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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah Family Loses Everything In Fire
UPDATE: A Mahwah family of four lost just about all of their belongings in a morning fire. Anthony Covello sustained a minor burn on his hand and his wife, Kari, was treated for smoke inhalation from the Oweno Place fire, which broke out in a small boiler room around 7 a.m., authorities said. Township police Township Officers Keith Iorio and Rob Birney got the couple and their two children out of the house and to a neighbor’s home, then turned extinguishers on the blaze, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Unfortunately, "the flames quickly spread throughout the house,” Batelli said. “Th…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Treacherous Mahwah School Crossing Gets More Attention After Another Near-Miss
A crossing guard was leading Nick LaBate’s 6-year-old daughter and her mom across a busy Mahwah street to the youngster’s school bus stop when an SUV came roaring by – not slowing or stopping, just missing them all by a whisker, as the terrified mother yanked the little girl back. LaBate’s ex-wife “was so upset by what might have happened but for a matter of inches that she was in tears,” LaBate said. For those who live nearby, the street doesn’t have to be named: They know the perils of the stretch of Ramapo Valley Road (aka Route 202) near Island Road all too well. Although the number of…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mahwah PD: Driver In Stolen Car Carrying Crystal Meth, No ID Fights With Police After Chase
A combative driver apparently cranked up on crystal meth was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in police custody after a Mahwah officer caught him speeding in a stolen van, authorities said. Officer Daniel Stewart chased the 2001 Chevy van Saturday afternoon from Campgaw Road in Mahwah to Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes before 31-year-old Bruno Ferreira finally pulled over, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Ferreira, who wasn't carrying identification, was taken to police headquarters, where he "become combative and had to be restrained" during a search, Batelli said. Officers found him …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Aerial Circuits: New Mahwah Police Drones Aim To Boost Protection, Service
If a law enforcement agency is going to add a trio of drones to serve and protect the public, as Mahwah police just did, it might as well get the best. The three new additions are “the most advanced drones available to law enforcement,” Police Chief James N. Batelli said Tuesday. Township police can’t be everywhere, but they can maneuver to unique vantage points with their new mini-squadron. Batelli cited: Search and rescue operations: The drones assist with missing person investigations, Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts and lost hikers, for instance – the last of which will be particularly u…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Safe Stolen From Distracted Mahwah Homeowner Found 75 Miles Away
A safe stolen from a Mahwah home by a smooth talker and at least one accomplice was recovered – empty -- in Central Jersey, said police who are investigating the diversionary theft. Police asked residents along or near Darlington Avenue who may have been approached or noticed anything suspicious early Thursday evening to contact them. The homeowner said he was doing yard work when the con man got out of an SUV that pulled into the driveway around 6 p.m., Police Chief James N. Batelli said. The stranger was described as white, about 50 years old, 5-foot-9 and heavy-set, with dark hair and a…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash Knocks Salt Spreader Off Truck Onto Route 17
A landscaper's salt spreader was knocked from the back of his truck and onto Route 17 northbound Thursday morning in a minor collision with a box truck in Mahwah, authorities said. The landscaper was leaving Home Depot just after 7:30 a.m. when the box truck cut him off, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. The salt spreader fell off the truck and landed in the middle lane of the highway causing minor delays, the chief said. No injuries were reported. The accident is under investigation.
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
North Jersey Bookkeeper Stole $300G From Employer To Pay Her Own Bills, Police Say
A North Jersey tree service company's 39-year-old bookkeeper stole more than $300,000 from the company and then used the funds to pay her own bills, said authorities who arrested her. During a financial review, the company owner noticed that multiple business checks had been cashed or deposited to other bank accounts without authorization, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. An investigation led to the arrest of Julie Shih of Closter, who has been the company's office manager for the past seven years and was responsible for maintaining its financial records, Batelli said. Shih was char…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Watch
: Video Shows Mahwah Car Thief Trying Vehicles In Resident's Driveway
A bandit in a hoodie, gloves and sweatpants was caught on video trying doors on vehicles in a Mahwah driveway, said police who are investigating the theft of two luxury vehicles and the attempted theft of another. Key fobs were left in a BMW X5 and a Range Rover that were stolen overnight – likely by members of an organized group operating in the tri-state area, Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Two nights later, a township officer tried stopping a late-model Jaguar that turned out to be reported stolen driving slowly through a residential area around 2:30 a.m., Batelli said. The …
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Watch Route 17 Road Rage Turn Into Tractor-Trailer Crash
Dashcam video captures a Route 17 road rage incident that ended in a tractor-trailer crash in Mahwah. The footage “underscores the dangers of an increasing trend of road-rage incidents,” Police Chief James N. Batelli said Tuesday. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the mid-morning crash, he said. It began when the driver of a gray colored SUV “observed what he believed to be a tractor-trailer [driver] driving in an aggressive manner and changing lanes in a reckless manner” on the northbound highway around 9:45 a.m. Aug. 9, the chief said. The SUV driver “decided to take the matt…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Cold
CASE: DNA Nails Ex-Con In 2003 Mahwah Home Invasion Robbery Of Ramsey Pizzeria Owner
For 15 years, authorities were unable to find any of three robbers wearing masks who forced their way into the Mahwah home of a Ramsey pizzeria owner, tied him to a chair and made off with nearly $200,000 in cash – while leaving a gun and costume mask behind. Thanks to advances in DNA testing, however, Mahwah police have charged a Yonkers man who worked as a superintendent for an apartment building near the victim’s home and business. Paul Shkreli, 45, was served with the criminal complaint at the Westchester County Jail, where he was being held in connection with an attempted jewelry store…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Hero
: Mahwah Police Officer's Bone Marrow Donation Saves Life Of Woman With Leukemia
Talk about public service: The side effects were rough, but new Mahwah Police Officer Michael Dombroski eagerly donated bone marrow for a transplant that saved the life of a woman with leukemia. Dombroski, who transferred to the department from Carlstadt earlier this year, was donating blood while attending the Bergen County Police Academy when he decided in December 2016 to submit a buccal swab for DNA testing for possible entrance into the blood donor program at Hackensack University Medical Center, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “A short while ago he was contacted by medical profess…
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups
A fellow member of a gang from Rockland was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in federal prison for his role in carjacking, kidnapping and leaving a local cab driver for dead in Orange County after he and four others robbed a North Jersey bar. Wilbur J. Barahona, 22, of Ridgewood was the last of six defendants to accept a plea deal from federal prosecutors in Newark in connection with the separate crimes, which occurred within hours of one another. The others: Guillermo Carillo-Iraheta, Balmore Carrillo-Iraheta and Juan Chiliseo-Vega, all of Suffern,and the getaway driver in the Hawthorne, …
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