79-Year-Old Man Kicks Teen At Park Ridge Train Station: Officials
A 79-year-old New York City man was arrested after he kicked a teenage girl at an NJ Transit station in Bergen County over the weekend, authorities said.
New Jersey Transit Police were notified of a possible assault at the Park Ridge station at approximately 2:05 p.m., Sunday, March 23, according to an NJ Transit spokesperson.
There, they found that Neil Greenberg, 79, of New York, NY, kicked a 15-year-old girl who was sitting on the stairs of a multilevel train, the spokesperson said. Greenberg was charged with assault and taken into custody, authorities said.
The juvenile suffered n…
Route 4 Downed Tree, Route 17 Flooding: Traffic Piles Up On Major Highways
Flooding and a downed tree caused major lane closures on two busy North Jersey highways during the Monday morning, March 23, commute in Bergen County.
A downed tree was reported on Route 4 westbound east of River Road in Teaneck at 7:29 a.m., closing two of three lanes, according to the NJDOT site.
Earlier, flooding was reported on Route 17 northbound north of Allendale Avenue in Saddle River at 7:07 a.m., closing one of three lanes, authorities said.
Both incidents caused slowdowns during peak travel hours in Bergen County, impacting drivers heading through Teaneck and Saddle River, accord…
Venezuelan National Arrested In Killing Of Yorktown's Sheridan Gorman, DHS Says
A Venezuelan national has been arrested in the killing of an 18-year-old Westchester, NY native and Loyola University Chicago student, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday, March 22.
A detainer has been lodged for Jose Medina-Medina, who is accused of gunning down Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, Illinois, last week, DHS said. Gorman was a Yorktown High School graduate and a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, local officials confirmed.
Medina-Medina shot and killed Gorman Thursday morning, March 19, while she was walking in a park with friends. Medina-Medina ap…