructors Accused Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Bergen, Rockland, Fairfield Counties A New Jersey instructor with a competitive Irish dance organization sexually assaulted three boys, a trio of lawsuits filed in Hackensack charge. A second teacher, who has since died, was also accused by one of the three with assaulting him three decades ago. The plantiffs allege the abuse occurred in Bergen, Rockland and Fairfield counties, as well as in Syracuse, Orlando and Ireland, IrishCentral.com reported. One boy alleges that an instructor identified in court papers as "D.T." sexually abused him during consecutive summers at a River Edge, NJ home beginning in 1986, the report says. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Rockland, Dutchess and Bergen counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period beginning …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm
FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch
Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Click here for an updated story: 16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say A serious crash caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of Route 304 on Tuesday night, Nov. 5. The crash occurred around 7:45 p.m., at Hillside Avenue in Orangetown, between Washington Avenue and West Crooked Hill Road near the border of Bergen County.

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Daily Voice Comes To Ulster, Sullivan Counties Daily Voice Comes To Ulster, Sullivan Counties
Daily Voice Comes To Ulster, Sullivan Counties Greetings, Ulster and Sullivan counties! Daily Voice, the largest news provider in Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties in New York, Fairfield County in Connecticut and Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, Union, Hudson, Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex and Union counties in New Jersey, has launched a brand-new site: Daily Voice Ulster Sullivan Daily Voice reports on community news in a new way. Our mission is to let neighbors know what’s going on in town – as quickly, accurately and enjoyably as possible.  We’re here to help build the communities we …

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Police & Fire
Rockland Men Charged With Stalking, Posting Personal Info Of Police Officers Rockland Men Charged With Stalking, Posting Personal Info Of Police Officers
Rockland Men Charged With Stalking, Posting Personal Info Of Police Officers Two Rockland men waged a harassment campaign against dozens of police officers in New Jersey, researching and posting personal information about them online through what’s known as “doxing,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Evan V. Koulikov, 21, of Spring Valley “unlawfully accessed a secure database of a New Jersey medical services company and unlawfully copied the personal identifying information of approximately 50 public employees,” most of them police officers, Musella said. Koulikov got help from Eric Williams, 24, of New City in choosing targets, the prosecutor a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found
Bones In Bag Left At State Line Lookout On Palisades Confirmed As Human, More Found UPDATE: Bones found in a bag at the State Line Lookout atop the Palisades in Alpine were identified as human remains -- as well as those found along with some personal items nearby, authorities said Wednesday. "The remains will be submitted to a lab for identification and will be compared to missing persons records," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Employees arriving for work at a lookout snack stand on Monday found the bones in a bag tied to the door, the prosecutor previously said. "The individual who left the bag of remains on the snack stand door was located and directed la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train 25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train
25 NJ Transit Passengers Transferred From Disabled Pascack Valley Line Train A Rockland County-bound train experiencing mechanical problems delayed 25 passengers at the Park Ridge station Tuesday, NJ Transit officials said. Passengers on Pascack Valley Line train #1613 were transferred to the Montvale station after their 1:32 p.m. train to Spring Valley became disabled, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. A rescue train was sent out to push the disabled train out of the way, NJ Transit officials said. The incident did not impact other trains, an NJ Transit spokesperson said. The PVL runs north from Hoboken Terminal through Hudson County and Bergen County, and into Ro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill
New Windsor BBQ Joint To Open At Site Of Shuttered Route 17 Macaroni Grill Brothers Barbecue is coming to Bergen County. The New Windsor restaurant will be opening in the shuttered Macaroni Grill site on Route 17 in Ramsey, according to NorthJersey.com. The restaurant is owned by brothers Gavin, Jamie, and Chris Farella. The trio grew up in the Hudson Valley but learned Eastern Carolina barbecue during summers with their family in North Carolina, and their mom, Cheryll Farella, their website says. Brothers Barbecue specializes in freshly smoked meats daily including pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and sausage. "The brick and wood interior all…

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by Cecilia Levine