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Polifly Road, Hackensack, NJ

Hackensack, NJ
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Heroin, Crack, Gun Stolen In 2016 Found During Hackensack Raid, Arrest Made: Cops Heroin, Crack, Gun Stolen In 2016 Found During Hackensack Raid, Arrest Made: Cops
Heroin, Crack, Gun Stolen In 2016 Found During Hackensack Raid, Arrest Made: Cops A 44-year-old Hackensack man was arrested on multiple charges after police say they found heroin, crack, and a stolen handgun inside his home during a raid. Richard T. Best was arrested following a raid of his Polifly Road apartment on Tuesday, July 22, Hackensack Police Chief Michael Antista. Members of the Crime Suppression Bureau, led by Detective Lt. John Dalton, executed a court-authorized search, Antista said. The apartment, located within a school zone, contained heroin packaged for street-level sales, a quantity of crack/cocaine, drug paraphernalia used to make and distribute …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Major Backups Reported On Route 80 Through Hackensack Major Backups Reported On Route 80 Through Hackensack
Major Backups Reported On Route 80 Through Hackensack Major backups were reported Thursday, April 17 along Route 80 in Hackensack. As of 11:55 a.m., traffic cameras showed cars piled up in the westbound lanes of the highway at Polifly Road. It was not immediately clear whether or not the congestion was from an earlier rollover crash in the eastbound lanes. Daily Voice has reached out to NJSP and local fire and police departments for details.

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD
Uninsured Driver Making Improper Turn Sends Motorcyclist To Hospital In Hackensack: PD A 67-year-old New York driver was cited for causing a motorcycle crash in Hackensack on Wednesday night, Sept. 11, police said. The New York man was behind the wheel of a Cadillac SUV when he left a left turn in front of a motorcycle around 9:20 p.m. at Lodi Street and Polifly Road, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The motorcyclist, 26, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, the Cadillac driver was issued a summons for an improper turn and no insurance. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Crash Flips BMW, Downs Live Wires Near Route 80 Ramp In Hackensack (PHOTOS) Crash Flips BMW, Downs Live Wires Near Route 80 Ramp In Hackensack (PHOTOS)
Crash Flips BMW, Downs Live Wires Near Route 80 Ramp In Hackensack (Photos) A crash in Hackensack left one car overturned and an electric pole down early Friday, Aug. 2, firefighters said. Live wires were in the roadway when firefighters arrived at the scene around 7 a.m. at Polifly Road and Route 80, the city's fire department said. This morning at approximately 7am Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to the intersection of Polifly Road and... Posted by City of Hackensack Fire Department on Friday, August 2, 2024 This morning at approximately 7am Engine 2, Rescue 1 and Deputy 3 responded to the intersection of Polifly Road and... Posted by City …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
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Wild Street Brawl Sends Jersey Shore Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital Wild Street Brawl Sends Jersey Shore Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital
Wild Street Brawl Sends Jersey Shore Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital A repeat offender from Toms River who was high on PCP fought violently with police who kept him from running into traffic outside a 7-Eleven in North Jersey, authorities said. The incident was another in a recent series of episodes involving Albert P. Fischetta III, 40, whose violent reaction sent two officers – and himself – to the hospital, they said. Fischetta had been freed after police in Berkeley Township said he attacked an elderly man while not wearing any clothes last fall, records show. This time, his girlfriend told police in Hasbrouck Heights (Bergen County) that Fischetta sudd…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Wild Street Brawl Sends Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital: Hasbrouck Heights PD Wild Street Brawl Sends Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital: Hasbrouck Heights PD
Wild Street Brawl Sends Repeat Offender, Officers To Hospital: Hasbrouck Heights PD A repeat offender from Toms River who was high on PCP fought violently with police who kept him from running into traffic outside a 7-Eleven in North Jersey, authorities said. The incident was another in a recent series of episodes involving Albert P. Fischetta III, 40, of Toms River, whose violent reaction sent two officers – and himself – to the hospital, they said. Fischetta had been freed after police at the Jersey Shore said he attacked an elderly man while not wearing any clothes last fall, records show. This time, his girlfriend told Hasbrouck Heights that Fischetta suddenly bailed …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Serial Hackensack Package Thief From NY Busted: Police Serial Hackensack Package Thief From NY Busted: Police
Serial Hackensack Package Thief From NY Busted: Police Police have arrested a Brooklyn, NY man who they say stole packages from Hackensack buildings last year. Kadien Jackson, 36, is accused of swiping packages from multiple apartments on Polifly Road and State Street between June and November 2023, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. Jackson was arrested on Feb. 20 and charged with five counts of third-degree burglary, three counts of third-degree theft, two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, and served a disorderly persons offense of criminal trespass, police said. He was being held in the Bergen County Jail pending his cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Tenant Charged With Slashing Woman Less Than Half Her Age Hackensack Tenant Charged With Slashing Woman Less Than Half Her Age
Hackensack Tenant Charged With Slashing Woman Less Than Half Her Age A 24-year-old Hackensack resident was hospitalized after she was attacked with a razor by a 52-year-old city woman in a local apartment building, authorities said. The victim was expected to survive a leg laceration after being taken to Hackensack University Medical Center around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. Jenny Cabrera De Jimenez, who responders said lives at the scene of the stabbing in the Cambridge Arms on Polifly Road, a few blocks from westbound Route 80, was arrested a short time later. The married De Jimenez, who's employed as a gym maintenance worker, was charged with aggravated …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse
Worker Injured In Partial Hackensack Building Collapse UPDATE: A worker was seriously injured when an awning that he and others were dismantling in front of an apartment building in Hackensack collapsed on him Friday, authorities confirmed. The 50-something victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what appeared to be a broken arm, among other injuries, after the structure at the Parkview Apartments on Polifly Road gave way shortly before noon Oct. 27, responders said. Hackensack police, their Emergency Services Unit and city firefighters were joined at the scene by city building, electrical and fire inspectors, OSHA and bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Woman Stabbed, Arrest Quickly Made Hackensack Woman Stabbed, Arrest Quickly Made
Hackensack Woman Stabbed, Arrest Quickly Made A 27-year-old Hackensack woman survived a stabbing before dawn Saturday, said city police who quickly made an arrest. City police seized Jonathan Salazar Sigcha, 29, who also lives in Hackensack, at the scene on Polifly Road shortly after 2:30 a.m. Oct 14, Police Director Raymond Guidetti said. They sent Sigcha to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. The victim has since been released from the hospital, Guidetti said Saturday afternoon. Sigcha, who jail records list as an Ecuadorian national, is charged with aggravated assa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital
Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital A 17-year-old driver was taken up the street to the hospital following a collision in Hackensack. An SUV and the teen's Honda Civic collided on Polifly Road just off westbound Route 80 late Monday afternoon, leaving the sedan against the front steps of the Polifly Arms Apartments garden apartment complex. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Unexpected arrival at the door of tenants at the Polifly Arms Apartments in Hackensack.Rory Puntasecca for DAILY VOICE No other injuries were immediately reported. There w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash
Robbery Duo Flees Hackensack Gas Station With Hundreds In Cash Two bandits in hoodies and ski masks fled a Hackensack gas station with nearly $500 in cash from a strong-arm robbery Sunday night, authorities said. No weapon was shown in the holdup of the Sunoco station on Polifly Road just off Routes 17 and 80 around 9:30 p.m. March 19, they said. The 31-year-old station attendant wasn't injured, police said. The robbers were last seen headed east on Lodi Street, witnesses told them. The robbers fled the Sunoco station on Polifly Road in Hackensack with nearly $500 in cash Sunday night, March 19, authorities said.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOIC…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Masked Hoodie Gang Strikes Again: Convenience Stores Robbed In Three Different Towns Masked Hoodie Gang Strikes Again: Convenience Stores Robbed In Three Different Towns
Masked Hoodie Gang Strikes Again: Convenience Stores Robbed In Three Different Towns A gang of pre-dawn robbers wearing hoodies and COVID masks held up three more convenience stores in Bergen County within miles of one another. The crew was believed to be the same group who robbed two Route 46 gas stations less than a mile apart a few weeks ago. This time, they began around 4 a.m. Saturday and hit a Speedway gas station on Route 4 in Fort Lee and two 7-Elevens -- one on Grand Avenue in Englewood and the other on Polifly Road in Hackensack, both near highways. The highest take was believed to be the $1,400 they stole -- along with a lighter and a bag of gummy bears -- from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Killed On Treacherous Stretch Of Road In Hackensack A 64-year-old Hackensack woman was struck and killed on a notorious stretch of road Sunday night, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck by a Cadillac Escalade near the corner of Polifly Road and Mary Street near Route 80 around 8:30 p.m., city police Capt. Michael Antista said. She was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, the captain said. The 65-year-old driver, also of Hackensack, remained at the scene, Antista said. Police closed the road while investigating the crash. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified and the county sheriff's Bureau o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge
Woman Stabs BF In Hackensack Condo Building Elevator, Police Charge A Hackensack woman was jailed after authorities said she stabbed her boyfriend at a city condo building. The unidentified 28-year-old victim – wearing a court-required ankle monitor – arrived at the Hackensack University Medical Center emergency room via private transportation shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. He'd been stabbed moments earlier at the Vue Apartments on Polifly Road across from the entrance to eastbound Route 80, responders said. Police found a trail of blood in the hallway and in the elevator, where they believe he was stabbed. They arrested his girlfriend, Imani Curry,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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NYC Developer Buys Hackensack Building For $36M NYC Developer Buys Hackensack Building For $36M
NYC Developer Buys Hackensack Building For $36M A New York City developer has bought a luxury apartment building in Hackensack for $36 million, TheRealDeal reports. The VUE Hackensack on Polifly Road is now owned by Sutton Equity, whose executives claim the off-market purchase was motivated by New York City's recent rent control increase, according to the outlet. The building has 78 units, most of which are two bedrooms in the 1,200 square feet range, Apartments.com says. The average monthly rent is $2,650. Click here for more from TheRealDeal.

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by Nicole Acosta
Hackensack, NJ
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Huge Chunk Of Façade Falls From Hackensack Nursing Home Huge Chunk Of Façade Falls From Hackensack Nursing Home
Huge Chunk Of Façade Falls From Hackensack Nursing Home UPDATE: An exterior wall collapse forced the relocation of dozens of residents within a Hackensack nursing home and rehabilitation center. No injuries were reported after a large portion of the façade fell from the Regent Care Center on Polifly Road near Essex Street around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, responders said. It appeared the damage was cosmetic and not structural, they said, but that would have to be determined by a city engineer. The more than 60 residents in the affected area were moved to a different wing of the facility. City police, firefighters and building officials w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack
Truck Downs Pole Off Route 80 In Hackensack A truck driver sustained minor injuries in a late-morning crash Wednesday in Hackensack. Polifly Road was temporarily closed after the box truck split a utility pole that fell into the roadway off the corner of Mary Street near Route 80. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Hackensack firefighters and police responded along with the unit from HUMC. Polifly Road at Mary Street in Hackensack.CONTRIBUTED

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop
Hackensack PD: Hells Angel Busted With Loaded Gun, Drugs In Route 80 Stop A Hells Angel with a record was found carrying a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop on a Route 80 entrance ramp, Hackensack police said. Narcotics detectives stopped a 2018 Jeep Wrangler driven by Mark E. Johnson, 44, on the eastbound highway entrance ramp off Polifly Road shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators had witnessed a drug deal involving Johnson moments earlier, Detective Lt. Michael Antista said. When he couldn’t produce a driver’s license or registration, they asked him to get out of the Jeep, he said. Once he did, the detectives spotted a hammer sticking out be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought
SEE Anything? Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought UPDATE: An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed crossing a Hackensack street three blocks from home Thursday night, said authorities who were searching for an SUV that fled the scene. The resident was crossing Polifly Road near Standish Avenue when a dark SUV with tinted windows struck her and kept going shortly after 7 p.m. A second vehicle struck the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. "Surveillance video recovered from the area, along with evidence recovered at the scene, indicates that the victim was struck by a 2014 to 2018 black BMW X5," Bergen County Pros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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UPDATE: Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought UPDATE: Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought
Update: Hackensack Pedestrian, 81, Struck, Killed, Hit-Run SUV Sought UPDATE: An 81-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed crossing a Hackensack street three blocks from home Thursday night, said authorities who were searching for an SUV that fled the scene. The resident was crossing Polifly Road near Standish Avenue when a dark SUV with tinted windows struck her and kept going shortly after 7 p.m. A second vehicle struck the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. "Surveillance video recovered from the area, along with evidence recovered at the scene, indicates that the victim was struck by a 2013 to 2014 black BMW X5," Bergen County Pros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’ Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’
Shoeless Hackensack FedEx Robber: ‘Give Me The Package Or I’ll F*** You Up’ "Give me the package or I'll f*** you up," a shoeless robber from Teaneck told a FedEx driver who was making a delivery in Hackensack on Tuesday, authorities said. What followed was a massive manhunt and a police chase through a muddy creek that ended when police found Newon O. Byfield, 31, behind the nearby Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands. And what was in the package? Marijuana, authorities suspect. The shoeless Byfield approached the driver at a Polifly Road address and threatened him shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. The driver resisted, a struggle follo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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UPDATE: FedEx Driver Robbed, Police Nab Teaneck Suspect, 31, Who Waded Into Creek Near Route 80 UPDATE: FedEx Driver Robbed, Police Nab Teaneck Suspect, 31, Who Waded Into Creek Near Route 80
Update: FedEx Driver Robbed, Police Nab Teaneck Suspect, 31, Who Waded Into Creek Near Route 80 "Give me the package or I'll f*** you up," a shoeless robber from Teaneck told a FedEx driver who was making a delivery in Hackensack on Tuesday, authorities said. What followed was a massive manhunt and a police chase through a muddy creek that ended when police found Newon O. Byfield, 31, behind the nearby Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands. And what was in the package? Marijuana, authorities suspect. The shoeless Byfield approached the driver at a Polifly Road address and threatened him shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Anthony DiPersia said. The driver resisted, a struggle follo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Authorities Charge Laborer In Hit-Run Crash That Critically Injured Hackensack Man, 27 Authorities Charge Laborer In Hit-Run Crash That Critically Injured Hackensack Man, 27
Authorities Charge Laborer In Hit-Run Crash That Critically Injured Hackensack Man, 27 A laborer living in Hackensack was arrested Saturday and charged with leaving a 27-year-old city man for dead after mowing him down in the middle of the night. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and Hackensack police identified and arrested Juan Gonzalez Ramirez in connection with the 12:39 a.m. hit-and-run crash at the corner of Polifly Road and Sutton Avenue. The victim remained in critical condition with multiple injuries Saturday at Hackensack University Medical Center, the prosecutor said. SEE: Hackensack Pedestrian, 27, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Pedestrian, 27, Struck By Hit-Run Driver Critical SEE ANYTHING? Hackensack Pedestrian, 27, Struck By Hit-Run Driver Critical
SEE Anything? Hackensack Pedestrian, 27, Struck By Hit-Run Driver Critical A 27-year-old Hackensack man remained in intensive care after being struck overnight Thursday by a vehicle that fled the scene, responders said. A motorist who didn’t witness the crash dialed 911 after finding the victim in the southbound lane of Polifly Road near Sutton Avenue around 12:30 a.m. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition. Given the severity of injuries in the hit-and-run crash, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investigations Unit is heading the investigation, assisted by Hackensack police and the Bergen Count Sheriff’s Bureau of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Chase Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but the vehic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16 Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16
Hackensack Police Pursue Two Stolen Vehicles At Once, Nab Newark Kearny Boys, 15, 16 Two boys – one 15, the other 16 – and a third suspect led Hackensack police on a high-speed pursuit in two stolen vehicles, authorities said. It began when Detective Lt. Michael Antista saw a 2015 Mercedes Benz E350 and a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee go through a red light on First Street near Hackensack High School last Friday, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. A license plate check showed that the Mercedes had been reported stolen out of South Plainfield, he said. Antista tried stopping the vehicles, but both sped off on Polifly Road at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour, DeWitt said. The Mercedes go…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash
Overnight Clifton Stolen Car Chase Begins In Lyndhurst, Ends In Hackensack Crash A Lyndhurst police officer pursued a stolen car through six towns overnight Wednesday before the driver crashed and bailed out in Hackensack. Officer Mark Rivera saw the driver of the silver Ford Focus reported stolen out of Clifton make an improper right turn onto Riverside Avenue from Valley Brook Avenue around 12:30 a.m., Detective Sgt. Vincent Auteri said. Rivera tried to pull the driver over, but he kept going, making unsafe lane changes and crossing over the double yellow line into Rutherford, he said. Speeds topped out at 55 mph as the pursuit continued onto Jackson Avenue and into …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bus Downs Utility Pole, Closes Major Roadway Between Route 17, 80 In Hackensack Bus Downs Utility Pole, Closes Major Roadway Between Route 17, 80 In Hackensack
Bus Downs Utility Pole, Closes Major Roadway Between Route 17, 80 In Hackensack A bus yanked down utility wires and snapped a pole in half in Hackensack Thursday afternoon, partially closing a major thoroughfare between Routes 17 and 80. The Camila Tours and Travel private carrier bus didn't have any passengers when it pulled out of the 7-Eleven lot on Polifly Road and snagged the wires around 2 p.m., Capt. Nicole Foley said. The 55-year-old New York driver received a summons for careless driving, Foley said. An investigation was continuing, she said. Northbound Polifly Road was temporarily closed from the Hasbrouck Heights border while a PSE&G crew replaced the p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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SEEN IT? Hackensack PD Searches For Hit-Run SUV That Struck Fleeing Repeat Offender, 17 SEEN IT? Hackensack PD Searches For Hit-Run SUV That Struck Fleeing Repeat Offender, 17
Seen IT? Hackensack PD Searches For Hit-Run SUV That Struck Fleeing Repeat Offender, 17 A 17-year-old repeat offender from Hackensack who at first hid under a car and then tried to run from police was struck by an SUV whose driver kept going Tuesday afternoon. Police were looking for a newer-model dark-colored (possibly brown or pewter) Hyundai Santa Fe that lost its driver's side mirror, Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. The juvenile, who wasn't seriously injured, was wanted for an Oct. 26 armed robbery with a handgun and for failing to appear in the Family Division of Superior Court on previous complaints, among other offenses, DeWitt said. Aware that he may be the area, several c…

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by Jerry DeMarco