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VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border VIDEO: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border
Video: Firefighters Battle Propane Tank Blaze At Bergen/Rockland Border Firefighters battled a Monday afternoon blaze fueled by a propane tank in the rear of a Mahwah home at the New York border. The fire was reported around 3:20 p.m. on Doremus Road in Mahwah just off East Crescent Avenue (which becomes Church Road in NY), barely 500 yards from the Airmont line. Flames spread to the eaves and parts of the interior of the home as firefighters from several companies converged on the scene. The fire then went to three alarms for coverage about 45 minutes later. Assisting township firefighters were, among others, their colleagues from Suffern, Tallman, Ramsey, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Warwick Driver, 24, Killed In Wrong-Way NJ Crash Warwick Driver, 24, Killed In Wrong-Way NJ Crash
Warwick Driver, 24, Killed In Wrong-Way NJ Crash A 24-year-old Warwick woman was killed when her car veered across the double-yellow line and slammed head-on into a minivan just across the New Jersey border early Tuesday, authorities said. The driver of the northbound 2011 Volkswagen Routan -- a 42-year-old Springfield, MA man -- and four of his passengers were taken to local hospitals with moderate injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, Oakland Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said after the 8:18 a.m. crash. It was initially unclear why the deceased driver’s 2001 Toyota Corolla ended up in the oncoming lane. An investigation was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Deerpark Man Charged With Violating Sex Offender Requirements Deerpark Man Charged With Violating Sex Offender Requirements
Deerpark Man Charged With Violating Sex Offender Requirements A Level 1 sex offender has been arrested for allegedly failing to notify officials that he had moved out of state. Raymoe Storms, 43, was arrested Tuesday, April 2, by the Deerpark Police Department and charged with felony violation of the Sex Offender Registry, said Chief Richard J. Sztyndor.  He was charged with a felony because this is the second time he has moved without notification, the chief said. According to police, Storms had been living in the Town of Deerpark until the fall of 2018, when he moved without notifying the police departme…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge
Spring Valley Security Guard In Traffic Stop Posed As Police Officer, Police In NJ Charge A security guard from Spring Valley flashed a badge and identified himself as a cop after a police officer in a North Jersey town pulled his companion over, authorities said. He wasn’t -- and it got him arrested, they said. Leonard C. Miles, 47, was released after the 11:45 p.m. stop Monday, Wyckoff police said. Miles, who owned the Ford Mustang, had “identified himself as a law enforcement officer in the state of New York and displayed a badge,” Lt. Joseph Soto said. Miles, in fact, “was employed as a security officer for a NY state agency and was not a sworn law enforcement officer,” Sot…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Drifting Montgomery Driver Nabbed With Heroin, Needle, Police Say Drifting Montgomery Driver Nabbed With Heroin, Needle, Police Say
Drifting Montgomery Driver Nabbed With Heroin, Needle, Police Say A Montgomery driver was caught carrying heroin and a hypodermic syringe by police who stopped him for drifting across a New Jersey highway in the middle of the afternoon, authorities there said. William Rueckert, 27, of was nearly 50 miles from home when police in Wyckoff said they pulled him over. Rueckert “appeared to have a difficult time maintaining his lane of travel” in his Volkswagen Jetta, Lt. Joseph Soto explained. He was taken into custody on drug-related charges after police found the drugs and needle, Soto said. Rueckert also received summonses for failing to maintain a lane o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Christmas Miracle: Dog Missing Since March Reunited With Wyckoff Family Christmas Miracle: Dog Missing Since March Reunited With Wyckoff Family
Christmas Miracle: Dog Missing Since March Reunited With Wyckoff Family A dog that went missing in March was reunited with her Wyckoff family on Christmas Eve. The same day that the Sterlacci family brought Bella home March 30, the pup charged into the neighbor's yard and ran. And ran. And ran. Bella was microchipped, but for whatever reason it wasn't registering, Felicia Sterlacci said. She was spotted in neighboring towns in April and May. But after a while, the sightings stopped. BellaBring Bella Home "We didn't give up hope," Sterlacci said. "But as time wore on and no sightings came in, we got discouraged. We had no idea if she was out there or not." …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Wyckoff PD: Arrests Made In Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery On Route 208 Wyckoff PD: Arrests Made In Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery On Route 208
Wyckoff PD: Arrests Made In Casino Winner Car-Bump Robbery On Route 208 Two men were in custody after authorities said they robbed a casino gambler by bumping his car from behind on Route 208 in Wyckoff and claiming they were police officers. The driver told police he’d left the Empire City Casino in Yonkers around 5:30 a.m. Sept. 2 and was headed north on the highway when his vehicle was struck from behind near Cedar Hill Avenue. One of two men who got out of the other car “identified himself as a law enforcement officer and instructed him to place his hands on the trunk of his vehicle,” Wyckoff Police Chief David Murphy said. “They then held him while they r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Services Set For North Jersey Athletic Director Jim Grasso Who Changed Lives Through Sports Services Set For North Jersey Athletic Director Jim Grasso Who Changed Lives Through Sports
Services Set For North Jersey Athletic Director Jim Grasso Who Changed Lives Through Sports Beloved North Jersey athletic coach and director James "Jim" Grasso died on Aug. 10 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel RC Church in Ridgewood. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery.  Affectionately known as "Topper," James was born in Suffern and was a longtime resident of Ridgewood. He graduated from Franklin &am…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say
Greenwood Lake Man Busted After Tossing Heroin Syringe From Car, Police Say A Greenwood Lake man was busted in Bergen County for throwing debris from the window of a moving car – a syringe used to shoot heroin – which led to a slew of other charges against him, authorities said. A Wyckoff police officer spotted the blue Nissan Sentra heading north on Route 208 with no rear license plate on May 21. The driver “appeared to have difficulty maintaining a lane of travel and was drifting over the center dotted line” as the officer pulled up behind, Lt. Joseph Soto said. As the officer pulled the car over, the syringe came flying out the window, he said. Enrique Moreno …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop
Firefighters Douse Blaze At Waldwick Auto Repair Shop WALDWICK, N.J. -- Firefighters quickly put down a blaze at a Waldwick auto repair shop late Tuesday afternoon. The two-alarm blaze broke out at J & J Auto Maintenance on Hopper Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly had it under control. Firefighters from Midland Park, Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River and Wyckoff joined their colleagues at the scene. No injuries were reported. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze
Children Jump From Fire Escape In Fast-Moving Edgewater Blaze EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Flames roared at their backs as some children jumped and others were rescued from a second-floor fire escape Monday night during a roaring blaze that blew through an Edgewater building. A group of men with ladders rushed to help get the girls and an adult out of the second-floor Pro Arts Academy Dance Studio on River Road while other youngsters jumped into their arms or fell to the ground, video shows. The children were coming down a ladder when it suddenly slipped and fell, forcing others to jump as the blaze drew closer. Five people were hospitalized with injuries that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious
Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. --  A raging fire that reduced a vacant Upper Saddle River home to rubble wasn't considered suspicious, authorities said. "All that was left was the foundation and the chimney," Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the Stevenson Lane blaze, which broke out just before 7 p.m. just east of Saddle River Road Kane said. Deer fled the area and columns of smoke were seen for miles. Neighbors said the owner died several years ago and that the house was being prepared for sale. Firefighters from Allendale, Ramsey, Saddl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Snow Plow Catches Fire In Wyckoff PHOTOS: Snow Plow Catches Fire In Wyckoff
Photos: Snow Plow Catches Fire In Wyckoff WYCKOFF, N.J. -- No injuries were reported when the engine of a privately-owned snow plow/salt spreader caught fire Wednesday in Wyckoff. Borough firefighters quickly put down the blaze in front of Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church on Cedar Hill Avenue.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Teammates Mourn Death Of Wyckoff Soccer Player Ben Landel, 18 Teammates Mourn Death Of Wyckoff Soccer Player Ben Landel, 18
Teammates Mourn Death Of Wyckoff Soccer Player Ben Landel, 18 WYCKOFF, N.J. -- The Ramapo High School community is mourning the loss of standout athlete Ben Landel of Wyckoff. The soccer and track star died Jan. 25 after a battle with cancer at 18 years old after a months-long battle with a rare and powerful cancer. Teammates announced  his passing on a GoFundMe page for Landel, which had raised nearly $43,000 as of Friday afternoon. "Ben taught us all so much during this fight," they wrote. "He was always thinking of how he could help someone else, when everyone else just wanted to help him." "Words can't desrcibe my emotio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire MAHWAH, N.J. -- A 71-year-old Mahwah man was charged with torching his foreclosed house. Everett Nathaniel Johnson was being held in the Bergen County Jail Friday, charged with aggravated arson with the knowledge of "danger of death or bodily injury" in Thursday night's Marion Drive fire, records show. Mahwah police officers dispatched to the house on a welfare check saw Johnson near the garage holding a can of gasoline, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "Multiple points of fire" also were found in the 5:30 p.m. blaze, responders told Daily Voice. The l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire MAHWAH, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 71-year-old Mahwah man was charged with torching his foreclosed house. Everett Nathaniel Johnson was being held in the Bergen County Jail Friday, charged with aggravated arson with the knowledge of "danger of death or bodily injury" in Thursday night's Marion Drive fire, records show. Mahwah police officers dispatched to the house on a welfare check saw Johnson near the garage holding a can of gasoline, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "Multiple points of fire" also were found in the 5:30 p.m. blaze, responders told Daily Voic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Real Estate
NY Giant Jason Pierre-Paul Buys NJ Home Through Wyckoff Broker NY Giant Jason Pierre-Paul Buys NJ Home Through Wyckoff Broker
NY Giant Jason Pierre-Paul Buys NJ Home Through Wyckoff Broker WYCKOFF, N.J. – Welcome to New Jersey, Jason Pierre-Paul! Pierre-Paul, one of the top players on the New York Giants, credits real estate agent Juliana Sullivan of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes with helping him find the perfect home. The brokerage did not release the athlete's address for privacy purposes. CORRECTION: JPP did not move to Wyckoff, as previously  published by Daily Voice. He moved to New Jersey with help from a Wyckoff-based brokerage. "I wanted a house with old charm and character in a nice neighborhood with a certain level of pri…

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by Cecilia Levine