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Anderson Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ

5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus 5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus
5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus A bomb threat made in Cliffside Park turned out to be bogus after a sweep of the area revealed "no public concern," the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said. The threat was reported on the 500 block of Anderson Avenue at approximately 12:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, bringing the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and Counterterrorism Unit to the scene. After nearly five hours, residents were given the all-clear to return to the area.
SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Beating Popular Cliffside Barber In His Shop SEEN HIM? Man Wanted For Beating Popular Cliffside Barber In His Shop
Seen HIM? Man Wanted For Beating Popular Cliffside Barber In His Shop A man who police said severely beat a well-known barber in his Cliffside Park shop more than a month ago has remained a fugitive. Ray Qassis, 33, entered The Way Barber Shop on Anderson Avenue across from the NJ TRANSIT bus garage and beat barber Willie Ocampo with a metal baton on Nov. 2, authorities said. Ocampo had to be hospitalized with two large cuts on both his forehead and the top of his skull. Qassis, who lives in Cliffside Park -- and, before then, North Bergen -- has remained elusive since then, authorities said. An arrest warrant charges him with aggravated assault with a…
'Are You Will?' Popular Cliffside Barber Beaten By Stranger, Manhunt Continues 'Are You Will?' Popular Cliffside Barber Beaten By Stranger, Manhunt Continues
'Are You Will?' Popular Cliffside Barber Beaten By Stranger, Manhunt Continues A well-known barber was attacked in his Cliffside Park shop by a stranger, said authorities who are trying to identify his assailant. The attacker entered The Way Barber Shop on Anderson Avenue across from the NJ TRANSIT bus garage shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, Cliffside Park Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. He was white and wearing a black coat and black hat, the deputy chief said. He approached owner Willie Ocampo, 42, and asked "Are you Will?" The stranger then smashed Ocampo in the head three times with a metal baton before running out of the store and fleeing down…
Unlicensed, Uninsured Driver Climbs Out, Walks Off, Gets 14 Tickets After Cliffside Crash Unlicensed, Uninsured Driver Climbs Out, Walks Off, Gets 14 Tickets After Cliffside Crash
Unlicensed, Uninsured Driver Climbs Out, Walks Off, Gets 14 Tickets After Cliffside Crash An out-of-state driver with no license, registration or insurance was apparently intoxicated when she rear-ended a pickup truck at a busy Cliffside Park intersection, then climbed out of her overturned SUV and walked away, authorities said. Caitlin Riggs, 36, of Wakefield, RI was headed south on Anderson Avenue at Edgewater Road when her 2015 Nissan Versa slammed into a 2011 Dodge Ram shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The Versa landed on its roof outside the A.K. Macagna Funeral Home, while the pickup had its bed crumpled and a tire flattened. …
Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck
Cliffside Park Detective Nabs Man For Snatching $1,100 Worth Of Meat From Parked Delivery Truck A Cliffside Park detective ID'd a man who with a partner took nearly $1,100 worth of meat from a delivery truck in broad daylight, authorities said. The truck was parked off the corner of Anderson and Washington avenues when a dark-colored SUV with both thieves pulled up shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. One served as the lookout while the other emptied the truck in multiple trips, the deputy chief said. Detective Jason Pinzone identified the driver as Edgardo J. Gil Li, a 34-year-old Peruvian national with a prior record who most recently l…
GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty GOTCHA! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty
Gotcha! Fleeing Cliffside Business Burglar Nabbed By Fort Lee PD, Claims Sovereignty A burglar who hit several downtown Cliffside Park businesses overnight Wednesday was captured a half-dozen blocks away by Fort Lee police who were part of a dragnet. Officers from no fewer than seven other law enforcement agencies converged on Cliffside's business district after the intruder entered an unlocked sidewalk cellar door on Lawton Avenue and began going from business to business around 1:30 a.m. June 21, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The owner of Dipped Donuts on Anderson Avenue got a burglar alert on his phone, saw what was happening on a surveillance camera and call…
5 Nabbed With 144 Checks, 20 Money Orders, Credit/Debit Cards In Various Names: Cliffside PD 5 Nabbed With 144 Checks, 20 Money Orders, Credit/Debit Cards In Various Names: Cliffside PD
5 Nabbed With 144 Checks, 20 Money Orders, Credit/Debit Cards In Various Names: Cliffside PD Five men stopped by a Cliffside Park police officer had more than 160 checks and money orders made out to dozens of different people, along with various credit, debit and Social Security cards in other people's names, authorities said. Officer Julio Perez found the driver and passengers "evasive and not truthful" during last week's noontime stop in the 500 block of Anderson Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said on Monday, Jan. 30. One of them, Leroy Chance Williams, 27, of Hackensack, is known to police, having been arrested dozens of times in North Jersey for drug-related crimes …
Octogenarian Plows Sedan Through Cliffside Park Construction Zone Octogenarian Plows Sedan Through Cliffside Park Construction Zone
Octogenarian Plows Sedan Through Cliffside Park Construction Zone An 84-year-old motorist escaped serious injury when she drove through a Cliffside Park construction zone and her sedan hit a truck Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The woman, who lives in town, apparently was headed home when she turned her Toyota Camry left onto Anderson Avenue from eastbound Edgewater Road shortly before 1:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. After steering around traffic safety cones, she continued over a trench plate as police tried to wave her down, Capano said. The Toyota then struck a Joseph M. Sanzari construction truck, he said. The woman didn't …
CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker CHILLING VIDEO: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker
Chilling Video: Cliffside Park Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker Chilling security video shows a Cliffside Park woman furiously fighting off a mugger after he jumped her from behind and tried to drag her into a stairwell. Refusing to become a victim, the 37-year-old woman scratched and clawed her attacker, who ran away -- then was caught by borough police moments later, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Chilling footage shows a man whom police identified as Guatemalan national Marcelo Seten following the woman on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. As they reach the corner at Oakdene Avenue, the would-be robber grabs her a…
Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check
Cliffside PD: $71,000, Gun Found In Illegally Parked Car After ID Thief Tries To Cash Bum Check An identity thief left a car containing a loaded gun, $71,000 in cash and more illegally parked outside a Cliffside Park bank as he unsuccessfully tried to cash a bogus check inside, said police who arrested him when he emerged. Officers J.J. McGuire and Ryan Stanek spotted the unoccupied 2018 Infiniti Q50 with no license plates and completely tinted windows outside the M&T Bank at the corner of Anderson and Lawton avenues early Wednesday, March 23, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The sedan wasn't registered, its engine was idling and its hazard lights were on, Capano said Em…
Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged
Cliffside Park Boy, 12, Struck By Van, Undocumented Immigrant Charged An undocumented immigrant using a fake driver's license was behind the wheel of a Fairview contractor's van that struck a 12-year-old boy in Cliffside Park, authorities said. The 2006 Ford E250 painting company van was headed south on Anderson Avenue when the boy suddenly stepped into its path near the corner of Greenmount Avenue around 6 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. The youngster was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with foot pain and swelling on his forehead, Capano said. The driver, Brandon H. Chitic-Mayor, 25, of 90th Street in North Bergen, gave…
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar
Viva Margarita Replacing Hackensack Sports Bar Viva Margarita is opening a fourth location. The popular Bergen County Mexican restaurant chain will open an outpost on Main Street in Hackensack, BoozyBurbs reports. The restaurant will replace sports bar Cheers, at 774 Main St. Viva Margarita has locations in Wallington and Edgewater, and last summer relocated its Cliffside Park restaurant to Anderson Avenue. The Lawton Avenue spot in Cliffside Park is open for to-go orders. The Hackensack location is expected to open in late July or early August.
2 New Bars Open In Bergen County 2 New Bars Open In Bergen County
2 New Bars Open In Bergen County Two bars have opened in Bergen County. 690 Park has replaced Loft Public House on Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park. The modern, upscale eatery is owned by the same people who run Lulu Lounge in Edgewater and Ora Café Bistro in Clifton.  Lunch, dinner and bar menus are available with items such as steak sandwiches, butter fried salmon, and a host of cocktails and specialty drinks. Jojo's Bar and Grill has opened in Garfield. The owner, Joanna Afonso, reportedly switched out of the medical field to run the bar on Monroe Street, BoozyBurbs reports. The bar offers open mic nights, happy hou…
Cliffside Park PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 49-Arrest History Captured After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Cliffside Park PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 49-Arrest History Captured After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash
Cliffside Park PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 49-Arrest History Captured After Fleeing Stolen Car Crash Cliffside Park police chased down a Jersey City ex-con with a rap sheet nearly 50 arrests long after he crashed a stolen car and bailed out, authorities said. Lester Williams, 54, was speeding south on Anderson Avenue in the 2015 Honda Accord late Saturday when he saw a police car and hit the brake, rapidly slowing down, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Williams then made a quick left onto eastbound Jersey Avenue at Sal's Deli, where the Accord -- reported stolen earlier out of Bayonne -- slammed into two parked vehicles, one of which was a 2001 Ford Mustang, Capano said. The other…
Bergen County Restaurant Openings Bergen County Restaurant Openings
Bergen County Restaurant Openings Indoor dining has yet to open in New Jersey amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn't stopped new restaurants from opening their doors. A new falafel shop, Kosher Italian restaurant and Irish bakery are only some of the eateries coming to the area. Scroll down for a taste of what's here and what's to come. The Yacht Club, Edgewater: New bar and restaurant now open at the Edgewater Commons Shopping Center with a menu full of surf and turf. Try the fish and chips, shrimp tacos, lobster claw BLT, and the flourless chocolate cake. 541 River Road, Edgewater. View this p…
Authorities: Suspects Nabbed In Cliffside Park Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts Authorities: Suspects Nabbed In Cliffside Park Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts
Authorities: Suspects Nabbed In Cliffside Park Among Dozens Charged In Statewide ATM Thefts Eleven suspects seized in Cliffside Park following a brief pursuit were among dozens arrested statewide Tuesday for exploiting a glitch that allowed them to steal tens of thousands of dollars from ATM machines at banks throughout New Jersey and in New York City. Borough police arrested two suspects at the Santander Bank on Anderson Avenue before chasing down the rest on foot, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Eight of the suspects are adults and three juveniles -- two of them 17 and one 16, from the Bronx and Mount Vernon, NY, he said. Several arrived in a white Dodge Caravan with …
Turkish Family Opens Cliffside Park Cafe Turkish Family Opens Cliffside Park Cafe
Turkish Family Opens Cliffside Park Cafe A new Turkish-American cafe has opened in Cliffside Park. Aegean Cafe is run by a Turkish family, bringing their own recipes to Anderson Avenue. The menu boasts borekes, spinach or beef and cheese wrapped in flaky filo dough, handmade dumplings, stuffed grape leaves and more. The owners recommend the Weekend Breakfast Supreme, a spread of Turkish delicacies including vegetables, fruits, several types of cheese, butter, honey, homemade pastries, Nutella, and more -- served with a Turkish tea pot. Weekend Breakfast Supreme, Aegean Cafe.Aegean Cafe Savory cheese rolls, or borkes: Spin…
Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies
Pedestrian, 94, Struck Crossing Cliffside Park Street Dies A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. The Berge…
Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street
Pedestrian, 94, Struck, Killed Crossing Cliffside Park Street UPDATE: A 94-year-old great-grandmother died of injuries she suffered Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing a busy Cliffside Park street, authorities confirmed. Rosemary DellaRosa was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after she was struck by a Ford F-250 crossing Anderson Avenue at Lafayette Avenue around 10 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. DellaRosa died early Wednesday afternoon, Capano said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined Cliffside Park police in investigating the crash. T…
Police: Inattentive Driver Rolls Sedan, Hits Other Vehicles At Busy Cliffside Park Intersection Police: Inattentive Driver Rolls Sedan, Hits Other Vehicles At Busy Cliffside Park Intersection
Police: Inattentive Driver Rolls Sedan, Hits Other Vehicles At Busy Cliffside Park Intersection An inattentive driver rolled her sedan while hitting two other vehicles near a busy Cliffside Park intersection Saturday afternoon, police said. The driver climbed out of her Toyota Camry and was later taken to Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. Traffic was stopped at a red light on Edgewater Avenue at Anderson Avenue when the 30-something driver, headed east, sideswiped a Nissan Altima, Capano said. The Altima rolled and struck a Nissan Rogue near Dewey Avenue outside the Food Bazaar shoppin…
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On NYPD Warrant For Gang Assault
Cliffside Park Fugitive Held On Nypd Warrant For Gang Assault A repeat-offending ex-con from Cliffside Park was captured after the NYPD came to town with a warrant, authorities said. Now New York City authorities are trying to extradite him. City detectives went to his mother's Anderson Avenue apartment looking for 27-year-old Jason Martinez, who was wanted in connection with a gang assault, authorities said. Other law enforcement agencies wanted Martinez, too. Records show an outstanding warrant for skipping court for obstruction during a domestic violence arrest in Cliffside Park in 2016. Martinez is also facing charges of burglarizing a restauran…
Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through
Police: Man Chased By Gang Shot In Cliffside Park, Bullet Goes Right Through A 24-year-old ex-con shot in the back in a Cliffside Park alleyway while being chased by a gang Thursday night had the bullet go right through his shoulder, authorities said. Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives joined borough police in searching for the seven or so gang members who chased the victim east on Walker Street and then through the Third Street alley to Second Street, where they said he was shot just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The small-caliber slug came out through his shoulder, they said. The victim -- who was expected to be released Friday from Hackensack University Medical …
Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car
Cliffside Park PD: North Bergen Thief, 15, Hits Other Teen With Stolen Car A 15-year-old North Bergen boy driving a stolen car struck another teen in Cliffside Park, then was captured as he tried to flee along with a passenger who'd been involved in a chase-related police shooting last month, authorities said. The Lexus, stolen out of North Bergen a short time earlier, struck the 17-year-old victim Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of Washington Avenue, Capt. Vincent Capano said. The driver and his passenger got out, then drove up the block and parked after having words with the victim, Capano said Tuesday. Responding police officers grabbed the driver, who still…
Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More
Cliffside Park Police Subdue 'Madman' Who Punched Elderly Victim In Face, Kicked In Doors, More Cliffside Park police subdued and arrested a man who responders said went on a violent spree late Tuesday afternoon – punching an elderly man in the face, kicking in apartment doors and vandalizing an auto. It began on Anderson Avenue near Morningside Avenue when, one responder said, the assailant “went nuts in his apartment building” just before 5 p.m. “He kicked in some doors, then went out onto Anderson Avenue, walked up to an elderly man smoking a cigarette and punched him in the face,” the responder said. Good Samaritans who rushed to the victim’s aid were assaulted, as well, before t…
New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County
New Restaurant Openings In Bergen County Ready for some new flavors? Here are several restaurants opening up shop in Bergen County. Taco Shop, Wood-Ridge: Quesadillas, burritos, salads and tacos coming to Moonachie Avenue, its neighbor Mob Burger announced on Instagram. No word on opening date. Poke Zone, Ridgewood: According to a sign in the former Red Mango on E. Ridgewood Avenue says the poke bowl joint will soon be moving in, BoozyBurbs reports. Corner Cafe, Cliffside Park: Located at the junction of Anderson Avenue, Gorge Road and Crescent Lane, this cafe promises fresh, high-quality coffee and pastries. Corner CafeCorn…
Cliffside Park Police Find AK-47 With Hollow Points, Handguns In Pickup Packed With 7 People Cliffside Park Police Find AK-47 With Hollow Points, Handguns In Pickup Packed With 7 People
Cliffside Park Police Find AK-47 With Hollow Points, Handguns In Pickup Packed With 7 People Cliffside Park police said they found an AK-47, two handguns and several rounds of hollow-point ammunition after they stopped a pickup truck packed with seven people before dawn Sunday. Detective Daniel Murtagh and Sgt. Sergio Khanukayev were on patrol when they approached the Chevy Avalanche at Anderson and Lafayette avenues, a few blocks from the Fort Lee border, just after midnight, Lt. Vincent Capano said. Seven people were inside -- including five in the back set, two of whom were sitting other passengers' laps, Capano said. The windshield also had an obstructed view, he said. The of…
Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61 Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61
Cliffside Park Police Find Nearly Kilo Of Heroin In Minivan, Arrest Venezuelan National, 61 A routine traffic stop by Cliffside Park police turned up nearly two pounds of heroin in a minivan driven by a 63-year-old Venezuelan national, authorities said. Jairo O. Lamk Alvarez of Caracos had only a passport as identification when Officer Roy Kesenci stopped the Dodge Caravan as it headed north on Anderson Avenue Friday night because he was talking on his cellphone, Lt. Vincent Capano said. Capano and Detective Daniel Murtagh joined Kesenci at the scene. After receiving Alvarez’s consent to search the vehicle, they found the drugs stashed inside a back seat, the lieutenant said. Al…
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses
Video/Photos: Cliffside Park Firefighters Douse Blaze Over Businesses CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Cliffside Park firefighters doused a Monday morning apartment blaze over a row of businesses. A neighbor told Daily Voice that he "heard an air conditioner pop and then smelled smoke." No injuries were reported. News of the fire brought back memories of a massive multi-use blaze on Anderson Avenue last September just a quarter-mile or so to the north. SEE: Raging Fire Races Through Cliffside Park Stores Responders late Monday morning quickly got residents and merchants out of the multi-use series of connected units on Anderson Avenue that includes the p…