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Paramus, NJ
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Jack-knifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Route 17, Major Delays Reported
UPDATE: All lanes had reopened as of 8:30 a.m. ORIGINAL NEWS STORY: A jack-knifed tractor-trailer shut down Route 17 in Paramus, causing major delays and prompting a Hazmat response on early Wednesday, Nov. 26, one of the busiest travel days of the year. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. near the Garden State Parkway, involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger car, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti. Responders found the tractor leaking fuel and requested Bergen County Hazmat and the Department of Transportation to the scene. Route 17 North was fully closed at Centur…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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$790 Vanishes From Glen Rock Eatery — Employee Charged After Months-Long Investigation: Cops
A 27-year-old Bergen County restaurant worker is facing charges on accusations she stole nearly $800 from her employer, authorities said. Police began an investigation into the thefts from Stone and Rail in Glen Rock's Central Business District nearly two months ago, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said on Monday, Nov. 24. Brooklyne Young-Davis, of Elmwood Park, was identified as a suspect in the thefts and was arrested on Nov. 18 by Detective Lucas Doney, Ackermann said. The chief said that Young-Davis was employed by the restaurant at the time of the thefts, which totalled $790. Young-Davis …
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Watch Drone Locate Missing Westwood Woman With Dementia
An elderly woman who went missing in Bergen County was found safely after a drone with infrared technology helped police locate her in a wooded area, authorities said. The incident happened on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 15, when the Westwood Police Department responded to a call for assistance regarding a missing and endangered woman who suffers from dementia, according to Chief Michael R. Pontillo. A family member reported that the woman had walked away from her home and had no means of communication or tracking on her, Pontillo said. Officers immediately began searching the area and r…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Repeat Offender Trying To Break Into Cars Had Drug Paraphernalia In PalPark: Cops
A Fairview man with a record of prior theft and robbery charges was arrested after police caught him attempting to burglarize cars early Friday morning, Oct. 10authorities said. Palisades Park officers responded around 3 a.m. to a report of a suspicious person trying to break into vehicles near Second Street and East Palisades Boulevard, Police Chief George Beck said. During a canvass of the area, Sgt. Christopher Sambogna spotted a man matching the suspect’s description one block away, Beck said. The individual, identified as Mohareb K. Kharoufeh, 37, was detained and, following an i…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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NY Man Sexually Assaults Juvenile In Elmwood Park, Prosecutor Says
A New York man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a juvenile in Bergen County, authorities said. Jose Mendez-Ortiz, 51, of Pearl River, NY, was taken into custody Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Elmwood Park Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives determined that Mendez-Ortiz sexually assaulted a juvenile in Elmwood Park on Sept. 21, Musella said. He was arrested the same day and charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, …
Englewood, NJ
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Man Brings Gunshot Wound To Englewood Hospital, Now Facing Weapons Charges: Prosecutor
A Jersey City man is facing multiple weapons charges after showing up at a Bergen County hospital with a gunshot wound, authorities said. Joel Galvis, 40, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 19, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. At about 6:27 a.m., officers were called to Englewood Hospital after Galvis arrived with a gunshot wound to his leg. Detectives determined that the injury was self-inflicted. Galvis had driven himself to the hospital, Musella said. A court-authorized se…
Teaneck, NJ
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Repeat Teaneck Offender Wanted After Robbery With Knife Threat: Police
A Teaneck man with a long rap sheet is wanted after police said he stole a $40 speaker from a Family Dollar and threatened an employee with a knife before fleeing. Tyrone Rosa, 29, of Teaneck, put the speaker into his backpack and walked out of the store on Teaneck Road around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Teanekc Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. When confronted outside, Rosa pulled out a utility knife and threatened the worker before running off. Investigators said surveillance and cellphone video identified Rosa as the suspect. He has been charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree t…
National Interest
Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service
Edan Alexander, the Bergen County native and Golani Brigade soldier held hostage for 584 days, announced Wednesday night, Sept. 17 that he will return to Israel next month to resume military service. "I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers,” Alexander told a sold-out crowd of 1,200 at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Night to Salute Our Heroes in New York. “My story does not end with survival – it continues with service.” Edan Alexander is reunited with his parents. Israel Defense Forces Alexander, who was captured on …
Pascack Valley, NJ
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'Be The Thermostat': Robert Fisher Resigns From Park Ridge BOE With Bizarre Parting Words
The fight to recall Park Ridge Board of Education member Robert Fisher Jr. is officially over — because he just resigned, leaving behind a colorful resignation letter that took aim at politics and praised his own policy battles (attached). Fisher, who joined the board in January 2023 just months after graduating high school, submitted his resignation Friday, Sept. 19, according to a filing his attorney Michael Collins sent to Bergen County Superior Court Judge Peter Geiger. “I write today to resign my position as Trustee of the Park Ridge Board of Education, immensely grateful to God for th…
Rutherford, NJ
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$500K Lawsuit Hits American Dream’s Hasbro ‘Game Room’ Over Alleged Unpaid Work
A Texas-based construction supplier is suing the operators of American Dream’s Hasbro “Game Room,” claiming they failed to pay more than $500,000 for lighting and signage, according to a lawsuit filed in Bergen County Superior Court (attached). Facility Solutions Group, Inc. (FSG) filed the complaint on Wednesday, Sept. 17, against TGR AD, LLC and Ameream, LLC. The company says it supplied lighting equipment, signage, and installation services for the Game Room but has not been paid in full, court documents show. Court filings state that in January 2023, Charlie Keegan, CEO of the Game Room…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Carbon Monoxide Caused Son's Death At Elmwood Park Apartment, Mom Says In Lawsuit
A New Jersey mother says her son died from carbon monoxide inside his apartment, and she’s suing the complex for negligence. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Bergen County Superior Court by Charlene Durham, claims her son, Odell Durham, was killed after being exposed to the deadly gas on Oct. 8, 2023, at 89 Mola Blvd., at the Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes. Charlene, who is also administrator of his estate, accuses Elmwood Village Apartments & Townhomes, Morgan Properties, and several unnamed contractors of failing to maintain working carbon monoxide detectors.&…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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GA Man Walks Into
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A Georgia man was arrested after entering a Bergen County high school to confront a teacher whose sister was his former boss, officials said. Jose Luis Lucas-Domingo, 24, of Rome, GA, entered Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Allendale Police Chief Michael Dillon said. Principal Joseph Occhino confirmed that Lucas-Domingo, who was not authorized to be at the school, "found his way to the teacher’s classroom prior to the start of the school day. He approached the teacher on a personal matter that did not pertain directly t…
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