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Moonachie police waiting when accused thief picks up TV at Walmart
A Bronx man who used an Ohio woman’s credit card to order a 60-inch HDTV at the Teterboro Walmart was surprised to find Moonachie police waiting for him, authorities said. The victim called borough...
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Girl in Mahwah condo fire jumps 3 stories into arms of police
A trio of Mahwah police officers thought they’d evacuated all of the residents from a raging Mahwah condominium fire Tuesday afternoon when they spotted a 9-year-old girl on a third-floor balcony. “We...
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Freight train pushes driverless mini-van from Norwood to Harrington Park
A freight train pushed a driverless mini-van a mile and a quarter down the tracks from Norwood into Harrington Park on Tuesday evening. The driver got lost heading down Broadway and inadvertently...
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Woman takes suicide leap from GWB — and lives
A New Jersey woman jumped from the George Washington Bridge and survived Tuesday night — a rarity in the annals of the span, authorities said. A boat chartered by New Square EMS that was in the area...
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Bergen prosecutor’s task force takes down 6 in multi-town gas station robbery...
An armed robbery spree that included the shooting of a Ridgefield Park gas station attendant was cracked with the arrests of five men — three of them from Lodi — and a 17-year-old boy from Moonachie,...
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Sneakers give away convicted murderer in Englewood liquor store holdup,...
A distinctive pair of sneakers led Englewood detectives to a convicted murderer who they said robbed a local liquor store at gunpoint wearing a mask. Charles “Darrell” Blain entered Wides Liquors on...
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Cafe owner tries conning Bergen judge on eviction, prosecutor charges
A cafe owner from Harlem tried to stave off eviction proceedings by giving a judge in Hackensack forged documents that he claimed came from his landlord’s lawyer. Vernon Scott, 45, posted $25,000 bail...
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Wheelchair-bound man hit by car in Bergenfield while carrying pet snake
A wheelchair-bound man carrying a pet snake and a man pushing him were both struck by a car while crossing a Bergenfield street Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. Both were hospitalized — Edward...
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Elmwood Park officer breaks leg breaking up drug deal gone bad
An Elmwood Park police officer broke his leg responding to a fight after a marijuana deal that went bad at a local apartment complex Wednesday night. Officers responding to a call of five suspicious...
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‘Weed-smoking’ driver sparks Paramus police chase that ends in Waldwick crash
An overnight Paramus police chase Thursday that one source said saw the suspect hit up to 110 miles an hour ended with a crash on northbound Route 17 in Waldwick, authorities said. Hasean Wyche, 36, of...
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Bailed Bergenfield barber busted a second time
For the second time in five months, a Bergenfield barber posted bail and was released after a drug raid at his home. Glen S. Thomassini, 43, was arrested last September after detectives reported...
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Mahwah police make quick arrest in FedEx Route 17 burglary
Moving swiftly, Mahwah police stopped and arrested a Hudson County man moments after they said he swiped $1,600 worth of parcels from a Federal Express lot on Route 17. The burglary call came in at...
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Hackensack man charged with talking sex, grabbing girl, 14, outside high school
A 28-year-old man who lives across the street from Hackensack High School grabbed a 14-year-old student after making “sexual comments” to her and a 15-year-old friend as they headed to a wrestling...
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No foul play in death of man found along Hudson River at Ross Dock in Fort...
A 26-year-old Asian man whose body was recovered Thursday morning from the shoreline at Ross Dock along the Hudson River in Fort Lee apparently fell to his death in the river, Palisades Interstate...
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Grad students from Paramus, Hillsdale charged in Rutgers stabbing
A Rutgers University graduate student from Paramus was charged with attempted murder and a Hillsdale classmate with aggravated assault after a stabbing, authorities aid. New Brunswick police responding...
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Driver hospitalized after pickup hit by train in Dumont
A driver was hospitalized in critical condition after a freight train struck a car in Dumont overnight Sunday. Dumont Ambulance took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center after a medical...
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Elderly Teaneck pedestrian struck
A pedestrian in her 70s was struck at the corner of Teaneck Road and Degraw Avenue early Sunday. Her condition couldn’t immediately be determined. PHOTO: Kimberly Raffaele
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NY man struck, critical, trying to cross I-95 in Leonia
A 25-year-old New York man lost parts of both legs and sustained severe head injuries when he was struck trying to cross the New Jersey Turnpike in Leonia before dawn Sunday, authorities said. The...
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Paramus police lieutenant nabs suspected car thief
A Paramus police lieutenant arrested a suspected car thief after stopping him on a local street. Lt. David Angelucci stopped 45-year-old Omar Serrano of Newark on Sears Drive after the 2002 Honda...
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Ridgewood PD: Courthouse visitor puts joint in metal detector tray
A Ridgewood man who police said dropped a joint into the tray before putting it through a Municipal Court metal detector will have to return to face drug charges. Lt. Glenn Ender was screening entrants...
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