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CRIME & SAFETY
Seven Vehicles Damaged, One Overturned On Route 17
A seven-vehicle wreck brought firefighters to Route 17 in Bergen County on Tuesday night, Aug. 20, firefighters said.Miraculously, occupants had self-extricated from the vehicles when firefighters arrived on scene near the Holiday Inn in Hasbrouck Heights around 9:45 p.m., they said. Around 9:45…
Relentless Flirting Prompted Mom To Stab Co-Worker At Bergen County Restaurant: Attorney
A 23-year-old single mother has been released from jail more than a week after authorities say she stabbed her co-worker at a Bergen County restaurant.With help from Spanish to English interpreters, Bergen County Criminal Judge Susan J. Steele granted Juana Galvez Genaro release on pretrial mo…
UPDATE: Both 82-year-old River Edge women with dementia have been found
A pair of missing 82-year-old River Edge women have been found, authorities said on Tuesday afternoon. "UPDATE: Both parties have been located. Thank you for all your assistance," the River Edge PBA Local 201 posted on social media. No further information on where they found and their conditions was provided. ...
3 New Jersey cities among the most dangerous in America
According to a popular website, three locales in the Garden State have ranked among America's 100 most dangerous cities. Interestingly enough, none of the population centers of North Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, New Brunswick, etc.) made the list. Two of the three cities are in South Jersey while the other is in the central part of the state (notice I didn't say "Central Jersey" because it doesn't actually exist — but we'll save that argument for another day).
Members of violent NJ gang terrorizing community sentenced to prison
JERSEY CITY — Two members of a violent gang that has had a government housing community in its clutches for over a decade have been sentenced to federal prison. A federal judge in Newark sentenced 30-year-old Jakeem Gibson-Madison, or “Beanz,” to 15 years in prison, U.S. Attorney Phillip Sellinger said Wednesday. Fellow gang member 32-year-old Terick Rogers, or “Moot,” was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Waldwick Ambulance Corps' John Papendick Dies In I-287 Crash
John Papendick, 58, who served 11 years on the Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 14 crash along Route 287 in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Papendick was heading south in a Dodge Charger when he veered off the road to the...
Same Highly-Intoxicated Man Found Lying On Same Glen Rock Road Just Over 24 Hours Later
A concern citizen reported finding the man lying next to a tree on the side of Doremus Avenue near Faber Field around 10:22 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Officers determined the man was highly intoxicated, and unable to care for himself. They were able...
Man Drowns In Lake Sebago In Stony Point During Outing With Family
The incident occurred in Rockland County around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at Lake Sebago in Stony Point. According to Trooper Steven Nevel with the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that Carlos G. Gomez Tay, age 31, from Palisades Park, New Jersey, was with his family at the lake and went swimming.
Jersey City PD finds man dead on arrival & woman with stab wounds in the Heights
The Jersey City Police Department found a man dead on arrival and a woman with stab wounds after responding to a home in the Heights yesterday. Yesterday at approximately 12:35 p.m., Jersey City police officers responded to an address on Central Avenue after receiving a call about a stabbing, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.
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