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Police & Fire
Loaded Glock, Drugs Seized, Ex-Con From Tuxedo Park Nabbed By Police In Route 17 Stop
Officers found a loaded gun and a host of drugs for sale after an officer stopped an ex-con from Orange County for tailgating on Route 17 in Bergen County, police said. Ryan Larkin, age 35, of Tuxedo Park, told Saddle River Officer Ryan Holdsworth that he needed the .40-caliber Glock 35 -- with a high-capacity magazine -- “for the purpose of protecting himself and his girlfriend from others,” Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said following the noontime arrest on Friday, Sept. 9. Larkin apparently was taking his girlfriend to The Valley Hospital following an undetermined injury whe…
Police & Fire
Police Officer Rescues Hudson Valley Driver From Fiery Wreck
A fast-acting police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole in New Jersey, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Upper Saddle River Police Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old driver from Pomona out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the …
Police & Fire
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say
UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker truck driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard when the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for mil…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Injured In Route 17 Crash
A New York motorcyclist survived an overnight crash on Route 17 in Waldwick, authorities said. The 52-year-old Orange County resident from Middletown victim lost control of the motorcycle on the northbound highway just north of Sheridan Avenue shortly before 2 a.m., Police Chief Mark Messner said. “No other vehicles were involved and at that time and the conditions were clear and dry,” Messner said. The rider “was alert and conscious the entire time but did suffer lacerations to his leg and knee and a fair amount of road rash,” the chief said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical…
Police & Fire
Video
: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report
Lifestyle
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Days Away From Prison Release
Get those fists pumping: Mike Sorrentino is days away from his prison release. ** UPDATE: Sorrentino walked out of jail a free man Thursday morning. ** The Jersey Shore star -- affectionately known as "The Situation" -- is scheduled to be released from Otisville Federal Correctional Institution on Thursday, Sept. 12 after an 8-month stint for tax evasion, according to a report from Radar Online. The 37-year-old celeb will have to change clothes, complete paperwork, go through an identification process and more before he walks away a free man, according to the Receiving and Discharge Manua…
Police & Fire
Three Face DWI Charges After Separate Weekend Crashes In Ramapo
It was two days, three crashes and three DWI arrests for police in Ramapo over the weekend. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to three separate crashes over the weekend, each of which involved a driver who was allegedly intoxicated. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, officers responded to a three-car crash with injuries at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 306. Investigation into the crash determined that a 23-year-old woman from Saddle River, N.J. was driving drunk, and she was arrested with aggravated DWI, driving while ability impaired by drugs…
Real Estate
Look Inside: Westchester Native Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Former Mansion On The Market
The mansion formerly belonging to music mogul and Westchester native Sean "Diddy" Combs is on the market for just under $4.2 million. Combs purchased the home in the Bergen County community of Saddle River in 1997 for $2.5 million -- the same year he released his first rap album, according to property records. Pool with jacuzzi, waterfall, patio, fire pit and built-in barbecue.NJMLS Combs, who grew up in Mount Vernon, sold it the following year and later bought a house in Alpine. The 11,067-square-foot, Hollow Road home was recently fully renovated. KitchenNJMLS It boasts six bed…
Police & Fire
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified
A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release. "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …
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Update
: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd
A Bergen County DPW worker who was killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Wednesday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was in serious condition as of 5:15 p.m. when he was transported to The Valley Hospital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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Saddle River Teen In Paramus Mall Parking Deck Leap Expected To Survive
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A 16-year-old Northern Highlands High School sophomore from Saddle River who jumped from the top level of a five-story parking deck Tuesday morning at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus was expected to survive, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said Wednesday. Police found the boy on the roadway next to the garage following what Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said was an attempted suicide leap. "He had no pulse," the chief said. Officer Keith Bland, Sgt. Michael Pollaro and Lt. Christine Udis immediately began CPR and used their Automatic External Def…
Police & Fire
Police Tandem Avoids Route 17 Tragedy In Low-Speed Heroin User Chase
Police from several Northwest Bergen towns thwarted a potentially dangerous incident Wednesday when they closed off a stretch of northbound Route 17 to stop a heroin-addled driver from Rockland whose car bounced off the center divider several times, authorities said. Upper Saddle River Police Officer Kevin McWilliams, responding to another motorist's call, got behind the car around 12:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. "He kept hitting the center median at about 30 miles an hour," he said. "So the officer activated his lights and siren to try and stop him." The 25-year-old Orangeburg…
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Student In Paramus Mall Parking Deck Leap Expected To Survive
PARAMUS, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 16-year-old Northern Highlands High School sophomore from Saddle River who jumped from the top level of a five-story parking deck Tuesday morning at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus was expected to survive, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said Wednesday. The teen was taken off life support and had opened his eyes, a follow-up post on Facebook said. Police found the boy on the roadway next to the garage following what Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said was an attempted suicide leap. "He had no pulse," the chief said. Officer Keith Blan…
Police & Fire
Saddle River Teen In Paramus Mall Parking Deck Leap Expected To Survive
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A 16-year-old Northern Highlands High School sophomore from Saddle River who jumped from the top level of a five-story parking deck Tuesday morning at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus was expected to survive, a source with direct knowledge of the incident said Wednesday. Police found the boy on the roadway next to the garage following what Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said was an attempted suicide leap. "He had no pulse," the chief said. Officer Keith Bland, Sgt. Michael Pollaro and Lt. Christine Udis immediately began CPR and used their Automatic External Def…
Police & Fire
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.
Police & Fire
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…
Real Estate
'Huge Loss' For Mary J. Blige Selling Saddle River Mansion
The buyer of Mary J. Blige's Saddle River mansion that she purchased for $12.3 million will be paying less than half of that, the New York Post reports. The chateau-style house on E. Saddle River Road was last listed at $6.98 million, but the buyer has agreed to $6 million, the article says. Despite Blige's success as a nine-time Grammy winner, she currently owes the IRS million of dollars and has paid $30,000 monthly in spousal support to her estranged husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, the Post says citing other articles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
Lifestyle
Makeup Mogul Bobbi Brown Tells 'Vogue' This Bergen Salon Is Best
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Bobbi Brown may live in Montclair but her "roots" are in Bergen County. Her hair roots, that is. In a recent "Vogue" magazine article, the makeup mogul cites the Eric Alt Salon -- headquartered in Bergen County -- as the best in the area. "Beauty tips are to be taken seriously when the source is Bobbi Brown," the article says. "She refers to this New Jersey–based salon as, 'the best color, cut, and blowouts in town.'" The salon is owned by Emerson native Eric Altomare, who has locations in Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewoo…
Police & Fire
Occupants OK After Truck Tips On Snowy Route 17 In Saddle RIver
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- A truck driver and passenger climbed out safely after a Thursday morning crash on northbound Route 17 in Saddle River. The truck tipped over just before 11 a.m., closing the northbound highway and backing traffic near the Mahwah border for a few hours. Weather conditions made clearing the wreckage difficult.
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