Probationer pinched for Cliffside Park car burglary, thanks to resident
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A repeat offender with an acknowledged drug problem was caught by Cliffside Park police after a resident called to report that he was breaking into cars. Dispatched to Clark...
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Bergen County Courthouse cleared after fire alarms ring
UPDATE: Ongoing repair work on the fire alarm system at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack today inadvertently led to mid-afternoon alarms suddenly sounding in two courtrooms, clearing the...
View ArticleHasbrouck Heights police grab 2 with counterfeit bills, draw Secret Service...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Secret Service agents are interested in a pair of Bronx man who were chased down by Hasbrouck Heights police last night after allegedly trying to pass a “pretty good” bogus $100...
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Ridgefield Park police: Upper Saddle River woman linked to police shootout...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Upper Saddle River woman already facing drug charges connected to an illegal gun used in a shootout with police was being held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail this...
View ArticleSaddle Brook police arrest 3 teens in armed deliveryman robbery
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: After tracing the source of a phoned-in order, Saddle Brook police arrested three 18-year-olds from town in connection with the attempted holdup of a deliveryman who ended up...
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Cleaning agent near Fair Lawn school flushed from storm drain
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Someone dumped a cleaning fluid into a storm drain near a Fair Lawn school, which was closed today for the Jewish holiday. Fair Lawn police, Heavy Rescue, and hazardous materials...
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Judge cites dangers of domestic violence in sentencing Dumont killer to 45 years
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Dumont supermarket cashier was sentenced to 45 years in prison today for shooting his ex-girlfriend dead with a semi-automatic rifle, in what both the judge and a Bergen...
View ArticleChemical reaction fills Lodi plant with smoke
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 55-gallon barrel of printing ink began boiling after a mixer overheated, causing a chemical reaction that fllled a small Lodi industrial building with smoke and brought...
View ArticleWestwood loan officer admits role in $2 million mortgage fraud
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Westwood loan officer admitted today in federal court that he participated in a $2 million mortgage-fraud scam that used phony documents and “straw buyers” to in three states....
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Fourth suspect sought in Bergenfield shootings: ‘armed, dangerous,’...
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A manhunt was underway for a fourth suspect in the shooting of two men in Bergenfield during a home invasion on Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced this...
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Ridgewood police chief tends to boy, 11, in crash
EXCLUSIVE: Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward kept a young boy calm and at times smiling, rendering first aid until ambulance workers arrived, after two cars collided at a village intersection today. The...
View ArticleFair Lawn police crack cupcake car theft
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fair Lawn woman brought her neighbor cupcakes and then stole his car, police said today. Shannon Henry, 23, “handed over the keys to the stolen vehicle” to police when they...
View ArticleMotorcyclist hospitalized after Ridgewood crash with BMW
YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A 36-year old motorcyclist sustained neck and back injuries following a collision tonight with a BMW sedan in Ridgewood. Ridgewood police and EMS responded to the intersection of...
View ArticleNJ State Police grab man in Saddle Brook wanted for attempted murder in Rockland
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Acting on a tip, New Jersey State Police were waiting at the Holiday Inn in Saddle Brook tonight when a reputed gang enforcer wanted in connection with two stabbings outside a...
View Article‘Novelty’ grenade forces homes evacuated, Route 46 closed in Ridgefield Park
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A “novelty device” found in an emotionally disturbed Queens’ man’s SUV forced Route 46 closed and nearly 20 homes evacuated before the Bergen County Bomb Squad gave the...
View ArticleCharges pending against man who fell 100 feet from Palisades in Englewood Cliffs
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Trespassing charges are pending against a 45-year-old man who was rescued last night after falling more than 10 stories from the Palisades at the Rockefeller Lookout in...
View ArticleMaywood PD: Man caught fishing cash out of church collection box
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man was caught using a bent coat hanger to fish cash out of the donation box at a Maywood church this morning, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers Jason Liaban and Kevin...
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Defendant in Teaneck love-triangle killing brought to court
EXCLUSIVE: A man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife’s boyfriend and then setting his Teaneck house on fire was brought before a judge today for arraignment on an indictment that charges...
View ArticleBergen sheriff, police chief call for investigations of one another’s agency
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The battle between Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino and county Police Chief Brian Higgins exploded tonight, as Saudino accused Higgins of lying about the appearance of two...
View ArticleSaddle Brook church eyes accused Maywood collection box thief
EXCLUSIVE: Officials preparing for the 60th anniversary of St. Philip the Apostle Church in Saddle Brook this Sunday didn’t think much of a coat hanger they found sticking out of the poor box — until...
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