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Paterson, NJ
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Nutley Driver Rams Clifton Police Cruiser During Chase From Route 3 Into Newark
A Nutley driver intentionally rammed a Clifton police car in Newark, ending a high-speed chase that began after he was originally stopped on Route 3, authorities said. An officer stopped a Honda Accord driven by Joshua Ortiz, 26, on the eastbound highway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said. Ortiz was asked to exit the vehicle after rolling down his window and providing documents, but he hit the gas instead and took off onto southbound Route 21, Anderson said. Police chased him into Newark and through various city streets before Ortiz stopped the Accord ne…
Rutherford, NJ
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Bogota Bicyclist, 58, Killed In Route 3 Crash
A bicyclist was struck and killed in the middle lane of eastbound Route 3 in East Rutherford late Saturday, responders said. Tony Perez, 58, of Bogota was pronounced dead after he was struck by a vehicle shortly after 11:30 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. "In an attempt to avoid striking Mr. Perez, the operator of the vehicle applied the brakes, swerved and was struck from behind by a second passing vehicle," Taormina said. Why Perez was peddling in the middle of the highway couldn't immediately be determined. No other injuries were reported and no charges were filed or s…
Paterson, NJ
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Thieves Don’t Even Wait, Steal Brand-New Sedan While Clifton Family Unloads Groceries
Members of a Clifton family were unloading groceries from their brand-new sedan Wednesday night when a group of brazen thieves pulled up, stole the car and led police on a chase into Newark that ended in a crash, authorities said. A Clifton police cruiser and an SUV involved in the theft crashed on Avon Avenue in Newark during the pursuit, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The officer was OK, but the thieves evaded capture, he said. It all happened in an instant. The family was unloading groceries from their 2020 Hyundai Sonata at the corner of Grove Street and Robin Hood …
Lyndhurst, NJ
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SWAT Teams Capture Fugitive At Lyndhurst Motel Wanted For Virginia Attempted Murder, Find Gun
Lyndhurst police tactical units captured a fugitive wanted for attempted murder in Virginia who they said had a handgun in his hotel room, authorities said. The department's SWAT and crisis negotiation team went to the Winslow Hotel just off Route 3 around 9:50 a.m. Sunday. They'd been alerted by the Smyth County Sheriff's Office that Andrew Wyble, 25, had been staying there, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Wyble -- who most recently had a Bloomingdale address -- was wanted for an attempted homicide from late last month, he said. Authorities in Smyth County also said he may be suicida…
Jersey City, NJ
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Fatal Crash: Motorcyclist Ejected Off Route 3 Bridge Into Hackensack River
A 28-year-old motorcyclist from Paterson was killed late Tuesday when he was ejected off a Route 3 bridge into the Hackensack River in Secaucus, responders said. Firefighters from Secaucus and East Rutherford recovered the body of the as-yet unidentified victim near the Clarion Empire Meadowlands Hotel south of the bridge about a half-hour after the 11 p.m. crash, they said. They also found his helmet. An ALS unit made the pronouncement. The highway was reopened around 4 a.m.
Paterson, NJ
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Responders: Clifton Man, 44, In Route 3 Crash Died Of Medical Cause
A 44-year-old driver killed in a Monday morning crash on Route 3 in Clifton apparently suffered a medical episode, responders told Daily Voice. The 2012 Hyundai Elantra driven by Anton Dittrich of Clifton veered onto the westbound shoulder and scraped along the divider for about 100 yards before coming to a stop near the Bloomfield Avenue exit shortly before 10:30 a.m., authorities said Monday afternoon. Responders administered CPR, to no avail. Dittrich was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital about 15 minutes later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Ch…
Jersey City, NJ
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Motorcycle Crash Closes Highway Ramp In Weehawken
A motorcycle crash closed a portion of Route 495 in Weehawken Thursday. The westbound Route 3 ramp was down to one lane for a crash investigation as of 6:50 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Paterson, NJ
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Man Taking Pics In Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Identified, Had Child Porn, Police Say
A man caught secretly recording females in bathroom stalls at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 in Clifton was carrying child porn videos, authorities said. Juan Mejia, 44, of Paterson, was being held Friday in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Wednesday. Mejia was arrested for secretly videotaping two separate females who were using the bathroom stalls, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Mark Centurione said Friday.He was charged with separate counts of child endangerment for the videos and could face additional counts as an inv…
Paterson, NJ
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PD: Pic Taker In Route 3 Bookstore Girl's Bathroom Not Same As Driver Who Exposed Himself Twice
A man reportedly caught secretly taking photos in a women's bathroom stall at a Barnes & Noble on Route 3 isn't the same one who exposed himself last month to two different girls in Clifton -- and possibly elsewhere, authorities said Thursday. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office was expected to release information about Wednesday's incident at the Clifton Commons shopping center. A customer said it began while she and her mother were looking for a book and her cellphone "started going off like crazy." It was her daughter texting her that someone in the bathroom stall…
Jersey City, NJ
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: Jersey City Motorcyclist, 26, Seriously Injured In Chase, Crash With Clifton PD
A Jersey City man who was being followed by Clifton police sustained serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle on Route 3 at the Route 1&9 off-ramp, authorities said. The 26-year-old motorcyclist was headed eastbound he crashed his 2000 Suzuki just after 9 p.m. Sunday, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The motorcyclist, who wasn't identified, was unconscious and unresponsive following the crash, authorities said. He was later discharged after being treated at Jersey City Medical Center, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. All area lanes were temporarily closed and t…
Rutherford, NJ
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Would-Be Robbers Ambush Rutherford Hotel Hooker, Flee Empty-Handed, Police Say
Two would-be robbers targeted a prostitute plying her trade at a Rutherford hotel and ended up fleeing empty-handed, authorities said. The 34-year-old Bronx woman had "set up shop" at the Extended Stay America just off Route 3 when a scheduled customer knocked on the door just after 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Police Capt. Patrick Feliciano said. Seeing one man there, she opened the door and was rushed by him and an accomplice, Feliciano said. "It turns out they'd set her up," the captain said. "She told them her money was in another room with someone else," he said. "When they backed off, she ra…
Paterson, NJ
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Customers Unimpressed By New Tick Tock Diner, Manager Says Not Much Has Changed
Pretty but pricy: That's what nostalgic customers say of Clifton's new-and-improved Tick Tock Diner. The Route 3 locale recently unveiled changes made during a 10-week renovation -- its first in nearly 25 years. Online reviews and customers who wrote to Daily Voice said the prices are higher, menus are different and portions are smaller. Tick Tock Diner's general manager Teddy Daniil, however, says: Not so. "Many of the changes are interior design and most of them are just the color of the booth, wallpaper, new bar counter," Daniil said. "It's the old counter with padded seats -- nice, b…
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